Frances Cairns

Thinkwell Corp. develops cloud-based courseware. It offers video-based instruction, automatically graded exercises, comprehensive course content, and customizable platform. The firm's subjects include math, science, and social science. The company was founded by Dan Heath and Amy Bryant in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Troux Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of business technology management and enterprise architecture software services. It offers strategic information technology planning and control software for enterprises and government agencies. The firm's software combines tools for enterprise architecture design and creation with a new generation of information aggregation and management solutions, offering the visibility foundational to IT and business transformation. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Serena Software, Inc. provides application lifecycle management software for enterprises. The company designs, develops, and sells application lifecycle management, application release management, and information technology management software and solutions. Its products include Serena Requirements Manager, Serena Development Manager, Serena Release Manager, Dimensions, PVCS, ChangeMan, StarTool and Comparex, Serena Business Manager, Serena Service Manager, Serena Demand Manager, Serena Request Center and Serena Dashboard. The company was founded by Douglas D. Troxel in 1980 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

RGM Advisors LLC provides investment management services. It provides quantitative and algorithmic services. The company was founded by Robbie Robinette, Richard Gorelick and Mark Melton in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

CenterPoint Ventures Co. LLC (CenterPoint Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Robert J. Paluck and Kent A. Fuka. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

KNCL Management, Inc. provides business consultancy services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

SciComp, Inc. specializes in derivatives pricing models and calibration models. The private company is based in Austin, TX. The company offers both custom developed and ready-to-use solutions, utilizing their in-house automatic source code generation software called scifinance. The company was founded by Elaine Kant and she has been the CEO since incorporation.