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University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

DFJ Growth Management LLC (DFJ Growth Fund) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Threshold Ventures, Inc. founded in 2006 by Randy S. Glein, Mark W. Bailey and Barry Schuler Martin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Kajeet, Inc. engages in the provision of filtered connectivity and device management solutions to help students safely explore the digital world. It offers Kajeet Sentinel, a platform that centrally manages and enables safe, online connectivity, device management, and visibility into learning. The company was founded by Daniel J. Neal, Matthew D. Baker, and Ben Weintraub in 2003 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Lighthouse 360, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based marketing automation solutions for local businesses. Its platform includes a comprehensive desktop, mobile, web and social presence, reviews and offer management, and email campaign automation. The company was founded by Ben Rubenstein, John Berkowitz, Nathaniel V. Stevens, and Kartik Hosanagar in March 2005 and is headquartered in Sugar Hill, NY.

Fonality, Inc. provides cloud-based business phone and unified communications solutions for small to medium sized businesses. It offers employee presence, drag and drop calls, voicemail to email or text, mobility, chat, click-to-email, screen share, and HD video collaboration solutions for internal communication; and contact center solutions for automatic call distribution, skills-based routing, real-time metrics, unlimited queues, and on-demand call recording, as well as barge, monitor, and whisper. The firm also provides HD video collaboration and screen sharing solutions for video conferencing and online meetings; VoIP, voicemail to email transcription, and paperless fax services; business phone system equipment, including IP phones and servers; and support services. The company was founded by Samy Kamkar, Adrian Otto, Marc Smookler, and Chris Lyman in 2004 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL.

MapBox, Inc. develops data platform for mobile and web applications. It offers maps, search, navigation, studio, store locator, asset tracking, on-demand logistics, and data visualization. The company was founded by Eric Gundersen in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Sisense Ltd. provides business intelligence and analytics software services. It offers services to the enterprise, government, healthcare, supply chain, manufacturing, retail, and software. The company was founded by Aviad Harell and Guy Boyangu and is headquartered Ramat Gan, Israel.

Sisense, Inc. provides business intelligence and analytics software services. Its solutions include analytics for business users and embedded and OEM. The firm offers customer service, digital marketing, finance, government, healthcare, human resources, insurance, pharma and transportation services. The company was founded by Adi Azaria, Guy Boyangu, Eldad Farkash, Farkash Eli, Aviad Harell and Elad Israeli in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cohesity, Inc. provides data solution and services. It offers dataplatform, dataprotect and hyperconverged nodes. The firm?s services include data protection, cloud integration, file services, object storage, HP enterprise, pure storage integration, test/Dev, and analytics. The company was founded by Mohit Aron in June 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

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

Coventor, Inc. provides 3D micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) simulation, analysis, and design automation software. It offers MEMS+ to develop products to combine traditional ICs with MEMS devices; provide an integrated systems-to-silicon MEMS+IC design flow to collaborate MEMS designers, systems architects, and IC designers for working; and allow MEMS designers to work in a 3D environment that suits its needs, as well as deliver parameterized behavioral models that are compatible with the design and simulation environment required by IC designers and system architects. The company was founded by John R. Gilbert and Michael J. Jamiolkowsk in 1996 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

K Health, Inc. develops a personal health application. It allows its users to keep their identities anonymous and is required to type in their gender, age, and symptoms which results in suggesting different types of treatment for those ailments. The company was founded by Allon Bloch in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harbor Platform, Inc. develops decentralized compliance protocol that standardizes the way securities are issued and traded on blockchains. The company was founded by Joshua Stein, David Sacks, Bob Remeika, and Arisa Amano in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bird Rides, Inc. develops mobile applications for electric vehicles. It provides a fleet of electric, shared scooters that can be accessed through smartphone. The company was founded by Travis VanderZanden in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Cloud9 Esports, Inc. operates e eSports team organization. It is a multi-gaming organization with teams in League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sm4sh, H1Z1, Vainglory, Dota2, and Overwatch. The company was founded by Jacques M. Etienne and Paullie K. Etienne in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

BitGo Holdings, Inc. provides cryptocurrency custody solutions. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Connector Service Corp. provides electroplating services to the interconnect industry. Its products include ferrous alloy, non ferrous, iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, copper, brass and bronze plate. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.

Paragon Biosciences Emalex Capital, Inc. provides pharmaceuticals services. The company is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Paragon Biosciences Qlarity Capital, Inc. provides pharmaceutical services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CIRC Biosciences, Inc. is a privately held cell therapy company that focuses on developing treatments for serious diseases with high unmet needs. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company's initial focus is on the eye. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Aronin.

Eight Sleep, Inc. manufactures non wearable sleep tracker. The firm also provides smart mattress, mattress and bed sheets. It offers purchasing and shipping services. The company was founded by Matteo Franceschetti, Massimo Andreasi Bassi, Alexandra Zatarain and Andrea Ballarini in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

iExplore, Inc. provides on-line travel information and services. It operates travel website that offers guides, private tours, and group trips to its users. The firm's travel guides, activity guides, and experiences offer content to give its users the information they need for their trips. The company was founded by Ashim Mehra and George Deeb in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Intellinex LLC provides e-Learning solutions for workers, companies, government and educational institutions. It offers learning solutions to achieve targeted business results such as sales force optimization, accelerating strategy implementation, reducing training costs and improving employee development. The firm serves Cisco Systems, Canon USA, Johnson & Johnson, Pharmacia and Turner Construction Company. The company was founded on October 10, 2000 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Performics Inc. provides online marketing and technology services. Its customers include retailers and other direct marketers including affiliate marketing, search marketing and e-mail marketing. The company was founded by James A. Crouthamel in 1998 and its headquartered in Chicago, IL.