Carolin Bachmann

ADTRAN, Inc. engages in the provision of networking and communications platforms and services focused on the broadband access market. It operates through the Network Solutions and Services and Support business segment. The Network Solutions segment includes hardware products and next-generation virtualized solutions used in service provider or business networks, as well as prior-generation products. The Services and Support segment offers ProCloud managed services, network installation, engineering and maintenance services, and fee-based technical support and equipment repair/replacement plans. The company was founded by Mark C. Smith in November 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provides security solutions for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. The firm's products include secure transactions with identity validation, email, and file transfer. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

OZ Communications, Inc. provides mobile messaging solutions. It develops messaging solutions for mobile operators, handset manufacturers, portals, and online communities. Its products and services include OZ Mobile IM Solution that enables mobile operators to offer their subscribers an access to a communication phenomenon. The company's customers include 3 Scandinavia, Alltel, AOL, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones, Telefónica Móviles España, Telus Mobility, T-Mobile USA, Virgin Mobile USA and Yahoo. OZ Communications was founded in 1991 by Skuli Mogensen and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

GCommerce, Inc. provides software-as-a-service procurement solutions to streamline distribution supply chain operations. Its connectivity solutions facilitate real-time exchange of documents within the purchasing cycle between incompatible business systems and technologies, enabling firms to improve revenue, operational efficiencies, and profitability. The company was founded by Steven R. Smith and Louis Angerame in 2000 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Focus Management, Inc. (Focus Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steve Bird, Kevin J McQuillan and James Boettcher. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Alvaria, Inc. is an enterprise contact center solution provider that offers leading-edge customer experience and workforce engagement software, as well as cloud services technology solutions. The company is based in Westford, MA and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company specializes in contact center and workforce engagement solutions for large call centers across various industries. The company was founded in 1973, and the CEO is Jeff Cotten. Alvaria was acquired by Vector Capital Management LP from Aspect Software Parent, Inc. on February 04, 2019.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Thumbspeed, Inc. develops and publishes messaging, photo sharing and personalization software applications for mobile phones and smart devices. The company is based in Bellevue, WA. The company was founded by Anup Kejriwal. Thumbspeed was acquired by OZ Communications, Inc. from Hands-On Mobile, Inc. on April 24, 2007.

BitGravity, Inc. provides breed video delivery, video management, web site acceleration, and live streaming products. The firm offers content delivery network for small businesses with an emphasis on HD video streaming. The company was founded by Perry W. Wu and Barrett Gibson Lyon in 2006 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions provides technical planning and development services. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Susan M. Miller.

XDN, Inc. provides online enterprise data managing software. The firm’s solutions include global network reach, rule based load-balancing, edge caching, video, security, analytics and extensive API features. The company was founded by Christopher Wallace and Barrett Gibson Lyon in 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Zipwhip, Inc. provides text messaging platform for existing landline, voice over internet protocol, or toll free phone number to help businesses connect with customers. The firm serves insurance, staffing, medical, radio, finance, dealerships, veterinary, legal, sports, and fitness industries. The company was founded by Anthony Riemma, Michael Smyers, John Lauer, and John Larson in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Blue Heron Capital Management LLC (Blue Heron Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Tom Benedetti and Andrew Tichenor. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Defense.Net, Inc. develops technology to mitigate distributed-denial-of-service attacks. It provides businesses and organizations with tools to protect against the new generation of massive and sophisticated DDoS attacks while delivering the highest levels of Internet application performance. The company was founded by Barrett Lyon in December 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Infor, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services. It offers Infor CloudSuite, Infor Coleman, Infor Birst, Infor Nexus, and Infor Process Intelligence platforms. It serves the consumer, discrete, energy and natural resources, hospitality, public sector, service, and growth industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Securly, Inc. designs and develops cloud based filtering solutions for schools. It is an Internet safety solution company, which develops solutions that keep kids safe and engaged online, at school, and at home. The firm's products include 360 Cloud, Safety Cloud, 1:1 Cloud, Filter, Auditor, Tipline, Classroom management for Chromebooks and Cloud-based Apple device management for schools. The company was founded by Nikita Chikate, Bharath Madhusudan and Vinay Mahadik in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of 2U, Inc., 2U GetSmarter (UK) Ltd. is a British company that provides education services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2017.

Netography, Inc. operates as a network security platform. The company is headquartered by Barrett Lyon and Dan Murphy and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ware engages in the provision of warehouse inventory automation. It offers warehouse drones, an aerial robotics platform that operate indoors, inside of warehouses and distribution centers. The company was founded by Joseph Moster and Ian Smith and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Adaptive Spectrum & Signal Alignment, Inc. offers broadband software solutions to service providers. It offers DSL Expresse, GPON Expresse, cloudcheck and professional services. The firm provides customer experience management, customer empowerment, customer care automation, customer care enhancement, next generation networks, smart vectoring, active care and outside plant maintenance solutions. The company was founded by Assia Cioffi and John M. Cioffi in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.