Kumar Saurabh

Security First Corp. provides data security software solutions. It develops and licenses software-defined data protection solutions that protect enterprise data from theft, damage, and loss in any storage environment. The firm’s products include SPxSHARC security, which includes secure, advanced and multi-site suites. SPxConnect and ParsedCloud secure file transfer. The company was founded by Mark O’Hare in 2002 and is headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.

Trident Capital, Inc. (Trident Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Donald Dixon and John Moragne. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Portal Software, Inc. provides accounting services. The firm offers billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and media companies. The company provides platform for the end-to-end management of customer revenue across offerings, channels, and geographies. The company was founded by John E. Little in 1985 and is located in Cupertino, CA.

The Ketera Network TM transforms business buying and selling by integrating an enterprise-class spend management solution and an active community of 250,000 business buyers and suppliers that have transacted over $4 billion in spend and actively collaborate to improve results. Using the Ketera Network, the procurement organization can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entire source-to-pay process with its enterprise-class spend management capabilities that includes sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. In addition, the Network's supplier discovery and marketing tools help suppliers grow their business and enable buying organizations find better suppliers. Finally, its network-level analytics enable buying organizations and suppliers to benchmark and improve their business strategies. By simultaneously delivering considerable cost savings for buyers and new business opportunities for suppliers, the Ketera Network represents the next generation of business applications that benefit from a strong community multiplier effect. Ketera is located in San Jose, CA. The company has blue chip investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, and American Express.

Tracesecurity LLC provides cloud-based information security solutions. It also provides IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions. The company's cloud-based services help organizations achieve, maintain and demonstrate security compliance while significantly improving their security posture. The company was founded by Robert William Guba, Peter B. Stewart and James N. Stickley in 2004 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

Delphix Corp. provides database virtualization software solutions which include test data management, DevOps, ERP upgrades, cloud migration and government services. The company was founded by Jedidiah Yueh and Charlie Zha in July 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Home Value Protection Inc. provides home insurance services. The company was founded by Eric Hutchinson, Daniel P. Sanford and Craig Schmeizer in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sophos Ltd. is a provider of security software solutions for mid-market enterprises. It offers products for network, end-user and server protection. The firm offers comprehensive protection and control, defending against known and unknown malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, and policy abuse and data leakage. The company was founded by Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer in 1985 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

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

Anomali, Inc. provides information technology support services. It specializes in data security, third party integration, data sourcing, threat management and analytics, and system collaboration. The company was founded by Gregory Martin and Colby M. Derodeff in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Narus, Inc. provides cyber security data analytics solutions for enterprises and governments. The company was founded by Khirman Stas and Ori Cohen in November 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sophos, Inc. provides integrated software security and control services. The firm also provides anti virus protection services including malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam and policy abuse. It clients include corporations, government agencies and academic institutions. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Cloud Physics, Inc. designs and develops datacenter analytics and management software. The firm offers solutions for modeling and simulation, storage administration, customized reporting and health checks and troubleshooting. The company was founded by John Blumenthal, Irfan Ahmad, Jim Kleckner and Xiaojun Liu in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

DeviceAuthority, Inc. provides solutions to address the challenges of Identity and access management for the Internet of Things without human intervention. Its solutions include technology foundation, platform overview, compliance, device provisioning, credential management, policy-driven encryption, and automated password management. The firm serves surveillance cameras, industrial, healthcare, and smart connected devices. The company was founded by William P. Crowell and Talbot A. Harty in 2013 and is headquartered Fremont, CA.

SAP National Security Services, Inc. develops full suite of enterprise applications, analytics, database, cyber security, cloud, and mobile solutions. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Newton Square, PA.

Centripetal Networks, Inc. offers real-time cyber threat intelligence defense solutions. It provides CleanINTERNET for edge, enterprise and data centers The company was founded by Steven Rogers in 2009 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

aCyber Reconnaissance, Inc. specializes in identifying cyber-threats from hackers in the earliest stages. It searches portions of the Internet where malicious hackers organize, plan, and purchase malware; sell exploits; and conduct other activities prior to conducting a cyber-attack. The company was founded by Paulo Shakarian and Jana Shakarian in 2016 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.