Michael Akkerman

ManagedStorage International, Inc. provides data protection and storage solutions. It has operating divisions in the United Kingdom, France, and Japan. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Starship Technologies, Inc. builds self-driving local delivery robots. The firm offers food and package deliveries through robots. The company was founded by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis in July 2014 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Synchrony, Inc. engages in the provision of magnetic bearings, motors and generators solutions. The company was founded by Victor Iannello in 1993 and is headquartered in Salem, VA.

Research Now Group LLC provides digital data collection services. It offers data-driven decision making through proprietary consumer and business and online panels, as well as mobile, digital and social media technologies. The company was founded by Morton H. Meyerson and Harold M. Brierley in 1999 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

The Influential Network, Inc. operates an influencer marketing platform and advertising marketplace. The firm provides content creation, audience monetization, platform management, and account building services. It also offers campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. The company was founded by Ryan Detert and Daniel Steele in 2014 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, CA.

Vivino, Inc. engages in the provision of online services to promote and sell wines. The company was founded by Heini Zachariassen and Theis S?ndergaard in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

George K. Baum & Co. is an investment banking firm with an industry-leading municipal bond business. Its clients include both individual and institutions, and it approaches each one with commitment, energy, innovation and confidence. Its focus is on helping its clients achieve their goals. It does that by providing relevant products and services in every segment of its business. It is dedicated to combining quality service with integrity and creativity- a commitment it has maintained since the firm was founded in 1928. By choosing George K. Baum & Co. as an investment partner, clients gain access to a broad array of investment opportunities and expertise. It is a leader in municipal finance and consistently ranks as one of the nation's top underwriters of negotiated municipal bonds. The firm trades government, agency and mortgage-backed securities. The Firm's affiliate, George K. Baum Capital Advisors, Inc. helps clients realize superior value primarily through mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

Europlay Capital Advisors LLC (ECA Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Great Hill Partners LP (Great Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher S. Gaffney, Steve F. Gormley and John G. Hayes. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Indeed, Inc. operates an internet search engine for job listings. It provides recruitment advertising network services. The company was founded by Paul Forster and Rony Kahan in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Xpressdocs Partners Ltd. provides direct marketing solutions. Its technology and production capability offers them instant access to postcards, brochures, flyers, and business cards. The company was founded by Brian Naughton and Eric Chandler in 2001 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

National Electronic Attachment, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic claims attachment and health information exchange in the dental industry. Its software include FastAttach, FastKapture, FastLook, and Vyne Connect. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Dunwoody, GA.

Bossa Nova Robotics, Inc. designs and manufactures robotic toys. The company was founded by Sarjounin Skaff and David Palmer in Febrauary 2005 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Liaison International, Inc. provides admissions and accreditation online software. Its solutions include admission management, enrollment marketing and eAccreditation. The firm offers services and data solutions for professional and educational associations, universities, colleges, graduate schools, and accrediting agencies. The company was founded by George Haddad in 1990 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

DigiCert, Inc. provides enterprise-grade secure sockets layer, internet of things, and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions for identity and encryption. It supports TLS and other digital certificates for PKI deployments at any scale through its certificate lifecycle management solution CertCentral. The company was founded by Ken Bretschneider and Chuck West in 2003 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Strata Health Solutions, Inc. develops software platform which aims to improve patient flow, connectivity and performance analytics across healthcare systems. Its solutions include STRATA PATHWAYS, STRATAIQ, STRATA CONNECT, STRATA HOMEFIRST and STRATA RECONCILIATION. The firm’s platform helps to solve problems between client need and available resources at primary care, acute care and post-acute care facilities and programs. The company was founded by Don G. Schick in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

HouseCanary, Inc. operates property portal web services. Its products include HouseCanary PRO, HouseCanary APPRAISER, HouseCanary Analytics API, and HouseCanary Value Report. The company was founded by Jeremy Sicklick and Christopher Stroud in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Morpheus Advisors LLC (Morpheus Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California.

Darkstore, Inc. operates a platform that facilitates same-day delivery for e-commerce brands. It provides same-day and two-day delivery services for e-commerce brands. The company was founded by Lee Hnetinka and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

VeriSIM Life, Inc. develops artificial intelligence enabled biosimulation models, which allow researchers to find how drug will interact in animals. The company was founded by Zack Jones and Jyotika Varshney on November 1, 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Rapiddeploy, Inc. develops cloud-based call-taking and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform. It serves the public safety and other markets. The firm's products include NIMBUS CAD, edge analytics, and radius mapping. The company was founded by Steven Raucher and Brett Meyerowitz in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Accenture Interactive provides customer experiences services. The firm specializes in content management, campaign management, customer analytics, marketing analytics, ecommerce, web development, experience management, marketing optimization, media optimization, marketing strategy, marketing operations, mobility services and social media. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sidecar Health, Inc. provides health insurance services. The firm empowers people to be in control of their health and spending. It develops a health insurance product that works the way it think health insurance should work. The company was founded by Patrick Quigley and Veronica Osetinsky in 2018 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

TEN63 Therapeutics provides drug development services. The American company was founded by Nancy Miller-Rich, Marcel Frenkel, Mark Hallen, Bruce Donald. Marcel Frenkel has been the CEO since incorporation.

Wire Group Holdings GmbH specializes in impact investing and conscious wealth allocation for affluent families since 2010. Wire Group Holdings is based in Berlin, DE, and has subsidiaries in Switzerland and the United States. The German company emphasizes connectedness and has a focus on regeneration of human and natural capital. The CEO of the company is Morten Broegger.

Part of Wedgewood Village Pharmacy LLC, Blue Rabbit Ventures, Inc. provides veterinary services. The company is based in Portland, ME. The company was founded by Benjamin J. Shaw. Benjamin J. Shaw has been the CEO since incorporation. Blue Rabbit Ventures was acquired by Wedgewood Village Pharmacy LLC on June 14, 2023.

Carlyle Co., Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Nashville, TN.