Vator (short for innovator) is a community and resource for entrepreneurs.

Founded and run by veteran and award-winning journalist Bambi Francisco, Vator consists of Vator.tv, a leading platform for entrepreneurs and innovators to effectively broadcast to and communicate with the entrepreneur and innovator community while at the same time reach the broad audience across the social Web through Vator's syndication with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more.

Vator.tv has more than 35,000 members and high-tech companies, using the service to effectively communicate with their partners, investors, media and customers. VatorNews is Vator's video business network on entrepreneurship and innovation with 250-plus contributors.

Background:

Vator has always been a catalyst for innovation. Since our launch in June 2007, we have been a professional network for ideas and businesses. People initially used Vator to pitch their ideas/businesses through video. Today, people use their company profiles to share their story to the entrepreneur community on Vator as well as the broad community across the vast Web.

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• Dave SOLOMON June 14, 2010

  Am still in my planning and preparation phase to move my growing firm to a level where i can leverage on talents and give back much to the people. Vator TV is great. I think you should patent this to avoid future ructions with competitors......!!!!
• Ash Sud May 24, 2010

  My company, ZippGo, was selected as a top 10 finalist in the Sustainable Brand Innovation Expo which is being held in Monterey between June 7th and June 10th. I will be pitching ZippGo to a panel of socially responsible investors and executives on June 7th with the goal of being selected as a top 2 winner to present again to the entire conference on June 10th. I am a regular reader and subscriber of Vator.tv and I found out about this competition through the 'Competitions' section of the Vator website. Thanks to Vator, I've been able to take advantage of an amazing opportunity that will open so many doors for ZippGo that I wouldn't have otherwise known existed. Thank you for creating an awesome resource full of useful information for entrepreneurs like myself.
• Jeremy Liew May 19, 2010

  
  Vator's competition platform made it simple to judge contestants by accessing video, PPT, ratings, executive summaries all in one place. It's the most efficient solution to judging competitions and it makes the process of judging a lot more fun! And the Vator Splash competition makes it easy and efficient to review a large number of early-stage startups that I would not otherwise have been exposed to
• Nitin Gupta March 23, 2010

  Vator.tv is truly an amazing website for startups! I am very impressed with the amount of features offered by Vator.tv and am very excited about the potential and future of this website. I am looking forward to the success of this company!
• Alex Backer November 01, 2009

  Vator is a truly valuable service to start-ups. In the short time that QLess has been on it since we were selected one of the ten Juice Pitcher winners, we've been featured on CNET, approached by top-tier investors and successful entrepreneurs, received many qualified job applicants, and accrued hundreds of fans with whom Vator allows us to stay in touch via updates. Combine that with the fact it's free, and the ROI is hard to beat. Thanks, and keep up the great work!
• Tim Hyer October 30, 2009

  Vator really is the voice of the entrepreneur. As a startup founder who just launched a company 3 weeks ago, I can vouch for this because Vator has been there every step of the way. First by providing a venue for my company to go-live, on-stage to an audience of 300 in Silicon Valley (The Juice Pitcher). Then by helping my company get press in great publications, like CNET and ReadWriteWeb. Now Vator helps me get the word out on a daily basis with company updates through vator.tv and other social media channels. I already have 500 followers and continue to expand my reach. Above all, the Vator Team is a great group and I've enjoyed getting to know them. Thanks, Vator. Keep up the great work!
• Ryan Tilton July 09, 2008

  Vator.tv is an excellent site. I love watching the interviews and would really like to meet with these amazing people someday. I think I have a lot to learn about the business world, and vator.tv and the interviews are definitely helping me connect with really cool people and learn from them.
• Bradly Couch June 17, 2008

  ~ Thank you for all of your hard work. The site looks great. The idea is fabulous. I'm a proud participant and a loyal user of your services.
  
  Best Wishes,
  
  Brad Couch
  
  brad@IPTVmarketplace.com