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Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. provides private education to preschools, elementary, and middle schools. It also operates as an accredited private online school, offering programs for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The firm also offers summer camp programs including sports and games, swimming, field trips, arts and crafts, science, and nature. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lawrence Investments LLC offers properties for sale via this unique venue. The company is headquartered in walnut Creek, CA.

Knowledge Universe, Inc. provides online information and consulting services. It invests in companies such as internet-oriented education, day care & childhood learning, and B2B companies. The company has offices in Menlo Park and Los Angeles. Knowledge Universe was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA

Wowza Media Systems LLC develops interactive streaming media server software. The firms? products include wowza streaming engine, gocoder, streaming cloud and wawza player. It offers on-demand video and audio, video recording and interactive flash streaming and IP camera streaming solutions. The company was founded by David Stubenvoll and Charlie Good in 2005 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

TSheets.com LLC provides time tracking software for payroll. Its online technology enables employees and employers, as well as their accountants and payroll managers to track, manage, and report time using a computer, mobile phone, GPS-enabled apps, text and dial. The company was founded by Matt Rissell and Brandon Zehm in 2006 and is headquartered in Eagle, ID.

InfoArmor, Inc. provides identity protection and privacy management solutions. It offers employee protection, corporate security intelligence and training solutions. The company was founded by Drew Smith in 2007 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Union Square Advisors LLC is a technology-focused investment bank that offers strategic mergers & acquisitions advice and execution, agented private capital financing, and debt capital markets advisory services. The private company was founded in 2007 by Edward R. Smith, William C. McClelland and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company works with leading public and private technology companies, private equity, venture capital and family offices, and their expertise spans many aspects of the technology landscape, including enterprise software and infrastructure, fintech, healthcaretech, internet+digital media, ecommerce, consumer software, aiot & industrial technology and other key segments. Since inception, Union Square Advisors has advised on more than 170 strategic transactions exceeding $118b.

Delphix Corp. provides database virtualization software solutions which include test data management, DevOps, ERP upgrades, cloud migration and government services. The company was founded by Jedidiah Yueh and Charlie Zha in July 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

VoltDB, Inc. provides database for large scale transaction processing. It offers solutions such as cryptocurrency trading and stream processing. The company was founded by Michael R. Stonebraker, Scott Jarr and Andrew Hunt Palmer in 2009 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

RiskIQ, Inc. provides web based security software that monitors websites and mobile applications. It offers risk management, incident response, security operations, anti fraud and investigations, and forensics solutions. The company was founded by Elias Manousos, Chris Kiernan and David Kevan Pon in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Reverb.com LLC operates as an online marketplace to buy, sell and learn about new, used and vintage music gear. It offers electric guitars, acoustic guitars, brass guitars, amps, effects and pedals, drums and percussion and pro audio. The company was founded by David S. Kalt in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops novel RNAi-based therapeutics. The firm’s products include QPI-1002 and QPI-1007 is being developed as a neuroprotective agent for the treatment of optic neuropathies that result in the death of retinal ganglion cells. The company was founded by Daniel Zurr, David M. Fineman and J. Gregory Swendsen in December 1993 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Authoria, Inc. develops human capital management software solutions. Its products specific targets are recruiting, performance, incentives, salary, succession and communications. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Awareness, Inc. provides on-demand social marketing management software solutions. It offers clients a unique blend of measurement, analysis and implementation technology that provides insight into consumer interaction and behavior online and streamlines content creation, dissemination and measurement across social media channels. The firm also helps social media channels to make buying decisions, find local services, research products and interact with brands. Awareness was founded by David Carter and Robin Hopper in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Netnumina Solutions, Inc. develops management application software solutions. It also provides domain knowledge and unparalleled technology expertise to help clients such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Aventis, GSK, Fleet, and Fidelity. The company was founded by Imran Sayeed in 1997 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Greylock Management Corp (Greylock Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 by Charlie P. Waite and Daniel S. Gregory. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

ClearForest, a Thomson Reuters company, provides text-driven business intelligence solutions that supply the analytical bridge between two previously disconnected worlds of information--unstructured text and enterprise data. Their award-winning solutions offer manufacturers, publishers, federal, chemical & financial service organizations critical links to situational context buried in text for use in Business Intelligence [BI] systems. Adding this situational context to enterprise data systems empowers organizations to: uncover hidden relationships, evaluate events, discover unforeseen patterns and facilitate problem identification for rapid resolution. Applying this intelligence enables organizations to avoid loss of profit margins due to preventable write-offs, customer churn, legal settlements, warranty claims or inefficient product development cycles. In short, they enable Global 5000 companies to make better business decisions by turning large volumes of contextually-based information into proactive business intelligence.

Anthony Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a private company that manufactures and distributes wood products. The company is based in Everett, MA.

Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It specializes in the emerging field of molecular pathology and developing cell- and tissue-based diagnostic tests for personalized medicine. The company was founded by Lou Yuling and Steve Chan in 2006 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

PeopleFluent, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service talent management solutions. It offers PeopleFluent Mirror Suite that integrates video and social technologies into various talent applications; PeopleFluent Colossus, a data integration cloud service that connects talent data and applications; Recruitment Software, a talent acquisition solution that allows clients to make informed hiring decisions; and Performance Management that allows clients to improve business results, develop employees, and retain key staff. The company was founded by Todd Hayes Loofbourrow in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

TeleSign Corp. provides internet, mobile and cloud authentication and verification services. Its products include short message service and voice authentication, auto verify, push verify and phone identification fraud prevention. The firm?s solutions include account registration, account access & usage and account recovery. The company was founded by Darren Berkovitz, Ryan Disraeli and Stacy Stubblefield in 2005 and is headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA.

Gainsight, Inc. engages in the provision of customer success management solutions in software-as-a-service model to enterprises. Its products include customer success, product experience, customer experience, customer data platform, and revenue optimization. The company was founded by Sreedhar Peddineni and James A. Eberlin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

OnX Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Red Canary, Inc. provides cyber security services. It focuses on continuous endpoint activity, detects potential threats, triage and investigate, and responds to cyber threats. The company was founded by Brian Beyer, Keith McCammon and Chris Rothe in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

NinjaRMM LLC operates as the security centric remote monitoring and management platform. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Coderpad, Inc. develops software tools to write programs. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Jungle Scout, Inc. is an all-in-one platform for e-commerce sellers that provides powerful market intelligence resources to help entrepreneurs and brands manage their businesses. Jungle Scout supports more than $50 billion in annual Amazon revenue and offers a suite of business management solutions, including product research, marketplace insights, review automation, and inventory planning. The company's mission is to provide data and insights to help entrepreneurs and brands grow their businesses on Amazon. The company was founded in 2015 by Greg Mercer and is headquartered in Austin, TX, with subsidiaries in the United States.

Octopusapp, Inc. provides cloud-based software for field service companies. It also offers customer relationship management capabilities, task and calendar management, job tracking, crew scheduling, automated quoting and invoicing. The company was founded by Sam Pillar and Forrest Zeisler in 2011 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.