Steven M. Sachs

Wildcat Venture Partners LLC (Wildcat Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Bill Ericson, Bryan D. Stolle, Bruce Cleveland and Katherine Barr. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

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.

MDV Management Co. LLC (MDV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Alydia Health, Inc. operates as medical device company which provides solution to postpartum hemorrhage. The company was founded by Nathan Bair and Jessie Becke on May 8, 2018 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Nalu Bio, Inc. designs cannabinoids for wellness and therapeutics. The company was founded by Caitlyn Waller Krebs, Phyllis Ellen Whiteley, and Randall Ussery in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bodyport, Inc. manufactures sensor fitted weighing scales. It offers scale that measures weight like others do, but also measures blood pressure, heart rate, heart rate variability, and arterial stiffness through a user's feet. The company was founded by Corey Centen and Sarah Smith and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Playground Global (Playground Global) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Lassogen, Inc. operates as a preclinical biotechnology company. It develops lasso peptides as a new therapeutic modality for diagnosing and treating intractable health challenges. The company was founded by Mark J. Burk, Douglas Mitchell, Tracy Handel and Kent Boles in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

1910 Genetics Operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Jennifer Nwankwo and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Carrum Health, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for medical procedures. It offers bundled payment solution for employers. The firm directly connects self-insured employers to regional healthcare providers through the industry?s bundled payment solution. The company was founded by Sachin Jain in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Springboard Enterprises, Inc. is a leading network of industry experts, investors, and innovators dedicated to building companies at scale led by women who are transforming industries in technology, life sciences, and healthcare. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Since 2000, over 890+ Springboard portfolio companies seeking investment and human capital for product development and expansion have created over $39.10b in value. With 225 exits to strategic acquirers, 27 IPOs, and 10 unicorns, Springboard entrepreneurs are transforming industries. The American company's mission is to accelerate the growth of women-led entrepreneurial companies through access to essential resources and a community of experts. Springboard is a network of entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors accelerating the success of women entrepreneurs in technology and life sciences. The company was founded by Kay Koplovitz, Amy Millman. Natalie Buford-Young has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

RainDance Technologies, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of professional laboratory system. It develops and manufactures genomic tools for non-invasive liquid biopsy applications for the research, early detection, treatment of cancer, and inherited and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Griffiths, Darren R. Link, and Jerome Bibette in 2004 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

UT Horizon /Venture Capital/ (UT Horizon) is a venture capital subsidiary of The University of Texas at Austin founded in 2011 by Bryan T. Allinson. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Pluck Corp. offers integrated community platform for retailers, brands and publishers. It gives these organizations everything they need to build unique social experiences. The firm enables users to rate, review products, services and provides forums, a discussion application for open-ended conversation and interaction, as well as provides Q&A configuration, unread post tracking, managed subscription notifications, integrated polls, and other services. The company was founded in 2003 by Andrew Busey and David E. Panos and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Spiceworks, Inc. develops and provides software solutions to help businesses manage their information technology (IT) networks and resources. It also runs an online community where IT professionals can share ideas and provide technical support. The company was founded by Scott R. Abel, Jay Hallberg, Francis Sullivan and Greg Kattawar in 2006, and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Analyte Health, Inc. provides medical services and information about specific health conditions online. It offers access to healthcare via the phone and the web to a national team of doctors and partner diagnostic labs. The company was founded by Michelle Sobel, John Kawa and Daniel Malven in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Bipartisan Policy Center is an American company that believes in the importance of bipartisanship. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company takes views from both parties and work together to find solutions. The company helps American businesses thrive and compete by driving policies that support workers and spark innovation. The company was founded by Howard H. Baker, Thomas Andrew Daschle, Bob Dole.

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series is an open-end management investment company. Its series include three managed portfolios-conservative, moderate and enhanced, which helps retirees address their income and longevity needs. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund invests in financial securities. It provides over the long term, a high level of total return to the investors. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is a business organization that creates solutions for the betterment of communities and the world. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is based in Washington, and the CEO of the non-profit company is Suzanne P. Clark. The American company focuses on anticipating, developing, and deploying solutions to current and future challenges. The foundation is dedicated to strengthening long-term competitiveness and educating the public on the conditions necessary for businesses and communities to thrive. The company recently published a report on how businesses develop and evaluate their LGBTQ+ inclusive practices.

Amplify Education, Inc. provides education services. Its services include professional learning map, college and career readiness, data use, consulting and NGSS transition. The company was founded by Joel Irwin Klein in 2011 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

G-51 Capital Management LLC (G-51 Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Rudy Garza. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Balance Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to address conditions of intellectual disability. Its pharmacological approach, based on technology licensed from Stanford University, hypothesizes that restoring the proper balance between inhibition and excitation at the neuronal synapse by antagonizing excessive inhibitory circuits could result in the appropriate plasticity for memory and learning to occur in many conditions of intellectual disability. The company was founded by Lyndon Lien, Craig Garner and Daniel Wetmore in 2009 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

Capital Factory Management LLC (Capital Factory) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Joshua Baer and Samuel Decker. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Bird Rock Bio, Inc. develops protein therapeutics. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antibodies with upsized potential that represent to antibody therapeutics. The company was founded by Richard J. Ulevitch, Phyllis Ellen Whiteley and Katherine S. Bowdish in 2007 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

5AM Venture Management LLC (5AM Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2002 by Andrew J. Schwab, Carin M. Rollins and John D. Diekman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Verinata Health, Inc. focuses on maternal and fetal health. It develop and offer non-invasive tests for early identification of fetal chromosomal abnormalities. The firm's products include 'verifi' prenatal test, a non-invasive test that detects three primary aneuploidies for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 from a single maternal blood draw as early as 10 weeks and 'Monosomy X', a test for Turner syndrome. The company was founded by Michael D. Grisham and Richard P. Rava in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

The Personalized Medicine Coalition promotes the understanding and adoption of personalized medicine concepts, services, and products. The private company is based in Washington and was founded by Patrick F. Terry.