Peter Frintzilas

VentureBeat, Inc. provides news and information about companies. It offers economic, financial and business strategy consultancy services. The company was founded by Matt Marshall in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KiwiCo, Inc. operates a subscription commerce site for kids. It provides a subscription-based service that produces and delivers hands-on activities boxes for kids. The firm’s products are science activities, and arts and crafts projects that are designed to be educational but also entertaining for kids. The company was founded by Yu Pan, Sandra Oh Lin, Yael Pasternak Valek and David Li October in 2011 is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Pullstring, Inc. develops web and mobile-connected game applications. It offers an entertainment technology platform that includes a talking teddy bear and a web interface. The company was founded by Oren Jacob, Martin Reddy and Renee Adams in August 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Gryphn Corp. develops secure mobile messaging platform. It provides secure text messaging for mobile enterprises to boost collaboration, ensure security and compliance standards. The company was founded by Navroop Pal Singh Mitter and Bobby Saini in 2011 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Throwdown Labs, Inc. develops software for fitness journeys. The company was founded by Redwood City and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Swee10, Inc. provides renovation services. The firm operates a platform that matches home and small business owners with renovation needs to architects, designers, and general contractors for projects. The company was founded by Jean Brownhill Lauer, Preeti Sriratana and Sherataun Nuss in January 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Waud Capital Partners LLC (Waud Capital Partners) is an Independent Private Equity firm. The firm is founded in 1993 by Reeve Byron Waud. It is headquartered in Chicago,US.

FFL Partners LLC (FFL) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tully Friedman, Spencer Fleischer, David Lowe, and Christopher Masto. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Flexpoint Ford LLC (Flexpoint Ford) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Donald Joseph Edwards, Ethan Abraham Budin and Charles Earle Glew. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in New york.

4INFO, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile display advertising technology. It offers retail, automotive, financial and CPG solutions. The company was founded by Michael Stachowiak, Markus A. Nordvik, Pankaj B. Shah, Zaw Thet, and David E. Siminoff in 2004 and is headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

CoachArt is a non-profit organization that creates an arts and athletics community for families affected by childhood chronic illness. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company offers 1-on-1 and group lessons, which were traditionally in-person but have now moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CoachArt was founded by Alexander J. Lurie and serves children impacted by serious illness.

Aikon is a Croatian company that simplifies the complex world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Aikon offers a suite of intuitive products built on the Ore Network for enterprise companies. These products provide a seamless user experience that works cross-chain with various platforms such as Algorand, Avalanche, Ethereum, EOS, WAX, Telos, and more. The private company was founded by Marc Blinder and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cervin Ventures Management LLC (Cervin Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Nexient LLC provides onshore technology services and outsourcing solutions. Its services include agile software development, devops, enterprise mobility, information management, quality management and technology business management. The firm also offers domestic outsourcing, information technology consulting and application management services.The company was founded by Neeraj Gupta, Debashish Sinha and Michael G. Parks in 2010 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Tuesday Capital Management LLC (Tuesday Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Patrick Gallagher and Michael Arrington. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Integrated Practice Solutions, Inc. provides of electronic healthcare records and practice management software. It offers electronic health record, practice management software, patient engagement, mobile applications, and integrated chiropractic solutions. The company was founded by Ron McNeill and Michael Failla in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Scopely, Inc. engages in the provision of interactive entertainment and mobile games. It offers mobile, video, interactive, game development, games publisher, design, technology, platform, social apps, gaming and game monetization. The company was founded by Eytan Elbaz, Walter Driver III, Eric Futoran and Ankur Bulsara in 2011 and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Formation8 Partners LLC (Formation8) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Joe Lonsdale, Brian Koo, and Jim Kim. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

