Robert Buffone

Digital Lighthouse Corporation is a technology integration firm exclusively focused on designing, building, integrating and operating advanced Customer Relationship Management solutions for its clients to manage their direct-to-customer relationships effectively and efficiently. The firm assists the clients by enabling the technology & operational support that will identify and attract customers initiate & manage the customer relationship, interactions, build and nurture customer relationships. It offers Internet Professional and Operational ASP services that help transform businesses into customer-centric enterprises. The company focuses on the design and integration of technologies required for organizations to harness the power of the customer-centric business model and provides specific CRM solutions as well as complete CRM solutions that help them evolve. CRM is an enterprise-wide model that facilitates the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships between a company and its current and prospective customers.

Adesso Systems, Inc. develops and provides mobile computing application software and solutions. The company develops replication applications which perform replication of data, logic, and permissions in various devices and users. It offers services through systems integrators, value added resellers, and independent software vendors. Adesso Systems was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Fundamental Capital LLC (Fundamental Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Kevin Keenley. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

BladeLogic, Inc. provides data center automation software solutions. The company was founded by Ittycheria and Vijay Manwani in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Likewise Software, Inc. provides systems management software solutions. The firm specializes in information technology, unstructured data, data storage, Linux, security and Unix. The company was founded by Brian K. Moran, Manny Vellon, David Feinleib and Charles W. Mount in 2004 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Vanu, Inc. provides wireless infrastructure solutions. It enables operators to access new markets and new revenue streams and is the developer of the Anywave Base Station, the first U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-certified software radio, Anywave's software-only design runs on commercial off-the-shelf processors rather than ex­pensive proprietary hardware. The company was founded by Vanu G. Bose in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

iStreamPlanet Co. LLC provides multiplatform and live video streaming solutions. Its solutions include content protection, live streaming events, live linear channels and advertising. The company was founded by Miodrag Babic in 2000 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Revolution Analytics, Inc. provides software and services based on the open source R project for statistical computing. It brings performance, productivity and enterprise readiness to R, statistics language in the world. The firm flagship Revolution R Enterprise product is designed to meet the production needs of large organizations in industries such as finance, life sciences, retail, manufacturing and media. The company was founded by Martin H. Schultz in 2007 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Stylitics, Inc. operates an insights and analytics platform that provides a live, interactive view into the full cycle of clothing choices by consumers. Its platform provides outfit technology, customer insights, chatbots, and closet space application. The company was founded by Rohan Deuskar and Zach Davis in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Rollio, Inc. provides a solution for client prioritization, trip planning, mapping, task automation, meeting debriefing, and lead generation. It enables users to aggregate market data and analyzes workflow. The company was founded by Devon Bernard and Jake Soffer and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Part of Yahoo, Inc., Stata Labs operates a search engine and provides email services. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Raymond S. Stata, Raymie Stata.

The Computer History Museum is a leading museum that explores the computing past, digital present, and future impact of technology on humanity. The museum is based in Mountain View, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The non-profit company's mission is to decode technology and share insights gleaned from their research, events, and collection of computing artifacts and oral histories to convene, inform, and empower people to build a better world. The CEO of the company is Dan'l Lewin.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Razorfish LLC provides online interactive marketing and technology services. The company was founded by R. Michael Leo in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Wimba is a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions and services to the Further/Higher Education and K-12 markets, as well as Publishing services and solutions that are widely adopted in academic publishing. From its inception almost a decade ago, Wimba has been solely focused on education and committed to harnessing the most powerful elements of human interaction - facial expressions, vocal intonations, hand gesticulation, real-time discussion, creativity and passion - so that online instruction, meetings and academic and administrative assistance are dynamic and engaging. Wimba is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Beverly, Massachusetts; Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Atlanta, Georgia.

UC Santa Cruz Foundation is a not-for-profit, public-benefit corporation which raises and manages private support inside the campus. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA.

The Internet Archive operates a digital library. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Brewster Kahle.

