Bart Lauwers

Venafi, Inc. delivers the trust-protection platform to secure the keys and certificates required for secure communications, commerce, computing, and mobility. It offers trustauthority, trustforce, and trustnet products. The firm also provides policy compliance, manage reputational risk, maximize system availability, Secure critical information, and mitigate trust-based attacks solutions. The company was founded by Russell S. Thornton and Benjamin Hodson in 2000 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Optimal Electronics Corp. provides software solutions for the control and optimization of the electronics assembly process. It provides software system for managing the PCB manufacturing process. The firm's services include automated production scheduling, materials management, component traceability and complete manufacturing-floor control. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Texas Multicore Technologies, Inc. develops multicore solutions for processor intensive applications. It offers SequenceL, a declarative functional language that delivers a parallel program for multi core processors. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Curb, Inc. develops mobile application and web interface services. It provides circuit-level electricity monitoring, real-time reporting, smart alerts and remote energy controls. The company was founded by Erik Norwood, J. C. Shore and Josh Bohde in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

TransCirrus, Inc. develops cloud computing solutions. The firm offers OpenStack, a cloud in a box appliance which helps remove the barriers to cloud computing. The company was founded by Kevin Combopiano in 2014 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Digital Research Inc. is a market research company based in Portland, Maine. The American company provides qualitative and quantitative research services to help businesses grow and enhance their brand.

Calera Recognition Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in magnetic ink recognition devices. The company is based in Allentown, PA. Calera Recognition Systems was acquired by Caere Corp. on October 18, 1994 for $42 million.

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

Symbium Corp. develops and supplies Information Technology management products that automate & secure server operations. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Westlake Group LLC provides investment banking and corporate management services. The company provides venture development, corporate finance, and business management services to entrepreneurial companies. It offers services to the technology, communications, and life sciences industries. It also offers consulting services that include mergers and acquisitions advice, financial and strategic consulting, and business plan development. Westlake Group is headquartered in Austin, TX

6fusion USA, Inc. develops a Software-as-a-Service based infrastructure metering and management platform. It offers solutions for information technology infrastructure operation and acquisition. The company was founded by John D. Cowan and Delano Seymour in 2010 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

SWAN Impact Network (SWAN Impact Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Bob Bridge. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Yotta Solar, Inc. develops a modular energy storage devices. Its products include SolarPLEXUS and SolarLEAF. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

ClearFlame Engines, Inc. engages in the development of heavy-duty engine technology that utilizes low-carbon renewable fuels. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Geneva, IL.

ResilientGrid, Inc. develops software solutions and services. It offers human factors assessments, black start training, and GridEx simulation support. The company was founded by Michael E. Legatt and Lance Ransom in 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Skyven Technologies develops proprietary Intelligent Mirror Array, a renewable solar system for industrial process heat. The company was founded by Arun Gupta in 2013 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.