Don Yount

Innovation Works, Inc. (Innovation Works) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ben Franklin Technology Partners founded in 1988. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

iModules Software, Inc. provides online constituent engagement management for educational institutions. Its interconnected suite of modules transforms how institutions create relevant constituent experiences and achieve fundraising success through web content management, marketing communications, online giving, event management, ecommerce, and social media integration. The company was founded by Thomas R. Palmer in 2002 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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.

SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

Hiperos LLC engages in the provision of third party management software. It offers Hiperos 3PM, a software that offers queue manager, and real-time interactive dashboards and data visualization. The firm offers solutions that help businesses to minimize reputational risk, regulatory penalties, and negative customer impact. The company was founded by Michele J. Flynn, John Abbatico, and Greg Dickinson in 2007 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.

Kaarta, Inc. provides 3D model generator software that processes data to create a 3D model. The firm’s patent-pending technology transforms the real world into actionable 3D digital models, making real-time decisions possible across a broad range of uses in architecture, engineering, construction, surveying, mining, military, first responder, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Its products include stencil, contour and traak. The company was founded by Ji Zhang and Sanjiv Singh in 2015 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

American Textile Co. manufactures and supplies bedding products. It offers mattress protectors, pillow protectors, bed pillows, comforters and mattress pads. The company was founded by Charles Ruttenberg in 1925 and is headquartered in Duquesne, PA.

CoverMyMeds LLC provides insurance coverage determination forms for drug plans to physicians and pharmacists. The firm integrates with plans using the NCPDP ePA standard, and uses health-plan forms to support an all-plan experience for plans that do not support the NCPDP standard. The company was founded by Sam Rajan and Matt Scantland in 2008 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA) is an organization that advocates for early-stage investors and fosters relationships among parties united in purpose to create a more vibrant, diverse entrepreneurial community. The organization is based in Bridgeville, PA. The PVCA offers a variety of dynamic networking, educational, finance, and social outings throughout the year, including the nationally renowned 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

JumpStart, Inc. is a non profit organization that supports entrepreneurial service organizations. The firm advises, invests in, assists and accelerates Northeast Ohio's early-stage ideas and companies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.