Dana C. Hayes

Blue Chip Venture Co. (Blue Chip Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 1990 by Jack H. Wyant. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

GameSalad, Inc. provides game creation tool. It offers a platform used by creators to rapidly design, publish and distribute original games that have been played by millions of people worldwide. The company was founded by Michael Agustin, Dan Treiman, Tan Tran, and Joshua Seaver in August 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Infochimps, Inc. engages in the provision of data indexing services. The company was founded by Nicholas F. Ducoff, Dhruv Bansal, Joseph Kelly, and Flip Kromer in 2009 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Dotloop LLC provides software to the real estate industry. It provides a collaborative web-based negotiation platform where real estate agents can add, adjust, approve and sign documents digitally in real-time. The firm serves the real estate agents in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 2008 by Austin G. Allison and Matt Vorst and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

SURGE Ventures LLC ( SURGE Ventures ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by kirk Brand Coburn. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Apto, Inc. engages in the development of real estate brokerage applications for tracking contacts, properties and real estate transactions for commercial real estate brokers. It offers brokerages with cloud-based solutions. The firm provides web-based software that helps real estate brokers manage customer relationships, properties, listings, deals, and back-office tasks. The company was founded by David Tanner McGraw in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Trackx, Inc. develops and implements technology-enabled solutions for tracking and managing physical assets. The firm’s solutions include high value asset tracking, returnable reusable asset tracking, yard management, manufacturing process tracking, inventory management tracking solution and supply chain management. The company was founded by Timothy M. Harvie and Eddie Shek in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Amify LLC engages in development and implementation of tailored Amazon-specific marketing plans and growth initiatives. Its services include account management, brand protection, sales acceleration, and content enhancement. The company was founded by Ethan McAfee in 2011 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Allos Venture Management Co Ltd (Allos Ventures) is a venture capital founded in 2009 by Don N. Aquilano and John C. McIlwraith. The firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Houston Exponential, also known as hx, is an independent non-profit organization based in Houston, TX. Established in 2017, hx aims to accelerate the formation and growth of startups in the region. Acting as a convening organization, hx collaborates with various partners including startup development organizations, angel and venture capital firms, innovation-oriented corporations, and educational institutions. hx focuses on attracting talent, capital, and additional partnering organizations to Houston.

The Artemis Female Fund Management LLC (The Artemis Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Stephanie Campbell, Leslie Goldman, and Diana Murakhovskaya. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Spruce Services, Inc. engages in the development of online booking application. Its product offers chores, housekeeping, pet care, and laundry services. The company was founded by Ben Johnson and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Cart.com, Inc. is a leading provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions for both B2C and B2B companies. Cart.com is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers a fully integrated suite of software, expert services, and infrastructure to help businesses scale online. The company's solutions include online store software, digital marketing services, fulfillment services, financial services, and customer service capabilities. Cart.com's end-to-end solution provides brands with the software infrastructure and expertise of the world's largest online retailers. The company has owned and operated fulfillment centers that can achieve 1-2 day delivery across the continental US. The company's marketing team works with everyone from ambitious startup brands to Fortune 100 retailers, helping them increase their online revenue by developing and implementing data-driven cross-channel strategies. The company was founded in 2020 by Omair Tariq and Jim Jacobsen, with Omair Tariq serving as the CEO since then.

Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship is a nationally recognized initiative devoted to supporting technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company connects startups to capital, networks, and success. Rice Alliance has supported over 3,165 companies in its 20+ years of startup support, raising $23.60 billion in funding. The company hosts both large-scale and more intimate events to bring together investors, corporations, startups, and technology ventures for deal-flow, networking, and discussions. Rice Alliance has subsidiaries in the United States.

Station Houston Ventures LLC (Station Houston Ventures), subsidiary of Capital Factory Management LLC, is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Aptos LLC engages in the provision of retail technology solutions. Its solutions include analytics; audit and operations management; digital commerce; customer relationship management and clienteling; enterprise order management; forecasting allocation and replenishment; and merchandise and assortment planning. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

LISNR, Inc. provides mobile application services. It develops data-over-audio communications standard for second-screen experiences. The firm offers SmartTones, a communication protocol that sends data over audio; and gives brands and content creators with a platform that delivers second-screen experiences and proximity-based messaging. The company was founded by Rodney Williams, Chris Ostoich, Joseph A. Glick, Christopher Ridenour and Nikki Ridenour in 2012 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Fondaco SGR SpA (Fondaco) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Turin, Italy. Founded in 2002, Fondaco offers a wide range of investment funds and products and services tailored specifically to meet the needs of institutional investors.

Part of Paramount Global, CBS News, Inc. operates a news and information platform. The company is based in New York, NY.

Bitewell, Inc. is a healthy food marketplace that was founded in 2020. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company works directly with employers to provide food health benefits, reducing insurance premiums and improving health for users. Bitewell's platform utilizes food experts to make healthy eating simpler and smarter by applying a customized food health score to the foods users are eating. The company's digital food farmacy is a food-as-medicine care-extender platform that offers personalized, condition-based support that aligns with recommendations and advice. Bitewell's food-as-medicine marketplace makes the healthy choice, the easy choice - at mealtime and beyond. The company was founded by Samantha Citro Alexander and Chris Fanucchi. Chris Fanucchi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Northern Kentucky University Foundation, Inc. engages in the management of privately donated gifts to support educational services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Highland Heights, KY.

Tealbook, Inc. engages in knowledge management platform. It contains up-to-date, credible supplier information so teams can instantly identify the suppliers for each specific need and collaborate with stakeholders on supplier information and searches. The company was founded by Stephany Lapierre in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Folio Photonics Inc. engages in the design and development of optical data storage disc with two terabyte scale capacity. Its technology is based on a multi-layer disc produced by polymer co-extrusion, a manufacturing method used primarily for food packaging. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Singer in 2012 and is headquartered in Solon, OH.

ENGAGE Talent LLC offers the first total talent intelligence platform for companies that recognize the impact of people on business performance. It serves in the industries, including insurance, healthcare, technology and engineering. The company was founded by Joseph Hanna in 2015 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Cintrifuse Fund Management LLC (Cintrifuse Fund) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cintrifuse founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.