Kurt Avarell

AOptix Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures laser communication systems. Its Composite Optical-RF technology is an integration of wireless optical technology with radio frequency technology, providing ultra-high bandwidth capacity with carrier-grade availability up to 10 kilometers. The company was founded by Anthony P. Mazzarella, J. Elon Graves and Malcolm J. Northcott in 2000 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

FutureSimple, Inc. provides sales and customer relationship management software solutions. the firm's products include All-in-One Sales platform, implement & integrate and prescriptive sales analytics. Its solutions include lead tracking, sales pipeline management, customer management, sales reporting and analytics, mobile sales management and sales forecasting. The company was founded by Uzi Shmilovici, Bart Kiszala, Pawel Niznik, Ela Madej and Agata Wierzbicka in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Tealium, Inc. provides enterprise tag management and real-time unified marketing solutions. Its products include Tealium iQ, an enterprise tag management platform that puts marketers in control of their online solutions, and AudienceStream, a real-time audience discovery and digital data distribution platform, that allows marketers to define, correlate and target their actionable audiences across channels. The company was founded by Ali Behnam and Michael Anderson in March 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Overture Networks, Inc. provides virtualization solutions to carrier-class service providers.The company was founded by Prayson Pate and Jeffrey W. Reedy in September 6, 2000 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Kodiak Networks, Inc. provides mobile enterprise productivity applications. Its InstaPoC platform is purpose-built for Push-to-Talk and other advanced mobile solutions that focus on enabling instant and group-based communications. The firm serves the hospitality, manufacturing, construction, transportation, utilities and energy industries. The company was founded by F. Craig Farrill, Krishnakant Patel and Bruce Lawler in 2001 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Tenaya Capital Inc (Tenaya Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Brian Melton, Stewart Gollmer, Ben Boyer and Brian Paul. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Silkroad Technology, Inc. provides cloud-based end-to-end talent management solutions. Its human resource solutions include global client services, recruiting, onboarding, learning & performance. The company was founded by Andrew J. Filipowski, Brian Platz and Chauncey Kupferschmid in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Health Language, Inc. provides healthcare terminology management solutions and professional services that normalize data within the healthcare organizations. It offers health management software, content, and consulting solutions that map, translate, update, and manage clinical terminologies on an enterprise scale. The firm also provides healthcare IT solutions in the areas of content standardization, data normalization, ICD-10 remediation, and workflow-enhancing search. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

LuckyPai Ltd. operates a television shopping channel. It is a home-shopping network that hawks jewelry and electronics. It operates Ju Jia Home Shopping Channel, a licensed home shopping channel in Shandong, for broadcasting live programming offering digital goods. The company was founded by Raymond N. Chang, Wen-Jie Zhang, and Chang Su in May 2006 and is headquartered in Jinan, China.

CareCloud Corp. is a healthcare technology company, which engages in the provision of cloud-based healthcare information technology solutions. It offers revenue cycle management, practice management, electronic health records, patient engagement, healthcare analytics and mobile applications. The company was founded by Alberto C. Santalo in 2009 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Brighter, Inc. operates as an online marketplace that connects members with dentists. It's product Brighter, a platform that allows self-pay patients to manage their oral health by giving access to pre-negotiated prices at certified dentists. The company was founded by Jacob J. Winebaum and Jason Szczuka in April 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Concord Worldwide, Inc. provides free cloud-based contract lifecycle management platform. It provides unlimited e-signatures and contract storage for users. The company was founded by Mathieu Lhoumeau and Florian Parain in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.