Michael Howe

Data Axle, Inc. provides business data and marketing solutions. It offers analytics and marketing services. The firm specializes in digital and traditional marketing channels. The company was founded by Vinod Gupta in 1972 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. engages in long-term savings and retirement products. It develops and sells individual annuities, private and public sector group retirement plans, other investment products sold to institutions. It also provides life insurance and investment advisory services. The company was founded in November 1996 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Ketera Network TM transforms business buying and selling by integrating an enterprise-class spend management solution and an active community of 250,000 business buyers and suppliers that have transacted over $4 billion in spend and actively collaborate to improve results. Using the Ketera Network, the procurement organization can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entire source-to-pay process with its enterprise-class spend management capabilities that includes sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. In addition, the Network's supplier discovery and marketing tools help suppliers grow their business and enable buying organizations find better suppliers. Finally, its network-level analytics enable buying organizations and suppliers to benchmark and improve their business strategies. By simultaneously delivering considerable cost savings for buyers and new business opportunities for suppliers, the Ketera Network represents the next generation of business applications that benefit from a strong community multiplier effect. Ketera is located in San Jose, CA. The company has blue chip investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, and American Express.

GoodData Corp. provides collaborative business intelligence platform and custom reporting solutions. The company was founded by Michal Dovrtel, Roman Stanek and Zdenek Svoboda in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Part of SAP SE, Tradex Technologies, Inc. is a private company that provides B2B e-commerce solutions for net markets. The company is based in Alpharetta, GA. Tradex Technologies was acquired by Ariba, Inc., part of SAP SE from October 01, 2012 on March 08, 2000 for $1,860 million. The company was founded by Jared Rodriguez, Ted Quint, Barry Miller.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP provides legal services. It specializes in trial, appellate, securities, regulatory, intellectual property, corporate transactions, bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Capgemini America, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers outsourcing, consulting, and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Monitise Americas LLC provides mobile banking and payment services. The firm specializes in mobile banking and payments technology, mobile money, financial services and mobile commerce. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

IndyMac Bank FSB is a company that provides various types of printers including thermal inkjet printers, continuous inkjet printers, commercial printers, and laser printers. The company is based in Pasadena, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company also offers order printer ink cartridges.

Part of SAP SE, SAP Labs LLC develops core software products for SAP.

Capgemini North America, Inc. offers information technology (IT) services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Certinia, Inc. develops software for the financial industry. It delivers Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) at customer speed. The firm?s financial management, human capital management, professional services automation, and supply chain management apps help businesses to increase the speed in which they operate and be more responsive along every touch point of a customer?s journey. The company was founded by Jeremy Roche and Debbie Ashton in 2009 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Brighter, Inc. operates as an online marketplace that connects members with dentists. It's product Brighter, a platform that allows self-pay patients to manage their oral health by giving access to pre-negotiated prices at certified dentists. The company was founded by Jacob J. Winebaum and Jason Szczuka in April 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

MapAnything LLC develops and provides mapping solutions. The firm offers ezCloudAudit which provides user adoption, auditing, and compliance, and abuse detection; AddressAnything that saves time entering addresses into salesforce and ensure addresses are correct from the start; and ezFileLoader which upload, email, and secure documents. The company was founded by John B. Stewart and Benny K. Brantly in 2009 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Sand Hill East LLC (Sand Hill East) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Andrew William Fraser Brown and Josh Burwick. The firm is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

ZeetoGroup LLC operates as a marketing technology company. It specializes in customized advertising programs across the Web, social, mobile and email; with a focus on pay-for-performance campaigns. The firm offers campaign creation, optimization, testing and scaling services. The company was founded by Stephan Goss in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BetterView Marketplace, Inc. provides aerial imagery, data, and analysis services. The firm works with a network of UAV and Drone operators to take aerial imagery and inspect properties for potential problems. The company was founded by David Lyman and Dave Tobias in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Guidewire Software, Inc., HazardHub, Inc. is a provider of property-level hazard risk databases that cover the most dangerous perils in the continental US. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and was founded by Bob Frady and John Siegman. The company translates geospatial digital data into easy-to-understand answers, providing risk assessments that can be used to make real-world decisions. HazardHub provides comprehensive, national coverage for risks that destroy and damage property, including perils from air, water, earth, and fire. HazardHub was acquired by Guidewire Software, Inc. on August 19, 2021.

AgentSync, Inc. provides Compliance as a Service platform. The firm's AgentSync is an application built on the Salesforce.com platform that enforces state producer licensing and appointment regulatory requirements through an integration to the National Insurance Producer Registry. The company was founded by Niji Sabharwal and Jennifer Knight and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners LP (Santa Barbara Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Dan Engel. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

Part of CoreLogic, Inc., CoreLogic Spatial Solutions LLC is a private company that provides property, financial and consumer information analysis & services. The company is based in Irvine, CA.