James P. O'Neill

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. is a learning company, which engages in instructional curriculum, assessment, technology, and professional learning. The company was founded in 1832 by William Ticknor and James Fields and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

PlayFirst, Inc. publishes downloadable games. The firm's game portfolio includes diner dash, featuring the spunky, can-do waitress flo, dream chronicles, a world where reality meets fantasy, and chocolatier. The company was founded by John Welch, Brad Edelman and Jason Rubinstein in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Alphabet, Inc., Google UK Ltd. is a company that operates as an internet portal and search index website. Google UK Ltd. is based in London, UK.

Degreed, Inc. operates a learning platform for college students, professionals and organizations. It offers course-by-course scores and validation of education from accredited and non-accredited sources. The firm provides scores that quantifies a person?s lifelong education by credit hours and mastery levels. The company was founded by David A. Wiley, Eric Sharp and David Blake and in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. publishes and distributes educational content, software and services. The firm operates through four segments: Higher Education, K-12, International and Professional. The higher education segment relates to the development of product across all disciplines, the K-12 segment relates to content development and the international segment relates to locally developed products or adaptations and translations of existing higher education, K-12 and professional products in both digital and print format. The professional segment relates to new titles and revisions, similar to the higher education segment, and include activities related to the creation of the actual product. The company was founded by James Hill McGraw in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bigchalk was founded in 1999 with the combined assets of ProQuest's K-12 division and Infonautics Inc.'s K-12 business. The company supplies comprehensive reference databases, using pictures, magazines, newspapers, as well as audio and visuals, to make learning more interactive and enjoyable. The ProQuest Co. recently acquired bigchalk and is fully integrating it into ProQuest Information & Learning (www.il.proquest.com)

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

Knova Software, Inc. provides service resolution management applications. It offers design, development, marketing and support of customer relationship management software applications and services that enable customer service organizations to resolve service requests. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC engages in the provision of technology enabled enrollment and fundraising management services. It offers student retention and completion, professional development, and student success. The company was founded by Albert Ruffalo in 1991 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Atomico (UK) Partners LLP (Atomico (UK) Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Mattias Ljungman and Niklas Mårten Zennström. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kinghdom with additional offices in Sau Paulo and New York.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Inc. aims to help young people, particularly those who require assistance, develop strong character and achieve their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders. The non-profit company is based in Boston, MA. The company accomplishs this by providing a secure environment filled with hope and opportunity, continuous relationships with caring adults, and programs that enhance life.

Watermelon Express, Inc. engages in the development of digital learning programs. It offers admissions test prep; certification prep; continuing education; self-assessments and question bank; lifelong learning; corporate training; and blended and live online training. The company was founded by Ashish Rangnekar and Ujjwal Gupta in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Greenwood Publishing Group LLC is a publishing company that was founded in 1978 and is based in Portsmouth, NH. The private company provides professional resources and educational services for teachers, including curricular resources, audiobooks, and free teaching resources. The company offers professional development services and host professional book events. Greenwood Publishing Group LLC publishes books on various subjects, including literacy, math, and research. The company's authors are real teachers who document their most successful teaching methods. The company's mission is to provide proven best practices, a deep research base, and a passion for child-centered instruction.

Remind101, Inc. provides mobile application that offers teachers to instantly text students and parents. It helps students, teachers, and school leaders to connect at place. The company was founded by Brett Kopf and David Kopf in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KEC Ventures (KEC Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of KEC Holdings LLC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kuali, Inc. provides cloud-based software services. The firm’s software is used to design curriculum, catalog, and to build financials. The company was founded by Joel Dehlin in 2005 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Cue learn Pvt Ltd. provides educational services. Its programs are designed to have a significant and demonstrable improvements in learning outcomes. The company was founded by Manan Khurma and Jagjit Khurma in 2011 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Lingo Live Language Services, Inc. provides live online lessons taught by native instructors. It offers a language application and tutoring platforms that allows users to gain basic proficiency in a non-native language and to meet their coaches online for scheduled live sessions. The company was founded by Tyler Muse, Mike Giordani and Alex Au and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Genially Web SL develops software to create interactive content. The firm creates presentations, infographies, images, cards, posters, CV, and microsites. The company was founded by Juan Rubio López, José Manuel Roldán Marín and Chema Roldán in 2015 and is headquartered in Cordoba, Spain.

Interplay Learning, Inc. develops software for online learning. It offers city code inspection, combustion safety, computer networking, cosmetology, home energy score, residential wiring and solar photovoltaic products. The company was founded by Steve Quirk and Doug Donovan and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Securly, Inc. designs and develops cloud based filtering solutions for schools. It is an Internet safety solution company, which develops solutions that keep kids safe and engaged online, at school, and at home. The firm's products include 360 Cloud, Safety Cloud, 1:1 Cloud, Filter, Auditor, Tipline, Classroom management for Chromebooks and Cloud-based Apple device management for schools. The company was founded by Nikita Chikate, Bharath Madhusudan and Vinay Mahadik in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Labster ApS develops virtual laboratory simulations. It offers interactive advanced lab simulations based on mathematical algorithms that support open-ended investigations. The company was founded by Mads Tvillinggaard Bonde and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rocket Group LLC provides web design services. The private company is based in Boca Raton, FL.

Whitehat Education Technology Pvt Ltd. offers online coding courses for kids. It develops a proprietary coding curriculum, focuses on product creation, and imparts lessons through live, interactive online classes. The company was founded by Karan Bajaj in 2011 and is headquartered in Andheri, India.

Welcome Tech, Inc. is an operating system for immigration and on boarding, integration and support platform. Its solutions include financial resources, healthcare, market research, and education products. The company was founded by Amir Hemmat and Raul Lomeli-Azoubel and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vertical Venture Partners LLC (Vertical Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Dave Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

ULesson Inc. develops education applications. The CEO of the Nigerian company is Simdul Shagaya.

Owl Ventures LLC (Owl Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Tory Patterson and Jed Smith. The firm headquartered in San Francisco.