James J. Ackerman

Blackboard, Inc. provides software applications and related services to the education industry. The firm offers recruitment, student success, and consulting services. Its services are utilized by academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, and universities. The company was founded by Michael L. Chasen, Daniel E. Cane, Stephen Gilfus and Matthew L. Pittinsky in 1997 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

BuildFax, Inc. engages in provision of software for the construction industry. It offers insurance solutions and investment solutions. It also provides remodeling, solar installations, new construction, roof age, major systems, and maintenance history. The company was founded by Holly Tachovsky and Joseph Emison on January 19, 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Discovery Holding Co. provides creative, media management and network services to the media and entertainment industries. It operates as a holding company for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ascent Media Group, Inc. and Discovery Communications, Inc. Its Ascent Media provides audio and video post-production services to the film and television industry. Its Discovery Communications provides non-fiction entertainment services. It also bought AccentHealth, in the year 2006, which produces healthy lifestyle programming to engage, entertain, and educate patients. Its network entertainment brands including TLC, Animal Planet, The Travel Channel and Discovery Health Channel. It was founded in the year 2005. It is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Pascal Metrics, Inc. designs patient safety analytics and clinical solutions for hospitals, healthcare systems, and partners. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of VMware, Inc., CloudVolumes, Inc. provides real-time application delivery technologies. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Henrik Rosendahl, Matthew Conover, Matthieu Bapthiste Suiche. CloudVolumes was acquired by VMware, Inc. on August 20, 2014 for $45 million.

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.

Longworth Management Co Inc (Longworth Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim J. Savage. The firm is headquartered in Waltham.

Part of HP, Inc., Taligent, Inc. designs software operating systems. Taligent was acquired by HP, Inc. from Apple, Inc. on January 06, 1994 for $10 million.

Fun Technologies, Inc. provides online and interactive game services through its FUN Games and FUN sports operating segments. It's FUN Games segment operates its skill games business which provides tournament-based interactive skill games, free games, and downloadable games. The firm's FUN sports segment includes editorial content, sports data, games and leagues to consumers and corporate distributors. The company was founded by Lorne Kenneth Abony and Andrew Rivkin in 2002 is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

StoneAcre Partners LLC develops affinity and customer loyalty programs. It operates and manages official NASCAR members club, race points and fan relationships for the sport of NASCAR by connecting the sports. The company was founded in 2004 by Patrick Brady, Jim Brady and Nick Mammola and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

Part of Lattice Semiconductor Corp., Simplay Labs LLC develops HD performance standards, testing services, development tools, and technologies. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA.

Canoe Ventures LLC operates an advertising technology firm. Its services include service assurance, technical integration, monitoring and analytics resolution, backfill media, and footprint and networks. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Originate, Inc. provides software development and consulting services. It also offers venture capital to software start-up companies. The firm's product include Echo360. The company was founded by Rob Meadows and Jeremy Michael Miller in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Curriki is a nonprofit organization that focuses on open education and open-source software. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company aims to empower educators and engage learners by reinventing how educational content is created, shared, and delivered. Curriki's innovative technology solutions break down traditional barriers to ensure that all students can reach their full potential. The company was founded by Kim Jones, and Pamela Schaffer has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Liquidsky Software, Inc. provides a cloud-based service that allows users to run computer programs, including games on Web-enabled devices, such as mobile devices and low-end computers. The company was founded by Ian McLoughlin and Scott Johnston in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cricket Media Holdings, Inc. operates as an investment company with an interest in safe social learning networks. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Nyriad Ltd. develops software for streaming storage solutions for big-data and high performance computing. The company was founded by Alexander St. John and Matthew Aldren Simmons in 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, New Zealand.

Scenera, Inc. is a private company that is creating a new standard data platform for the AIoT industry. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company is achieving this by combining an open and flexible architecture with an intelligent scene-based data pipeline. The result is a paradigm shift from simple streaming data to rich scene data information that enables new and powerful analytical capabilities. Scenera's goal is to align key industry players with the same vision to create an interoperable ecosystem that will bring a new generation of smart edge devices.

Flume Ventures Management LLC (Flume Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Matt Nordby. The firm is headquartered in Incline Village, Nevada.