William R. Oakes

Stheno Corp. develops non contact chemical detectors and detection systems for the pharmaceutical industry. The firm commercializes a chemical-detection technology to find impurities in pharmaceutical processing and production line. The company was founded by Phillip R. Gibbs and William Edens on June 24, 2003 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

InfoEther is one of the best known Ruby on Rails consulting shops. They use the rapid application development power of Rails to create sophisticated Web applications for its clients, many of whom are technology start-ups. Whether it is a completely new application or the transition of an existing system to the dynamic capabilities of Rails, they help teams achieve their goals who are learning or lack internal expertise in the Rails framework. Its approach allows them to provide everything from code review, private training and mentoring in the 'best practices' of the Ruby language and Rails framework to writing the code and developing the applications.

Nuance Healthcare Diagnostics Solutions, Inc. provides software services. It designs and develops cloud-based medical image sharing solutions that allow doctors to share medical images and documents online with other physicians and patients. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Simply Mortgages Holdings Ltd., Acorn Group Ltd. provides life and pension financial services. The private company is based in Drumcondra, Ireland. The CEO of the Irish company is Edward Kirathe. Acorn Group was acquired by Simply Mortgages Holdings Ltd. on April 18, 2002 for $1.78 million.

Washington Hospital Center Corp. provides healthcare services. The firm has care centers for cancer, cardiovascular conditions, and ophthalmologic therapies. Its services include organ transplantation and a regional burn treatment center. The company was founded in March 1958 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The RAND Corp. engages in conducting research and analysis to improve policy and decision-making. Its services include benchmarking, case study analysis, cost analysis, economic analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization, performance measurement and measurement development, policy analysis, program evaluation, risk assessment and analysis, strategic planning, survey research, and technology assessment and development. The company was founded on May 14, 1948 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

BuildTopia, Inc. provides web-based construction management software for home builders, residential developers, general contractors, sales brokers, warranty service providers, and trade partners. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

The Maryland Angels Council LLC invests in companies based in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of media, e-commerce, telecom, software, internet, bioscience or health. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements. It also makes co-investments along with established venture capital firms or other investment vehicles.