Joe Beatty

Telular Corp. provides transportation, energy and waste management industries. It develops wireless terminals that work in conjunction with software systems to provide integrated event monitoring and reporting services for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. The company was founded by William L. De Nicolo in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Focal Communications Corp. is a national telecommunications provider serving enterprises, carriers and resellers with dedicated local sales and support, a national network and innovative voice and data solutions in 23 U.S. markets. In addition, it provides local switched services to customers, comprising of inbound and outbound calling services, telecommunication services, such as local and long-distance voice and data services. Focal Communications is located in Chicago, IL.

Inteliquent, Inc. engages in the provision of voice telecommunication services. It offers these services using an all-IP network, which enables the delivery of global connectivity for media, including voice, data, and video. The company was founded by James P. Hynes, David Russell Wojcik, Christopher Swenson, and Ronald W. Gavillet on April 19, 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It provides real-time supply chain visibility and logistics solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms. The company was founded by Arun Chandrasekaran and Mathew Elenjickal in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Aker Technologies, Inc. develops and markets the mortgage-backed securities trading systems MBS expert system. It offers akerscourt, imagery, analytics, and aker pest network services. The company is headquartered in Winnebago, MN.

Part of Brown & Brown, Inc., Fullerton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Portland, OR. Fullerton & Co. was acquired by Brown & Brown, Inc. on August 01, 2008.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.