David L. Andre

Cartera Commerce, Inc. provides card-linked marketing solutions. It offers services via multiple digital marketing channels including websites, online banking, email, mobile, social media and browser apps. The firm provides marketing solutions to merchants, banks, card issuers and loyalty programs. The company was founded by David L. Andre, Kimathi Marangu and Lay Ping in 2005 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Upromise, Inc. engages in the provision of college savings plans and education programs while making everyday purchases in grocery and drug stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and online shopping. The company was founded by Michael E. Bronner, Andre L. David, and Jeffrey J. Bussgang in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Lycos, Inc. provides search-based Internet properties and services. The firm operates through the following divisions: LYCOS Media, LYCOS Advertising, and LYCOS Life. Its products and services include tools for blogging, web publishing and hosting, online games, e-mail, and search. It operates a network of sites and services including Lycos.com, Tripod, Angelfire, HotBot, Gamesville, WhoWhere, and LYCOS Mail. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Direct Hit Technologies, Inc. was a second-generation search engine company that provided results to its OEM partners, as well as its own site. In February 2000, Direct Hit was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASKJ), a leading provider of intuitive, intelligent web interaction solutions. The company was located in Natick, MA

Rational Software Corp. provides software development tools and services. Its software provides open, industry standard tools, best practices and services for developing business applications and building software products and systems, including embedded software for devices such as cell phones and medical systems. The company was co-founded by Paul D. Levy and Michael T. Devlin in 1980 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA

eXcelon Corporation is a leading provider of data management software designed to accelerate the performance of distributed applications that are built using Extensible Markup Language ('XML') and Java and that are deployed on market-leading software platforms. The company's core products, the eXtensible Information Server ('XIS'), ObjectStore and Javlin, enhance the speed, flexibility, scalability and run-time availability of Web services and distributed applications, which can generate substantial cost savings and significant competitive advantage for large and mid-sized enterprises

Symbolics, Inc. manufactures artificial intelligence devices for computers. The private company is based in Burlington, MA. The company was founded by Dan Weinreb, Robert J. Werkmeister. The CEO is Bill Westerman.