Connor Gaffney

Venture First LLC is a growth-focused investment firm that provides capital and financial services to growth-focused companies. The private company is based in Louisville, KY, with offices in other locations. The company has curated a variety of niche funds, investments, and special purpose vehicles, including Whiskey Capital Finance Co. and Strike Ventures. Additionally, Venture First is home to a financial services group that provides deal structuring, M&A and capital raise advice, fractional CFO services, and an array of equity and derivative valuation capabilities. The company has worked closely with several hundred innovative companies and their investors in more than 60 cities around the globe to provide them with the financial and strategic tools to be successful. Venture First was founded in 2010 by John Shumate, who has been the CEO since then.

Metromojo LLC develops and operates community websites where members interact and contribute a variety of content. It creates online communities and provides free services to its members. The company was founded in 2004 and is located in Louisville, KY.

Kentucky Select Fund (Kentucky Select Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

G&G Fitness Equipment, Inc. distributes fitness equipment and operates fitness centers. The firm offers elliptical machines, exercise bikes, flexibility trainers, free weight equipment, home gyms, miscellaneous, saunas, treadmills, and vibration plates. It was founded by Gordon D. Gronkowski and Glenn Gronkowski in 1990 and is headquartered in Williamsville, NY.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. operates as the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. The firm provides treatment for , lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. It identifies and funds the most promising blood cancer research projects and forges partnerships with academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of new therapies. The company is headquartered in Rye Brook, NY.

The Speed Art Museum is an independent and encyclopedic museum located on the campus of the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Established in 1927 by philanthropist Hattie Bishop Speed, it is the oldest and largest art museum in the state, occupying over 200,000 sq ft. The museum's mission is to invite everyone to celebrate art forever and serves as a cultural hub where people can connect with each other and the work of artists from across the world in new and unexpected ways. The current exhibitions at the Speed include Collecting – A Love Story: Glass from the Adele and Leonard Leight Collection and Ralph Eugene Meatyard’s The Unforeseen Wilderness.

Blue Equity LLC (Blue Equity) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2004 by Jonathan S. Blue. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

KentuckyOne Health, Inc. operates as a comprehensive health system. It offers caner, heart, home, lung, maternity, orthopedic, pharmacy, rehab, sleep, stroke, transplant, urgent, vascular, women''s, wound, and other care services. The company is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Strike Ventures LP (Strike Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by John Shumate. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

EdjSports LLC provides NFL & NCAA teams with predictive and prescriptive tools for game planning, play calling and post-game analysis. The company was founded by Sean O'Leary in 2013 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Capture LLC collects and analyzes data to provide recruitment leads for higher education organizations. The firm's services include capture behavioral engagement, envision prediction engine, digital display targeting, recruitment intelligence, reporting and analysis, search consulting, email marketing, smart direct mail and microsites. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Backupify, Inc. provides online backup solutions. Its products include google apps backup, office 365 backup, salesforce and social media backup, pricing and cloud to cloud backup. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, Robert May and Dharmesh Shah in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Greater Louisville, Inc. is a chamber of commerce that focuses on regional economic growth. The private company is based in Louisville, KY. The company was founded by Doug F. Cobb. Sarah Davasher-Wisdom has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Poplar Ventures LLC (Poplar Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by John H. Willmoth. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Scalable Ventures LLC is located in the US. Scalable Ventures LLC is an American company that invests in talented founders of B2B Software companies. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Tregaron India Holdings LLC provides web design and information technology services. Its services include cloud application and software development, mobile development, customer and technical support, system integration and migration, and website development. The company was founded by Vidya Ravichandran in 2001 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

General Electric Appliances, Inc. manufactures household appliances. Its products include kitchen and cooking appliances, air conditioners, washers and dryers, small appliances, electronics, and water products. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Enterprise Corp. of the Delta engages in the provision of mortgage lending, technical assistance, and consumer financing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Gulfport, MS.