Karter Smith

Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Crosslink) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded in 1999 as Omega Venture Partners, Inc. Crosslink provides investment advisory services to investment funds.

YotaScale, Inc. operates as an enterprise-grade systems management platform for cloud computing. The firm provides autonomous cloud systems management. The company was founded by Asim Razzaq, Imran Moin, Michael Babiak and Abbas Yousafzai in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Haven Ventures LLC (Haven Ventures) is a ventures capital firm founded in 2022 by Joseph Guzel and McLain Southworth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DataStax, Inc. designs and develops database management software. Its products include DataStax enterprise, built on Cassandra which provides the massive scalability, continuous availability and enhanced data security big data applications demand, DataStax opscenter is a simplified management for DataStax enterprise and Apache Cassandra database clusters and DataStax sandbox is a packaged and personal virtual machine image that contains everything customer need to get started with DataStax software. The firm also offers training, consulting and support services. The company was founded by Jonathan Ellis and Matt Pfeil in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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

Neohapsis LLC provides mobile and cloud security services. It offers cloud security, compliance services, information technology and security strategy, application and mobile security, network and endpoint security services. The company serves the financial services, insurance, healthcare, science and technology, retail, energy and transportation, government, education and nonprofit organizations. The company was founded by Greg Shipley in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Verodin, Inc. engages in the provision of security infrastructure management and monitoring solutions. It develops a platform to test weaknesses in company cybersecurity networks. The company was founded by Christopher Key and Ben Cianciaruso in 2014 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

The Honor Foundation is a career transition program for special operations forces that helps them transition to the private sector and become corporate and community leaders. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and has campuses in various locations across the United States, including Camp Lejeune, Fort Liberty, Eglin, Tampa, JBLM, Fort Campbell, and a virtual program (THFV). The program is three months long and includes tailored executive education, one-on-one coaching, and access to a nationwide professional network. The Navy SEAL Foundation is a founding partner of The Honor Foundation. The company was founded by Joe Musselman and the CEO is Matt Stevens.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

Digital Cognition Technologies, Inc. develops detect presymptomatic cognitive impairment and aid in tracking cognitive devices. The company was founded by Randall S. Davis, Dana L. Penney and Phil A. Cooper in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Zeronorth, Inc. develops and operates continuous application security platform. The CYBRIC platform integrates security into the development process and delivers frictionless security assurance from code commit to application delivery. The company was founded by Ernesto DiGiambattista, Andrew Gilman, Mike Kail, and Sean B. Walter in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Task Force X Capital Management LLC (Task Force X Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Brandon Shelton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Picnic Corp. provides a cybersecurity platform that offers access to historical information about external data footprints to detect and respond to threats, protect privileged users, and mitigate social engineering risks. The company is based in Chevy Chase, MD and was founded by Matt Polak, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The platform also reduces the OSINT exposure of VIPs, employees, and contractors, monitors data breaches, and provides data broker visibility and remediation. Additionally, it offers social media operational security and privacy, and continuous monitoring of breach data to prevent credential compromise and credential stuffing attacks.

Britive, Inc. develops cloud access protection software. The company was founded by Alex Gudanis and Artyom Poghosyan in 2018 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Medchart, Inc. operates as an online medical record sharing platform that connects law firms, insurance agencies, hospitals and clinics. It offers legal, healthcare, patients and research products. The company was founded by Derrick Chow and James Bateman in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Revelstoke, Inc. is a company that provides a security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) solution to empower CISOs and security analysts. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company's platform allows for the automation of analysis, optimization of workflows, and scaling of processes without the need for software development. Additionally, their solution prevents vendor lock and offers no-code automation and low-code customization. Revelstoke was founded by Josh McCarthy and Bob Kruse, with Bob Kruse serving as CEO since incorporation.

Bolster, Inc. provides zero hour phishing detection & brand protection. Itzero-day phishing detection API and brand monitoring & protection. The company was founded by Shashi Prakash and Abhishek Dubey in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Aliro Technologies, Inc. develops quantum algorithms and applications. The company was founded by Michael Cubeddu, Will Finigan and Prineha Narang and is headquartered in Brighton, MA.

X-Bow Launch Systems, Inc. is disrupting the aerospace industry by providing innovative and cost-effective energetics for the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market. The company is based in Albuquerque, NM, with additional presence in other locations and is actively recruiting talented individuals to join its team. The company is also designing and building modular solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles for both orbital and suborbital launch services. X-Bow is a privately held company with investment from Crosslink Capital, Razors Edge Ventures, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. The company was founded in 2016 and is led by CEO Jason P. Hundley.

Expedi, Inc. engages in provision of procurement solutions to drilling operations. It products includes mud pumps, handling tools, centrifugal pumps, shale shakers, gauges and valves, rope, soap, dope, tools, and accessories. The company was founded by Lawrence Patrick Neal and Timothy Neal in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Inpher, Inc. develops framework for operations on encrypted cloud data. It allows for management, search and sharing of encrypted content without revealing any information about the data or the content to an untrusted server. The company was founded by Jordan Brandt, Dimitar Jetchev and Ivan Panushev in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Samsung Venture Investment Corp. (SVIC) is a corporate venture capital investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1999, they manage investment and investment-related activities for the Samsung Group. The parent firm, founded in 1938 and headquartered in Seoul, produces semiconductors, business communications systems, reciprocating and rotary compressors, optical and hard disc drives, LCD panels, set-top boxes, CC televisions, as well as fiber optics. In 2004, SVIC established Samsung Ventures America, their US-based venture capital arm.

MeshNetworks, Inc. manufactures wireless communications equipment. It offers cellular radio telephones, data processing, mobile broadband PC cards, and infrastructure products to its customers. The company was founded in January 2000 by Eric Alterman, Richard Licrusi, and Peter Stanforth and is headquartered in Maitland, FL.

Coghead, Inc. provides web-based applications. It empowers tech-savvy business people and information technology professionals to develop applications that automate business operations. The company was founded in May 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

BusBot, Inc. provides door-to-door ground transportation services for long-distance trips. The company was founded by Bharath Krishnamoorthy and Shawn Vo and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brace Software, Inc. develops software solutions for mortgage servicing industry. It enable servicers and lenders to utilize existing data while incorporating third-party data to assess loss mitigation options. The company was founded by Eric Rachmel and Amr Mohamed and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Bay Partners LLC (Bay Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by John Freidenrich. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Highland Capital Partners LLC (Highland Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm is founded in 1987 by Paul A. Maeder and Bob F. Higgins. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, US.

TelASIC Communications, Inc. designs and distributes analog and mixed signal integrated circuit products. Its products are used in wireless communication radios and other industrial applications. The company was founded by Eric D. Alterman and Eric Chin in 2004 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

InterAct911 Corp. provides safety and security software solutions. It offers InterAct NG9-1-1 solutions that ensure reliable and predictable emergency call routing and location validation. It also offers computer aided dispatch solutions, which include InterAct CAD NG that provides tools for situation response for large and small dispatch centers; and InterAct WebCAD that provides access to CAD data from a command post or remote field location with an Internet connection. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Artiman Management LLC (Artiman Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Amit Dilip Shah. The firm is headquartered in East Palo Alto, California.