Michael Kinder

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

PerformLine, Inc. provides compliance monitoring and campaign verification products and services for advertisers, agencies, publishers, and advertisement networks. The firm offers PerformMatch, a compliance platform that focuses on automated compliance monitoring and assessment. The company was founded by Alex Baydin in 2008 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

BloomTech, Inc. is an education company that offers online programs in web development and data science. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred, Deborah Arlene Bloom, and Ben Nelson. The company's curriculum is designed to meet the evolving talent needs of employers, and learners graduate with real-world experience working on cross-functional teams to build production-ready apps. The company partners with The Mom Project, a talent marketplace that helps mothers and caregivers re-enter the workforce or improve technical skills. BloomTech provides a tuition refund guarantee and scholarships for prospective software engineers to advance equity in tech by removing barriers to education and tech careers. Austen Allred has been the CEO since 2017.

The Shedd Aquarium Society is a leader in animal care, conservation education, and research. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and is supported by the people of the state and the park district. The company is home to 32,000 aquatic animals from around the world, representing 1,500 species of fishes, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. The company is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute. The John G. Shedd Aquarium sparks compassion, curiosity, and conservation for the aquatic animal world.

Hutch Interiors, Inc. develops a mobile application platform. It provides interior design technology services. The company was founded by Beatrice Fischel-Bock, Ben Broca, Lizzie Grover, Ethan Gromet, and Madeline Fraser in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Real Savvy, Inc. designs and develops a technology platform for real estate agents, teams, and brokers. The firm offers RealSavvy platform. The company was founded by Rick N. Orr, Jonathan Clay Knight, and Matt Swezey in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Gigafund Management Co. LLC (Gigafund Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Stephen Oskoui and Luke Nosek. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Sana Benefits, Inc. provides health insurance services. The company was founded by Nathan Hackley and Will Young in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., Angel Studios, Inc. develops next generation interactive entertainment software. The company is based in Provo, UT. The company was founded by Jeffrey Harmon, Jordan Harmon. The CEO is Neal Harmon. Angel Studios was acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. on November 20, 2002 for $35.19 million.

Cover Technologies, Inc. operates as a technology company.. It offers a design optimization software that designs, manufactures, and installs custom backyard tudios. The company was founded by Alexis Xavier Rivas and Jemuel Joseph and is headquartered in Gardena, CA.

Othram, Inc. operates forensic DNA sequencing laboratory. The company is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

B&Z Homes, Inc. engages in renting of residential buildings. The company was founded by Zachary Maurais and Benjamin Doherty and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Rover Co. is a pet product manufacturer that has been handcrafting high-quality pet products since 1988. Rover is based in Prescott, AZ, and all its products are made in the USA. The private company offers a range of pet cages, pet gates, whelping boxes, wash crates, cat products, and dog beds that are easy to clean, durable, and safe for pets of all sizes and shapes. The products have a modular and flexible design and are made of industrial-strength PVC. The company also offers a complete and mobile whelping system for breeders and a range of cat products, including beds, cages, condos, and towers.

The Founders Fund Management LLC (The Founders Fund Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Peter Andreas Thiel, Ken Howery and Luke Nosek. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Trust LLC (Trust Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Salen Churi and Brian Tochman. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Avvir, Inc. engages in the development of an automating construction monitoring software. It offers a system of record for buildings from construction through demolition. The company was founded by Tina Odhner and Raffi Holzer and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. is a social outreach ministry based in central Texas. The American company has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998.

