Tom Pageler

ADTRAN, Inc. engages in the provision of networking and communications platforms and services focused on the broadband access market. It operates through the Network Solutions and Services and Support business segment. The Network Solutions segment includes hardware products and next-generation virtualized solutions used in service provider or business networks, as well as prior-generation products. The Services and Support segment offers ProCloud managed services, network installation, engineering and maintenance services, and fee-based technical support and equipment repair/replacement plans. The company was founded by Mark C. Smith in November 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

Tumbleweed, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants. It owns restaurants in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. The company was founded by George R. Keller in December 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provides security solutions for email protection, file transfers, and identity validation that allow organizations to safely conduct business over the Internet. The firm's products include secure transactions with identity validation, email, and file transfer. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

FrontBridge Technologies, Inc. provided of comprehensive secure messaging services. Its Total Message Management services provided security, compliance and continuity of all electronic messages, with fully-managed services for email and IM archiving, spam filtering, virus scanning, encrypted email, policy enforcement and disaster recovery. FrontBridge was based in Los Angeles, CA.

20-20 Technologies, Inc. provides computer-aided design, business and manufacturing software tailored for the interior design and furniture industries. The firm offers a unique end-to-end solution, integrating the entire breadth of functions in interior design. It also provides engineering and plant floor automation software. The company was founded by Jean Mignault on 1987 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Blackstone Corporate Private Equity (Blackstone Corporate) is a private equity division of The Blackstone Group Inc founded in 1985 by Stephen Allen Schwarzman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Focus Management, Inc. (Focus Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steve Bird, Kevin J McQuillan and James Boettcher. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Alvaria, Inc. is an enterprise contact center solution provider that offers leading-edge customer experience and workforce engagement software, as well as cloud services technology solutions. The company is based in Westford, MA and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company specializes in contact center and workforce engagement solutions for large call centers across various industries. The company was founded in 1973, and the CEO is Jeff Cotten. Alvaria was acquired by Vector Capital Management LP from Aspect Software Parent, Inc. on February 04, 2019.

BitGravity, Inc. provides breed video delivery, video management, web site acceleration, and live streaming products. The firm offers content delivery network for small businesses with an emphasis on HD video streaming. The company was founded by Perry W. Wu and Barrett Gibson Lyon in 2006 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions provides technical planning and development services. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Susan M. Miller.

XDN, Inc. provides online enterprise data managing software. The firm’s solutions include global network reach, rule based load-balancing, edge caching, video, security, analytics and extensive API features. The company was founded by Christopher Wallace and Barrett Gibson Lyon in 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Blue Heron Capital Management LLC (Blue Heron Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Tom Benedetti and Andrew Tichenor. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Defense.Net, Inc. develops technology to mitigate distributed-denial-of-service attacks. It provides businesses and organizations with tools to protect against the new generation of massive and sophisticated DDoS attacks while delivering the highest levels of Internet application performance. The company was founded by Barrett Lyon in December 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Infor, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions and services. It offers Infor CloudSuite, Infor Coleman, Infor Birst, Infor Nexus, and Infor Process Intelligence platforms. It serves the consumer, discrete, energy and natural resources, hospitality, public sector, service, and growth industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Securly, Inc. designs and develops cloud based filtering solutions for schools. It is an Internet safety solution company, which develops solutions that keep kids safe and engaged online, at school, and at home. The firm's products include 360 Cloud, Safety Cloud, 1:1 Cloud, Filter, Auditor, Tipline, Classroom management for Chromebooks and Cloud-based Apple device management for schools. The company was founded by Nikita Chikate, Bharath Madhusudan and Vinay Mahadik in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of 2U, Inc., 2U GetSmarter (UK) Ltd. is a British company that provides education services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2017.

Netography, Inc. operates as a network security platform. The company is headquartered by Barrett Lyon and Dan Murphy and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Straive is a company based in Villanur, India. It was founded in 1980 and has been led by CEO Ankor Rai since 2023.

Adaptive Spectrum & Signal Alignment, Inc. offers broadband software solutions to service providers. It offers DSL Expresse, GPON Expresse, cloudcheck and professional services. The firm provides customer experience management, customer empowerment, customer care automation, customer care enhancement, next generation networks, smart vectoring, active care and outside plant maintenance solutions. The company was founded by Assia Cioffi and John M. Cioffi in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.