Kash Shaikh

netZentry, Inc. provides network security services. It develops FloodGuard technology, a network defense system. The firm offers products that combine detection, tracking and mitigation with the power of real-time collaboration all in one solution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Fonality, Inc. provides cloud-based business phone and unified communications solutions for small to medium sized businesses. It offers employee presence, drag and drop calls, voicemail to email or text, mobility, chat, click-to-email, screen share, and HD video collaboration solutions for internal communication; and contact center solutions for automatic call distribution, skills-based routing, real-time metrics, unlimited queues, and on-demand call recording, as well as barge, monitor, and whisper. The firm also provides HD video collaboration and screen sharing solutions for video conferencing and online meetings; VoIP, voicemail to email transcription, and paperless fax services; business phone system equipment, including IP phones and servers; and support services. The company was founded by Samy Kamkar, Adrian Otto, Marc Smookler, and Chris Lyman in 2004 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Broadcom Broadband Access Ltd. provides networking and embedded fiber access processors serving broadband telecommunication operators’ fiber access fixed and mobile networks and connected digital homes. The company was founded by Ran Dror, David Levi, Haim Ben Amram, Didi Ivancovsky and Raanan Ivry in 2000, and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

Unitas Global, Inc. provides datacentre operations, management and information technology outsourcing solutions. It develops enterprise cloud solutions and services. The company was founded by Grant Kirkwood, Farrah Kashef, Lawrence Lee and Erik Salazar in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vapps, Inc. provides communication services over internet. It offers Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) audio conferencing services and systems. The company was founded by Ben Lilienthal and Jerry Norton in 2003 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

K2 Software, Inc. engages in the design and development of a software platform for automation processes. It offers consulting, remote, and managed services. The company was founded by Adriaan van Wyk, Lenz le Roux, and Olaf Wagner in 2000 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Convercent, Inc. engages in the provision of a software-as-a-service platform for corporate compliance and ethics management. It offers ethics and compliance solutions including anti-corruption, board reporting, data privacy, conflicts of interest, and advisory services. The company was founded by Barclay Friesen, Patrick Quinlan, and Philip Winterburn in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Switchfly LLC operates an ecommerce platform that provides a one-stop travel solutions for airlines, financial services companies, hotels, and other travel brands. It offers Switchfly packaging and Switchfly loyalty products to help firms grow revenue and increase customer loyalty. The company was founded by Heidi Vavul and Tina Fitch in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Decisionnext, Inc. provides cloud based predictive analytics platform for commodities driven businesses. The company was founded by Mike Neal, Robert Pierce and Graeme Stanway and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Projector.is, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise remote support for human powered customer services revolution. It offers ScreenMeet , a platform which enables apps, information and presentations to be shared from phone and computer to any device. The firm serves the retail and consumer packaged goods, financial services, and field services industries. The company was founded by Ben Lilienthal and Eugene Abovsky in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Selector Software, Inc. develops operational intelligence digital infrastructure platform. It offers SelectorAIOps that provides actionable multi-dimensional insights to network, cloud and application operators. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Citrix Startup Accelerator (Citrix Startup) is a venture capital subsidiary of Citrix Systems, Inc. founded in 2010 by John McIntyre and Michael Harries. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Part of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Ericsson North America, Inc. manufactures telecommunications equipment.

Part of Xerox Holdings Corp., Palo Alto Research Center LLC is a research company that focuses on breakthrough innovation and future technology. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company's research includes AI, novel printing, HMI, digital workplace, IoT, and more.

NetFortris, Inc. provides VoIP services to small and medium size businesses. It offers voice services, such as hosted VoIP and session initiation protocol trunking, as well as FlexSmart, a way to streamline communications needs by combining voice and data services onto one single connection via a private network. It also provides broadband solutions which include managed Ethernet, multiprotocol label switching, and T1 Internet access. The company was founded by Brandon Chaney, Anthony Zabit and John Cruz in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA and Plano, TX.

NeoNova Network Services LLC engages in provision of managed internet protocol services. Its services include Google applications for business, Microsoft office solutions for businesses, cloud files solutions, cloud hosting, cloud server solutions, and disaster recovery. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Seagate Technology LLC engages in the development and manufacture of data storage solutions. It products include network-attached storage hard drive, solid state drives, hybrid cloud backup solutions, and express recovery appliances. The company was founded by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner in 1978 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. distributes natural gas and electric energy. It provides natural gas service and transportation for residential, commercial and industrial customers. The firm also generates and distributes electricity and provides wholesale transactions. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Merrillville, IN.

Part of Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Wetlands America Trust, Inc. provides financial and philanthropic support services. The company is based in Memphis, TN.

Rubrik, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud data management solutions. Its solutions include backup and recovery, VM backup, Microsoft 365, ransom ware recovery, database backup, cloud solutions, and Polaris sonar. Rubrik products include data protection, data threat analytics, data security posture and cyber recovery. The company was founded by Bipul Sinha, Arvind Jain, Soham Mazumdar, and Arvind Nithrakashyap in December 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Seismic Software, Inc. engages in the provision of platform to manage data such as graphics, proposals, sales deck, and reports. It offers asset management, banking, business services, consulting, insurance, and wealth management solutions. The company was founded by John Douglas Winter, Marc Romano, Nasser S. Barghouti, Fred Xie, and Calnan Edward Thomas Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BroadLight, Inc. delivers end-to-end passive optical network technology. The company was founded in June 2000 by Didi Ivancovsky, Raanan Ivry, Haim Ben-Amram and Tan Dror and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Motive Capital Management LLC (Motive Partner) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Rob Heyvaert, Mike Hayford and Stephen C. Daffron. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Inxeption Corp. develops ecommerce management software. It offers process payments, finance, drive traffic, sell online, and growth leverage solutions. The company was founded by Farzad Dibachi, Terry Garnett, and Mark Moore in 2017 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. engages in the business of designing, developing, and selling a family of proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that secure, accelerate, and optimize the delivery of business applications, web content, and other information to distributed users over a wide area network or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public internet. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia and Pacific. The Americas segment includes North America, Central America, and Latin America. The company was founded on March 13, 1996 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Azure Capital Partners, Inc. (Azure Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Cameron Lester, Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris and Paul Weinstein. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.