David F. DeFeo

BeautiControl, Inc. manufactures and sells cosmetics. It offers skin care, nail care, toiletries, health and beauty supplements and related products for women. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Bluestem Brands, Inc. operates as a multi-brand online retailer. It offers home products such as housewares, entertainment related, bed and bath, lawn and garden items, home furnishings, and hardware products. The firm also offers a variety of credit options to provide families on a budget the flexibility of paying over time. The company was founded by Thomas J. Petters and Theodore Deikel in 2002 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

MRU Holdings, Inc. provides loan services to college students. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ally Invest Group, Inc. provides investment brokerage and advisory services to investors through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The company was founded by Donato A. Montanaro Jr., Peter Seed, Thomas A. Desmond, Philip A. Claxton and Richard J. Hagen Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Panjiva, Inc. provides intelligence platform for global trade professionals. Its products include technology, intelligence platform, enterprise and application programming interface. The firm provides solutions for buyer, suppliers, logistics, governments and analysts. The company was founded by Josh Green and James Psota on September 28, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

30 Second Software, Inc. delivers mobile electronic commerce technology services. It offers localpoint, a mobile software platform that provides proximity marketing and location analytics for retailers and brands, and integrates location management, campaign management, reporting, and analytics into IT infrastructure. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

RiskIQ, Inc. provides web based security software that monitors websites and mobile applications. It offers risk management, incident response, security operations, anti fraud and investigations, and forensics solutions. The company was founded by Elias Manousos, Chris Kiernan and David Kevan Pon in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KeyMe LLC provides security software applications. It offers an application that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital scan that is stored in the cloud. The firm's KeyMe app, helps users to secure mail order keys by using a variety of key designs including sports, charity, designer, and bottle opener key. The company was founded by Gregory A. Marsh and Kris Borer in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

TechProcess Payment Services Ltd. provides electronic bill presentment and payment services. It offers payment, back office management, and software solutions. The firm serves the asset management, banking, insurance, education, government and non-governments institutions, telecommunications, and travel sectors. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Newforma, Inc. develops and sells project information management software. Its products include Newforma Project Center, Contract Management, Building Information Management, Project Cloud, Mobile Apps, and SmartUse. The firm also offers consulting and implementation services, instructor led training, and support services. The company was founded by Allen Preger, Larry Nuttall, Todd Kozikowski, Jim Forester, Dave Plunkett, and Bob Batcheler in November 2003 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

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.

Brandstream, Inc. provides brand development services. The company was founded by Scott A. Bedbury on August 6, 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Leigh Bureau operates as a speakers bureau. The private company is based in Somerville, NJ.

Veratect Corp. provides early detection of emerging biological events. It provides human, animal, and plant disease threaten global and regional security operations services. The company was founded by Robert Hart and Scot E. Land and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Q2 Software, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic banking software and security solutions across a technology platform. Its product offers deployment options for online, mobile, voice banking and security solutions. The firm also offers web design services to its customers. The company was founded by Robert Hank Seale III in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Mendix, Inc. operates as an enterprise application platform company. The firm offers digital transformation solutions. It web apps, application platform-as-a-service, enterprise application development, rapid application development, digital innovation, mobile application development platform. The company was founded by Derek Roos, Roald Kruit and Derckjan Kruit in 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nitro Software, Inc. develops digital document production software. Its products enable users to create, convert, edit, combine, annotate, secure and save industry-standard PDF documents. The firm offers Nitro Pro that allows users to create and view, edit and optical character recognition, convert and export, sign and secure, collaborate and review PDF documents on virtually various devices and Nitro Cloud enables users to sign, share and collaborate with others from various browsers without Nitro Pro. The company was founded by Sam Chandler, Karl De Abrew and Richard Wenzel in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

JOOR, Inc. operates as an online wholesale marketplace for the women's contemporary fashion industry. It allows retailers allover the world to sell their clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories. The company was founded by Mona Bijoor in March 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Istra Research Ltd. offers quantitative financial research services. It develops and implements automated trading algorithms using intra-day and high frequency statistical arbitrage strategies for international electronic financial markets. The company was founded by Michael Lewin, Alon Wasserman, and Jonathan Lewin in 2008 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

BuildScale, Inc. provides video marketing and sales enablement solutions. The firm specializes in video marketing, analytics, hosting, and sale enablement, video for sale and internal communications video. The company was founded by Michael Litt, Edward Wu and Devon Galloway in 2010 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc. provides ultraviolet room disinfection systems for healthcare facilities. The firm's patented pulsed xenon UV room disinfection system is a pesticidal device used for the advanced cleaning of healthcare facilities and due to its speed and ease of use, the Xenex system has proven to integrate smoothly into hospital cleaning operations. The company eliminates harmful bacteria, viruses and spores that can cause hospital acquired infections in the patient environment, and to become the new standard method for disinfection in healthcare facilities worldwide. The company was founded by Julie A. Stachowiak, Brian Cruver and Mark Stibich in August 2008 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Quinyx AB provides web-based workforce management system. It serves the retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation and warehousing industries. The firm specializes in task management, software OnDemand, employee scheduling, and business forecast. The company was founded by Erik Olof Viktor Fjellborg, Carl Geijer, and Andreas Sjölund in 2005 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Size Stream LLC focuses on 3D body measurement and its applications. Its full body scanners are used worldwide for a wide range of apparel, fashion, health and fitness, and 3D printing applications. The company is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Part of Zur Shamir Holdings Ltd., Direct IDI Holdings Ltd. is an Israeli company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Petach Tikva, Israel. Moshe Schneidman has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

ESCADA SE engages in the design and marketing of women's clothing and accessories. Its products include dresses, blazers, pants, jackets, coats, tops, and blouses. The firm also offers shoes, belts, bags, scarves, hats, and jewellery. The company was founded on January 12, 2010 and is headquartered in Aschheim, Germany.

ServiceTitan, Inc. provides mobile cloud-based business management software solutions. It offers services for residential plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, and hom services companies in United States and Canada. The company was founded by Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan in June 2008 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

AuditBoard, Inc. provides audit management and compliance solutions for SOX, controls management, operational audits, ERM and workflow management. The firm offers SOXHUB and WorkStream products. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA.

VNDLY, Inc. operates as a technology platform and marketplace which designs for hiring managers at mid-large corporations and vendor account management teams. Its features include contingent workforce management, total talent acquisition and statement of work. The company was founded by Shashank Saxena and Narayana Surabhi and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

Upstream Research, Inc. operates data-driven prospecting platform. It offers upstream reports that reveal historic and present environmental risk drivers, EPA toxic release reports, available water data, and disease rates for any area. The company was founded by Nick Bedbury, John Ballantine, Scott Bedbury, and Alex Philp on August 12, 2015 and is headquartered in Bainbridge Island, WA.

CarNow, Inc. develops web and mobile digital communication platform that connects car dealers with customers. It offers MessageNow. The company was founded by Tim Cox and Andrew Park and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Joe Tools, Inc. manufactures crossheads, tips, dies, screws, barrels, breaker plates, and all accessories. The company is based in Lilburn, GA. The company was founded by Joe Dixon.