Ornicept Graduates SPARK Central Incubator, Continues to Attract Clients and Hire

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ornicept is graduating from the Ann Arbor SPARK Central business incubator, where it has been a tenant since its inception, to new offices. The company's new offices, on North Main Street in Ann Arbor, will afford Ornicept the room to continue to grow as it acquires more enterprise clients.

Ornicept is the leader in fieldwork data management. Its product, SPECTEO, is an all-in-one, high-tech solution for any kind of fieldwork data. Its new office is 2500 sq. ft. and offers the company staging for significant growth, including expansion at a later date, should it require additional space.

"Moving from the SPARK Central incubator is truly symbolic of Ornicept's leap from startup to established business," said Russell Conard, Ornicept founder and CEO. "Our leadership team is pushing the company forward in exciting new ways: Ornicept is at the point where we're selling to enterprise clients, handling big contracts, and managing massive amounts of data. To meet what's next for Ornicept, we simply need more room to accommodate the staffing required of our commitments as well as our commitment to continued innovation."

"It's been exciting to watch Ornicept grow from a two-person startup to a business that's outgrown our SPARK Central business incubator," said Ann Arbor SPARK president and CEO Paul Krutko. "With support from Ann Arbor SPARK and the company's talented team, Ornicept has continued to evolve and now has deep expertise in securely collecting and managing data for some of the biggest businesses in the world. Ornicept shows that the Ann Arbor region can incubate a company and position it for significant, sustainable growth."

In addition to space at the SPARK Central incubator, Ann Arbor SPARK has supported Ornicept through business accelerator grants and a microloan that helped it with product commercialization. Ann Arbor SPARK also provided the company with human resources consulting and internship support.

Founded in 2011, Ornicept has grown to a 13-person company. It works with a range of clients, including members of the Fortune 500 and global service firms. Ornicept has raised investment from industry leaders around the United States and is in the process of raising additional funds to continue its innovation leadership.

In the next six months, Ornicept will hire experienced software engineers as well as technical and sales talent. Specifically, the company is looking for those who can manage data processing as well as software developers who can interface with clients.

About Ornicept
Ornicept is an enterprise data management company specializing in handling fieldwork data collected by technicians remotely. By seamlessly combining touchscreen software on field computers with a cloud-based platform, the Ornicept system, SPECTEO, allows for digitally managing, collecting, and analyzing data. Ornicept's clients rely on them to handle some of their most challenging data collection needs and to keep their data secure. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, please call 855-ORNICEPT, email [email protected], or visit www.Ornicept.com.

About Ann Arbor SPARK
Ann Arbor SPARK, a non-profit organization, is advancing the region by encouraging and supporting business acceleration, attraction and retention. The organization identifies and meets the needs of business at every stage, from start-ups to large organizations. Ann Arbor SPARK collaborates with business, academic, government, and community investor partners including the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Washtenaw Community College, Washtenaw County, Livingston County, Washtenaw County Michigan Works!, the City of Ann Arbor, Bank of Ann Arbor and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. For more information, please call (734) 761-9317 or visit www.AnnArborUSA.org.

SOURCE Ann Arbor SPARK