Anthony Charles Smith

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.

Khoros LLC provides social networking software solutions. It offers khoros platform, marketing, and strategic services. The company was founded by Matt Ayres, John Jon, Thouati G. Michel, Lyle Fong, Dennis Fong, Nader Alizadeh, Michael Yang and Kirk Yokomizo in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tripit, Inc. owns and operates an open platform for integration and organization of travel information from various sources. It offers an online service that helps people to organize their various travel plans, including flights, hotels, rental cars, trains and cruises. The company was founded by Scott Hintz, Andy Denmark and Gregg Brockway in October 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

GoFormz, Inc. provides mobile-first productivity solutions. Its mobile productivity apps turn paper forms into smart mobile forms capturing data electronically in real time across their business gaining improvements in productivity. The firm's customers include the agriculture, energy, construction, engineering and manufacturing industries. The company was founded on January 1, 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Textio, Inc. operates a writing platform for creating job listings. The firm's platform predicts the performance of job listings by analysing the hiring outcomes of job posts and gives employers or organizations with guidance on how to improve it. The company was founded by Kieran Snyder and Jensen Harris in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

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.

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.

Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hall Chadwick is a national association of Chartered Accounting and Business Advisory firms that provides a balanced view of business and private wealth. Hall Chadwick is based in Sydney, Australia and has subsidiaries in Australia. The Australian company offers wealth management advisory services to help clients create and build wealth while reducing their exposure to risk.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Whistle Communications, Inc. manufactures computers that give small companies Internet access and allow them to set up electronic mail. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded by Gordon Ritter, Doug Landis. Whistle Communications was acquired by International Business Machines Corp. on June 23, 1999.

Hotwire, Inc. provides travel services. It offers various types of travel services, including travel agencies, tour operators, cruise lines and Internet vacation reservations services. The firm also offers discounts on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. The company was founded by Karl Ivar Peterson, Eric Grosse, Gregg Brockway and Spencer M. Rascoff in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Craigcare Group Pty Ltd. provides nursing home services. It offers craigcare berwick, craigcare mornington, craigcare pascoe vale and craigcare plumpton villa. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Ardross, Australia.

Zoominfo Technologies LLC engages in the provision of online information services. It offers products and solutions for customers in sales, marketing, and enterprises. The company was founded by Jonathan Stern and Michel Decary in 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy preserves national parks. It offers park improvements, conservation of plants and animals, parks and health, crissy field and climate change. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Emergence Equity Management, Inc. (Emergence Equity Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Jason Green, Gordon Ritter and Brian Jacobs. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Classic Vacations LLC is a luxury vacation wholesaler for travel advisors. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company's goal is to ensure that clients are completely delighted with their vacation. Classic Vacations offers destination weddings, social groups, and corporate meetings & incentives. The company was founded in 1978. Melissa Krueger has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Classic Vacations was acquired by Najafi Cos. LLC from Expedia Group, Inc. on March 01, 2021.

KordaMentha Pty Ltd. provides corporate finance advisory services. The firm specializes in forensic, real estate, restructuring and corporate consulting. The company was founded by Berrick Wilson and Mark Korda in 2002 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

SmartTurn, Inc. provides on-demand inventory and warehouse management solutions. The company was founded in 2004and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Zuberance, Inc. provides advocate marketing solution. The firm provides marketing software plus services that enable companies to turn highly-satisfied customers and others (AKA "Brand Advocates") into a powerful marketing force. The company was founded by Rob Fuggetta in 2008 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

GURU, Inc. provides information technology consulting and outsourcing services. It offers knowledge management, proactive hybrid solutions, data collection services, network infrastructure assessment, design, and deployment, hardware and software procurement, risk analysis and mitigation, and data mitigation services. The company was founded by James Slavet in 1995 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Part of Clear Secure, Inc., Secure Identity LLC is a company that offers CLEAR Plus, a service that uses biometrics to confirm a person's identity instead of traditional ID documents. The company is based in New York, NY and has millions of members and over 100 partners across the country. The company's mission is to enable frictionless and safe journeys using a person's identity. CLEAR transforms a person's biometrics into an encrypted code and matches it to their unique code every time they check in. The CLEAR app helps users find their nearest CLEAR locations, manage their membership, link their accounts, and experience the latest technology. The company was founded in 2010 by Caryn Seidman-Becker and Ken Cornick, with Caryn Seidman-Becker serving as CEO since then.

Tophatmonocle Corp. provides a web-based clicker and online homework tool. Its web-based tool allows students to use laptops, phone, and tablets to provide instant feedback to teachers through polls, quizzes, and open-ended questions. The company was founded by Michael Silagadze and Mohsen Shahini on March 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Chairish, Inc. provides online shopping services. It offers sofas, accent and dining chairs, stools and ottomans, lighting, rugs, décor items and other seating products. The company was founded by Anna Brockway, Andrew Denmark, Eric Grosse, Gregg Brockway and Nancy Ramamurthi on March 26, 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of ICM Ltd., Software As Service, Inc. provides software development services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Doug Landis, Gordon Ritter. Software As Service was acquired by Carebook Technologies, Inc. on January 10, 2021 for $14 million.

Cloud Apps Management LLC (Cloud Apps Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Matt Holleran. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Dasheroo, Inc. operates as a business dashboard platform for small and medium-size businesses. It offers business dashboards, google analytics, facebook insights, online measurement, twitter, linkedin, mailchimp and salesforce dashboard. The company was founded by Alf Brand, Joshua Feinberg, John Hingley, Janine Popick and Ryan James in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

High Alpha Studio LLC operates as a venture studio firm that focuses on conceiving, launching and scaling next generation enterprise cloud companies. It provides product development, sales and marketing, finance, brand and design, and talent development services. The company was founded by Scott D. Dorsey, Eric Tobias, Michael Fitzgerald, and Kristian Andersen in 2015 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Chaac Ventures (Chaac Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Luke Armour. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Wootric, Inc. designs and develops computer software and codes. It engages in Net Promoter Score, Customer Listening, SaaS, eCommerce, Customer Experience Management, Customer Success, Product Management, User Experience, Mobile and Net Promoter Score Data and Surveys. The company was founded by Deepa Subramanian and Jessica Pfeifer in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Affectlayer, Inc. develops application software and data analytics. It offers Chorus which helps improve the skills of sales people and a manager's ability to manage based on what is proven to impact the outcomes of sales conversations. The company was founded by Roy Raanani, Russell Levy, and Micha Y. Breakstone and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Retain.AI, Inc. helps to understand time and cost of customer interactions across roles and tools. The company was founded by Eric Chernoff and Vlad Shulman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vymo, Inc. develops intelligent personal assistance software for sales. It offers Vymo for salesforce, lead management, partner management, relationship management, service management, and merchant ordering. The company was founded by Yamini Bhat and Venkat Malladi in 2013 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

Part of Common Sense Media, Inc., Common Sense Growth LLC conducts independent research about children's use of media and technology and its impact on their development. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company provides expert reviews and objective advice to parents and is the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families. Common Sense Growth also offers a list of the best TV shows for kids, including new kids' TV shows, the best cartoons, educational shows, and classics that are entertaining for families.

Connect The Dots, Inc. is a company that is revolutionizing the way people build, map, and share their professional networks. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's platform, Connect The Dots™, allows users to map their professional relationships and find the strongest connections to the people and companies they want to reach. The CEO of the company is Andrew Blough Sechrist.