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Quest Software, Inc. engages in the design, development, and distribution of enterprise systems management software products. It offers consulting, educational, and support services including Microsoft Platform, data protection, unified endpoint management, performance monitoring, and database management services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

CloudBolt Software, Inc. develops software and provides information technology services. The firm specializes in cloud management platform, hybrid cloud, end-user server management, public cloud, virtualization, automation, speed IT deployments and end user self-service IT. The company was founded by Alexandre Augusto da Rocha, Bernard Sanders, Williams E. Schell and John Menkart in September 2012 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Aelita Software Corp. provides systems management solutions to organizations that rely on Microsoft Windows technologies. The company's proven expertise with Active Directory and Exchange helps customers improve productivity, system availability and security. IT professionals choose the company's solutions to administer, migrate, recover and audit these critical systems. The company is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Resolve Systems LLC integrates, manages, and supports information technology systems and networks. The firm?s services include assessments, architecture design, process optimization, technology integration and post-implementation services such as support and training. The company was founded by Christian Mack in 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Keyfactor, Inc. provides information security consulting services. Its solutions include business solutions, Internet of things (IoT) security, infrastructure optimization, workforce agility, outage prevention, and data security policy and governance. The company was founded by Kevin von Keyserling and Ted Shorter in 2001 and is headquartered in Independence, OH.

ABRT Venture Fund is a venture capital investment fund headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia. The team managing the fund also has a presence in Moscow. The venture fund was founded in 2004 by Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov. The ABRT fund managers also have strategic relationships with US-based venture capital and private equity fund managers.

AMUST Software Corp. Ltd. engages in development of computer software. Its products include - AMUST Registry Cleaner, AMUST Disk Cleaner, AMUST 1-Defender, AMUST 1-Login, AMUST Registry and other PC security, cleaner and repair solutions and software. The company was founded by Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baranov on February 18, 2005 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Veeam Software Corp. provides systems management software. It develops innovative products for virtual infrastructure management and data protection. The company was founded by Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov in 2006 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Global Equities Research LLC is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Red Wood City, California. The firm provides fundamental research in global equities, focusing on near-term, mid-term and long-term trends to facilitate stock selection. Their research also tries to capture significant stock moving catalysts, shifts and inflexion points, based either on Business Model, customer Purchasing Behavior or on the Technology Shifts, which may affect certain stocks. Global Equities Research currently focuses on global companies in the areas of: Internet, IT Services and Software.

Milken Institute provides research and analysis services in the areas of economic issues. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. Michael L. Klowden has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

StarWind Software, Inc. provides software solutions. It offers starwind leasing and Paas services. Its products include starwind virtual SAN, starwind VTL, hyperconverged and appliance. The company was founded by Anton Kolomyeytsev and Art Berman in 2003 and is headquartered in Middleton, MA.

The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) is a research organization that helps technology companies achieve profitable growth and overcome their top business challenges. With a membership community of over 40,000 executives from 96 countries, TSIA represents 80% of the Fortune 100 technology companies. TSIA provides world-class business frameworks, best practices, performance benchmarking, peer networking opportunities, and certification and awards programs to technology services organizations of all sizes. The organization serves four major markets: enterprise IT and telecom, consumer technology, healthcare and healthcare IT, and industrial equipment and technology.

Judicata, Inc. engages in the provision of software tools for lawyers. It offers software applications for legal data analysis, management and research sectors. The company was founded by Itai Gurarim, Adam Hahn and Blake Masters in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

5nine Software, Inc. operates as a hyper-v virtualization management and security company. It offers support services for various products via online forms, telephone, resource centers, and emails. Its products include 5nine Cloud Manager, 5nine Cloud Security, 5nine Cloud Migration, and 5nine Manager. The company was founded by Konstantin Malkov in 2009 and is headquartered in Middletown, NJ.

LiveAction, Inc. develops information technology visibility solutions. It offers LiveUX, Live NX and LiveAgent module products. The firm provides network performance management, SD-WAN monitoring, network data analysis and endpoint monitoring services. The company was founded by John K. Smith in 2007 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Thiel Capital LLC (Thiel Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Peter Andreas Thiel. The firm is headquartered in West Hollywood, California.

Bristlecone Holdings LLC develops technologies to help businesses evaluate consumer creditworthiness. It uses the software to look at leading indicators, such as bank accounts, social data, and public records to develop algorithms to make decisions before lending money. The company develops software to lend directly to consumers and small businesses. Bristlecone Holdings was founded by Dusty Wunderlich in 2013 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

N2W Software, Inc. operates as a software company. It provides enterprise-class backup, recovery and disaster recovery solutions. The firm offers operational back up, recovery and DR for Amazon web services. The company was founded by Uri Wolloch and Ohad Kritz in 2012 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

SPAR Technology Corp. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

Tricentis USA Corp. operates as a provider of software testing services. Its products include Tricentis qtest, osca, livecompare, analytics and flood. The firm offers solutions for enterprise apps and integrations. It also provides consultancy and support services. The company was founded by Wolfgang Platz and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

RF Parent, Inc. provides technology services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

KF Parent, Inc. functions as an investment holding private company. The company is based in New York, NY.

GramLabs, Inc. develops an open source and enterprise platform. It offers Red Sky Ops, an artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) platform for deploying, scaling and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes environments. The company was founded by Matt Provo in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of PSQ Holdings, Inc., PublicSq., Inc. is a company that provides information technology services. The company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. The company was founded by Michael Seifert, who has been the CEO since incorporation. PublicSq. was acquired by Colombier Acquisition Corp. on July 19, 2023 for $206.77 million.

Coreview, Inc. operates as a Microsoft 365 management platform that helps IT teams maximize the value of Microsoft 365. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA. The company was founded in 2014 by David Mascarella and Ivan Fioravanti. Shawn Lankton has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

The Thiel Foundation awards grants to groups that empower people to improve their lives, champions organizations and individuals who expose human rights abuses and authoritarianism. It programs include The Thiel Fellowship, Breakout Labs and Imitatio. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.