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Neoware, Inc. provides software products and computer devices. It offers services to the software development and information technology industries, including those of healthcare, hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, and education. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

TiE Boston is a private equity firm founded by by Desh Deshpande in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CVP Management, Inc (Converge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nilanjana Bhowmik and Maia Heymann. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Rize, Inc. develops 3-dimensional printing services. Its applications include prototyping, tooling fixtures and jigs manufacturing, and end-use production parts. The company was founded by Eugene Giller and Leonid Raiz in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

RapidMiner, Inc. provides open source software. It offers products such as turbo prep, auto model, studio, and radoop. The company was founded by Ingo Mierswa, Ralf Klinkenberg, and Simon Fischer in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Scanbuy, Inc. provides cloud-based mobile connection solutions. Its Mobile Engagement Platform helps companies to generate, manage and measure intelligent barcode campaigns. The firm’s other products include mVision Insights, mPromo Coupons, mTargeting for Advertisers and mPackaging. It operates through its locations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company was founded by Didier Paul Frantz, Olivier Attia and Avi Chai Outmezguine in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TrackVia, Inc. provides online database applications. The firm specializes in business process management, digital process automation, low-code development platform and mobile development platform. It develops DIY workflow software platform for business operations users. The company was founded by Chris Basham and Matt McAdams in 2006 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Viewfinity, Inc. provides laptop and desktop virtualization software. It offers privilege management and application control solutions for desktops, laptops and servers in enterprises. The company was founded by Dmitry Barboi, Gil Rapaport and Leonid Shtilman in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA..

VKernel Corp. provides virtualization management and performance products. The company was founded by Alex Bakman on May 7, 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Tizor Systems, Inc. provides data auditing and protection solutions. The company was founded by Pratyush Moghe in 2002 and is headquartered in Stow, MA.

Longworth Management Co Inc (Longworth Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim J. Savage. The firm is headquartered in Waltham.

PulsePoint, Inc. provides digital media marketing and publishing services. The firm offers programmatic and content marketing solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mimeo.com, Inc. provides online managed content distribution and printing services. It offers presentation, manual, brochure, booklet, poster, newsletter, catalog, flyer, postcard, and proposal printing solutions. The firm provides binding services, which include spiral, twin loop wire, comb, 3-ring, tape, velo, saddle stitch, perfect, and stapled types. The company was founded by Key Compton, David H. Meadows, David Uyttendaele, Jeffrey Stewart and John Delbridge in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

StellaService, Inc. engages in the development of customer feedback and quality management platform. Its platform capabilities include remote workforce, agent engagement, real-time quality assurance, coaching, one-on-one meeting, rewards and recognition, and service recovery. It offers solutions for agents, team leaders, quality assurance managers, executives, startups, enterprises, business process outsourcing (BPOs), and mall and midsize businesses (SMBs). The company was founded by John Ernsberger and Jordan Leiser in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cadent Technology, Inc. provides advertising products and technology for network programmers and content distributors. It offers cadent technology expertise, the cadent technology approach and and cadent technology labs services. It also provides multiscreen DAI, TV data and alternate content solutions. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, 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.

Joveo, Inc. is a programmatic job advertising company that offers businesses a platform to buy, manage, and track recruitment media, including job sites, social and search marketplaces, and the internet. The private company is based in Redwood City, CA and was founded in 2017 by Kshitij Jain, who has been the CEO since then. The company's platform helps businesses attract and hire the most relevant applicants on time and within their budget. Joveo's AI-driven platform provides a comprehensive approach to job advertising for local and talent acquisition.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Tech Talent South LLC develops charlotte-based coding boot camp technology. The firm specializes in web development, computer programming, entrepreneurship, code education, ruby on rails, HTML/CSS, javascript, API integration, startups and tech startups. The company was founded by Betsy Hauser Idilbi and Richard Simms in 2014 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

GHBC Groupe, Inc. operates a shopping website which provides merchandise, clothing, home decor, food and travelling services. It offers furniture, sports sedans, bedding, rugs, lighting, décor, kitchen and dining products. The firm also provides redeem points to its customers. The company was founded in November 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Michael Bryzek, Alexis Maybank, Dwight A. Merriman, Phong Nguyen and Kevin P. Ryan and is headquartered in New York, NY.

eQuest, Inc. provides recruiting consulting services. It also engages in connecting companies with job seekers through its integrations and network of job boards. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

The SAVO Group Ltd. provides sales enablement software solutions. The firm offers financial, life sciences, technology and manufacturing solutions. It also offers smarter content, execution, engagement products. The company was founded by John Aiello and Drew Larsen in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Convercent, Inc. engages in the provision of a software-as-a-service platform for corporate compliance and ethics management. It offers ethics and compliance solutions including anti-corruption, board reporting, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and advisory services. The company was founded by Barclay Friesen, Patrick Quinlan, and Philip Winterburn in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Dogpatch Labs offers desk space, bandwidth, coffee and lunch to aspiring entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Spoon Ryan, Patrick Walsh and Hirshland J. Michael in 2008 and is headquartered in Dublin Docklands, Ireland.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

CollabNet, Inc. provides software development solutions for software-driven organizations. The firm’s products include ALM connect, cloudforge, continuum, giteye, scrumworks pro, subversionedge, teamforge, teamforge SCM, versionone editions and versionone. It also offers product consulting and implementation, agile consulting and transformation services. The company was founded by William J. Portelli and Brian Behlendorf in 1999 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.