Rick Heinick

Equinox Ophthalmic, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It specializes in cataract, corneal and glaucoma surgery. The company was founded by John Berdahl and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Neurolens, Inc. is a company that commercializes breakthrough technology to improve vision care. The company's patented contoured prism technology provides visual comfort for the nearly 65% of US adults who complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eyestrain when using digital devices, reading, or doing detail work. The company is based in Coppell, TX. Inspired by a breakthrough discovery linking optometry and neurology, Neurolens is unlocking a new dimension of vision care. The Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment to relieve painful symptoms. The technology is only available to independent eye care providers. The company was founded in 2012 by Davis Corley, and Pierre Bertrand has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Tear Film Innovations, Inc. engages in the research and development of products for the treatment of evaporative dry eye and related syndromes. It offers iLux system, a handheld treatment device which enables eye care professionals to identify and treat blocked meibomian glands. The company was founded by Kabir Gambhir and Brian Kelleher in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diergo, CA.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Sydnexis, Inc. engages in the production of ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Gregory Isaac Ostrow in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Synq3 Restaurant Solutions LLC provides call center solutions for the restaurant industry. Its solutions include drive improvements, enhanced guest relationships, increased average check, improved guest experience and innovative technologies that reduce costs. The company was founded by Steve Bigari in January 2008 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

TherOptix, Inc. develops and manufactures drug-eluting contact lens. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

OcuDoc, Inc. provides digital health services for eye care technologies. It develops TESA (The Eye Scan App) that helps vision diagnostics for licensed eye care providers. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

The Yozma Group (Yozma) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Boaz Goldschmidt and Yigal Erlich. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with additional offices in Singapore and Korea.

SpringCM, Inc. provides an enterprise-class document management and workflow solution designed for online collaboration. Its cloud platform manages contracts and all types of documents across desktop, mobile, and partner applications like Salesforce. The company was founded by Christine Mason, Greg T. Buchholz, and Jeffrey Piper in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Clariton Networks develops innovative communications products enabling Cellular, Cable TV (HFC) and Fiber to the Home (FTTH) operators to deliver high quality cellular voice and data traffic to home and other indoor environments. In carrying cellular signals over a fixed infrastructure Clariton's solutions enhance industry trends such as Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) and Quad Play. Clariton believes that the most efficient way to enhance in-building cellular coverage is to carry the signal indoors over existing infrastructure such as cable TV HFC, TV coax or FTTH. Leveraging existing assets decreases equipment and installation costs, making projects financially and operationally feasible and ensuring a good ROI. Clariton's products have been commercially deployed with some of the world's leading operators and are the most cost effective means of providing these services utilizing Cable TV and FTTH infrastructure. Clariton Networks is a venture backed company. Clariton was established in 2001, is based in Israel and has offices in the U.S. and the U.K.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Noteswift, Inc. engages in the development of health information technology solutions. It offers Samantha, an electronic health record (HER) real time transcriptionist, which enables providers to dictate the narrative of a patient encounter and parse the text into usable and valued structured data for patient outcomes. The company was founded by Chris Russell in 2008 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

JMS Precision, Inc. manufactures and supplies precision equipment parts. It provides plastic, zinc and chrome coated materials. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Watertown, SD.

Real Imaging Ltd. develops imaging solution for breast cancer detection. It offers RUTH, a game-changing device for the detection of breast cancer; and Realimager3R, a non-invasive means for viewing and recording heat patterns generated by the human body. The company was founded in 2006 by Boaz Arnon and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

Mekorot Water Co. Ltd. engages in the development of water resources and supply of water in Israel. Its services and solutions include desalination, drilling and hydrology, wastewater treatment and effluent reuse, and storm water catchment. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Galooli Ltd. specializes in remote monitoring and management for optimizing energy usage. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israeli company's industrial IoT software provides visibility and insights to create value. The company also introduces and optimizes renewable energy technologies for facilities to reduce carbon footprint and fuel reliance. Galooli helps organizations improve efficiency and comply with standards for utilities management. The company was founded by Ronen Barel, Itamar Molchadsky, and Ronen Barel has been the CEO since incorporation.

BrightPlanet Corp II, Inc. designs and develops search, harvest and document federation technology. The firm's technology allows a user to search huge databases hidden under the surface. The company was founded by Patrick J. Yam in 2009 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Bluestem Capital Co. LLC (Bluestem Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Steve T. Kirby. The firm is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Virun, Inc. develops effective drug delivery and food and beverage ingredients. Its products include OmegaH2O and Coenzyme Clear. The firm operates through three segments: food and beverage ingredient manufacturing, consumer product development and pharmaceutical drug delivery. The foods and beverage ingredient manufacturing segment produces novel food and beverage concentrates stemming from a patented portfolio. The consumer product development segment develops novel and patented consumer products that allow substantiated health claims. The pharmaceutical drug delivery segment utilizes its patented technologies to improve the pharmacokinetics (delivery) and dynamics (efficacy) of peptides and compounds that have poor oral bioavailability or over-all functionality. The company was founded in 2003 by Philip James Bromley and is headquartered in Walnut, CA.

Virtual Incision Corp. engages in the development of miniaturized surgical robots. It offers MIRA (miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant) surgical robotic platform. The company was founded by Shane M. Farritor and Dmitry Oleynikov in 2006 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Zoic Capital LLC (Zoic Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Neal Mody and Eric Tan. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Amplify Capital Inc invests in companies located in the Canada. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of health, education and clean tech. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with investment size of less than $250000.

Cross-Border Impact Ventures (Cross-Border Impact Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Megan Dover. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Panakeia Technologies Ltd. is a company based in Cambridge, UK. The British company's mission is to make precision medicine accessible to patients and doctors worldwide, even in remote areas. Panakeia is revolutionizing biomarker testing by using AI to provide results in minutes instead of days or weeks, ultimately improving real-world treatment for patients. Additionally, the company runs an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. The company was founded in 2018 by Pahini Pandya and Pandu Raharja-Liu, with Pahini Pandya serving as the CEO since then.

Part of Blippmedia LLC, Pulse Medica provides medical surveillance services. The private company is based in Kinnelon, NJ. Pulse Medica was acquired by Blippmedia LLC on May 26, 2011.