FPX LLC develops cloud-based product configuration, pricing, and sales proposal generation solutions. Its products include Enterprise by FPX, a cloud-based application platform that bridges various points of sales and service; Firepond by FPX, an enterprise-class Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) solution for mid-size businesses; Glider by FPX that streamlines the contract process and identifies bottlenecks; CPQ OnDemand by FPX, a sales configuration software solution; and Product Data Manager by FPX, which provides a central data hub that stores and simplifies various complex pricing and product rules. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Cambridge West Ventures (Cambridge West Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Ellen Salisbury. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Dyn, Inc. provides web based application services. It offers products for various categories in the areas of Internet intelligence, traffic management, domain service, and message management aspects. It provides solutions for business executives, infrastructures and operations, and home users. The company offers support, training, and professional services. It serves retail and Ecommerce, software and Software-as-a-Service, advertising technology, media and entertainment, consumer Internet, and travel and hospitality customers. The company was founded by Jeremy Hitchcock in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

Nosto Solutions Oy provides online marketing automation solutions for electronic-commerce industry. It enables personalized product recommendations in real time. The company was founded by Jani Luostarinen, Antti Aleksanteri Poyhonen and Juha Niilo Sakari Valvanne in 2011 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

RapidMiner, Inc. provides open source software. It offers products such as turbo prep, auto model, studio, and radoop. The company was founded by Ingo Mierswa, Ralf Klinkenberg, and Simon Fischer in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

PSG Equity LLC (PSG Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm headquartered in Boston, MA.

SignalFire Management Services LLC (Signalfire) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christopher W. Farmer and Ilya Kirnos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Start Smart Ventures LLC is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Start Smart Group founded in 2018. Start Smart Ventures LLC is headquartered in Palo Alto.

Zaelab LLC is a digital commerce advisory and solutions provider that helps mid-market and enterprise B2B organizations navigate the digital economy. The company is based in Westport, CT. The company enables B2B organizations to transform and thrive through exceptional customer experiences, modern cloud platforms, and agile methodologies. The company's experience spans business models including B2B, D2C, and marketplaces. The company is preferred partners with the leading commerce, experience, and headless cloud platforms. Zaelab is also the innovator behind zCommerce, the industry-leading headless digital (MACH) experience for B2B organizations. The company was founded in 2010 by Evan Klein. Evan Klein has been the CEO since 2010.

Part of Publicis Groupe SA, Publicis Sapient is a consulting company that provides insight and solutions for grocers to prioritize shoppers. The company is based in Boston, MA. The company offers consulting services to keep the retail industry relevant amidst evolving competition and customers. The company also helps travel and hospitality brands embrace the future to find new opportunities and build lasting customer relationships. The company streams dynamic content through their "How" channel, which offers compelling series and topical episodes that tackle the how of digital transformation on demand. Nigel Gregory Vaz has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Aqfer, Inc. provides a future-ready platform that helps enterprises adopt data-centric marketing technologies. The company is based in Windermere, FL. The company's identity graph manager offers a comprehensive view of the customer ecosystem by managing complex identity relationships. The company's first-party tag manager with granular privacy consent controls is designed to function as an extension of a brand's web technology. Aqfer's marketing-data-platform-as-a-service is a low-code alternative to building everything in-house for marketing solution providers. The company was founded by Daniel J. Jaye, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Razorfish AB provides digital marketing transformation services. Razorfish AB is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company was founded in 1994 by Richard Hearn.

Part of Hexagon AB, ETQ LLC is a leading provider of integrated quality management, health and safety, and connected worker solutions for manufacturers worldwide. The company is based in Burlington, MA. ETQ has more than 600 customers spanning industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, heavy industry, food and beverage, and medical devices. The company's solutions help secure positive brand reputations, enable higher levels of customer loyalty, and enhance profitability. ETQ's flagship product, ETQ Reliance, offers built-in best practices and powerful flexibility to drive business excellence through quality. The company was founded in 1992 by Morgan Palmer. Vick Viren Vaishnavi has been the CEO of the company since 2023. ETQ was acquired by Hexagon AB on April 01, 2022 for $1,200 million.

Part of WPP Plc, Fenom Digital LLC is a full-service digital transformation agency that specializes in delivering enterprise commerce, OMS/supply chain, marketing, and customer experience solutions. Fenom Digital is based in Red Bank, NJ. The company helps many of the world's leading brands provide the right experience to every customer at the right time. The company was founded in 2019 by Dylan Runne and Richard Hearn, and Dylan Runne has been the CEO since 2019. Fenom Digital was acquired by WPP Plc on January 05, 2023.

Altiscale, Inc. provides hadoop as a service for data science. It addresses issues that customers run into in production, such as job failures, resource contention, performance optimization and infrastructure upgrades. The firm eliminates the time-consuming steps of procuring and provisioning hardware, installing and configuring hadoop, and managing hadoop clusters in production. The company was founded by Raymie Stata in 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.