Ben Spektor

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

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Xendee Corp. is a company that develops microgrid decision support software to optimize and certify the resilience and financial performance of projects. The company is based in San Diego, CA and was founded by Adib Nasle and Michael Stadler, with Adib Nasle serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company's platform enables a broad audience, from business decision makers to scientists, to support investments in microgrids and maintain electric power reliability when integrating sources of renewable generation. Xendee is backed by over $700m in research and development and is the world's most awarded microgrid decision support platform for certifying the resilience and bankability of distributed energy systems.

Lamson, Dugan & Murray LLP is a law firm that values hard work, integrity, and excellence in their practice. The private company is based in Omaha, NE. With a team of over 40 attorneys, they specialize in litigation and corporate expertise.

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.

Evergy Ventures Inc (Evergy Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, Inc founded in 2015 by Dennis Odell. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

WattB, Inc. operates an online electricity marketplace. It helps residents to make better informed decisions about home electricity costs by allowing to browse and select plans in its area. The company was founded by Naman Trivedi and Ben Hood in 2018 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

LiveBy, Inc. operates neighborhood discovery and education company. It offers neighborhood pages, neighborhood matching and data services. The company was founded by Matan Gill and Cory Scott and is headquartered in Lincoln, NB.

MultiMechanics, Inc. develops cutting edge tools for the analysis of advanced and heterogeneous materials. It provides Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) solutions to help companies optimize the design and manufacturing process of innovative products. The firm serves industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer goods and 3D printing. The company was founded by Flavio Souza and Leandro Castro in 2010 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Go Electric, Inc. develops meter energy solutions that help facilities, communities, and military bases be energy resilient and sustainable. Its solutions assure energy security, reduce energy costs, and enhance grid stability by integrating renewable energy, advanced batteries, and generators into a plug and play energy resiliency system. The company was founded by Lisa Laughner in 2011 and is headquartered in Anderson, IN.

LiveSafe, Inc. operates as a mobile safety technology company. Its products includes WorkSafe, LifeSafe platform, connect, insights and integrations. The company was founded by Eshan Pahlevani, Samier Mansur, Kristina Anderson and Eman Pahlavani in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Palmetto, Inc. engages in the provision of clean energy solutions. It installs solar systems and operates software platform for solar systems. The company was founded by C. Christopher Kemper and Graham Brown in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Invest Nebraska Corp (Invest Nebraska) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Yotta Solar, Inc. develops a modular energy storage devices. Its products include SolarPLEXUS and SolarLEAF. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Insurance Care Direct, Inc. provides health and life insurance products and services. It covers individual, family, student, short term, medicare, dental, life, and automobile insurance services. The firm operates as a direct to consumer performance marketing company that owns national call centers to sell insurance products. The company was founded by Arnold Cohen, Brad Cohen, and Seth Cohen in 2004 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL.

ALLO Communications LLC engages in the provision of telecommunication services. It offers fiber optic service to homes and businesses for broadband, internet, local telephone, and long distance services. The company was founded by Bradley Alan Moline in 2003 and is headquartered in Imperial, NE.

First Northeast Bank of Nebraska operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. It offers wire transfers, savings accounts, checking accounts, loan services, and safe deposit boxes. The company was founded on April 2, 1902 and is headquartered in Lyons, NE.

Part of Nelnet, Inc., Nelnet Business Services, Inc. is a company that combines the power of technology with the humanity and experience of people. The company is based in Lincoln, NE. The company is in the business of serving their customers by creating a stronger, safer, and smarter campus. The CEO of the company is Timothy A. Tewes.

Founded in 1995 by Steven Bathgate, GVC Capital LLC, formerly Bathgate Capital Partners LLC, is an investment banking firm and broker/dealer located Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm focuses primarily on providing comprehensive investment banking services to underexposed and undervalued micro-cap companies. GVC Capital's brokerage services include retail investment sales, institutional equity and fixed-income securities. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. GVC Capital seeks to provide their retail clients with greater exposure to institutional investors as efficient means to raising capital in the form of institutional private placement financings and a variety of other investment products including municipal bonds, government securities, mutual funds, annuities, options and equities. The firm also offers accredited investors periodic opportunities to participate in private placements (Regulation D) and IPOs for select emerging growth companies. GVC Capital's accounts are maintained and cleared by First Southwest Company. The firm's fixed-income group seeks to provide their clients with best execution. They provide independent advisory services and research focusing on a diverse universe of fixed-income securities including corporate, government and municipal bonds, convertible and mortgage-backed securities and preferred stocks. GVC Capital's equity trading group focuses on efficient trade execution of micro-cap companies and identifying and creating liquidity in illiquid markets.

