Katherine Manuel

Ply Gem Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures residential interior and building products. It offers siding, steel siding, windows, doors, stone, trim, fence and rail, roofing, gutters, and accents. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Quokka Sports' principal activity is to provide sports entertainment for the digital world. The Group's sporting products and services are designed to appeal to a global audience. The production and technology expertise of the Group has extended to the following sports: golf, major league baseball, college sports, sailing, motor racing and action sports like skiing, climbing, hiking, snowboarding, adventure racing and mountain biking and the Olympics.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides health care insurance services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

PureLux, Inc. develops and commercializes advanced lighting technologies based on nano-technology. It delivers exceptional brightness and efficiency through the use of nano materials in thin film devices. The company technologies provide a unique combination of performance and form factor that will enable us to address a wide variety of markets and applications. The company was founded in March 2007 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Fennebresque & Co. LLC is engaged in the provision of investment banking and advisory services. Its advisory services are exclusive sales, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising services. The company was founded by John Fennebresque Jr. in 2007 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

NC IDEA helps young startup companies to commercialize their innovations. The non-profit company is based in Durham, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. Thom Ruhe has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Diveplane Corp. operates a AI platform which provides doctors, nurses and legal teams to manage health care costs. The company was founded by Michael Capp, Chris Hazard and Mike Resnick and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The North Carolina Technology Association operates as a statewide membership association for the technology sector. It offers technology, executives, marketing, events, public affairs, workforce development and economic development programs. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Artspace Projects, Inc. is a private company that specializes in developing affordable spaces for artists and small businesses. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company creates, own, and operate these spaces, making them accessible to those who may not have the means to afford traditional commercial real estate.

Part of BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., Community Learning Centers, Inc. is a company that operates community-based facilities for troubled youth. The company is based in Englewood, CO. Community Learning Centers was acquired by Youthtrack, Inc. on September 03, 1996.

The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that provides resources and support to small businesses in the Raleigh, NC area. The non-profit company's services include tax assistance and a small business resource guide.

Myocardial Solutions, Inc. provides cardiac magnetic resonance diagnostics. Its solution, MyoStrain, offers heart failure detection and monitoring and cardiac stress testing. The company was founded by Nael F. Osman and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

e-Emphasys Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of dealer management software for agriculture, construction, heavy truck, material handling, and other equipment dealers. The company is based in Cary, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's e-emphasys ERP and IntelliDealer solutions provide digital transformation and data intelligence technology to better manage and grow businesses. The e-emphasys dealer management platform incorporates a full suite of technology including business intelligence and reporting, CRM, mobile field service applications, inspection applications, ecommerce customer portals, RFID, artificial intelligence, IoT, and telematics. The company was founded by Milind Bagade, Sayam R. Bagade, and Jeffrey W. Hart has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Sift Media, Inc. engages in the development of an automated bidding software. It focuses on mobile advertisement opportunities in real time auction exchanges. The company was founded by Jud Bowman, Slawek Pruchnik, Jesper Rasmussen and Aaron Schwager in 2015 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Implantable Provider Group, Inc. provides surgical cost management solutions. It offers programs that enable health plan partners to manage surgical and implant costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Jones and Fred Aycock in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

ZealCare, Inc. provides technology-enabled healthcare and analytics services. The private company is based in Durham, NC. The company was founded in 2020 by Ralph D. Snyderman, Connor Drake. The CEO is Maureen Kelley O'Connor.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Lender Performance Group LLC engages in the provision of software for modernizing commercial banking. It offers Andi skills builder, and trust and security solutions. Its features include solving the target, prediction, cross-selling, privacy and security governance, application security, compliance certificate and memberships, and data center and network security. The company was founded by Carl Ryden, Gregory H. Upham, Kenneth V. Garcia, and Mitchell Epstein in 2009 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Captuure, Inc. provides technology services. The company is based in Winter Garden, FL. The company was founded by Eli Weinstock-Herman. John P. Ehrhard has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Apex Analytix LLC is a pioneer in the supply chain software, data, and analytics markets, providing data-powered software and services for supplier management, fraud prevention, and overpayment recovery. The company is based in Greensboro, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States and United Kingdom. The company leads the world in supplier management innovation with its Apex Portal and SmartVM solutions, which automate supplier onboarding, master data management, and continuous monitoring of supplier and supply chain risk throughout the supplier life cycle. With over 250 clients in the Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000, Apex Analytix is dedicated to providing companies and their suppliers the ultimate supplier management experience. The company was founded in 1988 by James B. Arnold, and Steve Yurko has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Appia, Inc. provides mobile performance solutions for developers, publishers and advertisers. It also provides the technology, infrastructure, and scale to provide higher lifetime value users for advertisers while driving positive return on ad spend. It is not an application store but is a marketing platform, bringing the content from a number of developers and content creators to the mobile application storefronts of partners around the world. The company was founded by Judson S. Bowman in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

rPath, Inc. provides next-generation system automation technologies. It automates software system construction, deployment, configuration and maintenance across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The company was founded by Erik W. Troan and Billy Marshall in 2005 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

FrontStream Holdings LLC provides integrated back-end merchant solutions and front-end payment and donation management products. It offers a philanthropy platform, which is an integrated ecosystem of software and services that unifies fundraising, data analysis, event management, employee giving, volunteering, and corporate social responsibility initiatives. The firm also offers a set of tools and data that enables nonprofits and corporations to understand and enhance the impact of their collective philanthropic efforts. The company was founded by Emmet Seibels and Marc Sheipei in 2007 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Voltari Operating Corp. is engaged in the provision of mobile data solutions serving mobile operators, consumer brands and enterprises, and advertising agencies. The company was founded on March 17, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Carbon, Inc. engages in provision of digital manufacturing solutions. Its products include hardware, printing materials, and software. The company was founded by Edward T. Samulski, Steven Lars Nelson, Joseph M. DeSimone, Nikita Ermoshkin, and Alex Ermoshkin in 2013 and is headquartered Redwood City, CA.

Echo Health Ventures LLC (Echo Health Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.