Investment Professionals

Frank X. Dalton, Partner
Mr. Dalton is a founder and Vice President of Fulcrum Equity Partners, Inc. He is a General Partner with Cordova Ventures and the managing director of Cordova Intellimedia Ventures, L.P., a $41 million early-stage fund launched in 2000. He is currently a board member of Preparis, Path-Tec, Bruder Healthcare and NOXA Holdings. Frank has over 14 years of experience in venture investing; being involved directly and indirectly in over 100 investments, including several successful exits, such as, Accipiter, Secure Tax, Call Center Technology, Magnet Communications, Intertech, Inc., Constructware and IPG. In connection with his portfolio duties, Mr. Dalton is the former CEO of Market Velocity, Inc., a service provider of promotion driven trade-in programs for the disposition of used IT assets and consumer electronics. He is also the former Chairman and CEO of Axonn, LLC, a provider of satellite tracking products and services based in Covington, LA. Additionally, he has held management positions as a chief financial officer of Caetec Systems, a venture-backed computer-aided design software company and as director of operations of Microsouth, a national computer distributor of graphics products.

His background also includes investment banking to emerging technology companies specializing in mergers and acquisitions, advisory services and capital raising. He was also a partner with BDO's Atlanta office in charge of its Emerging Business Group, specializing and working with growth companies, both public and private, with heavy emphasis in the technology sector.

Mr. Dalton started his career with Ernst & Ernst in Atlanta in 1978 and has a B.S. in Accounting from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Dalton is a past board member and current member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the past President of the Southeastern Software Association (SSA), board member of the Technology Executives Roundtable (TER), board member of the Atlanta Venture Forum, member of the Atlanta Technology Angels, member of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, and member of the Association of Corporate Growth. In addition to his portfolio related board roles, Mr. Dalton is a director of Xpanxion, LLC; an Atlanta based outsourced technology development company with significant operations in India. Mr. Dalton is also a former board member of publicly traded Tekgraf, Inc. (TKGF) from November 1997 to April 2004, and was an active member of both the compensation and audit committees.