Cathy Leeson

Texas Monthly, Inc. publishes magazines. It offers reporting on issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. The magazine is known for astute political commentary and compelling longform narrative nonfiction. The company was founded by Michael R. Levy in 1973 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Alpheus Communications LLC engages in the provision of telecommunications and data center services for enterprises and carriers. It delivers advanced services and solutions including connectivity, collocation, and disaster recovery. The firm serves enterprise customers in the healthcare, energy, banking, information technology, and legal fields. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

SpeedCast Communications, Inc. provides wireless telecommunications and satellite services. It specializes in managed satellite communications, equipment supply, systems integration, terrestrial network solutions and other professional and technical services. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Greater Houston Partnership operates as a place for community-minded business leaders who want to be involved in Houston''s positive growth and influence the direction. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Sterling Group LP (The Sterling Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by Frank J. Hevrdejs. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

MSC Income Fund, Inc. is an investment company. It engages in providing debt capital to middle market companies and customized debt and equity financing to lower middle market companies. The company was founded on November 28, 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Greenwell Energy Solutions LLC produces and markets chemical products. It supplies specialty chemicals for drilling, completion, and production phases in the upstream oil and gas industry. The firm offers friction reducers, inhibitors, lubricants, mud additives, and viscosifiers and environmental remediation and protection, and well stimulation solutions. The company was founded by Peter T. Shaper in 2012 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SURGE Ventures LLC ( SURGE Ventures ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by kirk Brand Coburn. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Main Street Capital Partners LLC(Main Street Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Vincent Foster. The firm is headquartered at Houston, Texas.

Aptos LLC engages in the provision of retail technology solutions. Its solutions include analytics; audit and operations management; digital commerce; customer relationship management and clienteling; enterprise order management; forecasting allocation and replenishment; and merchandise and assortment planning. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Atterro, Inc. provides staffing and employment services. Its services include specialty staffing, contingent workforce solutions and recruitment process outsourcing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Texas Lyceum promotes education for directors by identifying and exploring the interrelationships of major issues. The non-profit company is based in Dallas, TX.

Houston Parks Board, Inc. creates, improves, protects and advocates for parkland in the greater houston region. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Station Houston Ventures LLC (Station Houston Ventures), subsidiary of Capital Factory Management LLC, is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

GameSalad, Inc. provides game creation tool. It offers a platform used by creators to rapidly design, publish and distribute original games that have been played by millions of people worldwide. The company was founded by Michael Agustin, Dan Treiman, Tan Tran, and Joshua Seaver in August 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Infochimps, Inc. engages in the provision of data indexing services. The company was founded by Nicholas F. Ducoff, Dhruv Bansal, Joseph Kelly, and Flip Kromer in 2009 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Apto, Inc. engages in the development of real estate brokerage applications for tracking contacts, properties and real estate transactions for commercial real estate brokers. It offers brokerages with cloud-based solutions. The firm provides web-based software that helps real estate brokers manage customer relationships, properties, listings, deals, and back-office tasks. The company was founded by David Tanner McGraw in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

The Artemis Female Fund Management LLC (The Artemis Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Stephanie Campbell, Leslie Goldman, and Diana Murakhovskaya. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Houston Exponential, also known as hx, is an independent non-profit organization based in Houston, TX. Established in 2017, hx aims to accelerate the formation and growth of startups in the region. Acting as a convening organization, hx collaborates with various partners including startup development organizations, angel and venture capital firms, innovation-oriented corporations, and educational institutions. hx focuses on attracting talent, capital, and additional partnering organizations to Houston.

Amify LLC engages in development and implementation of tailored Amazon-specific marketing plans and growth initiatives. Its services include account management, brand protection, sales acceleration, and content enhancement. The company was founded by Ethan McAfee in 2011 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Spruce Services, Inc. engages in the development of online booking application. Its product offers chores, housekeeping, pet care, and laundry services. The company was founded by Ben Johnson and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Cart.com, Inc. is a leading provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions for both B2C and B2B companies. Cart.com is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers a fully integrated suite of software, expert services, and infrastructure to help businesses scale online. The company's solutions include online store software, digital marketing services, fulfillment services, financial services, and customer service capabilities. Cart.com's end-to-end solution provides brands with the software infrastructure and expertise of the world's largest online retailers. The company has owned and operated fulfillment centers that can achieve 1-2 day delivery across the continental US. The company's marketing team works with everyone from ambitious startup brands to Fortune 100 retailers, helping them increase their online revenue by developing and implementing data-driven cross-channel strategies. The company was founded in 2020 by Omair Tariq and Jim Jacobsen, with Omair Tariq serving as the CEO since then.

Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship is a nationally recognized initiative devoted to supporting technology commercialization, entrepreneurship education, and the launch of technology companies. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company connects startups to capital, networks, and success. Rice Alliance has supported over 3,165 companies in its 20+ years of startup support, raising $23.60 billion in funding. The company hosts both large-scale and more intimate events to bring together investors, corporations, startups, and technology ventures for deal-flow, networking, and discussions. Rice Alliance has subsidiaries in the United States.