Omar K. El-Ayat

Nuveen Investments, Inc. provides investment management and related services to retail and institutional investors. It offers investment management capabilities across a diversified set of asset classes and investment strategies through its investment management affiliates, including municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond, floating-rate bank loan, preferred securities, growth equity, value equity, global and international equity, equity income, core equity, equity index, quantitative and enhanced equity, asset allocation, balanced strategies, real asset and commodity. The company was founded by John Nuveen in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

RSA Security LLC designs and develops support security products. The firm offers threat detection and response, identity and access management, fraud prevention, and cyber security framework. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Crosslink) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded in 1999 as Omega Venture Partners, Inc. Crosslink provides investment advisory services to investment funds.

Bleacher Report, Inc. engages in sports journalism. It creates editorial content covering all major sports. The firm also offers Team Stream, a tablet and smartphone application that provides users with the coverage of their favorite teams and sports, sport-and-team-specific email newsletters and advertising opportunities. The company was founded by Dave Finocchio, Zander Freund, Bryan Goldberg and Dave Nemetz in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Proscia, Inc. is a cloud-delivered solutions provider for digital pathology. Its cloud-based platform creates new avenues of collaboration between the world?s clinicians and researchers, enabling quicker analysis, treatments and new hope for the cure. The company was founded by David West Jr., David West Sr., Coleman Stavish, Nathan Buchbinder, Kristina Li and Hunter Jackson in 2014 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Scale Management LLC (Scale Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kate D. Mitchell and Anchie Y. Kuo. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Endeavor Agency LLC provides modeling and literary services. It represents hollywood celebrities to their television work including David E. Kelly, Aaron Sorkin, Jennifer Garner and members of the osbourne family. The company was founded by Ariel Z. Emanuel in 1995 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in operating a peer-to-peer online credit platform. The firm through its subsidiary Proper Funding operates an online marketplace that permits the lender members to bid on loan listings and purchases. It handles the funding and servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. The company was founded by Christian A. Larsen and John B. Witchel on March 22, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

365 Services LLC engages in the provision of data center solutions for cloud, content, carrier, and enterprises markets. It offers cloud, colocation, managed, and network and IP services. The company was founded by Chris Dolan and James A. McGrath in 2012 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Dollar Shave Club, Inc. manufactures and sells razor blades online. It offers men?s razors, grooming, and skin-care products. The company was founded by Michael Dubin and Mark Levine in July 2011 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

Ayla Networks, Inc. develops internet of things enterprise software platform for manufacturers and service providers. It offers Ayla Platform, an end-to-end platform that allows manufacturers and service providers to use home controls, HVAC, appliances, lighting and other everyday products. The company was founded by David C. Friedman, Adrian D. Caceres, Phillip Chang and Thomas H. Lee in 2010 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Bugcrowd, Inc. provides crowdsourced security for mobile applications. It offers security testing solutions for Web applications, APIs and Webservices, SaaS applications, various types of Websites, and customer premise products; mobile apps, such as iOS, Android, and more; and charities and not-for-profits. The firm provides security testing solutions through a Crowdcontrol system. The company was founded by Casey Ellis, Sergei Belokamen and Chris Raethke in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Inpher, Inc. develops framework for operations on encrypted cloud data. It allows for management, search and sharing of encrypted content without revealing any information about the data or the content to an untrusted server. The company was founded by Jordan Brandt, Dimitar Jetchev and Ivan Panushev in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Motive Technologies, Inc. provides logistics and supply chain services. It specializes in electronic logging devices, fleet management, vehicle GPS tracking, driver vehicle inspection reports, and IFTA reporting and electronic logs. The company was founded by Shoaib Makani, Ryan Johns, and Obaid Khan in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Zeronorth, Inc. develops and operates continuous application security platform. The CYBRIC platform integrates security into the development process and delivers frictionless security assurance from code commit to application delivery. The company was founded by Ernesto DiGiambattista, Andrew Gilman, Mike Kail, and Sean B. Walter in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Task Force X Capital Management LLC (Task Force X Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Brandon Shelton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

