Platte River Ventures (PRV) is a private equity investment firm based in Denver, Colorado, which focuses on small and middle market industrial and other companies. Utilizing the significant operating expertise of its principals, PRV serves as a value-added investor to its management partners. Platte River Ventures was founded in 2005 by J. Landis Martin, the former CEO of several publicly-held industrial companies over the past twenty years. Most recently, Mr. Martin was Chairman, CEO and President of Titanium Metals Corporation, the world's largest supplier of titanium metal products used in aerospace and other industrial applications.