Rich Pearson

Upwork Global, Inc. operates as a global freelancing website. It offers freelancers to work on projects from web and mobile app development to SEO, social media marketing, content writing, graphic design, admin help and thousands of other projects. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

oDesk Corp. develops and manages an online job marketplace. It offers recruitment and job placement services for website developers, software programmers, graphic designers, writers, customer service representatives, and virtual assistants. The firm offers enterprise solutions, payroll services, and health benefits. The company was founded by Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Elance, Inc. operates as an online talent marketplace. It helps companies hire and manage professionals online on an hourly or project basis. The firm provides the tools to hire, view work as it progresses and pay for results. The company was founded by Beerud Sheth, Srini Anumolu and Sanjay Noronha in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Initialized Capital Management LLC (Initialized Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SuccessFactors, Inc. provides workforce performance management software solutions. Its services include training & education, support offerings and SAP services. The firm integrated application suite includes the following modules and capabilities: Performance Management; Goal Management; Compensation Management; Succession Management; Career and Development Planning; Recruiting Management; Employee Central; Analytics and Reporting. The company was founded by Lars Dalgaard in 2001 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Doxo, Inc. engages in provision of account management, paperless billing, and bill pay service. It enables the customers to make payments to multiple billers from one site. The company was founded by Mark J. Goris, Roger Parks, and Steven H. Shivers in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Ancestry.com, Inc. provides online network services for connecting families. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

Jentro Technologies GmbH provides navigation software and services for mobile phones. The company was founded by Erno Hempel and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Social Tables, Inc. provides web based software services. It develops online planning software for events, meetings and venues. The company was founded by Dan Berger in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Houzz, Inc. provides an online platform for home remodeling and design. It offers people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish. The firm’s platform connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. The company was founded by Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko in February 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

New Enterprise Associates LLC is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded in 1978 by Chuck Newhall, C. Richard Kramlich.

Gaikai, Inc. provides cloud based video game steaming services. It delivers cutting edge solutions in the New Media and Web spaces. The company was founded by Andrew Gault, David Perry and Rui Pereira in November 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Gemini Consulting Group, Inc. provides management consulting services. Its services range from management consulting, to the development of day surgery centers and hospitals. The company was founded by James B. McCarthy and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd. provides consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Its wealth management practice helps clients to develop and operationalise growth strategies and implement customer relationship management solutions, wealth advisor workstations, Internet-based 'self directed' and 'full service' offerings & front-and back-office systems. The company was founded by Serge Kampf in 1967 and is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.

Snagajob.com, Inc. provides online recruiting services. The company was founded by Shawn C. Boyer and J. Hardin Boyer in 2000 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Imperative Group, Inc. develops human resources and customer programs. The company was founded by Aaron Hurst and Arthur Woods in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Youth Business USA is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering historically excluded entrepreneurs. The organization is based in Oakland, CA. The private company provides free mentoring, funding opportunities, and educational resources to underrepresented entrepreneurs to help them build successful businesses. The company's description includes success stories of entrepreneurs from their community who have overcome challenges and built successful businesses. The company also highlight their Rise Up! program, which supports refugee entrepreneurs, and their podcast series, The First Buck, which features valuable insights from successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. The company also celebrates various events and months, such as Black History Month, Women's History Month, and Pride Month, by shining a light on successful entrepreneurs from their community.

Smith.ai, Inc. operates an online platform for superior receptionist service for live calls and website chat. The firm specializes in virtual receptionists, call answering, lead qualification, lead intake, CRM integration, calendar integration, appointment scheduling, outbound calls, customer support, attorney answering service, phone answering service, remote receptionists, live receptionists, US answering service and virtual answering service. . The company was founded by Wai Fun Lee and Justin Maxwell in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Snag Holdings, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

The Jellyvision Lab, Inc. develops employee communication platform. It offers ALEX Conversation, an interactive decision-support tool that helps employees make benefits enrollment decisions. The company was founded by Harry Gottlieb in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Jackbox Games, Inc. develops video games. The company was founded by Harry Gottlieb in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. produces & distributes motion pictures, television programs, home video, interactive media, and music. The company was founded in April 1924 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Zola, Inc. operates an online wedding registry platform that allows couples and guests to share, buy and ship wedding gifts. It offers home goods such as decors, furniture, bedding, bath products, and electronics. The company was founded by Shan-Lyn Ma, Kevin P. Ryan, and Nobu Nakaguchi on December 13, 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Transfix, Inc. provides on-demand trucking services. It specializes in freight brokerage, truck load, trucking, long-haul and regional, and expedited transportation. The firm?s products include carriers and shippers. The company was founded by Prabhat Supekar, Drew McElroy and Jonathan Salama in 2013 and is headquartered in East Brunswick, NJ.

3jam, Inc. provides text messaging services. It offers virtualized text messaging so that people could send and receive text messages using their phone number from anywhere, such as web, social networks, and PC desktop. The firm also provides white label services using the 3jam platform for a wide range of companies. The company was founded by Andy Jagoe and Enlai Chu in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cassatt Corp. offers clients the capability of implementing cloud-style computing environments using their existing systems, inside firewalls of their data centers, without having to modify their current hardware or software. The company was founded by William T. Coleman III and Mark A. Forman in September 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

DreamFactory Software, Inc. develops web applications for cloud platforms. Its DreamFactory Suite that allows to create, update, and manage projects, tasks, and resources, visualize project status, conduct team activities with collaborative calendar, activity alerts, and threaded discussions, as well as visualize resource utilization; organize hierarchical folders and versioned documents; log time and expenses for projects and tasks, and browse offline and archived data sets, as well as share selected data with colleagues, partners and customers. The company was founded by William C. Appleton and Eric Rubin on May 30, 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Motion Computing, Inc. provides mobile computing and wireless communications. Its services include combine world-class innovation and industry experience. The firm also enhances in line of tablet PCs and accessories are designed to increase productivity for on-the-go users while providing computing security, power and versatility. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Alien Technology LLC engages in design, manufacture and sale of radio frequency identification products. Its professional services include custom training, technical consulting, program and project management, site survey and spectrum analysis, physical architecture review, product packaging and tag placement, optimal antenna and reader placement & orientation, system configuration and technical support & maintenance. The firm’s products include chips, tags, readers and antennas. The company was founded in December 1994 by John Stephen Smith and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SAY Media, Inc. provides video advertising solutions for online communities. The firm offers digital advertising and publishing, and comprehensive publishing platform. The company was founded by Matthew Sanchez, David Lerman and Kevin Sladek in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

42Floors, Inc. engages in the provision of office space rentals and commercial real estate listings services to the tenants, brokers and landlords. It offers office, retail, industrial, medical, restaurant, and coworking spaces for lease and for sale. The company was founded by James R. Bracy, Jonathan Bracy, Alison Di Spaltro, Darren Nix, Ben Ehmke, Justin Bedecarre, Aaron O'Connell, Jason Freedman and David Woodworth in November 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.