Christopher de Souza

Securends, Inc. is a cloud-based company that provides access governance solutions to automate user access reviews, access certification and recertification, and entitlement audits. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and was founded by Deven Reddy and Tippu Gagguturu, with Tippu Gagguturu serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company's software tools for user identity access management, user access/entitlement reviews, identity governance, identity provisioning/de-provisioning, employee boarding/off-boarding, security compliance, and audits integrate with human resources and identity management solutions, and many other business applications. The company emphasizes the importance of proactive measures to prevent data breaches, such as automating user access reviews, implementing effective security measures, and conducting regular security assessments and testing.

Volition Capital LLC (Volition Capital) is a venture capital & private equity firm founded in 2010 by Larry Cheng, Roger Hurwitz, Geraldine Alias, Sean Cantwell and Rob Ketterson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Bain Capital Ventures LP (Bain Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York and California. The firm is wholly owned by Bain Capital LP.