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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

eFund LLC (eFund) is a private equity firm founded by Daniel Kranzler in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Part of National Grid Plc, Essex County Gas Co. distributes natural gas to residential, commercial and light industrial customers. The company is based in Amesbury, MA. Essex County Gas was acquired by Eastern Enterprises (Massachusetts) on September 30, 1998 for $83.57 million.

USVP Management Co. LLC (US Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Bill Bowes. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

National Cancer Institute provides healthcare services. It specializes in different cancer treatment such as adrenocortical carcinoma, anal cancer, appendix cancer, skin cancer, breast cancer, cardiac tumors, endometrial cancer, and gallbladder cancer. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Rounder Records Corp. produces music album production services. Its products include phonograph records, pre-recorded audio tapes and disks. The company was founded by Bill Nowlin, Marian Leighton-Levy and Ken Irwin in 1970 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Pacific Science Center operates as a science museum. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA. William T. Daugherty has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Founded in 1981, the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is an independent private foundation located in Seattle, Washington. WRF assists universities and other nonprofit research institutions in the state of Washington with the commercialization of their technologies and provides support, through gifts and grants, for scholarship and research.

The Financial Executives Networking Group, Inc. operates a forum for senior financial executives to share job opportunities and experiences. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Earth Advantage operates as a non-profit organization that provides building certification, education, and research services. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Part of American Heart Association, Inc., American Heart Association (New York) provides public health educational services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Food Bank for the Heartland provides food distribution services to food pantries, schools, emergency shelters and other nonprofit partners. It also purchases food to supplement donations. The firm works with individuals, organizations, food manufacturers and distributors, grocery stores, the USDA and Feeding America to procure food. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Part of APHC, Inc., Canin Associates, Inc. provides urban design, planning, and landscape architectural services. The company is based in Orlando, FL. Canin Associates was founded by Myrna Canin and Brian C. Canin. Canin Associates was acquired by Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. on December 05, 2022.

Life Sciences Discovery Fund provides research in the Washington state to promote life sciences competitiveness. The firm offers commercialization of health-related technologies, economic development in Washington state, improving health and health care in Washington state. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

E8 Management LLC (E8 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Nate Silverman and Martin Tobias. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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.

Venture Well LLC operates as higher education network that cultivates revolutionary ideas and promising inventions. It transforms higher education and social entrepreneurship to leading institutions, from foundations to government agencies to major businesses. The firm also provides early stage, catalytic funding, business/venture development expertise, network facilitation, thought leadership in entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship course design and implementation services. . The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hadley, MA.

The Lemelson Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It focuses on nurturing invention-based businesses developing physical products to address global and community challenges. The company was founded by Jerome Lemelson and Dorothy Lemelson in 1992 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (Investment Management) (Foundation Trust-IM) is the investment management division of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, a private philanthropic foundation headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates in 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation (established in 1994), which focused on improving global health. Foundation Trust-IM manages the endowment assets. The Foundation Trust participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The Foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries.

Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that collaborates with inventors, researchers, and students to facilitate cutting-edge research programs. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Established in 2000, it is the official designated technology transfer office for the UW System Comprehensive Campuses. WiSys advances scientific research throughout the state by patenting technologies developed out of the research base and helps inventors protect their discoveries with several other types of Intellectual Property protection.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture, Inc. is a company that provides online technology consulting and telemarketing services. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Oneworld Software Solutions, Inc. provides custom computer programming services. The private company is based in Las Vegas.

Columbia Bank MHC provides banking services. The private company is based in Fair Lawn, NJ and has subsidiaries in United States. The company was founded in 1997. The CEO is Thomas J. Kemly.

Membrion, Inc. manufactures and commercializes membranes. The company was founded by Greg Newbloom in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Vertuelab /VC/ (Vertuelab) is a venture capital division of Oregon BEST founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Radious, Inc. is an online marketplace that offers a flexible solution for facilitating in-person collaboration without the constraints of a traditional, centralized office. The platform focuses on residential areas, ensuring a diverse range of workspaces within walking or biking distance of employees' homes. Radious is backed by a formidable roster of investors and advisors, including Portland Seed Fund, Stargazer Ventures, Startup Center, former CMO of WeWork, Robin Daniels, and representatives from Slack, Stanford University, eBay, and Airbnb. The company is based in Portland, OR. The company transforms houses, apartments, and other residential properties into collaborative workspaces that companies can rent by the day.