NCT Ventures

NCT Ventures Fund I
	24-7Ventures.com is a web application that guides entrepreneurs through the entire process of turning an idea into a successful company and then selling it for a profit. The application provides comprehensive educational materials to guide an entrepreneur through every step in the business life cycle as well as easy to use forms that walk an entrepreneur through the creation of challenging documents. 24-7Ventures.com is the entrepreneur’s digital mentor… available 24-7.



	ClearSaleing is a marketing technology company that helps advertisers track and optimize their on-line advertising budgets in order to reduce ad waste and enhance profit. The ClearSaleing system is a web-based application that includes pay-per-click management and tracking tools, state-of-the-art optimization methodologies and integration services for contact and sales databases.



	DOmedia is an online marketplace that organizes alternative media so that advertisers can more effectively reach consumers. DOmedia defines alternative advertising as “the innovative use of people, places and things for communication.”



	Embrace Pet Insurance is an online insurance agency, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, specializing in pet health insurance for cats and dogs in the United States. Embrace works with Share-a-sale, one of the world's leading affiliate program managers. Embrace has one of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry. The Company’s founders wrote a pet insurance business plan in their second year of business school and eventually won the 2002-03 Wharton Business Plan Competition with the idea.



	GotCast was born from one simple idea - everyone deserves a shot at stardom! Until now, getting there was nearly impossible for everyone. GotCast is a web-based platform that brings both undiscovered stars and Hollywood Executives to the same place. The site allows anyone to get in front of the Casting Directors and Agents that can launch a career.



	QStart Labs is a software development and services firm focused on developing and supporting world-class Internet technologies. QStart's core-competency is building custom, web-based marketplaces, communities, e-commerce solutions and ad-revenue platforms that are scalable and robust. QStart gives both new and existing businesses a competitive advantage by providing a proven, scalable web-platforms faster and cheaper than building from scratch. The specific goal of QStart's business model is to reduce the time it takes to launch a website from 6-18 months down to 1-3 months. In addition to developing and supporting web-platforms, QStart's team offers additional services including custom design and web-based marketing support.


Validation Fund
	Minimally Invasive Devices (MID) is a medical device company that develops novel disposable instruments to allow surgeons to perform Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) more quickly and safely. MID will create value through the identification and invention of solutions to validated unmet needs, the organization and contracting of competing engineering and manufacturing partners, and the leverage of existing relationships within large distribution channels.



	Vertebration, a Columbus based corporation, is developing a lumbar interbody fusion device designed for minimally invasive surgery and complimentary implantation instrumentation. NCT was originally introduced to Vertebration during the 2004 Deloitte Business Plan Competition at the Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.


Legacy Investments
	Hanover Sign Company’s communications solutions inform, inspire and provoke consumers to engage in more meaningful brand experiences.


	The Phoenix Bat Company manufactures custom-made, high-quality wood baseball bats under the Rock Maple and Phoenix Bat trademarks. The Company’s Rock Maple bat is used by Major League Baseball players and the hardest hitting bat available in the market today. The Company’s white ash Bat is one that any little leaguer or traditionalist can appreciate. Phoenix also offers a wide selection of top quality wooden Softball bats. In addition to modern bats, Phoenix has a wide selection of vintage, reproduction and replica bats as well as gift, special occasion, corporate and commemorative bats.


	Port Security International (PSI) was formed to meet the security needs of the maritime trading system while offering a low-cost, low-risk alternative. Initially focused in the Latin American & Caribbean market, PSI provides an integrated solution to address container security problems by screening, in a non-intrusive way, the contents of the container, reporting on those contents in a digital format and tracking the progress of the container.


	Roll Brands (roll:) was founded in spring of 2005 in an effort to make cycling relevant and fun again. The Company has simplified the buying process by providing unsurpassed customer service. roll: truly celebrates the fact that a new bike is an exciting purchase and strives to offer the best quality product that will fit any customers riding needs with an honest and genuine approach.



	World Energy is leading the way in successful procurements for electricity, natural gas, green power and environmental commodities. Their award-winning online exchanges ensure efficient and secure transactions that yield highly competitive prices.