Vik Chadha, Business Development
Vik Chadha
Vik handles Business Development for HiveDesk. He is also a co-founder of Scalable Ventures, a technology startup investment firm; Backupify, a leading online data backup and storage provider; and of GlowTouch Technologies, a two-time Inc. 500 IT software and services company where he also serves on the board. From 2001 – 2010, Vik was a Managing Director at the Enterprise Corp and served as the Director of the Louisville Innovation and Commercialization Center. During this time, he helped 100 clients secure over $100 Million in funding, and 9 of his clients sold their companies for an aggregate of over $250 Million. Prior to joining the Enterprise Corp, Vik worked as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at bCatalyst, an early-stage business accelerator. Vik serves as director of the Venture Club of Louisville. He holds a B.S. degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (major in Computer Engineering) from Virginia Tech.
Connect with Vik: LinkedIn | @vikchadha
Michael Fountain, Research & Development
Michael Fountain
Michael handles Research & Development for HiveDesk and is a co-founder of Scalable Ventures, a technology startup firm. Prior to joining HiveDesk, Michael has designed, developed, and managed the development of several production class applications for GOTPHP, Inc., a technology consulting firm that he founded. Michael also co-founded ModernGigabyte, where he designed and developed the original ModernBill application. ModernGigabyte was acquired by Parallels, Inc. in 2008. Michael started his technology career as a developer for Amazon.com. He has been nominated for an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Michael holds a B.S. in Information Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi.