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oDesk Corp. develops and manages an online job marketplace. It offers recruitment and job placement services for website developers, software programmers, graphic designers, writers, customer service representatives, and virtual assistants. The firm offers enterprise solutions, payroll services, and health benefits. The company was founded by Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

NextRoll, Inc. develops display and performance advertising solutions. It offers retargeting features such as customer segmentation, personalized retargeting, site integration, campaign analytics, optimization engineering, scientific testing, account management, and enterprise solutions. The company was founded by Aaron M. Bell, Peter A. Krivkovich, Valentino Volonghi, Adam Berke, and Jared Kopf in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ElephantDrive, Inc. provides cloud backup and storage solutions. The firm offers solutions to enterprises, small businesses, and individuals. It offers continuous data protection tools for online backup and PC synchronization. The company was founded by Michael Fisher and Ben Widhelm in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Altruik, Inc. provides search engine optimization technology solutions. Its technology automates the on-page component of the SEO process and provides a platform to support the work of in-house SEO marketers and consultants. The company was founded by Thomas C. Kwon in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ZEFR, Inc. provides targeted video ad placement services. Its platform offers content and contextual advertising to the audience through YouTube. The company was founded by Zacharias James and Richard H. Raddon in December 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Contently, Inc. operates an online digital marketplace for writers and publishers. It offers enterprise software, patent pending analytics and content distribution solutions. The company was founded by Joseph Coleman, David T. Goldberg and Shane Snow in January 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vacationfutures, Inc. engages in the operation of wholesale marketplace for short term rentals and the sharing economy. It specializes in vacation properties, vacation rentals, real estate investment and tourism. The company was founded by Andrew McConnell and Mickey Kropf in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Transfix, Inc. provides on-demand trucking services. It specializes in freight brokerage, truck load, trucking, long-haul and regional, and expedited transportation. The firm?s products include carriers and shippers. The company was founded by Prabhat Supekar, Drew McElroy and Jonathan Salama in 2013 and is headquartered in East Brunswick, NJ.

Sigma Partners (Sigma Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford C. Jeffries. The firm is headquartered in Danville, California.

Arthur D. Little, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in strategy and organization, operations management, technology and innovation management, corporate finance, and global carbon advisory serving corporations and organizations worldwide. The firm serves the automotive, healthcare, information, chemicals, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was founded by Arthur Dehon Little and Roger Griffin in October 1886 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Synapse Group provides text messaging services. The firm offers spans product development, quality assurance, provisioning, billing, network operation and network design. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Khandallah, New Zealand.

MH Sub I LLC, headquartered in El Segundo, CA, is a fully integrated online media and software services organization focused on four high-value vertical categories: health, automotive, legal, and home/travel. The company's powerful, proprietary operating platform provides the flexibility and scalability to fuel its continued growth. Internet Brands is a portfolio company of KKR and Temasek. MH Sub I LLC was founded in 1998 by Jerry R. Farrar, Scott Edward Painter, Bill T. Gross, Bill Gross, Steve Glenn, and Robert N. Brisco has been the CEO of the company since 1999. MH Sub I was acquired by Internet Brands, Inc./Private Group/ on December 31, 2014, for $1,100 million.

Gotham Ventures (Gotham Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc founded in 1999 by Timothy Cook Draper, Daniel J. Schultz and Ross H. Goldstein. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Part of Ricoh Co., Ltd., PARSEC is a software development company that specializes in operations management software. The company is based in Arvada, CO. PARSEC's flagship product, TrakSYS, is a solution platform that helps manufacturers optimize their operations by maximizing asset utilization and efficiency, increasing capacity, reducing production costs, decreasing lead time, and improving profitability. The company also offers consulting, support, and training services for various operating systems. PARSEC was acquired by Avanti Computer Systems Ltd., part of Ricoh Co., Ltd. on May 01, 2006.

Lerer Hippeau (Lerer Hippeau) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Ken Lerer, Ben Lerer. The firm Headquartered in New York.

