Jim Bell

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Part of Innospec, Inc., VMX, Inc. is a company that specializes in telephones and telephone apparatus. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by David J. Ladd.

Benchmark Capital Corp. provides investment services. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company was founded by Andrew Samuel Rachleff.

Gaia Interactive, Inc. owns and operates online gaming platforms. It designs, develops, and markets mobile games. The company also offers online games such as pinball, jigsaws, word puzzles, and racing games. The company was founded by Derek Liu, Josh Gainsbrugh, Charles Park, Long Vo and Nai-Yu Pai in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Extole, Inc. operates as a referral marketing company. It provides SocialBuilder platform that enables users to connect with customers and their friends to other social media sites. The company was founded by Robert Nolte, Blake Hayward, Brad Klaus, Andrew Beranbom, Paul M. Butler, Shane Holland, and Faisal Qureshi in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Rocket Lawyer, Inc. provides online legal services. Its products include easy legal documents, easy incorporation service, find a lawyer, and the web law office. The company was founded by Charley Moore in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

GuideSpark, Inc. operates as a digital employee communications company. The firm offers mobile, video and interactive solutions, communications solutions, business analytics and communication campaigns. The company was founded by Wolff S. John, Larocque A. Joseph and Keith Kitani in 2008 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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

Vertical Networks, Inc. engages in the making of mobile shows and channels in the world. The company was founded by Scott K. Pickett in 1996 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Evernote Corp. develops applications for notes management. It offers mobile productivity apps, iPhone productivity apps, note taking apps, and personal task management apps. The company was founded by Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov, Phil Libin and David Engberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Cendant Japan Co. Ltd. provides management consulting and membership shopping services. The private company is based in Chuo-ku, Japan.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Meritech Capital Partners (Meritech Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Mike Gorden, Paul Madera and Rob Ward. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Homestead Technologies, Inc. provides website and online marketing solutions for small businesses. Its services encompass website creation software and eCommerce solutions. The company was founded by Justin Kitch in 1996 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

NetQuote, Inc. provides online insurance and related services. The firm offers auto insurance, home insurance, renters insurance, business insurance, life insurance and health insurance. The company was founded by Harvey Lawton and Keith Lawton in 1989 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

LogoWorks.com provides logo design services. It also provides website design, brochure design, and advertising campaigns services. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in American Fork, UT.

Shasta Ventures Management LLC (Shasta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 2004 by Ravi Mohan, Tod H. Francis and Rob T. Coneybeer. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park.

Kongregate, Inc. provides online games for players and developers. Its games include swords and souls, contract wars, iron vice, bloons TD 5, freefall tournament and kingdom rush. The company was founded by Emily Greer and Jim Greer in October 2006 and is headquartered in Grapevine, CA.

Part of Siemens AG, Rolm Systems, Inc. is an American company.

Turn, Inc. provides online advertising services. It offers digital data centralization, media planning and execution, consumer intelligence, media intelligence and brand intelligence solutions. The company was founded by James J. Barnett and John R. Ellis in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

GeoHazards International is a non-profit organization based in the USA that focuses on reducing preventable death and suffering caused by natural disasters. The organization works globally to achieve its mission.

Rev.com, Inc. provides online audio, video transcription and document translation services. It also provides marketplace that works with selected freelancers to deliver services to businesses. The company was founded by David Abrameto, Jason M. Chicola, Josh Breinlinger and Paul Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Obvious Management Services LLC (Obvious Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by EV Williams, James Joaquin and Vishal Vasishth in 2014. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Lingo Live Language Services, Inc. provides live online lessons taught by native instructors. It offers a language application and tutoring platforms that allows users to gain basic proficiency in a non-native language and to meet their coaches online for scheduled live sessions. The company was founded by Tyler Muse, Mike Giordani and Alex Au and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Transcense, Inc. provides an application that accurately translates conversations in real time so the deaf and hard of hearing can participate in meetings, presentations, and conversations. The company was founded by Thibault Michael Duchemin, Pieter Deoevendans, and Skinner Cheng on November 21, 2014 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

Data.World, Inc. engages in data analytics and collaboration platform. It helps people who work with data solve problems by creating new ways to discover, prepare, and collaborate. The company was founded by Matt Laessig, Jon Loyens, Brett A. Hurt, and Bryon Jacob and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

AZ-VC LLC (AZ-VC) is a venture capital subsidiary of invisionAZ founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Wisq, Inc. is an employee experience engine that helps companies create exceptional cultures. The company is based in Redwood City, CA. Wisq provides a space for life at work that helps companies create thriving work cultures, improve employee engagement, reduce attrition, and boost workplace productivity. The platform assists in onboarding new hires, finding mentors, strengthening DEI efforts, and organizing events. Wisq helps employees stay engaged, teams connect, and companies retain their best people. The company was founded by Goutham Kurra, James J. Barnett, Chih Po Wen. James J. Barnett has been the CEO since incorporation.