Russ Lampert

DreamBox Learning, Inc. develops online learning products. It offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum, and motivating learning environment. The firm's adaptive learning platform enables classroom teachers, schools, and districts to differentiate instruction for a range of learners by engaging students in independent instruction and practice. It has offices in North Carolina and Washington. The company was founded by Benjamin W. Slivka and Lou Gray in February 2006 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

CalStar Products, Inc. develops and manufactures building products. It offers products that are designed to reduce the energy and carbon dioxide footprint of its clients projects and incorporate recycled materials. The company was founded by Marc U. Porat in 2006 and is headquartered in Racine, WI.

The Ketera Network TM transforms business buying and selling by integrating an enterprise-class spend management solution and an active community of 250,000 business buyers and suppliers that have transacted over $4 billion in spend and actively collaborate to improve results. Using the Ketera Network, the procurement organization can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entire source-to-pay process with its enterprise-class spend management capabilities that includes sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. In addition, the Network's supplier discovery and marketing tools help suppliers grow their business and enable buying organizations find better suppliers. Finally, its network-level analytics enable buying organizations and suppliers to benchmark and improve their business strategies. By simultaneously delivering considerable cost savings for buyers and new business opportunities for suppliers, the Ketera Network represents the next generation of business applications that benefit from a strong community multiplier effect. Ketera is located in San Jose, CA. The company has blue chip investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, and American Express.

Bella Pictures, Inc. provides photography services. Its services include wedding photography, video, albums, photos, and packages. The company was founded by Tom Kramer, John Kringas, George A. White and Jennifer Lefcourt in 2003 and is headquartered in Huntington Valley, PA.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

InsideView Technologies, Inc. provides customer relationship management solutions for sales, marketing, and accounting management. Its solutions deliver company and contact information such as business insights and professional connections to increase sales and marketing productivity. The firm also offers InsideView API, a platform that direct access to the InsideView Open Platform connecting applications to data and insights. The company was founded by Umberto Milleti in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Simply Hired, Inc. operates an online job search engine. It provides job seekers access to different job openings across all job categories and industries, reaching job seekers on the web, mobile devices, email, and via partner sites. The firm enables employers to reach candidates searching for jobs through its full-service pay-per-click (PPC) and self-service pay-per-post job advertising solutions. The company was founded by Gautam Godhwani, Peter Weck and Anil Godhwani in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. ^ ^ ^

Skycure Ltd. develops firewalls software for mobile devices. Its solutions include mobile threat defense, Skycure for AirWatch, MobileIron and Citrix. The firm's solution is built from the ground up to accommodate the new characteristics of the mobile era, enabling seamless, system-wide and cross-platform protection for all mobile devices-wherever they are, whatever they do. The company was founded by Adi Sharabani and Yair Amit in May 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

PeerSpace, Inc. operates as a online marketplace that connects professionals and businesses. Its activities include film & photo shoots, offsite meeting, product launches and charity events. The company was founded by Matt Bendett and Raymond Chammas in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Respond Software, Inc. develops enterprise-scale security software. The firm offers Respond Analyst, a self-driving security operations center SOC that automatically diagnoses and escalates incidents in the areas of an expert system. The company was founded by Mike Armistead, Chris Calvert and Robert Hipps in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Mya Systems, Inc. operates an employment portal online. It specialises in online and college recruiting, and candidate and job search. The company was founded by Eyal Grayevsky and James Maddox in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Convivialité Ventures LLC (Convivialité Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pernod Ricard SA founded in 2017 by Stephane Longuet and Brandon Yahn. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The California Charter Schools Association is an organization that advocates for the advancement of the charter school movement through state and local advocacy. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company provides leadership on accountability and resources for member schools. The company was founded by Stephen L. Poizner.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Pure Atria Software is a company based in Kirkland, WA. Pure Atria Software was founded in 1990.

NewSchools Venture Fund provides funds to other non-profit organization that improves public education. It provides education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children especially those in underserved communities have the opportunity to succeed. It supports education entrepreneurs, a special breed of innovators who create new nonprofit and for-profit organizations that redefine the sense of what is possible in public education. The company was founded by Brook H. Byers, Kim Smith and Louis John Doerr in and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aspire Public Schools operates as charter schools in low-income neighborhoods. The company was founded by Don Shalvey in 1998 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

KIPP Foundation operates as a school. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in United States. The CEO of the company is Richard Barth.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Foundation Capital LLC (Foundation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Jim Anderson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Conformia Software, Inc. provides product conformance management software solutions for life sciences and beverage alcohol processing industries. The company was founded by Anjali R. Kataria and Neil Kataria in July 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Edge Dynamics, Inc. provides channel commerce management solutions to the life sciences industry. It also provides strategic consulting, software deployment, and follow-on services. The company was founded by Henry Olson, John McGrory and Gregg Kasten in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Mach49 LLC operates as a growth incubator. It focuses on accelerating and development of venture workforce inside large corporations. The company was founded by Linda Yates and Maxim Ermilov is headquartered in Portola Valley, CA.