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TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Orbis Education Services LLC provides online healthcare education solutions. The firm merges online education with onsite clinical application to create collaborative, customized solutions that help colleges, universities and healthcare systems expand their nursing programs. It offers marketing and student recruitment services; and services to migrate an academic institution's on-campus curriculum onto an online platform, and maintain and develop the technology infrastructure for online delivery of its programs. The company was founded by Daniel J. Briggs and Joe Wanninger in 2003 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Lux Research, Inc. provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Its products include subscription intelligence, market data products and consulting projects. The firm's solutions include understanding emerging technology markets, technology scouting and open innovation, formulating market entry strategies, evaluating technology companies, performing due diligence, market sizing and forecasting, establishing technology adoption roadmaps, driving economic development from emerging tech and understanding China innovation. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, DeSoto S. Jordan, Ken Allard, Francis Mark Modzelewski and Matthew M. Nordan in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Mascoma Corp. develops technology for abundant biomass conversion. The firm operates through its bioprocessing technology platform, develops bioengineered yeasts and other microorganisms. It also designs and manufactures equipment that processes cellulosic biomass for further biological or chemical conversion. The company was founded by Lee R. Lynd, Charles E. Wyman and Robert J. Johnsen in 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Cogenra Solar, Inc. manufactures photovoltaic panels and systems. It offers T14 low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system that combines dense cell interconnect (DCI) technology. The company was founded by Gilad Almogy in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

ACCION International provides microcredit and financial support services. Its services include investments and client education. The company was founded by Joseph Blatchford in 1961 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

US Department of Energy Develops energy technologies for buildings, homes, transportation power systems and industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. owns and operates a portfolio of hydro-generation plants in Connecticut and Massachusetts. It provides carbon free electric generation and energy storage. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

City Year, Inc. offers school-based service and leadership programs. It support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs that keep kids in school and on track to graduate. The company was founded by Miuchael Brown, Alan Khazei, Jennifer Eplett Reilly and in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

LS Dissolution, Inc. engages in the production of petroleum replacement products and industrial chemicals. It offers chemical and fuel products. The company was founded by George M. Church, Christopher Somerville, Noubar B. Afeyan and Jay D. Keasling in 2005 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Haitian Health Foundation provides health, dental care and relief services for women, children, families and communities. The non-profit company is based in Norwich, CT.

LanzaTech, Inc. provides gas fermentation services. Its converts carbon rich wastes and residues produced by industries such as steel manufacturing, oil refining, and chemical production into fuel ethanol. The company was founded by Sean Dennis Simpson in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Plan International USA, Inc. operates as a children-centered development organization. It is a development and humanitarian organization that advances children's rights and equality for girls. The company was founded by John Langdon-Davies and Eric Muggeridge in 1937 and is headquartered in Warwick, RI.

Boston Cares mobilizes and trains individual and corporate volunteers who strengthen communities and improve the lives of people in need. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pellion Technologies, Inc. develops innovative energy storage solutions. The company was founded by Gerbrand Ceder and Robert Doe in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Wattpad Corp. offers stories over an internet website. The firm serves the people to read written works by creating a social networking and digital entertainment platform for readers and writers to discover, share and connect. Its app available on mobile devices including Google Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, Nokia and Samsung. The company was founded by Lau Allen and Yuen Ivan in 2006 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

FirstFuel Software, Inc. provides analytics software that tracks energy usage in commercial buildings. It offers FirstFuel Rapid Building Assessment platform that uses advanced analytics to remotely audit, motivate and monitor building energy performance, creating rich energy profiles that eliminate the need for costly and inconsistent on-site energy assessments. The firm's platform helps utilities engage their commercial customers and deliver energy efficiency across commercial building portfolios. The company was founded in 2009 by Swapnil Shah, Kenneth Kolkebeck, Nalin Kulatilaka and Robert Kaufmann and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Incredible Labs, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software. It offers software known as Donna, a mobile personal assistant that anticipates customer's needs. The firm also develops applications which is used for smart phones. The company was founded by Arshad Tayyed, Spence Murray, Scott San Filippo, and Kevin Cheng on December 21, 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

A123 Systems LLC develops and manufactures nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and battery systems. Its products include cells, modules, and systems. The company was founded by Bart Riley and Yet-Ming Chiang in 2001 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

BioConsortia, Inc. provides microbial solutions for natural trait enhancement and yield improvement. It develops an Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process for crop trait enhancement that uses iterative rounds of plant phenotyping and selection to co-select for beneficial changes in the microbiome. The firm focuses on products for fertilizer use efficiency, growth improvement and both abiotic tolerance and biotic resistance, as commercial seed treatments, liquid in-furrow products, and granule products. The company was founded by Peter John Wigley and Andrew Broadwell in 2014 and is headquartered in Davis, CA.

Paulson & Co Inc. (Private Equity) (Paulson & Co) is a private equity subsidiary of Paulson & Co Inc founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Celestial AI, Inc. develops AI computing platforms that improve performance, energy efficiency, and economic efficiency. The American company's goal is to help customers quickly implement innovations in their AI applications. Celestial AI was founded by Michelle Tomasko, Preetinder S. Virk, and David E. Lazovsky, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Hewlett-Packard Company provides products, technologies, cloud and software services. The private company is based in Spring, TX.