Manu Kumar
Founder at Carta Ventures
Network origin in Manu Kumar first degree
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Stanford University
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 530 |
Carnegie Mellon University
 Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 259 |
Pittsburgh Technology Council
 Pittsburgh Technology Council Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services The Pittsburgh Technology Council is an organization that helps tech companies succeed through business development, talent retention, government relations, and visibility services. The council is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and was founded by William R. Newlin. Companies at all growth stages use the council to build new business, connect to capital, grow a workforce, and make headlines. The council sponsors various events, including the Summer Slam and TechFest, where software development professionals from southwestern and surrounding areas convene to explore and elevate through professional development.
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| Private Company | Internet Software/Services | 12 |
Carta Ventures
 Carta Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Carta Ventures (Carta Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of eShares inc founded in 2020 by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 11 |
Lytro, Inc.
 Lytro, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Lytro, Inc. develops digital camera technology. Its computational photography platform offers photographic capabilities never before possible, such as focusing a picture after it's taken and changing the perspective in the picture, and creates interactive living pictures that can be endlessly refocused and enjoyed by friends and family online. The company was founded in 2006 by Yi-Ren Ng and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Extinct | Electronics/Appliances | 7 |
Forethought Technologies, Inc.
 Forethought Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Forethought Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of online platform. It focuses on the artificial intelligence technology. The company was founded by Colm Doyle, Sami Ghoche, and Deon Nicholas in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 6 |
Enuma, Inc.
 Enuma, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Enuma, Inc. designs and develops learning games and applications. It collaborates with parents, speech and language pathologists, and educators to elevate digital learning experiences for children. The firm offers Kid in Story, an application that enables users to make custom storybooks on iPads. The company was founded by Sooin Lee and Gunho Lee in July 2012 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 6 |
Everlaw, Inc.
 Everlaw, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Everlaw, Inc. provides ediscovery and litigation cloud platform to law firms, corporate counsel and government attorneys. Its features include blink-speed search, uploads, productions, prediction engine, documents in contaxt, actionable analytics, team management, native viewer, reviewer accuracy, intuitive homepage, story builder and language translation. The company was founded by Ajeeth J. Shankar in 2010 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 6 |
Occipital, Inc.
 Occipital, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Occipital, Inc. develops hardware and software that enables spatial computing capabilities for mobile devices. Its products include structure sensor, structure core, canvas, PX-80, bridge, 360 panorama, and skanect. The company was founded by Vikas Reddy and Jeffrey Powers in 2008 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 6 |
Tangible Play, Inc.
 Tangible Play, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Tangible Play, Inc. provides software services. It offers gaming accessories for the iPad users. The firm's games include numbers, masterpiece, coding awbie, monster, and pizza co., incorporating unique characters, such as awbie, mo the monster, and the pizza co. gang. The company was founded in February 2013 by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 5 |
Baydin, Inc.
 Baydin, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Baydin, Inc. provides software services. The company was founded by Alexander Moore, Michael J. Chin and Aye Moah in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 5 |
Invisible Ai, Inc.
 Invisible Ai, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Invisible Ai, Inc. engages in the provision of digital platform to monitor body posture and ergonomics of operators. The company was founded by Eric Danziger and prateek Sachdeva and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 3 |
Workona, Inc.
 Workona, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Workona, Inc. develops and operates software application for controlling tabs. The company was founded by Quinn Morgan and Alma Madsen and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 3 |
Divebell Inc.
 Divebell Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Divebell Inc. develops data security applications. It offers data maps, history and search, and enforcement. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 3 |
Avoma, Inc.
 Avoma, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Avoma, Inc. provides AI based sales software solutions. It offers conversation intelligence, AI assistant for Reps, meeting collaboration, and AI assistant for remote services. The company was founded by Aditya Kothadiya, Devendra Laulkar, and Albert Lai in 2017 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA .
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| Holding Company | Information Technology Services | 3 |
Pesto, Inc.
 Pesto, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Pesto, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of a virtual office for remote teams. The firm offers Pragli application. The company was founded by Vivek Nair and Douglas Steven Safreno and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 2 |
Nexkey, Inc.
 Nexkey, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Nexkey, Inc. provides smart access for workspace. Its application helps to unlock the house, garage, office, storage units, and file cabinets without using keys, keycards or fobs. The company was founded by Peter Russo and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.
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| Private Company | Internet Software/Services | 2 |
Mindset Labs, Inc.
 Mindset Labs, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Mindset Labs, Inc. provides mental healthcare services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The CEO of the company is Anjali Menon.
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| Holding Company | Medical/Nursing Services | 2 |
HiHello, Inc.
 HiHello, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services HiHello, Inc. provides software services. The company was founded by Manu Kumar and Hari Ravi and is headquartered in Pal Alto, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 2 |
CardMunch, Inc.
 CardMunch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services CardMunch, Inc. provides mobile business card transcription services. It offers dual address books; and backup and synchronized services for transcribed contacts. The company was founded by Manu Kumar, Sid Viswanathan and Bowei Gai in December 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 2 |
Currant, Inc.
 Currant, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Currant, Inc. provides consumer electrical products. Its product Energy meter, help consumers and businesses to understand their electricity usage and reduce energy consumption. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 2 |
K9 Ventures Management LLC
 K9 Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance K9 Ventures Management LLC (K9 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Manu Kumar. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 1 |
Crave.io, Inc.
