For Immediate Release
PointShot Wireless Seals $750,000 Seed Funding Round
June 12, 2003,
Ottawa - PointShot Wireless, an Ottawa based company developing technology to
allow wireless fidelity networks (WiFi) to be accessed on trains, vehicles and
remote areas, announced today that the firm has closed a $750,000 seed round of
funding. The round was completed with
the participation of Axis Investment Fund Inc.
PointShot was founded in October of 2002 by Shawn Griffin and Warren Gallagher. According to Mr. Griffin, the company will
use the funds to continue product roll out and to increase sales to strategic
reference customers. “We appreciate the confidence that this investment
represents. Axis Investment Fund has a
strong history in the Canadian technology scene and we welcome their
participation in the PointShot success story.”
“WiFi is an exciting and rapidly emerging market and PointShot is
strategically positioned to take advantage of a key segment of the market. We are pleased to have the company as part
of our portfolio”, said Doug Hewson, a Managing Partner with Axis Capital
Corporation.
The Axis Investment Fund investment in PointShot completes the company’s
seed round of financing that was originally led by Venture Coaches and subject
of an earlier announcement by the company.
About PointShot Wireless
Working closely with wireless
Internet service providers, PointShot Wireless enables simple, seamless and
complete wireless solutions in locations that were previously unreachable by
high-speed networks. The company’s family of related products represent a
unique architecture that bridges 802.11 networks to next-generation wireless,
cellular and satellite networks, delivering a host of business and user
applications. The company is
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For
more information visit: www.pointshotwireless.com
About Axis Capital Corporation
Axis Capital Corporation (www.axisfunds.com) is a hands-on venture capital
management firm focused on early stage technology companies. In 2002, after
successfully managing a private fund, Axis Capital launched Axis Investment
Fund, a labour-sponsored investment fund that invests in Ontario-based merging
software and wireless companies. Axis Investment Fund offers Ontario residents
the opportunity to participate in venture capital and receive a 35 per cent tax
credit.
For more
information:
Shawn Griffin
shawn@pointshotwireless.com
613-228-0435
or
Shaun Markey
shaunmarkey@rogers.com
613-728-9951
or
Doug Hewson
dhewson@axisfunds.com
613-236-6006