D. Scott Bowen

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

LivingSocial, Inc. operates an online local marketplace platform. The firm’s products and programs include local, escapes, shop, events, coupons, and at home. It provides fun and leisure, kids activities, sightseeing and tours, sports and outdoors, tickets and events, beauty products and spas, and food and drinks. The company was founded by Aaron Batalion, Valeriy Aleksenko, Edward Pyle Frederick, and Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

HelloWallet LLC provides online financial guidance services. The firm is an independent financial management and guidance website which helps its members to take control of finances. The company was founded by Matt Fellowes in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Gimlet Media, Inc. operates as a digital media company focused on producing narrative podcasts. The company was founded by Alex Blumberg and Matthew Lieber in 2014 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Payzer Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of Information Technology services. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

IR Media Ventures Corp. provides practical parenting advice for men on the Internet. The firm also offers robust source of practical parenting advice on the Internet. The company was founded by Michael Rothman and Simon Isaacs in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Adwerx, Inc. provides advertising services for real estate. The firm offers digital marketing tools for real estate, mortgage and insurance. The company was founded by Jed Carlson in 2006 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Part of Delfin Midstream, Inc., Attitude Network Ltd. is a company that publishes entertainment Web sites. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by David B. Aronoff. Attitude Network was acquired by theglobe.com, Inc., part of Delfin Midstream, Inc. from December 31, 2017 on April 12, 1999 for $55.18 million.

Spinnaker Capital LLC (Spinnaker Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tas Parafestas. The firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of Gen Digital Inc., Da Vinci Systems Corp. is a software development company. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company was founded by William Charles Nussey. Da Vinci Systems was acquired by On Technology Corp. on June 06, 1994.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Glouston Capital Partners LLC (Glouston Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Permal Capital Holdings LLC founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Launchpad Venture Group LLC (Launchpad Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Rick Lucash. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Human Rights First promotes and protects fundamental international human rights. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vmly&r Italy SRL provides design, consultancy and realization of propaganda and advertising. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Personal, Inc. develops web and mobile platform that helps people take control of and benefit from their data. The firm is available through subscription and companies and organizations that provide vaults to their customers and members, frequently pre-populated with information that is instantly useful and able to be shared privately. The company was founded by R. Shane Green, Edin Saracevic, Tarik Kurspahic, Douglas B. Wheeler, Jennifer Devereux and Jennifer O'Keefe in 2009 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Contactually, Inc. develops Web-based customer relationship management software and contact management solutions. Its solutions provide teams with insights and analytics from the team dashboard and summary of a team's activity, connect personal buckets to team buckets so that contact records are up-to-date, facilitate to assign contacts to team members and allow to create shared team buckets and link personal ones. The firm's solutions also allow individuals to focus on right contacts, follow up consistently, find business opportunities in their network and work across their team. The company was founded by Zvi Band, Tony Cappaert and Jeff Carbonella in October 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Passport Labs, Inc. provides cloud-based parking management solutions. The firms products include parking, transit, permits, enforcement, and gateway. It serves government, transit agencies, campuses, private operators, and business program. The company was founded by Charlie G. Youakim and Robert Youakim in 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Progress Ventures Inc (Progress Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Progress Partners Inc founded in 2008 by Nick M. MacShane and Sam Thompson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

XOEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of firmware and software solutions for wearable devices. It provides energy-efficient HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for the commercial and industrial facilities. The company was founded by Aaron Salow and Chris Salow in 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Payzer LLC operates a mobile and cloud based financial technology platform. Its product allows clients to accept payments, provide instant credit, make payments, control information securely, and control purchases by giving employees visa debit purchasing cards rather than a company credit card. The company was founded by Joseph A. Giordano and Douglas Little in 2012 and is headquartered in Waxhaw, NC.

Mighty Proud Media, Inc. publishes articles on disabilities, diseases, and chronic health conditions. The firm owns and operates an online portal which allows people with physical disabilities to share their stories. The company was founded by Mike Porath in 2014 and is headquartered in La Crescenta, CA.

Ceterus, Inc. provides accounting and book keeping services. It offers Ceterus edge and tax solutions. The company was founded by Levi Morehouse in 2008 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

SubVRsive, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. It offers virtual reality, 360° video, marketing and video production. The company was founded by Johannes Larcher, Austin Mace and Kenny Tomlin and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Stanhope Capital LLP /Private Equity/ (Stanhope Capital) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Stanhope Capital LLP founded in 2004. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Rent Ready Holdings, Inc. is a real estate firm. It delivers an end-to-end make-ready service for apartment communities. The company was founded by William P. Brugh, Jr., Ryan C. McMillan, and Jonathan E. Kite and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Carolinas Fintech Management LLC (CFV Ventures) is a venture capital arm of RevTech Labs LLC founded in 2017 by Daniel J. Roselli and Nathaniel Clarkson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pet Screening, Inc. provides end-to-end pet screening solution to apartment and rental industry. The company was founded by John R. Bradford III and is headquartered in Cornelius, NC.

Tracer Labs, Inc. develops a data processing platform. The American company was founded by Leighton Bridge Welch and Jeff Nicholson, with Jeff Nicholson serving as CEO since incorporation.

4.screen GmbH is a German company that provides in-car marketing solutions for businesses in the automotive and mobility service industries. The company is based in Muenchen, Germany. The company enables improved navigation, useful recommendations, and value-added services while respecting driver privacy. The company was founded in 2020 by Fabian Beste, Simon Hecker, and Christoph Mahlert, who have been the CEOs since 2020.

SyncApp, Inc. provides an open messaging platform. Its product, Snycapp, offers exchange of real time structured data and controls visibilty and privacy. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Johannes Leonardo LLC is an independent creative agency founded in 2007 by Jan Jacobs and Premutico. The private company is based in New York. The agency believes in the power of creativity to transform brands and impact business results. The American company follows the philosophy of "consumer is the medium" to take on the biggest challenges facing some of the world's most influential brands, including Adidas Originals, Volkswagen, Amazon, EA Sports, and MassMutual. The agency generates communication platforms that solve complex business challenges and build long-term partnerships to deliver effective results for its clients.

Part of Dispatch Technologies, Inc., Youreka Labs, Inc. is a company that offers the Youreka product, which allows enterprises to create and complete forms at scale, run analytics and workflow, all without leaving the comfort and security of their Salesforce environment. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The Youreka product is trusted by leading enterprises worldwide and is built for enterprises who run on Salesforce. It offers guided safety checklists, real-time verification processes, health, safety, and environmental compliance forms, and allows users to put organizational knowledge to work even without wifi. The company was founded in 2008 by Thomas Boosinger and Dan Bergner, and the CEO is Bill Karpovich. Youreka Labs was acquired by Dispatch Technologies, Inc. on April 26, 2022.

S4S Ventures (S4S Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Sanja Partalo and Martin Stuart Sorrell. The firm is headquartered in New York.