Peggy McAdams

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. designs, engineers, markets and supports network test systems. Its broadband products and solutions enable communication service providers to manage their networks efficiently in an age of continually evolving technology, and ongoing pressure to reduce costs. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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.

Draper Triangle Ventures (Draper Triangle Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures, Inc. founded in 1999 by Jay Katarincic, and Michael Stubler. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA) is an organization that advocates for early-stage investors and fosters relationships among parties united in purpose to create a more vibrant, diverse entrepreneurial community. The organization is based in Bridgeville, PA. The PVCA offers a variety of dynamic networking, educational, finance, and social outings throughout the year, including the nationally renowned 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

Landslide Technologies, Inc. provides marketing consulting services. The company was founded by Iman Razi and Anupam Singh in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

BlueTree Allied Angels LLC (BlueTree Allied Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Catherine V. Mott and Tom Jones. The firm is headquartered in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

Voci Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of voice data applications. Its products include speech to text and data security. It serves the following industries: insurance, finance, business process outsourcing (BPO), and healthcare. The company was founded by Anthony J. Gadient, John Kominek, Edward Lin and Rob A. Rutenbar in 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Riverfront Ventures LLC (Riverfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in New york.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Kaarta, Inc. provides 3D model generator software that processes data to create a 3D model. The firm’s patent-pending technology transforms the real world into actionable 3D digital models, making real-time decisions possible across a broad range of uses in architecture, engineering, construction, surveying, mining, military, first responder, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Its products include stencil, contour and traak. The company was founded by Ji Zhang and Sanjiv Singh in 2015 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

ESTAT Actuation, Inc. is a robotics hardware provider based in Pittsburgh, PA. ESTAT Actuation specializes in creating hardware products that improve the performance of robots, safety equipment, and motion control systems. The company's patented and published technology includes rotary clutches, linear clutches, surface clutches, voltage drivers, and evaluation packs. The company's surface clutches are mobile, lightweight gripping solutions for a wide variety of parts, while their voltage drivers are compact, long-lasting controllers that can power any ESTAT product. The company was founded by Stuart Diller, Randall Eger, Carmel Majidi, and Randy Eager, with Stuart Diller serving as the CEO since incorporation.

The Consumer Technology Association researches and reports trends in the consumer electronics market. The firm also provides its members with educational programs, technical training, market research and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Metis Secure Solutions LLC develops in-building and outdoor emergency notification and communications systems. Its products include Command Center 2.3 software, MS-5100 Indoor Help Station and MS-6100 Outdoor Help Station. The firm's market includes schools and universities, research and industrial facilities, hospitals and medical centers, corporate campuses, government and public site and parking facilities. The company was founded by Timothy Means in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakmont, PA.

412 Venture Management LLC (412 Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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

Caerus Ventures LLC (Caerus Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Gregory C. Borchardt, Brodi D. Jackson, and James C. Holmes. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Peptilogics, Inc. operates as an early-stage biotechnology company, that develops a new class of antibiotics with a novel mechanism of action derived from their eCAP (engineered cationic antibiotic peptide) platform for the treatment of multidrug-resistant infections. Its platform has the potential to produce antibiotics with broad-spectrum activity with low risk of generating resistance, due to the unique mechanism of action involving the targeted disruption of bacterial membranes. The company was founded by Jonathan Steckbeck and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Angler Labs, Inc. develops and operates software platform for fishing log book. Its application helps anglers to track, store, and analyze their fishing trips, as well as share and receive information in a community of anglers. The company was founded by Nicholas Wilson, Landon L. Bloomer and TJ Corbett and is headquartered in Allison Park, PA.

C360 Technologies, Inc. manufactures 360 degree video solutions. The firm’s services include VR streaming and 360 immersive streaming. It provides pause/playback, immersive 4K streaming video, metadata integration, 3D graphic insertions, ad and video insertions, object tracking, live and archived. The company was founded by Joseph Tomko and Evan A. Wimer in 2008 and is headquartered in Wexford, PA.

Apartment Jet, Inc. engages in providing traveling services. The company was founded by Andy Hamilton, Eric Broughton and Kevin Koperski and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Cytoagents, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The firm focuses on development of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of COVID-19, Influenza and other viral infectious diseases. The company and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Angel Capital Association provides investment services. The CEO of the American company is Patrick Gouhin.

TowerCare Technologies, Inc. develops constituent relationship management and donation management software for non profit organization globally. The company was founded by Frank J. Amoruso and Darwin T. Whaley in 2002 and is headquartered in Wexford, PA.

Salsa Labs, Inc. operates as a software service company. Its products include fundraising software suite, online advocacy software and marketing software. The company was founded by Chris Lundberg and April Pedersen in 2003 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Meakem Becker Venture Capital LLC (MBVC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by David J. Becker and Glen T. Meakem. The firm is headquartered in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

Part of Cornhill Corp. LLP, Marconi Communications, Inc. is a company based in Warrendale, PA.

Ellwood Group, Inc. manufactures and supplies heavy metal components. It engages in steelmaking, gray and ductile iron castings, open and closed die forgings, crankshaft forgings, machining and welding, and tool and specialty steel distribution services. The company was founded by David A. Evans and Jonathan A. Evans in 1910 and is headquartered in Ellwood City, PA.

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy offers programs for environment conservation and protection. It helps in conserving water, land and life, protecting the region’s natural places of exceptional value. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce operates as a chamber of commerce. It advocates at the local, state and federal levels of government. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ericsson, Inc. develops and markets wireless infrastructure equipment. Its products include antennas, transmitters, switching systems and other gears used to build wireless networks. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Wombat Security Technologies, Inc. provides cyber security training and filtering solutions. Its products include Anti-Phishing Phil, an online training game which teaches users how to identify phishing URLs and explains the dangers of phishing, and PhishPatrol, a phishing email filter that uses machine learning techniques to catch phishing emails. This product is a plug-in that users can add onto existing filters. It serves to the finance, government, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, education, transportation, and utilities. The company was founded by Lorrie Faith Cranor, Jason I. Hong, and Norman M. Sadeh-Koniecpol in June 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Gigapan Systems LLC manufactures and sells photographic equipment. The private company is based in Portland, OR.

HackEDU, Inc. provides interactive secure coding training online to help software developers lower the risk of vulnerabilities in code. The company is based in Santa Monica, CA and has subsidiaries in United States. The company's offensive + defensive lessons, science-based approach, and devsecops toolchain integrations help to motivate developers, keep them engaged, and learn and retain secure coding principles effectively. HackEDU's training helps developers improve their ability to write secure software, boost their understanding of how software systems are hacked, and decrease the time to solve security related problems. In addition, their training helps meet PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HISTRUST, ISO, and NIST compliance requirements. Security teams turn to HackEDU to help them "shift left" and be more proactive in reducing vulnerabilities in software. The company was founded by Matt Koskela, Jared Ablon. Joseph A. Ferrara has been the CEO of the company since 2021.