Jim Gold

Bluestem Brands, Inc. operates as a multi-brand online retailer. It offers home products such as housewares, entertainment related, bed and bath, lawn and garden items, home furnishings, and hardware products. The firm also offers a variety of credit options to provide families on a budget the flexibility of paying over time. The company was founded by Thomas J. Petters and Theodore Deikel in 2002 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Linens 'n Things, Inc. operates as an online retailer of home textiles, house wares and decorative home accessories. It offers garden decor, kitchen, electronics, and pet supplies. The company was founded by Eugene Wallace in 1975 and is headquartered in Clifton, NJ.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

MRU Holdings, Inc. provides loan services to college students. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ally Invest Group, Inc. provides investment brokerage and advisory services to investors through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The company was founded by Donato A. Montanaro Jr., Peter Seed, Thomas A. Desmond, Philip A. Claxton and Richard J. Hagen Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Panjiva, Inc. provides intelligence platform for global trade professionals. Its products include technology, intelligence platform, enterprise and application programming interface. The firm provides solutions for buyer, suppliers, logistics, governments and analysts. The company was founded by Josh Green and James Psota on September 28, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

30 Second Software, Inc. delivers mobile electronic commerce technology services. It offers localpoint, a mobile software platform that provides proximity marketing and location analytics for retailers and brands, and integrates location management, campaign management, reporting, and analytics into IT infrastructure. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Moda Operandi, Inc. operates as an online retailer. The firm produces virtual trunk shows featuring ready-to-wear styles, shoes, handbags, jewelry, and accessories. It runs online designer trunkshows for customers to preorder products. The company was founded by Aslaug Magnufdottir and Lauren Santo Domingo in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

RiskIQ, Inc. provides web based security software that monitors websites and mobile applications. It offers risk management, incident response, security operations, anti fraud and investigations, and forensics solutions. The company was founded by Elias Manousos, Chris Kiernan and David Kevan Pon in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KeyMe LLC provides security software applications. It offers an application that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital scan that is stored in the cloud. The firm's KeyMe app, helps users to secure mail order keys by using a variety of key designs including sports, charity, designer, and bottle opener key. The company was founded by Gregory A. Marsh and Kris Borer in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gigmasters.com, Inc. provides online event booking services. It helps party planners and hosts to the right entertainment and vendors for every event. It offers event bookings for weddings, birthday parties, and corporate functions. The firm helps members including live bands, DJs, wedding musicians, event photographers, celebrity impersonators, balloon twisters, stand-up comedians, jazz trios, photo booths, string quartets, and soloists. The company was founded by Kevin J. Kinyon and Michael H. Caldwell in 2007 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Part of Motorola Solutions, Inc., Motorola Computer Group makes 2-way radios, pagers, and electronic communications systems. The company is based in Tempe, AZ.

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Planet Labs, Inc. operates earth-imaging satellites. The firm offers its imaging services for logistics, site development, crop monitoring, urbanization, natural resources, and asset management applications. The company was founded by William S. Marshall, Robert H. Schingler, Jr. and Christopher R. Boshuizen in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

TechProcess Payment Services Ltd. provides electronic bill presentment and payment services. It offers payment, back office management, and software solutions. The firm serves the asset management, banking, insurance, education, government and non-governments institutions, telecommunications, and travel sectors. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Bergdorf Goodman, Inc. operates retail stores. It offers women's collections, shoes and handbags, beauty and fragrances, gift items, compact disc and books, and apparels for men and women. The company was founded in 1899 and is based in New York, NY.

Newforma, Inc. develops and sells project information management software. Its products include Newforma Project Center, Contract Management, Building Information Management, Project Cloud, Mobile Apps, and SmartUse. The firm also offers consulting and implementation services, instructor led training, and support services. The company was founded by Allen Preger, Larry Nuttall, Todd Kozikowski, Jim Forester, Dave Plunkett, and Bob Batcheler in November 2003 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

World of Children, Inc. operates as a not for profit organization. It funds, elevates, and educates children. The firm also provides health and medical welfare, protection, rescue and rehabilitation, humanitarian needs disaster relief. The company was founded by Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz in 1996 and is headquartered in Laguna Hills, CA.

