Vlad Shulman

Foundation Capital LLC (Foundation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Jim Anderson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

The Ketera Network TM transforms business buying and selling by integrating an enterprise-class spend management solution and an active community of 250,000 business buyers and suppliers that have transacted over $4 billion in spend and actively collaborate to improve results. Using the Ketera Network, the procurement organization can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entire source-to-pay process with its enterprise-class spend management capabilities that includes sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. In addition, the Network's supplier discovery and marketing tools help suppliers grow their business and enable buying organizations find better suppliers. Finally, its network-level analytics enable buying organizations and suppliers to benchmark and improve their business strategies. By simultaneously delivering considerable cost savings for buyers and new business opportunities for suppliers, the Ketera Network represents the next generation of business applications that benefit from a strong community multiplier effect. Ketera is located in San Jose, CA. The company has blue chip investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, and American Express.

Khoros LLC provides social networking software solutions. It offers khoros platform, marketing, and strategic services. The company was founded by Matt Ayres, John Jon, Thouati G. Michel, Lyle Fong, Dennis Fong, Nader Alizadeh, Michael Yang and Kirk Yokomizo in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Textio, Inc. operates a writing platform for creating job listings. The firm's platform predicts the performance of job listings by analysing the hiring outcomes of job posts and gives employers or organizations with guidance on how to improve it. The company was founded by Kieran Snyder and Jensen Harris in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Whistle Communications, Inc. manufactures computers that give small companies Internet access and allow them to set up electronic mail. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Gordon Ritter, Doug Landis. Whistle Communications was acquired by International Business Machines Corp. on June 23, 1999.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Zoominfo Technologies LLC engages in the provision of online information services. It offers products and solutions for customers in sales, marketing, and enterprises. The company was founded by Jonathan Stern and Michel Decary in 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy preserves national parks. It offers park improvements, conservation of plants and animals, parks and health, crissy field and climate change. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Emergence Equity Management, Inc. (Emergence Equity Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Jason Green, Gordon Ritter and Brian Jacobs. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

SmartTurn, Inc. provides on-demand inventory and warehouse management solutions. The company was founded in 2004and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Zuberance, Inc. provides advocate marketing solution. The firm provides marketing software plus services that enable companies to turn highly-satisfied customers and others (AKA "Brand Advocates") into a powerful marketing force. The company was founded by Rob Fuggetta in 2008 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

GURU, Inc. provides information technology consulting and outsourcing services. It offers knowledge management, proactive hybrid solutions, data collection services, network infrastructure assessment, design, and deployment, hardware and software procurement, risk analysis and mitigation, and data mitigation services. The company was founded by James Slavet in 1995 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Tophatmonocle Corp. provides a web-based clicker and online homework tool. Its web-based tool allows students to use laptops, phone, and tablets to provide instant feedback to teachers through polls, quizzes, and open-ended questions. The company was founded by Michael Silagadze and Mohsen Shahini on March 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

LiveRamp, Inc. provides marketing platform solutions. The firm enables marketers to customer data to use in choice of online marketing platforms for return on investment, measurement, targeting, and personalization. The company was founded by Travis S. May, Dan Scudder, Joel Jewitt and Jeremy Lizt in August 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of ICM Ltd., Software As Service, Inc. provides software development services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Doug Landis, Gordon Ritter. Software As Service was acquired by Carebook Technologies, Inc. on January 10, 2021 for $14 million.

Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

High Alpha Studio LLC operates as a venture studio firm that focuses on conceiving, launching and scaling next generation enterprise cloud companies. It provides product development, sales and marketing, finance, brand and design, and talent development services. The company was founded by Scott D. Dorsey, Eric Tobias, Michael Fitzgerald, and Kristian Andersen in 2015 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Chaac Ventures (Chaac Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Luke Armour. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Whistic, Inc. develops a cloud-based platform that allows companies to assess the security risk of vendors. It simplifies the risk assessment process by enabling companies and their third party service providers to easily send and receive risk assessments online. The company is headquartered in Pleasant Grove, UT.

Affectlayer, Inc. develops application software and data analytics. It offers Chorus which helps improve the skills of sales people and a manager's ability to manage based on what is proven to impact the outcomes of sales conversations. The company was founded by Roy Raanani, Russell Levy, and Micha Y. Breakstone and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Overtime Sports, Inc. operates a mobile application that allows users to film highlights and add slow-mo to capture the best moments in a sporting event. The company was founded by Daniel Porter and Zach Weiner in 2016 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Afore Capital Management LLC (Afore Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hi Marley, Inc. acts as a software provider offering the AI-enabled conversation platform designed for the insurance industry. It enables insurance carriers to easily communicate with customers and other partners in the insurance ecosystem. The company was founded by Michael Greene, John Miller and Mitesh Suchak and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Vymo, Inc. develops intelligent personal assistance software for sales. It offers Vymo for salesforce, lead management, partner management, relationship management, service management, and merchant ordering. The company was founded by Yamini Bhat and Venkat Malladi in 2013 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

Seel, Inc. develops computer software. It offers financial safety net for creators and entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Zack Peng and Bill Liu and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Common Sense Media, Inc., Common Sense Growth LLC conducts independent research about children's use of media and technology and its impact on their development. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company provides expert reviews and objective advice to parents and is the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families. Common Sense Growth also offers a list of the best TV shows for kids, including new kids' TV shows, the best cartoons, educational shows, and classics that are entertaining for families.

HeraldAPI, Inc. develops digital infrastructure for commercial insurance. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Matthew Antoszyk, Duncan Crystal. Matthew Antoszyk has been the CEO since incorporation.

Kik Interactive, Inc. operates a cross-platform smart phone application. It allows users to talk to friends, browse and share any web site with friends. The company was founded by Christopher Best and Ted Livingston in 2009 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

Insightly, Inc. provides web based customer relationship and project management software for small business. The company was founded by Anthony C. Smith in February 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

UP Holdings LLC (Upside Partnership) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield Plc, founded in 2014 by Kent Goldman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.