Dan Gilbert

Barnes & Noble, Inc. engages in the provision of access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform to its customers. It operates through Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail), and NOOK segments. The B&N Retail segment focuses in the retail bookstores under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers trade name, which includes also publishing operations, Sterling Publishing. The NOOK segment refers to the digital business, offering digital books and magazines for sale and consumption online comprises of digital content such as eBooks, digital newsstand and sales of NOOK devices and accessories to B&N Retail. The company was founded by Leonard S. Riggio in December 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Webvan Group, Inc. was an Internet retailer offering delivery of consumer products through an innovative proprietary business design that integrates its Webstore, distribution facility and delivery system. The company's product offerings were principally focused on food, non-prescription drug products and general merchandise including housewares, pet supplies, consumer electronics, entertainment products and books. The company along with its subsidiaries, Webvan-Bay Area, Inc., Webvan Operations, Inc. and HomeGrocer.com, Inc. filed for bankruptcy. It sold its technology platform to Mercury Acquisitions Corp. The company was headquartered in Foster City, CA

Palm, Inc. manufactures handheld computing device products. It provides mobile products that help people to stay connected with their family, friends and colleagues, access and share information. The firm sells their products through Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels and at Palm online stores. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Tradus Plc provided on-line consumer trading platforms and related internet services. The company was founded by Tim Jackson in September 1997 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Trov, Inc. provides insurance technology platform. It offers mobility insurance and enterprise applications. The firm through its insurtech platform empowers financial institutions and insurance incumbents to deploy modern solutions for homeowners, renters, drivers and small businesses. Its technology-enabled brokerage combines software with bespoke insurance products to solve the risk management issues facing companies in emerging mobility and gig work. The company was founded by Jim Gemmell and Scott Walchek in June 2012 and is headquartered in Danville, CA.

Band of Angels LLC (Band of Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in California.

Home Entertainment Services NV offers movie rental services. The firm markets the product DVDPost, a solution that brings online entertainment technology through its website. The company was founded by Bernard Wilmet on October 8, 2002 and is headquartered in Anderlecht, Belgium.

AdvisoryCloud, Inc. provides executive search professional firm. Its platform and patent-pending algorithms for executive talent matching are facilitating record numbers of placements between members of The ExecRanks and companies seeking top executive talent. The company was founded by Jonathan R. Aspatore, Dallas Bond and Chris F. Beaver in 2012 and is headquartered in Novato, CA.