Managed Return Capital Assets LLC (Managed Return Capital Assets) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Platinum Equity LLC engages in mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC provides financial advisory services. It offers corporate performance improvement, private equity services, restructuring and turnaround, tax, disputes and investigations, valuation, and regulatory and risk advisory. The company was founded by Antonio Clemente Alvarez and Bryan Paul Marsal in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. manufactures vertical lift aircrafts. Its services include blade repairs; maintenance, repairs, and overhauls; and customizing. The company was founded by Lawrence D. Bell in 1935 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Kapow Events, Inc. provides a event marketplace for promoting company events. It is a unique event marketplace where business professionals responsible for planning company events gain access to exclusive promotions, venues and ideas from seasoned event consultants. The company was founded in May 2012 by Marc Halpin, Daniel McCormick and Michael Timpone and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

MyAlerts, Inc. provides personalized and intelligent alerts. It creates a win-win solution that captures consumers' intent and alerts the clients when a selected product of interest is on promotion, newly available, out-of-stock, and reaches a specific price point. The company was founded by Doug Berg on August 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

IABC, Inc. is an international association that connects communication professionals with the necessary people and insights to drive results. The private company is based in Milwaukee, WI. The company sets the standard for communication professionals and provides certification and awards to provide communication benchmarks for business executives. IABC helps guide careers and advance the profession by focusing on ethics, consistency, context, analysis, strategy, and engagement.

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP engages in truck rental and leasing services. It offers full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management, and supply chain management solutions. The company was founded by Roger S. Penske Sr. on December 1, 1969 and is headquartered in Reading, PA.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

TWIN Capital Management, Inc. (TWIN Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in McMurray, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1990 by Geoffrey Gerber. TWIN Capital provides advisory services both on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals, institutions, and other organizations such as family offices.

Performics Inc. provides online marketing and technology services. Its customers include retailers and other direct marketers including affiliate marketing, search marketing and e-mail marketing. The company was founded by James A. Crouthamel in 1998 and its headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Publicis, Inc. provides creative advertising as well as campaign planning and other marketing services. The company was founded by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Chicago Ventures Fund Management LLC (Chicago Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Stuart Larkins, Kevin Willer and Patrick Ryan G JR. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London.

Yahoo! Search Marketing Solutions provides pay-per-click advertising solutions. The company was founded by Bill Gross in 1996 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Part of GBST Holdings Ltd., Palion Pty Ltd. provides specialized market access and transaction processing solutions for the financial services industry. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Palion was acquired by GBST Holdings Ltd. from OMX AB on December 15, 2005 for $3.77 million.

MSN Corp. produces fresh and frozen chicken and seafood pies and lasagnas. It also offers Chicken Pies, NEW! Mrs. Budd's InSeason, HotMeals to Go nd Beef Shepherd's Pie products. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

ethology, Inc. provides digital marketing services. It offers analytics and reporting, content strategy, digital paid media, lifecycle marketing, mobile experience, social media, web development, audience research, creative services, display media, local search, organic search, and strategic planning. The company was founded by Jeffrey Pruitt in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Trunk Club, Inc. provides men and women clothing. It offers formal wear, shoes, bags and business attires. The company was founded by John Tucker and Brian A. Spaly in December 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ItemMaster, Inc. provides information technology services. The firm's Platform enables manufacturers to share, verify and manage their product portfolio and custom branded content for distribution across all channels turning shoppers into buyers. The company was founded by Thomas L. Parkinson and Andrew B. Parkinson in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HealthJoy LLC engages in the development of technology platform to provide healthcare services. Its product enables the patients to consult for medication and make healthcare decisions online; and also delivers medical results to patients. The company was founded by Justin Holland and Doug Morse-Schindler in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Forager Group, Inc. provides freight brokerage services. It specializes in cross border shipment services. The company was founded by Matt Silver, Jessie Halton Essman, and Jordan Salins and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sunbit, Inc. builds payment method of the future. Its method Sunbit is the way for retailers to split a purchase into multiple payments, increasing sales and extending the buying power of customers so that retailers to earn more while customers pay less. The company was founded by Arad Levertov, Ornit Dweck-Maizel and Tal Riesenfeld in 2016 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

On Demand Technologies, Inc. operates as a dynamic document delivery company. It specializes in data-driven, targeted communications in both the print and digital realms. The company was founded by Bill Cantania and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.