John Bednarek

Qwil PBC provides instant payment services for independent contractors. Its payments platform provides companies with the flexibility to make payments to their contractors on the invoice cycle of the company’s choice while giving their independent contractors access to earnings instantly before the close of the invoice cycle. The company was founded by Johnny Reinsch, Trevor R. Branon and Paul Tiplady in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PeakSpan Capital Management LLC (PeakSpan Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Philip R. Dur, Brian Mulvey, and Matt Melymuka. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Azul Systems, Inc. provides Java applications for real time business. Its products include Zing, Zulu and jHiccup. The firm offers solutions for capital markets, telecommunications, retail, online gaming and advertising and finance and insurance industries. The company was founded by Shyam Pillalamarri, Gil Tene, Scott D. Sellers and Stephen W. DeWitt in March 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

XOEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of firmware and software solutions for wearable devices. It provides energy-efficient HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for the commercial and industrial facilities. The company was founded by Aaron Salow and Chris Salow in 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Luma Health, Inc. helps healthcare providers match patients to unfilled appointments. The company was founded by Tashfeen Ekram, Adnan R. Iqbal and Aditya Bansod and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Denver Botanic Gardens, Inc. operates botanical gardens. It strives to entertain and delight while spreading the collective wisdom of the gardens through outreach, collaboration and education. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

IBM Canada Ltd. develops, manufactures and sells advanced information processing products. Its products include computers and microelectronic technology, software, networking and related services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Hootsuite, Inc. engages in the provision of social media management services. It offers HootSuite, a platform that enables users to stay on top of conversation on key topics, measure and analyze performance on social, create and manage advertising campaigns, review and publish content, and monitor and manage incoming messages. The firm serves the financial services, healthcare, higher education, and government industries. The company was founded by Ryan Holmes, Dario Meli, and David Tedman in November 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Conconi Growth Partners Ltd. (Conconi) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Robert Conconi and his son Alex Conconi. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

The Data Tribe LLC (The Data Tribe) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Steven Witt, Michael Janke and Bob R. Ackerman. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland.

JRNI Ltd. engages in the development of software for online booking services. Its services include applications for appointment scheduling, events management, queue management, call center, and insights with scheduling engine. The company was founded by Glenn Shoosmith and Gregory Bockenstette in 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Dragos, Inc. develops a platform which provides cyber security solutions. Its platform engages in continuous passive monitoring software that identifies and visualizes assets, detects threats through intelligence-driven analytics, and provides a workbench with playbooks to respond to attacks with speed and confidence. The firm offers incident response and threat view services. The company was founded by Robert M. Lee, Justin Cavinee and Jon Lavender in 2016 and is headquartered in Fulton, MD.

Silent Circle LLC provides enterprise-scale secure mobile communications solutions. Its product family comprises: Silent Phone, a secure calling and messaging application; Blackphone, a hardened, secure handset; Silent World, a secure way to communicate globally outside of the Silent Phone network; and Silent Manager, a web-based administrative console for managing users. The company was founded by Michael Janke, Phil Zimmermann and Jonathan Callas and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

OP2 Labs LLC produces medical-grade collagen products for the healthcare and fitness industries. The company was founded by Alexander Kunz and Jeff Byers in 2012 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

Strider Technologies, Inc. engages in financial technology industry. The company was founded by Michael A. Brown, Eric Levesque, and Greg Levesque in 2019 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Prevailion, Inc. develops a compromise detection sensor technology which helps clients to anticipate and defend against cyberattacks and minimize third-party risk. The company was founded by Karim Hijazi in 2018 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Security Management Group International, Inc. (SMGI) provides security services. It offers threat management, consulting, protective, and business investigation services. The company is headquartered in Minden, NV

