Alan Waldman

TreatFeed is the first MLM-driven shopping application that provides its members a way to benefit from their 'word of mouth'. TreatFeed's Social Tree™ commercializes 'word of mouth' marketing, helping members turn their enthusiasm for sharing deal and product information into redeemable rewards that grow exponentially as their friends share too. Headquartered in Los Angeles, TreatFeed is the second social-commerce business from Lagovent, founders of HauteLook, and is privately held and venture backed.

Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. sells sporting, concert and other tickets through its call centers, network of sales outlets and the Internet, charging a handling fee to its customers. It provides ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution of event tickets and information. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

CityGrid Media LLC provides local business advertising solutions. The firm offers information on businesses, restaurants, spas, hotels, and retail. It helps people make informed decisions about where to spend their time and money by delivering trusted content, local expertise, and useful tools. The company was founded by Thomas H. Layton, Yen Lee, and Steve Glenn in 1995 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

Leaf Group Ltd. engages in creating brands for lifestyle categories, including art and design, fitness and wellness, and home and decor. It operates through the Marketplaces and Media segments. The Marketplaces segment includes art and design marketplaces that serve a global community of independent artists, which consists of Society6.com and Deny Designs brands. The Media segment consists of owned and operated media properties that publish content, including videos, articles, and designed visual formats, on various category-specific properties with distinct editorial voices. The company was founded by Shawn J. Colo, Lawrence D. Fitzgibbon and Richard M. Rosenblatt in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Metacloud, Inc. is a software and services company that delivers Openstack as-a-service, deploying and supporting production-ready private cloud solutions for organizations. It combines the simplicity of the public cloud with the performance, security and cost advantages of the private cloud. Delivered as a service, Metacloud’s Carbon OS empowers businesses to scale dynamic applications quickly by combining the power of OpenStack with critical enhancements for the enterprise. The company was founded by Chet Burgess, Steve Lynn Curry, Rafi Khardalian and Sean Lynch in 2011 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.