Tony A. Thomas

The National Association of Investment Cos. is a trade association and the largest network of diverse- and women-owned alternative investment firms. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been advocating for more than 52 years and has 194 diverse-owned alternative investment firms as members. These firms collectively manage over $389 billion in assets under management and invest with over 3,100 portfolio companies. The company consistently generates superior returns that help fuel the growth of the retirement and asset management industries. Robert L. Greene has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Universal Music Group, Inc. operates as a music publishing firm. It owns and manages businesses engaged in music recording, publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content. Its brands include Decca Records, EMI, Abbey Road Studios, Bravad, and Republic Records. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Cerebri AI, Inc. develops software products for decision making. It offers Cerebri Decisions platform that leverages the state-of-the-art artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company was founded by Ryan Lund, Jean Belanger, Thejas Prasad and Jay Williams in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Cooler Screens, Inc. develops IoT-enabled screens for retail cooler surfaces that deliver marketing opportunities and merchandising. The company was founded by James Koval, Greg Wasson, Arsen Avakian, and Glen Tullman and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Netlify, Inc. develops websites and apps. It specializes in static web hosting, continuous deployment, CDN and web hosting, build automation, web performance and content management. The company was founded by Mathias Biilmann Christensen and Christian Bach in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hinge Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its solutions include sensor bands, a tablet computer, and accessories. The firm's sensor technology guides about physical therapy and weight loss activities; and provides support services. The company was founded by Daniel Perez and Gabriel Mecklenburg in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Imply Data, Inc. provides druid and interactive analytics services. It offers enterprise-class support and services to imply analytics platform deployments run as smoothly as possible in production. The company was founded by Fangjin Yang, Gian Merlino and Vadim Ogievetsky in June 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

M12 Ventures (M12) is a venture capital subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Proclivity Media, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services. It enables online retailers to execute revenue-generating, direct marketing campaigns based on their consumer's individual valuations and forecasted willingness to buy. The firm is the market's first digital advertising platform built specifically for retail and commerce brands to unlock their unique data advantage to drive sales and ROI. The company was founded by Sheldon Gilbert in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Voyages North America, Inc. provides travel and related videos online. The company was founded in August 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hyper Labs, Inc. operates as an artificial intelligence company specializing in the automation of office work for companies and government organizations. Its product, HS Forms, uses advanced computer vision techniques to process documents, identify content types, and extract the content. The firm also offers HS Freeform, a platform that identifies and extracts all relevant data from unstructured text for straight through processing, and HS Evaluate, an application designed for organizations, which process complex claims or applications that require evaluation and contextual judgment. The company was founded by Krasimir Marinov, Vladimir Tzankov, and Peter Brodsky in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Layer, Inc. operates open communications layer platform for mobile messaging. Its platform enables users to add message, voice, and video to any mobile or web application. The firm serves the retail, finance, and airlines industries. The company was founded by Tomaz Stolfa and Ronald Palmeri in March 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Trusona, Inc. provides platform for cyber security. Its solutions include solutions trusona cloud identity suite, trusona essential, trusona executive, trusona elite, consumer IAM, multi-factor authentication and wordpress plugin. The company was founded by Ori Eisen in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

National Center For Children & Families operates as a non-profit organization. Its services include emergency shelters and transitional housing for homeless families, therapeutic and traditional foster care and adoption, independent living for youth transitioning to adulthood, teen parent services, and community-based prevention services. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Clark Enterprises, Inc. engages in investment activities. The firm provides its services to real estate investments, commercial, residential construction companies, venture capital and private equity businesses. The company was founded by Alfred James Clark in 1972 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Precision Medicine Group LLC engages in the provision of an integrated infrastructure that supports pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. It offers translational informatics and biometrics, specialty lab, biomaterials, oncology, and diagnostics and medical device solutions. The company was founded by Ethan D. Leder and Mark P. Clein in 2012 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

IMB Development Corp. LLC (IMB Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Thomas H. Castro and Tarrus L. Richardson. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Happiest Baby, Inc. develops and sells science-based products and services for health, safety, and emotional well-being of children and parents. Its product SNOO Smart Sleeper is a baby bed. The company was founded by Harvey L. Karp and Nina Montée-Karp in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

AppTap, Inc. operates as a data-driven application advertising and recommendations network. It helps consumers find applications relevant to their interests through contextual application recommendations within content on media sites. The firm also helps application developers reach their target audience and to helping publishers and carriers maximize revenue and engagement with application discovery. The company was founded by Michael Powers and Matthew Callaway on March 2, 2005 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Georgian Partners Growth (Georgian Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Justin LaFayette, Simon Chong and John Berton. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Coactive Systems, Inc. is a software technology company that specializes in building productivity tools and processes for various industries, including life sciences, legal, manufacturing, and consulting. The company is based in San Jose, CA and was founded by Will Gaviria Rojas and Cody Coleman, with Cody Coleman serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company's proprietary no-code development platform enables citizen developers and business users to quickly build applications that streamline operational efficiency and automate manual or repetitive processes.

Databook Labs, Inc. operates as customer intelligence platform to improve enterprise sales performance. It specializes in intent dashboard, real-time insights and sales decks. The company was founded by Anand Shah and Alex Barrett in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Overture, Inc. is a web marketing company which offers keyword advertisements placed on an Internet portal site. The company was founded on September 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

The Institute of International Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides educational and training programs for participants, sponsors and donors. It promotes educational relations, strengthen and link learning institutions. The firm?s programs are focused on the advancement of academic freedom, leadership skills development and capacity enhancement of individuals and organizations to address educational challenges. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ShowUhow, Inc. develops a web-based sales and customer support platform for manufacturers and retailers. It also offers video-based applications that accelerate sales, qualify leads, and engage customers. The company's 360 Product experience platform that enables manufacturers and retailers to offer a series of on-demand, video-based product guides for every stage of the customer lifestyle, such as pre-sale, installation, feedback, and repeat business through brand loyalty, Reel Qualified is the integrated online and mobile, video campaign platform providing a comprehensive lead qualification and capture solution. ShowUhow was founded in 2008 by Kim Folsom and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.