Tom Foster

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vision Group is an American company that provides information and services related to lasik, cataracts, and other eye-related issues. The private company is based in NY. The company has a team of ophthalmologists and eye doctors who serve the Brooklyn and Tribeca areas in New York.

STMicroelectronics, Inc. manufactures and markets semiconductor devices. It produces application-specific analog chips and power conversion devices. The firm's products include memories, microcontrollers, transistors and analog mixed signal integrated circuits. Its products are used in discrete devices, camera modules mobile phones and automotive integrated circuits. The company was founded on August 4, 1983 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

WorldRemit Ltd. engages in the provision of digital international money transfer services using a smartphone, tablet or computer. The company was founded by Ismail Ibrahim Ahmed, Catherine Pierrette Francoise Wines and Richard Scott Igoe in 2009 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CartoDB, Inc. develops cloud based location intelligence, analysis and data visualization. Its products include editor, platform, data and basemaps. The firm’s solutions include banking and finance, bi and analytics, earth observation, education, government, journalism, natural resources, real estate and web development. The company was founded by Sergio Álvarez Leiva and Javier de la Torre in April 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

Accel Partners Ltd. operates as a credit institution which provides financial services. It offers its services to the private, corporate and government sectors. The company was founded on July 11, 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Funding Circle Ltd. provides peer to peer small business loan lending services. It operates an online marketplace that helps small businesses to find finance. The firm’s marketplace enables people lend to businesses to finance working capital, expansion capital, asset finance and one off business expenses. The company was founded by Samir Desai, James Meekings, Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, N. Alex Tonelli and Samuel H. Hodges in August 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

sprd.net AG operates an online platform for buying, selling, and custom designing clothes. Its product range includes men's and women's shirts, jackets, pants, underwear, shawls, and clothing accessories. The firm also offers novelty and office items, such as bottles and mugs, phone and table covers, bags, caps, aprons, and buttons. The company was founded by Matthias Spieß and Lukasz Gadowski in March 2001 and is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany.

Spreadshirt, Inc. operates as an eCommerce platform for printing of clothing and accessories. It allows customers to create, buy, and sell their ideas on various products; and print their own text, design, or photo on T-shirts and other personalized clothing, such as personalized aprons. The firm serves companies and clubs, artists and bloggers, celebrities, YouTubers, businesses, organizations, teams, and individuals. The company was founded by Lukasz Gadowski and Matthias C. Spiess in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

GameForge AG develops and publishes online games. It creates game worlds that are easily accessible to everyone, that combine immense gaming fun with a high production quality. The firm's games include 4Story, Aion-Free-to-Play, Air Rivals, Bounty Bay Online, Elsword, Metin2, NosTale, RaiderZ, Runes of Magic, TERA and Wizard 101. The company was founded by Klaas Kersting and Alexander Rosner in December 2003 and is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Lola Travel Co., Inc. develops travel applications that provides instant access to travel experts. It provides real human travel expertise on-demand through smartphone app. The company was founded by William T. O'Donnell, Jr. in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Funding Circle Deutschland GmbH provides small and medium sized companies with a financing option. It offers companies customized financing solutions and investors with a risk-return profile. The company was founded by Andrew Christopher Arthur Mullinger, James Meekings, Matthias Knecht, Samuel H. Hodges, Samir Desai, Grobe Christian, and Alex Tonelli in 2010 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

G2 Microsystems helps connect products, people and data through intelligent Wi-Fi integrated circuits that make it easy to Internet-enable anything. Its ultra low-power Wi-Fi systems-on-a-chip are embedded in a range of battery-powered or microcontroller-based devices including consumer electronics, real-time locating systems, and wireless sensors. Backed by top industry investors, the privately held firm is headquartered in Campbell, California, and has R&D facilities in Sydney, Australia.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Accel Partners LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson. The firm is headquartered in California, the US.

Part of Celonis SE, Celonis, Inc. is a company that specializes in execution management and process mining. Celonis is based in New York, NY. The company helps to identify and fix inefficiencies in business processes that are not easily visible. The company was founded in 2011 by Martin Klenk, Alexander Rinke, and Bastian Nominacher, with Bastian Nominacher and Alexander Rinke serving as CEOs since 2011.

Callsign, Inc. develops mobile applications. It offers Callsign, a digital identity mobile application that aims to replace the multiple passwords consumers use for everything. The company was founded in 2011 by Zia Hayat and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Celonis SE develops Enterprise Performance Acceleration software. It offers warehouse management, IT service management, and sales and marketing funnel. The company was founded in 2011 by Bastian Nominacher, Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

RCW, Inc. manufactures and sells women’s footwear. The firm offers shoes, flats, pumps, loafers, moccasins and boots. It sells products directly to clients as well as online. The company was founded by Cheryl Kaplan, Benjamin D. Fischman and Maria Gangemi in March 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

OnForce, Inc. provides online information technology for on-site tech talent in field services. The firm offers online work platform, talent exchange, preferred talent pools, freelancer management system, consumer electronics and information technology. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Leventhal, Mark L. Friedman and Gabe Miano in February 2003 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Mindspeed Technologies UK Ltd. provides technology and wireless products. The firm offers cellular communications service and cellular base stations for use in residential, enterprise, rural and metropolitan environments. The company was founded by Will Robbins, Douglas Pulley and Peter Claydon in September 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.