Michael Abbott

Founded in 1989, Benchmark Capital Advisors, Inc. is a wealth management firm and registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Northeast Securities, Inc., a FINRA-member broker/dealer. They provide individualized investment programs that are fully managed by the firm according to each client's specific objectives. Programs may be all equity, all fixed-income, a specific combination individualized to meet the client's needs or a fully balanced approach. Benchmark Capital provides services to accredited individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Numerate, Inc. operates as a technology platform company that leverages proprietary algorithms and cloud computing to transform the drug design process. The company was founded by Guido Lanza, Nigel P. Duffy, John Hampton Griffin and Brandon Allgood in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Puppet, Inc. provides enterprise information technology automation services. It products include open source projects and pricing. The firm's software helps system administrators automate configuration and management of machines. The company was founded by Luke Kanies, Teyo Tyree, and Andrew Shafer in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

BrightRoll, Inc. operates as a video advertising network company. It engages in the production of advertisements and video ad campaigns. The firm's proprietary technology connects buyers and sellers of digital video advertising to help them reach audiences across web, mobile, and connected television. The company was founded by Tod M. Sacerdoti in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Electron Economy, Inc. develops supply chain event management software. The company was founded by Bruce Gilpin and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

USWeb is a leading strategic Internet services firm helping clients achieve revenue, profit, market share, and customer loyalty objectives through Internet strategies and systems. Originally founded in 1995, USWeb has offices across the United State

GeneTrace Systems, Inc. provides drug discovery and development services. The company is based in Alameda, CA. The company was founded by Joseph Monforte.

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.

Cloud Physics, Inc. designs and develops datacenter analytics and management software. The firm offers solutions for modeling and simulation, storage administration, customized reporting and health checks and troubleshooting. The company was founded by John Blumenthal, Irfan Ahmad, Jim Kleckner and Xiaojun Liu in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Unmanned Innovation, Inc. develops autopilots for unmanned aircraft systems. The firm operates aerial information platform for the operation of commercial drones, providing hardware, software and cloud services. It enables customers to tailor drones to any commercial application by seamlessly connecting aircraft, sensors, payloads, and application-specific software. The company was founded by Jonathan Downey in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Palm, Inc. manufactures handheld computing device products. It provides mobile products that help people to stay connected with their family, friends and colleagues, access and share information. The firm sells their products through Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels and at Palm online stores. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Voxtec International, Inc. provides communication services. The company develops handheld language translation devices. Its products include phraselator translation system and dynaspeak speech recognition software. Voxtec International was founded by Ace J. Sarich in 2005 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

Gumroad, Inc. operates as an online platform which helps users to buy and sell digital goods. It allows artists, musicians and writers to sell their work directly to fans, bypassing the distributors like iTunes and Amazon. The company was founded by Sahil Lavingia in August 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quova, Inc. provides Internet geo-location data and services. It caters broadcasters, e-retailers, advertisement networks, banks, and government agencies. The company was founded by Rajat Bhargava, Terry Duryea, Derald Muniz, and Andy Sack in November 1999 and is headquartered in Sterling, VA.

Composite Software, Inc. provided data virtualization software for information technology. The company was founded by Michael R. Abbott in October 2001 and was headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Part of APG & Co., Saba is an Australian company that provides designer label apparels. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia. The company was founded by Kamyar Kaviani. Saba was acquired by APG & Co. on May 25, 2005.

Marine Acoustics, Inc. provides engineering and management consulting services. The firm offers scientific, engineering, management, and technical services to government and military, academic, and commercial clients in support of a broad spectrum of environmental and underwater acoustics and warfare technology programs. Its services include environmental, naval technology and training support, and research and development. The company was founded in 1983 by William T. Ellison and is headquartered in Middletown, RI.

InMobi, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. The company was founded on November 2, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AirWare Holdings, Inc. develops breathing devices. It offers non-prescription medical products. The company was founded in February 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Fuel Cycle, Inc. provides customized social software platform. It offers customer insight and cost-effective innovation while driving consumer ambassadorship and increased efficiencies in marketing, product development, CRM strategies, and market research through passenger communities. The company was founded by Justin Cooper, Andrew Leary and Michael R. Abbott in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Leanplum, Inc. provides mobile application services. It is a platform for optimizing mission-critical metrics of its mobile app. The firm enables product teams to conduct on-the-fly optimization tests and see immediate results with powerful analytics. The company was founded by Momchil Kyurkchiev, Andrew First and Joel Englander in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CoreOS, Inc. develops open source projects for Linux Containers. It also provides Internet security software solutions. It is a new Linux OS that has been re-architected to provide the foundation of warehouse scale computing. The firm’s products include Tectonic Enterprise, Premium Managed Linux, and Quay Enterprise. The company was founded by Alex Polvi and Brandon Philips on March 19, 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mobcrush, Inc. provides live-streams mobile games. The firm offers live streaming application and community for gamers. The company was founded by Royce Disini, James Hurley, Travis Rogers and Stephen Dao in 2014 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Project:TF is a non-profit organization called code2040 that aims to close the achievement, skills, and wealth gaps in the technology industry. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's goal is to ensure that by the year 2040, blacks and latino/as are proportionally represented in America's innovation economy as technologists, investors, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs. The company activates, connect, and mobilize the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent black and latinx technologists from fully participating in the tech industry. The company offers events, a fellows program, and student programs. The company was founded by Tristan Walker.

Ripcord, Inc. operates robotic digitization company. Its solutions include compliance, finance, healthcare, legal, and infrastructure. The company was founded by Alex Fielding, Kevin Hall, and Kim Lembo and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Jawbone Health Hub, Inc. engages in the manufacture and supply of wearable technology products. It includes stereo cables, speakers, and ear loops. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Puppet Labs, Inc. develops information technology automation software. The private company is based in Portland, OR.

Ubiquity6, Inc. operates a multimedia company which focuses on the intersection of cloud-based cross platform applications synchronized across screens for enhancing the digital lifestyle. The company was founded by Anjney Midha and Ankit Kumar in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Plex, Inc. provides cloud-based online solutions. It allows to aggregate all the personal media in the Plex media server. The company was founded by Scott Olechowski and Elan Feingold and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Ascolta Ventures LLC (Ascolta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Mike Abbott and Daniel Bergeson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.