Wayne Lopez

CheckFree Corp. provides financial electronic commerce services and products. The company works with the financial institutions, web portals and organizations that issue regular bills and statements to give consumers the ability to receive and pay bills online. It offers services such as core processing, electronic billing, risk management, payments, and wealth management. CheckFree was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA

Part of Alorica, Inc., Medaphis Services Corp. provides accounting services. Medaphis Services was acquired by NCO Group, Inc. from Per-Se Technologies, Inc. on December 01, 1998 for $117.50 million.

e-VERIFILE.com, Inc. provides risk assessment, workforce and administrative support solutions. The firm offers contactor screening, employment screening and support services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Smyrna, GA.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG, Inc. provides audit and accounting services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Walter R. Pela.

Cartera Commerce, Inc. provides card-linked marketing solutions. It offers services via multiple digital marketing channels including websites, online banking, email, mobile, social media and browser apps. The firm provides marketing solutions to merchants, banks, card issuers and loyalty programs. The company was founded by David L. Andre, Kimathi Marangu and Lay Ping in 2005 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

FactorTrust, Inc. provides underbanked consumer data, analytics, and risk scoring solutions. It helps lenders manage the credit lifecycle of underbanked consumers using alternative credit information. It offers data on credit risk and compliance, and bank account and ID verification. The company was founded by Gregory John Rable and Christopher Scott Amato in 2006 and is headquartered in Roswell, GA.

Adzerk, Inc. provides Ad serving technology for publishers and networks. The firm supports banners, video, native, and custom units. The company was founded by James Avery in 2009 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Insightpool LLC provides audience cultivation and conversion platform. It operates a social relationship intelligence platform that can identify social media influencers and suggest ways that a marketer might connect with them. The company was founded by Adam Blaschke, Matt Smith, Adam Wexler, and Devon Wijesinghe in 2012 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Dropoff, Inc. provides courier services. It offers fleet optimization, customized industry solutions that move with business and on-demand or recurring delivery schedule. The company was founded by Christian Carollo, Sean Spector, Ted Hong and Jason Klann in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Visionary Systems, Inc. engages in consumer risk evaluation and decisioning services to facilitate credit granting and target marketing processes. The company was founded by James Eckstein in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Kurt Salmon US LLC provides management consulting services. The firm’s services include CIO advisory, global financial services, health care, and retail and consumer products. It offers logistics, marketing and merchandising, and information technology services. The company was founded by Kurt Salmon in 1935 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Through its leading merchant-funded rewards programs and patent-protected technology, Vesdia offers a full array of loyalty solutions to financial institutions, affinity groups and merchants enabling customers to earn more meaningful rewards faster. Vesdia Corporation is a privately-held company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially founded in June of 2000 as BabyMint, Inc., the company’s technology helped families save towards their children’s education. The company quickly emerged as a dominant player in the loyalty marketing space and in 2003 changed its name to Vesdia Corporation to reinforce its corporate identity as a parent company of both micro investing programs and a provider of private-label, CRM loyalty solutions. Vesdia’s pioneering efforts in the loyalty marketing technology and services industry include the launch of groundbreaking programs that dramatically increase loyalty for their clients. In addition to multichannel merchant-funded reward solutions, Vesdia services also enable meaningful reward redemption options for consumers through their everyday shopping, including deposits into college savings or investment accounts, donations to a charity or virtually any other traditional redemption option. Today, Vesdia is widely recognized as a global leader in the field of loyalty marketing technology and services. Merchants attract new customers, increase sales and improve market share by participating in their network of leading global merchants. More than a dozen financial institutions, affinity groups, airlines and others in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico license their technology to achieve dramatic increases in customer acquisition and participation - enhancing profitability and decreasing attrition. Aspects of Vesdia's loyalty programs are covered by one or more of the following patents: U.S. Patent No. 6,631,358; U.S. Patent No. 6,345,261; U.S. Patent No. 4,941,090; U.S. Patent No. 5,117,355; U.S. Patent No. 5,202,826; and U.S. Patent No. 5,287,268.

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization, which engages in improving the quality of place and advancing economic growth. It focuses on growing the region's innovation economy by promoting and strengthening connections. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Triton Digital, Inc. provides digital audio technology for the audio industry. Its solutions include podcasting, audio streaming, audio advertising, audience measurement, and audience engagement. The company was founded by Michael Agovino and Neal Schore in 2006 and is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Paymentus Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based billing, communication, and payment solutions. It offers e-billing, payment processing and channels, online quick pay, pay-by-email, mobile services, business intelligence, communication management. The company was founded by Dushyant Sharma in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Fulcrum Equity Partners Inc (Fulcrum Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jeffrey Muir. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Vocap Investment Partners LLC (Vocap Investment Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Vinny Olmstead. The firm is headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida.

LogFire, Inc. provides cloud-based inventory and warehouse management systems. It offers store inventory management, and fulfillment solutions for manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, eCommerce companies, and logistics service providers. The firm combines supply chain, warehousing, logistics, and retail domain expertise with cloud-based solutions and software-as-a-service pricing for multi-channel warehouse management and in-store inventory management needs. The company was founded by Diego Pantoja-Navajas in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Digital Hands LLC provides managed cyber security and network infrastructure services. It offers compliance management, endpoint security, network security and data protection services. The company was founded by Charlotte Baker in 2001 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

GenNext Media, Inc. provides social media and marketing services. It offers brands with multi-distribution channels to get unit level economics. The company was founded by Chris Marentis on January 10, 2008 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

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.