QuanticMind, Inc. provides intuitive SaaS tools for enterprise-level advertisers to manage search engine, display and mobile marketing. It offers online marketing, performance marketing, optimization, analytics, search engine marketing, SEM, PPC, pay per click. The company was founded by Brian Bird, Enriko Aryanto and Chaitanya Chandrasekar on May 1, 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Montage Ventures LLC (Montage Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Todd Kimmel. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Streamlined Ventures LLC (Streamlined Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Ullas J. Naik. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Workpop, Inc. provides employee hire services. The firm offers tools to enable businesses to create job listings by filling out requirements, job descriptions, and information about the workplace. It operates as a community marketplace for workers and employers in the service economy. The company was founded by Benjamin Berman, Christopher Ovitz, Reed Shaffner and Henry Jay Yu in 2014 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

OVO Manager LLC (OVO Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Eric Chen. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Ironfire Ventures (Ironfire Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Ironfire Capital LLC founded in 2012 by Eric Jackson and Richard Chan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ROKA Sports, Inc. operates an online sports clothing and accessories store for men and women. Its products include jerseys, shorts, wind block vent vests, and thermal leg/arm warmers, wet suits, swim skins, goggles and headwear. The company was founded by Kurt R. Spenser and Robert A. Canales in 2013 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Garten,Inc. engages in the provision of nutritional food and wellness services. It offers healthy snacks, kitchen design, corporate catering, and healthy snack box delivery. The company was founded by Michael Heinrich and Jonathan Chang in 2014 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Nectar, Inc. develops an automated replenishment platform for the consumer packaged goods and alcohol beverage markets. The company was founded by Aayush Phumbhra and Prabhanjan Gurumohan in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

ARPU Research Labs LLC (Unshackled Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Manan Mehta and Nitin Pachisia. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Meter Feeder, Inc. provides a low cost payment and enforcement solution for small to mid-sized governments. Its application allows users to find and pay for area parking using their mobile devices. The company was founded by James Gibbs and Daniel Lopretto and is headquartered in Braddock, PA.

Quilt Data, Inc. operates as a data package manager. The company was founded by Kevin Moore and Aneesh Karve and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Emergent Ventures (Emergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ankur Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pandia Health, Inc. operates an online platform which provides doctor consulting and prescription services for birth control. The company was founded by Sophia Yen, Perla Ni, and Celia House in 2016 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

SphereCommerce LLC engages in the provision of payment solutions. It offers security software, credit card processing, payments gateway, and merchant software services. The firm serves healthcare, transportation, education, and insurance industries. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Pair Eyewear, Inc. offers customizable glasses and sunglasses. The company is based in New York, NY. Customers can get their first pair for $54, including prescription lenses. The company also provides gift cards for those who want to give the gift of choice. The gift cards are delivered by email and can be redeemed at checkout. Pair Eyewear offers a variety of brand new glasses designs, including designs inspired by furry friends and Sesame Street. In addition to glasses, the company also offers an all-in-one kit that includes lens cleaning spray, a micro-fiber cloth, and a carrying kit. Pair Eyewear was founded in 2017 by Nathan Kondamuri and Sophia Edelstein, who have been the CEOs since 2017.

Zbiotics Co. engages in the development and manufacture of engineered products. It offers Zbiotics enhanced probiotic drink and ZB183. The company was founded by Zack Abbott and Stephen William Lamb in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sparrows is an American company that helps people build and strengthen relationships. Users can create a profile and start connecting with new and existing relationships. The company was founded by Pankaj Shah.

Part of TeamSnap, Inc., Mojo Sports, LLC is a youth sports media platform that provides coaching instruction resources, sports team management tools, live video streaming, and multimedia content sharing to coaches, athletes, and families. The company is based in Bakersfield, CA. The company was founded by Ben Sherwood and Reed Shaffner. Ben Sherwood has been the CEO since incorporation. Mojo Sports was acquired by TeamSnap, Inc. on 2023-12-14.

FLYR, Inc. operates as a data science company which predicts airfares. It forecasts changes in the price and availability of tickets for individual flights. The firm also offers alerts to consumers by email when the price for an airline ticket tracking may soon change. The company was founded by Alexander Mans, Jean Tripier and Cyril Guiraud in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.