K. Trevor Chong

Bass Enterprises is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded by Sid R. Bass. The firm manages assets of high net worth individuals.

AvaLAN Wireless Systems, Inc. provides secure wireless solutions for devices. Its products include product configurator, 900 MHZ, 2.4 GHZ, 4.9 GHZ, 5.8 GHZ, solar cellular, original equipment manufacturer modules, and antennas and accessories. The company was founded by Mike Derby in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, AL.

Social SafeGuard, Inc. is an entity that provides integrated insight and software solutions. It offers solutions for social compliance, compliant content management and key stakeholder engagement. The company was founded in 2006 by James P. Zuffoletti and Otavio Freire and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Lucidworks, Inc. engages in the development of enterprise search solutions. It offers Fusion platform and managed search for Apache Solr. The company was founded by Erik Hatcher, Yonik Seeley, Frank Calderon, Krellenstein Marc and Grant Ingersoll in August 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Moki Mobility, Inc. operates a cloud-based mobile device management platform. Its platform manages, monitors, and secures tablets and smart phones. The firm delivers customer facing devices like digital kiosks, mobile point of sale (mPOS), digital signage, and headless devices. The company was founded by Eric Johnson, Thomas Karren and Ty Allen in 2012 and is headquartered in Alpine, UT.

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community in the world, with over 3.5 million members in more than 600 chapters globally. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA, and nurtures startup ecosystems in 125+ countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations such as Google for Startups. The company hosts local events, flagship conferences, special programs, and online content to support early-stage startups and entrepreneurs. Startup Grind's mission is to educate, inspire, and connect founders, and it has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect with partners and hires, pursue funding, and reach new users.

TDK U.S.A. Corp. manufactures and sells electronic components, magnetic, and optical recording media. The company was founded on September 4, 1981 and is headquartered in Uniondale, NY.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. offers professional businesses, consumer imaging equipment, and information systems. Its products include colored, black, and white copiers, printers, image filing systems, facsimile machines, cameras and lenses, camcorders, semiconductor, and optical equipment. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

Samsung C&T America, Inc. provides investment management and business services. It provides international commodities trading, product marketing and distribution, and new business development. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Sony Corp. of America manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products. The firm offers its products under the categories of computer, cameras, photo and video, televisions, video and home theater, mobile, tablets and smart devices, playstation, portable devices, home audio, car and marine. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Allegis Capital LLC (AllegisCyber Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Robert Ackerman and Barry M Weinman. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Maryland and Utah.

APV Technology Partners (APV Technology Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Asia Pacific Ventures Ltd founded in 1995 by Peter Bodine, William Stewart and Spencer Tall. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

IMVU, Inc. operates as an online social entertainment platform. The firm's platform allows members to use 3D avatars to meet new people, chat, create, and play games with its friends in various languages. The company was founded by Matt Danzig, Mel Guymon, Eric Ries, Will Harvey, and Marcus Gosling in April 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

eFileCabinet, Inc. provides electronic document management software solutions. It provides cloud and client/server solutions, including: eFileCabinet Desktop, an electronic document management (EDM) solution to store and manage important business documents; eFileCabinet Online, a hosted EDM solution; SecureDrawer, a client portal/file sharing service to share and collaborate. The company was founded by James Blaylock in 2001 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Unique Home Designs, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets screen doors, gates and window guards. It offers steel, aluminum and meshtec security doors. The firm supplies its products throughout the country. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Gilbert, AZ.

Part of Vivendi SE, Response Marketing Group, Inc. is a company that provides marketing consulting services. The company is based in Richmond, VA. Response Marketing Group was acquired by Snyder Communications, Inc., part of Vivendi SE from September 27, 2000 on October 07, 1998 for $52 million.

Snapfinger, Inc. provides restaurant search and remote ordering site for take out, delivery and catering from customers. It offers frequent take-out and catering customers the ability to manage their orders, past, present and future, across multiple brands and includes features such as wireless text ordering, and personalized group ordering. The company was founded by James Garrett in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

ShoeDazzle.com, Inc. specializes in the development and operation of online fashion and styling platforms. The firm designs Internet-based communities and portals that offer fashion recommendation and personalized styling services. It also offer users with access to monthly selection of shoes and fashion accessories and their platform applications and services encompass personalized designs, look books, gift cards, product deals, and shipping. The company was founded by Kimberly Noel Kardashian, Brian S. Lee, Robert Leslie Shapiro and M. J. Eng in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

WineDirect Inc. provides solutions for the development and expansion of online wine marketplaces. It offers fulfillment solutions, such as shipping, inventory management, facilities, processing, 3-tier network, special handling, green practices, and export services. It also provides an ecommerce platform that offers shopping cart, content management system, CRM and marketing, integrations, wine club, allocations, performance, and direct-to-trade solutions, sales and marketing tools, and compliance services, including upfront services and monitoring tools, in-transaction compliance, and post-transaction compliance. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Napa, CA.

Moddable Tech, Inc. is an American company that is changing the way embedded software development is done. The private company is doing this by providing open source tools that use modern JavaScript and industry standards to drive IoT innovation. The company's tools allow for the creation of open IoT products using standard JavaScript on low-cost microcontrollers.

Idanta Partners Ltd (Idanta Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971 by Dave Dunn. The firm is headquartered in San Diego.

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.

Elisity, Inc. provides security access solutions. The company was founded by Burjiz Pithawala, Sundher Narayan and Srinivas Sardar in 2018 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Conceal, Inc. provides internet security and network engineering solutions. Its solutions include NetAbstraction, crisis communication support, and network vulnerability analysis and mitigation. The company was founded by Barbara M. Hunt in 2012 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

Bloom Credit, Inc. develops online platform which helps to improve financial eligibility of people declined for lending products. The company was founded by Matt Harris, Mo Gong and Corey Kaplan and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DeepSee, Inc. automates data digitization and extraction. It provides a pipeline to deliver insights and pump. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Hollywood based REZN8 has been instrumental in creating experiences for a broad spectrum of clients across a wide range of platforms. REZN8 is acknowledged as a leader in motion graphics and animation as well as a pioneer in interface design and implementation. RENZ8 is a mash-up of artists, brand experts, designers, animators, interface gurus and programmers, all with the uncommon skills to adapt and evolve in order to meet each clients specific needs. RENZ8 offers a unique blend of award-winning design, brand expertise, unorthodox thinking, and command of current and emerging technologies to deliver comprehensive, cross-media-platform image systems.