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IGNITE Group, Inc. (Ignite Group) is a venture capital firm established in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Redwood, California.

Wirepas Oy develops device connectivity applications. It applications include electricity meters, water meters, sensor, beacon and references. Wirepas was founded by Teppo Hemia and Ville Kaseva in 2010 and is headquartered in Tampere, Finland.

Prodeko Ventures Oy (Prodeko Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Tuotantotalouden Kilta Prodeko ry founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Invest Europe is a Belgian company that operates as a private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investment company. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Business Finland Oy helps Finnish companies to grow and expand internationally by supporting and financing their innovations. The company is based in Helsinki, Finland and when working with Finnish companies, clients can tap into a stable, smart, and sustainable economy full of ideas and opportunities. Business Finland is ultimately controlled by the Government of Finland.

Wermuth Asset Management (Moscow) (WAM) is the Russian asset management division of Wermuth Asset Management GmbH, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded in 1998, WAM is based in Moscow and is the investment advisor and manager of the Greater Europe Deep Value Funds.

Advenira Enterprises, Inc. develops derived nanocomposite technology for protective and optical coatings. The firm offers SDN protective and optical coating products. Its products were tested on metal substrates as interior and exterior coatings to create a barrier preventing the access of water as the corrosion-mediating electrolyte to the pipe wall and dissolution and erosion of contaminants from the pipe wall to water. The company was founded by Elmira Ryabova and Andrew Skumanich in 2010 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Institute of Directors (United Kingdom) is a community of passionate UK business leaders. The non-profit company is based in Birmingham, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company provides professional training opportunities and access to essential help and resources for its members. The CEO of the company is Stephen Martin.

Inventure Oy (Inventure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Sami Lampinen and Timo Tirkkonen. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Quartal Oy provides software solutions for asset management Industry. Its operative business activities are run through its subsidiary companies. The firm also offers consulting services that support ideas’ implementation, integrate various information systems, and offer tailor made solutions; and provides designing, building, corporate or investor Websites’ and online annual reports’ hosting, and Web casting services that help clients in managing their online corporate communications. Its clients include banks, asset managers, securities services providers, transfer agents, public companies, large private companies, and professional investors. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Perquest, Inc. provides online payroll and employer services. The company was founded by David E. Kahn in 2001 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Blaize, Inc. provides artificial intelligence solutions. It develops hardware computing platforms for augmented reality, drones, and automobiles. The company was founded by Dinakar C. Munagala and Ke Yin and is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, CA.

Metawave Corp. provides wireless communication technology products for three dimensional imaging and vehicle to vehicle communication, as well as develops beam steering antennas for automotive radar markets. The company was founded by Maha Achour and Bernard Didier Casse in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Silex Microsystems AB is a holding company that manufactures customized Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) products. The firm operates as an independent MEMS foundry. Its product MEMS, which are complex mechanical and electrical systems are built in micro scale on one single chip. Its product is divided in categories such as: sensors, actuators, and basic three-dimensional structures. The company was founded by Johan Edvard Soren Kalvesten in October 2000 and is headquartered in Jarfalla, Sweden.

u-blox Espoo Oy manufactures global navigation satellite system receivers. It provides gos receivers, Software gps solutions and tracking systems for device manufacturers and device designers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Freespee AB provides call-based advertising technology and services. It focuses on driving performance based inbound sales calls to advertisers from online and mobile media. The firm’s partner network includes agencies, local advertising publishers, as well as affiliate and mobile networks. The company was founded by Carl Holmquist and Tobies Lindgren in 2008 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden.

Miradore Oy operates as a software company which specializes in providing cloud-based solutions for managing information technology devices. It offers Miradore Online, a cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution that safeguards company’s data and devices. The firm also provides hardware and software asset management, operating system and software deployment, patch management, endpoint backup, and remote assistance and control. The company was founded by Mika Liukko and Paul Palojärvi in 2006 and is headquartered in Lappeenranta, Finland.

Thinglink Oy develops online image and video interaction tools. It offers an in-image advertising network for brands, retailers and other product advertisers. The company was founded by Ulla-Maaria Engeström in 2008 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.