Deidre Paknad

NEON Systems, Inc. Ddvelops and provides mainframe integration solutions and software. Its products include shadow z/services, shadow z/events, shadow z/direct, shadow z/components, and shadow z/presentation. It also providesshadow technology to reduce the complexity of mainframe integration. The company was founded by Peter Schaeffer in 1991 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Invenda Corp. provides interactive marketing technologies and services via the Internet. Its business units include mtbr.com, roadbikereview.com, media kit, e-centives and collabrys. The company was founded by Kamran Amjadi and Peter A. Friedli in 1996 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

MyPizza Technologies, Inc. operates as an online platform for pizzas. It allows users to connect with their favorite authentic and local pizzeria. The company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

HireVue, Inc. engages in the development and provision of hiring intelligence platform. Its product allows candidates for jobs to interact and respond to preprogrammed questions with webcams. The firm also provides digital interviews, digital assessments, predictive analysis, technical recruiting, and sales coaching solutions. The company was founded by Mark Newman, Chip Luman, and Ryan Money in 2004 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT.

M12 Ventures (M12) is a venture capital subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is headquartered in London, UK.

SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

QUALCOMM Ventures (QUALCOMM Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

US Robotics Corp. provides Internet access and networking. The firm designs broadband modems, wired and wireless networking solutions, and Internet security devices. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

PRTM Management Consultants LLC provides management consulting services. It offers operational strategy consulting, supply chain management, product and service development, and customer value management services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Electric AI, Inc. provides real-time support and information technology services for small and mid-sized businesses. It offers inventory and service management, procurement, and employee onboarding. The company was founded by Ryan Denehy in August 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Gaikai, Inc. provides cloud based video game steaming services. It delivers cutting edge solutions in the New Media and Web spaces. The company was founded by Andrew Gault, David Perry and Rui Pereira in November 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Clicker Media Inc. provides internet television services. It catalogs various broadcast programming online with an information to help the client to decide what to watch, includes pictures, descriptions, tags, categories, cast members, airdates, related shows, programming notes and ratings. Clicker Media was founded by Paul Wehrley and Jim Lanzone in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Brain Corp. develops software, hardware and cloud services for consumer robotics. Its products include bstem, brainOS and eyeRover. It is pioneer in developing novel algorithms based on the functionality of the nervous system, with applications in visual perception, motor control and autonomous navigation. The company was founded by Eugene M. Izhikevich and Allen B. Gruberc in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cooler Screens, Inc. develops IoT-enabled screens for retail cooler surfaces that deliver marketing opportunities and merchandising. The company was founded by James Koval, Greg Wasson, Arsen Avakian, and Glen Tullman and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Extend, Inc. engages in software industry. The firm provides a platform to merchants to extend warranties to customers. The company was founded by Woodrow H. Levin, Michael Darmousseh, Rohan Shah, and Joseph Moss and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Arkose Labs, Inc. provides online fraud prevention technology services. The firm?s solutions include account takeovers, fake users, spam, carding, blocking transactions, auction house abuse, ticket scalping, fake ratings and game hacking. It solves online fraud problems for global businesses in sectors including online marketplaces, travel, banking, social media, ticketing and online gaming. The company was founded by Kevin Gosschalk and Matthew Ford and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

DSSV, Inc. provides mobile platform for education. It is a mobile communication platform for early education. The firm serves as the hub for preschool, daycare, and after school programs. The company was founded by Dave Vasen in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. develops small cell network platforms that enables mobile operators to deliver coverage, capacity, and cloud services to enterprises and venues. The firm offers Radio Node, Services Node, and Spidernet. The company was founded by Peter L. Wexler, Allan Baw, and Michael K. Gallagher on August 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

TrustedID, Inc. provides identity theft protection solutions. It delivers privacy, security and management services to protect against credit and identity theft - safeguarding individuals, families and businesses. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Panzura, Inc. engages in provision of cloud storage and application optimization products. It offers application cloud control, data protection, cloud integration and global file system management. The firm provides cloud-integrated local NAS capabilities to global enterprises, allowing storage capacity to be centrally located, managed, and protected. The company was founded by John Taylor and Randy Chou in July 2008 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Sequent Software, Inc. provides digital issuance and mobile wallet platform. Its products includes open wallet platform, digital issuance systems, IOT, and wearables which delivers mobile payments and value-added services to banks, mobile operators, merchants, and access control providers. The company was founded in 2010 by Drew Weinstein and David Brudnicki and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Jivox Corp. enagges int he provision of personalized digital marketing platform. It offers Jivox IQ, a platform designed to deliver dynamic ads at scale for programmatic media across all formats and screens. Its platform enables brand advertisers, digital agencies, and publishers to deliver highly engaging video advertisements by interactive and social sharing widgets. The company was founded by Diaz H. Nesamoney and Naren Nachiappan in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Fetch Robotics, Inc. designs, develops and builds robots for light industrial users. The firm offers fetch cloud robotics platform, virtual conveyor for material transport, data server for data collection and platforms for robotics research services. The freight is a mobile base, and fetch is mobile manipulator, designed to work together and alongside humans for order fulfilment. The company was founded by Steve Hogan and Melonee Wise in August 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Tsinghua Silicon Valley Capital (TEEC Angel Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eugene Zhang and Chun Xia. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

Granite Asia is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Scott Wayne Barclay Bonham, Joel D. Kellman and Hany M. Nada. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.