Jill Watson

Union Square Advisors LLC is a technology-focused investment bank that offers strategic mergers & acquisitions advice and execution, agented private capital financing, and debt capital markets advisory services. The private company was founded in 2007 by Edward R. Smith, William C. McClelland and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company works with leading public and private technology companies, private equity, venture capital and family offices, and their expertise spans many aspects of the technology landscape, including enterprise software and infrastructure, fintech, healthcaretech, internet+digital media, ecommerce, consumer software, aiot & industrial technology and other key segments. Since inception, Union Square Advisors has advised on more than 170 strategic transactions exceeding $118b.

Nexage, Inc. develops mobile advertising solutions. It offers full power of programmatic markets, enabling publishers and media buyers to trade via programmatic direct, private exchange, and mediation. The company was founded by Devkumar R. Gandhi in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Yesware, Inc. provides mailing services for sales people. It is a free add-on for Gmail that helps users sell more effectively right from their inbox. The firm's Email Tracking notifies salespeople when prospects open their messages and click their links. The company was founded by Patrick Cashman Andrus, Matthew Bellows and Rajat Bhargava in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

IEX Group, Inc. operates an online trading platform for registered broker dealers. It operates as equity trading venue owned by a consortium of buy-side investors, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and family offices. The firm provides balanced marketplace via simplified market structure design and cutting-edge technology. It also offers a fair-access platform to broker dealer. The IEX ATS is a fully automated electronic order book for orders to buy and sell national market system equity securities with a continuous, automated matching function. The company was founded by Ronan Ryan, Bradley Katsuyama, Robert Park and John Schwall in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

DejaSet, Inc. develops applications that allow musicians to record and sell recordings online. It offers technology ecosystem which allows live concert performers to capture and sell their performances immediately after the performance. The company was founded by Matt Peterson and Colin Brown in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

IBM Canada Ltd. develops, manufactures and sells advanced information processing products. Its products include computers and microelectronic technology, software, networking and related services. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, commercial property, communications and media, trade, construction & infrastructure, corporate finance, and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Farelogix, Inc. engages in the distribution and merchandising of solutions to the global travel industry. It offers Airline Commerce Gateway, a technology platform that provides airline suppliers with a series of technology components for airline-controlled distribution, merchandising, and retailing. The company was founded by Rick Gossage in 1998 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

New Ventures, Inc. provides work-based training to teach basic work skills needed for success in all career choices. The company is headquartered in LaGrange, GA.

Wellocities Corp. engages in the provision of online health information services. The company was founded on November 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Compass Lexecon LLC provides legal services. It offers legal services to corporations and government clients. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Relay Ventures, Relay Ventures Fund I GP, Inc. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2008 by John L. Albright. John L. Albright has been the CEO since 2008.

Georgian Partners Growth (Georgian Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Justin LaFayette, Simon Chong and John Berton. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Five Mobile, Inc. provides smartphone, wireless, and mobile application development including design, porting, testing, deployment, and consulting. The company was founded by Ameet Shah, Jeff Zakrzewski, Oliver Tabay, and Troy Hubman and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Stratifyd, Inc. provides a data-driven visual analytics platform. Its platform identifies hidden trends, patterns, locations, correlations, communities, and outlying themes in large pools of data. The company was founded by Derek Wang in 2012 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Avidbots Corp. develops and manufactures autonomous commercial floor cleaning robots. The company was founded by Pablo Roberto Molina Cabrera, Faizan Sheikh and Ken Anderson in January 2014 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Animo Ventures, Inc. operates as a Canadian venture capital company. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.