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As one of the younger entrepreneurs, I was so inspired by the women I met, grateful for the education I gained both from the seminars and from the feedback from the other women, and from you all as team leaders.
The event was seamless, the food was fantastic, the panels were very informative.
And, it's my belief that the more people you know, the more opportunities you have in the future.

-Lindsay Yaw, BeThree.com

 
Our Current Clients

Throughout the year and as part of our spring and fall programs, Astia welcomes new, qualifying companies into the Astia community. Astia supports these companies with customized services for as long as is required to make the company successful.

We are proud to assist the clients listed below.

 
 

Current Astia Clients

ApplyU
http://www.applyu.com
Danielle Posa, Director of School Relations
Jonathan Levy, CEO
New York NY

ApplyU is online marketplace that facilitates the college admissions process between high school students and colleges/universities.

 
AraVasc
http://aravasc.com/
Narmada Shenoy, PhD., President and Founder
552 Del Rey Av, Sunnyvale 94087
AraVasc is developing a drug-eluting stent to treat airway obstruction in lung cancer. Longer term, we will leverage our technology to treat nonvascular lumen (passageway) obstructions due to malignant or benign disease elsewhere in the body: esophagus, colon, liver, lung (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
 
Argos Tech Inc.
http://www.argostechinc.com
Gloria Hofler, PhD, CEO
3671 Enochs St., Santa Clara CA 95051

Argos Tech, LLC enables new sensing technologies for process control, environmental monitoring, security, and healthcare by developing and manufacturing innovative quantum cascade lasers.

 
B!
http://www.bfitness.net
Estee Solomon Gray, CEO
101 First St #490, Los Altos CA 94022
B! is helping to transform women’s health in the 21st century by reinventing the women’s health club as a core institution in women’s everyday lives.
 
Barefoot & Pregnant
http://www.barefootandpregnant.com/
Stacy Denney, Founder/CEO
57 N Knoll Rd, Mill Valley CA 94941
Barefoot & Pregnant connects expecting mothers and parents in a community center that provides information, education and nurturing experiences. Peers, publishers and top online communities already recognize Stacy Denney, CEO, founder, and author as an expert resource. The company is ready to extend the brand and increase reach by building an online social community.
 
BrandHabit
http://www.brandhabit.com
Carla Morton, Founder and CEO
P.O. Box 745, Woodacre CA 94973

BrandHabit is a destination site for women, looking to find high end designer brands of fashion and accessories in local stores.

 
Caveo Therapeutics
http://www.caveotherapeutics.com/
Rhonda Wallen, President & CEO
12635 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora CO 80010
Caveo Therapeutics is an early stage biotechnology company creating innovative therapies for blood cancers and other blood disorders based on proprietary receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) technologies. Our lead drug candidate represents a novel approach to the treatment of leukemias & lymphomas; A second candidate could significantly improve prevention of blood clots, a serious condition for which hundreds of thousands of hospitalized patients are at risk.

 
ChorusWare
http://www.chorusware.com
Ruth Cavagnaro, Founder and CEO
1260 Randol Ave, San Jose CA 95126

ChorusWare is an integration software suite that addresses communication gaps within the healthcare industry.

 
Colby Pharmaceutical Company
http://www.colbypharmaceuticals.com/
Anne Vallerga, Executive Vice President
David Zarling PhD, CEO
1095 Colby Ave, Suite C, Menlo Park CA 94025
Colby Pharmaceutical Company develops small molecule Oxidative Stress Modulator (OSMÔ) drugs to treat prostate inflammation, hyperplasia, cancer progression and metastasis. Colby’s two lead drugs are therapeutic for recurrent Prostate Cancer (PCa) and will enter Phase l/lla clinical trials in 2008 and 2009.
 
DeedQuest
http://www.deedquest.com
Amy Phillips, Founder and CEO
2141 Stewart Ave., Walnut Creek CA 94596
DeedQuest brings together – for the first time, and in one place – the relevant data, easy-to-use analysis tools, and supportive community that small investors need to make sound real estate investing decisions.
 
DNA Direct
http://www.dnadirect.com/
Ryan Phelan, Founder & CEO
Pier 9, Ste 105, San Francisco CA
DNA Direct brings the power of personalized medicine to healthcare by helping patients and their providers make better healthcare choices based on genetic information. DNA Direct offers confidential access to genetic testing and a suite of web-based tools that improve test-based results interpretation and decision-making.

