Michael Hui Deng

Wimba is a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions and services to the Further/Higher Education and K-12 markets, as well as Publishing services and solutions that are widely adopted in academic publishing. From its inception almost a decade ago, Wimba has been solely focused on education and committed to harnessing the most powerful elements of human interaction - facial expressions, vocal intonations, hand gesticulation, real-time discussion, creativity and passion - so that online instruction, meetings and academic and administrative assistance are dynamic and engaging. Wimba is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Beverly, Massachusetts; Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Atlanta, Georgia.

Shoebuy.com, Inc. operates as an online shoe shopping. It offers shoes, bags, and clothing. The company was founded by Scott L. Savitz and Craig V. Starble in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

MediaMath, Inc. operates programmatic marketing technology which provides digital advertising services. It offers enterprise software which is used to launch, analyze, and optimize digital advertising campaigns across displays, native, mobile, video, audio, social, digital out of home, and advanced television formats. The company was founded by Joseph Zawadzki, Gregory Dale Williams, and Erich Wasserman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

One Door, Inc. provides the only retail merchandising system. It provides of cloud-based merchandising software and merchandising execution. The company was founded by Randy Greene in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Vantrix Corp. provides mobile video mediation and delivery and encompassing solutions for streaming, browsing and messaging. It provides operators, control, optimization and enhancement capabilities that ensure of their resources. The company was founded by Allan Benchetrit and Jean Mayrand in 2004 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Gravy Analytics, Inc. provides a location-based consumer intelligence platform. It offers a customer retention solution, location-signal verification network and consumer behavioral insights reporting solution. The firm serves retail and restaurant, real estate, financial services & insurance, hospitality and travel, sports & entertainment, digital out-of-home & connected TV, and automotive industries. The company was founded by Aaron Vance, Guy DeCorte, and Jeff White in 2011 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

NASA Ames Research Center develops scientific research and applications for space technology. The company performs research on supercomputing, networking, intelligent systems, nanotechnology, fundamental space biology, biotechnology, aerospace, thermal protection systems, and human factors. NASA Ames Research Center was founded on December 20, 1939 and is located in Moffet Field, CA.

Vantrix (US) Corp. provides mobile media services solutions. The firm offers live TV, video alerts, user-generated content, video share and any other type of multimedia in mobile and other digital platforms. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Spring Lake Equity Management LLC (Spring Lake Equity Partners) is an private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Healthplans.com LLC operates as a health insurance plan comparison site that provides health and life insurance services. It also operates as a marketplace connecting people with insurance companies and agents and brokers of insurance companies. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

BlueConic Holding, Inc. engages in the provision of customer data platform. Its customers include Hearst Newspapers, Moen, T-Mobile, ING, America’s Test Kitchen, and American Kennel Club. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pixim, Inc. develops chipsets and digital imaging technology for enterprise security cameras. It offers products for financial, retail, industrial, gaming, school/campus, correctional facility, perimeter, airport, port, train, light rail, and bus security applications worldwide. The company was founded by Abbas El Gamal in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

DJM Sales & Marketing, Inc. engages in the provision of strategic business-to-business sales and marketing services. Its services include customer engagement center, Q2V lead generation demand creation, event recruitment, customer development, channel development, and data services. The company was founded by Deborah J. Marlor in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Forte Ventures LLC (Forte Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Tom Hawkins. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Epocrates LLC provides clinical tools and solutions. The firm provides the healthcare industry, primarily pharmaceutical companies, and opportunities to engage with its user network through delivery of targeted information and to conduct market research. The company was founded by Richard Fiedotin and Jeff Tangney on August 1998 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

NTT Global Data Centers, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology services and solutions. It offers data center deployment, cloud connect, carrier connect, and dedicated project management. The company was founded by George C. Macricostas and Constantine S. Macricostas in 2000 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

SunDrum Solar LLC manufactures and markets unique thermal collector which fits on the underside of a standard PV panel to create a hybrid PV-T system. It offers residential strategies, commercial solutions and harvesthp system. The company was founded in 2008 by Michael G. Intrieri and is headquartered in Hudson, MA.

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities & Colleges is an organization that aims to empower higher education boards to govern with confidence. The AGB is based in Washington. The American company provides resources that give important background for higher education boards. The AGB Principles of Trusteeship outline attitudes and actions board members should embody to become highly effective board members. The organization emphasizes the importance of protecting academic freedom and freedom of speech, which are core values in higher education. The business model of higher education is also discussed, as colleges and universities traditionally charged less than the full cost of educating students because they made up the difference through government support and other revenue streams. Henry Stoever has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2019.

Tessera Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses innovative semiconductor, interconnect and imaging technologies. The company offers mobile computing and communications, memory and data storage and 3-D Integrated Circuit technologies. Tessera Technologies was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

The UCLA Foundation collects and manages funds for social purposes. It receives contributions made by alumni, friends, private foundations and corporations on behalf of UCLA’s many schools, units and departments, disburses the contributions according to the expressed wishes of the donor and actively promotes philanthropy across the campus. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Straight Path Spectrum, Inc. provides telecommunications and other related services. It provides connections to public networks for telecommunications providers and systems integrators. The company also leases the spectrum to customers who use microwave equipment. Straight Path Spectrum was founded in 2005 and is located in Newark, NJ.

Palm, Inc. manufactures handheld computing device products. It provides mobile products that help people to stay connected with their family, friends and colleagues, access and share information. The firm sells their products through Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels and at Palm online stores. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

AT&T Laboratories is the research & development division. The company was founded by Graham B. Alexander and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.