John C. Herr

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of SoftBank Group Corp., Ziff Davis Publishing, Inc. publishes technology-based digital content products. The company is based in New York, NY. Ziff Davis Publishing was acquired by SoftBank Group Corp. on October 01, 1994 for $198.91 million.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Sontiq, Inc. operates as a holding company that develops heck fraud protection solutions. The firm offers family monitoring, financial transaction monitoring, secure platform, and online identity vault services. It serves financial products and employee benefits industries. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Ziff Davis Media is a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market. One of the first tech media publishing companies to build and grow dedicated, digital businesses, Ziff Davis Media is a name trusted by an ever-growing population of unique online visitors. In the United States, they are most recognized by their award-winning online technology network, the PCMag Digital Network. Ziff Davis Media also has a strong international presence, with brands represented in 45 countries and in 17 languages. They distinguish them selves from its competitors through comprehensive evaluations of the newest and hottest products in The PCMag Labs, as well as through its relationships with recognized industry experts and the thought-provoking reviews, opinions and insights of its editors. Ziff Davis Media's sites are the first stop for many consumers and imminent buyers searching for trusted buying advice. They provide its well-educated, influential buying audience with the information they need to make important purchasing decisions. Reaching more than 30 million tech buyers, visitors and attendees, Ziff Davis Media provides total market coverage of SMB/consumer technology enthusiasts through its portfolio of award-winning brands. At the same time, its advanced online contextual marketing solutions enable marketers to more easily target imminent technology buyers and achieve significantly higher response. Ziff Davis Media has offices in New York City and San Francisco.

Buy.com, Inc. is an online marketplace, focused on providing its customers with a selection of retail goods. It offers products in a range of categories, including consumer electronics, computer hardware and software, cell phones, books, music, DVDs, games, toys, bags, fragrance, home and outdoor, baby, jewelry, shoes, apparel, household essentials, and sporting goods. The company was founded Scott A. Blum in June 1997 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.