 Crave.io, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Crave.io, Inc. engages in the operation of managed software development infrastructure. It offers simplified management of shared dev-test infrastructure and reduces cloud opex costs. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 1 |
Traptic, Inc.
 Traptic, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Traptic, Inc. builds strawberry picking robots. The company was founded by Lewis Anderson and Vinh Phan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery | 1 |
Compound Eye, Inc.
 Compound Eye, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Compound Eye, Inc. develops 3D vision software for autonomous machines such as self-driving cars and drones. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 1 |
Agenda Hero, Inc.
 Agenda Hero, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Agenda Hero, Inc. is an American software company that specializes in creating, sharing, and updating schedules. The CEO of the company is Caren Cioffi.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Manu Kumar via their personal network
| Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP INC. | Computer Processing Hardware | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc.
 JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients. | Investment Managers | Chairman Analyst-Equity | |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor | |
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
 American Century Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Analyst-Equity | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | Major Banks | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Highland Capital Management LP
 Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts). | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity | |
eShares, Inc.
 eShares, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eShares, Inc. operates as a transfer agent. The firm operates as a SEC-registered transfer agent for private companies and its online platform allows companies from seed stage to pre-IPO to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors and legal counsel. The company founded by Henry Ward on July 6, 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Packaged Software | Consultant / Advisor Founder | |
Earn USA, Inc.
 Earn USA, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Earn USA, Inc. develops full-stack software and hardware infrastructure for Bitcoin. It also offers Bitcoin tutorials and Github. The company was founded by Veerbhan Kheterpal, Balaji S. Srinivasan, Nigel Drego, Daniel Firu and Matthew Pauker in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Chief Executive Officer | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
Bain & Co., Inc.
 Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
Audax Private Equity
 Audax Private Equity Investment ManagersFinance Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst Private Equity Analyst | |
Cisco Capital
 Cisco Capital Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Cisco Capital is an investment banking firm located in San Jose, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Federated Investment Management Co.
 Federated Investment Management Co. Investment ManagersFinance Federated Investment Management Co. (FIMCO) is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of FII Holdings, Inc., owned by Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI). FIMCO offers domestic and international equity, fixed-income and money market mutual funds, and a variety of separate account options for many investors. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Yale University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree | |
| INSEAD | College/University | Masters Business Admin Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
LMCG Investments LLC
 LMCG Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance LMCG Investments LLC (LMCG) is an independent employee-owned, SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was originally founded by Lee Munder in 2000 as Lee Munder Investments Ltd. and changed its name into LMCG Investments LLC at the end of 2014. LMCG offers a broad range of investment strategies and solutions to institutional and private clients, globally. | Investment Managers | Portfolio Manager-Equities Portfolio Manager-Equities | |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
BTIG LLC
 BTIG LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Private Equity Investor | |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
CapitalG Management Company LLC
 CapitalG Management Company LLC Investment ManagersFinance CapitalG Management Company LLC (CapitalG) is a private equity division of Alphabet, Inc founded in 2013 by David Lawee. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| LG UPLUS CORP. | Specialty Telecommunications | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | Computer Processing Hardware | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Locus Ventures
 Locus Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Locus Ventures (Locus Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Perry Tam, Eric Kwan, Tommy Tsai, and William Chan. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California. | Investment Managers | Founder Founder | |
| COINBASE GLOBAL, INC. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) Investment ManagersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPF&S provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business. | Investment Managers | Trading-Equity Trading-Fixed Income | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| GLOBAL SPECTRUM ENERGY SERVICES PLC | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chief Operating Officer | |
Tricolor Auto Group LLC
 Tricolor Auto Group LLC Specialty StoresRetail Trade Tricolor Auto Group LLC provides car dealer ship and finance services. The firm specializes in auto financing, job opportunity, marketing, auto financing, hispanic market, sales, branding and auto industry. The company was founded by Daniel Chu in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Specialty Stores | Chief Executive Officer | |
| EDHEC Business School (United Kingdom) | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
| University of California | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
Tribe Capital Growth Corp. II
 Tribe Capital Growth Corp. II Financial ConglomeratesFinance Tribe Capital Growth Corp. II is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on February 1, 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
GCA Savvian, Inc.
 GCA Savvian, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Part of Houlihan Lokey, Inc., GCA Savvian, Inc. is a company that provides investment banking and related financial advisory services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by James B. Avery. The CEO is Bobby Sood. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director/Board Member | |
Banneker Partners LLC
 Banneker Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Banneker Partners LLC (Banneker Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by James Stephen Davis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst |
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International
| United States | 40 |
| South Korea | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Nigeria | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 21 |
| Consumer Services | 13 |
| Technology Services | 7 |
| Electronic Technology | 3 |
| Commercial Services | 3 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 204 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 104 |
| Founder | 81 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 69 |
| Private Equity Investor | 67 |
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| David Coulter | 47 |
| Jared Cohon | 22 |
| Yinglan Tan | 22 |
| Velislav Iltchev | 21 |
| Daniel Pianko | 19 |
| Gina Sanchez | 19 |
| Jesse Wedler | 18 |
| Eric Kroll | 17 |
| James Cashman | 16 |
| Rapp Alyssa | 16 |
| David Topham | 15 |
| David Marcus | 14 |
| Antonio Marcus da Silva | 13 |
| Braughm Ricke | 13 |
| Jon B. Stark | 10 |
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