 
Elephant Pharmacy, Inc.
http://www.elephantpharmacy.com/
Kathi Lentzsch, President & CEO
Kelly Kennedy, CFO
1250 Ninth Street, Berkeley CA 94710
Elephant Pharm is the drug store for the 21st century. Unlike a typical pharmacy, Elephant offers an integrative approach to wellness, with an emphasis on education, information and choice. The breadth of products, programs and practitioners provide a bridge between conventional and alternative remedies, empowering customers to take charge of their well-being.
 
EraGen BioSciences
http://www.eragen.com/
Irene Hrusovsky, President, CEO
918 Deming Way, Madison WI
EraGen BioSciences is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of next-generation molecular diagnostic genetic testing products for the early, accurate diagnosis of critical diseases. EraGen’s strategy is founded on three fundamental value drivers: its patented MultiCode® DNA and RNA platform chemistry; its menu and pipeline of easy-to-use, accurate products for a high-value, high-growth market, and; demonstrated excellence in business and product performance with market-leading customers and partners.
 
Finesse Solutions, LLC
http://finesse.com/
Barbara Paldus, CEO
3350 Scott Boulevard, Bldg 1,, Santa Clara CA 95054
Finesse was founded in June 2005 with the goal of providing next generation measurement and control solutions to biotechnology companies. Finesse has developed a successful control product that is rapidly gaining market share, and will introduce the first true single-use sensor solutions in 2008.
 
GoGreen
http://www.gogreen.net
Jeannine Lynch, Co-Founder
Chadia Webb, Co-Founder

GoGreen is the premier one-stop portal that bridges environmentally friendly 'green' products and services to consumers.

 
Goodwood Products
http://www.goodwoodproducts.com/index.aspx
Jennifer Young Young, Founder and CEO
880 W Beach St #101, Watsonville CA 95076
Goodwood® Firelogs are made from woody biomass diverted from landfills and are for use in fireplaces, woodstoves and campfires. Our patent-protected, easy-lighting, all-natural fuel burns with half the emissions of firewood while providing real wood-fire ambience. Manufacturing from pilot plant in Watsonville, CA since 2005.
 
InSpa
http://www.inspa.com/
Colleen Stone, Founder/CEO
4001 1st Ave S., Seattle WA 98134
 ‘Day Spas for the Mass Market’ – first-ever branded spa business for the broad market of consumers. Company has 9 stores operating successfully in Seattle and San Jose markets, establishing the breadth and depth of the demand in this new category in the wellness space.
 
Kudos4
Monika Khushf, CEO & Founder
552 Douglas Street, San Francisco CA 94114
Kudos4 is an internet services that provides referrals for local service providers from people you know.  Unlike existing search and recommendation-site options, Kudos4 provides personal, relevant, and trusted results.
 
Lipomics Technologies, Inc.
http://www.lipomics.com/
Steve Watkins, PhD, President and CSO
Sarina Chohan, Director of Marketing
3410 Industrial Avenue, Ste 103, West Sacramento CA
Lipomics is the world leader in lipid metabolite analysis. Strategic collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and academic medical centers produced an unparalleled knowledge of lipids and a pipeline of diagnostic product opportunities. Lipomics is uniquely positioned to deliver critical diagnostic content to the personalized medicine market.
 
Maatiam
http://www.maatiam.com/Welcome.aspx
Caroline Bernadi, Co-founder and Vice-President
Jonathan Xu, Co-founder and CEO
Maatiam is a for-profit company that aims at turning consumption into philanthropy. We provide services and platforms that first enable retailers to effectively target, acquire, and retain the large and growing group of socially conscious consumers, while building a better brand. Second, consumers can support any nonprofit through their purchases. Lastly nonprofits can benefit from a new way to raise funds.
 
Min.der.mast
http://mindermast.com/
Devin Williams, CEO & Founder
1325 NW Flanders, Portland OR 97209
Mindermast inc. (“Mindermast” or “the Company”) changes the way 40+ women maintain their brain health by providing comprehensive brain fitness programs though a casual game format. The complete product integrates the four pillars of brain

health (brain stimulation, diet, physical exercise and social interaction) to provide a comprehensive brain fitness program. The casual game market, projected to reach $2.1 billion by 2010 with 4-year CAGR of 48%, is the ideal vehicle to deliver brain fitness. 70% of all casual games are purchased by 40+ women. The cornerstone of the Mindermast brain fitness program is the proprietary casual game platform embedded with analytics and performance algorithms to tailor the games to each user’s ability. The casual game format integrates prevention into their existing game routine. We don’t require users to incorporate a new activity, simply provide a better gaming alternative.
 
