Ellen Carnahan

Founded by Mark Hauser in 2003, WMG Capital is the private investing arm of Waterstone Management Group LLC. The firm is located in Chicago

Seyen Capital LLC (Seyen Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by George H. Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Thazar Solutions Corp develops software solutions for the casualty insurance industry. The company is based in Overland Park, KS. Thazar Solutions was acquired by Skywire Software LLC on September 17, 2002.

MultiLogic, Inc. develops software. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN and has subsidiaries in United States.

Vericept Corp. was the provider of comprehensive compliance and data loss prevention solutions. It mitigated internal risk by providing enterprise-wide discovery, classification and prevention of the information exchanged inside and outside an organization. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SPSS, Inc. provides predictive analytics software and solutions. It offers analytics, IT architecture and business process services. The company develops Predictive Analytics Software which provides data collection, statistics, modeling and deployment services. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pavilion Technologies, Inc. supplies model-based software. It provides software services which are used for tasks such as managing continuous manufacturing processes and monitoring environmental emissions. It also offers consulting, support, training, maintenance and installation services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Founded in 1982, William Blair Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm located in Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of William Blair & Co. LLC

NewsEdge Corp. provides global news and current awareness solutions for business. It is a subsidiary of Acquire Media Corp. The company is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

uRefer, Inc provides an intelligent referral marketing platform. It provides AMP program builder, which allows users to design, launch, test, run, monitor, and analyze multiple advocacy and nurturing campaigns and AMP advocate database that provides advocates with their individual profiles and data. The firm serves agency partners, travel and entertainment, financial services, and home goods and services. The company was founded by Richard Beedon, Paul A. Vlasic and Jonn Behrman in August 2007 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Cybera, Inc. provides secure virtual application networks. Its products include cybera one, cybera empower, hyper convergence appliances, virtual application network's and virtual application clouds. The company was founded by Cliff Duffey, Jeff Good, and Tom Spear in 2001 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Built In, Inc. operates online platform for recruiters which they can access top talent and motivate passive job seekers. It offers employer branding, recruitment solutions, community events, and brand insights. The company was founded by Maria Christopoulos Katris, Adam Calica and Matthew Moog and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935, William Blair Capital Management LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago. The firm is a subsidiary of William Blair & Co. LLC, an independent investment firm and broker/dealer that offers investment banking, equity research, institutional and private brokerage, asset management and private capital to individual, institutional and issuing clients. The firm was known as Blair, Bonner & Co. until 1941

MatrixOne, Inc. provides collaborative product lifecycle management solutions to design, development and manufacturing processes. Its eMatrix(TM) product collaboration platform and out-of-the-box Value Chain Portfolio(TM) applications enable online collaboration across global value chains and secure access to independent trading communities in private and public marketplaces. The company is headquartered in Westford, MA.

Headed by Gov. Pat Quinn, the State of Illinois gained statehood in December 1818. The state's capital is Springfield. The State of Illinois' government programs round in the fields of agriculture, community development, economy, energy and utilities, environment and natural resources, education, history and culture, data and statistics, transportation, and science and technology.

The Chicago Conservation Center, Inc. operates as an art conservation laboratory. The private company is based in Chicago, IL.

Ceres Venture Fund (Ceres Venture Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Sona Wang and Donna C. E. Williamson. The firm is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois.