Michael Knecht

CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical discovery, development and manufacturing services. Its product Captisol is a polyanionic beta-cyclodextrin derivative with a sodium sulfonate salt separated from the lipophilic cavity by a butyl ether spacer group, or sulfobutylether (SBE). The firm engages in technology with substantial characterization, safety documentation and regulatory review. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Inprentus, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and selling of x-ray diffraction gratings for synchrotron radiation facilities. Its products include synchrotron gratings and fel gratings. The company was founded by Peter Abbamonte in June 2012 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

Agrible, Inc. provides predictive analytics tools for farmers and growers. Its software provides field-level forecasts and data on yield predictions, nutrient availability, fieldwork timing, spraying conditions, hail events, potential pest problems, and weather. The company was founded by Bill Northcott, Christopher M. Harbourt, Eric Snodgrass, and Paul S. Miller in 2007 and is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

Lendingstandard, Inc. provides computer programming services. The company is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

ClaimKit, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance document intelligence software. Its solutions include RiskGenius for brokers, RiskGenius for carriers, and emerging risk discovery for carriers. The company was founded by Chris Cheatham and Douglas Reiser in 2011 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Part of Xylem, Inc., Laboratory Automation, Inc. is a company that specializes in laboratory instruments. The company is based in Columbia, MO. Laboratory Automation was acquired by O.I. Corp., part of Xylem, Inc. from November 15, 2010 on February 13, 1995 for $1.42 million.

Aker Technologies, Inc. develops and markets the mortgage-backed securities trading systems MBS expert system. It offers akerscourt, imagery, analytics, and aker pest network services. The company is headquartered in Winnebago, MN.

TomoTherapy, Inc. manufactures and provides radiation treatment systems for advanced radiation therapy. It provides radiation treatment services for cancer patients with its TomoTherapy Hi·Art System, which changes the intensity of the radiation beam so that it adapts to the shape of the tumor. The firm's system focuses on killing cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. The company was founded by Thomas Rockwell Mackie and Paul J. Reckwerdt in 1997 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

GlobalLogic, Inc. provides software solutions and development services. It operates as a digital product engineering firm. Its services include experience design, product engineering, digital services, labs, and content engineering. The firm operates design studios and engineering centers that specializes in offering customers in the communications, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala, Rajul Garg, and Tarun Upadhyay in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of MiCo IVD Holdings, LLC, Primus Corp. is a company that manufactures glycohemoglobin medical instruments. The company is based in Kansas City, MO. Primus was acquired by Trinity Biotech Plc on July 21, 2005 for $16.60 million.

EAG Laboratories provides product development and analytical testing services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, animal health, crop protection, consumer products, and chemical industries. It offers drug development, environmental testing, biotech crop development, and contract synthesis. The company was founded by Charles Gehrke in 1968 and is headquartered in Columbia, MO.

Availity LLC provides health care services. The firm's health information network encompasses administrative and clinical services, supports both real-time and batch transactions via the web and electronic data interchange. It offers products for medical groups, hospitals, health systems, health plans, developers and vendors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Cryptography Research, Inc. provides technology solutions to solve complex data security problems. It specializes in embedded security solutions and services. The company was founded by Paul Kocher in 1995 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The University of Missouri Health Sciences Center owns and operates hospital. It includes the school of medicine, university hospital, Columbia regional hospital and satellite facilities. The company was founded in 1997 and sis headquartered in Columbia, MO.

Part of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Porsche Financial Services GmbH provides automotive financing services. The company is based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Volker Reichhardt.

Faros Fiduciary Management AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm was founded by Uwe Rieken in 2011 as KMS Asset Management AG. They provide investment advisory services to institutional investors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

First Hand Foundation provides health care services for children. The non-profit company is based in Kansas City, MO. The company was founded by Neal L. Patterson.

GE Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and distributes diagnostic imaging agents and radiopharmaceuticals for imaging modalities that are used in medical imaging procedures. It offers dyes that are used in magnetic-resonance-imaging procedures. The firm also manufactures medical diagnostic equipment including CT image machines. It develops healthcare technological solutions for medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Flyover Capital Partners LLC (Flyover Capital Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Mariner LLC founded in 2014 by Keith Molzer and Thad Langford. The firm is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund LP invests in companies located in the US, with a special focus on rural America with an investment size of $2 - $10 million. The fund target companies operating in the fields of agricultural, life science, food, processing, information technology & logistics sectors. It provides debt and equity financing for growth transactions.

Astarte Medical Partners develops a software that provides infant health care. It combines research, microbiome data, and innovative software to optimize care and significantly improve outcomes, initially for nation’s tiniest and highest risk patient. The company was founded by Tracy Warren, Tammi Jantzen, and Katherine Gregory and is headquartered in Yardley, PA.

Autit LLC provides software that allows manufacturing companies to optimize the inventory and procurement of indirect MRO parts in their facilities. Its solutions include manufacturing, suppliers and distributors. The company was founded by Paul J. Noble and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Medical Engineering Innovations, Inc. manufactures and distributes electro-mechanical medical devices. Its products include MEI SwiftBlade System, SwiftBlade-R Resection, and SwiftBlade-A Ablation. The company was founded by David M. Mahvi, John G. Webster, Dieter Haemmerich, James Will, Ann O. Rourke and David Schutt in October 2005 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Patheous Health, Inc. engages in the provision of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The company was founded by Michael Peck and Correy Trupp in 2019 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Layr Holdings, Inc. operates artificial intelligence powered business insurance platform. The company was founded by Phillip Naples and Andrew Egenes and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Wilco Holdco, Inc. operates as a healthcare company, specializing in outpatient rehabilitation and adjacent healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Bolingbrook, IL.

Velostics, Inc. is a logistics and supply chain enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that specializes in automating manual and paper-based truck scheduling, check-in, and order entry processes for terminals, warehouses, and plants. The company is based in Houston, TX, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's platform automates scheduling for logistics service providers between carriers, shippers, and consignees via their industry-leading 3-way scheduling solution. The Velostics® AI platform automates communication between carriers and facilities systems and logistics teams to schedule, check-in, and load vehicles faster and error-free. The company was founded by Gaurav Khandelwal, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Balance Innovations LLC engages in the software company. It also develops solutions such as payment reconciliation, corporate reporting, deposit tracking, retail analytics, electronic-safe management, self-checkout management, and check conversion. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

Opendorse, Inc. provides marketing services to professional athletes. It specializes in research, analytics and measurement, activation, and endorsement campaigns. The company was founded by Timothy Braun, Blake Lawrence, and Adi Kunalic in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.