Joel Friedman

Gestalt LLC provides information technology consulting services. The firm also provides services related to modeling and simulation, advanced decision-support technologies, energy-management solutions, and tactical collaborative networks. The company was founded by William P. Loftus and John A. Loftus in September 2001 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Rave Mobile Safety, Inc. provides safety software solutions. It designs and distributes safety applications including emergency notification systems and personal safety tools. The company was founded by Rodger Desai, Ghen Saito and Raju Rishi in 2004 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Deposco, Inc. provides cloud-based, order management and fulfillment software applications. It offers e-commerce, retail and omni-channel capabilities. The company customers include third party logistics providers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and hospitality and financial services industries. Deposco was founded in 2004 by Chris Clark and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

DeepField Networks, Inc. provides cloud based analysis and services. Its products include defender, cloud intelligence and service assurance. The firm also offers software development services. The company was founded by Craig Labovitz and Joseph Eggleston in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Sight Machine, Inc. designs and develops software for vision analysis. It manufactures analytics platform collects data from all of the sources within a factory-PLCs, industrial cameras, sensors, automation systems, and other factory systems-analyzes it, and delivers insights in real time. The firm offers tools for deep-dive analysis of historical information, searching for anomalous events and non-intuitive correlations, enabling quality and manufacturing professionals tools for diagnosing problems and improving operation. The company was founded by Nathan Oostendorp, Anthony Oliver, Kurt DeMaagd, Jonathan Sobel, and Adam Taisch in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PactSafe, Inc. provides web-based solutions. It offers software application designed that will help to track, implement, and safely manage the website legal agreements. The company was founded by Brian Powers, Eric Prugh, and Adam Gillaspie in 2013 and is headquartered in Indianapolis. IN.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Trackx, Inc. develops and implements technology-enabled solutions for tracking and managing physical assets. The firm’s solutions include high value asset tracking, returnable reusable asset tracking, yard management, manufacturing process tracking, inventory management tracking solution and supply chain management. The company was founded by Timothy M. Harvie and Eddie Shek in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of Doro AB, Upgrade is a Swedish financial services company that has delivered over $12 billion in affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers through cards and loans since its inception in 2017. In addition to loans and credit lines, Upgrade also offers rewards checking accounts with debit cards that offer 2%% cashback rewards on common everyday expenses and monthly subscriptions. The company is headquartered in the United States with an operations center and technology center. Upgrade was acquired by Doro AB on July 01, 1999.

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

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago provides banking and financial services. Its services include asset liability management, cash management, community investment and housing programs, letter of credit, liquidity and funding, and safekeeping. The firm also provides liquidity for home mortgage loans to members approved as participating financial institutions through the Mortgage Partnership Finance program. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

State Bar of Michigan is a professional organization that provides a wide range of services to its members, including career center, employment, ethics helpline, and resources. State Bar of Michigan is based in Lansing, MI. The organization also offers legal assistance to the public, including lawyer referral service, legal aid programs, and probate information.

PPC Investment Partners LP (PPC Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Tony N. Pritzker and Jay Robert Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sam Houston Area Council provides scouting programs for boys and young adults. It prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Wolferman's has been a proud purveyor of specialty foods for over 100 years. Louis Wolferman founded what would become the nation's premiere specialty foods company in 1888, with the opening of Wolferman's corner grocery store in Kansas City, Missouri. He adopted the slogan ''Good Things to Eat'' and insisted on only the finest products with the best possible ingredients for his customers. Constantly striving to provide exceptional food experiences, Louis' son, Fred, started making the most unique English muffins in 1910, when he discovered that he could obtain an unusual size and texture by utilizing tuna cans as molds to form and bake muffins on a fiery open griddle. Today, the tuna cans are gone, but the recipe has stayed much the same, and the muffins that began with a loyal following in Kansas City are now prized by fancy food aficionados around the country. Wolferman's English muffins are perhaps their most recognized specialty food items, but as customers will find, they are only the beginning. They also bake the very finest scones, tea breads and crumpets, and offer delicious toppings, elegant desserts, premium teas and specially blended coffee. More than a century after Wolferman's was founded, they still operate under Louis Wolferman's promise of delivering exceptional food experiences to its valued customers. Wolferman's confidently guarantees customers complete satisfaction with every one of their products, whether customers buy them online, over the phone or in a store. If customers are not delighted with their purchase for any reason, they will promptly make things right with a replacement or a refund - whichever they prefer. After all, serving satisfied customers is the most important part of the Wolferman's long and proud heritage. They hope customers will enjoy browsing through their new holiday catalog as much as they have enjoyed creating these irresistible food offerings. Through their convenient online ordering system, or its toll free phone number, customers can deliver exceptional food experiences anywhere in the country.

Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

Lightbank LLC (Lightbank) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Paul Lefkofsky and Bradley A. Keywell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Catapult Employers Association, Inc. is a private company that provides comprehensive HR services to over 2,000 employers in and beyond Raleigh. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company leverages over 60 years of HR expertise from the Employers Association (TEA) and Capital Associated Industries (CAI) to offer services such as outsourced HR, background checking, professional development, and employee engagement. The company's goal is to help businesses create dynamic workplaces that energize employees and boost business. The CEOs of the company are Bruce Clarke, Kenny Colbert.

Certinia, Inc. develops software for the financial industry. It delivers Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) at customer speed. The firm?s financial management, human capital management, professional services automation, and supply chain management apps help businesses to increase the speed in which they operate and be more responsive along every touch point of a customer?s journey. The company was founded by Jeremy Roche and Debbie Ashton in 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Side.Cr LLC Operates as a mobile platform that connects drivers with spare seats in their car to passengers who need instant rides. It is a cashless system where payments are made through the app so drivers don't need to carry any money and each ride is GPS-tracked, for the safety of both passenger and driver. The company was founded by Sunil Paul, Jahan Khanna, Nicholas Allen, and Adrian Fortino on February 10, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

First Step Fund LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provides equity, convertible notes, and loan financing for early-stage transactions, with an investment size of $0.05 to $0.1 million. It makes follow-on investments.

Invest Detroit Ventures (Invest Detroit Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Invest Detroit founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Ventiv Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers claims management, claim administration, data governance, legal matter management, and renewal management. The firm serves the risk management, claims administration, and policy administration. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Marsh ClearSight LLC provides software services. The firm offers consulting, data transformation, regulatory compliance and support services. Its solutions include risk & insurance, claims administration and safety. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ambyint, Inc. develops application which provides artificial lift optimization solutions and satellite communications network. Its products include ambyint advantage, production optimization platform and high resolution adaptive controllers. The company was founded by Nav Dhunay in 2004 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Liongard, Inc. engages in the automation of management and protection of modern IT environments at scale for IT MSPs and enterprise IT operations. Its product Roar, automates the discovery, documentation, change detection, and assessment of best practice configuration. The company was founded by Joe Alapat and Vincent Tran and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cloudsnap, Inc. develops and operates online cloud platform for connecting applications. It enables developers to build and deploy mobile applications on Salesforce.com, Evernote, Highrise, Basecamp, and Campfire. The company was founded by Rick Barkley in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Shepherd Intelligent Systems LLC develops fleet management software to locate vehicles. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Adrian M. C. Fortino, Jahan N. Khanna.

Aspen Capital Group LLC (Aspen Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Steven C Jones in 2001. The firm headquartered in Naples, Florida.

Urban Capital Network LLC (Urban Capital Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Felix Chevalier, Lenny Saizan, and Eric Tait. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Transcend Software, Inc. operates as a pre-packaged Software company. The company is headquartered in West Windsor, NJ.

Wizehire, Inc. provides recruiting services. The firm helps small business owners find and hire the right talent by transforming the hiring process. The company was founded by Sid Upadhyay and Jay Niblick and in 2014 and is headquartered in Royersford, PA.

Buildforce Services, Inc. provides a payroll solution for electrical staffing that is 10 times better, faster, and simpler than traditional staffing methods. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company aims to build a reliable and efficient workforce for the future of electrical work. The company offers guides for electricians and allow employers to hire, manage, and pay their electrical workforce in one place. The CEO of the company is Denman Moody Heard.

Chain.io, Inc. is a cloud-based integration platform that connects partners across the supply chain. The company was founded by Brian Glick and is based in Philadelphia, PA. Brian Glick has been the CEO since incorporation. The company helps anyone involved in buying or moving products around the world work with supply chain vendors, customers, and software platforms more efficiently. With logistics expertise built into the heart of its software, Chain.io plugs into any ecosystem seamlessly and makes sure the right data is going to the right people at the right time.