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Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

CPA Global Ltd. engages in the provision of intellectual property management and IP software services. It offers contract management; litigation support; intellectual property software; renewals; data management; and research and consulting services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Helier, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ascential Plc, Ascential UK Holdings Ltd. is a business-to-business media company based in London, UK. The British company connects influential people and organizations to a high-value network of decision-makers, data, and ideas. The company offers a new training and development program for their employees to help further their professional careers. The company encourages their employees to identify respective areas of development to meet the ever-changing demands and priorities of the workplace. Founded in 1954, the company owns a focused portfolio of market-leading events and brands such as Property Week, AV Magazine, Electronics Weekly, Digital Refining and Decarbonisation Technology, Drapers, Retail Jeweller, WAF, The Architectural Review, Architectural Journal, and MRW.

Center For Reimagining Learning, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that runs the Open edX project, a massively scalable learning software technology used by top organizations worldwide, including Microsoft and IBM. The private company is based in Cambridge. The American company offers a marketplace of service and technology providers to customize, enhance, and augment Open edX courses. With over 55 million learners reached, the platform enables online campuses, instructor-led courses, degree programs, and self-paced courses using a single platform. Stephanie Khurana has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

IAC Holdings, Inc. engages in the operation of Vimeo, Dotdash and Care.com. The firm also has majority ownership of ANGI Homeservices, including Angie's List and Handy. It operates through the following business segments: ANGI Homeservices, Vimeo, Dotdash, Applications, Ask Media Group, and Emerging and Other. The ANGI Homeservices segment connects quality home service professionals across 500 different categories, from repairing and remodeling to cleaning and landscaping. The Vimeo includes the operation of a global video platform for creative professionals, small and medium businesses, organizations and enterprises to connect with their audiences, customers, and employees. The Dotdash segment comprises of a portfolio of digital brands providing expert information and inspiration in select vertical content categories. The Application segment offers Desktop and Mosaic Group operations. The Ask Media Group segment covers websites providing general search services and information. The Emerging and Other segment consists of Care.com, Bluecrew, NurseFly, The Daily Beast, and IAC Films. The company was founded on November 19, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Potomac KnowledgeWay catalyst, thought leader and idea incubator to help the Greater Washington region to be a global leader in advanced telecommunications, content, and Internet-related industries, and the new opportunities their convergence is creating in the region. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

WP Co. LLC publishes newspapers. The company was founded by Stilson Hutchins on December 6, 1877 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Economist Newspaper Ltd. engages in the publication of financial journals, magazines and online publications. It operates thorugh the following brands: The Economist brand family, EuroFinance, BrandConnect, Ideas People Media, TVC, and Signal Noise. The company was founded by James Wilson in 1843 and is headquartered in London, The United Kingdom.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology engages in research and development in life sciences. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Transplace, Inc. engages in the provision of transportation management and logistics technology services. It offers logistics services to automotive, electronics and technology, oil and gas, manufacturers, retailers, chemical and consumer packaged goods companies. The firm offers managed transportation consulting, transportation management systems solutions, and intermodal, truck brokerage and cross-border trade services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

CIGNEX, Inc. engages in the provision of software services. It offers open source solutions that can be customized, combined, or deployed and integrated with existing enterprise applications. The firm’s solutions include portals, content and collaboration, enterprise content management, big data analytics, and e-commerce. The company was founded by Harish Ramachandran and Amit Babaria in 2000 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

The Economist Group Ltd. publishes newspapers, financial journals and magazines. The firm's services include forums, conferences, syndication and printing. It provides analysis and information about developments in international business and world affairs. The company was founded in 1843 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Economist Group is an Australian company that produces digital and print products, convenes events, and offers a range of subscription and other services for clients and consumers. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia. Its flagship businesses include The Economist, Economist Intelligence, Economist Education, and Economist Impact. Lara Salameh Boro has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

FiscalNote, Inc. engages as a global data analytics and advisory firm. Its government relationship management platform offers information discovery, tracking, network building and response coordination into a single, accessible working environment. The firm's services include workflow optimization and augmentation, reporting and analysis, and research and insights. The company was founded by Timothy Hwang, Jonathan C. Chen and Gerald Yao in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Economist Group GmbH engages in the management of investments. The company was founded on March 30, 1994 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Part of The Economist Newspaper Ltd., The Economist Group (Services) Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

Founded in 1987, The Economist Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. is a British company that operates as an investment holding company. The company is based in London, UK.

Ryder Street Properties Ltd. provides property letting services. The company was founded on April 16, 1959 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

edX LLC engages in the provision of online learning platform. The company was founded by Anant Agarwal in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Earth Networks, Inc. owns and operates weather observation, lightning detection, and greenhouse gas monitoring networks. It specializes in dangerous thunderstorm alerts, weather station, decision-support collaboration, cameras, outdoor alerts, mesonet, meteorology, and sferic mobile. The company was founded by Robert S. Marshall and Christopher D. Sloop in 1993 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

LRN Corp. provides ethics and compliance knowledge solutions and advisory services. It offers integrated solutions, such as essential ethics and compliance, essential inspirational leadership, essential environmental and social responsibility, ethics and compliance management system, and education services. The company was founded by Dov L. Seidman in 1994 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Smithsonian Institution operates museums and art galleries. It organizes exhibitions on art, music, television and film, science, and history. The firm also preserves and maintains cultural centers, national zoo, and research facilities. The company was founded on August 10, 1846 by James K. Polk and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Art.com, Inc. retails wall art and complementary décor. The firm offers limited-edition prints, hand-painted originals, home accessories, framing, and specialty brands photos. The company was founded by Brandon Carr, Joshua Chodniewicz, Greg Hart, and Michael Heinstein in 1998 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

AllPosters.com, Inc. sold posters and art prints through internet. Its products were used to decorate homes, dorm rooms, apartments and offices. The company's posters and prints depicted entertainment and specialty posters, decorative prints and art reproductions. The company was founded in 1998 and was headquartered in Emeryville, CA