Chip Hardt

META Group, Inc. provides research and analysis for information technology trends & markets. The firm's advisory services, which include research, on-site briefings, strategic plan reviews, phone consultations and conferences. It is specialized in enterprise architecture, e-commerce and global networking, as well as industry-specific programs. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

PLATINUM Technology International, Inc. develops and sells system management and database tools for client server systems. The company was founded by Andrew J. Filipowski in April 1987 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Lante Corp. provides technology consulting services. It provides applications with increased functionality to aggregate and manage information from multiple sources (content management), format and distribute information to fit specific user profiles (portals), perform information analysis (business analytics dashboard), and encourage collaborative information sharing (business to business integration). The company was founded by Mark A. Tebbe in 1984 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Magnetic Media Online, Inc. develops online advertising services. It operates as a digital technology company which specializes in retargeting solutions that combine intent data with display advertising to power brand awareness and direct response campaigns. The firm searches data queries and a proprietary bidder to programmatically buy and reach audiences who have signaled either interest or purchase intent where they spend their time online-on news sites, blogs, eCommerce sites and social networks. The company was founded by Joshua Shatkin-Margolis in April 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lucid Holdings LLC is a holding company which engages in the provision of market research technology services. It offers sample buyers of all shapes and sizes simplified access to programmatic sample. The company was founded by Patrick Comer in 2010 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Packback, Inc. operates platform for renting of e-textbooks. It offers digital textbooks to students for day or semester basis on rent. The company was founded by Mike Shannon, Kasey Gandham, Nick Currier and Jessica Tenuta and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

InsuranceNoodle, Inc. provides commercial property and casualty insurance products. The company was founded by Don Urbancicz in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Torre Lazur McCann Healthcare WorldWide is a company that provides research consulting and marketing services. The company is based in Parsippany, NJ.

Junior Achievement of Chicago engages in the provision of educational services. Its programs are funded by businesses and individuals and are designed to be taught in the classroom by business, parent, and community volunteers. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Great Hill Partners LP (Great Hill Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Christopher S. Gaffney, Steve F. Gormley and John G. Hayes. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Intercept Interactive, Inc. develops and provides digital advertising solutions. It offers a suite of video, display ad formats that enable advertisers to engage consumers across desktops, tablets and smartphones and these formats are served, optimized and measured at scale across a handpicked portfolio of digital media properties. The company was founded by Michael Cassidy and Eric Franchi in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Infogix, Inc. develops data integrity software. Its products include Infogix Assure and ACR. The firm engages in the development of automated and end-to-end software solutions to help corporate customers control, monitor and analyze data accuracy. Its services include assessment, advisory, implementation, managed, strategic, and training and support. The company was founded by Madhavan K. Nayar in 1982 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

OTX Corp. provides online-based consumer research and consulting services. The firm offers market analysis, brand & advertising tracking, branding, advertising copy & campaign effectiveness testing, and advertising research services. It provides online-based research in cutting-edge products and analysis for the marketing, entertainment, and advertising communities. OTX has offices in New York City, Cincinnati, and London. The company was founded in 2000 by Shelley Zalis and is headquartered in Culver City, CA

Guidepost Growth Management Co. LLC (Guidepost Growth Mgmt) is a private equity subsidiary of North Bridge Venture Partners founded in 2007 by Doug A. Kingsley and Jim M. Moran. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc. provides learning and talent measurement solutions. It offers talent development programs, driving improved productivity, reduced administrative costs and increased return on human capital investments. The company was founded by Kent D. Barnett in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

bswift LLC provides software and services that streamline benefits, human resources and payroll administration services. It offers critical tasks, including the compilation of your benefit program details and rules, system configuration, data conversion, quality assurance and testing, data exchange and service integrations such as call center. The firm’s solutions cover audits, benchmarking, benefit portal, benefits administration, benefits information system, plan advisor, billing and business process outsourcing. The company was founded by Michael A. Sachs in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CrossCheck Compliance LLC provides internal audit, regulatory compliance, fair lending and loan review services to banks, mortgage lenders and credit unions. Its services include risk assessment, compliance consultation and training, program development and implementation, monitoring and measurement, independent audit, regulatory exam preparation and remediation assistance. The company was founded by James A. Jorgensen and Michael M. Forester in 2008 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Hyphen, Inc. operates as a desktop publishing company. The private company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Denise Frances Bottiglieri.

PhilQuo Ventures LLC (PhilQuo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd. provides employee benefits programs. It runs an employee discount scheme for large companies, as well as for public sector and not-for-profit organizations. The firm offers SmartHub, an application that lets customers choose what to communicate and bring it all together on one unified platform. The company was founded by Glenn Elliott in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mineral, Inc. provides online compliance and employee training solutions. It offers insurance brokers, payroll providers, associations, employers, platform suites, and PEO platform solutions. The company was founded by Peter Yozzo in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

AcuityAds, Inc. provides advertising services. It offers programmatic technology, attention advertising, and audience solutions. The company was founded by Tal Hayek, Nathan Mekuz, Joe Ontman, and Rachel Kapcan in 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Recsolu, Inc. provides software-as-a-service solutions for recruiting college talent. Its platform automates key choke points in the recruiting process, including collecting candidate information and resumes, marketing job openings to prospective hires, scheduling and conducting interviews, aggregating and sharing evaluations. The firm provides event-based recruiting space, with a mobile solution that allows employers to seamlessly manage the entire process of recruiting talent from colleges and universities. The company was founded by Dan Bartfield and Jason Weingarten on August 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Magnetic Media Online Holdings, Inc. provides technology services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Spark Flow SA provides advertising services. The company was founded in and is headquartered in Martínez, Argentina.

Spoonflower, Inc. operates as an Internet-based custom fabric printing service and design community. It offers digital textile printing services and allows fabric designers to design, print and sell their fabric designs under all time faves, floral, vintage, stripes and dots, animals, abstract, photographic, doll pattern, large-scale, whimsical and holiday categories. The company was founded by Gart Davis and Stephen Fraser in May 2008 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Tractive GmbH engages in development of hardware, gadgets and application for pet owners. It develops a global positioning system (GPS) device that provides pet activity and fitness tracker. The firm's products include GPS 3G, clips, and charging cable. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Pasching, Austria.

Part of Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., McCann Healthcare LLC is a global health marketing agency with over 45 agencies and 6,500+ employees across six continents. The company is based in New York, NY, and is obsessed with harnessing creativity, technology, and data to inspire behaviors that fuel better health. The company has over 20 full-service agencies and 18+ specialized agencies that focus on creativity, digital channels, technology, and data to help clients accelerate their business and impact lives around the world. The CEO of the company is John Cahill.

Mammoth, Inc. engages as a technology-enabled HR services company, which serves small and medium sized business. Its services include plans and pricing. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Talos Avionics Inc. sells navigation electronic systems, video cameras, simulators and communication systems. Its products include FlySense HUD, FlySense AoA, FlySense AoA Mini and Aeolus-Sense 4T ADS-B. The company was founded by Lefteris Georgiadis and Pantelis A. Georgiadis in 2014 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY.

Kinetiq TV provides television data and analytics services. Its solutions include intelligent monitoring, content tracking, sponsorship measurement and screen signaling. The company is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

Part of Atheneum Partners GmbH, Atheneum Partners LLC is a company that provides on-demand access to intelligence through their Atheneum Insights Platform. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's network of 800,000 experts allows for faster insights and better data. Recently, they surveyed almost 250 healthcare professionals about the challenges they are facing in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highfive Brands, Inc. operates as e-commerce platform. The company was founded by Sean Kim and Taylor Doherty and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Hyde Park Ventures acquires, develops, and operates multi-unit restaurant franchises and real estate assets. The company was founded by Greg Vasey and Jody Goehring and is headquartered in Natick, MA.

Medcase Health, Inc. is a company that is changing how businesses access medical expertise, knowledge, and data. The company is based in Hingham, MA. The company is building the largest network of on-demand healthcare professionals working remotely to assist healthcare innovators and AI developers. Medcase empowers leading industry leaders in medical devices, AI, and technology companies to pharmaceuticals and telemedicine. The company helps accelerate healthcare innovation and bring new medical technologies to market by connecting them to experts to enrich medical data, surveys, or interviews to assess go-to-market and regulation and even providing staffing for valuable telehealth or remote patient monitoring services. The company was founded in 2017. The CEO is Kyle Giddens.

Material Holdings LLC develops science-based tools. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States and United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1973. Bill Kanarick has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Atlas Technology Solutions, Inc. develops a cloud-based HR platform that connects core HR, payments management, flexible talent management, benefits administration, people and country analytics. The company is based in Washington and was founded by Rick Hammell.

Part of Dscout, Inc., Panelfox LLC is a software platform that helps researchers build panels and manage recruitment for research. The company is based in Laguna Niguel, CA. The CEO of the company is Michael Winnick. Panelfox was acquired by Dscout, Inc. on March 16, 2023.