Brian Beard

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

Zilliant, Inc. provides strategic software solutions. Its applications are built on its optimization platform that provides insights on pricing and sales that grow the top and bottom lines. The firm provides services to distribution, manufacturing, equipment rental and private equity sectors. The company was founded by Peter Zandan and Deborah Vollmer Dahlke in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

CPO Commerce, Inc. operates as an online tool retailer. It operates online outlet stores for new, closeout, discontinued, surplus and refurbished products. The firm offers routers, trimmers and garage equipment. The company was founded by Robert S. Hicks and Robert H. Tolleson in 2004 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Wisegate LLC provides IT network and information services. It helps security professionals collaborate on security issues using crowdsourced IT research. The company was founded by Sara K. Gates and Daniel Dinhoble in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Maker Studios, Inc. operates as a media company that enables artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise services to partners. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA.

M87, Inc. operates as a wireless network infrastructure software company. It develops software that enhances connection speeds on smartphones by automatically routing to faster data paths. The company was founded by Vidur Bhargava, Peter Feldman, David Hampton, and Matt Hovis in 2010 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Question Technologies develops and sells internet software solutions. The private company is based in Austin, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Hank Weghorst and David E. Panos.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Big Lots, Inc., Living.com, Inc. is a company that sells furniture over the Internet. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Andrew Busey. Living.com was acquired by Big Lots, Inc. on June 18, 2001 for $2 million.

Trellis Partners (Trellis Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John L. Long. The firm is headquartered in Cedar Creek, Texas.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Eschool.com, Inc. provides computer software development services. It offers services to the software publishers, custom computer programming, administrative management and general consulting. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tivoli Software develops storage and systems management software solutions. It provides products for managing computer networks which includes servers, storage systems, desktops, and mainframes. The company's software includes applications that enable network administrators to control users, systems, databases, and applications from a single location. The company was founded by Bob Fabbio in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

PriceGrabber.com, Inc. operates an an online shopping website. It offers clothing, electronics, toys, furniture, auto parts, computers and jewelry and watches. The company was founded in 1999 and its headquarters is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Dakota Venture Group, Inc.(DVG) is a venture capital, a subsidiary of University of North Dakota founded in 2006 by Austin Steffen. The firm is headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Houston Police Foundation provides support services to the Houston police department. It serves in connecting private investment dollars with public safety solutions. The company was founded by Don A. Sanders and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pavemint LLC provides digital parking solutions that streamline payment processing, license plate recognition, and leverage data and analytics to optimize ingress and egress. The private company is based in Houston, TX and was founded by Randall Jamail. The company aims to solve the problem of wasted time and CO2 emissions due to parking, offering flexible parking solutions for payment processing at any scale. Pavemint enables cashless payments, tracking parking analytics and metrics, and provides self-park and on-the-lot tools to manage and enforce parking lot operations. David Lin has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Databento, Inc. engages in the provision of platform to manage data products. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Powered, Inc. provides social marketing consultancy services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Kung Fu Solutions LLC develops artificial intelligence implications for businesses strategy. The company was founded by Stephen Straus, Ron J. Green and Steve Meier and is headquartered in Austin, TX.