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Xylan Corp. provides bandwidth switching systems, which enhance the performance of existing local areas. The company was founded by Steve Y. Kim and Yuri Pikover in 1993 and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

37 Ventures LLC (37 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Access360 Corp. develops identity management software solutions. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded by Jeff Drake. Access360 was acquired by International Business Machines Corp. on January 31, 2003.

HitFix, Inc. operates an entertainment news website. It provides entertainment news and video on movies, music, TV and events. The firm also offers discovery, conversation and choices for passionate entertainment fans via breaking news, expert analysis, engaging reviews, recaps and live, on-the-scene event coverage of the entertainment events. The company was founded by Jennifer Wilhelmi Sargent and Gregory Ellwood in December 2008 and is headquartered in Los Angels, CA.

TranscribeMe, Inc. provides voice-to-text transcription technology services. IT also provides highly accurate transcription delivered at scale and with short turnaround times, by using a hybrid model of speech processing technology plus a crowd-sourced human transcriber platform. The company products are used by business and marketing professionals to convert their audio and video content into an easily shareable, searchable and profitable format and with superior confidentiality and accuracy, the company's voice-to-text services allow for perfect recall and rapid analysis of critical content. TranscribeMe was founded by Alexei Dunayev and Greg Igor Feerer in September 2011 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Intelligent Energy Ltd. provides clean energy solutions for the unmanned aerial vehicle, automotive and stationary power markets. Its products include fuel cell modules and fuel cell stack. The company was founded on March 28, 2000 and is headquartered in Loughborough, the United Kingdom.

Bitvore Corp. develops intelligence gathering and big data mining systems. Its products include Bitvore for Muni Bonds, Bitvore Developer API and Bitvore Intelligence Applications. The firm offers Bitvore, a cloud-based analytics platform to ingest Web news, social media, press releases, linkedIn updates, personnel changes, competitive insights, and customer support records; and load up competitor’s names, Websites, and sales teams and executives, as well as add in feeds from industry analysts, bloggers, and journals. The company was founded by David Mandel and Carl Mandel in 2009 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

MobileCause, Inc. provides mobile and online fundraising solutions. It offers donor communication and campaign marketing; live and digital fundraising events; online giving and donor engagement; crowdfunding and peer-to-peer fundraising; and credit card processing and merchant services. The company was founded by Daniel Scalisi and is headquartered in Calabasas, CA.

Novasignal Corp. operates as a medical robotics company that develops and commercializes technologies to measure and track brain health. Its products include lucid robotic system, temporal window headset mount, wired USB keyboard, and wired USB mouse. The company was founded by Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, and Dan Hanchey on February 6, 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Larada Sciences, Inc. develops technologies for non-chemical treatment of head lice. Its products include LouseBuster, a hairdryer-like device for eradicating head lice. The firm offers its products for use in schools and clinics. Larada Sciences was founded by Larry D. Rigby, Randall D. Block Dale H. Clayton and David R. Rudd in 2006 and is headquartered in Murray, UT.

AnyMeeting, Inc. provides web conferencing and webinar software solutions. It offers a complete web conferencing and webinar service built on the company’s Software as a Service platform. The firm also offers video conferencing, phone conferencing, screen sharing, presentation sharing, recording, and social media integration. The company was founded by Costin Adrian Tuculescu in 2011 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Calaborate, Inc. provides information technology solutions. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA.

Eagleview Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of aerial imagery, data analytics, and geographic information system solutions. It specializes in automating manual processes through technology. It offers software that produces three-dimensional models resulting in aerial roof and wall measurement reports. The firm also offers customer support and training services. The company was founded by Christopher Pershing and Dave Carlson in February 2008 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Continental Wind Power, Inc. manufactures, designs and markets wind turbines. Its products and services include turbine sales, turbine design licensing and design engineering. The company is headquartered in Carpinteria, CA.

The Agnew Co. is a private company based in Vancouver, WA.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Mitel (Delaware), Inc. develops and provides long distance telecommunications services. Its services include intelligent presence management, call handling, integrating applications into the desktop endpoint, MSCRM integration, and monitoring single point of contact communications. The company was founded by Steven G. Mihaylo in 1969 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

ALS Therapy Development Foundation, Inc. develops therapeutic drugs. It provides unmet medical needs. The firm discovers small molecules, protein biologics, gene therapies, and cell-based constructs. The company was founded by James Allen Heywood in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. operates as a development stage company. It focuses on the acquiring revenue generating companies or development stage companies through an asset acquisition or other financing. The firm is a subsidiary of Lime Financing Co. The company was founded on December 2, 1985 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The RAND Corp. engages in conducting research and analysis to improve policy and decision-making. Its services include benchmarking, case study analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization, performance measurement and measurement development, policy analysis, program evaluation, risk assessment and analysis, strategic planning, survey research, and technology assessment and development. The company was founded on May 14, 1948 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Benitec Biopharma Ltd. engages in the development of proprietary therapeutic technology platform. It focuses on chronic and life-threatening human disease areas such as oncology, orphan disease, retinal disease, and infectious disease. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Part of Cappello Group, Inc., Cappello Global LLC provides advisory services. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The CEO of the company is Richard Revelins.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Nano Financial Holdings, Inc. provides investment services. The company was founded by Mark Rebal, Anthony Gressak and Mark Troncale in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

City of Hope is a research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and various life-threatening diseases. The center is founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Cappello Group, Inc. is an investment banking firm that provides advisory services such as mergers and acquisitions, equity financing, debt financing, specialized and project financing, strategic advisory, and restructuring. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has industry expertise in business services, consumer products and services, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, gaming and hospitality, and technology, media & telecom. The company was founded by Alexander L. Cappello, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

California Ethanol & Power LLC engages in the production of sustainable renewable low-carbon energy. It manufactures energy from sugarcane. The company was founded by David R. Rubenstein and is headquartered in Brawley, CA.

Patriot Defense Group LLC provides defense contracting and logistics services. The firm engages in training and operational support to the U.S. government, U.S. military, and U.S. law enforcement communities. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.