Michael Hemlepp

Highwinds Network Group, Inc. provides content distribution solutions. Its solutions include content delivery, storage, analytics, and cloud-based IP services. The firm’s products include everystream, cloud storage, full site acceleration, game delivery network, striketracker, security, and network services. The company was founded by Thomas Steve Miller in 2002 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL.

Aerosonic LLC engages in the manufacturing and sale of aircraft instruments and sensors. It designs and manufactures mechanical and digital altimeters, airspeed indicators, rate of climb indicators, microprocessor controlled air data test sets, and other flight instrumentation. Aerosonic also designs and manufactures angle of attack stall warning systems, integrated multifunction probes, which are integrated air data sensors, and other aircraft sensors and monitoring systems. The company was founded by Herbert J. Frank in 1953 and is headquartered in Clearwater, FL.

BDG Media, Inc. engages in the operation of publishing company for women. It offers brands such as Bustle, Romper, Elite Daily, and The Zoe Report. The company was founded by Bryan Goldberg in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NatureBox, Inc. engages in the operation of an online subscription service for healthy snack food. The company was founded by Gautam Gupta and Ken Chen in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Listia, Inc. opertaes a online marketplace and mobile app. The firm uses an online auction system that makes use of virtual credits instead of cash and every user gets free credits when they sign up. The company was founded by James Fong and Gee-Hwan Chuang in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

StyleSaint, Inc. owns and operates as an online community. It offers ladies’ wear items, such as dresses, tops, skirts and other fashion accessories. The company was founded by Allison Beal and Brian Garrett in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Defy Partners Management LLC (Defy Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California.

Securly, Inc. designs and develops cloud based filtering solutions for schools. It is an Internet safety solution company, which develops solutions that keep kids safe and engaged online, at school, and at home. The firm's products include 360 Cloud, Safety Cloud, 1:1 Cloud, Filter, Auditor, Tipline, Classroom management for Chromebooks and Cloud-based Apple device management for schools. The company was founded by Nikita Chikate, Bharath Madhusudan and Vinay Mahadik in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Genemod Corp. provides unified platform for life scientists to collaborate and streamline day-to-day operations in the research lab. It offers inventory, experiment management, applications, and data services. The company was founded by Jacob Lee and Jin Choe in August 2019 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Defy Partners Goal I LP invests in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of technology. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.

Defy N LP invests in companies located in the US. The fund target companies operating in the fields of technology. It participates in early stage capital requirements

Apploi Corp. engages in the development and management of recruitment platform. It product enables companies to screen and identify the candidates to fill the open roles. The company was founded by Adam Lewis on June 23, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Singular Labs, Inc. provide mobile marketing solutions. The firm offers SaaS platform enables mobile marketers to unify, analyze and optimize all of their marketing channels through a single dashboard. The company was founded by Gadi Elishayov, Kuo Susan and Eran Friedman in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Cox Communications, Inc. provides digital cable broadcasting and telecommunications services. It offers digital video, high-speed Internet, telephone, voice, phone and long distance, data and video transport, high definition video, digital cable television, and DVR services over its IP network. The firm provides national and local cable spot and new media advertising services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

EarthLink LLC provides Internet services. It empowers customers with managed information technology services including cloud computing, data centers, virtualization, security, applications and support services, in addition to nationwide data and voice IP services. The company was founded by Sky D. Dayton in February 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

MCI Communications Services LLC provides communications and information technology services. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Arnold Worldwide provides advertising, marketing, and promotional services. It offers services to data mining, public relations, design, and direct marketing services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Liberty Global Ventures Holding BV provides content broadcasting and management services. It owns and operates television channels and distributes interactive digital content. The company specializes in thematic television channels, rights aggregation, channel distribution, and channel sales and marketing management services. It provides media and broadband Internet content delivery services. Liberty Global Ventures is located in Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands.

NetProtect, Inc. offers content delivery, network, and Internet protocol (IP) services. Its services include IP transit and software, collocation and content storage. The company was founded on January 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL.

Part of Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc., Goldenvoice, Inc. is a company that promotes rock and punk music shows. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. Paul Tollett has been the CEO of the company since 2013. Goldenvoice was acquired by Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. on March 07, 2001 for $7 million.

Warner Media Investments (Warner Media) is a venture capital subsidiary of Warner Media LLC founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Kadoo, Inc. provides online community services to share and publish information. It offers files through smart phones, television and social media. The company was founded in 2008 and was headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

New World Angels INC (NWA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Rhys Williams. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Modernizing Medicine, Inc. provides electronic medical record systems. It offers cloud- and tablet-based electronic medical record system to accommodate the needs of healthcare specialties. The firm?s product electronic medical assistant offers a touch-based interface that adapts to providers? preferences and contextualizes treatment patterns at the point-of-care. The company was founded by Daniel Cane and Michael Sherling in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

United Way of Palm Beach County, Inc. is a non profit organization that helps to improve the lives of individuals and families in Palm Beach County by uniting the resources of donors, volunteers, agencies and the community. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce promote and sustain economic prosperity. provides providing opportunities for leadership, networking, innovative business programs, education, and community involvement. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CAE Healcare, Inc. develops simulation and learning tools for doctors, nurses, first responders, and military medics. It provides technologically advanced learning tools-including their complete line of human patient simulators, exam trainers and the integration platforms educators need to fully alter the learning process-meet. The company was founded by Louis H. Oberndorf in 1996 and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

ScanScout is a technology-driven video ad network that delivers precise audience targeting and superior brand results by capturing and synthesizing billions of content and user interaction data points to match the right ad to the right video, at the right time. Online video has established itself as a compelling opportunity in digital advertising but effectively harnessing the power of the medium still presents unique challenges. From finding ways to optimize content monetization to delivering engaging brand experiences, ScanScout is the video advertising solution that guarantees results. Founded in 2005, ScanScout is the world's largest in-stream video ad network. The company creates significant revenue for its network of publisher partners by generating the most value out of video content in a user-friendly manner. For advertisers, ScanScout matches content and audience, ensuring that brands meaningfully connect to its desired audience through engaging and innovative ad units. The company has offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.