Thomas Finegan

StrikeIron, Inc. provides data and communications services via its cloud platform for different applications. It offers web-based infrastructure for delivering business data to internet connected systems, including software as a service applications, websites, spreadsheets, and core enterprise systems. The company was founded by Robert J. Brauer, Richard Holcomb, and Robert Dale in 2003 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Lytho, Inc. provides workflow management solutions for enterprise creative and marketing teams. It offers inMotion, a software application that enables companies to manage and track and review their print, video and interactive projects in a centralized online environment. The company was founded by Robert C. Munz in 1999 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

MycoTechnology, Inc. is a food technology company, which engages in the development and delivering of fermentation process using gourmet fungi to transform agricultural products to improve taste, value, and health. Its products include ClearTaste and PureTaste. The company was founded by Alan D. Hahn, Pete Lubar, Jim Langan, and Brooks J. Kelly in 2013 and is headquartered in Aurora, CO.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Palladium Equity Partners Advisor LLC is a Private Equity firm founded in 1997 by Marcos A. Rodriguez and Robert J. Lanigan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Sensitech, Inc. provides cold chain solutions for monitoring temperature-sensitive and perishable products. Its products encompasses in software, dataloggers, logistics security, chemical and electronic indicator, strip chart recorders, ethylene absorption, facility monitoring, and accessories. The company was founded by Ernest M. Santin in 1990 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. provides financial services. It offers curriculum for professional education, student recruitment efforts, financial literacy, and the annual CPA day of service.

Railinc Corp. develops software solutions and provides information technology services for railways. The company is headquartered in Canada.

Maury Microwave, Inc. is a minority-owned business that manufactures electronic component. It offers products for residential, commercial, instituional and government sectors. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ontario, CA.

KnowledgeTree, Inc. provides cloud-based document management software solutions. It makes sharing content and controlling document processes simple with secure, affordable online document management solutions for growing SMBs and departments at larger companies. The firm also offers commercial SaaS and on-site editions as well as a free, community edition to assist organizations of all sizes transform documents into strategic business assets. KnowledgeTree was founded by Daniel Chalef and John Thorne in 2006 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides food to hunger-relief programs. It distributes food to other agencies and churches that directly feed these individuals. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

NC IDEA helps young startup companies to commercialize their innovations. The non-profit company is based in Durham, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. Thom Ruhe has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Testo SE & Co. KGaA engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of portable as well as stationary measurement and control technologies. Its product applications include heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, food safety, pharmaceuticals, emission measurement, production, research and development, as well as energy generation and efficiency. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Lenzkirch, Germany.

Augusta Columbia Capital Group LLC (Augusta Columbia Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Paul Carl(Chip) Schorr IV and Jeffery J Clarke. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Electrum Group (Electrum Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Thomas S. Kaplan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Synthio, Inc. provides business to business social sourced data solution. It offers a contact database sourced from social media, along with data cleansing, e-mail validation, and lead generation. The company was founded by Aaron Biddar and Richard Stanton in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Clear Labs, Inc. provides services related to food quality. The firm offers clear view platform, GMO test and WGS test products. The company was founded by Sasan Amini and Mahni Ghorashi in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Believer Meats operates biotechnology company. It transforms global meat production through distributive manufacturing of fat and muscle cells. The company was founded by Yaakov Nahmias in 2018 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel.

RedBird Capital Partners Management LLC (RedBird Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Gerry Cardinale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NN Investment Partners North America LLC (NNIP NA) is the US-based hedge fund management subsidiary of NN Investment Partners International Holdings BV, ultimately held by NN Group NV (AMS: NN) in The Netherlands. The firm was founded in 2011 as ING Investment Management International LLC. In April 2015, ING Investment Management was rebranded into NN Investment Partners. Headquartered in New York City, NNIP NA provides investment advisory services to non-US institutional clients through sub-advisory arrangements with affiliates. The client portfolios include insurance companies, pension plans and pooled investment vehicles.

Nom Noms World Food Ltd. provides refrigerated meals and wraps. The company was founded by Lisa Sohanpal and Imratpal Sohanpal on October 11, 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Big Idea Ventures LLC (Big Idea Ventures) is venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Andrew Ive. The firm is headquartered in New York.