Jeff M. Hurst

Auction Holdings, Inc. develops software and e-commerce applications for the auction industry. It provides bidding for fine arts, decorative arts, collectibles, estate, and general auctions. The firm is a developer of auction software, bidding and advertising and marketing services targeting independent estate auctioneers and its customers. The company was founded by Adam W. Kirsch in 1989 and is headquartered in Allston, MA.

Verivo Software, Inc. is a mobility software company. The firm develops wireless software solutions. It serves retail, financial services, health and life sciences, manufacturing, higher education, government, real estate, transportation, and automotive industries globally. The company was founded by Shane Hughes in 1998 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Staley Capital Management LLC (Staley Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Renny Smith and Amit Basak. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Established in 2006 by the founders of First Call and StreetEvents, First Coverage provides an awarding-winning, web-based technology called The Community, which combines the features and functionality of an alpha capture system, a media sentiment engine and a meeting management tool. Developed in collaboration with both buy-side and sell-side professionals, The Community enhances productivity, ensures important information isn’t overlooked, and instantly connects investment professionals with the people and data most likely to add value to their investment process by eliminating the “noise” to facilitate the generation of alpha. First Coverage aggregates information in one place to provide industry and sector level sentiment ratings based on up-to-the-minute data derived from changes and shifts in mainstream news, blogs, and aggregated sell-side communications to buy-side clients, which are much more dynamic and predictive than traditional research reports.

youDevise Ltd. provides online short and long term trade ideas. Its products include TIM inventor, TIM Ideas, TIM systematic and TIM funds. The company was founded by Colin Berthoud in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

New England Aquarium Corp. provides ocean exploration and marine conservation. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Visible Assets, Inc. operates as industrial and defense Internet of Things company, which provides integrated asset visibility solutions. It designs, manufactures, and sells RuBee wireless real-time asset security and visibility networks. The company was founded by John K. Stevens in 2002 and is headquartered in Stratham, NH.

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.