Rob Eleveld

Ekata, Inc. provides global identity verification solutions via APIs and a SaaS solution. Its product suite is powered by the Ekata Identity Engine that uses complex machine learning to derive data links from customer network and graph to provide the standard in global identity verification to companies like Alipay, Stripe, Airbnb and Microsoft. The firm’s products include identity verification, data validation and data enrichment. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Optify is the leading provider of marketing software and services for the Real Time Web. Optify's hosted, easy-to-use platform enables businesses and online publishers to generate leads and more traffic through organic search and social media, create and manage social media campaigns, prioritize visitors and leads, and track and share results with simple but powerful enterprise scale reporting. Optify was founded in 2008 by Brian Goffman and Erez Barak and is funded by Madrona Venture Group, Triangle Peak Partners and prominent angels. They are located in Seattle, Washington with offices in Silicon Valley and Israel. They have a superstar team with experience at top companies including Microsoft, HP, Amazon.com, Zillow, Whitepages.com, and many others.

Whitepages, Inc. engages in the provision of digital identity verification services. It operates a website that helps users find addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information. The company was founded by Alex Algard in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vykor, Inc. provides software solutions. The company offers strategic sourcing solutions for engineered, machined parts, tooling services and manufacturing intelligence software for the product lifecycle, which helps to manage risk by quantifying the effects of design and supply chain decisions. Vykor was founded in 2000 by Rich Seubert and Rob Eleveld and is headquartered in Renton, WA.