Venture Atlanta is a non-profit organization which provides conference that creates opportunities for investors to connect with promising technology companies. The company is headquartered in Marietta, GA.

Evisors, Inc. engages in the development and provision of platform for career and professional networking. It offers career conversation, interview practice, and resume critique. The firm serves the consulting, finance, entrepreneurship, technology, legal, human resources, administrative, marketing, logistics, accounting, engineering, and medical industry. The company was founded by Fredrik Marø, Marc Weiner, Dan Levy, and Christine Apold in May 2010 and is headquartered in New York City.

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.

m2M Strategies LLC provides franchise marketing programs for franchises. It offers franchise marketing technology and automation solutions for adoption, consolidated reporting, transparency, best practices, reporting, and automated execution. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Bufordford, GA.

XOEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of firmware and software solutions for wearable devices. It provides energy-efficient HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for the commercial and industrial facilities. The company was founded by Aaron Salow and Chris Salow in 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Blue Ridge Solutions, Inc. provides cloud-based software-as-a-service supply chain management planning, forecasting, and replenishment solutions. Its services include lifeline services, rapid implementation, and professional development. The firm offers demand forecasting, demand planning, multichannel management, inventory optimization, allocation, replenishment, supply planning, sku rationalization, and supply chain analytics. The company was founded by Greg White, Michael Mills, and Barry Swaney in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Fattmerchant, Inc. provides online credit card processing services. The firm allows business owners to gain access to credit card processing at direct cost. Its products include mobile, shopping cart, integrations, virtual terminal, terminals, API and platform. The company was founded by Salman Rehmetullah, Jacques Fu and Suneera Madhani and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Synthio, Inc. provides business to business social sourced data solution. It offers a contact database sourced from social media, along with data cleansing, e-mail validation, and lead generation. The company was founded by Aaron Biddar and Richard Stanton in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Hive Technology, Inc. designs and develops web applications. Its products include features, integrations, apps, and templates. The firm serves to agencies, marketing, operations, project management, education, and startup industries. The company was founded by Eric Typaldos and John Furneaux in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Virtuous Software, Inc. develops customer relationship management platform which helps to raise funds through online. It offers donor management, integrations, relationship intelligence and mobile applications. The company was founded by Gabriel Cooper in 2014 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Gro Solutions, Inc. develops and provides mobile banking solutions. The firm offers customer involvement in the account application, superior user experience, working communication channel for the client for future cross selling, collections, and digital banking. The company was founded by David Eads and is headquartered in Johns Creek, GA.

Boostr, Inc. designs and builds customer relationship management platform for media and advertising companies. The company was founded by Patrick O?Leary, Joe Larkins and Katie Scheirle and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ALS Resolvion LLC engages in provision of loss mitigation and collateral recovery services to commercial and consumer lending institutions. It offers repossession forwarding, skip tracing, impound recovery, and heavy equipment recovery. The company was founded by Josh Elias in August 2014 and is headquartered in Sandy Springs, GA.

Kobiton, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile testing platform. Its features include real-device testing, device lab management, and intelligent test automation. It caters the following industries: retail, Telco, financial and fintech , and mobile critical. The company was founded by Josh Lieberman, Vu Lam, Kenneth L. Walters, and Kevin R. Lee in October 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Ten Spot, Inc. engages in the operation and franchising of chain of beauty bars. Its services include laser hair removal, waxing, manicures and pedicures, facial treatments, and tinting and threading. The company was founded by Kristen Gale in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

DriverReach, Inc. provides recruiting and compliance management system. It helps driver recruiters convert leads, hire, build relationships, and be productive. The firm?s services include training, consulting and recruiting. The company was founded by Jeremy Reymer in 2016 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

GoPivot Solutions LLC operates a points-based rewards platform that assists employers in motivating, recognizing, and engaging with their employees. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Don Doster, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Vault.com LLC, Firsthand, Inc. is a career mentoring and engagement platform provider. The company is based in New York, NY. For over 10 years, Firsthand has served leading academic institutions like MIT, Oxford, and more. The company equalizes access to valuable career insights, expert advice, and connections, and allows career seekers to navigate their careers from a position of strength, knowledge, and assurance. Through its career engagement platform, Firsthand empowers the success of career seekers by providing them with powerful insights, unique resources, and impactful relationships so that they can discover their next best step. Since 1996, Firsthand has launched careers and elevated professionals into positions of success. The company was founded by Charlie Szoradi and he has been the CEO since incorporation. Firsthand was acquired by Vault.com LLC on January 12, 2021.

Ketteq Holdings, Inc. is a company located in the US that specializes in supply chain technology innovation. The American company aims to empower leading distributors, manufacturers, and service providers to achieve breakthrough levels of supply chain management and financial performance. Ketteq offers extended capabilities to fill in the gaps left by legacy systems with unparalleled analytics and visibility for today's supply chain needs. The company's platform is built on Salesforce and AWS, with strengths in security, scalability, and configurability. The company focuses on digital supply chain planning and automation.