John Waldmann

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Rave Mobile Safety, Inc. provides safety software solutions. It designs and distributes safety applications including emergency notification systems and personal safety tools. The company was founded by Rodger Desai, Ghen Saito and Raju Rishi in 2004 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Amazon Robotics LLC develops robotic solutions for automating distribution centers. It develops corporate and academic partnerships to support innovation throughout the robotics ecosystem. The company was founded by Michael C. Mountz in 2003 and is headquartered in North Reading, MA.

Jott Networks, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It offers speech-to-text services to mobile users. The firm allows cell phone users to convert their voice into text and have it delivered via e-mail. The company was founded by Shreedhar Madhavapeddi and John Pollard in April 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Lookout, Inc. provides mobile security software solutions for individuals and enterprises. It delivers protection from physical threats like phone loss and theft, malicious software, and backs up highly personal data. The firm provides people the ability to locate, lock, and wipe a missing phone. Lookout mobile threat network scans applications worldwide that allows users to find and stop threats. The company was founded by John Hering, James Burgess, and Kevin Mahaffey in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hootsuite, Inc. engages in the provision of social media management services. It offers HootSuite, a platform that enables users to stay on top of conversation on key topics, measure and analyze performance on social, create and manage advertising campaigns, review and publish content, and monitor and manage incoming messages. The firm serves the financial services, healthcare, higher education, and government industries. The company was founded by Ryan Holmes, Dario Meli, and David Tedman in November 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It provides real-time supply chain visibility and logistics solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms. The company was founded by Arun Chandrasekaran and Mathew Elenjickal in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Triology manufactures electronic equipment. Its products include battery chargers, power supplies and converters, telecom battery, switchgear & switchboard apparatus, electrical panels and accessories. The company is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. designs and develops software solutions for e-Commerce companies. The company was founded by Joseph A. Liemandt in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Stripes LLC /NY/ (Stripes) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth Fox. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

aPriori Technologies, Inc. develops and markets product cost management software. The firm offers university education program, cost maturity survey, strategic value assessments, education, and customer and technical support services. The company was founded by Michael L. Philpott, R. Sebastian Schrader and Eric Arno Hiller in 2003 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

Part of Astronics Corp., MQube Design LLC is a company that provides industrial design and product development services. The company is based in Round Rock, TX. MQube Design was acquired by Product Development Technologies LLC on March 16, 2006.

American Reading Co., Inc. provides tools and resources to help school teachers and administrators. The firm offers curriculum integration projects, elementary titles, middle and high school books, program materials, software tools, professional development services, thematic collections, research labs and early literacy collections. The company was founded by Jane Hileman in 1998 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Oyster Travel Corp. provides information and reviews about hotels through online. It sends reviewers to visit, photograph, critique, and rate each hotel reviewed on Oyster. The firm rates hotels through the following categories such as quality of amenities, services available, quality of rooms, and cleanliness and overall condition of the property as a whole. The company was founded by Elie Seidman, Ariel Charytan and Eytan Seidman in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BloomReach, Inc. provides web search services for online retailers and commerce sites. It offers a personalized discovery platform with applications for organic search, site search, and content marketing and merchandising. The firm also offers Compass, a tool that understands products and identifies opportunities to maximize revenue, SNAP for Mobile that personalizes site search, content, and navigation to make each visit personal, and Organic Search that matches consumer intent to the client content. The company was founded by Raj K. De Datta and Ashutosh Garg in February 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

TellApart, Inc. provides a predictive customer analytics platform. It offers TellApart Data Platform that helps online retailers advertise to potential and existing customers. The firm solutions include cross-device retargeting, native advertisement retargeting, mobile retargeting, personalized email, audience targeting, and promotions. The company was founded by Josh McFarland and Mark Ayzenshtat in July 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Gainsight, Inc. engages in the provision of customer success management solutions in software-as-a-service model to enterprises. Its products include customer success, product experience, customer experience, customer data platform, and revenue optimization. The company was founded by Sreedhar Peddineni and James A. Eberlin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Clari, Inc. sales execution and forecasting solutions. It operates a mobile field sales productivity platform that combines mobile, design, and data science to help sales professionals to close deals faster, reduce manual reporting, and gain insight into deal progress. The company was founded by Venkat Rangan and Andy Byrne in 2012 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Scoutit, Inc. develops mobile applications for online shopping. The firm offers infoscout insights, targeted surveys, and custom studies. The company was founded by Jared Schrieber and Jon Brelig in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BUILD is a national non-profit organization that aims to empower under-resourced youth through entrepreneurship. The non-profit company is based in Redwood City, CA and was founded by Suzanne Klahr. The organization serves high school students in several areas across the United States. BUILD uses entrepreneurship as a tool to help young people reach their full potential and prepare them for success in high school, college, and their future careers.

ShipBob, Inc. develops software for shipping and packing services for e-commerce business and crowdfunding campaign. The firm provides storing, picking, packing, and shipping of products. The company was founded by Dhruv Saxena, Divey Gulati, and Jivko Bojinov in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

BevSpot, Inc. provides online technology services to bars and restaurants. It offers cloud software for fast, collaborative inventory, smart ordering & online record-keeping and sales performance insights. The company was founded by Rory Crawford, Alex Lesman and Chidubem Ezeaka in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Perkins Fund (California) (Perkins Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Sonja Hoel Perkins. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Vention, Inc. operates a 3-dimensional (3D) machine builder platform. Its solution allows users to design, order, and share custom machine directly from web browser. It offers small business automation, agile manufacturing, industrial design, lean manufacturing, and product validation. The company was founded by Etienne Lacroix and Max Windisch in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Flock Group, Inc. develops wireless license plate reading security camera systems. Its products include read license plates, install everywhere, fast access, capture evidence, discreet design, and automatic updates. The company was founded by Garrett Langley and Matt Feury in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Ike Robotics, Inc. engages in the development and provision of automation technology in the trucking industry. The company was founded by Jur van den Berg, Alden Woodrow, and Nancy Sun and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Airbase, Inc. develops mobile application platform for payments. It specializes in spend management, payments, corporate cards, invoice processing, bill pay, netsuite integration, quickbooks integration, xero integration and accounts payable. The company was founded by Thejo Kote and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Clockwise, Inc. develops intelligent calendar system that frees up the time so everyone can work on what matters. The company was founded by Matthew Martin, Gary Lerhaupt and Mike Grinolds and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Argyle Systems, Inc. provides provides infrastructure for consumers to connect their workforce platforms to businesses. The firm?s products include admin tools, network and client API, and plugin. The company was founded by Audrius Zujus, Shmulik Fishman and Christopher Hansen and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Reprise, Inc. operates as a demo creation platform company. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Autoleap, Inc. provides cloud-based auto repair management software for shop owners to manage and grow their business. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and was founded by Rameez Ansari and Steve Lau, who have been the CEOs since incorporation. The software includes features such as scheduling appointments, managing technicians, generating invoices, and marketing tools to boost brand image and attract new customers. Autoleap's founding team are repeat entrepreneurs who previously launched, scaled, and successfully exited FieldEdge.

UBER, Inc. retails outdoor sports products. The company was founded on February 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Fountain Valley, CA.