Michael G. Bechtol

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Hiscox Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS, and Corporate Centre. The Hiscox Retail segment includes the Hiscox International being the USA, Special Risks and Asia retail business divisions. The Hiscox London Market segment comprises the internationally traded insurance business written by the Group’s London-based underwriters via Syndicate 33, including lines in property, marine and energy, casualty and other specialty insurance lines, excluding the kidnap and ransom business. The Hiscox Re & ILS segment consists of the performance of Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, excluding the internal quota share arrangements, with the reinsurance contracts. The Corporate Centre segment comprises the investment return, finance costs and administrative costs associated with Group management activities. The company was founded on July 20, 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Intercomputer Communications Corp is a computer software company. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. Intercomputer Communications was acquired by Digital Communications Associates, Inc. on May 20, 1992 for $20.77 million.

Catalina Information Resources, Inc. provides information technology and business intelligence consulting services. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.

Part of Motorola Solutions, Inc., Retail Management Systems Corp. supplies store-level software. The company is based in Des Moines, IA. Retail Management Systems was acquired by Telxon Corp. on May 04, 1992.

Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky provides integrated marketing services. It offers clients the whole marketing kit & caboodle. The company clients include Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Delta Air Lines, Citibank, Starwood and Working Assets. It has offices in Boston and Los Angeles. The company was founded in 1993 by Rob Shepardson, Lenny Stern & Mark Kaminsky and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rincon Venture Management LLC (Rincon Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Jim Andelman. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

Archer Education, Inc. provides online information services. Its services include pricing transparency, scholarship information, career information, and college rankings. The firm's platform allows student to personalize their searches and connect directly to schools online. The company was founded by Jerry Slavonia and Brian Hartnack on July 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Wanderful Media LLC provides online local discovery shopping services. Its applications include Find&Save, CoffeeTable, the Wanderful Mobile Network, and the Wanderful Regional Network. The company was founded by John Strisower in November 2011 and is headquartered in Chico, CA.

Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc. produces surf report, forecast, and editorial content to consumers, businesses, and government agencies. It provides live and predicted ocean weather information, editorial content, and consulting services through Surfline.com, Buoyweather.com, and Fishtrack.com. The company was founded by Sean Collins in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Graphiq, Inc. operates as a business intelligence portal. Its services include business, education, electronics, health, home and family, motors, software, sports and REC, travel and lifestyle. The firm is a data-driven comparison engine that organizes and presents data for making decisions. The was founded by Scott Leonard, Brayton Johnson and Kevin O'Connor in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

HeyTutor, Inc. provides online tutoring services. The firm offers academic services for students looking to improve or to maintain their scholastic achievements. The company was founded by Ryan Neman and Skyler Lucci in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

RedRoute, Inc. is a software company that leverages voice AI to create amazing customer service for businesses of all sizes. RedRoute is based in New York, NY and the CEO of the company is Brian Schiff. The company's product, Flip CX, offers an Alexa-like voice AI experience for businesses to optimize their phone channel for better customer service. The voice assistant easily handles simple calls, passing complex ones along to human agents. Companies can launch in minutes, enabling immediate savings and improved customer experience.

COR Global Ltd. offers an AI-powered project management software for advertising agencies. The software allows agencies to gain visibility, track time automatically, and make smart decisions. The American company also provides an educational platform for its #cormmunity to help answer questions. The company was founded by Santiago Bibiloni and José Gettas, with Santiago Bibiloni serving as the CEO since incorporation.

ScOp Venture Capital LLC (ScOp Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kevin J. O'Connor. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

Hiscox, Inc. is a leading specialist insurer. It offers insurance by profession, including health, beauty, and wellness; business or marketing consulting; information technology; photographers; and architects and engineers. The firm also offers small business insurance, including professional liability insurance, errors and omissions insurance, and business owner insurance. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.