Gyft, Inc. develops a gift card platform for consumers and retailers. The firm enables customers to upload, buy and redeem gift cards conveniently from their mobile device. Its customers can ditch the plastic and use their mobile device to store, send and redeem cards. The company was founded by Vinny Linghamv, C. J. MacDonald and Mark Levitt in January 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Jackson Square Ventures Management Co. LLC (Jackson Square Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Gregory C. Gretsch and Peter A. Solvik. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Rev.com, Inc. provides online audio, video transcription and document translation services. It also provides marketplace that works with selected freelancers to deliver services to businesses. The company was founded by David Abrameto, Jason M. Chicola, Josh Breinlinger and Paul Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Omniata, Inc. develops analytics and engagement platform. It specializes in data integration, analytics, A/B testing, push messaging, real-time customer relationship management, and content management systems. The company was founded by Arias Alex, Michael Thompson, and Troy Thompson in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

OfferUp, Inc. operates as an online marketplace. Its product categories include cars and trucks, electronics, and furniture. The company was founded by Nick Huzar and Arean van Veelen in 2011 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Hungryroot, Inc. engages in distribution of food products through online. It offers individually portioned meals, each meal features vegetable noodles, roasted toppings (think walnuts, mushrooms, sweet peppers), protein (grilled chicken) and a homemade sauce. The company was founded by Benjamin McKean, Franklin Becker, and Gregory Struck in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

9139249 Canada, Inc. provides online marketplace for private and ride-share charter buses. It offers school buses, coach buses, and luxury buses for festivals, sporting events, conferences, and events. The company was founded by Kyle Boulay and Wolf Kohlberg in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Leaflink, Inc. operates a business-to-business wholesale order management platform for the cannabis industry. Its software platform is designed to support participants in a B2B supply chain, providing basic tools designed to save money for retailers and allow producers to get better pricing for their product. The company was founded by Ryan Smith and Zach Silverman in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Guideline, Inc. engages in the provision of full-stack solution that automates plan administration and compliance. It offers a platform that integrates with payroll providers making it easier for employers and participants to set up and maintain a 401(k). The company was founded by Kevin Busque, Mike Nelson, and Jeremy Caballero in 2015 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Parsec Cloud, Inc. provides game streaming technology solutions. The firm offers access to the gaming PCs from anywhere and also invite friends to connect and play local multiplayer games online. The company was founded by Benjamin Boxer and Christopher Dickson and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Alto Pharmacy LLC is a software application which allows users to order medicine online and get it delivered at home. It specializes in pharmacy, adherence, fertility, and HIV. The company was founded by Vladimir Blumen, Mattieu Gamache-Asselin, and Jamie Karraker in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Campus + Main, Inc. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Playa Vista, CA. The company was founded by Gustavo Spoliansky, Trevor Carl Nelson.

My Lemonade Stand PBC provides technological services that enables the children to create and run their own businesses. The company was founded by Benjamin Goldhirsh and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Teamshares, Inc. engages in buying small businesses from retiring owners. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

LA CTO Forum is a business association. The American company was founded by Oded Noy.

Positive Energy, Inc. design and deploy commercial and utility-grade energy storage solutions. The company was founded by Ed Wise and Stephano Kim and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Monument, Inc. is an online treatment platform. The company was founded by Michael Russell and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sora Schools, Inc. an online, project-based high school where students get to explore their interests and get exposure to future careers and fields of study. The company was founded by Garrett Smiley, Wesley Samples, and Indra Sofian and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Dutch Pet, Inc. provides 24/7 access to high-quality veterinary care and offers delivery of pet treatments and prescriptions. Dutch Pet is based in Martinez, CA and has subsidiaries in Netherlands. The company's mission is to treat pets' chronic conditions through telehealth. The company was founded by Joe Spector, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Accrue Money, Inc. is a company that provides a save now, buy later platform called Accrue Savings. The company is based in New York, NY. The platform allows customers to save for anything they want, from products to services to travel, on their own terms, while brands encourage their savings efforts with cash rewards along the way. Customers can also invite friends and family to contribute to their Accrue account to accelerate their progress toward their savings goals. The company was founded in 2021 by Michael Hershfield. Michael Hershfield has been the CEO since 2021.

Qonsent, Inc. is a company that offers both B2B services and consumer-facing solutions to solve the data privacy issue in a holistic manner. Qonsent is based in Westport, CT. The services provided by the company include Qonsent-in API embed creator, Smartqontract, real-time ID validation and match linking, a resolution manager, and a Qonsent consumer wallet. The company was founded in 2021 by leading visionaries from the media, marketing, technology, legal, and security industries to help companies build privacy by design and privacy by default into products and processes to create a better experience, relationship, and value exchange with consumers. The company was founded by Jesse Redniss, Stephano Kim, Andrea Kerr Redniss, Seth Redniss, and Jesse Redniss has been the CEO since incorporation.

Twelve Below (Twelve Below) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm headquartered in New York, New York.