Our team includes our 3 founders each with over 10 years experience founding and managing technology startups, and a group of talented professionals with experience in business management, design and marketing, UI development and software engineering. We also employ SproutBox Scholars from the IU School of Informatics to help each entrepreneur with requirements gathering and user feedback.

When it comes to developing and launching startups, we make up one of the most experienced teams in the world. Click on the team members photos above to find out more about each of us.

The SproutBox Selection and Advisory Committee is a group of investors, entrepreneurs and community leaders committed to SproutBox's success. The Committee gathers quarterly to evaluate pitches from SproutBox finalists. Along with several other mentors, Selection and Advisory Committee members also share their stories, one on one, with entrepreneurs at SproutBox's weekly Entrepreneur's Lunches. Selection and Advisory Committee members, along with members of our Investor Network, are great resources for advice and follow on funding.

• Peter Dvorak
  Founder and Chairman, Pinnacle Asset Management
• Pat East
  President, Hanapin Marketing
• Jeff Hamilton
  President, P.T.S. Electronics
• Anand Iyer
  Evangelist, Microsoft
• Matt Lesher
  Attorney, Baker & Daniels
• David Mann
  Managing Partner & Co-Founder SpringMill
  Venture Partners/Village Ventures
• Nick Mathioudakis
  Partner, Baker & Daniels
  Former EVP & General Counsel, Aprimo
  Co-founder, JMM Ventures

• Cullen McCarty
  President, Smithville Digital
• Neal Patel
  Business Development, Google
• Bobby Schnabel
  Dean, IU School of Informatics
• Bob Thomure
  President, Maxwell’s Office Products
• Ron Walker
  President, Bloomington Economic Development Corp.
• Bill West
  Founder & CEO, Option Six
• John West
  Owner, FC Tucker/OBR Realtors
  Chair, Franklin Initiative Advisory Council