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Luminari Capital Management LLC ( Luminari Capital ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Daniel V. Leff. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Open Space Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. The company was founded by Jeevan Kalanithi, Philip DeCamp, and Michael Fleischman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Applied Predictive Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based predictive analytics software solutions. Its products include APT Index, APT Illuminate, engage, category management insights, market basket analyzer, network planner, and space planning optimizer. The firm serves to the airlines, automotive, hotels, insurance, retail, technology and telecom industries. The company was founded in 1999 by Anthony Bruce, James J. Manzi and Scott H. Setrakian and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Tile, Inc. designs and develops location tracking device and application. Its products include Tile Mate, Slim, Style, Sport, and Bluetooth tracker that is attached to keys, luggage, backpacks, purses, and other valuable items which when lost can be located through the Tile software application. The firm also offers accessories such as adhesives, luggage tags, pockets, zip straps, and money clips. The company was founded by Michael G. Farley and Nicholas G. Evans in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

The Saas Co. provides sales lead and automation software solutions. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company was founded by David Aylmer, Dustin McIntire.

APT Software Holdings, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Motiv Power Systems, Inc. engages in the development of software to electrify medium-duty trucks and buses. It offers Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC), an all-electric equivalent to the internal combustion powered chassis fleets used in medium-duty vehicles. Its product is available in body configurations including step vans, box trucks, work trucks, shuttle buses, school buses, trolleys, and other specialty vehicles. The company was founded by Jim Michael Castelaz in August 2009 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Ring LLC manufactures Wi-Fi enabled video doorbells that stream live audio and video. The company is based in Hawthorne, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 by Mark Dillon and Jamie Siminoff. Elizabeth Bastiaanse Hamren has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Ring was acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. on April 12, 2018 for $900 million.

180 Degree Capital (180 Degree Capital ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Douglas W. Jamison. The firm is headquartered in Montclair, New Jersey.

ChowNow, Inc. provides online food ordering platform services. It is an online ordering system for the foodservice industry that uses branded mobile and social media tools to expand restaurant?s capabilities and customer reaches. The entire platform is controlled by the restaurant, allowing for instantaneous changes such as menu additions, delivery areas or pricing modifications. The company was founded by Christopher Webb, Eric Jaffe and Josiah Carlson in 2010 and is headquartered in Playa Vista, CA.

Simply Hired, Inc. operates an online job search engine. It provides job seekers access to different job openings across all job categories and industries, reaching job seekers on the web, mobile devices, email, and via partner sites. The firm enables employers to reach candidates searching for jobs through its full-service pay-per-click (PPC) and self-service pay-per-post job advertising solutions. The company was founded by Gautam Godhwani, Peter Weck and Anil Godhwani in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. ^ ^ ^

Logitech, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets cordless products for personal computers, gaming consoles, portable music players, and mobile phones. Its products include audio and video products, webcams, mice, trackballs, keyboards, speakers, headsets, interactive gaming devices, digital pens, and universal remote controls. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Curai, Inc. operates as a machine learning-driven startup that helps patients deliver the right information to doctors to help medical professionals figure out the best diagnosis. The company was founded by Neil D. Hunt,Neal Khosla and Xavier Amatriain and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

HERE International BV operates as a financial holding company with interests in the digital mapping industry. The company is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

HERE Global BV develops location and map based solutions. Its products include HERE traffic, HERE positioning, and HERE venue maps. The firm also offers HERE platform for business, HERE platform extensions, and HERE mobility on-demand. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Vibrant Planet Pbc is a company that utilizes data-driven science and cloud-based technology to make communities and ecosystems more resilient in the face of climate change. The company is based in Truckee, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's product, Land Tender, is a cloud-based management and monitoring system that helps restore forest health and unlock nature-based climate solutions. The company was founded in 2020 and the CEO is Allison Wolff.

Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.(Pegasus Tech Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Anis Uzzaman and Vitaliy Arbuzov. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices around the world.

1Health.io, Inc. is a healthcare innovation company that is revolutionizing the way laboratories service medical providers and consumers. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company provides a modern, secure, and easy-to-use software platform that enables diagnostic testing results to be accurately delivered in minutes, not days or weeks, thereby reducing costs and expanding growth opportunities for laboratories. The company has formed one of the nation's largest clinical lab networks to make diagnostic testing more accessible, actionable, and affordable. The company's powerful platform delivers end-to-end solutions to help labs streamline their processes, gain efficiencies, and expand their market reach. 1Health.io was founded by Al Hariri, Reza Malek, Mehdi Maghsoodnia, and Mehdi Maghsoodnia has been the CEO since incorporation.

Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

AcademixDirect, Inc. provides tailored solutions for improving university enrollment and education marketing. The firm uses a technology that incorporates a proprietary matching algorithm, fraud detection software, lead scoring, and targeting capabilities. The company was founded by Al Abhari and Jamie Claire in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Chime Financial, Inc. engages in the design and development of a digital banking application. Its mobile app, Chime, provides online banking, fee-free overdraft, mobile banking, automatic savings, mobile payments, and security and control capabilities. The company was founded by Christopher R. Britt and Ryan King in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PlaySpan, Inc. is a payment company. Its payments platform handles transactions for digital goods in online games, digital media, and social networks around the world. The company was founded by Arjun Mehta, Karl Mehta and Alexander Harry Fries in 2006 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.