Carmela Dearborn Krantz

ClearSlide, Inc. provides a cloud-based sales communications platform. It offers content management, email tracking, web conferencing, guided selling and sales force integrations products. The firm serves the media, online, software, education, travel, insurance, finance, health care, consumer and industrial goods, and sports and entertainment industries. The company was founded by Al Lieb and James L. Benton in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ariat International, Inc. manufactures footwear and apparel for equestrian enthusiasts. It offers performance, exotic, cowboy, roper and lacer, western fashion, new west, rugged west, farm and ranch, dress, casual, and work footwear, apparel, including denims, woven shirts, base layers, mid layers, T-shirts and polos, tops, outerwear, and workwear; and accessories, such as belts, footbeds, socks, bags, caps, hats, and scarves. The company was founded by Elizabeth Cross and Pam Parker in 1993 and is headquartered in Union City, CA.

Design Within Reach, Inc. provides modern design furnishings and accessories. It markets and sells its products to both residential and commercial customers through integrated sales channels, consisting of phone, studios and website. The firm also offers chairs, tables, workspace, outdoor furniture, and lighting, floor coverings, beds, upholstery, accessories, and children's furniture. The company was founded by Robert J. Forbes in November 1998 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Reactivity, Inc. develops software for XML-based web services. Its products enable businesses to securely operate & accelerate web services effectively in order to expedite services, time-to-market and gain competitive advantage. The company was co-founded by Michael Hanson & Brian Roddy in 2001 and is located in Redwood City, CA.

Levanta, Inc. develops software applications. It provides Linux configuration management systems provisioning and software deployment. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Sydran Services LLC was one of the Burger King franchisee. The company used to run restaurents at more than 225 locations in eight states primarily in California and Louisiana. Matthew Schoenberg founded the company in 1992 when he acquired 14 Burger King locations in the San Francisco area. It sold all its entire Burger King portfolio to Strategic Restaurants Acquisition as part of Sydran's Chapter 11 reorganization. The company was headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Gemstone Solutions Group, Inc. engages in the designs, manufactures, and retails apparel and accessories for children. It offers products under the Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8 brands, as well as play programs for children under the Gymboree Play and Music brand, and women's clothing and accessories under the Shade brand. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Carson, NV.

Sesame Workshop develops educational content for television, radio, and magazines. The company produces the Emmy Award-winning children's show Sesame Street. It was founded in 1968 by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd N. Morrisett and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Project Open Hand, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides meals to critically ill neighbors and seniors. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.