Naman Shah

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). KBW offers sales and trading in equities securities of financial services companies.

K2 Software, Inc. engages in the design and development of a software platform for automation processes. It offers consulting, remote, and managed services. The company was founded by Adriaan van Wyk, Lenz le Roux, and Olaf Wagner in 2000 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Cloudmark, Inc. provides messaging security software. Its cloudmark security platform delivers instant security and control across diverse messaging environments, enabling communications service providers to create a safe user experience, protect revenue and safeguard their brand, while streamlining infrastructure and reducing operational costs. The firm's other products include cloudmark authority, cloudmark sender intelligence, GSMA spam reporting service, cloudmark server edition, and cloudmark activefilter. The company was founded in September 2001 by Vipul Ved Prakash and Jordan Ritter and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vindicia, Inc. provides payment management services to online merchants. Its services include subscription billing, microtransactions, digital content, chargebacks, marketing, one time payments and austomer acquisition. Vindicia was founded by Gene Hoffman and Mark Elrod in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Intrepid Learning, Inc. provides consulting, outsourcing and research services. It offers learning experience design, platform and content configuration, measurement and business intelligence and client enablement. The company was founded by Christopher Hedrick, Sam Herring, Mike Flanagan, Dennis Heck and Brad A. Johnson in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc. designs, builds and hosts an e-discovery platform. It offers search and analysis, data management, document reviews, and managed services. The company was founded by John C. Tredennick in 2000 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Covario, Inc. provides interactive marketing analytics software solutions. The firm serves the technology, consumer electronics, financial services, retail, ecommerce, media, entertainment, publishing, and consumer packaged goods sectors. The company was founded by Russell Mann in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

XL Hybrids, Inc. provides fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets. Its system adds an electric motor, an advanced lithium ion battery pack, and sophisticated control software to the vehicle–without making significant modifications to the equipment manufacturer's internal combustion engine or transmission. The company was founded by Thomas J. Hynes III, Clayton W. Siegert, and Justin B. Ashton in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Canopy Tax, Inc. provides practice management software for accountants and tax professionals. Its client management platform enables practitioners to communicate and collaborate with team members and clients. The firm?s software helps to store files, discussions, dates, notes, and organizers in one place to keep everybody on task. The company was founded by Kurt Avarell in 2014 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Castanea Partners Inc (Castanea Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Robert A. Smith and Brian J. Knez. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Marron & Associates LLC founded in 2000 by Donald Baird Marron. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Financial Technology Ventures Management Co LLC (Financial Technology Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Jim Hale, Bob Huret and Richard Garman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (Morgan Stanley Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Morgan Stanley founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in New York.

myCFO, Inc. provides wealth planning and investment management services. The private company is based in Redwood City, CA. The company was founded by James H. Clark.

EOS Management LLC (EOS Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Steven Friedman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Quovo, Inc. develops and markets a platform that provides financial analytics, data management, and insights to small- and mid-sized investors. It offers Quovo that automatically fetches, normalizes, and reconciles portfolio data from across financial institutions from retail brokerages to prime brokerages, custodians, and mutual fund families. The company was founded by Lowell Putnam, Michael DelMonte and Niko Karvounis in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Modern Meadow, Inc. design and produces biologically advanced materials. The firm produces Zoa, a branded materials platform constructed from biologically produced collagen protein. The company was founded by Francoise Marga, Karoly Jakab, and Gabor Forgacs in 2011 and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Napier Park Global Capital (US) LP (Napier Park) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2013 when Citi completed its spin-out of Napier Park into an independent operating entity. They are now wholly-owned by Napier Park Global Capital LP. Napier Park offers a broad range of investment products and provides advisory services to private investment companies such as funds of hedge funds, private equity funds, securitized asset vehicles and infrastructure funds, and institutional investors, pension plans, state and municipal government entities, sovereign wealth entities and high net worth individuals.

Ten Coves Capital LP (Ten Coves Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Dan Kittredge, Ned May, and Steve Piaker. The firm is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut.

FTV Capital NV is engaged in providing financial services. It offers enterprise technology, and payments and transaction processing services. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Centana Management LLC (Centana Growth Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Ben Cukier, Eric Byunn and Steve Swain. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Palo Alto.

7shifts Employee Scheduling Software, Inc. develops scheduling software for restaurants. Its products include mobile scheduling application, restaurant scheduling, and manager log book. The company was founded by Andrée Carpentier and Jordan Boesch in 2014 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

JP Morgan & Co. provides financial services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

PPC Enterprises LLC (PPC Enterprises) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Perry Golkin and Michael Tokarz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

DadeSystems, Inc. develops virtual payment automation software. Its products include AR automation, mobile, epayments, mailroom, remote deposit capture and virtual lockbox under DadePay brand. The company was founded by David Wilson in 2011 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Tealbook, Inc. engages in knowledge management platform. It contains up-to-date, credible supplier information so teams can instantly identify the suppliers for each specific need and collaborate with stakeholders on supplier information and searches. The company was founded by Stephany Lapierre in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Marginedge Co. develops software which enables in processing invoices and monitor critical costs. The company was founded by Bo Davis, Mike Spitalney, Sam Leiber and Roy Phillips in 2015 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Clarifai, Inc. provides image recognition systems for customers to detect near-duplicates and visual searches. The company was founded by Matthew Zeiler in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.