Proof Research, Inc. is a private company that specializes in creating match-grade carbon fiber barrels for firearms. The company is based in Columbia Falls, MT and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company uses a unique manufacturing process that melds aerospace materials and thermo-mechanical design principles to create barrels that weigh a fraction of traditional steel barrels while maintaining accuracy. Proof Research also has an advanced composite division that develops and supplies high-temperature products and solutions to customers within the aerospace and defense industries. The company rigorously tests their products in the field and in the competitive arena to ensure they perform flawlessly in the most challenging environments. Lawrence E. Murphy has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Bongo Learn, Inc. provides video assessment solutions. It offers soft skills development for higher education and corporate training through online. The firm offers authentic assessment, feedback, coaching, personalized training, experiential learning and mentoring services. The company was founded by Jeff Lewis in 2009 and is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Cognism Ltd. engages in the provision of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions through artificial intelligence and machine learning. It products include Prospector, refresh, revenue AI, Cognism dynamics, Cognism salesforce, Cognism wealth, Interactive, CRM integrations, email integrations, and API documentation. The company was founded by James Isilay and Stjepan Buljat in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BillFloat, Inc. provides leasing and credit solutions to consumers and small businesses online, in-store, and via mobile. The firm offers SmartPay for consumers, a lease-to-own payment plan, to get smartphones, accessories and other high-value items; and SmartBiz that allows users to apply online for low-interest, long-term, SBA-guaranteed working capital loans. The company was founded by Ryan M. Gilbert and Sean O'Malley in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Patricia Industries AB (Patricia Industries) is a private equity subsidiary of Investor AB founded in 1972. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Oracle Corp., Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a company that provides server appliances to enable online presence. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Gordon A. Campbell, Robert N. Gunn, Vivek Mehra, Thomas Gilley. Cobalt Networks was acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc. on December 07, 2000 for $1,341.39 million.

WorkMarket, Inc. engages in the provision of SaaS solutions that help companies find, manage and pay their freelance and independent contractor workforce. It offers vendor management, background screening, competency validation, payment schedules, and tax compliance and filing solutions and also provides screen, invoices and reports customization and filing and tracking of proprietary documents. The company was founded by Scott Shaul, Jeffrey P. Leventhal, Jeffrey S. Wald and Glenn Nortman in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cloudbees, Inc. engages in the provision of a continuous delivery platform for the development and deployment of web and mobile applications. It offers an open source automation server that includes code quality analysis, distributed builds, maven integration, notifications, security, source code control and test results analysis. The firm also offers CloudBees core, codeship, DevOptics, starter kit, jenkins distribution, jenkins support, jenkins x support, and services, training and support. The company was founded by Sacha Labourey, Michael Neale, Ryan Campbell, Vivek Pandey and Francois Dechery in April 2010 and is headquartered in Lewes, DE.

Summit Partners LP (Summit Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Gregory Avis, Roe Stamps and Stephen Woodsum. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shawmut Capital Partners Inc (Shawmut Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Joel B. Alvord and Daniel Keahane Doyle. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

NTT Security AppSec Solutions, Inc. provides website security services. Its products include dynamic application security assessment, static application security assessment, mobile application security testing and computer-based training. The firm enables business to deploy a scalable application security program across the entire software development lifecycle. The company was founded by Jeremiah Grossman, Llana Grossman and Lex Arquette in August 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Kenna Security, Inc. provides vulnerability threat management platform. The firm’s products include Kenna.VM, Kenna.AppSec and Kenna.VI. It specializes in vulnerability management, vulnerability intelligence, threat management and information security. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Heuer and Edward T. Bellis in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Locai, Inc. develops an application and reminder system connecting pet parents and care providers. It offers reminders and confirmations, appointment requests, pet health mobile app, client messaging, virtual care, and loyalty program. The company was founded by Taylor Cavanah, Aaron Bannister and Kenneth Tsui in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

InQuira, Inc. provides software applications solutions and services. The company was founded by Bryan Sivak, Edwin Cooper, Michael J. Murphy and Deniz Yuret in 2002 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

Retail Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain solutions for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers. Its solutions include applications, analytics, and collaboration platforms that help in managing on-shelf availability and sales; delivering measurable return on investment; and increased profits to customers. The company was founded by Jonathan Golovin, Shantha Mohan, Peter Rieman, and Richard Swan in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.