Benjamin Kemp

Catapult Employers Association, Inc. is a private company that provides comprehensive HR services to over 2,000 employers in and beyond Raleigh. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company leverages over 60 years of HR expertise from the Employers Association (TEA) and Capital Associated Industries (CAI) to offer services such as outsourced HR, background checking, professional development, and employee engagement. The company's goal is to help businesses create dynamic workplaces that energize employees and boost business. The CEOs of the company are Bruce Clarke, Kenny Colbert.

Water Lens LLC develops systems for real-time chemical analysis of water and other fluids. It enables real-time and onsite testing of drilling fluids and frac water for a host of contaminants or interfering constituents. The firm's detection technology platform currently detects and quantifies boron. It serves operators, as well as oilfield service, chemical, and water recycling companies. The company was founded by Keith H. Cole and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Corva AI LLC provides real-time data and analytics solutions for oil and gas industry. It specializes in IoT, mobile, analytics, industrial, oil and gas, drilling data, drilling analytics, and real time data. The company was founded by Ryan Dawson in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Unconventional Capital (Unconventional Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Wizehire, Inc. provides recruiting services. The firm helps small business owners find and hire the right talent by transforming the hiring process. The company was founded by Sid Upadhyay and Jay Niblick and in 2014 and is headquartered in Royersford, PA.

Shepherd Intelligent Systems LLC develops fleet management software to locate vehicles. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Adrian M. C. Fortino, Jahan N. Khanna.

First Step Fund LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provides equity, convertible notes, and loan financing for early-stage transactions, with an investment size of $0.05 to $0.1 million. It makes follow-on investments.

DeepField Networks, Inc. provides cloud based analysis and services. Its products include defender, cloud intelligence and service assurance. The firm also offers software development services. The company was founded by Craig Labovitz and Joseph Eggleston in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Chain.io, Inc. is a cloud-based integration platform that connects partners across the supply chain. The company was founded by Brian Glick and is based in Philadelphia, PA. Brian Glick has been the CEO since incorporation. The company helps anyone involved in buying or moving products around the world work with supply chain vendors, customers, and software platforms more efficiently. With logistics expertise built into the heart of its software, Chain.io plugs into any ecosystem seamlessly and makes sure the right data is going to the right people at the right time.

Side.Cr LLC Operates as a mobile platform that connects drivers with spare seats in their car to passengers who need instant rides. It is a cashless system where payments are made through the app so drivers don't need to carry any money and each ride is GPS-tracked, for the safety of both passenger and driver. The company was founded by Sunil Paul, Jahan Khanna, Nicholas Allen, and Adrian Fortino on February 10, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Buildforce Services, Inc. provides a payroll solution for electrical staffing that is 10 times better, faster, and simpler than traditional staffing methods. The company is based in Houston, TX. The company aims to build a reliable and efficient workforce for the future of electrical work. The company offers guides for electricians and allow employers to hire, manage, and pay their electrical workforce in one place. The CEO of the company is Denman Moody Heard.

PactSafe, Inc. provides web-based solutions. It offers software application designed that will help to track, implement, and safely manage the website legal agreements. The company was founded by Brian Powers, Eric Prugh, and Adam Gillaspie in 2013 and is headquartered in Indianapolis. IN.

Aclaimant, Inc. develops a platform to engage the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace. It is an enterprise incident management system designed to save you time and money on workplace incidents and insurance. The company was founded by Michael Schultz, David Wald, Joel Friedman, and Jim Farber and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Invest Detroit Ventures (Invest Detroit Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Invest Detroit founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Sight Machine, Inc. designs and develops software for vision analysis. It manufactures analytics platform collects data from all of the sources within a factory-PLCs, industrial cameras, sensors, automation systems, and other factory systems-analyzes it, and delivers insights in real time. The firm offers tools for deep-dive analysis of historical information, searching for anomalous events and non-intuitive correlations, enabling quality and manufacturing professionals tools for diagnosing problems and improving operation. The company was founded by Nathan Oostendorp, Anthony Oliver, Kurt DeMaagd, Jonathan Sobel, and Adam Taisch in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.