Kent Chrisman

Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc. develops treatments for smoking cessation, cocaine dependence and other addictions. The company was founded by Nicholas Edward Goeders and Marie A. Lindner in 2005 and is headquartered in Sudbury, MA.

Calosyn Pharma, Inc. develops intra-articular therapeutics for osteoarthritis. Its product is based on a class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. The firm's drugs is used in humans for the treatment of heart and vascular diseases. The company was founded by David D. Waddell and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Bioceptive, Inc. develops medical devices for gynecological procedures. Its products includes, intrauterine device (IUD) inserter that vastly simplifies the insertion procedure, while reducing the complications inherent with current insertion techniques. The company was founded by Shuchi Khurana and Benjamin D. Cappiello in September 2010 and is ehadquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Buurst provides a software-centric architecture that enables frictionless data management across multiple clouds and virtualization platforms. Its products include cloud essentials, enterprise, cloud platinum (beta) and developer edition. The firm also offers cloud backup solution, disaster recovery, docker storage and SaaS-enable applications. The company was founded by Rick R. Braddy and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

MobiCorp offers scheduling, planning and routing optimization solutions. The company was founded in 1996 by Mark T. Lane, G. Edward Powell and Edward White and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Bonaventure Capital LLC (Bonaventure Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Steve Dauphin and Billy Reiser. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

LBRV Ventures LP (Louisiana Funds) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Esperance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops oncology products. It specializes in oncology products that selectively kill cancer cells without harming normal cells. The company was founded by Hector W. Alila in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

BioStable Science & Engineering, Inc. engagses in the develop of products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. It covers areas of product development including quality systems, design, engineering, prototyping and pilot production, in-vitro and in-vivo testing, manufacturing, global regulatory relationships, clinical product validation, market launch, and distribution. The firm provides a competitive edge by minimizing time to market for cost effective medical devices that deliver improved clinical outcomes. The company was founded by Al Alan Beavan, Charles D. Griffin, Douglas Charles Frank, Don James, J. Scott Rankin and Rusty Phillips in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

The Southern Funds Group LLC provides investment advice to entrepreneurs and fund managers. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Trilogy Medwaste, Inc. operates as a hospital & health care waste management company with the tools and services. It services include medical waste, document destruction, sharps disposal, mail back programs, compliance training and birds eye healthcare. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.