Tarique Khan

Connectbeam's architecture and core application (Spotlight) were designed to help people in any role, across the enterprise, connect with both the growing pool of information and colleagues with the expertise and experience to help them get their jobs done more intelligently and more quickly. The company enables this by aggregating the social metadata that is generated naturally by using the web into a single repository that everyone in the company can access and use. Connectbeam is the first company to integrate concepts of social bookmarking and tagging with those of social networking. Connectbeam brings the 'Web 2.0' information-sharing, collaboration, and ease of use of sites like MySpace and del.icio.us to the daily work-flow of enterprise employees. It helps companies boost innovation, improve decisions, intensify collaboration, and build critical stakeholder relationships. To see what others think please search for the many positive reviews Connectbeam has received from the press, such as The Wall Street Journal; Blogs, such as TechCrunch; and analyst firms such as Gartner. Connectbeam was founded by experienced entrepreneurs with decades of experience in the enterprise software market. The company is venture backed and privately held.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Porter Aviation Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company with interests in commercial and regional air transportation services. The firm provides terminal, hangar, and office spaces. The company was founded by Robert J. Deluce in 1999 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Jaxtr, Inc. provides social and telecommunications services. It offers Jaxtr Mobile SIM card and Jaxtr Voice. The firm also owns and operates several businesses in the telecommunications space, including Jaxtr Virtual Number, Jaxtr Global SMSs, and Jaxtr SMS. The company was founded by Phillip Mobin and Touraj Parang in October 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Founded in 2001 by Hubert Marleau and Charles Marleau, Palos Management, Inc. is in investment advisor located in Montreal, Quebec.

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund seeks investment opportunities in technology companies located in Canada, primarily in Ontario. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of advanced manufacturing, IT, communications, clean-tech and life sciences. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging up to $0.5 million.

Tech Wildcatters, Inc.(Tech Wildcatters) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriella Draney Zielke. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

EVENTup, Inc. owns and operates an online marketplace for booking venues. It gives access to beach houses, mansions and lofts, to standard commercial locations such as banquet halls and event space. The company was founded by Tony Adam, Jayna K. Cooke, and Colby Palmer in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

BNKBL Ltd. develops white-label payment solutions including e-wallets, remittance services, P2P money transfers and prepaid card programmes. The company was founded by Eric Mouilleron in 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Maple Leaf Angels Capital Corp. (Maple Leaf Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Makelight Interactive Ltd. provides special effects platform for mobile devices for use at live events. Its products include People As Pixels and Visual Voting. The company was founded by Joanna Alpe and Stef Lewandowski in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United kingdom.

Vestigo Ventures LLC (Vestigo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Mark Stephen Casady and Ian W Sheridan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mach37 LLC (Mach 37) is a venture capital subsidiary of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation founded in 2013 by Jason Chen. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Grush, Inc. transforms the brushing chore into a fun and interactive game. Its grush games include monster chase, toothy orchestra and brush-a-pet. The company was founded by Ethan Schur and Yong-Jing Wang in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

SaaSworks, Inc. develops software-as-a-service application. The company was founded by James A. O’Neill and Vipul P. Shah in 2019 and is headquartered in Norwell, MA.

Techzulu, Inc. operates an online technology news platform.

Retirable, Inc. engages in the provision of retirement plans. The company was founded by Robert Tyler End and Ian Yamey and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Railz Financial Technologies, Inc. provides a single application programming interface to all accounting software service providers. It enables on-demand access to financial transactions, analytics, insights, and reports on small business customers. The company was founded by Derek J. Manuge, Sohaib Zahid and Ron Benegbi and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Advocate Technologies, Inc. provides custom loan programs to meet individual needs. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's list of programs is designed to help clients find the right one for them. The company offers post-closing insurance reviews and tracking to ensure compliance. The company's Insurance Operations Platform is designed for lending operations and delivers faster loan closings, better risk management, and happier borrowers. The company was founded by Ashwin Agarwal, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Acquire App, Inc. develops a checkout platform for online merchants. The American company was founded by Florent Breton and Maxime Pruvost, with Florent Breton serving as CEO since incorporation.

Graphite Ventures, Inc. (Graphite Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Dvx Ventures LLC (Dvx Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jon McNeil, Karim Bousta and Henry Vogel. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Knowbl LLC is a company that offers an industry-leading AI-powered virtual concierge builder. The company is based in Northville, MI. The company's solution helps businesses save time and increase customer engagement without the need for training, mapping, or coding. Knowbl was founded in 2021 by Jay Wolcott, who has been the CEO since 2021.

Deloitte Canada LLP is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company brings world-class capabilities, insights, and services to address clients' most complex business challenges. Deloitte Canada provides audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services to public and private clients across various industries. Deloitte Canada LLP, founded in 2004, serves four out of five Fortune 500® companies through a globally connected network of member firms in over 150 countries and territories.

Atlas Technology Management Pte Ltd. is a Singaporean company that operates as a blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service group. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore. The company was founded by Raymond Yuan.