Mixercast, Inc
http://www.mixercast.com/
Jennifer Cooper, CEO
1825 South Grant Road, #200, San Mateo CA 94402
Mixercast is a widget syndication and distribution platform enabling distribution of branded content, advertising and 3rd party apps to websites and social networks. Mixercast is live on www.mixercast.com, Facebook and Myspace. The explosion of user-generated content (“UGC”) created a worldwide widget marketplace. Every social net relies on widgets to improve its user engagement and retention. Mixercast allows UGC producers to incorporate pictures, video, music, VOIP, RSS feeds, blogs, maps, branded content and advertisements. Cross source media can be combined for the first time into a single player and published anywhere on the web.
 
Mobius Photonics, Inc.
http://www.mobiusphotonics.com/
Laura Smoliar, CEO
3350 Scott Blvd. #38, Santa Clara CA 95054
Mobius Photonics, Inc. (“Mobius”) designs, builds, and manufactures rugged and reliable industrial
light sources based on a modular, configurable and scalable architecture.
 
MovieSet Inc.
Colleen Nystedt, founder and CEO
1005 Cypress Street, Vancouver B.C. Canada V6J 3K6
MovieSet™ is an online platform that creates social networks around movies in production. Through its
proprietary software tools, MovieSet™ enables filmmakers to manage production online while simultaneously delivering unique content
to target audiences sooner. MovieSet™ monetizes this unique value proposition through advertising and ancillary ecommerce revenue
streams. The MovieSet platform can be applied to other entertainment productions, including television, online games, music and
sports.
 
mTN Global
http://www.mtnglobal.com/
Margaret Mackenzie, COO and CFO
795 Folsom Street, 1st Floor, San Francisco CA 94107
mTN Global is the first global mobile micropayments network to allow each of the 2 billion+ mobile
phone subscribers globally to buy mobile (and other) content from any provider in the world.
 
Navitas Cancer Rehabilitation Centers
http://www.navitasinc.com/
Carolyn Dennehy, Founder and CCO
9043 Wadsworth Pkwy, Suite 1000, Denver CO
Navitas is a health care services company focused on rehabilitation and supportive services
specifically for cancer patients and survivors.
 
New Progressive Coalition
http://www.newprogressivecoalition.com
Kirstin Falk, Founder & CEO
77 Federal Street, San Francisco CA 94107
New Progressive Coalition (NPC) is engaging and growing the next generation of progressive political investors. Like a financial services firm, NPC provides its customers with products and services to target their political and charitable money and time more effectively.
 
NuVista Software, Inc.
http://www.nuvistainc.com/index.html
Smriti Deokule, CEO
445 South San Antonio Rd, Los Altos CA
NuVista’s software empowers global consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to better leverage the vast investment in data (such as consumer, sales, promotion), in real time, in order to produce successful new revenue streams and gain competitive advantage.
 
Omicia Inc.
http://www.omicia.com/
Martin Reese, Co-founder, President
Nomi Harris, Senior Bioinformaticist
5801 Christie Ave, Suite 500, Emeryville CA 94602
Omicia was formed to capture the rapidly emerging market opportunities in personalized medicine. We are pioneering the use of DNA based individual genetic signatures for early risk assessment and treatment—particularly for complex diseases such as those likely to affect the cardiovascular system— to improve patient outcome.


 
QT-Travel
http://goqtt.com/Products/Hotel/Hotel.aspx
Quinn Tran, CEO
2 Woodleaf Avenue, Redwood City CA 94061
QT-Travel is an aggregator of hotels, travel services and an online travel portal serving travelers to, from and within Vietnam/Southeast Asia, a $10 Billion market and projected to double by 2010. Through its portal, www.goQTT.com, and call center, QT-Travel offers secure online and offline reservation services for hotels, airlines, tours packages, as well as a vast database of travel information. The Company makes travel to and within Vietnam easy, convenient and stress free for leisure and business travelers, adopting the proven and successful model of Expedia or CTRIP (leading China online travel portal with revenue around $100M and market cap nearly $3 Billion)
 
Reality Digital
http://www.realitydigital.com
Cynthia Francis, Co-Founder & CEO
600 Townsend Street, Ste 170e, San Francisco CA 94103
Reality Digital is a San Francisco-based company that provides software products and a hosted service platform for storing sharing, managing, and monetizing user generated content (video, photos, games, text and more).

