Nick Lavela

Wisconsin Technology Council provides science and technology advisory services to the Governor and the Legislature. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Summit Strategies, Inc. provides research and information about emerging markets and information technology .The company is headquartered in Largo, FL.

Shoutlet, Inc. provides social media marketing services. It provides a centralized platform for increasing brand awareness, acquire new customer, community management, content publishing, integration, governance, social maturity assessment, web production, data integration, and implementation. The company was founded by Jason D. Weaver, Aaron T. Everson and Mark Glazer in 2010 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

CoverHound, Inc. operates an insurance comparison shopping platform. It offers an online automobile insurance comparison and sales platform to consumers. The firm helps people compare rates from numerous insurance carriers and then purchase an insurance policy within minutes. The company was founded by Joel Hayhurst, Basil Enan, and Rory Joyce in May 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cardinal Investment Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Chicago, IL.

Part of Nexvex, Inc., RoofMarketplace, Inc. is an online marketplace platform targeting the property services market. The private company is based in Whitewater, WI. RoofMarketplace provides an easy-to-understand tutorial for consumers to describe their roofing needs, which is combined with accurate aerial measurements that enable contractors to bid the work. The platform offers increased revenue from every request, quick process bid jobs in less than five minutes, solid leads, and seamless connection. Welcome to the future of roof insurance claims with the RoofMarketplace platform, connect to an exclusive network of roofing contractors made available to bid on and perform insurance-related roof repair and replacement. The company was founded by Tim Russell, William Bazeley, David Kish. William Bazeley has been the CEO since incorporation.

Gener8tor Management LLC(Gener8tor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Troy Vosseller and Joe Kirgues. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had additional offices in Madison and Minneapolis.

Healthbox LLC (healthbox) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society founded by Nina Nashif in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Essence Group Holdings Corp. operates as a holding company with interests in providing health management services. The company was founded by Tom Doerr on December 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Maryland Heights, MO.

Tusk Ventures Management LLC (Tusk Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Bradley Tusk and Jordan Nof. The firm is headquartered in New York.

National Guardian Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance services. It offers life insurance and annuities and specialty insurance products. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Part of VSoft Holdings, Branch21, Inc. is a company that provides service and software solutions for community banks and financial institutions. The company is based in Davenport, IA. Branch21 was acquired by VSoft Corp. on February 04, 2008.

American Family Insurance Group (Investment Portfolio) (AmFam-IP) is the investment portfolio division of American Family Insurance Group, a private mutual company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 1963, the firm offers Business and Personal Insurance coverage options for client’s home, office, autos and life. AmFam-IP manages the investment portfolio.

Arturo, Inc. engages in delivering and researching of data for the property and casualty insurance, and investment. The company is headquartered in Orleans, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Networked Insights, Inc. develops a marketing decision platform that helps companies use real time data to optimize marketing. It transfers the way companies make marketing investments by informing decisions with real time consumer data. The firm's enterprise classes analytics solutions uncover audience interests that brands use to segment audiences, determine content strategies and optimize media investments, all of which allows its clients to stay in sync with their customers. The company was founded by Daniel J. Neely, Michael Z. Mitchell and Glenn Jenkins in May 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Oseberg, Inc. provides oil and gas services. The firm offers data analytics, business intelligence, big data, upstream and midstream services. The company was founded by Abderson C. Evan and Erik Gilje and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Takeoffs, Inc. is a construction technology company which engages in the transformation of building material take-off, cost estimation and pre-construction. Its products include material marketplace and pay, estimating service, and takeoff software. The company wa founded by Chris O'Halloran in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

yWhales LLC is a company that combines a deep understanding of emerging web3 tech with business know-how to advise, build, and grow new and existing businesses that aim to capitalize on web3 opportunities. The company is based in Creve Coeur, MO. The company's vision is to harness the power of passionate individuals to shape how the world works and connects on a scale. The company's core philosophies are collaboration, transparency, and education. The company was founded by Jay Steinback, Zemfira Khisaeva, Mia Murphy, Ross Toohey. Jay Steinback has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Avalara, Inc., Paper Crane, Inc. is a company that empowers decision makers, data scientists, and analysts to fuel industry-changing results in insurance, real estate, and other industries. The company is based in Boston, MA. Paper Crane is reinventing geospatial-native data analytics, data integration, and data enrichment to enable better decision-making. The company offers a next-generation platform that uses AI to drive improved modeling and better decisions in geospatial analytics. Developers can leverage their APIs to access geospatial data and build custom solutions. Paper Crane's advanced geospatial software takes the cost and complexity out of geospatial analysis, allowing users to build models 10X faster. The company was founded in 2018 by David Berthiaume and Kyle Beatty. Paper Crane was acquired by Avalara, Inc. on May 03, 2022, for $10.50 million.

Baltimore Orioles LP owns and operates a professional baseball franchise. It is a member of the American League Eastern Division of the Major League Baseball (MLB). The firm also markets sports merchandise, tickets and collectable baseball game items. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cozy Services Ltd. provides a software platform that allows landlords and renters to manage their rentals online. It offers online rent payment, renters insurance, rent estimates and rental applications. The company was founded by Philip Gino Zahnd, Jr. and John Bragg in March 2012 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Review Trackers, Inc. develops monitoring and reputation management software. It serves the healthcare, financial, consumer and hospitality industries. The company was founded by Chris Campbell in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

AXA Venture Partners SAS (AVP) is a venture capital subsidiary of AXA SA founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France with additional offices in New York and London.

Cohen Circle LLC (Cohen Circle) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Betsy Cohen and Daniel Cohen. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Allianz Life Ventures (Allianz Life Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.