Carl Eric Leach

Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Ping Identity Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based identity security and management solutions. Its identity and access management platform gives enterprise customers and employees one-click access to any application from any device. The firm offers its services to the aerospace, automobile, banking, finance and communication sectors. The company was founded by Bryan Field-Elliot and Andre Durand in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

oDesk Corp. develops and manages an online job marketplace. It offers recruitment and job placement services for website developers, software programmers, graphic designers, writers, customer service representatives, and virtual assistants. The firm offers enterprise solutions, payroll services, and health benefits. The company was founded by Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Palamida, Inc. develops open source software. It enables stakeholders from development, legal and security to collaborate to maximize development productivity thru widespread use of open source and other third party software while minimizing the risk of IP infringement and security vulnerabilities. The firm's enterprise edition is based on patented search and filtering technology and designed specifically to address the challenge of identifying complete or partial matches between a target software project and known open source and other third party software. The company was founded by Ray Waldin, Jeffrey Luszcz, and Theresa Bui Friday in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Plaxo, Inc. operates as a cloud-based online address book that synchronizes, updates and unifies the user's contacts across multiple sources. The company was founded by Cameron T. Ring, Sean N. Parker and Todd J. Masonis in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Alert Logic, Inc. provides managed detection and response (MDR) solutions. It offers coverage for public clouds, software as a service (SaaS), on-premises, and hybrid environments. The company was founded by Misha Govshteyn and Matthew Harkrider in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Unravel Data Systems, Inc. develops software and data operations. Its solutions include APM for Big Data, resource and cost optimization, and cloud migration. The company was founded by Kunal Agarwal and Shivnath Babu in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Nominum, Inc. provides web hosting services. It provides network-based solutions and applications powered by DNS and DHCP core engines. The company was founded by Paul Vixie, David R. Conrad and Paul V. Mockapetris in 1999 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Part of Oracle Corp., Teamscape Corp is a company that develops learning management software solutions. The company is based in Burlingame, CA. The company was founded by Rohit Gupta, Siddhartha Agarwal. Teamscape was acquired by PeopleSoft, Inc. on July 31, 2002.

Globespan Capital Management LLC (Globespan Cap Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Barry J. Schiffman and Andy P. Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Icon Ventures LLC (Icon Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of JAFCO Group Co Ltd founded in 2003 by Joseph Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Trend Micro, Inc. (USA) provides security software, hardware and services. It offers layered data security to protect information on mobile devices, endpoints, gateways, servers, and the cloud of consumers, businesses and governments. The company was founded by Steve Ming-Jang Chang, Eva Yi-Fen Chen and Jenny Chang in 1988 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Amobee, Inc. operates as a marketing technology company. It provides data driven cross channel digital advertising solutions for agencies, brands, and publishers. The company was founded in June 2005 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

RSA Corp. provides information technology staffing, consulting and outsourcing services. Its services include remote monitoring, support, workforce management, executive search, contract staffing, and permanent search services. RSA was founded in 1980 by Richard O. Gross and is located in Friendswood, TX.

Gild, Inc. provides technology that bringing meritocracy to HR with its innovative recruiting solutions. Its platform is used for automatic interview scheduling and one-click video interviewing. The company was founded by Luca Bonmassar and Sheeroy Desai in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Breather Products, Inc. provides on-demand space for relaxation and other purposes in a network of rooms opened by phone. Its rooms can be used for activities such as brainstorming, strategy sessions, and product sprints. The company was founded by Julien Smith and Caterina Rizzi in August 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

AppDome, Inc. provides mobile application protection platform. It secures enterprise and consumer-facing apps from cyber threats, mobile fraud, and data theft. The firm?s security solutions used by the financial, healthcare and e-commerce companies to ensure productivity, compliance and security for consumers and employees. The company was founded by Avi Yehuda and Eitan Bauch in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Dedrone Holdings, Inc. develops identifier of unmanned flying objects. It offers a multi sensor drone detection system, drone tracker, drone software, and applications for drones. The company was founded by Joerg Lamprecht, Rene Seeber and Ingo Seebach in February 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

MealPal, Inc. develops an application for a subscription meal services. It allows users to browse meals available at nearby restaurants, filter meals by cuisine and portion size, and preorder the night before or in the morning, choosing a time to pick up their lunch. The company was founded by Mary Biggins and Katie Ghelli in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Dedrone Holdings, Inc, Dedrone GmbH is a German company that develops and manufactures multi-sensor systems for the detection of modern civilian drones. The company is based in Kassel, Germany. The company was founded in 2014 by Ingo Seebach, Jörg Lamprecht, René Seeber. The CEO is Aaditya Devarakonda.

Yellcast, Inc. engages in developing internet connection engine. The company was founded by Venkat Ganesan, Bill Foster & Richard Wright and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Sonrai Security, Inc. operates as a cloud based security company. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Fredericton, Canada.

LandTrust, Inc. engages in listing, discovering, and booking private land for hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. The company was founded by Nicolas De Castro and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

Aisera, Inc. develops artificial intelligence platform which makes businesses and customers successful by offering consumer-like user experience for support and operations. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Abnormal Security Corp. engages in the development of a cloud email security platform. Its product and solutions include Microsoft Office365 and G Suite integration. The company was founded by Sanjay Jeyakumar and Evan Reiser in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Oak9, Inc. is a cloud-native security company that specializes in finding, analyzing, and remediating cloud infrastructure security and compliance issues in real-time. The company has won several awards, including the Chicago Inno Fire Award and was named a top 15 tech company. The company's proprietary security as code (SAC) blueprints secure cloud-native applications and support over 20 compliance standards out-of-the-box. Oak9 is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and is a startup to watch growing across the United States. Oak9 partners with HashiCorp, AWS, and Microsoft, and actively supports the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Oak9 automates security into cloud infrastructure across the entire software development lifecycle for fast, secure DevOps. The company was founded in 2022 by Aakash Shah and Om Vyas, and the CEO is Raj Datta.

Menlo Special Opportunities Fund III LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of consumer and enterprise technology such as marketplaces, smart cloud infrastructure, SaaS, fintech and cybersecurity. It provides financing for early-growth stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging more than USD 30 million.