James McAvity

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Madrona Venture Group LLC (Madrona Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Tom A. Alberg, Paul B. Goodrich and Jerry Grinstein. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Yieldex, Inc. provides online advertising analytics for forecasting and optimization of premium inventory. It develops decision support services to publishers for sales and operations applications, as well as presents a view of available inventory and revenue forecasting for sellable products and combinations and offer dashboards, analytic reports, and scenario planning services that enable publishers to manage business, as well as to enable publisher departments to manage day-to-day activities, and determine the optimal inventory and order allocation. The company was founded by Thomas A. Shields and Douglas C. Cosman in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Evocalize, Inc. provides conversations platform software and services. It helps brands to create and sustain conversation with their customers, and then leverage these conversations to customer insights, provide real-time business monitoring, and word of mouth marketing solutions. The company was founded by Kumar Srinivasan and Matthew Marx in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

W Fund Management LLC (W Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mr. Hamburg Robert. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Mobilewalla, Inc. engages in the provision of comsumer intelligence solutions. It offers data enrichment, analytics, identity, and audience segments. The firm serves a variety of industries such as retail and ecommerce, restaurant and dining, telcommunication and consumer technology, consumer real estate, and market research and consulting. The company was founded by Anindya Datta and Jay D. Clark in 2008 and is headquartered in Dunwoody, GA.

CommerceIQ, Inc. provides pricing optimization solutions to businesses. It offers tools for pricing strategies, competitor intelligence, assortment optimization, revenue perception, and demand forecasting. The company was founded by Gurushyam Hariharan in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Indochino Apparel, Inc. provides online custom suits. Its products include classic and fashion-forward suits, shirts, blazers and coats, pants, and accessories. The company was founded by Heikal Gani and Kyle Vucko in March 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

A Place for Rover, Inc. provides an online marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters in cities across the United States. Its services include dog boarding, house sitting, drop-in-visits, doggy day care, and dog walking. The company was founded by Greg Gottesman and Philip Kimmey in 2011 and is headquartered in Olympia, WA.

PetSmart Charities, Inc. creates and supports welfare programs for pets. It provides funding to local animal welfare organizations and shelters, helping them to provide spay and neuter services for dogs and cats, assist pets in disaster situations and find new homes for dogs, cats and small animals every year through PetSmart Charities' adoption centers. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.