Annie Ripp

Tudor Investment Corp. (TIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 1980 by Paul T. Jones, II. TIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to various hedge funds, private equity funds and managed accounts. Investors in these funds generally include high-net worth individuals and related entities, sovereign entities, pension funds, non-financial corporates, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, fund-of-fund vehicles and proprietary capital from current and former personnel.

Part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), Icon CMT Corp. is a company that builds upon, extends, and reflects bona fide icons. The company is based in Weehawken, NJ. A bona fide icon is a brand that meets three criteria: reputation stood the test of time, distinctive name that defines the brand. Icon LLC was founded on March 8, 1999, by second-generation restaurateurs Richard Melman and Gerard Centioli and their long-time general counsel Michael E. Fox. The trio founded Icon for the expressed purpose of establishing a company that would create and manage a portfolio of brands that meet the criteria of bona fide icons. Icon CMT was acquired by Qwest Communications International, Inc., part of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) from April 01, 2011 on January 04, 1999 for $254.32 million.

Art Technology Group, Inc. provides an integrated suite of Internet customer relationship management and e-commerce software. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Chordiant Software Inc. solutions automate and manage operational business processes for leading service-driven global organizations in retail finance, telecommunications and consumer direct industries. Chordiant orchestrates the unique processes of an organization from the point of customer interaction, through the front and back offices to multiple transactional systems, corporate applications and data stores

Integrated Development Enterprise, Inc. develops enterprise intellectual property management software. The company was founded in June 1998 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

Shoebuy.com, Inc. operates as an online shoe shopping. It offers shoes, bags, and clothing. The company was founded by Scott L. Savitz and Craig V. Starble in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Turbine, Inc. produces and publishes online subscription entertainment. It worked with some of the world’s most popular and iconic properties including The Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, and DC Comics. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

ThingMagic, Inc. develops radio frequency identification readers, sensors and other computing technologies. It offers embedded RFID readers, fixed RFID readers, integrated readers, ruggedized readers, USB plus and RFID readers, mercury APIs, RFID developer kits, RFID accessories, and technology products, as well as ThingMagic Mercury xPRESS Platform for developing application specific readers and embedded solutions using UHF RFID modules. The company was founded by Thomas H. Grant, Yael Maguire, Ravi Pappu, Matthew S. Reynolds, Bernd Schoner and Rehmi Post in 2000 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

VIX, Inc. provides online media services. It offers brand publishing, data provider, and market research. The company was founded by Troy McConnell, Luis Brandwayn, and Jochen Fischer on March 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

NetBase Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of social analytics platform. It processes social media and other data sources daily for actionable business insights for marketing, research, customer service, sales, press releases, and product innovation. It offers its solutions to different industries such as agency, beauty and fashion, financial services, food and beverage, luxury, media and entertainments, restaurant and dining, retail, and travel and hospitality. The company was founded by Jonathan Spier and Michael Jacob Osofsky in March 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Professional Trading Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for active and professional traders as well as hedge funds and prop trading groups. It offers low latency technology platforms and brokerage services. The company was founded by Scott Ignall in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gravy Analytics, Inc. provides a location-based consumer intelligence platform. It offers a customer retention solution, location-signal verification network and consumer behavioral insights reporting solution. The firm serves retail and restaurant, real estate, financial services & insurance, hospitality and travel, sports & entertainment, digital out-of-home & connected TV, and automotive industries. The company was founded by Aaron Vance, Guy DeCorte, and Jeff White in 2011 and is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

SmarterHQ, Inc. operates a customer intelligence driven cross-channel marketing platform. It enables retailers to leverage customer insights and experiences to create and execute the industries profitable cross channel marketing programs. The company was founded by Angel Morales and Dean W. Abbott in 2010 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

One Door, Inc. provides the only retail merchandising system. It provides of cloud-based merchandising software and merchandising execution. The company was founded by Randy Greene in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

Mzinga, Inc. provides enterprise learning management and social engagement solutions. It offers enterprise social software solutions and services serving the learning, marketing and customer experience markets. The firm’s products include OmniSocial Engaged, OmniSocial Insure, OmniSocial Learning and OmniSocial Content. The company operates through its offices located in Burlington and Mechanicsburg. Mzinga was founded by Barry D. Libert on November 23, 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Verrillon, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets fiber optic components. It offers optical fibers for harsh environments, such as temperature and pressure monitoring systems, gyroscopes, fiber lasers and communication components and modules. The firm also provides fibers that are encapsulated in a variety of metallic tubes; avionic cabled fibers for intra avionic platform communications; harsh environment optical fibers for extreme well conditions and custom fiber optic solutions. The company was founded in 2000 by Abdel Soufiane and is headquartered in Duncan, SC.

