Shahi Ghanem

Founded in 2005, Brickfish is based on the idea that online social interactions between people are the most valuable commodity in the information age. These interactions are the source of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for traditional advertisers. Audiences are more fragmented, they have more complex choices about media consumption, and there's a whole new level of peer-to-peer connectivity. In the old world, marquee brands were able to rely on big budgets and large media spends to dominate consumer mindshare. In the newly leveled communications landscape, they began to see 'up and coming' brands with an understanding of the power of peer-to-peer interaction gaining name recognition and brand loyalty through online word of mouth. They found users sharing content and opinions about these new brands through online social media email, IM, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.- creating viral traction that resulted in mass media exposure without the traditional broadcast approach. The only element missing was the ability to measure ROI.

BitTorrent, Inc. provides peer to peer file sharing platform. It offers digital content distribution solutions over the internet for peer-assisted content delivery platform to publish and download digital content quickly, easily and securely. The company was founded by Bram Cohen, Ashwin Navin, Ross Cohen and David Harrison in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

WI Harper Group, Inc. (WI Harper) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Peter Liu. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in Beijing and Taipei.

DivX LLC operates as a global digital media company. It offers digital video technologies from content preparation, protected delivery, and multi-screen playback of video across consumer electronics devices and mobile platforms. The company was founded by R. Jordan Greenhall, Edward J. Bezdek, Darrius N. Thompson and Tay Nguyen in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Penske Media Corp. engages in provision of digital media and information services. It offers digital media, publishing, and information services. It operates under the brand name of Veriety, WWD, Robb Report, BGR, IndieWire, RollingStone, BEAUTYINC, TVLine, and OMNYLYTICS. The company was founded by Jay C. Penske and Michael Ausiello in 2003 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

HW LLC provides social health services for women. It offers visitors access to women's health and wellness content libraries on the web, as well as the online community of women discussing their health and wellness issues. The company was founded by Michelle King Robson in March 2007 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Alpha Ring International Ltd. is a clean energy company, which engages in the development of metalcore and fiber optics products. The company is headquartered in Monterey, CA.

Social Mecca, Inc. provides social, mobile, and digital technology solutions. Its services include training, support, consulting, and agency partnerships. The company was founded by Nichole Goodyear in 2005 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.