James K. Hendren
Founder at Arkansas Venture Center
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James K.
Hendren is the founder of Arkansas Venture Center (2014).
He is currently the Chairman at White Sands Pharma LLC (since 2014), Director at Movista, Inc. (since 2009), Director & Past President at Quapaw Area Council (since 1989), Director at Accelerate Arkansas (since 2003), Director at Everyspend, Inc. (since 2018), Board Member at Ezra Innovations LLC (since 2009), and President at Synanomet LLC.
He is also a Board Member at VIC Technology Venture Development LLC (since 2002), Manager at Fund For Arkansas' Future (since 2005), and Board Member at TICKETsage, Inc. (since 2004).
His former positions include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Arkansas Systems, Inc. (1977-1998), CEO at eCountyInfo.com, LLC (1998-2004), Director at PACEpartners, Inc. (2013), Director at Art-Exchange.com, Inc. (1996-2010), Board of Directors at QualChoice of Arkansas, Inc. (1996-2014), Director at Arkansas Science & Technology Authority (1990-1998), Director at Arkansas Economic Development Commission (1998-2007), Independent Director at Vivione Biosciences, Inc., Director at LumoXchange LLC, Board Member at Qbox, Inc. (2012-2020), Board Member at Vixiar Medical, Inc. (2017-2021), and Board Member at Black Oak Partners LLC (2008-2014).
He holds graduate and doctorate degrees from The University of Arkansas (1972).
James K. Hendren active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| Synanomet LLC | President | - |
Movista, Inc.
 Movista, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Movista, Inc. engages in the provision of the mobile-first retail execution and workforce management platform. The firm offers an app based solution for tracking, verifying, and reporting retail activity for retailers, manufacturers and brokers. It specializes in automated payroll processing, GPS and mileage tracking, real time data visualization and digital. The company was founded by Stan Zylowski Jr. and April Seggebruch in 2007 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2009 |
Accelerate Arkansas
 Accelerate Arkansas Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accelerate Arkansas is a business services company, which focuses on economic development. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, AR. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2003 |
Everyspend, Inc.
 Everyspend, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Everyspend, Inc. uses their patented empathy engine® to analyze financial, non-financial, and intangible data to gain a holistic view of a financial institution's customers. The company is based in Little Rock, AR. This helps increase profits and efficiency. The company has introduced the empathy engine® 2.0, which is a financial assistant powered by the empathy engine® and generative AI. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2018 |
Fund For Arkansas' Future
 Fund For Arkansas' Future Investment ManagersFinance Fund for Arkansas' Future (Fund for Arkansas' Future) is a venture capital subsidiary of State of Arkansas founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01/01/2005 |
Arkansas Venture Center
 Arkansas Venture Center Investment ManagersFinance Arkansas Venture Center is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Little Rock, AR and has subsidiaries in United States. The company was founded in 2013 by James K. Hendren. | Founder | 01/01/2014 |
TICKETsage, Inc.
 TICKETsage, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services TICKETsage, Inc. operates an online platform for enterprise-level organizations. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2004 |
VIC Technology Venture Development LLC
 VIC Technology Venture Development LLC Investment ManagersFinance VIC Technology Venture Development LLC (VIC Technology) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Calvin R. Goforth. The firm is headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2002 |
| Quapaw Area Council | Director/Board Member | 01/01/1989 |
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Training of James K. Hendren
| The University of Arkansas | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| VIVIONE BIOSCIENCES INC | Finance |
| Private companies | 23 |
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PACEpartners, Inc.
 PACEpartners, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance PACEpartners, Inc. is a capital pool company. Its principal business will be the identification and evaluation of assets or businesses for acquisition with a view to complete a qualifying transaction. The company was founded on June 21, 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Finance |
| Synanomet LLC | |
Art-Exchange.com, Inc.
 Art-Exchange.com, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Art-Exchange.com, Inc. provides art related services. The firm website that advertises, markets, and sells pieces of art from independent artists. The company is headquartered in Hot Springs, AR. | Retail Trade |
Arkansas Systems, Inc.
