Donald L. Ciffone

Cortera, Inc. engages in the provision of business data coverage for credit risks management. The firm offers business credit reports and sales to business analysts, sales and marketing professionals, credit and collections professionals, and research professionals. The company was founded by Venkat Srinivasan and Shubhro Sen in 1993 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Ping Identity Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based identity security and management solutions. Its identity and access management platform gives enterprise customers and employees one-click access to any application from any device. The firm offers its services to the aerospace, automobile, banking, finance and communication sectors. The company was founded by Bryan Field-Elliot and Andre Durand in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Chelsio Communications, Inc. provides high-speed protocol-acceleration products. It is a technology company focused on solving high performance networking and storage challenges for virtualized enterprise data centers, cloud service installations and cluster computing environments. The firm delivers hardware and software solutions including unified wire ethernet network adapter cards, unified storage software, high performance storage gateways, unified management software, bypass cards and other solutions focused on specialized applications. The company was founded by Kianoosh Naghshineh in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Black Duck Software, Inc. engages in the provision of open source logistics software solutions. It offers consulting, fast start, product implementation, training and certification, open source support, and open source risk profile services. The firm products include Black Duck Hub, Black Duck Suite, Black Duck KnowledgeBase, and Software Package Data Exchange. The company was founded by Douglas A. Levin in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Alveo Systems, Inc. engages in the development of software and provision of centralized data management solutions. It offers consulting, training and certification, and managed services. The company was founded by Tim Knigge in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

EXFO Service Assurance, Inc. provides voice over internet protocol services. It offers real-time performance management and service assurance solutions that allow carriers, service providers, cable companies, large enterprises and government agencies to build, operate and assure their VoIP networks and services. The company was founded in 1999 by Thomas J. Pincince and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

PlasmaSi, Inc. manufactures silicon nitride deposition systems for display and lighting products. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Playerlync Holdings LLC is a learning and performance management platform that connects deskless and mobile workers to content and one another. It uses core systems like LMS and HRIS. The company was founded by Robert Smith, Gregory Menard, and Robert Paulsen and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

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.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

International Data Corp. is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. International Data Corp helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help their clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. provides information technology outsourcing and cloud services. It offers managed IT Services, cloud, data center and professional services. The firm's clients include small and medium sized businesses, law firms, nonprofit associations, financial services and healthcare companies. The company was founded in by Michael P. Wheeler and Mark A. Moore in 1999 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA.

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures semiconductors. It markets Samsung semiconductor product lines including its DRAM and SRAM memory chips, flash memory components, thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels and screens and system LSI products. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Three-Five Systems Pacific, Inc. designs and manufactures interface devices used in communications devices. The firm also manages and assists production personnel of a third-party subcontractor that operates the facility in the Philippines. The company is headquartered in Laguna, Philippines

MegaPath Cloud Co. LLC provides cloud communications and connectivity services. It offers data, voice, security and hosted information technology services for small, medium, and enterprise businesses as well as wholesale solutions to the carrier and service-provider markets. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Intellect, Inc. provides software solutions. The firm offers SaaS business process management software, engineering design and manufacturing process. The company was founded by Romeo Elias and Jaime Sipila in 1998 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a catalyst, and advocate, and a resource for the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Volition Capital LLC (Volition Capital) is a venture capital & private equity firm founded in 2010 by Larry Cheng, Roger Hurwitz, Geraldine Alias, Sean Cantwell and Rob Ketterson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Certive Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.