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Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Emerald Cloud Lab, Inc. provides biotechnology services. It offers Emerald Cloud Laboratory, a life sciences laboratory that scientists can remotely access via the internet where automated robotics conduct experiments exactly as specified by the user. The company was founded by Daniel Jerome Kleinbaum and Brian M. Frezza in 2010 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Misfit Wearables Corp. manufactures and invents wearable computing products. Its product shine, an elegant personal activity tracker that you can instantly sync with customers smart phone by placing the device on the screen. The firm offers products and services in the consumer health and fitness space to develop healthy habits. The company was founded by Sridhar G. Iyengar, Sonny X. Vu and John Sculley III in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

The Founders Fund Management LLC (The Founders Fund Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Peter Andreas Thiel, Ken Howery and Luke Nosek. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Quid, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company, which engages in the development of data and information capturing software. Its solutions include agencies, enterprise, consulting, and healthcare. The company was founded by Robert Goodson, Sean William Joseph Gourley, and Charles Cholsoo Lho in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Azumio, Inc. develops health and fitness applications on mobile devices. Its mobile applications include fitness trainer, cardio buddy, sleep time, fitness buddy, instant heart rate, stress doctor, stress check and glucose buddy. The company was founded by Peter Kuhar, Tom Xu and Bojan Bernard Bostjancic in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Postmates LLC operates logistics platform that offers delivery from restaurants and stores previously only available offline. It specializes in transportation, logistics, and local commerce. The company was founded by Sam Street, Sean Plaice, and Bastian Lehmann in March 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Affirm, Inc. provides online payment services. It offers reimagining financial services, from credit cards to deposit banking. The firm helps to improve sales conversions and boost basket sizes. It allows online shoppers to pay for purchases in multiple monthly installments with financing costs lower than credit card interest rates. The company was founded by Max R. Levchin, Jeffrey Kaditz, Alastair Rampell, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Orbitera, Inc. operates a cloud marketplace platform. It offers packaging and provisioning of enterprise applications. The company was founded by Firas Bushnaq and Brian Singer in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

LTSE Services, Inc. engages in national securities exchange services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cloud9 Esports, Inc. operates e eSports team organization. It is a multi-gaming organization with teams in League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sm4sh, H1Z1, Vainglory, Dota2, and Overwatch. The company was founded by Jacques M. Etienne and Paullie K. Etienne in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Solugen, Inc. is a venture-backed biotech startup, which focuses in replacing petroleum based products with plant-derived substitutes. The company was founded by Gaurab Chakrabarti and Sean Hunt in 2016 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

LTSE Group, Inc. designs securities and exchange commission- regulated national securities exchange that aligns companies and long-term investors. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Founders Fund Growth Principals Fund LP engages in the investment of pooled investment fund and venture capital fund. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.