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Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Bypass Mobile LLC develops and provides mobile ordering and payment solutions for public venues and campuses. It offers point of sale and ordering, hardware options, enterprise management. The company was founded by Brandon Lloyd in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

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.

Trilogy Enterprises, Inc. designs and develops software solutions for e-Commerce companies. The company was founded by Joseph A. Liemandt in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Brains On Fire, Inc. provides product naming, brand identity and other marketing services. The company was founded in 1982 by Robbin Phillips and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

HGGC LLC (HGGC) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Robert Gay, Greg Benson, Rich Lawson and Steve Young. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was formerly known as Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC.

Arrowhead Holdings LLC operates as a holding American company.

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association provides word of mouth and social media marketing services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Peter Blackshaw, Dave Balter.

The Austin Technology Council is the largest tech industry organization in central Texas. The private company is based in Austin, TX. The company serves as a collaborative platform for innovation and technology, supporting the growth goals of its member businesses. The company provides knowledge and access in the areas of capital, talent, business mentoring, and networking. The company was founded by Fred Phillips.

National Center for Arts & Technology is a non-profit organization that operates to assist communities in opening and sustaining local educational organizations. The company was founded by William Strickland in 2005 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Career Academy, Inc. offers online on-demand learning solutions for business and technical careers. The American company's managed learning platform provides complete student enrollment, tracking, and reporting for organizations of all sizes. The private company offers online training for professional and technical careers, including project management, business skills, IT, and networking. The company has featured trainers, such as Patrick Von Schlag, who has over 25 years of experience in the information technology field. Career Academy also provides government solutions to help organizations develop the necessary skills and leadership competencies to implement and support new technologies.

Vyopta, Inc. develops business intelligence and process automation applications for video collaboration. The firm's products include vAnalytics, vControl, vSchedule, vPublish and vAccess. Its solutions unleash the potential of business video investments, resulting in improved educator and student performance and outcomes, enhanced customer satisfaction and retention, increased sales and cost savings and greater agility in meeting continually changing business demands. The company was founded by Alfredo Rene Ramirez, Lapkong Rick Leung and Mike Andrew Chen in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Access Layers, also known as Portnox, provides network access control, security, and visibility solutions that are simple to deploy, operate, and maintain. The company has offices in the US and Israel. The company is based in Walnut, CA. The company's software can be deployed on-premises, as a cloud-delivered service, or in hybrid mode. The company is vendor-agnostic, allowing organizations to maximize their existing network and cybersecurity investments. Portnox has been recognized for its innovations by several awards. Portnox's cloud-delivered network access control (NAC) solution has been designed with simplicity, multi-tenancy, and geo-availability top-of-mind. The company was founded in 2007 by Nir Aran, Ofer Amitai, Idan Kuperman. The CEO is Denny LeCompte.

Cathedral School for Boys provides elementary school education services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Foresite MSP LLC provides information security and network solutions for businesses. It offers managed services, such as security monitoring and alerting, security device management, incident response, and help desk and turnkey IT management; and desktop and server management, which include policy management, software deployment and updates, desktop migration, and imaging and deployment. The firm's customers include the legal, insurance, financial, healthcare and education industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in East Windsor, CT.

LeanDNA, Inc. operates as a cloud-based actionable intelligence platform. It provides seamless integration with your current ERP system. The firm?s specialties include lean manufacturing, supply chain, software, kanban, saas, inventory and working capital. The company was founded by Richard Lebovitz in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

TalentGuard Holdings, Inc. develops talent management software. Its talent management technology transforms the way employees seek and discover personalized advice and recommendations about their career. The firm?s products include career pathing, certification tracking, competency management, development planning and performance management. The company was founded by Linda M. Ginac and Frank Ginac in 2009 and is headquartered in West Lake Hills, TX.

Elsewhere Partners LLC (Elsewhere Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by Christopher A. Pacitti and John Douglas Thornton. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.