Kala Marathi

The Houston Angel Network functions as an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Texas Lyceum promotes education for directors by identifying and exploring the interrelationships of major issues. The non-profit company is based in Dallas, TX.

The National Association of Women MBAs is a non-profit organization that aims to empower female business professionals.

7 Hills Pharma LLC is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Houston, TX. The private company is developing first-in-concept integrin activators to augment immunotherapies for the treatment of drug-resistant solid tumors and infectious diseases. The lead compound, 7HP349, is an oral VLA-4/LFA-1 allosteric activator that will be in phase I testing for PD-1 refractory solid tumors and geriatric influenza. The company's compounds are expected to augment antigen presentation and immune priming to facilitate a productive immune response against a variety of antigens. 7 Hills Pharma is managed by an experienced group of pharmaceutical executives, including Richard A. F. Dixon, Upendra K. Marathi, Kala Marathi, Peter Vanderslice, and Darren Woodside. Upendra K. Marathi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Highgate Technology Ventures (Highgate Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of TCP Highgate Holdings SPV LLC headquartered in New York.

Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Continental Airlines, Inc. is an air carrier engaged in the business of transporting passengers, cargo and mail. The company operates in two business segments: mainline and regional. Continental Airlines was founded on July 15, 1934 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

TeXchange LLC is a community of business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors who promote the entrepreneurial environment in Austin, TX, and help develop the next generation of leaders for growing companies in central Texas. The company organizes events that bring together passionate people who want to share ideas on what ’ s current in the central Texas business community, learn from subject matter experts, and connect with potential collaborators. TeXchange carefully selects sponsors who are local businesses that serve Austin’s technology sector. The company provides a platform for knowledge-sharing, development, and networking for founders, business leaders, investors, and executives at the middle stages of their careers and company trajectories.