Lowell Ricklefs

The Alliance of Angels (Alliance of Angels) is a venture capital firm, subsidiary of the Seattle-based Technology Alliance, founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Traction Advising LLC provides mergers and acquisitions as well as sale strategies for technological companies.

Eventcore LLC provides event technology services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Dynata LLC (Connecticut), Branded Research, Inc. is a research company that uses AI to verify participant responses and remove poor actors with 95%+ accuracy. The company is based in San Diego, CA. Branded Research helps businesses find the exact audience they need by recruiting from 100+ different consumer segments and industries. The company creates a comfortable environment and a distinctive experience for research participants, resulting in more authentic responses and insights. Branded Research offers automated API access to custom audiences and delivers comprehensive, intelligent insights by capturing emotions, motivations, values, and aspirations. Branded Research provides insights solutions to various industries, including tech and telecom, academic, consumer goods, financial, retail and restaurants, healthcare, research agencies, and product development and concept testing. The company was founded in 2012 by Matt Gaffney and John Ackerman, and Matt Gaffney has been the CEO since 2012.

Part of HealthEquity, Inc., Fort Effect Corp. is a company that provides a commute management software platform called Luum. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The platform helps enterprise organizations manage and automate employee commute benefits. The company was founded in 2012 by Tyler Simpson, Sohier Hall, Matt Hall. Sohier Hall has been the CEO since 2012. Fort Effect was acquired by HealthEquity, Inc.

Toluna Group Ltd. provides on-line solutions and services to the market research industry. The firm’s products include PanelPortal Online Communities, SampleXpress, Toluna QuickSurveys, and Toluna Analytics. The company was founded by Frederic-Charles Petit in May 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Software, Inc. researches, develops, and makes automation equipment and avionics systems. The company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

FlexMinder, Inc. provides software as a service that automates the claims submission process for participants and helps third party administrators. It offers online tools to manage the reimbursement process for flexible spending accounts. The firm serves third party administrators, private health exchanges, and health carriers. The company was founded by Lowell Ricklefs, Deepak Kumar and William Miceli in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.