Russell Gunderson

Splice Machine, Inc. develops a SQL-compliant database designed for Big Data applications. Its flagship product is Splice SQL Engine, which provides all the benefits of NoSQL databases such as auto-sharing, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability, while retaining the strengths of the industry standard. The firm’s SQL Engine optimizes complex queries to power real-time Big Data apps and enables interactive analytics without rewriting existing SQL-based apps and front-end BI tools. The company was founded by Monte Zweben, John Leach and Gene Davis in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops and markets proprietary analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors for the computing, storage, networking and consumer markets. Its products includes integrated voltage regulator semiconductors, integrated power protection and distribution semiconductors and scalable voltage regulator semiconductor chipsets that transform, regulate, deliver and monitor the power consumed by electronic systems. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, contract equipment manufacturers and merchant power supply manufacturers. Volterra Semiconductor was founded by Craig Teuscher, David B. Lidsky, Anthony Stratakos and Marco Zuniga in August 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Essex Portfolio LP operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of predominantly apartment communities. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Illuminate Management LLC (Illuminate Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Cindy B. Padnos. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Mellanox Technologies, Inc. supplies end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. It offers solutions such as network and multicore processors, network adapters, switches, cables, and software and silicon. The company was founded by Roni Ahuri, Shai Cohen, Michael T. Kagan, and Eyal Waldman in May 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Author-it Software Corp. Ltd. provides software for authoring, content management, publishing, and localization services. It offers product manuals and user assistance, training and eLearning, compliance documentation, operations manuals, customer support portals, and sales proposals. The firm provides solutions for life sciences and high-tech and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Paul Trotter in 1996 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Aperto Networks, Inc. manufactures wireless broadband, mobile WiMAX and enterprise VPN solutions. The firm’s products include technology, packetMAX family and waveCenter family products. It also offers license-exempt WIMAX, 3.65GHz WIMAX, voice and IMS over WIMAX solutions. The company was founded by Khuong Ngo, Subir Varma, Reza Ahy and Paul Truong in 1999 and is headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada.

World Affairs Councils of America is a non-profit organization which focuse on educating and engaging the American public on global issues. The company was foudned in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Boca Theater & Automation, Inc. provides custom built integration systems and home theaters. It offers entertainment, security, building automation, and infrastructure services. The company was founded by Jeffrey Galea in 2003 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Campanja AB provides search engine marketing platform. Its products include Google shopping solution and visitor tracking. The company was founded by Marcus Richard Leopold Anzengruber and Berner Setterwall in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

MyBuys, Inc. engages in the provision of software technology marketing. The company was founded by Anu Shukla, Robert E. Cell, and Paul Rosenblum in 2001 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Mad Dog Ventures Management LLC (Mad Dog Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Pete Karmanos. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.

Shoptelligence, Inc. provides computer related services. Its products and solutions include ecomm, email, bots, inventory, C RM, PIM and customer identity manager solutions. The company was founded by Laura Khoury and Denise Mahnick and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Parrable, Inc. develops mobile-focused programmatic platform that enables advertisers and publishers to collect and manage digital data. It offers privacy friendly identification solution that allows companies to be personalized, relevant and monetize on mobile. The company was founded by Carla Holtze and Justin Greene in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AdAdapted, Inc. provides mobile advertising services through non-disruptive integrated and native ads in mobile games and apps. It offers native ad spots, which are served within the context of consumers mobile apps. The company was founded by Molly McFarland and Michael Pedersen in 2012 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Aurum Software, Inc. provides customer interaction software solutions services. The company offers complete sales, marketing and customer service applications with packaged integration to back-end enterprise systems. It was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

PrimeRevenue, Inc. provides working capital financial technology solutions. Its products include SCI, which provides optimization solutions and cross-application integration and supply chain finance, which enables early payment to suppliers without regard for the payment date of the payable. The company was founded by Robert Barnes and Frank William Hulse IV in 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

OpSource, Inc. provides cloud and managed hosting solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate growth and scale operations while controlling costs and reducing IT infrastructure support risks. Its application operations service goes beyond traditional hosting by providing application management, change management, performance management and application optimization. The company was founded by Michael Piacente, Dan Rasmussen, John Rowell and Treb Ryan in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

6 Sense Insights, Inc. provides predictive intelligence platform for marketing and sales. It specializes in predictive intelligence, predictive marketing, B2B marketing, and predictive sales. The company was founded by Dustin Chang, Amanda Kahlow, Viral Bajaria, Premal Shah,and Shane Moriah in April 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Platfora, Inc. develops and builds software for cleaning up and analyzing big data. The company was founded by Benjamin M. Werther and SriSatish Ambati in June 2011 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Responsys, Inc. provides email and cross-channel marketing solutions that enable companies to engage in relationship marketing across the interactive channels that consumers who are embracing today with email, mobile, social and the web. Its solution is comprised of its on-demand software and its professional services, which are focused on enabling the marketing success of its customers. The company on-demand software, the Responsys Interact Suite, the core element of its solution, provides marketers with a set of integrated applications to create, execute, optimize and automate marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Anand Jagannathan, Raghunath Raghavan and George S. Wiedemann on February 3, 1998 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

GT Nexus, Inc. provides cloud based collaboration platform across trade communities. Its solutions include supply chain intelligence, supply chain visibility, factory management, transportation management, inventory management, supply collaboration, procure to pay, supply chain finance and trade express. The firm engages in manufacturing, retail, logistics services, financial services and suppliers. The company was founded by Aaron Omid Sasson, Vijay Sundaram, Greg Johnsen and Anil Nair in 1998 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Capgemini America, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers outsourcing, consulting, and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.