Sean Elder

Worldwide Xceed Group, Inc. is an American software development company that offers a range of suites and products for .NET, WPF, WinForms, JavaScript, and other platforms. The private company is based in Greenfield Park, QC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's products include data grids, word processors, workbooks, and UI tools that help businesses save time and focus on innovation.

Education Holdings 1, Inc. publishes test preparation material as well as operates test tutoring franchises. The company was founded by John Katzman in 1981 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

NinthDecimal, Inc. engages in the development of mobile audience intelligence platform. It specializes in the 9D solutions, television (TV) solutions, visit stream, programmatic, and data licensing. The company was founded by Kevin McKenzie and Nihad Hafiz in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CloudBolt Software, Inc. develops software and provides information technology services. The firm specializes in cloud management platform, hybrid cloud, end-user server management, public cloud, virtualization, automation, speed IT deployments and end user self-service IT. The company was founded by Alexandre Augusto da Rocha, Bernard Sanders, Williams E. Schell and John Menkart in September 2012 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Vehcon, Inc. designs and develops telematics, mobile data analytics and mobile applications. The firm creates connected vehicle solutions which are used by automobile insurers, manufacturers, and other providers throughout the automotive ecosystem. The company was founded by Frederick Blumer and Joe Fuller in 2012 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

East Tennessee Realtors is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which is the largest trade association in America representing over 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The NAR is composed of residential and commercial realtors, who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors, and others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry. Bob Goldberg has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity/ venture capital subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Callpod, Inc. designs and sells consumer electronic products and software solutions. Its products include mobile headsets, phones, electronics chargers and adapters through brands Chargepod, Dragon and Phoenix. The company was founded in 2001 by Darren S. Guccione and Craig Lurey and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Apollo Solutions, Inc. provides business-to-business e-commerce solutions for the computer reseller market. The company was founded by Craig B. Lurey and is headquartered in Addison, IL.

skinnyCorp LLC operates online apparel design community. The company was founded by Jake Nickell and Jacob Gordon DeHart in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Prevalent, Inc. provides software services. Its products include vendor risk manager, vendor threat monitor and vendor assess. The firm offers services such as security, IT compliance and 3rd party risk management. The company was founded by Norman W. Menz, III and Jonathan Dambrot in January 2004 and is headquartered in Warren, NJ.

Tricentis Americas, Inc. develops and provides testing management solutions to the software publishing sector. Its qTest platform streamlines software testing in agile and DevOps environments and centralizes testing efforts across the enterprise. The company was founded by Josh Lieberman and Vu Lam in 2010 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

FairMarkIT, Inc. develops a platform that accelerates the bid-to-buy process through streamlined sourcing, vendor identification, and automated quoting. The company was founded by Kevin Frechette, Tarek Alaruri, and Victor Kushch in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

KF Parent, Inc. functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in New York, NY.

RF Parent, Inc. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Keyfactor, Inc. provides information security consulting services. Its solutions include business solutions, Internet of things (IoT) security, infrastructure optimization, workforce agility, outage prevention, and data security policy and governance. The company was founded by Kevin von Keyserling and Ted Shorter in 2001 and is headquartered in Independence, OH.

Perimeter 81 Ltd. engages in the provision of cloud-based network and remote access services. Its products include Zero Trust Application Access, Zero Trust Network Access, Software-Defined Perimeter, and Business VPN Alternative. The company was founded by Amit Bareket and Sagi Gidali on March 11, 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Part of Akamai Technologies, Inc., Noname Gate, Inc. is a privately held company that specializes in API security. The company is based in San Jose, CA. Noname Gate takes a proactive approach to API security, covering the entire API security scope across four pillars: discovery, posture management, runtime security, and API security testing. The company works with 20% of the Fortune 500 and aim to eliminate the challenges of API sprawl and the threat of API security attacks. Noname Gate offers a powerful and easy-to-use API platform that helps enterprises deploy APIs at the speed of business while protecting them in real-time and detecting vulnerabilities and misconfigurations before they are exploited. The company was founded in 2020 by Oz Golan and Shay Levi. Oz Golan has been the CEO since 2020. Noname Gate was acquired by Akamai Technologies, Inc. on June 25, 2024 for $450 million.

Nearpod, Inc. develops software and interactive content for mobile devices. It offers a mobile learning platform that allows teachers to create and share interactive presentations with their students’ devices in real time. The company was founded by Guido Kovalskys, Felipe Sommer and Emiliano Abramzon in 2011 and is headquartered in Hallandale Beach, FL.

Armis, Inc. develops internet of thing security services. It offers services to the entrprise, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, retail, and smart cities industries. The company was founded by Yevgeny Dibrov, Nadir Izrael and Tomer Schwartz in 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Tricentis GmbH engages in the provision of enterprise software testing solutions. Its products include Tricents qTest, Tricentis Tosca, tricentis Flood, and Tricentis LiveCompare. The company was founded by Wolfgang Platz and Franz Fuchsberger in 1997 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Tricentis USA Corp. operates as a provider of software testing services. Its products include Tricentis qtest, osca, livecompare, analytics and flood. The firm offers solutions for enterprise apps and integrations. It also provides consultancy and support services. The company was founded by Wolfgang Platz and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

The Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society operates a professional association of certified public accountants. The private company is based in Illinois. Todd Shapiro has been the CEO of the American company since 1998.

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

HighTower Advisors LLC (HighTower) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has offices throughout the US. The firm was founded in 2008 by Elliot Weissbluth, Peter (Todd) Lyon, and Eugene Lerner. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. HighTower provides investment advisory services to institutions (which include ERISA), and ultra-high and high net worth individuals.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

BodyShopBids, Inc. develops and operates an online and mobile platform for car appraisal and insurance services. Its products include Snapsheet Appraisal, Snapsheet Transaction, Snapsheet Rental and Asset Management Platform, and Snapsheet Software platform. The company was founded by Brad Weisberg and C. J. Przybyl in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center /Incubator/ (Chicagoland Entr Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Window To The World Communications, Inc. operates and manages TV broadcasting stations. It broadcasts arts, children's current events, humanities, and science programmes through its Chicago television station and radio station. The company's focuses on cultural and educational topics. It was founded in 1955 by Edward Ryerson and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.