David E. Kaplan

Birst, Inc. provides enterprise-class analysis and reporting services. The firm’s products include user data tier, adaptive user experience and multi-tenant cloud architecture. It offers sales, marketing, supply chain, services and operations, finance, enterprise, data discovery, legacy, big data and embedded analytics solutions. The firm also provides software-as-a-service analytical solutions, which is designed to support customers from individuals to groups and companies. The company was founded by Brad Peters and Paul H. Staelin in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Arcot Systems, Inc., a CA Technologies company, provides digital signature and identity solutions to secure the integrity of online business. Its two-factor authentication technology aims to enable enterprises to increase their level of online security multi-fold, with minimal disruption for end users. The company also offers online fraud prevention and e-document security solutions. Arcot Systems was founded on September 1997. Its headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, CA.

99designs, Inc. provides online graphic designs services. The firm’s design services include design contests, 1-to-1 projects, pricing, agencies, 99designs studio, 99designs select and API integrations. The company was founded by Patrick Llewellyn, Matt Mickiewicz, Leni Mayo, Andrew Walsh and Mark Harbottle in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Dragon Media Online, Inc. provides online marketing services. The private company is based in Oakland, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Gregory R. Raifman.