Dennis Ciccone

Lycos, Inc. provides search-based Internet properties and services. The firm operates through the following divisions: LYCOS Media, LYCOS Advertising, and LYCOS Life. Its products and services include tools for blogging, web publishing and hosting, online games, e-mail, and search. It operates a network of sites and services including Lycos.com, Tripod, Angelfire, HotBot, Gamesville, WhoWhere, and LYCOS Mail. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Assurecare LLC provides integrated health management software for healthcare and human services organizations. It offers MedCompass, a health management platform that facilitates real-time care management through a fully integrated database of member and provider information. The company was founded by Thomas M. Mack and Gregory Silence in June 1979 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Body Media, Inc. develops, markets, and sells body monitoring products and applications. It offers wearable body monitors that record and transmit physiological data utilized in observing health and wellness conditions particularly weight management. The company was founded by John Stivoric in 1999 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Aethon, Inc. develops and deploys autonomous mobile robots and robotic transit systems. It offers a mobile robotic platform that enables hospitals to automate the delivery and retrieval process across different functions-including medications, supplies, meals, linen, and waste removal. The company was founded by Henry F. Thorne in 1997 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Plextronics, Inc. develops and delivers active layer technology for printed electronic devices. The company was founded on October 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bullseye Securities, Inc. provides information-centric data security software services. It also offers file and disk encryption solutions to protect data in laptops, desktops, USB drives and CDs/DVDs, email attachments, storage servers, file shares, and tapes. The firm serves healthcare, retail, education, financial services and legal industries, as well as government institutions. The company was founded by Matthew N. White and J. Patrick McGregor in 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA

Landslide Technologies, Inc. provides marketing consulting services. The company was founded by Iman Razi and Anupam Singh in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Draper Triangle Ventures (Draper Triangle Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures, Inc. founded in 1999 by Jay Katarincic, and Michael Stubler. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Brightcom Group Ltd., WiseWire Corp. is a company that provides search software allowing users to perform customized searches. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. WiseWire was acquired by Lycos, Inc., part of Brightcom Group Ltd. from August 16, 2010 on April 30, 1998 for $22.95 million. The company was founded by Ken Lang.

Innovation Works, Inc. (Innovation Works) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ben Franklin Technology Partners founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ayalogic, Inc. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded by Michael J. Rojas and jonathan breger in March 2002 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

TOA Technologies, Inc. provides software solutions to improve customer experience. It also provides the only enterprise-grade, on-demand mobile workforce management solutions. The company was founded by Yuval Brisker and Irad Carmi in 2003 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

WISDOM Technologies Corp provides software solutions. It also sells accounting & finance software. Its software allows CFOs to calculate and simulate various financial scenarios to evaluating financial, and investment decisions. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

CardioInsight Technologies, Inc. manufactures and develops electrocardiographic mapping technology. It has developed a novel three dimensional (3D) non-invasive Electrocardiographic Mapping technology platform combining body surface electrical data with heart-torso anatomy to provide single beat epicardial 3D electroanatomic maps of the whole heart. Its ECVUE™ system non-invasively generates real-time, whole heart images of the electrical activity on the surface of the heart by combining body surface electrical data with 3D anatomical data. It then reconstructs and displays 3D maps and other useful measures of cardiac electrical activity as if the measurements were taken directly from the surface of the heart. The company was founded by Charu Ramanathan in 2006 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The Pittsburgh Technology Council is an organization that helps tech companies succeed through business development, talent retention, government relations, and visibility services. The council is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and was founded by William R. Newlin. Companies at all growth stages use the council to build new business, connect to capital, grow a workforce, and make headlines. The council sponsors various events, including the Summer Slam and TechFest, where software development professionals from southwestern and surrounding areas convene to explore and elevate through professional development.

Maryland Technology Development Corp (Maryland Technology Development) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.

