Ken Simon

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Endeca Technologies, Inc. provides search and information access software solutions. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

SEVEN Networks, Inc. develops mobile messaging and electronic mail software solutions. Its solution areas encompass mobile social networking, push notification, and open channel applications. The company was founded by Trevor Fiatal and Bill Nguyen in 2000 and is headquartered in Marshall, TX.

Cloudmark, Inc. provides messaging security software. Its cloudmark security platform delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. The firm's other products include cloudmark authority, cloudmark sender intelligence, GSMA spam reporting service, cloudmark server edition, and cloudmark activefilter. The company was founded in September 2001 by Vipul Ved Prakash and Jordan Ritter and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Turbine, Inc. produces and publishes online subscription entertainment. It worked with some of the world’s most popular and iconic properties including The Lord of the Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, and DC Comics. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

Teranode, Inc. provides business intelligence solutions. It offers solutions to bio-pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and payers or insurers. The firm allows real-time listening of twitter, blogs, Facebook and many other sources to track and manage public sentiments proactively. The company was founded by Lawrence F. Arnstein, Zheng Li, Joseph E. Duncan and Neil Fanger in 2002 and is headquartered in Horwich, the United Kingdom.

GotVoice, Inc. provides voicemail transcription services. The company was founded by Martin Dunsmuir and Curt Dean Blake in 2003 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Likewise Software, Inc. provides systems management software solutions. The firm specializes in information technology, unstructured data, data storage, Linux, security and Unix. The company was founded by Brian K. Moran, Manny Vellon, David Feinleib and Charles W. Mount in 2004 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Tudou Holdings Ltd. engages in the development and operation of online video sharing platforms. It offers a comprehensive selection of unique and entertaining content including user generated content, premium licensed content, and in-house developed content. The company was founded by Gary Wei Wang on April 15, 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Ratify, Inc. provides cloud-based software solutions. It offers a suite of products and services within a cloud-based portal that collect machine-generated network patterns on the customer’s network. The company was founded by Kurt Kolb and Thomas Phillips in 2010 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Seeq Corp. develops software services that transform industrial process data into useful information. Its Seeq Decision Support Environment, which features an HTML-based client application and server-based platform, is the application designed specifically for accelerating insight into time series data.. The firm?s platform also provides interactive, visual tools to accelerate discovery and investigation within industrial process data. The company was founded by Jon Peterson, Mark Derbecker, Steven M. Sliwa and Brian Parsonnet in May 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Accruent LLC provides real estate performance management solutions. Its solutions include capital planning, CMMS, field service management, IoT remote monitoring, project management, and healthcare technology management. It offers products and services to education, corporate, healthcare, public sector,retail, telecommunication, manufacturing, and utilities industry. The company was founded by Mark Friedman in August 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Mobile Marketing Association is the premier global association that strives to stimulate the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technology. MMA members include agencies, advertisers, hand held device manufacturers, carriers & operators, retailers, software providers and service providers, as well as any company focused on the potential of marketing via mobile devices. The association's headquarters are located in the United States, with branches located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Ignition Venture Partners (Ignition Venture) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Ignition Partners Group founded in 2000 by Cameron Myhrvold, Jonathan D Roberts, Jon Anderson, and John Ludwig. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Greylock Management Corp (Greylock Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1965 by Charlie P. Waite and Daniel S. Gregory. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

WPP Digital provides digital media and investment services. It invests and acquires marketing and advertising companies. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BBC Global News Ltd. operates as a commercially funded international 24-hour news and information channel. It broadcasts in English in different countries and territories across the globe. The firm broadcasts a mix of authoritative international news, sport, weather, business, current affairs, and documentary programming. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

PlayBuzz Ltd. develops quiz making platform for publishers and brands. It enables publishers, bloggers, marketers, and brands to connect with audiences in a meaningful and share-worthy way, through interactive storytelling in snackable formats such as quizzes, lists, surveys, and ranking. The company was founded by Shaul Olmert, Yaron Buznach, and Tom Pachys in 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

SnapLogic, Inc. provides data and application integration tools. It offers tools for connecting cloud data sources, software as a service applications, and on-premise business applications. The firm SnapStore model allows developers, system integrators, and independent software vendors to build and sell purpose-built Snaps for both used and emerging applications. It has offices in Boulder, Burlington, Hyderabad and New York. The company was founded by Gaurav S. Dhillon and Mike Pittaro in 2006 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.