Abound Resources Gets Third Round Funding, Discloses Board Members
announces Third Round Funding for Austin firm offering breakthrough technology support solutions for community financial institutions. Funding to date now totals almost $2 million.
AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) Aug. 11, 2005 -- Abound Resources, Inc. of Austin, Texas, which
offers breakthrough technology support solutions for community financial
institutions (CFIs), has successfully completed its Series C funding round.
Capital infusions for the young firm, formally launched in May, are now
approaching $2 million.
"We take great pride in the confidence shown by
our investors in all three rounds of funding," said Brad Smith, President of
Abound Resources and a 15-year veteran of community bank technology. (Photo: www.aboundresources.com/smithpicture.jpg "Based on the low
flow of private equity to bank-focused, technology firms in the past several
years, we are extremely pleased with achieving our funding goals. These funds
will be used to scale-up our operations, to increase market penetration and to
develop additional products."
Abound Resources www.aboundresources.com,
a member of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, has 14 employees and
associates and now serves nine customer banks in three states. The company’s
web-based applications are dedicated to helping CFIs:
*
Fully utilize existing technology;
* Control technology
costs while staying current and using technology in a cost effective
way;
* Deal more efficiently with IT regulations and
compliance;
* Improve employee technology education and
training.
Board of Directors
Smith, the former head of Deloitte
& Touche’s community bank technology consulting practice, is Chairman of the
five-member board. He also co-founded Abound Resources and steered the company
through all rounds of financing. As a consultant, he served as project leader on
more than 150 high-visibility bank technology projects including planning,
system design and implementation, vendor selection, merger integration,
profitability analysis and process improvement. He is also a frequent speaker at
state, regional and national trade associations.
Robert K. Moses, Jr.,
who recently joined the board, is a private investor in the banking and oil and
gas industries. He currently serves on the boards of Weatherford International,
a multi-billion dollar oilfield services company which he founded; Grant
Prideco, a leading drill pipe supplier; Encore Bank, a community bank in
Houston, and three other corporations.
Moses, a highly honored lineman for the University
of Texas at Austin in the 1960s as well as a dynamic UT alumnus, is a former
board member of Kinkaid School in Houston and Southwestern University,
Georgetown, TX; and is a current board member of Cullen Trust for Higher
Education and the Methodist Hospital System in Houston.
Other board
members include:
* Charles F. Hall Jr., Director of South Texas Money
Management, San Antonio. The former CEO of Maxim Bank, a Galveston County
community bank, recently served as EVP/Treasurer of Southwest Bank of
Texas.
* Bill Wilson of Austin, the Texas Commercial
Banking Executive for Wachovia Corporation. The former FDIC examiner is a career
banker having served in executive positions in both community and regional
banks.
* June Zeplin, co-Founder and Vice President of
Support Services of Abound Resources. Zeplin, who has more than 20 years of
banking experience, including management positions in retail banking and
information systems, previously served as the user support manager for a
bank-owned data processing company with more than 30 community bank
customers.
The company was founded to help CFIs maximize their technology
investments. Its innovative technology support system is based on a new,
industry-shaping business model that delivers superior depth and value at an
unparalleled price point. Its innovative technology support system is based on a
new, industry-shaping business model that allows access at an unparalleled price
point. Benefits include the ability to make more confident technology purchase
decisions; to achieve savings of as much as 30% on new technology purchases and
increased utilization of existing technology by up to 25%.
Free Banker
Resources: Abound Resources produces the Community Bank Technology Newsletter, a
concise report on actionable information and monthly tips for optimizing
technology at the CFI level. It also has developed a "Technology Optimization
How-To Kit" for bankers only. It can be obtained by calling 512-231-1750, Ext.
1700 or by going to URL: http://www.aboundresources.com/technology-optimization-kit-offer.htm
About
Abound Resources (strategic technology support)
Abound Resources, Inc. of
Austin, Texas, offers the first affordable, unbiased technology support solution
for community financial institutions. The firm helps community bankers maximize
their existing technology, make the best purchase decisions, manage the IT
regulatory burden, and save time and money. Its innovative, web-based technology
support system allows it to provide strategic, customized support at an
unparalleled price point. Breakthrough products include ClickSupport™ and
ProjectSupport™. www.aboundresources.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
INTERVIEWS:
Brad Smith, President, Abound Resources, Inc., 13740 Research
Blvd., Ste. 3, Bldg. S, Austin, TX 78750, 512-231-1750 ext. 1102,
bsmith(AT)aboundresources(DOT)com
Jacque Chrisman, The Chrisman Group,
Austin TX, 512-345-8969, Jacque(AT)ChrismanGroup(DOT)com
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