 Arkansas Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Euronet Worldwide, Inc., Arkansas Systems, Inc. provides software used in ATM transaction processing. The company is based in Little Rock, AR. Arkansas Systems was acquired by Euronet Worldwide, Inc. on December 02, 1998 for $18.20 million. | Technology Services |
| Arkansas Science & Technology Authority | Government |
| Arkansas Economic Development Commission | Government |
Movista, Inc.
Movista, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Movista, Inc. engages in the provision of the mobile-first retail execution and workforce management platform. The firm offers an app based solution for tracking, verifying, and reporting retail activity for retailers, manufacturers and brokers. It specializes in automated payroll processing, GPS and mileage tracking, real time data visualization and digital. The company was founded by Stan Zylowski Jr. and April Seggebruch in 2007 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR. | Technology Services |
Accelerate Arkansas
Accelerate Arkansas Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Accelerate Arkansas is a business services company, which focuses on economic development. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, AR. | Commercial Services |
LumoXchange LLC
 LumoXchange LLC Regional BanksFinance LumoXchange LLC operates as a currency exchange marketplace. It allows users to search for the best exchange rates from local financial institutions; compare exchange rates, payout locations, and customer reviews; and enter the recipient''s information and confirm the payment. The company was founded by Mafoday Sonko in 2015 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR. | Finance |
Everyspend, Inc.
Everyspend, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Everyspend, Inc. uses their patented empathy engine® to analyze financial, non-financial, and intangible data to gain a holistic view of a financial institution's customers. The company is based in Little Rock, AR. This helps increase profits and efficiency. The company has introduced the empathy engine® 2.0, which is a financial assistant powered by the empathy engine® and generative AI. | Technology Services |
Fund For Arkansas' Future
Fund For Arkansas' Future Investment ManagersFinance Fund for Arkansas' Future (Fund for Arkansas' Future) is a venture capital subsidiary of State of Arkansas founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. | Finance |
Qbox, Inc.
 Qbox, Inc. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Qbox, Inc. provides managed cloud hosting for elastic search. It offers Qbox, a cloud powered elastic search, which eliminates the need for developers to install, maintain, patch, monitor and scale search infrastructure. The firm?s products include Hosted elastic search, Kibana, Logstash and Elk Stack. Its second product is an e-commerce offering, which helps small to medium-size e-commerce merchants reduce site abandonment. The company was founded by Mark Brandon, Sloan Ahrens and Ben Hundley in May 2012 and is headquartered in Fayetteville, AR. | Retail Trade |
Arkansas Venture Center
Arkansas Venture Center Investment ManagersFinance Arkansas Venture Center is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Little Rock, AR and has subsidiaries in United States. The company was founded in 2013 by James K. Hendren. | Finance |
TICKETsage, Inc.
TICKETsage, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services TICKETsage, Inc. operates an online platform for enterprise-level organizations. | Technology Services |
VIC Technology Venture Development LLC
VIC Technology Venture Development LLC Investment ManagersFinance VIC Technology Venture Development LLC (VIC Technology) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Calvin R. Goforth. The firm is headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas. | Finance |
| Quapaw Area Council | |
White Sands Pharma LLC
 White Sands Pharma LLC Medical DistributorsDistribution Services White Sands Pharma LLC operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR. | Distribution Services |
Ezra Innovations LLC
 Ezra Innovations LLC BiotechnologyHealth Technology Ezra Innovations LLC, also known as Ezra Pharma, is an American privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of highly technical and innovatively formulated brand and generic drug products. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is engaged in improving the quality and accessibility of pharmaceutical therapies. Ezra Pharma has a suite of proprietary delivery technologies that has resulted in several new and abbreviated drug applications filed with the FDA and a robust portfolio of investigational drug candidates now in development. | Health Technology |
Vixiar Medical, Inc.
 Vixiar Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Vixiar Medical, Inc. develops non-invasive devices and systems for monitoring cardiopulmonary disease. It includes digital health, medical devices and computational medicine services. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD. | Health Technology |
Black Oak Partners LLC
 Black Oak Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Black Oak Partners LLC is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. | Finance |
QualChoice of Arkansas, Inc.
 QualChoice of Arkansas, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance QualChoice of Arkansas, Inc. provides health insurance services. It offers individual and family plans, and Medicare supplement plans. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR. | Finance |
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| eCountyInfo.com, LLC |
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