Richard C. Cilento

MRO Software provides enterprise strategic asset management software that helps clients make the most of their information technology (IT) assets, production equipment, facilities, fleets and vehicles, and other assets. The company's software tracks spare parts inventories, analyzes equipment failures, schedules maintenance, manages parts sourcing and procurement, and processes work orders. Its IT asset management tools help clients manage hardware and software and ensure licensing compliance. MRO sells to customers in a variety of asset-intensive industries, including oil and gas, utilities, pharmaceuticals, aviation, transportation, and the public sector.

Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a technology-based company which focuses on rational drug design to identify novel drugs for cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. It also engages in design and development of kinase inhibitors that target key enzymes involved in the regulation of cancer growth, survival and metastasis in modulations of chronic inflammation. The company was founded by Joseph B. Monahan, Gabriel Mbalaviele and Shaun R. Selness in 2010 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

Performix, Inc. provides manufacturing execution system software. It offers Performix xMES Suite, xRecipe, xMEX, xMES weigh and dispense and Performix xBatch solutions for SAP manufacturing clients in the pharmaceutical and process industry verticals. The company was founded by Sham Afzalpurkar and Kenneth A. Lowe in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Stratasoft, Inc. provides predictive dialer and call center software solutions. It provides StrataHosted, a call center software as service that provides users with IT resources for their business; StrataChat, which allows users' Website visitors to interact with online chat agents; Strata Web callback that allows users to capture customers and generate new leads by allowing their Website visitors to request and schedule a return call from contact center; and StrataVoice, an automatic dialer for organizations to contact various people in a short time span. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

EnerTech Capital Partners (EnerTech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Scott Ungerer. The firm is headquartered in Ambler, Pennsylvania.

BioBlend Renewable Resources LLC manufactures and markets biobased lubricants. Its products included Bioflo FG, Biocut FG, Bioblend MP, Sylube COFG and Trugrease FG . The firm provides its services to the drilling, mining, construction, agriculture, marine, food processing and government sectors. The company was founded by Jeff Hart in 2001 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Quest Technology Ventures LLC (Quest Technology Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bridgeview, Illinois.

Municipal Credit Union operates as a state chartered credit union. It offers loans, credit cards, mobile payments, checking accounts, student banking, savings, digital banking and insurance services. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

RelaDyne, Inc. engages in the distribution of equipment reliability products and value added services, including reliability services, custom blending, and wireless tank monitoring. It serves the automotive, commercial, and industrial markets. The company was founded on November 4, 2010 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Ringleader Ventures LLC (Ringleader Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Maddock Mike and Mike Bechtel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Olea Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of technology services. It offers Olea Edge Analytics, a solution to optimize water delivery, billing, and conservation. The company was founded in August 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

MPACT Strategic Consulting LLC operates as a business advisory and consulting company. The firm offers strategy, program and process management, technical assistance, quality control and assurance, compliance monitoring, performance improvement and grant management. It provides solutions to public and private sector clients. The company was founded by Spurgeon Robinson in 2010 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Rice Alliance Austin is an American company that specializes in landscaping and gardening solutions. The non-profit company offers personalized outdoor space designs and create gardens that reflect the unique essence of each client. The company utilizes a wide range of machinery to work with maximum professionalism and efficiency.

Courier Therapeutics, Inc. is a company based in Houston, TX. Courier Therapeutics, Inc. specializes in courier therapeutics. The company was founded by Dan M. Watkins, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Courier Therapeutics was acquired by Valo Health LLC on July 27, 2021.

Mercury Data Science, Inc. engages in artificial intelligence and life science activities. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Dan M. Watkins and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

inerG, Inc. is an American company that offers a software platform for petroleum economics and reserves management. The private company's platform uses artificial intelligence-based analytics to provide auto production forecasts, economic analysis, and asset management for the oil and gas industry. The goal of their platform is to help companies maximize their return on investment.

Imagination Campus provides education services.