AgiiPlus, Inc. is a holding company that engages in the provision of software solutions. Its services include Workspace leasing and operation, Renovation and smart building technology, and Brokerage and enterprise services. The company was founded by Jiang Qing Wu, Ke Ming Chen and Lei Yang in 2015 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Behlen Mfg. Co. engages in the manufacture of farm and industrial equipment. Its products include livestock equipment, grain storage, drying, handling, and building systems. The company was founded by Walter D. Behlen in 1936 and is headquartered in Columbus, NE.

Health Scholars, Inc. engages as a cloud-based, VR-ready training platform for the management, delivery, and analysis of clinical training. Its solutions include virtual reality training, and simulation management. The company was founded by Brian Gillett in 2017 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals FZ LLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products, therapeutics and medical devices. The company was founded by G. Garrett Vygantas in 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Genentech Ventures (Genentech Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

MD Revolution, Inc. engages in the provision of a digital care management platform. Its product platform include care management features, clinical tools, patient engagement tools, and integration. The firm solutions also include Chronic Care Management; Remote Patient Monitoring; Behavioral Health Integration; Annual Wellness Visits; Transitional Care Management; Whole Person Care; Clinical Care Teams; And Care Program Design. The company was founded by Samir Damani in 2011 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

Visibly, Inc. develops a platform to perform an online eye exam. It operates as a healthcare technology firm that offers the convenient and affordable way to get a prescription for glasses and contacts. The firm’s technology provides valid glasses and contact lens prescriptions online from the convenience of home. The company was founded by Aaron Dallek and Steven Lee in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Jump Capital LLC (Jump Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mike B. McMahon and Sach Chitnis. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

Pieces Technologies, Inc. develops healthcare software solutions. Its products include pieces IRIS and pieces decision support. The company was founded by Ruben Amarasingham in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

TherOptix, Inc. develops and manufactures drug-eluting contact lens. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Inflammatix, Inc. operates molecular diagnostics company which develops rapid tests that read the immune system. The firm specializes in molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, computational immunology, in-vitro diagnostics, personalized medicine and bioinformatics. The company was founded by Purvesh Khatri, Jonathan Romanowsky and Timothy Sweeney and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Gauss Surgical, Inc. engages in mobile health operation which specializes in blood and hemoglobin loss monitoring during surgery. Its services include research and development, publications, clinical performance, feature extraction technology, rapid integration with surgical workflow, and inoperative mobile platform. The company was founded by Siddarth Satish in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Level Ex, Inc. engages in the provision of medical video games for physicians. It offers Cardio Ex, Pulm Ex, Gastro Ex, and Airway Ex games. The company was founded by Sam Z. Glassenberg in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

KeifeRx LLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel and optimized tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) for the treatment of neurodegenerative and immune diseases. KeifeRx is based in McLean, VA, and was founded in 2019 by Charbel Moussa and Fernando Pagan. The company's clinical pipeline is led by Nilotinib BE, an optimized, lower dose formulation of Nilotinib, which is currently in a multicenter phase 3 clinical trial for early Alzheimer's disease. KeifeRx's TKI portfolio includes an optimized oral dose of Bosutinib and Gutinib, which are undergoing clinical trials in Lewy body dementia and optimizing and IND enabling studies, respectively. The company's technologies are designed to treat neurodegenerative diseases and an array of inflammatory diseases where there are significant unmet clinical needs and limited therapeutic options. Chris Hoyt has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

National Strategic Research Institute operates as research and development center. It is engaged in the strategic partnership with the government specializing nuclear detection and forensics, detection of chemical and biological weapons, passive defense against weapons of mass destruction, consequence management, and space, cyber and telecommunications law. The company was founded by Robert Hinson in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Riverine Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Garrett Vygantas. The firm is headquartered in Sausalito, California.

Corsair Pharma, Inc. is a development stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of novel prodrugs of treprostinil to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension using a once-daily transdermal patch. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

HealthBridge Financial, Inc. provides health insurance services. It offers design, underwriting and servicing of credit solutions. The company is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Cogenics Icoria, Inc. provides medical research services. The firm offers genomics and proteomics-related research instruments, consumables, data, including databases, software & other research-oriented products. Icoria offers gene expression analysis and other related services. Its tissue informatics software performs tissue analysis for toxicology studies of early-stage drug candidates and other purposes. The firm also provides biomarkers to develop diagnostics and therapies for liver injuries, metabolic conditions & cancer. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.