Joe Taylor

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Resonance Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuits. The company was founded on February 10, 2006 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Dotloop LLC provides software to the real estate industry. It provides a collaborative web-based negotiation platform where real estate agents can add, adjust, approve and sign documents digitally in real-time. The firm serves the real estate agents in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 2008 by Austin G. Allison and Matt Vorst and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Fusion Coolant Systems, Inc. provides coolant and lubrication systems. It offers patented CHiP Lube systems which are most significant advance in metalworking fluids. The firm systems reduce costs while simultaneously improving worker health and eliminating a toxic waste stream. The company was founded by Steven J. Skerlos on October 13, 2009 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Robert Bosch GmbH engages in the development of the engineering and electronics sector. Its business sectors include; mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in 1886 and is headquartered in Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany.

Cheetah Technologies LP operates as a carrier class systems management solutions. It developes software and hardware which enable them to isolate and troubleshoot multi-layered problems. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

The Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network provides operational consulting, strategy marketing, and technology consultancy services. The private company is based in Cleveland, OH.

Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

Fondaco SGR SpA (Fondaco) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Turin, Italy. Founded in 2002, Fondaco offers a wide range of investment funds and products and services tailored specifically to meet the needs of institutional investors.

Northern Kentucky University Foundation, Inc. engages in the management of privately donated gifts to support educational services. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Highland Heights, KY.

Vadxx Energy LLC operates as an alternative energy company. It converts recyclable and non-recyclable plastic into higher value energy products. It develops a proprietary technology for recycling waste plastic and converting it to Ecofuels. The firm’s plastic recycling technology produces no hazardous by-products and continuously converts waste plastic to oil, fuel and energy products. The company was founded by William Ullom in 2009 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

6k, Inc. engages in the development, commercialization, and implementation of plasma technologies for the production of nanomaterials. Its proprietary platform, UniMelt, enables customers to tailor ceramic, metal, or composite materials to their specifications. The company was founded by Kamal Hadidi in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, MA.

Material Impact Management LLC (Material Impact Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Carmichael Roberts and Adam Sharkawy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Fooji, Inc. offers online services that allow ordering food with emojis. The company was founded by Gregg A. Morton and Erik Zamudio in May 2015 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

StoryTap, Inc. engages in the technology related business. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Actnano, Inc. provides nanocoatings that prevent damage and corrosion from water, oil, and dirt. The company was founded by Taymur Ahmad in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Refinery Management LLC (Refinery Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tealbook, Inc. engages in knowledge management platform. It contains up-to-date, credible supplier information so teams can instantly identify the suppliers for each specific need and collaborate with stakeholders on supplier information and searches. The company was founded by Stephany Lapierre in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Orbion Space Technology, Inc. develops and manufactures plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. Its manufacturing approach enables production of plasma thrusters that are required to equip the space revolution. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Allouez, MI.

ENGAGE Talent LLC offers the first total talent intelligence platform for companies that recognize the impact of people on business performance. It serves in the industries, including insurance, healthcare, technology and engineering. The company was founded by Joseph Hanna in 2015 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Winston Privacy, Inc. offers a plug-and-play privacy device that protects all devices in the home from mass surveillance. It protects computer, tablet, phone, and all smart devices from hackers. The company was founded by Richard Stokes and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

RedCircle Technologies, Inc. develops a podcast hosting and cross-promotion platform. It improves the experience of the podcast creator. The company was founded by Michael Aaron Kadin and Jeremy Lermitte in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blockland Cleveland CWRU engages in the development of a blockchain technology ecosystem. It offers its product under the Blockland brand. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Bloomer Health Tech, Inc. engages in the development of fabrics engineering to optimize health. Its product include women's bra that has tracking elements of cardiovascular disease which inform users about their electrocardiograms, pulse rates, respiratory rates, and heart rhythms. The company was founded by Alicia Chong R., Aceil Halaby, and Monica Abarca on March 30, 2017 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

NextGen Jane, Inc. operates as a diagnostic startup that focuses on developing tests based on a patented tampon collection technology. It offers Smart Tampon platform that serves as a sentinel system in women's reproductive health. The company was founded by Ridhi Tariyal and Stephen Gire in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Lynq Technologies, Inc. provides the distance and direction to people in crowds, remote areas, festivals or anywhere under the open sky. The company was founded by Dave Shor, Matthew Misbin, and Jonathan Murray and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Nohbo LLC provides personal care It offers shampoo and body wash drops. The company was founded by Benjamin Stern on February 18, 2016 and is headquartered in Melbourne, FL.

Bitewell, Inc. is a healthy food marketplace that was founded in 2020. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company works directly with employers to provide food health benefits, reducing insurance premiums and improving health for users. Bitewell's platform utilizes food experts to make healthy eating simpler and smarter by applying a customized food health score to the foods users are eating. The company's digital food farmacy is a food-as-medicine care-extender platform that offers personalized, condition-based support that aligns with recommendations and advice. Bitewell's food-as-medicine marketplace makes the healthy choice, the easy choice - at mealtime and beyond. The company was founded by Samantha Citro Alexander and Chris Fanucchi. Chris Fanucchi has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cintrifuse Fund Management LLC (Cintrifuse Fund) is a venture capital subsidiary of Cintrifuse founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.