Mark Miller

Industrial Scientific Corp. designs and manufactures gas monitoring instruments and other related products. It offers include portable multi gas, area monitors and docking stations. The company was founded by Kent D. McElhattan in 1985 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Intellect Design Arena, Inc. helps companies preserve, manage and modernize their enterprise applications to improve quality, reduce costs, and respond to their most pressing business challenges. Its solutions combine world-class application modernization software, global delivery services, and industry specific business process solutions. The company has offices in Pittsburgh, California, London, and Hyderabad, India, plus alliances with leading consulting companies, independent software vendors, and global IT service providers in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Niche.com, Inc. provides online college reviews. It specializes in education, college, university, ratings, scholarships, k-12, high school, elementary, neighborhoods, cities and towns. The firm provides reviews and insight from everyday experts, choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process. The company was founded by Luke Skurman in 2002 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Akustica, Inc. provides micro electro mechanical systems products. It designs, develops and markets proprietary silicon microphones, speakers, and complete acoustic system-on-chip solutions. Its products include digital microphones and analog microphones. The company was founded by Kaigham J. Gabriel and Jim Rock in 2001 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Amazon Robotics LLC develops robotic solutions for automating distribution centers. It develops corporate and academic partnerships to support innovation throughout the robotics ecosystem. The company was founded by Michael C. Mountz in 2003 and is headquartered in North Reading, MA.

Shipwire, Inc. provides eCommerce order fulfillment and logistics services. It operates a platform that enables users to control order, inventory, and supply chain operations across warehouses and provides tools to manage operations. The company was founded by Damon Gary Schechter and Evan Robinson in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Cloudmeter, Inc. provides big data capture, processing and integration solutions. Its first products, Pion Enterprise and Pion Replay, are widely used by customers to better understand and react to end users' online behavior and experiences. The company was founded by Michael Dickey in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Forever, Inc. engages in the provision of memory-keeping solution. Its products and services include storage, video, online printing, scanning, scrapbook, digital art, photo management software, mobile app, and events. The company was founded by Glen T. Meakem in May 2012 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Allegheny Health, Education & Research Foundation provides health education services.

Highmark, Inc. engages in the provision of health insurance products and services. It serves members across the United States through its businesses in health insurance, dental insurance, vision care, and reinsurance. The company was founded on November 27, 1996 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bayer Medical Care, Inc. engages in the manufacture of medical equipment and disposable products. The company was founded on January 25, 1996 and is headquartered in Indianola, PA.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Philip Morris International, Inc., Kraft General Foods Corp. manufactures cigarettes, food, and brewing. The company is based in New York, NY.

Innovation Works, Inc. (Innovation Works) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ben Franklin Technology Partners founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bantu, Inc. provides enterprise instant messaging software. The firm provides secure instant communication technology for the government, commercial and education markets. Its services include cloud computing, data, engineering , software development, and managed services practices. The company was founded by Lawrence D. Schlang and Jay Dor in 1999 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Right Hand Manager Software LLC provides financial analysis software services. Its MarginMetrix suite of software products includes SpendMetrix, which focuses on purchasing; BuildMetrix, which focuses on manufacturing costs and RevMetrix, which focuses on sales. The company was founded in 2001 by Sam Kinney and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Clearwater Capital Management Co. LLC (Clearwater Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by David Becker in 2003. Clearwater Capital manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors.

The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA) is an organization that advocates for early-stage investors and fosters relationships among parties united in purpose to create a more vibrant, diverse entrepreneurial community. The organization is based in Bridgeville, PA. The PVCA offers a variety of dynamic networking, educational, finance, and social outings throughout the year, including the nationally renowned 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

Leostream Corp. provides virtual and cloud-hosted desktop software services. It offers hosted desktop solutions and connection broker products. Leostream was founded by David Crosbie and Geoffrey K. Crawshaw in 2002 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

NearVerse, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile application platform for instant messaging. It offers LoKast. The company was founded by Boris Bogatin and Vic Singh in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Schoology, Inc. owns and operates a cloud based next generation learning management platform. It offers an online learning, classroom management, and social networking platform that enhances student engagement and improves learning through better communication, collaboration, and increased access to curriculum and supplemental content. The firm markets its products to K-12 schools, higher education, and corporations. The company was founded by Jeremy N. Friedman, Ryan Hwang, Bill Kindler and Timothy Trinidad in May 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tercera LLC (Tercera) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Chris Barbin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

thoughtLEADERS LLC is an online learning platform that specializes in planning foundations, case studies, and mergers & acquisitions. The private company is based in Gahanna, OH. The company was founded by Mike Figliuolo. Mike Figliuolo has been the CEO since incorporation.