London, Miami, FL – February 15, 2005. Today marks the date Athena Capital Corp becomes Fast Ventures Corp. Accompanying the name change is the release of a new company logo, which is, just like the name of the new venture, subject to an exclusive licensing agreement granted by London based entrepreneur Karl Mohr.

Today’s news follow an announcement on December 31, 2004 that a group of former Athena Capital top executives had acquired Athena Capital’s consulting business in the United States, but were unsuccessful in acquiring unrestricted rights to the Athena Capital brand. 

“I’m confident that we’ll build our momentum even faster now that we can use a name that is more relevant to our core business”, said Mark Alexander, Director of Fast Ventures’ Technology Group in the US. “And while a lot has changed – our name, domain, and logo – our vision and commitment to our clients remains the same. 

The new company name builds upon a methodology for creating and implementing a new venture through formal or virtual partnerships between innovators, VCs, and professional service firms. Each partner in the value network contributes different skills and highly-specialized resources to the new venture, which in return unleashes a tremendous amount of synergies and enables the newcomer to move at lightning speed. 

In the United States, Fast Ventures will focus exclusively on very young technology ventures and assist them in building tomorrow’s leading companies. “With other words, what we are interested in is two guys sitting in their basement or garage working on the next big thing,“ says Mark Alexander. 

About Athena Capital
Headquartered in London (UK), Athena Capital has an international pedigree, which is truly unique. Through an international network linked by state-of-the-art technology, Athena Capital provides a comprehensive range of consulting, investment banking services, and other professional services to more than 2,500 clients worldwide.

About Fast Ventures
Fast Ventures aspires to be an architect of successful growth by helping its clients shape the direction of their businesses, challenge boundaries, and explore new growth opportunities. For more information, please visit http://www.FastVentures.net.

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