Robert Spreng

Crescendo Management LLC (Crescendo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by David Spreng, Mitchell Dann and Jeff Tollefson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Part of Federated Hermes, Inc., Investment Advisers, Inc. is a private company that provides investment and other related financial services. The company is based in Bloomington, MN. Investment Advisers was acquired by Federated Hermes, Inc. from Lloyds TSB Group Plc on September 20, 2000.

Callidus Software, Inc. provides cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions. It offers a suite of Software-as-a-Service solutions that identifies leads, trains personnel, implements territory and quota plans, enables sales forces, automates configuration pricing and quoting, manages contracts, streamlines sales compensation, captures customer feedback, and provides predictive analytics for competitive advantage. The firm’s products include sales performance management, sales automation, execution and customer engagement. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Tropic Networks, Inc. designed, developed and marketed regional and metro-area optical networking equipment for use in telephony, data and cable applications. Recognized that service providers in both the telecom and cable industries are standardizing on wavelengths for their metro backbone networks, the company had purpose built a Wavelength Tracker, a powered optical transport solution for application in both these key markets. The company was founded in May, 2007 and was headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Compellent Technologies, Inc. provides network storage solutions. The firm provides Fluid Data storage solutions that automate the movement and management of data at a granular level, enabling organizations to constantly adapt to change, slash costs and secure information against downtime and disaster. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA.

Gale Technologies, Inc. develops lab management and test automation solutions. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students in 30 states and 31 countries. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. NFTE aims to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in students, empowering them to own their futures regardless of their family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated over a million students through in-school, out-of-school, in-person, online, or hybrid programs. The company was founded in 1987 by Carl Press and Philip A. McNeill, and J.D. LaRock has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

SuRo Capital Corp, a traded fund, invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors. It provides debt and equity financing for later stage capital requirements.

GSV Asset Management LLC (GSVAM) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Woodside, California. The firm was founded in 2010 by Stephen Bard and Michael Moe. Formerly known as NeXt Asset Management LLC, GSVAM provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional clients.

Decathlon Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Revenue based financing firm founded in 2010 by Wayne C. Cantwell and John August Borchers. Decathlon Capital Partners LLC is headquartered in Palo Alto.

Runway Growth Finance Corp (Runway Growth Finance) is a private equity operating division of Runaway Growth Finance Corp founded in 2015. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Brookfield Corp., Runway Growth Capital LLC is a lending capital services provider. The private company is based in Woodside, CA. The company was founded in 2015 by Robert David Spreng. Robert David Spreng has been the CEO since 2015.

Runway Growth Finance LP operates as a pooled investment fund. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.