Gilad Japhet

Francisco Partners is a leading global private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled businesses. The firm objective is to generate superior investment returns by partnering with the management teams facing strategic or operational inflection points and using differentiated experience, insight and resources to build value for shareholders, employees and customers. It provides transformational capital, working in close concert with management to reposition, recapitalize or otherwise rejuvenate companies, with an intense focus on corporate strategy, financial strategy, and recruiting and team building. It is active across a broad range of technology sectors, including semiconductors, and capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise application and infrastructure software.

Mind Candy Ltd. engages in the development of online games. It offers games such as Perplex city and Moshi Monsters. It also offers other entertainment formats such as trading cards, magazines, books, music, toys, and films. The company was founded by Michael Acton Smith in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Soluto Ltd. develops mobile applications that supports and protects data on Android or iOS platforms. It allows techies to help friends and family to remotely manage devices through the web - chopping boot, fixing problems and setting up new apps and services on multiple devices. The company was founded by Tomer Dvir and Ishay Green in 2008 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Accel Partners Management LLP provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson in 1983 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mosaic Ventures(Mosaic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Simon Levene, Mike Chalfen and Toby Coppel. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Assist Cornerstone Technologies, Inc. provides cross-channel and enterprise software solutions. Its services include system integration, implementation, hosting, strategic consulting, customer support, and training platform. The firm’s solutions include Assist Commerce Suite, eCommerce, Order Management, Accounting, Inventory Management, Cloud ERP, Warehouse Management, Direct Sales, Direct Marketing, Reporting, Supply Chain Management, and additional capabilities. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sandy, UT.

iArchives, Inc. provides digitization and hosting services for digital document assets. It develops and provides an service utilizing proprietary recognition technology and processes for converting documents on paper and microfilm into fully searchable databases. The company was founded by Russell W. Wilding in 1999 and is headquartered in Lindon, UT.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Firefly Network, Inc. is an American company that develops business software. The company is based in MA. The company was founded by David Waxman, Nick Grouf, Salman Malik, Andy Sack. Firefly Network was acquired by Microsoft Corp. on April 09, 1998.

TweetDeck, Inc. provides adobe air desktop applications. The company was founded by Iain Dodsworth on July 4, 2008 and is headquartered in Crowborough, the United Kingdom.

Shipamax Ltd. operates as fleet and deal management firm. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd., The Starter League LLC provides educational services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The Starter League was acquired by FullStack Academy, Inc. on March 16, 2016.

Latitude Corp. manufactures metal and machine products. The private company is based in Verona, WI. The company was founded by Saul Charles Klein.

MyOptique Group Ltd. operates as an online prescription eyewear store. It offers prescription glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses for men and women. The company was founded by Jamie Murray Wells in 2004 and is headquartered in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

Nokia Innovations Oy operates an online social networking platform. It enables frequent travelers to create itineraries of their travel plans and share them with friends. The company was founded by Lisa Sounio, Taneli Tikka, Matt Jones, Matt Biddulph, Marko Ahtisaari, and Dan Gillmor in 2007 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Songkick.com Ltd. provides resources and recommendations for live music performances. It operates an online portal to track artists, venues, festivals, and concert buddies. It also provides facilities to share posters, photos, videos, setlists, reviews, and live music history. In addition, the company offers Songkicker, which is a plug-in for itunes, winamp, and windows media player that tracks artists in music library. The company was founded by Michelle You, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith in October 2007 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Erply Ltd. provides cloud-based, iPad-oriented point of sale and inventory management software for retailers. It offers franchise management software, POS software and and cloud point of sale software and retail ERP software. The firm provides integrated front-end and back-office functionality for retial stores. The company was founded by Kristian Hiiemaa and Kristjan Randma in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Centrica Hive Ltd. provides web connected home security services. It offers home monitoring security kits for students, renters, smaller homes and family homes. The firm also sells its products through online. The company was founded by Adrian Critchlow and Pilgrim Beart in April 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Chartbeat, Inc. provides real-time data analytics and performance alerts. It partners with doers, editors, writers, marketers, developers, those who create and build the content that users see and interact with online to deliver the data they need, when they need it. The firm offers Chartbeat Publishing, a suite of audience building tools-built around an audience’s actual behavior for global publishers and media sites. It also provides real-time analytics starter kits to track number of visitors on a website, traffic sources that drive visitor, and social network traffic. The company was founded on April 2, 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

LOVEFiLM International Ltd. provides online DVD rental and movie download services. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Kano Computing Ltd. offers a software platform and a do-it-yourself computer kit. The firm's product is for anyone who wants to start creating with technology. Its starter kit contains Raspberry Pi 2, books, speaker, and a keyboard. The company was founded by Alex Klein, Yonatan Raz-Fridman, and Saul Charles Klein in November 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Phoenix Court Group Ltd (LocalGlobe) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Robin M. Klein and Saul Charles Klein. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Zinc ventures Ltd (Zinc Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Saul Charles Klein, Paul Kirby, Julia Black and Ella Goldner. The firm is headquartered in Kings Cross, United Kingdom.

Platoon Ltd. provides creative agency services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Charity Projects, also known as Comic Relief, is a major charity organization committed to working towards a world without slavery and human trafficking. The private company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company provides support to schools and individuals who want to raise money through various activities such as bake sales, quizzes, and challenges. The company was founded in 1985 by Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis and Christopher P. Albrecht, and the current CEO is Ruth Davison.

Seedcamp Investment Management LLP (Seedcamp) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Reshma Sohani and Saul Charles Klein. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Manchester Academy Ltd. provides world-class technology and leadership training. The company is based in Manchester, UK. The British company offers a full-time role at a leading tech firm and their program is grant-funded with no fees.

Mavenoid AB builds troubleshooting software. The company was founded by Gintautas Miliauskas and Shahan Lilja and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Veriff OU, Veriff, Inc. is an Estonian company that provides an online information platform. The company is based in Tallinn, Estonia. The CEO of the company is Kaarel Kotkas.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Forteil GmbH develops an application tool that enables customers to benefit from their credit scoring and financial data and help customers optimize their financial situation. The company was founded by Gamal Moukabary, Andreas Bermig, Josef Korte and Jan Ortmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

PWC Corp. is a private company that wholesales steel water pipes and plumbing and heating equipment. The company is based in Santa Ana, CA.

mySupermarket Ltd. retails supermarket and grocery products online. It offers bakery, fresh, frozen, ready meals, food cupboards and drinks. The company was founded by Johnny Stern in October 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Conduit Ltd. provides engagement solutions for web and mobile publishers. Its products include Community Toolbar, Conduit Mobile, Wibiya, QuickLaunch and U Browser. The firm provides cloud-based solutions that empower web and mobile publishers to engage their users across multiple platforms. The company was founded in 2005 by Ronen Shilo, Dror Erez and Gabriel Bilczyk and is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.