Q2 Software, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic banking software and security solutions across a technology platform. Its product offers deployment options for online, mobile, voice banking and security solutions. The firm also offers web design services to its customers. The company was founded by Robert Hank Seale III in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Mendix, Inc. operates as an enterprise application platform company. The firm offers digital transformation solutions. It web apps, application platform-as-a-service, enterprise application development, rapid application development, digital innovation, mobile application development platform. The company was founded by Derek Roos, Roald Kruit and Derckjan Kruit in 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nitro Software, Inc. develops digital document production software. Its products enable users to create, convert, edit, combine, annotate, secure and save industry-standard PDF documents. The firm offers Nitro Pro that allows users to create and view, edit and optical character recognition, convert and export, sign and secure, collaborate and review PDF documents on virtually various devices and Nitro Cloud enables users to sign, share and collaborate with others from various browsers without Nitro Pro. The company was founded by Sam Chandler, Karl De Abrew and Richard Wenzel in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Istra Research Ltd. offers quantitative financial research services. It develops and implements automated trading algorithms using intra-day and high frequency statistical arbitrage strategies for international electronic financial markets. The company was founded by Michael Lewin, Alon Wasserman, and Jonathan Lewin in 2008 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

BuildScale, Inc. provides video marketing and sales enablement solutions. The firm specializes in video marketing, analytics, hosting, and sale enablement, video for sale and internal communications video. The company was founded by Michael Litt, Edward Wu and Devon Galloway in 2010 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc. provides ultraviolet room disinfection systems for healthcare facilities. The firm's patented pulsed xenon UV room disinfection system is a pesticidal device used for the advanced cleaning of healthcare facilities and due to its speed and ease of use, the Xenex system has proven to integrate smoothly into hospital cleaning operations. The company eliminates harmful bacteria, viruses and spores that can cause hospital acquired infections in the patient environment, and to become the new standard method for disinfection in healthcare facilities worldwide. The company was founded by Julie A. Stachowiak, Brian Cruver and Mark Stibich in August 2008 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Quinyx AB provides web-based workforce management system. It serves the retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation and warehousing industries. The firm specializes in task management, software OnDemand, employee scheduling, and business forecast. The company was founded by Erik Olof Viktor Fjellborg, Carl Geijer, and Andreas Sjölund in 2005 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Zur Shamir Holdings Ltd., Direct IDI Holdings Ltd. is an Israeli company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Petach Tikva, Israel. Moshe Schneidman has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

ServiceTitan, Inc. provides mobile cloud-based business management software solutions. It offers services for residential plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, and hom services companies in United States and Canada. The company was founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in June 2008 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Vuori, Inc. manufactures apparel products. It offers t-shirts, shorts, pants, tops, hoodies, jackets, hats, and other accessories. The company was founded 2013 and is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.

AuditBoard, Inc. provides audit management and compliance solutions for SOX, controls management, operational audits, ERM and workflow management. The firm offers SOXHUB and WorkStream products. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA.

VNDLY, Inc. operates as a technology platform and marketplace which designs for hiring managers at mid-large corporations and vendor account management teams. Its features include contingent workforce management, total talent acquisition and statement of work. The company was founded by Shashank Saxena and Narayana Surabhi and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

Higher Ground Labs Management LLC (Higher Ground Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shomik Dutta and Andrew Mclaughlin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

CarNow, Inc. develops web and mobile digital communication platform that connects car dealers with customers. It offers MessageNow. The company was founded by Tim Cox and Andrew Park and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

This Land, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer lawn care company. Its products include core, target, and focus nutrients. The company was founded by Coulter Lewis in 2018 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

J. Hilburn, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes men's apparel. Its products include shirts, pants, belts, knits, sweaters, bowties, and socks. The firm exports its products throughout the world. The company was founded by John Hilburn Davis and Veeral Rathod in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.