Christopher Newton

M-Factor, Inc. provides marketing investment management software solutions. It develops robust software-as-a-service suite that continuously analyzes, forecasts and optimizes marketing investments and trade spend. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Siebel Systems, Inc. develops customer relationship management software that automates sales and customer-service operations of large corporations. It products enable companies to distribute customer information to call centers, direct sales teams, resellers, retailers and web-based sales forces. The company was founded in 1993 by Thomas M. Siebel & Patricia A. House and is located in San Mateo, CA

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.

Xactly Corp. engages in the development and provision of cloud-based incentive compensation solutions. It offers employee & sales performance management, sales quota planning, incentive compensation management, sales coaching, and performance analytics and reporting services. The company was founded by Christopher W. Cabrera and Satish K. Palvai on March 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Influitive Corp. offers customer advocacy program software for complex sales process companies. The firm helps marketers capture the enthusiasm of their customers, followers and evangelists, turning that into direct support through all stages of the buying cycle, from social media reviews and customer referrals to case studies and references. The company was founded by Mark Organ and David Crow in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.