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Eighty-Six, Inc. provides a subscription service for restaurants, cafes, and other commercial kitchens. It helps its clients manage food and beverage equipment service. The company was founded by Daniel C. Estrada and Joseph H. Gallagher in 2018 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids. MI.

StartingBlock Madison, Inc. operates a network of young entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors who connect to share innovative ideas.

TDF Ventures LLC (TDF Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Part of Sourcewell (Minnesota), FilterED is a technical interview platform used by Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing startups to hire technical talent faster. The platform offers job simulations, coding assessments, recorded video responses, automated grading, and live video interviewing to streamline the technical screening process. FilterED's evaluations replicate real on-the-job environments, boost collaboration, and unlock insights into a candidate's skill sets, problem-solving abilities, and culture fit. The American company is dramatically reducing interview-to-hire, days-to-fill, and cost-per-hire ratios. FilterED was acquired by Sourcewell (Minnesota) on June 27, 2022.

Olive Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of vendor selection software. It offers software platform that digitizes the process of technology evaluation. The company was founded by Chris Heard and Dan Harrison in 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

RepVue, Inc. is a company that provides information on sales organizations. The company is based in Chapel Hill, NC. The company's platform allows users to research over 1,500 companies and view ratings for inbound lead flow, culture, product market fit, and compensation from sales professionals who work there. The company was founded in 2018 by Ryan C. Walsh, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Elevent Solutions LLC provides multi-event ticketing services for modern audiences. The American company's platform allows customers to easily purchase tickets for multiple events, making it a convenient solution for those looking to attend various events.

Malbec Solutions, Inc. provides contract lifecycle management solutions. The company was founded by Hemanth Puttaswamy and Maitreya Patel and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Osano, Inc. provides data management practices. It offers data supply chain applications and APIs. The company was founded by Arlo Gilbert in 2018 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Liongard, Inc. engages in the automation of management and protection of modern IT environments at scale for IT MSPs and enterprise IT operations. Its product Roar, automates the discovery, documentation, change detection, and assessment of best practice configuration. The company was founded by Joe Alapat and Vincent Tran and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

UPshow, Inc. develops social media digital signage software. The firm’s features include real-time marketing, modern entertainment, management and insights. The company was founded by Adam Hirsen and Matt Gibbs in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PICKUP Now, Inc. provides consumer services. The firm specialties include mobile technology development, infrastructure services and distributed workforce strategies. The company was founded by Brenda Stoner and Aaron Favara in 2014 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

FSLogix, Inc. engages in the provision and innovation of solution which addresses the amount of hardware, time and labor required to support desktop virtualization platforms. Its products include FSLogix Apps, Profile Container, White Papers, and Office 365 Container. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Denver, Boston, and London. The company was founded by Kevin Goodman, Jeremy Hurren, Brian Mann and Randy Cook in 2012 and is headquartered in Suwanee, GA.

Venture Atlanta is a non-profit organization which provides conference that creates opportunities for investors to connect with promising technology companies. The company is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

Chicago Ventures Fund Management LLC (Chicago Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Stuart Larkins, Kevin Willer and Patrick Ryan G JR. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Side.Cr LLC Operates as a mobile platform that connects drivers with spare seats in their car to passengers who need instant rides. It is a cashless system where payments are made through the app so drivers don't need to carry any money and each ride is GPS-tracked, for the safety of both passenger and driver. The company was founded by Sunil Paul, Jahan Khanna, Nicholas Allen, and Adrian Fortino on February 10, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Sight Machine, Inc. designs and develops software for vision analysis. It manufactures analytics platform collects data from all of the sources within a factory-PLCs, industrial cameras, sensors, automation systems, and other factory systems-analyzes it, and delivers insights in real time. The firm offers tools for deep-dive analysis of historical information, searching for anomalous events and non-intuitive correlations, enabling quality and manufacturing professionals tools for diagnosing problems and improving operation. The company was founded by Nathan Oostendorp, Anthony Oliver, Kurt DeMaagd, Jonathan Sobel, and Adam Taisch in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Invest Detroit Ventures (Invest Detroit Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Invest Detroit founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Aclaimant, Inc. develops a platform to engage the employee, employer, and insurance carrier in making workplace. It is an enterprise incident management system designed to save you time and money on workplace incidents and insurance. The company was founded by Michael Schultz, David Wald, Joel Friedman, and Jim Farber and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PactSafe, Inc. provides web-based solutions. It offers software application designed that will help to track, implement, and safely manage the website legal agreements. The company was founded by Brian Powers, Eric Prugh, and Adam Gillaspie in 2013 and is headquartered in Indianapolis. IN.

Chain.io, Inc. is a cloud-based integration platform that connects partners across the supply chain. The company was founded by Brian Glick and is based in Philadelphia, PA. Brian Glick has been the CEO since incorporation. The company helps anyone involved in buying or moving products around the world work with supply chain vendors, customers, and software platforms more efficiently. With logistics expertise built into the heart of its software, Chain.io plugs into any ecosystem seamlessly and makes sure the right data is going to the right people at the right time.

Ambyint, Inc. develops application which provides artificial lift optimization solutions and satellite communications network. Its products include ambyint advantage, production optimization platform and high resolution adaptive controllers. The company was founded by Nav Dhunay in 2004 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Catapult Employers Association, Inc. is a private company that provides comprehensive HR services to over 2,000 employers in and beyond Raleigh. The company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company leverages over 60 years of HR expertise from the Employers Association (TEA) and Capital Associated Industries (CAI) to offer services such as outsourced HR, background checking, professional development, and employee engagement. The company's goal is to help businesses create dynamic workplaces that energize employees and boost business. The CEOs of the company are Bruce Clarke, Kenny Colbert.

DeepField Networks, Inc. provides cloud based analysis and services. Its products include defender, cloud intelligence and service assurance. The firm also offers software development services. The company was founded by Craig Labovitz and Joseph Eggleston in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

First Step Fund LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the United States, primarily in Michigan. The fund targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It provides equity, convertible notes, and loan financing for early-stage transactions, with an investment size of $0.05 to $0.1 million. It makes follow-on investments.

Shepherd Intelligent Systems LLC develops fleet management software to locate vehicles. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The company was founded by Adrian M. C. Fortino, Jahan N. Khanna.

Wizehire, Inc. provides recruiting services. The firm helps small business owners find and hire the right talent by transforming the hiring process. The company was founded by Sid Upadhyay and Jay Niblick and in 2014 and is headquartered in Royersford, PA.

Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC (Hyde Park Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Guy Turner. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.