Natalie Kimball

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Horsley Bridge Partners LLC (HBP) is a private equity firm, founded in 1983 by Phillip Horsley and Gary Bridge. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in London and Beijing.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Blurb, Inc. publishes and sells books. Its customers can design and create their books online and be published by the company. The company was founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SOASTA, Inc. provides test automation solutions for web applications and services. The firm’s products include mPulse, CloudTest, TouchTest, DOC and Pricing. Its solutions include web performance testing, real user monitoring, mobile performance testing and mobile test automation. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Gardner, Lisa Bergamo, Mike Hemmert, Craig Powers, Kenneth Holcomb, Kendall Cosby and Tom Lounibos in February 2006 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

SilverRail Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for the distribution of train tickets and other rail-related products. It offers SilverCore, a global rail distribution platform that brings railways and travel retailers together. The firm also offers SilverAPI that provides end-to-end booking services that comprise search, book, cancel, payment, and ticketing, SilverAgent Lite, a Web-based application that delivers travel management companies’ access to live reservations made through its online booking tool partners, and SilverAgent Pro, a Web-based application for travel professionals that provide staff with a Web interface to search, book, pay, ticket, and modify company global rail content. The company was founded by Aaron M. Gowell and William D. Phillipson in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

UrbanSitter, Inc. operates a community match service for parents and babysitters who connect online through Facebook and existing networks. Its site enables parents to search, book and review trusted sitters within minutes. The firm helps parents to see profile pictures and video of sitters and availability, hourly rates and typical response times are also outlined. The company was founded by Andrea M. Barrett, Hadar Wissotzky, Lynn Perkins, and Daisy Downs in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Echopass Corp. provides cloud-based hosted contact center services to the enterprise market. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Salt Lake, UT.

Switchfly LLC operates an ecommerce platform that provides a one-stop travel solutions for airlines, financial services companies, hotels, and other travel brands. It offers Switchfly packaging and Switchfly loyalty products to help firms grow revenue and increase customer loyalty. The company was founded by Heidi Vavul and Tina Fitch in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.