Alantra LLC is a registered broker-dealer and Member, FINRA headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was formerly known as Downer & Co. LLC. Alantra is a subsidiary of Nplus1 US Corp. Their ultimate parent is Nmas1 Dinamia SA ("N+1"), an investment banking and asset management firm located in Madrid, Spain. N+1 merged with Downer & Co. in April 2016. They were rebranded as Alantra in September 2016. Alantra specializes in providing services to the global middle market.

Intelligrated, Inc. designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs complete material handling automation solutions. It offers conveyor systems, sortation systems, palletizers, robotics, automated storage, and retrieval systems and order picking technologies all managed by advanced machine controls and software. The firm helps retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers build smarter distribution and fulfillment operations, using the right mix of automation, software, and labor. The company was founded by Christopher C. Cole and James R. McCarthy in 2001 and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

Part of The Walt Disney Co., Classic Sports Network offers sports programming on its cable network. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Stephen D. Greenberg. Classic Sports Network was acquired by The Walt Disney Co. on March 11, 1998.

Part of Media 100, Inc., Wired, Inc. supplies MPEG streaming media production tools for the Internet and DVD authoring. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. Wired was acquired by Media 100, Inc. on December 23, 1999.

American Management Corp. provides insurance services. It offers property or casualty, commercial auto, garage products, workers’ compensation, inland marine program, professional liability, pollution, and brokerage services. The company is headquartered in Conway, AR.

Allegro Development Corp. provides software services. The firm offers ETRM software, allegro analytics, position visibility, risk management, controls and regulatory compliance solutions. It serves oil and gas production, petroleum refining, agriculture and forestry, mining, chemicals, metals, food, transportation, commercial and utility sectors. The company was founded by Eldon A. Klaassen in 1984 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Astadia, Inc. provides business consulting, marketing and technology services. Its services include cloud services, adoption and development services, managed information technology (IT), solutions and field engineering, workplace solutions, remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions, legacy modernization, application portfolio management, and legacy application migration and data service. The company was founded by Blake A. Wolff, Jerry Huskins and Brent Mellow in 2002 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

TractManager, Inc. provides technology-based contract healthcare management services. It offers capital purchasing, healthcare information technology, recall tracker, strategic sourcing consulting, contract lifecycle management, and consulting services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

InsideView Technologies, Inc. provides customer relationship management solutions for sales, marketing, and accounting management. Its solutions deliver company and contact information such as business insights and professional connections to increase sales and marketing productivity. The firm also offers InsideView API, a platform that direct access to the InsideView Open Platform connecting applications to data and insights. The company was founded by Umberto Milleti in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cognition Corp. develops an online platform that provides compliance and commercialization solutions for medical device, pharmaceutical, and combination product development teams. It offers support, engineering, and validation services. The company is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Wimba is a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions and services to the Further/Higher Education and K-12 markets, as well as Publishing services and solutions that are widely adopted in academic publishing. From its inception almost a decade ago, Wimba has been solely focused on education and committed to harnessing the most powerful elements of human interaction - facial expressions, vocal intonations, hand gesticulation, real-time discussion, creativity and passion - so that online instruction, meetings and academic and administrative assistance are dynamic and engaging. Wimba is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Beverly, Massachusetts; Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Atlanta, Georgia.

Single Digits, Inc. provides secure managed wireless network solutions. Its solutions include wi-fi site survey, network design and engineering; wi-fi authentication and access portals; network monitoring application and support; event wi-fi and rentals; and internet of things. The company was founded by Stephen A. Singlar and Robert M. Goldstein in 2003 and is headquartered in Bedford, NH.

Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc. provides workload and resource-management software and services. Its products are Moab HPC suite, Moab lite, high throughput nitro, remote visualization, viewpoint portal, workflow, group sharing, and open source software. The firm provides technical and training support services. The company was founded by David B. Jackson and Michael A. Jackson in 1996 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Part of Thorne HealthTech, Inc., Thorne Research, Inc. manufactures natural dietary supplements and retails through online. The company is based in Summerville, SC. The company was founded in 1984 by Kelly Czap. Paul F. Jacobson has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Carlisle Capital Corp. is a company that provides private equity investment services. The company is based in Portsmouth, NH. The company was founded in 1994.

Aspect Ratio, Inc. engages in creating and developing marketing materials for motion pictures. It operates as a trailer house and entertainment marketing firm. The company was founded on July 1, 1981 and is headquartered in North Hollywood, CA.