 
Scout Labs
http://www.scoutlabs.com/
Jennifer Zeszut, CEO
199 Fremont Street, San Francisco CA 94105
Senior marketing executives and brand managers need to know what customers are saying in order to make better, customer-centric decisions. Scout Labs is a web-based platform that distills the online cacophony of consumer voices into high-quality insight, facilitates customer engagement, and drives product and marketing innovation. Scout Labs is currently in closed beta with more than two dozen top brands and marketing agencies, including Nike, Jamba Juice, CBS, eBay and Visa.
 
Select Genomics, Inc.
Judy Luk
1097 Munich Terrace, Sunnyvale CA 949089
Select Genomics (SelGen) is a molecular diagnostics company developing clinically validated tests specifically for disorders of the central nervous system: multiple sclerosis (MS), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dementia (Alzheimer’s).
 
Shasta Crystals
Gisele Maxwell, Founder & CEO
18790 Laurel Way, Cottonwood CA 96022
Shasta Crystals produces best quality and most affordable crystal components for display markets that include laser televisions and cell phones. 
 
Solidware Technologies, Inc.
http://www.solidw.com/
Sue Kunz, CEO
75 Manhattan Dr. #304,, Boulder CO 80303
Solidware Technologies® has developed a software project audit platform, which focuses development, qualityassurance and M&A technical due diligence teams on failure-prone code, automating intelligence to support collaborative decisionmaking at all levels of software organizations, enabling improved quality/predictability while saving time/cost, and minimizing risk. Pain: The cost of software defects will exceed $400B this year and is trending upwards. Fueled by an aging installed base, increasing
application size, new architectures (SOA, multi-core CPUs), outsourcing and open source - software complexity is exploding. Current test approaches do not scale to solve these issues.
 
The College Company
http://www.tuitioncoach.com/collegecost/beta_home.jsf
Monisha Perkash, Co-founder & CEO
411 Borel Ave., Suite 430, San Mateo CA 94402
The College Company is your trusted online college advisor. We provide personalized guidance for going to and paying for college, a life event when there is massive spending across many categories. We monetize our high-value traffic through lead generation and premium services and are raising $1.5M to become the ultimate destination for college guidance in a $1.5B addressable market.
 
Threefold Sensors
http://www.threefoldsensors.com/
Judith Erb, President and CSO
6109 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48103
ThreeFold Sensors’ (TFS) is a medical diagnostics company. whose unique patented technologies measure biomarker levels in body fluids. Our management team is supplemented by world class advisory boards, including a former Nichols/Quest COO and the author of the accepted diagnostic guidelines for heart attack diagnosis.
 
TrafficCast International
http://www.trafficcast.com/
Connie Li, PhD, Co-Founder & CEO
2801 Coho Street, Madison WI 53713
TrafficCast International, Inc. seeks to become the gold standard for traffic information. TrafficCast has developed patented software and a market-leading content database that aggregates, processes and analyses traffic data to support a range of applications in the emerging navigation and logistics markets, delivering actionable travel information via Web, mobile phone, PDAs, GPS and other wireless devices. Premier customers include Yahoo, Google, CBS/Westwood One, Choice Logistics, Weather.com/mobile, and the Department of Defense.
 
UniversalGiving
http://www.universalgiving.org
Pamela Hawley, Founder and President
560 Sutter Ste 210, San Francisco CA 94102
UniversalGiving is a social entrepreneurship non-profit dedicated to making giving and volunteering a natural part of everyday life. Our web-based service connects donors and volunteers with exceptional organizations all over the world. We have the only international service that promotes both giving and volunteering. 
 
VirtualFabrix
Maureen Shea, VP Sales & Business Development
1009 Oak Hll Road, Suite 202, Lafayette CA 94549
 VirtualFabrix Integrator provides the ability to reduce manual processes, integrate and coordinate change across best in class management tools and systems.
 
Yaso Biotechnology
http://www.yasobiotech.com/
Mary Frost, Co-Founder & CEO
1928 E. Highland Ste. F-104 #401, Phoenix AZ 85016
Yaso is dedicated to the discovery and development of products to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections and sexually transmitted HIV.
 
Zoomy Communications
http://www.zoomyco.com/index.shtml
Diane Kruse, CEO
Glenwood Springs CO
Zoomy Communications delivers a suite of high bandwidth communications, entertainment, and lifestyle technology services to new Master Planned Communities using its fiber to the home (FTTH) networks.  For four years, Zoomy has partnered with real estate developers and service providers to become a national leader.
 
 

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