Christopher Curtis

Harvard Management Co., Inc. (HMC) is the investment arm of President & Fellows of Harvard College, which is owned by Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. HMC manages Harvard’s endowment, a dedicated and permanent source of funding that maintains the teaching and research mission of the University. HMC invests these funds as a single entity, the revenue from which contributes more than one-third of the University's annual operating budget.

Backupify, Inc. provides online backup solutions. Its products include google apps backup, office 365 backup, salesforce and social media backup, pricing and cloud to cloud backup. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, Robert May and Dharmesh Shah in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Textron Systems Corp. provides aerospace and defense technologies. It specializes in unmanned aircraft systems, advanced marine craft, armored vehicles, intelligent battlefield and surveillance systems, intelligence software solutions, precision smart weapons, piston engines, test and training systems, total life cycle sustainment, and operational services. The company is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. (Castile Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nina F. Saberi. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Point Judith Management Co LLC (Point Judith Capital Partner) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by David Martirano and Gina Raimondo. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Hercules Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Scott Harvey, Manuel Henriquez, and Roy Liu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a catalyst, and advocate, and a resource for the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Founder Collective Management Co. LLC (Founder Collective) is an Independent Venture Capital firm is founded in 2009 by Eric Paley, Chris Dixon, Bill Trenchard, Mark Gerson, Micah Rosenbloom and Zach Klein. The firm is headquartered at New York City with an additional office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Part of Grant Thornton International Ltd., Grant Thornton & Associes is a French company that engages in accounting services. The company is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. The CEOs of the company are Cyril Brogniart and Frederic Zeitoun.

InsightSquared, Inc. provides data intelligence software solutions. It offers sales analytics and marketing analytics solution, report authoring platform and staffing analytics products. The company was founded by Frederic Shilmover, Bryan Stevenson and Samuel Clemens in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, M.

Queralt, Inc. develops cloud based applications for real-time tracking, safety, and security. Its product include QX.509 Authenticator, provides mobile users the ability to utilize public key infrastructure certificates. The company was founded by David S. Cook, Michael Queralt, and Jesse T. Youngblood in January 2011 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Part of Ameresco, Inc., Seldera LLC is a company that provides energy utility services and energy management solutions. The company is based in New Haven, CT. Seldera was acquired by Ameresco, Inc. on October 24, 2012.

MachineMetrics, Inc. provides monitoring software for manufacturing companies. The firm products include data driven manufacturing, downtime and quality reporting, shop floor reports, machine reports, machine reports, data collection and job scheduling. The company was founded by William M. Bither II, Jacob Lauzier and Eric Fogg in 2014 and is headquartered in Northampton, MA.

Sentenai, Inc. provides software applications. Its products include stream ingestion API and automatic index selection. The company was founded by Brendan Kohler and Rohit Gupta in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Tive, Inc. provides multiple electronic sensors for monitoring of shipments. It offers software, tracker, and solutions. The company was founded by Krenar Komoni and Rob Stevens in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pillar Technologies, Inc. develops safety sensors to prevent damages. Its technology provides services such as risk reduction, forecasting failure, and insurance optimization. The company was founded by Sean Iacobone, Alexander Schwarzkopf, and Matthew Joyal and is headquartered in Westminster, MA.

Vesper Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures piezoelectric MEMS microphones. It offers Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone VM1000 brand which is used in smartphones and smart home devices. The company was founded by Bobby Littrell and Karl Grosh in September 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

FØCAL, Inc. offers web-based image analytics and automation. It delivers customer ready vision applications. The company was founded by Brian Rossa and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Analytical Flavor Systems, Inc. develops quality control and flavor profiling software for producers of the food and beverage industry. Its services include predictive manufacturing, new product development, deep market insights and portfolio management. The company was founded by Jason Cohen and John Dori and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dover Microsystems, Inc. provides cyber security services. The company was founded by Marco Ciaffi and Jonathan Rosenberg and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

iSee, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence software designed to automate vehicle systems. The firm also provides applications that help machines to understand human intentions. The company was founded by Debbie Yu, Yibiao Zhao and Chris L. Baker and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

LinkSquares, Inc. develops and operates software platform for manual site search and reviewing contract details. It offers online contract discovery, reporting, and analytics needed for internal reviews, legal audits, and other diligence. The firm provides a web application tool and an online platform which allows executives to create, send, track, and sign documents, accelerating the deal negotiation process for sales teams. The company was founded by Chris Combs and Vishal Sunak in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Neurolaunch is an American company that emphasizes the importance of reading and its impact on cognitive abilities, including creativity. The private company explores how reading stimulates creativity and how self-expression is a fundamental aspect of human nature. The company also discuss the effects of nicotine on the brain and the promising results of neuroplasticity exercises in managing tinnitus symptoms. The company was founded by Christopher W. Klaus.

Contrary Capital Management LLC (Contrary Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Eric Tarczynski. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Harvard University, Harvard Innovation Labs is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Cambridge, MA and was founded in 2011.

Elucidata Corp. operates as a data science to transform decision-making processes in R&D labs in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Its services includes data processing, data modeling and analysis and data visualisation. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Modulate, Inc. develops voice modulate technology. It provides machine learning to make voice completely customizable. The company was founded by Mike Pappas and Carter Huffman in 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pickle Robot Co. operates e-Commerce orders platform. The company was founded by Andrew J. Meyer and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Centure Applications Ltd. engages in the development of artificial intelligence technology to disrupt the agricultural pest control process. It uses cameras to identify and spray only weeds using a proprietary data set of weeds in the world. The company was founded by Nadav Bocher, Itzhak Khait, and Alon Klien Orbach in March 2016 and is headquartered in Canada.

Dexai Robotics, Inc. is engaged in artificial intelligence services. The firm offers robotic services in kitchen. Its product Alfred offers food service. The company was founded by David M.S. Johnson and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Impellent Ventures LLC (Impellent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Philip Harrison Beauregard and David Brown. The firm is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Part of MassChallenge, Inc., MassChallenge FinTech accelerates partnerships between startups and enterprises in the financial sector. The American company offers a 12-week accelerator program with zero equity that provides mentorship and financial resources to help startups tackle challenges faced by their partners. MassChallenge FinTech has accelerated over 1,000 startups and continues to connect startups, experts, corporations, and communities to grow and transform businesses and economies.

Boston New Technology, Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the growing tech startup community. The American company was founded by Vivjan Myrto.

Shipin Systems, Inc. provides computer vision and operational analytics solutions for maritime industry. The company is headquartered in Newton, MA.

FoxyAI Inc. is a proptech company based in Huntington, NY. The company specializes in real estate visualization and property intelligence, utilizing artificial intelligence and computer vision to convert real estate photos into actionable data. FoxyAI's suite of property intelligence tools can compute quality and condition, valuations, renovation costs, detect objects and materials, and more, all available through its API. The company provides insurance companies with visual property intelligence to maximize digital transformations and streamline processes. FoxyAI's team combines experience in real estate, computer vision, and AI to help professionals across the property industry work smarter and innovate every day. Founded in 2018 by Daniel Hurwitz and Vincent Vomero, Vincent Vomero has been the CEO since 2018.

Butlr Technologies, Inc. is a company that uses actual usage data to create a better workplace. The company was founded by Honghao Deng and is based in Burlingame, CA. The company offers cutting-edge technology to provide a smarter way of looking at space and predictive insights based on resident movement. The company's platform is the world's only 100% wireless, anonymous people counting and occupancy detection system. Deng has been the CEO since incorporation.

Mudstack, Inc. is an asset management and version control company that is designed for artists. The company is based in Roswell, GA. The company's platform allows artists to work locally and move to the cloud when they need to collaborate. Mudstack is the only asset management platform that is custom-built for game studios and digital artists. The company's mission is to enable artists, reduce pain, and simplify digital art pipelines. The company was founded by Jordan Stevens and Nachiket Kumar, with Jordan Stevens serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.