Ben McConnell

Friedman Corp. develops configuration-based enterprise resource planning solutions for mid-market manufacturers and distributors. It serves to automotive, building products, industrial products, contract furniture, kitchen cabinets, metal fabricating, promotional and advertising material, window, door and glass manufacturing and window fashions industries. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

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.

Crestview Advisors LLC (Crestview Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Tom Sawyer Murphy Jr. and Barry Stuart Volpert. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New York.

Quantum Retail Technology, Inc. sells software to assist retailers with inventory planning, allocation and replenishment. The firm offers Q platform that enables retailers to make changes based on how customers are behaving in the marketplace, helps users determine the profitable strategies for products at locations, and optimizes and automates retail processes related to localized forecasting and order planning, allocation and replenishment, and assortment and range planning. It specializes in supply chain and inventory optimization solutions for the retail industry. The company was founded in 2003 by Chris Allan, Vicki Raport, Morgan Day, Linda Whitaker, Mike Hrabe and Wyndham Albery and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

DTN LLC provides information services, supply chain connectivity tools and decision support solutions. The firm serves for the agricultural, oil and gas and trading industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN.

Twin Ignition Ventures LLC (Twin Ignition Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ben Rasmussen and Scott Aubitz. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.