a21 Inc.

Laura is an early Internet investor and brings a vast network of relationships. She is the link that brought together the Founders of StarVest Partners, L.P. Laura likes to say: "As an entrepreneur, I enjoy working side-by-side with our portfolio companies to build valuable relationships with potential customers, partners and other resources." She represents StarVest on the Board of Newgistics and MessageOne and A21. She is an Observer of iCrossing and was also an active Observer on the Board of Connected prior to its being acquired by Iron Mountain in 2004. Laura has worked with leading visionary entrepreneurs and investors throughout her 14 years of financial merchant banking and venture capital experience. Beginning in the early 1990's, she identified investments in several high performing digital media companies. Laura was responsible for direct venture capital investments at Gabelli Securities, Inc. In January 1992, she founded Sachar Capital, Ltd., a financial advisory firm specializing in digital media. Laura was the Founding Chairman of the NYNMA Angel Investors Program, a non-profit organization that has reviewed thousands of early-stage investment opportunities since May 1997 to January 2004 where she also served as a Board Member. Laura is among a cadre of former journalists that bring their passion for research and analysis to venture capital investing. She was an Associate Editor at Financial World magazine from 1986 to 1989 and she was a Financial Analyst in corporate finance at Prudential Securities from 1984 to 1986. She holds a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University, and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Following a belief in the importance of community participation, Laura is on the Board of Ballet Hispanico and a former Board Member of the Trail Blazers Camp and former Society of Fellows Advisory Committee Member at the Aspen Institute. She is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and Co-Chairman of the YPO Gotham Chapter Education Committee. In the early morning she can often be found running in Central Park.

Phil revolutionized the way Americans share, view and use their most precious personal possessions their photographs. A pioneer of online photography, Garfinkle is the founder of PictureVision, Inc., the legendary digital imaging concern that introduced online photo processing to consumers in 1996. In February 1998, PictureVision joined forces with Eastman Kodak Company, thereby creating a single network for digital photography. Under the partnership, Garfinkle retained his position as CEO of PictureVision and became general manager of Network Services for Kodak until August 1999. In May 2000, Mr. Garfinkle retired as chairman of the Board of Directors of PictureVision and PictureVision was fully absorbed into Kodak. Today, Phil is CEO of Navig8US, an executive advisory organization that focuses on helping organizations of all sizes find the correct path for their future that optimizes shareholder value. In addition, Phil sits on the Boards of several organizations including, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and is an Executive advisor to Stone Street Capital, Crunchy Technologies, and cMedia. Garfinkle remains an active investor in emerging organizations. Phil is a graduate of Drexel University, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce and engineering.

Phil Garfinkle is a highly successful technology visionary, bringing a wealth of experience as an entrepreneur, CEO, and investor, with a focus on emerging technologies. He has held a number of management and engineering positions, is an active angel investor, and holds many patents. In addition to joining Gabriel Venture Partners, Mr. Garfinkle is an active Board member in a number of technology companies. Prior to Gabriel, he was a founder of Yazam, a global VC firm, which was sold to US Technologies. Mr. Garfinkle founded PhotoNet Japan, which went public in 2002. He also founded PictureVision (Chairman, CEO, and President), which was sold to Kodak, where he also served as a General Manager and in the CTO's office. In addition he helps organizations refine their business approaches, raise capital, and find their path to success. Mr. Garfinkle's operating experience also includes CTO/VP Engineering at Network Imaging, VP Information Technologies at ASG, and several engineering positions at Teledyne and Comsat.