Eric Dirks

Edison Venture Fund LP invests in technology companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of application & system software, environmental technology & services, healthcare products & services, communications products & services, computer equipment & services, education technology, electronic components & systems, office & factory automation, biotechnology equipment & services, analytical instrumentation, specialty chemicals & materials, financial services, consumer products & services, and energy & agricultural technologies. It provides financing for expansion/later stage, MBOs and special situations such as sale of family owned businesses, divestitures, spinouts. It selectively invests in start-ups and also considers secondary stock purchases from existing shareholders.

IQNavigator, Inc. provides spend management software and managed services that enable global companies to gain visibility and control over a significant and strategic corporate spend category. Its products enable enterprises to intelligently manage and optimize complex services procurement and contingent workforce programs. The company was founded by Brad Weydert, Kieran Brady, Lisa Glinche and John P. Raeder, Jr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. provides software services to the pharmaceutical sectors. The company was founded by James C. Walker in 1999 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

NextStage Capital Management LLC (NextStage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Terry Williams, Robert S. Adams and Daniel S. McKinney. The firm is headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Patriot Financial Partners GP LP provides investment advice. The company was founded on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Motor Coach Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture of intercity coaches serving charter and tour operators; line-haul and scheduled-service operators; transit agencies; and conversion companies. Its products include MCI J4500, MCI J3500, MCI University Coach, and MCI Commuter Coach, MCI D45 CRTe LE. It also supplies coach and bus replacement parts. The company was founded by Harry Zoltok in 1933 and is headquartered in Des Plaines, IL.

Cadient Group, Inc. develops interactive marketing strategies for health-care organizations. It provides metrics analysis, creativity, rich user experience, architecture and development and relationship marketing. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

MTS Allstream, Inc. provides communication and information technology solutions. It provides wire-line voice, high-speed Internet and data, wireless, directory, digital television, security, and alarm monitoring services. The company serves residential and business customers in Manitoba. MTS Allstream was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Miria Systems, Inc. develops a cloud-based software platform. The firm offers its solutions under the categories of digital business transformation, intelligent business automation and intelligent automation cloud. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Norristown, PA.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Rittenhouse Ventures LLC (Rittenhouse Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Saul Richter and Bruce Luehrs. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Seaview Thermal Systems Provides recycling services. It has a patent on a recycling process which uses a combination of incineration and recycling to dispose of manufactured gas waste. The firm was co-founded by Bruce H. Luehrs and William B. Packer in 1992 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

AlignAlytics engages in the development of web-based business intelligence solutions. Its services include outsourced analytics, rapid solution prototyping, analytics dashboard design, analytics strategy, and lean analytics capability enablement. The company was founded by Richard A. Connelly and Roland P. Mosimann in 1995 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Core Solutions, Inc. provides practice management and billing solutions designed for behavioral health and human services organizations. It offers Core Cx360 Technology, Core Cx360 Integrated Behavioral Health EHR Platform, Core Cx360 Integrated Health and Human Services Technology, and Core Implementation Services. The company was founded by Ravichandar Ganesan on December 9, 1998 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

St. Boniface General Hospital engages in the provision of health care services. It offers aboriginal services, laboratories, diagnostic imaging, kidney health, surgery, and cardiac services. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

PeopleFluent, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service talent management solutions. It offers PeopleFluent Mirror Suite that integrates video and social technologies into various talent applications; PeopleFluent Colossus, a data integration cloud service that connects talent data and applications; Recruitment Software, a talent acquisition solution that allows clients to make informed hiring decisions; and Performance Management that allows clients to improve business results, develop employees, and retain key staff. The company was founded by Todd Hayes Loofbourrow in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Level Equity Management LLC (Level Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Benjamin Levin, George W. McCulloch and Sarah Sommer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

vcopious, Inc. provides virtual environment software services. Its software platform enables enterprises to connect relevant internal assets, including eCommerce, CRM, social media, customer records, learning systems and contact centers, while collecting every user activity within the platform. The firm offers Virtual Spaces Suite which is an end-to-end solution used for designing, creating and managing virtual environments and events. The company was founded by Harpreet Singh Chatha and Ronaled Giannone in 2008 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

talentReef, Inc. provides recruiting and talent management system solutions. It enables companies to manage HR operations in a unified system which includes recruiting, assessments, background checks, hiring, on-boarding, WOTC processing, training and LMS, performance management, and succession planning. The firm delivers its solutions to small, mid-market and large enterprises in software-as-a-service subscription model. The company was founded by Rinart Pepa in 2007 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Prosperoware LLC is an enterprise software company focused on legal and professional services. Its products include umbria, milan InfoGov, DMS Add-Ons for iManage and NetDocuments. The company was founded by L. Keith Lipman and Sheetal Jain and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

PlanetRisk, Inc. provides security intelligence solutions. It offers asset intelligence, business continuity, cyber and identity intelligence, regulatory and legislative risk, security operation, site selection, situational awareness and risk management, travel and weather intelligence. The company was founded by Mark Dumas in 2014 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

HealthTech Partners, Inc. provides telemedicine solutions. It provides care for people with IDD, nursing facilities, payers, and home care. The company was founded by Masoor Khan and is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ.

Part of Raptor Technologies LLC, SchoolPass, Inc. is a K-12 platform that helps schools manage attendance, campus movement, and campus wellness in the cloud. The company is based in Gaithersburg, MD. The company partners with student information system (SIS) platforms such as PowerSchool, Blackbaud, Veracross, Senior Systems, and many others to seamlessly sync parent, student, and attendance data. The company was founded by Mark Ruiters, who has been the CEO since incorporation. SchoolPass, Inc. (Maryland) was acquired by Raptor Technologies LLC on April 25, 2023.