Upstate Startup Community

NEXT, UCAN, and The Iron Yard

2006 – NEXT

High Tech Companies, 132 Members

2008 - UCAN

Angel Network – 30+ Companies, ~$10M

2009 – NEXT Innovation Center

60,000 sqft, 27 Companies

2010 – Cowork / Railside

Coworking for Designers and Devs

2011 – Accelerator

39 companies, $50M+ raised

2011 - Grok

Designer and Developer Conference

2011 – VC Visits

3 day event to show the area resources

2012 - CoderDojo

Software and Electronics Classes for Kids

2013 - Academy

Intensive Code School

The Iron Yard Expansion

Spartanburg, Charleston, Columbia & Beyond

Immedion’s Perspective

Frank MobleyApril 23, 2014

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About Immedion

Immedion is SC and Western NC’s premier data center

and Cloud services provider, offering outsourced IT

infrastructure services and solutions that help lower

costs, maximize internal resources and keep valuable

information technology secure and available 24x7x365. Founded in 2006Data center locations in Greenville, Columbia,

Asheville, and North CharlestonApproximately 30k sq ft of data center space

Services SetCloud Services (Infrastructure as a Service)Colocation and network servicesManaged IT (Server management, data backup,

network security, custom solution development)

Migration to the Cloud 20+ companies from onsite physical infrastructure

to hosted Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Primarily small and medium enterprises (up to

$20MM) Larger enterprises are deploying private Clouds

Intense focus on data security HIPAA and PCI regulations Staying out of the news

Increased sales activity “Get me out of the computer room

business” “I need a secondary / DR site”

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What We are Seeing

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Immedion Market Comparisons

Contributing Factors to Upstate Dominance60% of Immedion management team is based in Greenville

Controller and Marketing Director are in ColumbiaGreenville site was first facility of its type in SC

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Market Growth

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Unique value proposition – multiple sites interconnected with high speed fiber

Networking and collaboration opportunities NEXT Innoventure GSATC / Tech After 5 Innovision Charleston Digital Corridor

Competitive, dependable power Talented and committed staff Solid investors

Comporium (Rock Hill) Home Telecom (Monks Corner)

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Leading Contributors to Success

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Primary Challenges

1. Acquisition and Retention of Talent Unique combination of hands-on technical and customer-

facing skills Entry-level IT staff willing to work shifts

2. Customer Acquisition

Thank You!