Richard Hess

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.

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. manufactures stringed instruments and amplifiers. It offers electric and acoustic guitars, basses, effects pedals, headphones, electric guitar and bass parts, and accessories. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

ExaGrid Systems, Inc. provides disk based data protection solutions. Its products include product architecture, scalability, data deduplication, and supported backup applications. The firm combines SATA drives compression and byte-level data reduplication for reliable backups and restores. The company was founded by James Pownell and David James Therrien in 2002 and is headquartered in Westborough, MA.

VistaPrint Ltd. provides high-quality graphic design, Internet printing and premium service. Its products include printed business cards, brochures, post cards to apparel, invitations and announcements, holiday cards, andcalendars. The company was founded by Patrick Mataix, Robert S. Keane and Jones Gwyn in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Ride Group Parent, Inc. engages in the provision of personal transportation services. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Redpoint Ventures (Redpoint Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Brody, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, John Walecka and Geoff Yang. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California.

SCH Technologies manufactures storage management software. The company provides software solutions and services that address the storage management needs of client/server users in various countries. Its customers include Nestle, First Union, Bank of America, Ameritech, SUPERVALU, Atraxis, Kaiser Permanente, France Telecom, Reuters, Dun & Bradstreet and Pacific Bell. The company also offers education, training and integration services to assist clients in maximizing their software investments. The company is located in Cincinnati, OH.

Onebox.com, Inc. provides Internet services. It provides Internet based messaging services that deliver voicemail, email and fax, for the web and telephone. The company was founded by Ross A. Bott and Bill Nguyen and is headquartered in Glencoe, IL.

Village Ventures, Inc. (Village Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Matt Haris and Bo Peabody. The firm is headquartered in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

MLB Advanced Media LP engages in the provision of interactive media Internet services with regards to baseball. The firm delivers news, schedules, standings, and statistics from around the league as well as information on each of MLB's teams. It also offers baseball information on the web, including up-to-date statistics, game summaries, historical information, and features about events and programs. The company was founded in June 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Highland Capital Partners LLC (Highland Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1987 by Paul A. Maeder and Bob F. Higgins. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, US.

TPG Growth LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 2000 by William E. McGlashan and Michael Guthrie. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, United States with additional office in London, United Kingdom.

NBC Universal Cable, Inc. operates a television channels. It also offers production, programming, and broadcasting services. The company is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Topspin Media develops direct-to-fan marketing and retail software platforms and campaigns, allowing clients such as musicians, artists, publishers, and filmmakers, to increase awareness, build relationships with fans, and turn those fans into customers. The company was founded by Shamal Ranasinghe and Peter Gotcher in 2007, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

JAUNT, Inc. provides travelling services. The firm offers connector services, circulator services, and express fixed route services. The company was founded by Arthur van Hoff in 1975 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School provides education services. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

J.A. Cosmetics Corp. produces and distributes cosmetic products. Its eyes products include eyesshadow, eyeliner, brushes and tools and skincare. The company was founded by Scott-Vincent Borba and Joseph Shamah in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Comcast Ventures LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Comcast Corp founded in the year 2011 by Sam H Schwartz and Julian A Brodsky. The firm headquartered in Philadelphia.

Pencils of Promise (PoP) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2008 with the aim of improving access to quality education for children in the south. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. PoP collaborates with communities worldwide to construct schools and develop programs that offer educational opportunities for children. PoP has established high-quality learning environments that have impacted over 890,000 students, parents, and community members in Laos, Ghana, and Guatemala, making it a leader among innovative non-profits working towards sustainable social change. The company was founded by Adam Braund, and Kailee Scales has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Fourth Enterprises LLC provides technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industry. It offers Clarifi Suite, HotSchedules and The Manager's Red Book. The company was founded in 1966 by John David Cantu and Raymond E. Pawlikowski Jr. and is headquartered Alpharetta, GA.

e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc. manufactures and retails beauty product. The firm offers beauty products for eyes, lips, face, and skin care and beauty tools. It provides complete line of makeup and professional tools. The company was founded by Joseph A. Shamah and Scott Vincent Borba in June 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

HotSchedules.com, Inc. provides restaurant management platform. It offers web-based scheduling, forecasting, and employee-engagement services. The firm allows employees to log-on and view their schedule from their computers. The company was founded by Raymond E. Pawlikowski Jr. and John David Cantu in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

YourPeople, Inc. provides payroll and human resource services. The company’s People Platform delivers the most comprehensive, mobile HR experience in the market. Its HR, Benefits, Payroll and Performance apps combine with advisory services and tightly integrated partner apps to radically simplify HR administration-reducing paperwork and complexity so companies can focus on starting, running and growing their businesses. The company was founded by Parker Conrad and Laks Srini in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

STX Productions LLC operates as a media company specializing in the production, marketing, and distribution of talent-driven films, television programming, and digital content. The company was founded by Robert B. Simonds Jr. 2014 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Seasoned LLC provides placement opportunities for the food service industry professionals. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.