Ramanan Laxminarayan

Preferred Brands International LLC is a holding company, which manufactures and markets specialty foods. It offers ready-to-eat Indian entrees, Asian noodles, rice, and meal inspirations. The company was founded by Ashok Vasudevan, Meera Vasudevan, Hans Taparia, and Kartik Kilachand in 1994 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

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.

Hitachi Consulting Corp. provides business and Information Technology consulting services to the aerospace, communications, industrial and financial sectors. It offers solutions for strategy, organization, business intelligence, performance management, corporate management, strategic technologies and outsourced product development. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Inventus Capital Partners (Inventus Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Kanwal Rekhi and John Robert Dougery. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

ASG-Omni LLC provides management consulting services. The company was founded by Hans Taparia, Sohel Shikari, Meera Vasudevan and Ashok Ramamoorthi Vasudevan in 1995 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Seclore, Inc. provides rights management solutions to secure and protect critical files and data. It offers flexible protection methods, data-centric usage tracking and audits, identity integration, and connectivity products and solutions. The firm serves banking, financial services, manufacturing, insurance, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and legal industries. The company was founded by Vishal Gupta and Abhijit Tannu in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Preferred Brands Foods (India) Pvt Ltd. manufactures, processes, and exports ready-to-eat food products. It manufactures natural, ready-to-eat Indian and Thai foods, sold under the TastyBite brand, as well as private labels. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

BITSAA International operates as a charitable organization for educational services. The non-profit company is based in Sunnyvale, CA.

Belong Technologies India Pvt Ltd. provides recruitment services. It offers recruiting software such as belong hire and belong experts. The company was founded by Rishabh Kaul, Saiteja Veera, Sudheendra Chilappagari, and Vijay Sharma in 2010 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Jana Care, Inc. develops a mobile diagnostic platform to screen for and monitor chronic diseases. It offers The Aina Device, a self-monitoring device for use by patients at home; and The Aina Station, a point-of-care diagnostic solution for use in clinics and hospitals. The company was founded by Sidhant Jena and Michal Depa in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Alkemi Venture Partners LLP (Alkemi) is a venture capital firm founded by Alka Goel and Preet Pal in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New Delhi.

Goodvitamin Foods Pvt Ltd. Sells aloe vera shots, ghee, candies and peanut butter through online. The company was founded by Shalabh Gupta in 2016 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

SVQUAD is a syndicate of investors based in Silicon Valley that provides seed capital to first-time technology entrepreneurs in the US. SVQUAD is based in Monte Sereno, CA. The company invests in both B2B and B2C startups and provides ample capital for 18 to 24 months to reach a meaningful milestone, setting companies up to attract venture capital from series A investors. The company has assembled a syndicate of passive investors who provide supplemental capital, enabling it to lead seed rounds and engage deeply with entrepreneurs. SVQUAD was founded by Raj-Ann Rekhi Gill, B. V. Jagadeesh, Raju Reddy, Kanwal Rekhi, and Kanwal Rekhi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Spot Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd. was founded in 2016. Antibiotics have saved countless lives since their discovery in 1929, but bacteria and pathogens are constantly evolving to survive. The company is based in Bengaluru, India. The Indian company focuses on the importance of an effective antimicrobial program. Spot Healthcare Solutions emphasizes the need for supervised use of antibiotics to combat this issue.

FalconX, Inc. provides mentoring, coaching, and investment opportunity services for startups. The company is based in Milpitas, CA. The company was founded by B. V. Jagadeesh, Krishna Yarlagadda, Raju Reddy, Ashish Gupta, Raju Indukuri, Jayaprasad Vejendla, Praveen Akkiraju, Murali Chirala, and Pradeep Aswani.