Tien Wong

The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurship education to middle school, high school, and postsecondary students in 30 states and 31 countries. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. NFTE aims to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in students, empowering them to own their futures regardless of their family income, community resources, special needs, gender identity, race, or ethnicity. NFTE has educated over a million students through in-school, out-of-school, in-person, online, or hybrid programs. The company was founded in 1987 by Carl Press and Philip A. McNeill, and J.D. LaRock has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Tech 2000, Inc. provides education technology and solutions services. The company was founded by Jeanne Churchwell and George Churchwell in 1984 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Mindshare, Inc. engages in the communication marketing support business. Its services include consulting, marketing research, development, advertising, promotions, public relations, creative work, web solutions and mobile solutions. The company was founded on December 22, 1989 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Lore Systems, Inc. provides information technology and telecommunications infrastructures services. The firm’s solutions include virtual CIO(VCIO), cloud and data center, network engineering & management and professional services. The company was founded by Michael J. Velotta in 1995 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

SpydrSafe Mobile Security, Inc. provides mobile security platform solutions. The firm's platform prevents corporate data breaches due to intentional or inadvertent misuse of mobile applications, thus enabling the use of employee-owned devices in the workplace (BYOD) and providing information technology departments the tools necessary to safeguard corporate data. The company was founded in November 2011 by Michael R. Pratt and Kevin Sapp and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce is a business organization that serves as a Chamber of Commerce. The private company is based in Tysons, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Julie J. Coons has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Nanobiofab is a provider of high-throughput nano-printing technology and solutions that accelerate nanomaterial research and development. The American company's advanced AI-powered nanomaterial technology platform reduces the timeline and cost for projects, enabling cost-effective innovations and reducing time to market for new sensor products. The private company offers nanosensor solutions such as gas sensors and pressure sensors directly to customers in need. Nanobiofab also provides artificial intelligence (AI)-driven smart sensors for telemedicine and personalized healthcare. The company has a scalable, low capital intensive, and high margin business model, licensing their technology.

Association for Enterprise Growth LLC provides management consulting services as a membership association. The non-profit company is based in Gaithersburg, MD. The company was founded by John Yetman, Mark Haas. Mark Haas has been the CEO since incorporation.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

DataRPM LLC develops search based business analytics software. The company offers Instant Analytics platform for ISVs, system integrators, analytics consultants and enterprises to build multi-tenant business intelligence and embedded analytics solutions for their customers. The firm’s search based technology enables users to mashup data from any source for real-time ad-hoc analysis with the ability to do slice and dice, drill downs and search, build reports with rich visualizations and dynamic dashboards and collaborate in-place among stakeholders to make informed decisions. The company was founded by Sundeep Sanghavi, Shyamantak Gautam and Ruban Phukan in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.