Stephen S. Andersen

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It markets biological and mechanical products used by surgical specialties to facilitate the repair and reconstruction of soft tissue damaged or destroyed by disease or injury. The company was founded in July 1985 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

NorthWestern Corp. engages in generating and distributing electricity and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Gas, and Other. The Electric segment includes generation, transmission, and distribution of electric utility business as a vertically integrated generation transmission and distribution utility. The Gas segment consists of production, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The Other segment consists of unallocated corporate costs. The company was founded in November 1923 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of video and radar image processing products used in traffic applications such as intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection. It operates through the Intersection and Highway business segments. The Intersection segment comprises sale of machine-vision product line, video products, international products, and royalties. The Highway segment consists of radar product lines sold domestically and internationally. The company was founded by Panos G. Michalopoulos on December 20, 1984 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Zamba Corp. provides information technology services. Its services include consultinng, business case evaluation, system planning, design, implement, software package implementation, custom software development, training, installation and change management. its corporate head office is located in Minneapolis, MN.

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, which engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical products and technologies, within the areas of interventional oncology, wound closure and ophthalmology. The company was founded by William L. Hunter and Cruz F. Tony in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of McKesson Corp., A.L.I. Technologies, Inc. develops software for image network systems used in hospitals. The company is based in Richmond, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Christopher Hanna. A.L.I. Technologies was acquired by McKesson Corp. on July 08, 2002 for $305.99 million.

VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the production and sale of diagnostic software solutions. The firm?s products help for early detection, evaluation, and treatment of pulmonary diseases including COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), lung cancer, and asthma. The company was founded by Eric Hoffman, Milan Sonka, Joseph Reinhardt, and Geoffrey McLennan in 2004 and is headquartered in Coralville, IA.

ReconRobotics, Inc. manufactures and distributes micro-robot and personal sensor systems. The firm offers mobile Recon Scout and Throwbot devices to protect personnel, minimize collateral damage and gain reconnaissance within dangerous and hostile environments. The company was founded by Alan F. Bignall and Charles E Hays in 2005 and is headquartered in Eden, MN.

OneMedNet Corp. designs and develops technology based solutions for healthcare sector. It offers BEAM Medical Image Exchange and Management Suite, a solution that manages, exchanges, and shares medical images with patients, care providers, and hospitals. The company was founded by Jeffrey N. Yu in 2009 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Axine Water Technologies, Inc. provides chemical-free solutions for treating concentrations of toxic organics and ammonia. The firm develops solutions to avoid production bottlenecks, high treatment, disposal costs and water reuse limitations. The company was founded by Colleen Freda Legzdins in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Compellent Technologies, Inc. provides network storage solutions. The firm provides Fluid Data storage solutions that automate the movement and management of data at a granular level, enabling organizations to constantly adapt to change, slash costs and secure information against downtime and disaster. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Amirsys, Inc. publishes on-line radiology reference materials in a variety of formats such as print, PDA, and Internet. The firm provides sources in the areas such as orthopedics, brain, head & neck, abdomen, spine, pediatrics, obstetrics, chest, breast, ultrasound, peds, as well as knee, ankle, and foot. Its print and digital products include STATdx which offers online diagnoses as well as illustrations and radiologic images to help radiologists and physicians in making clinical decisions. The company was founded in 2000 by Anne Osborn and H. Ric Harnsberger and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. markets, sells, distributes, and services radiology and cardiovascular systems and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research. Its products include angiography, computer tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound, and X-ray. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Contigo Systems, Inc. provides location-based services using wireless and GPS technology. Its products are used by resellers, major wireless carriers and enterprise customers, leveraging its rapid-cycle product development processes. The company was founded by Greg J. Peet, Robert R. Goehring and John Tedesco in 2002 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

The Minneapolis Foundation operates as a community foundations. The company was founded by E. L. Carpenter, F. M. Prince, Elbridge C. Cooke, F. A. Chamberlain, and Hovey C. Clarke in 1915 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Equicare Health, Inc. provides care coordination software. It provides a web-based healthcare solution that supports patients throughout the care continuum, and is used in hospitals and care centers. The firm also provides patient navigation and psychosocial screening, active patient portal and cancer survivorship planning services. The company was founded by Alan Paige in 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Medicalis Corp. develops clinical and radiology workflow solutions. Its solutions include imaging workflow, referral management and decision support. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Conasys Consumer Assurance Systems, Inc. provides web portals for information management services to construction industry. Its products include homeowner care platform and homeowner care app that consolidate information into an indexed online library that is specific to each home. The company was founded by James Christensen and Greg Stolz in 2006 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Town School for Boys, Inc. provides education services exclusively for boys. It offers academics, arts, global education, learning services, and physical education for lower and upper school. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Helus, Inc. offers secure communication, content exchange, electronic commerce and clinical workflow for community-based physician practices. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Verily Life Sciences LLC provides healthcare solutions for global markets. The firm specializes in healthcare, hardware, software, clinical studies, scientific research, disease management platforms, sensors, population health management and precision medicine. It develops tools to collect and organize health data. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J. Weber, Robert J. Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Nimbus Synergies Inc (Nimbus Synergies) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jason Robertson. The firm is headquartered in British Columbia, Canada.

Nous Imaging, Inc. is a medical imaging software company that specializes in developing unique solutions in the MR space. The private company is based in St. Louis, MO. The company's mission is to deliver cost-effective imaging enhancements, establish next-generation data analytics, and create a new patient-centric experience in the MR suite. The company was founded by Nico Dosenbach, Damien Fair, and Hans Schoepflin, and the CEO is Ken Bruener.

GrowthPoint Capital Corp (GrowthPoint) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered In British Columbia, Canada.