Luke McGuinness

Launch Media, Inc. develops and operates Internet music site. The company was founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in February 1994 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lux Research, Inc. provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Its products include subscription intelligence, market data products and consulting projects. The firm's solutions include understanding emerging technology markets, technology scouting and open innovation, formulating market entry strategies, evaluating technology companies, performing due diligence, market sizing and forecasting, establishing technology adoption roadmaps, driving economic development from emerging tech and understanding China innovation. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, DeSoto S. Jordan, Ken Allard, Francis Mark Modzelewski and Matthew M. Nordan in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Nielsen Co. (US) LLC provides marketing and business information. It offers audience segments, audio measurement, consumer neuroscience, and consumer panel measurement, optimization, concept screening and forecasting solutions. The company was founded by Arthur Charles Nielsen Sr. in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VIX, Inc. provides online media services. It offers brand publishing, data provider, and market research. The company was founded by Troy McConnell, Luis Brandwayn, and Jochen Fischer on March 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Xandr, Inc. develops a platform for real-time online advertising. The firm offers AppNexus programmable platform, AppNexus Adserver, AppNexus SSP, Yieldex Analytics, and Audience Extension. The company was founded by Michiel Nolet and Brian O'Kelley in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Resonate Networks, Inc. engages in the development of business marketing and audience targeting platforms. The firm's focus areas include media buying, methodology buying, consumer insight-driven campaigns, and data reporting. It offers online media marketing and advertising services, designed to help public affairs institutions, political parties, and corporate advertisers and agencies. The company was founded by John Brady and Sara Taylor Fagen, Andy Hunn, and Bryan Gernert in 2008 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Simplifi Holdings, Inc. provides a demand side platform that integrates search and display advertising. It offers search retargeting, site retargeting, contextual targeting, geographic targeting and reporting solutions. The firm develops a programmatic platform for use in localized display, mobile, video and social campaigns. It serves various brands, agencies, networks and trading desks. The company was founded by Frost R. Prioleau, Paul R. Harrison, Donald C. Epperson and Armin Roehrl in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

CDW LLC provides integrated information technology solutions. The firm’s services include eprocurement integration, leasing, managed, configuration, professional and warranty services. It also offers solutions like analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, data center and network infrastructure, digital signage, digital transformation, digital workspace, print solutions and software management. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.

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.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provides legal services. Its areas of practices include corporate, litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, intellectual property, restructuring and bankruptcy, and tax. The firm serves the energy, financial services, healthcare, insurance and reinsurance, technology, retail, defense, education and transportation industries. The company operates through its offices located in Beijing, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, São Paulo, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, DC. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is an association of companies involved in online, interactive broadcasting, email, wireless, and interactive television media. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Stephen Goldberg, Rich A. LeFurgy, Michele Azan, and María Teresa Arnal. David Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

GrandBanks Capital, Inc. (GrandBanks Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Charley R. Lax and Ryan Robert Moore. The firm is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.

Spring Mountain Capital LP /Private Equity/ (Spring Mountain Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Spring Mountain Capital LP founded in 2001 by John Laundon Steffens. The firm is headquartered in New York.

INVISION, Inc. engages in the provision of multi-platform advertising sales software solutions. It develops software suites designed for cable networks, broadcast networks, television syndicators, interactive media, digital out of home media and Hispanic-focused media. The firm also offers services in implementation management, user training, client support, and consulting services in the fields of software development, disaster preparedness, and database monitoring. The company was founded by Steve Marshall and Christine Watkins in 1993 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group LP provides investment services. The company is based in Alpharetta, GA. The company was founded by Craig F. Noell.

Human Rights First promotes and protects fundamental international human rights. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

McNally Capital LLC (McNally Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Ward S. McNally and John P. Rompon. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Banyan Water, Inc. provides water management solutions. Its solutions include cooling tower tracker, banyan water central, irrigation and indoor insight. The firm serves multifamily and student housing, campuses, offices, enterprise, and retail and hospitality industries. The company was founded by Tamin Pechet in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Imagine H2O LLC is a San Francisco-based organization that aims to make water innovation accessible to those who need it. The American company identifies and support promising water startups, equip them with sector-specific guidance and pilot funding, and create intentional connections to foster a trusted network that accelerates the adoption of new technology. Over a decade, they have supported 196 startups from 20 countries, raising over $850 million and supporting 69 projects in 20 countries. The private company offers an accelerator program that equips early-stage water entrepreneurs with the resources they need to develop their solutions, commercialize their technologies, and enter new markets. Imagine H2O's portfolio includes leading water innovators who are transforming how water is used, reused, treated, and accessed.

Outrigger Media, Inc. provides online video advertising services. It develops advertising solutions for some of the biggest brands in the world and operates a content marketplace called openslate Studios. The firm delivers results for advertisers by creating digital marketing plans that include online video pre-rolls, high impact display ads, custom content, branded entertainment, unique sponsorships and talent endorsements. The company was founded by Michael Henry in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

adjust GmbH develops a business platform for mobile application marketers and advertising sources with analytics and statistics. Its products include attribution, analytics and store stats. The company was founded by Christian Henschel, Manuel Kniep, and Paul H. Müller in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Triple Lift, Inc. is an ad tech company, which engages in the provision of advertising, analytics, and publishing data for ecommerce sites. Its products include in-feed native, OTT, branded content, branded video, in-stream viideo, display, and crative gallery. The company was founded by Eric Z. Berry, Ari Lewine, and Shaun Zacharia in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jump Capital LLC (Jump Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mike B. McMahon and Sach Chitnis. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

Cambri Oy operates as digital tool that streamlines concept creation and testing process and provides instant access to global audiences. The company was founded Heli Holttinen in 2018 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

DRIVE by Draftkings Inc (DRIVE by DraftKings) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jason Robins. The firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Upwell Water LLC r delivers capital solutions to the water industry, enabling a sustainable water future. The company was founded by Tamin Pechet and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Emerald Holding, Inc., Emerald X LLC is a company that partners with businesses to build their own. The company is based in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The company is grounded in insights and immersed in the industries they serve. The company creates dynamic live events and integrated market platforms that provide rich experiences. Emerald is committed to exceeding expectations and is dedicated to ongoing development.

Kilonova Capital LLC (Kilonova Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Mark Watt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AOL, Inc. provides internet services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Japan.

The Attention Council Corp. promotes metrics to create incentives for media and advertising. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Karen Nelson Field, Marc Guldimann.