George Mulhern

General Partner

George joined Highway 12 Ventures after retiring from Hewlett Packard in 2007. Over the course of his twenty year career at HP he had P&L responsibility for hardware, software and services businesses that ranged in revenue from start-up to $10B+, annually. He successfully led businesses located in the U.S., Europe and Asia and developed and implemented growth strategies both organically and through acquisition. His last position with HP was as Senior Vice President, leading the LaserJet Global Business Unit. In 2006, this $10B+ business delivered more of HP’s total revenue and profit growth than any other business in the company. Prior to joining HP, George spent five years in sales for the General Electric Company’s, Lighting Business Group.

George serves on McKinsey & Co.’s Advisory Board for their technology practice and is a member of both the Boise State University College of Business and Economics Advisory Board (where he is also a guest lecturer in the Executive MBA program) and the Office of Technology Advisory Board. He served on the Idaho Governor’s Science and Technology Advisory Council George also and spent six years on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Foodbank.

George attended San Jose State University on a Division I tennis scholarship, where he received his BS and MBA degrees. George enjoys skiing, the martial arts and playing a little tennis now and then – though the years on the hard courts have not been kind to him, physically. He recently took up golf, because he wanted a sport where he could enjoy the feeling of continuously improving. That hasn’t quite worked out the way he had hoped.

“Building a business is an exciting and rewarding experience. The most rewarding part for me has always been in realizing the amazing results that can be accomplished when you have a team of great people, with the resources they need, all focused on achieving a common goal.”

Phil Reed

General Partner

Phil has led a distinguished career in the technology industry since co-founding both IMSAI/ComputerLand (NASDAQ: CLND) in 1975 and BusinessLand (NYSE: BLI) in 1982. IMSAI was one of the earliest manufacturers of Intel 8000-series microcomputers, then became ComputerLand, the first and largest dedicated distribution channel for personal computers. In 1992, he became President & CEO of SkyStar Aircraft Corporation, manufacturer of the popular Kitfox aircraft which is sold in 27 countries. In all, Phil has founded or co-founded more than a dozen companies in his career. Phil has served as Chairman of multiple of the firm’s portfolio companies including @Last Software which was acquired by Google. In 2004, Phil succeeded in co-founding Boise’s first organized Angel group, The Boise Angel Alliance.

Phil is a graduate of Harvard University. Throughout his career, he has shown leadership in small business origination, development, and mentoring of executive teams. With more than 30 years of experience in founding and building companies, Phil is in an ideal position and incredibly passionate about mentoring young startup companies. His other passions are family, flying, and teaming with his wife Jill in caring for the multitude of animals that find their way in and out of their home. Despite our best efforts, Phil will always consider himself more an entrepreneur than a venture capitalist…

“I believe that building a good business is an exciting and creative undertaking that should add lasting value to all those touched by the process. It is exciting for me to be a part of a team that shares that belief and makes available the people and capital resources to assist companies in reaching their potential.”

Mark Solon

Managing Partner

Mark co-founded Highway 12 Ventures in 2000 and has been in the venture capital industry since 1995 when he joined Atlantic Capital Group, a Boston-based private equity firm as a general partner. Prior to his career in venture capital, he spent nearly 10 years in the financial services industry. Mark attended Lehigh University.

Mark is a director of multiple Highway 12 portfolio companies and the Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association. He is also on the advisory board of the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Passionate about Boise and Idaho, he also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Idaho Technology Council, the Idaho Business Coalition for Education Excellence and the Idaho Hockey Foundation, as well as co-chairing the Idaho Business Council. Mark is also formerly President of the Board of Directors of the Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise’s wonderful science museum. He continues to chip away at a lifetime golf habit and enjoys playing hockey with his pals, mountain & road biking and camping in the back-country of Idaho with his family and friends. To the never-ending amusement of his partners, you might walk into our office shortly after lunchtime and find Mark enjoying a quick cat nap…

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. ” – Apple

Glenn Michael

General Partner

Glenn brings extensive senior financial management and executive operating leadership experience to Highway 12 Ventures following on his successful track record as CFO and COO of several leading technology companies. Since 1993, Glenn has led finance, human resources and legal for both start-ups and corporations alike, including spearheading a significant number of M & A transactions. At Highway 12 Ventures, Glenn has the unique role of leveraging this transactional experience to assist all of our portfolio companies in preparing for upcoming financings and managing their M & A process.

Glenn has a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from the Southern Methodist University. He received his CPA in 1990. He currently sits on the board of the Boise Public Schools Education Foundation, the Finance and Planning Committee for St. Alphonsus Hospital.  Involved in the Treasure Valley YMCA for most of his life, he is past Chairman of the board of  directors and currently serves on two committees. Previously, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the the University of Idaho Business School Advisory Board and FUNDSY of Idaho. Glenn is a basketball fanatic. He coaches multiple youth teams and played Division One college hoops at SMU…

“It’s gratifying for me to help early stage companies prepare for the challenges of upcoming financings and to help navigate the tricky waters of M & A.”