Emma A. Durand

Luminant Worldwide Corp. provides Internet and electronic commerce professional services. It services include, strategy consulting, creative solutions, technology solutions and ongoing services. The company was founded in August 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cortera, Inc. engages in the provision of business data coverage for credit risks management. The firm offers business credit reports and sales to business analysts, sales and marketing professionals, credit and collections professionals, and research professionals. The company was founded by Venkat Srinivasan and Shubhro Sen in 1993 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Optiant, Inc. designs supply chain management software solutions. The company was founded by John Ruark, Marcus Ruark and Sean P. Willems in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Brilliant Light Power, Inc. provides research and development services to generate power, light and new chemicals. It develops a non-polluting source of energy from water. The firm’s SunCell catalytically converts H2O-based solid fuel directly into light which is converted to electricity using photovoltaic panels. The company was founded by Randell L. Mills in 1986 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Advent International LLC provides risk capital and investments. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Bandgap Engineering, Inc. develops renewable energy technologies. It provides photovoltaic and storage batteries. The firm engages in nano-structuring silicon and applying these technologies to photovoltaic systems and lithium ion batteries. It also provides nanotechnology based photovoltaic solar cells. The company was founded by Chris Hobson and Marcie R. Black in 2007 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Groupvisual IO develops tools for visual analytics solutions. It builds custom business reporting, dashboards, and analytics applications typically sitting on top of data warehouses and BI implementations. The firm works with technology and software companies for whom they design new UI and navigation frameworks around data and workflows and develop reporting and analytics modules. The company was founded by Mark Schindler and Angela Shen-Hsieh in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Aumnidata, Inc. provides information technology services. The private company is based in Long Lake, MN.

Yummly, Inc. operates as a recipe search engine. It enables its users to search for recipes by ingredient, diet, allergy, nutrition, taste, calories, fat, price, cuisine, time, course, and source. The company was founded by Dave Feller, Vadim Geshel and Lisa Oda in 2010 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Crowdly, Inc. develops enterprise marketing software for converting fans into advocates. It offers a social advocate management platform for Facebook that allows brands to find and rank their top advocates, more effectively engage them, and motivate them into action. The firm’s advocate marketing platform includes advocate and influencer identification, segmentation, activation, automated audience and creation, and advanced audience insights. The company was founded by Daniel M. Sullivan and Scott Segel in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

RRE Advisors LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1994 by Stuart Jay Ellman, James D. Robinson and Jim D. Robinson. RRE Advisors LLC is headquartered in New York.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice) is a private equity subsidiary of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Holdings LP founded in 1978 by Joseph L. Rice. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of The Concord Consortium, Inc., Highwired.com is a company that provides a website for high school graduates. The company is based in Watertown, MA. Highwired.com was acquired by EdTech Exchange, Inc. on May 23, 2002.

Procter & Gamble Ltd. manufactures and markets consumer products. It provides fabric and home care products which include laundry, cleaning, detergents, soaps, softeners, and cleansers. The company was founded in 1837 and is located in Newcastle, UK.

Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. (Castile Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nina F. Saberi. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Part of Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd., Poly Flex Circuits Ltd. Poly Flex Circuits, Inc. is a manufacturer of polymer thick film flexible circuit assemblies for telecommunications, appliances, and electronics. Poly Flex Circuits Ltd. Poly Flex Circuits was acquired by Parlex Corp., a subsidiary of Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. from Cookson Group Plc on March 07, 2000 for $19.65 million.

GEN3 Partners, Inc. provides world-class product, process and packaging innovation services. It is a technical innovation solutions provider that focuses on product, process, and packaging innovation for many of the largest and most respected industrial, consumer goods, and medical device companies in the world. The firm specializes in technical innovation consulting, training, product portfolio diagnosis, benchmarking, roadmap development and IP strategy. The company was founded by Michael Treacy, Simon S. Litvin and James K. Sims in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

PepsiCo International manufactures and markets snack foods and beverages. The company is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials develops and manufactures soldering materials. It provides performance materials, chemistry and technology solutions to the electronics and surface finishing industries worldwide. The company delivers differentiated products and services and support through its Alpha, Enthone and Cookson Electronics Semiconductor Products businesses. Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

United Negro College Fund, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that provides financial support for higher education. It offers scholarship assistance for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The organization was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

eOriginal, Inc. provides ecommerce services. Its services include management of electronic contracts, mortgages, leases, and electronic transferable assets. The company was founded by Gray Bent Wood and Stephen F. Bisbee in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Bowside Capital LLC (Bowside Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Christian H M Albert. The firm is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.

Preferred Restaurant Brands, Inc. is a development stage company. It engages in the food business for salad dressing, sauces, and condiments. The company was founded by Michael H. Jordan on May 11, 2010 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Rare Beauty Brands, Inc. is a private company that retails cosmetics products. The company is based in Norwood, MA and has subsidiaries in United States. Chris Hobson has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Branch Venture Group LLC (Branch Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Lauren Abda and Marcia Hooper. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

SALT Venture Partners LLC (SALT Venture Partners) is an independent private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Pete R. Pizarro and Eric Wenke. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.