René Smith

Edison Venture Fund LP invests in technology companies located in the US. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of application & system software, environmental technology & services, healthcare products & services, communications products & services, computer equipment & services, education technology, electronic components & systems, office & factory automation, biotechnology equipment & services, analytical instrumentation, specialty chemicals & materials, financial services, consumer products & services, and energy & agricultural technologies. It provides financing for expansion/later stage, MBOs and special situations such as sale of family owned businesses, divestitures, spinouts. It selectively invests in start-ups and also considers secondary stock purchases from existing shareholders.

Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. provides software services to the pharmaceutical sectors. The company was founded by James C. Walker in 1999 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

NextStage Capital Management LLC (NextStage Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Terry Williams, Robert S. Adams and Daniel S. McKinney. The firm is headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania.

Patriot Financial Partners GP LP provides investment advice. The company was founded on July 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Cadient Group, Inc. develops interactive marketing strategies for health-care organizations. It provides metrics analysis, creativity, rich user experience, architecture and development and relationship marketing. The company is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

GAIN Capital, Inc. provides online foreign exchange trading services. It offers direct-access trading and asset management services to the global Foreign Exchange markets. Its management services include customer on-boarding, account funding, transfers, allocations, daily P&L, credits, and commission allocation. The company was founded by Mark Galant in 1999 and is headquartered in Bedminster, NJ.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Penn Valley Group Southeast LLC provides investment and advisory services. It is an operationally-oriented management consulting firm specializing in designing, developing and implementing solutions to a client base, with a focus on driving revenue, improving operational and organizational effectiveness and optimizing cash flow. The firm helps clients execute sustainable solutions in all key business areas. The company was founded by Steve T. Zarrilli and Bruce H. Luehrs on September 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Miria Systems, Inc. develops a cloud-based software platform. The firm offers its solutions under the categories of digital business transformation, intelligent business automation and intelligent automation cloud. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Norristown, PA.

Free Library of Philadelphia provides library services. It offers all segments of collection of recorded knowledge, ideas, artistic expression and information in variety of media. The organization provides more than 6 million items, ranging from books and magazines to art, music, film, and other media. Free Library of Philadelphia was founded by Dr. William Pepper in 1861 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Rittenhouse Ventures LLC (Rittenhouse Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Saul Richter and Bruce Luehrs. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey provides social services. It helps in education, financial stability and health sectors. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Seaview Thermal Systems Provides recycling services. It has a patent on a recycling process which uses a combination of incineration and recycling to dispose of manufactured gas waste. The firm was co-founded by Bruce H. Luehrs and William B. Packer in 1992 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

AlignAlytics engages in the development of web-based business intelligence solutions. Its services include outsourced analytics, rapid solution prototyping, analytics dashboard design, analytics strategy, and lean analytics capability enablement. The company was founded by Richard A. Connelly and Roland P. Mosimann in 1995 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Core Solutions, Inc. provides practice management and billing solutions designed for behavioral health and human services organizations. It offers Core Cx360 Technology, Core Cx360 Integrated Behavioral Health EHR Platform, Core Cx360 Integrated Health and Human Services Technology, and Core Implementation Services. The company was founded by Ravichandar Ganesan on December 9, 1998 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

GuideStar USA, Inc. operates as a not for profit organization that gathers, organizes, and distributes information about United States nonprofits. The company was founded by Buzz Schmidt on September 06, 1994 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, VA.

World Education Services, Inc. is a non-profit social enterprise based in New York, NY. World Education Services is dedicated to helping international students, immigrants, and refugees achieve their educational and career goals. The private company was founded in 1974 and the CEO is Esther T. Benjamin.

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Group, Inc. provides state-of-the-art medication management services. It offers pharmacovigalence medication risk mitigation services, including PharmD-patient consultations and pharmacogenomics-assisted medication selection. The company was founded by Calvin H. Knowlton and Orsula V. Knowlton in 2009 and is headquartered in Moorestown, NJ.

vcopious, Inc. provides virtual environment software services. Its software platform enables enterprises to connect relevant internal assets, including eCommerce, CRM, social media, customer records, learning systems and contact centers, while collecting every user activity within the platform. The firm offers Virtual Spaces Suite which is an end-to-end solution used for designing, creating and managing virtual environments and events. The company was founded by Harpreet Singh Chatha and Ronaled Giannone in 2008 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

Prosperoware LLC is an enterprise software company focused on legal and professional services. Its products include umbria, milan InfoGov, DMS Add-Ons for iManage and NetDocuments. The company was founded by L. Keith Lipman and Sheetal Jain and is headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. develops and manufactures artificial limbs. The private company is based in Exton.

HealthTech Partners, Inc. provides telemedicine solutions. It provides care for people with IDD, nursing facilities, payers, and home care. The company was founded by Masoor Khan and is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ.