Jerry F. Schmidt

Forte Ventures LLC (Forte Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Tom Hawkins. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Homee, Inc. develops home servicing applications that provide access to handymen, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing service providers. The company was founded by Douglas C. Schaedler and David Theus and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Five Star Technologies, Inc. is a supplier of dispersions, inks and pastes used in displays, photovoltaics and microelectronic packaging. It creates dispersions enabling the printing of finer circuit features with enhanced performance profiles. The company's ElectroSperse line of inks and pastes features a range of products with excellent printability, high levels of conductivity, strong adhesion to a variety of substrates, and RoHS compliance. Five Star Technologies was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Independence, OH.

EcoSMART Technologies, Inc. develops and markets proprietary pesticide products derived from natural plant oils. Its products include bed bug killer and repellent, organic insect repellent, garden insect killer, insect repellent lotion, ant and roach killer, flying insect killer, wasp and hornet killer, insect repellent, weed and grass killer, garden insect killer, garden fungicide and home pest control. The firm sells its products through home centers, grocery chains and natural retailers. The company was founded by Steven M. Bessette in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Zest Labs, Inc. provides on-demand, data visibility solutions for the cold supply chain and asset management. Its XC3 Technology RFID products and ZEST Data Services platform provides solutions for monitoring the cold supply chain for retail grocers, fresh and frozen food providers and pharmaceutical companies as well as asset tracking, personnel monitoring and other applications. The company was founded by David I. Bostwick, Ashish Asthana, Larry Clopp and Naresh Batra in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Arisdyne Systems, Inc. provides retrofit equipment for fuel ethanol and biodiesel producers. It specializes in designing small footprint devices that utilize its patented controlled flow hydrodynamic cavitations and applies to increase yield for ethanol production, reduce chemical consumption for vegetable oil degumming and neutralization and reduce catalyst consumption for biodiesel production. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Middleburg, OH.

Digital Envoy, Inc. provides online protocol solutions. It offers IP intelligence for targeted online advertising, content localization, local search, geographic rights management, and enhanced analytics. The company was founded by Dennis Maicon and Robert B. Friedman in 1999 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Arcapita Investment Management US Inc (Arcapita Investment), a subsidiary of Arcapita Inc is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

AppBus, Inc. develops workspace application aggregation platform, which securely integrates enterprise applications on consumer devices. The company by Andrew Melikov, Tony Pizi, Paul Kanevsky, Tyler Norman and Yuri Milshtein and is headquartered in Wenonah, NJ.

Technology Association of Georgia operates as a personal, professional, and business association. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Feathr, Inc. designs, develops, and operates an online advertising and event marketing platform. The firm offers Feathr platform which provides digital marketing, digital advertising, Adtech, and events. The company was founded by Aidan Augustin and Aleksander Levental in 2012 and is headquartered in Gainesville, FL.

Xpanxion LLC provides software development, testing, and consulting services through an integrated rural and offshore sourcing model. Its services include quality assurance, software development, business intelligence and analytics, and software management. The company was founded by Paul D. Eurek in 1997 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sprockets, Inc. is a hiring platform that helps businesses improve employee retention by finding the common thread between top-performing employees and incoming applicants. The company is based in Mount Pleasant, SC. The company's AI-powered platform reveals what makes the best workers successful and identifies which potential hires possess the same attributes, empowering owners and operators to consistently hire the ideal applicants. Sprockets was founded by AJ Richichi and Pete Richichi, and AJ Richichi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Southern Capital Forum, Inc. operates a trade association for private capital investors. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded by John J. Huntz.

Founded in 1999, Next47, Inc. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm is the U.S. investment division of Siemens Venture Capital GmbH. Their ultimate parent is Siemens AG (NYSE: SI).

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.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Arcapita Corporate Investment (ACI) is a private equity subsidiary of Arcapita Inc founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

HLM Management Co. LLC (HLM Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by James J.Mahoney, Judy Lawrie and Haberkorn A.R. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation focuses on perioperative patient safety priorities and ongoing activities. The private company is based in Indianapolis, IN. The company has a list of top 10 priorities and corresponding activities. The foundation also has a grant application process with a review process. The company formed the Perioperative Multi-Center Handoff Collaborative to improve patient handoffs. The foundation is launching a crowdfunding initiative to support their vision of no mishaps. The company also has a program to fund studies that improve patient safety and prevent mortality and morbidity. The Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative fosters adoption and effective use of emergency manuals.

Aventura HQ, Inc. provides awareness computing for the healthcare industry. It offers desktop architecture solution for virtual desktops catering and improves the workflow of doctors and nurses by providing the information they need, when and where they need it. The company was founded by Joseph Jaudon and Jon Cooper in 2007 and is headquartered in Ellijay, GA.