Lauren Densham

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.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SiteTracker, Inc. develops enterprise project management software for site based projects. It serves to telecommunications, utilities, smart cities, and alternative energy industries. The company was founded by Timothy May and Brett Cupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Invenergy LLC develops, owns, and operates power generation facilities. It offers financing, construction, ownership and operations, environment, and community engagement services. The firm develops and operates wind, solar, natural gas, combined heat and power generation, and energy storage projects. The company was founded by Michael Polsky in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Jupiter Intelligence, Inc. develops climate score intelligence platform which offers weather and climate data, trend visualizations, forecasts, weather models and climate models. The company was founded by Rich Sorkin, Eric Wun, Josh Hacker and Alan Blumberg in 2017 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Aurora Solar, Inc. operates cloud-based platform that enables solar photovoltaic engineering design, supports operations and facilitates. The company was founded by Christopher Hopper and Samuel Adeyemo in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Zededa, Inc. develops software applications and provides information technology services. It focuses on industrial automation, energy and automotive. The company was founded by Said Ouissal and Roman Shaposhnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Dronedeploy, Inc. operates a smart drone management platform. Its products includes mobile app, enterprise, live app and app market. The company was founded by Nicholas Pilkington, Michael Winn and Jono Millin in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sourcemap, Inc. develops and operates software as a service that feature supply chain mapping. It offers supply chain visualization, supplier discovery, risk heat maps, supplier engagement, traceability, and transparency. The company was founded by Leonardo A. Bonanni and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Handle, Inc. develops construction software that solves late payment issues and access to funding within the industry. It offers fintech, machine learning, compliance, financial, data, construction, and factoring services . The firm serves the Electrical, Concrete, Lumber and HVAC Industries. The company was founded by Patrick Hogan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Finite State, Inc. detects IoT threats to networks to proactively mitigate risk. The firm specializes in cybersecurity, vulnerability research, threat intelligence and risk management. The company was founded by Harvilicz David and Wyckhouse Matt in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Beekeeper AG provides a mobile platform. It is the mobile-first platform that helps organizations and engages employees out in the field in a simple and fun way. The firm specializes in enterprise messaging, internal communication, blue collar workers, employee engagement, retail, hospitality, instant messaging, mobile communication, field services, logistics, pulse surveys and workflows. The company was founded by Cristian Grossmann, Flavio Pfaffhauser, Andreas Slotosch, and Daniel Sztutwojner in 2012 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a national trade association representing the wind industry, which is the largest source of renewable energy in the United States. AWEA has 1,000 member companies and represents 120,000 jobs in the economy, with a nationwide workforce located across all 50 states. The non-profit company is based in Washington, and the CEO of the company is Tom Kiernan. The organization serves as a powerful voice for how wind works for its members, including leaders in wind power and energy development, turbine manufacturing, and component and service suppliers. AWEA hosts the Western Hemisphere's largest wind energy event, the AWEA Windpower Conference & Exhibition, which will be held in June 2021. The conference will be housed within CleanPower, the new exhibition hub for utility-scale renewable energy, bringing together wind power, solar power, and energy storage industries.

Beekeeper Holding, Inc. operates as an early stage development company. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The American Clean Power Association champions policies that aim to transform the power grid into a low-cost, reliable, and renewable power system. The private company is based in Washington. The CEOs of the American company are JC Sandberg and Jason Grumet.

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC (VEP) is a private equity firm founded in the year 2000 by Robert Frederick Smith, Stephen J. Davis and Brian Niranjan Sheth. The firm is headquartered in Austin with an additional offices in Oakland, Chicago, New York and San Francisco .

Off Market Data, Inc. transforms urban data into intelligence. It pairs urban data with artificial intelligence to solve complex infrastructure issues for cities. The firm relies on three technologies to model the relational concepts between isolated urban data sets and the ideas expressed with them, and then infers information between those data sets. It helps individuals, businesses, organizations and governments make better decisions using urban data. The company was founded by Ryan Schmuckler and Corey Capasso and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Coventure Management LLC (Coventure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Ali Hamed, Jamil Goheer and Thatcher Bell. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

What If Ventures (What If Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Stephen Hays. The firm is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

TWAICE Technologies GmbH develops and builds virtual battery models. It offers battery manufacturer, fleet operators and OEMs solutions. The company was founded by Stephan Rohr and Michael Baumann in 2018 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Natural Capital Exchange, Inc. is a company that specializes in data-driven forestry. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's focus is on providing better data to make better decisions. The company connects corporations to the landowners, habitats, and communities they impact through their carbon marketplace. The company was founded in 2010 by Max Nova and Zack Parisa, with Zack Parisa serving as CEO since 2010.

World Resources Institute, Inc. provides solutions for environmental, resource, population and developmental problems. The company was founded by James G. Speth in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides healthcare services to children. It offers pediatric services like acute and specialty care. It also operates a pediatric home health care agency and Children's Memorial Institute for education and research. The company was founded in 1882 by Julia Foster Porter and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Standard Club provides insurance services. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.