Thursday, May 6, 2010
http://newforma-blog.blogspot.com/2010/05/reflecting-on-newformas-beginnings-6.html

Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell has posted a brief history of the Newforma’s initial impetus and path to Series A funding:

“Cinco de Mayo 2010 was Newforma’s 6th birthday. It was on May 5, 2004, that we closed our Series A funding.

“The idea of starting a new business actually started a full year earlier, in May 2003, in the offices of Borealis Ventures in Concord, New Hampshire.

“I wasn’t there, but as the story goes, several participants left that meeting saying “No thanks, and don’t call me again.” Others, including Bob “Batch” Batcheler (now Newforma’s VP Industry Marketing and Product Management) and Larry Nuttall (now a partner with the Ascentage Group) , were inspired enough to commit…”

Read the full blog post here: http://newforma-blog.blogspot.com/2010/05/reflecting-on-newformas-beginnings-6.html