Liz Wessel

Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. designs, develops, publishes, and distributes handheld electronic information products. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, NJ.

NCM Services, Inc. provides software design and engineering services to the mobile and handheld device industry. It develops operating systems, related applications and wireless server technology. It provides full software lifecycle development and support, including design specification, software development, project management and quality assurance. The company has worked on a variety of operating systems and environments, including Symbian, WinCE, Palm, RIM, Linux, Unix and Java. In addition, it has an understanding of wireless data technologies, including GSM, GPRS, CDMA and 1XRTT. NCM Services changed its name from Geoworks Corp. in May 2010. The company was founded by Brian P. Dougherty in 1997 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Idealab Corp (Idealab) is a venture capital subsidiary of Idealab Holdings LLC founded in 1996 by Bill Gross and Marcia Goodstein. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

Part of Remote DBA Experts LLC, Nextron Communications, Inc. produces and manages networks. The company is based in San Jose, CA.

LiveOps, Inc. provides cloud contact center and customer service solutions. It offers various call types and channels, including customer service call center, outbound services interactions, inbound sales interactions, lead generation interactions, and self-service interactive voice response capabilities. The firm also provides cloud contact center solutions such as LiveOps Engage, LiveOps Voice and LiveOps Insight. LiveOps serves the financial, health, insurance, retail, marketing and media industries. The company was founded by William J. Trenchard in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Yapta, Inc. develops and provides online travel management services. The firm specializes in airfare price tracking, hotel price tracking, dynamic price tracking technology, airfare and hotel rates and travel spend analytics. The company was founded by Brett Allsop, Thomas G. Romary, Ryan Allsop, Amy Terrell, Eric Anderson and Aaron Hill in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Mint Software, Inc. provides online money management services. It offers debt management, expense tracking, investment and budget management, mutual fund, IRA, and financial planning services. The company was founded by Thomas Aaron Patzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

AppFirst, Inc. operates as a real-time application-aware monitoring and analytics company. It offers critical business and system visibility solutions, allowing organizations to closely align their information technology systems with business goals in order to manage business risks. The firm’s solutions include enterprise, IT as a service, application footprinting and troubleshooting. The company was founded by David Roth and Donn Rochette in 2009 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

DNAnexus, Inc. develops a cloud-based data analysis and management platform for DNA sequence data. It engages in the provision of cloud-based solutions for large-scale Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) data management and analysis. The firm offers a centralized hub for managing data, collaborating with other scientists, sharing tools, and accessing diverse reference datasets, including genotypic and phenotypic data. The company was founded by Serafim Batzoglou, Andreas Sundquist and Arend Sidow in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

SimpleGeo, Inc. engages in the provision of location information for application developers. It offers geographic information systems and locations based services that feeds geographical information to mobile applications. The company was founded by Joe Stump and Galligan Matthew in May 2009 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Looker Data Sciences, Inc. provides business intelligence software services. It develops software that focuses on the intersection of economics and engineering. The firm's solutions specialize in cohort analysis, transaction sequencing, customer lifetime value, customer lifetime transactions, distribution analysis, behavioral analysis, supply chain analytics, and digital marketing. It serves eCommerce, Media, Ad Tech, SaaS, Healthcare, Gaming and FinTech industries. The company was founded by Lloyd W. Tabb, Marc Randolph, and Ben Porterfield in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA.

Sproutling, Inc. develops wearable devices for babies that help moms and dads to monitor newborn babies at all times. It provides sensor systems designed to wrap around a baby's ankle to monitor signs through parent's mobile devices. The company was founded by Chris A. Bruce and Mathew Spolin on July 1, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CoreTech Consulting Group LLC provides software solutions. It offers services in the areas of internetworking, security, platforms, business intelligence, program & project management, project staff augmentation, support services in life sciences and financial services industries. The company's clients include GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth, SunTrusT Banks, Synovous Financial etc. CoreTech Consulting was founded in 1992 and is located in King of Prussia, PA.

Part of eBay, Inc., Half.com, Inc. is a company that provides online personal trading in an auction format. The company is based in Lincoln, NE. The company was founded by Mark R. Harrington, Josh M. Kopelman. Half.com was acquired by eBay, Inc. on July 11, 2000 for $263.57 million.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Jump Networks, Inc. is a company that provides Web-based calendar services. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by William J. Trenchard. Jump Networks was acquired by Microsoft Corp. on April 26, 1999.

Ted Conferences LLC provides technology, entertainment and design conference services. The firm provides a platform for thinkers, visionaries and teachers, so that people around the globe can gain an understanding of the issues faced by the world, and feed a desire to help create a future. The company was founded by Richard Saul Wurman in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Leader to Leader Institute provides educational services. It develops leaders in the not-for-profit sector through conferences, publications, workshops, grants and interactions with business leaders. Leader to Leader Institute was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MBI, Inc. provides direct marketing services for consumer goods. Its products include sports collectibles, jewelry, postage stamps and sheets, coins, stadium replicas, timepieces, gold collector cards, and home decor items. The company was founded by Ralph Glendinning and Ted Stanley in 1969 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Omidyar Network LLC (Omidyar Network) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Omidyar Network Commons LLC founded in 2004 by Pierre Omidyar and Pam Omidyar. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Part of EMCOR Group, Inc., Businessland, Inc. sells and services business computer systems. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Phil Reed, David G. Norman.

G.O. Corp. operates as a processor of fresh, pre-cut fruits and vegetables. It offers salads, soups and entrees. The company was founded by Patricia Greene and Marylou Owen in 2004 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Japan External Trade Organization is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment. It promotes foreign direct investment (FDI) into Japan; assists business expansion of developing countries; contributes to trade policies and economic partnerships; and researches developing economies. The company was founded on October 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY.

Founder Collective Management Co. LLC (Founder Collective) is an Independent Venture Capital firm is founded in 2009 by Eric Paley, Chris Dixon, Bill Trenchard, Mark Gerson, Micah Rosenbloom and Zach Klein. The firm is headquartered at New York City with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Philadelphia Media Network LLC publishes newspapers and magazines. It offers online services of the two newspapers throughout the country. The company offers publications, reader, marketing and advertising services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Manifest Commerce, Inc. operates an advertising platform. It helps online retailers leverage Facebook Open Graph as an effective marketing channel. Its products include SocialWire Connect, which lets marketers turn the actions to its customers which are taking on sites into sharable moments on Facebook. The company was founded in 2011 by Robert Buch, Selcuk Atli and Deniz Oktar and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Flatiron Health, Inc. develops health care technology. Its OncologyCloud platform allows cancer centers, physicians and life science companies to gain actionable insights from clinical, practice management and billing data. The firm's software platform accelerates personalized medicine and research by applying advanced analytics to electronic patient care data documented by physicians. The company was founded by Nathaniel S. Turner and Zachary W. Weinberg in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clover Health LLC operates as a healthcare technology company. The firm offers Medicare Advantage plans with low premiums, low copays, and low prescription drug costs. It uses its proprietary technology platform, the Clover Assistant, to collect, structure, and analyze health and behavioral data to improve medical outcomes and lower costs for patients. The company was founded by Vivek Garipalli and Kris Gale in 2013 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Nomad Health, Inc. operates a medical job application platform. The company was founded by Alexander G. Nazem, Ryan Grant, Kevin P. Ryan and Zander Pease in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Amino Payments, Inc. operates as a payments company that combines technologies from blockchain, payments, and advertising to bring transparency to online advertising. The company was founded by Will Luttrell, David Bookspan and Chris Chapman and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Creditly Corp. provides technological services. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.