Daryoush Paknad

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

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

HireVue, Inc. engages in the development and provision of hiring intelligence platform. Its product allows candidates for jobs to interact and respond to preprogrammed questions with webcams. The firm also provides digital interviews, digital assessments, predictive analysis, technical recruiting, and sales coaching solutions. The company was founded by Mark Newman, Chip Luman, and Ryan Money in 2004 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT.

SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. founded in 2016 by Masayoshi Son. SB Investment Advisers (UK) Ltd. is headquartered in London, UK.

MyPizza Technologies, Inc. operates as an online platform for pizzas. It allows users to connect with their favorite authentic and local pizzeria. The company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TrustedID, Inc. provides identity theft protection solutions. It delivers privacy, security and management services to protect against credit and identity theft - safeguarding individuals, families and businesses. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

QUALCOMM Ventures (QUALCOMM Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of QUALCOMM, Inc. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Tile, Inc. designs and develops location tracking device and application. Its products include Tile Mate, Slim, Style, Sport, and Bluetooth tracker that is attached to keys, luggage, backpacks, purses, and other valuable items which when lost can be located through the Tile software application. The firm also offers accessories such as adhesives, luggage tags, pockets, zip straps, and money clips. The company was founded by Michael G. Farley and Nicholas G. Evans in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

DSSV, Inc. provides mobile platform for education. It is a mobile communication platform for early education. The firm serves as the hub for preschool, daycare, and after school programs. The company was founded by Dave Vasen in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Electric AI, Inc. provides real-time support and information technology services for small and mid-sized businesses. It offers inventory and service management, procurement, and employee onboarding. The company was founded by Ryan Denehy in August 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Avaak, Inc. developed and build power integrated wireless video sensor platforms. It offered system products, cameras, accessories, service plans and mobile applications. The company was founded by Gioia Messinger and Bar-Giora Goldberg in 2004 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

BigCommerce, Inc. develops software solutions. It offers content management, shopping cart, knowledge management, and email marketing software. The company was founded by Eddie Machaalani and Mitchell Robert Harper in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

PRTM Management Consultants LLC provides management consulting services. It offers operational strategy consulting, supply chain management, product and service development, and customer value management services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

US Robotics Corp. provides Internet access and networking. The firm designs broadband modems, wired and wireless networking solutions, and Internet security devices. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Gaikai, Inc. provides cloud based video game steaming services. It delivers cutting edge solutions in the New Media and Web spaces. The company was founded by Andrew Gault, David Perry and Rui Pereira in November 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Clicker Media Inc. provides internet television services. It catalogs various broadcast programming online with an information to help the client to decide what to watch, includes pictures, descriptions, tags, categories, cast members, airdates, related shows, programming notes and ratings. Clicker Media was founded by Paul Wehrley and Jim Lanzone in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

BigCommerce Pty Ltd. develops eCommerce platform. It offers shopping cart software, SEO tools, and online payment solutions. The firm also provides SSL certificates, product merchandising, and Website designing services. The company was founded by Mitchell Robert Harper and Eddie Machaalani in 2003 and is headquartered in Ultimo, Australia.

Panzura, Inc. engages in provision of cloud storage and application optimization products. It offers application cloud control, data protection, cloud integration and global file system management. The firm provides cloud-integrated local NAS capabilities to global enterprises, allowing storage capacity to be centrally located, managed, and protected. The company was founded by John Taylor and Randy Chou in July 2008 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Sequent Software, Inc. provides digital issuance and mobile wallet platform. Its products includes open wallet platform, digital issuance systems, IOT, and wearables which delivers mobile payments and value-added services to banks, mobile operators, merchants, and access control providers. The company was founded in 2010 by Drew Weinstein and David Brudnicki and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Jivox Corp. enagges int he provision of personalized digital marketing platform. It offers Jivox IQ, a platform designed to deliver dynamic ads at scale for programmatic media across all formats and screens. Its platform enables brand advertisers, digital agencies, and publishers to deliver highly engaging video advertisements by interactive and social sharing widgets. The company was founded by Diaz H. Nesamoney and Naren Nachiappan in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. develops small cell network platforms that enables mobile operators to deliver coverage, capacity, and cloud services to enterprises and venues. The firm offers Radio Node, Services Node, and Spidernet. The company was founded by Peter L. Wexler, Allan Baw, and Michael K. Gallagher on August 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Fetch Robotics, Inc. designs, develops and builds robots for light industrial users. The firm offers fetch cloud robotics platform, virtual conveyor for material transport, data server for data collection and platforms for robotics research services. The freight is a mobile base, and fetch is mobile manipulator, designed to work together and alongside humans for order fulfilment. The company was founded by Steve Hogan and Melonee Wise in August 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Tsinghua Silicon Valley Capital (TEEC Angel Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eugene Zhang and Chun Xia. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

Granite Asia is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Scott Wayne Barclay Bonham, Joel D. Kellman and Hany M. Nada. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.

GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

iconectiv LLC engages in the provision of mobile, broadband, and enterprise software and services. It offers network and operations management; numbering; registry; messaging; and fraud and identity solutions. Its platforms include TruNumber, TruOps, and TruReach. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

R4 Global Solutions, Inc. provides inventory software solutions for companies evolving the supply chains with the implementation of RFID, electronic product codes, and other data sources. Its clients include the retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, transportation & logistics, defense, and healthcare industries. R4 Global Solutions was founded by Matthew Niehaus in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Appirio, Inc. provides cloud consultancy services. It offers strategy, implementation, integration, development and crowd sourcing services. The firm offers cloud enablement suite and cloud products. It has offices in Dublin, Indianapolis, Jaipur, London, San Francisco and Tokyo. The company was founded by Chris Barbin, Narinder Singh, Glenn Weinstein and Michael O'Brien in 2006 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.