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Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kashya, Inc. provided data protection solutions. Its data protection appliance and products such as KBX5000 protected companies from data loss due to common problems such as server failures, data corruption, software errors, viruses and end-user errors, while also protecting against catastrophic events. The company was founded by Yair Heller in December, 2000 and was located in San Jose, CA

Arena Solutions, Inc. provides cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) applications. Its PLM suite of products including BOMControl and PartsList, as well as their supply chain exchange solution enable engineering and manufacturing teams and their extended supply chains to speed prototyping, reduce scrap, and streamline supply chain management. The firm’s cloud PLM applications simplify bill of materials and change management for companies of all sizes, and offer the right balance of flexibility and control at every point in the product lifecycle. The company was founded by Eric Larkin and Michael J. Topolovac in February 2000 and is headquartered in Foster, CA.

TuneIn, Inc. provides online programming services. It provides complete radio content and tools to help listeners quickly and easily find their favorite radio stations and personalities plus discover new ones. TuneIn was founded by William F. Moore in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

IrisVR, Inc. builds products to help 3D designers, visualize, share and creates 3D models using virtual reality. It develops software that revolutionizes how architects, designers, and students build and share digital spaces. The firm offers IrisVR, an immersive design and presentation tool that sends three dimensional models into virtual reality. The company was founded by Shane Scranton and Thomas Beatty in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Vertical Knowledge LLC helps clients optimize their business intelligence through the relevant connection, capture, and curation of publicly available information for game changing insights. It also design, develop and deliver custom data solutions to meet the scale and scope of your specific strategic needs. The firm provides scalable platforms that pull, analyze and push publicly available information to help you make informed data driven business decisions. The company was founded by Marcel Legrand in 2007 and is headquartered in Chagrin Falls, OH.

Connect, Inc. provides support for cancer patient. It offers personalized service by connecting people with resources, finding leading centers for second opinions, locating clinical trials, nutrition support, and transportation. The company was founded by Kimberly Demeny and Jennifer Hickey and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

Innovation Endeavors LLC (Innovation Endeavors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dror Berman and Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

RingLead, Inc. provides data quality platform for sales and marketing. It offers end-to-end suite of products to clean, protect, and enhance company and contact information, leading to improved organizational efficiency, reliable business intelligence, and maximized return of investment on customer relationship management and marketing automation investments. The company was founded by Steve Lehr in 2003 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

AlphaSense, Inc. is a market intelligence and search platform that uses AI-based technology to provide insights from a vast universe of public and private content, including equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients' own research content. The company is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the UK, Finland, Germany, India, and China. AlphaSense employs over 1,000 people and helps professionals make smarter business decisions by finding information on companies, data, and themes from within millions of research documents in seconds, all with one simple search. The company was founded in 2011 by Raj Neervannan and Jaakko Kokko, and Jaakko Kokko has been the CEO since then.

vCita, Inc. engages in the provision of web engagement software and communication solutions. Its products include scheduling software and calendar, client management software, billing and invoicing, client portal, and marketing. The company was founded in 2010 by Itzik Levy and Eran Utmazgin and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Datorama, Inc. engages in the provision of marketing intelligence platform for marketers and media professionals. Its platform consists of data integration, insights, and activation engines. The company was founded by Efi Cohen, Katrin Ribant, and Ran Sarig in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bizzabo, Inc. operates as a networking platform that integrates social media to build interactive event communities for event organizers and attendees. It offers registration, ticketing, agenda management, event marketing tools, networking, event app and contact management products. The company was founded by Ezra Hoch, Boaz Katz, Liran Mayost, Danny Albocher, Eran Ben-Shushan and Alon Alroy in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Starplast Ltd. is an Israeli company that manufactures and exports plastic products. The private company is based in Haifa, Israel.

Kustomer, Inc. engages in the design and development of an omnichannel Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) customer relationship management (CRM) platform. The firm offers Kustomer platform. The company was founded by Bradley Birnbaum and Jeremy Suriel in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Polymer Logistics NV, Polymer Logistics, Inc. wholesales plastic containers. The company is based in Riverside, CA. The CEO of the company is Fred Heptinstall.

DataRails provides software solutions. The company was founded in 2015 by Eyal Cohen, Oded Har-Tal and Didi Gurfinkel and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Appleseeds Academy operates educational-technological programs nationwide. The non-profit company is based in Ramla, Israel. The Israeli company was founded by Daniel S. Recanati.

Graham & Walker LLC (Graham & Walker) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Leslie Feinzaig. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

All Raise is a non-profit company that provides grant making services. The company is based in Linden, CA. The company was founded by Jess Lee, Eva Ho. The CEO is Mandela SH Dixon.

Co-Commerce Shopping Platform Ltd., operating under the name buywith, is a livestream shopping platform that allows retailers, brands, influencers, and celebrities to host shopping events with their followers on e-commerce websites. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and was founded in 2018 by Adi Ronen and Eyal Sinai. Buywith is working with world-class brands in the fashion and beauty industries across the US, Europe, and Asia and is backed by private investors and VCs from the US and Israel. The platform uses patent-pending technology to provide a unique "shop with me" experience that combines video, chat, and a shoppable "want" button. Unlike other livestream shopping solutions, buywith does not require an app download, code integration, or expensive studio production. The livestream shopping trend is booming and estimated to reach $25 billion by 2023. Adi Ronen has been the CEO since the American company's inception.

Update Capital, Inc. provides an all-in-one investment management software for real estate investment firms. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The software modernizes the investor experience, helps fund deals faster, saves time, and reduces errors. The Canadian company was founded by Itamar David and Ran Kohavi, with Ran Kohavi serving as CEO since incorporation.

HyperGrowth Partners (HyperGrowth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Guillaume Cabane, Martin Gontovnikas. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Forty Four Ventures (44 Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Jacob Nizri. The firm is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.