Omni Methods, Inc. engages in the provision of software automation solutions. It focuses on the modernization of oracle EBS for printer and publishing management. It enables users to deliver business critical output via printing to any available network or desktop attached printer; routing to any electronic fax in the enterprise; sending via email attachments; and depositing directly into a corporate storage repository. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Carnegie Learning, Inc. provides transformational mathematics education products and services. It offers research-proven mathematics software, textbooks, professional learning, and data analysis services for middle, high school, and college students. The company was founded by Kenneth R. Koedinger, John Anderson, Albert Corbett, William Hadley, and Steven Ritter and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA) is an organization that advocates for early-stage investors and fosters relationships among parties united in purpose to create a more vibrant, diverse entrepreneurial community. The organization is based in Bridgeville, PA. The PVCA offers a variety of dynamic networking, educational, finance, and social outings throughout the year, including the nationally renowned 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

OnShift, Inc. engages in the provision of staff scheduling and labor management software. It offers onshift software, onshift mobile app, employee scheduling, and employee engagement. The firm also provides customer success management, educational services, and customer support. The company was founded by Gene Groys, Frank Griffith, Frank Grogan, Tim Wilson, and W. Matthew Wilson in 2008 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Ohio Venture Association, Inc. supports entrepreneurs, new ventures and venture capital. The company was founded by Robert H. Donaldson on December 22, 1983 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Rhiza, Inc. provides marketing analytics tools. It offers services in the field of marketing analytics, offering online tools that make Big Data actionable for marketers and salespeople. The firm’s tools increase revenue for both media companies and advertisers by delivering detailed recommendations based on integrated consumer insights. The company was founded by Joshua Knauer, Michael Higgins and Maryl Curran Widdows on April 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

uRefer, Inc provides an intelligent referral marketing platform. It provides AMP program builder, which allows users to design, launch, test, run, monitor, and analyze multiple advocacy and nurturing campaigns and AMP advocate database that provides advocates with their individual profiles and data. The firm serves agency partners, travel and entertainment, financial services, and home goods and services. The company was founded by Richard Beedon, Paul A. Vlasic and Jonn Behrman in August 2007 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Thread International PBC, Inc. operates as a fabric store. The company was founded by Ian Rosenberger in 2015 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Acrobatiq, Inc. provides platform for online learning and consulting services. The firm offers Smart Author, adaptive learning, learning analytics, learning optimization, and professional services. The company was founded by Alison M. Pendergast, Eric Frank, and William L. Guttman in 2013 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Capital Foundry LLC operates as a investment bank that supports regional middle market companies through capital markets and M&A advisory. The company was founded by Neal Shipley in and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Nullable, Inc. engages in the development of governance, risk and compliance platform. It offers Aware risk management, Aware spotlight, and Aware digital signage. The company was founded by Jeffrey Daniel Schumann, Matt Huber, Shawn Domer, and James Tsai in 2014 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Autobooks, Inc. provides payment and accounting software solutions. It offers services to the financial institutions to help small businesses grow. The company was founded by Vince Thomas, Steve Robert and Aaron Schmid and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Mezu, Inc. develops mobile money app. It specializes in fintech and mobile payments. The company was founded by Yuval Brisker and is headquartered in Cleveland Heights, OH.

Stimdia Medical, Inc. engages in operates clinics and health care centers. The company is headquartered in Edina, MN.

Locomation, Inc. provides a trucking technology platform that combines autonomy and driver augmentation. The company was founded by Cetin Mericli, Tekin Mericli, Michael George, Venkataramanan Rajagopalan, and Alonzo Kelly in 2018 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Jekko, Inc. is a news outlet that focuses on technology, interviews, and product reviews. The American company has been capturing stories and events around the world since 2013, featuring both startups and established tech companies.

Bloomfilter, Inc. was founded by Chris Stoll and Andrew Wolfe, with Andrew Wolfe serving as CEO since incorporation. The American company aims to improve the software development process by facilitating communication between product teams and business stakeholders, resulting in greater transparency, predictability, and efficiency.