Scott Ackerman

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

United Ventures SGR SpA (United Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Massimiliano Magrini and Paolo Gesess. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Annapurna Ventures Srl (Annapurna Ventures)is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Massimiliano Magrini. The firm is headquartered in Milan.

Paperlit SRL develops software products, based on artificial intelligence, for content distribution and monetization. Its products include VoiceLit, for the distribution of content through smart speakers, MagPedia, for the monetization of content and MobiLit. The company was founded by Daniele Pelleri and Luigi Giglio in 2010 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

MainStreaming SpA provides professional video hosting and live streaming service. Its platform integrates operative phases for managing and distributing video content that is available in the world and on any device connected to the internet. The company was founded by Antonio Corrado and Philippe Tripodi in 2013 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Exein SpA develops firmware security software and middleware. Its software provides hardware profiling, parallel learning, and machine learning systems. The company was founded by Giovanni Cuozzo in July 2018 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Google Italy SRL is an online search engine and develops web-based applications. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Part of Vivendi SE, Rusconi Editore SpA is a publisher of magazines. The company is based in Rome, Italy.

xFarm Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of software and platforms for digital farming. The company was founded by Matteo Vanotti and Salvatore Ferullo in January 2017 and is headquartered in Valmacca, Italy.

InSilicoTrials Technologies Srl develops cloud-based platforms for the digital transformation management, optimization, and support in the healthcare industry. Its software technologies enable healthcare companies and researchers with tools to perform computational modeling and simulation in pharmaceutical and medical devices development. The company was founded by Luca Emili in 2016 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Babaco Market Srl is an online retailer that specializes in selling seasonal fruits and vegetables. The company is based in Milan, Italy. Babaco Market was founded by Francesco Giberti and Luca Masseretti.

Associazione Italiana del Private Equity e Venture Capital operates as an association to promote, develop and represent institutionally the venture capital and private equity activity in Italy. The firm is an organization composed of different entities which, throughout direct investment of their own funds or through the management and advisory of independent funds (closed-end funds) are private equity and venture capital investors with the objective of purchasing, managing and divesting in unquoted companies. The company was founded in May 1986 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

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.

3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

AlertEnterprise, Inc. provides information technology and operational technology convergence for corporate and critical infrastructure protection. It eliminates silos and uncovers blended threats across IT Security, Physical Access Controls and Industrial Control Systems for true prevention of insider threat, fraud, theft, sabotage and acts of terrorism. The company was founded by Jasvir Gill and Kaval Kaur in 2007 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Telespree Communications provides mobile advertising services. It serves to the retailers, wholesalers, and MVNO’s. The company was founded by Franklin Lissa and Segal Alon in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Opus Capital Ventures LLC (Opus Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Ken Elefant and Carl Showalter. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Transparency Software, Inc. provides information policy management solutions. It develops software for SQL queries related to enterprise processes including searching and retrieving business information from large databases. The company was founded by Rani Cohen, Amir Rubin, and Eyal Rubin in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of Mestek, Inc., Formtek, Inc. provides security system services. The company is based in Washington.

Adler & Co. provides investment services. It offers investment for startup companies. The firm provides investment in the medical and technology sectors. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Transpond, Inc. provides advertising services for social networks. The company was founded by Peter Yared in June 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Touchstone Semiconductor, Inc. engages in the provision of analog integrated circuit solutions. The company was founded by Brett Fox in 2007 and is headquartered in DE.

Space-Time Insight, Inc. provides software that offers real-time visual and temporal analysis. It transforms information into visual displays that businesses can use to make informed real-time decisions, from traditional transmission, communications and transportation networks. The firm offers professional services, data science, user interface/experience design, training, managed and support services. The company was founded by Krishna Kumar and Jagadeesh Macherla in 2003 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

YCD Multimedia Ltd. provides end-to-end digital signage solutions for businesses and organizations. It offers C-Nario suite is a complete digital signage display, distribution and management platform in retail advertising and merchandising platform. The firm serves the restaurants, apparel, automotive, banking and transportation industries. It has offices in Glasgow, New York and Shefayim. The company was founded by Levani Noam and Daniel Zeevi in 1999 and is headquartered in Shefayim, Israel.

Prove Identity, Inc. provides secure mobile authentication services. It offers mobile commerce registry, mobile authentication, fraud monitoring, dynamic payment presentment and direct carrier billing services. The company was founded by Michael C. Brody and Roger Desai in March 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SpiderCloud Wireless, Inc. develops small cell network platforms that enables mobile operators to deliver coverage, capacity, and cloud services to enterprises and venues. The firm offers Radio Node, Services Node, and Spidernet. The company was founded by Peter L. Wexler, Allan Baw, and Michael K. Gallagher on August 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Workboard, Inc. provides execution intelligence applications for enterprise managers. It offers business velocity automation, leadership and management, employee engagement, team productivity and performance management. The company was founded by Deidre Paknad and Daryoush Paknad in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Azimuth Systems Inc. provides wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators. The firm’s products include spider, environment and channel emulators, director II test executive, and test enablers. Its solutions include LTE unlicensed drone testing, and field to lab. The company was founded by David Lucia, Fanny Mlinarsky, John Griesing, and Charles Wright in 2002 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

PowerCloud Systems, Inc. provides networking solutions. The firm offers enterprise and carrier products which includes cloudcommand VMC and enable access points. The company was founded by Andrea Peiro and Jeffrey D. Abramowitz in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

WiTech Srl provides wireless network connectivity solutions. It specializes in managed wireless network services and serves enterprise customers and service providers. The company was founded by Andrea Calcagno in 2003 and is headquartered in Cascina, Italy.