YotaScale, Inc. operates as an enterprise-grade systems management platform for cloud computing. The firm provides autonomous cloud systems management. The company was founded by Asim Razzaq, Imran Moin, Michael Babiak and Abbas Yousafzai in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Digital Cognition Technologies, Inc. develops detect presymptomatic cognitive impairment and aid in tracking cognitive devices. The company was founded by Randall S. Davis, Dana L. Penney and Phil A. Cooper in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Spruce Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of real estate services. It offers title insurance, escrow, and closing services through a proprietary technology platform. The company was founded by Andrew Weisgall, Adam Langsner, and Patrick Burns in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Enview LLC provides data analytics, remote sensing and geospatial big data solutions. It automates the generation and delivery of insights to support the operational safety and reliability of pipelines and power lines. The firm prevents threats through its services from becoming incidents that impact families, businesses, and the environment. The company was founded by San Gunawardana and Krassimir Piperkov and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

LearnLux, Inc. develops online learning tools for financial literacy. Its educational tools help the people in managing personal finances and make financial decisions. The company was founded by Rebecca Liebman and Michael Liebman in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Expedi, Inc. engages in provision of procurement solutions to drilling operations. It products includes mud pumps, handling tools, centrifugal pumps, shale shakers, gauges and valves, rope, soap, dope, tools, and accessories. The company was founded by Lawrence Patrick Neal and Timothy Neal in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Archipelago Analytics, Inc. provides business services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Dusty Robotics, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and development of construction machinery and robots that focuses on the improvement of construction productivity by automating critical-path tasks on construction jobsites. The company was founded by Tessa Lau and Philipp Herget and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Medchart, Inc. operates as an online medical record sharing platform that connects law firms, insurance agencies, hospitals and clinics. It offers legal, healthcare, patients and research products. The company was founded by Derrick Chow and James Bateman in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Honor Foundation is a career transition program for special operations forces that helps them transition to the private sector and become corporate and community leaders. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and has campuses in various locations across the United States, including Camp Lejeune, Fort Liberty, Eglin, Tampa, JBLM, Fort Campbell, and a virtual program (THFV). The program is three months long and includes tailored executive education, one-on-one coaching, and access to a nationwide professional network. The Navy SEAL Foundation is a founding partner of The Honor Foundation. The company was founded by Joe Musselman and the CEO is Matt Stevens.

Aliro Technologies, Inc. develops quantum algorithms and applications. The company was founded by Michael Cubeddu, Will Finigan and Prineha Narang and is headquartered in Brighton, MA.

Bolster, Inc. provides zero hour phishing detection & brand protection. Itzero-day phishing detection API and brand monitoring & protection. The company was founded by Shashi Prakash and Abhishek Dubey in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Britive, Inc. develops cloud access protection software. The company was founded by Alex Gudanis and Artyom Poghosyan in 2018 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

X-Bow Launch Systems, Inc. is disrupting the aerospace industry by providing innovative and cost-effective energetics for the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market. The company is based in Albuquerque, NM, with additional presence in other locations and is actively recruiting talented individuals to join its team. The company is also designing and building modular solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles for both orbital and suborbital launch services. X-Bow is a privately held company with investment from Crosslink Capital, Razors Edge Ventures, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. The company was founded in 2016 and is led by CEO Jason P. Hundley.

Revelstoke, Inc. is a company that provides a security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solution to empower CISOs and security analysts. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company's platform allows for the automation of analysis, optimization of workflows, and scaling of processes without the need for software development. Additionally, their solution prevents vendor lock and offers no-code automation and low-code customization. Revelstoke was founded by Josh McCarthy and Bob Kruse, with Bob Kruse serving as CEO since incorporation.

Picnic Corp. provides a cybersecurity platform that offers access to historical information about external data footprints to detect and respond to threats, protect privileged users, and mitigate social engineering risks. The company is based in Chevy Chase, MD and was founded by Matt Polak, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The platform also reduces the OSINT exposure of VIPs, employees, and contractors, monitors data breaches, and provides data broker visibility and remediation. Additionally, it offers social media operational security and privacy, and continuous monitoring of breach data to prevent credential compromise and credential stuffing attacks.

Haven Ventures LLC (Haven Ventures) is a ventures capital firm founded in 2022 by Joseph Guzel and McLain Southworth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Scout RFP LLC operates a platform that automates the enterprise buying process for buyers and suppliers. It offers strategic sourcing, reverse auctions, savings tracking, enterprise security, and supplier management. The company was founded by Andrew Durlak, Stan Garber, and Chris Crane in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Silicon Valley Data Capital LLC (Silicon Valley Data Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by James R. McLean, Sanjay Mathur, James K. Sims, Peter Loukianoff, and John M. The firm headquarters in Mountain View, California.