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NMGF Management LLC (New Markets Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mark Anthony Grovic and Robb Tyler Doub. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland.

Signal Vine, Inc. develops an enterprise text messaging platform. The firm’s platform includes features for targeted messaging, intuitive interface, case management, hybrid messaging, and reporting and analytics. It also offers customer support services. The company was founded by Ralph Joseph Passarella and Brian Kathman in 2013 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

EGeen International Corp. provides drugs and medical services. It focuses on therapeutics, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-infectives, CVD, dermatology, metabolism and endocrine, CNS and neurology, oncology, pulmonary, and vaccines. The firm specializes in clinical trials of biologics, therapeutic vaccines, drug or device combinations, and various formulations of small molecule drugs. The company was founded by Kalev Kask in 2001 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Credential Me, Inc. provides mastery of skills and knowledge by taking competency-based tests and earning credentials, certifications and badges. It offers credit-by-examination, online courses for college credit, credit for internships and work experience, and certifications. The company was founded by Saad Alam and Jason Palmer and is headquartered in College Park, MD.

CLIMB.JOBS. engages in the management of a job search website. The company was founded by Jason Palmer and Saad Alam and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Motimatic LLC operates an online advertising platform. It's messages support specific users in achieving goals, while creating economic value for client organizations in various markets that range from healthcare to financial services, insurance and education. The company was founded by Alan Harvey Tripp and Greg Gibson in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pairin, Inc. allows schools to meet the real world achievement needs of every student, accelerate college and career readiness, and increase graduation rates. Its survey is based on decades of scientific research and is the only longitudinal, non-cognitive measurement available on the market. The company was founded by Michael L. Simpson and Ron C. Young in 2011 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Vilcap Advisory LLC (Vilcap Advisory) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Vilcap Inc founded in 2009 by Victoria Elouise Fram and Ross E Baird. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BridgePath LLC operates an Internet platform allowing for staffing and human capital management services. The company was founded on January 28, 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Schoolnet, Inc. engages in the provision of an online assessment and reporting system. Learners can see their progress in real time, and know where they need to improve. Teachers and administrators can create online tests, analyze data and better plan instruction. The company was founded by Jonathan D. Harber and Denis P. Doyle in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moodlerooms, Inc. provides online teaching solutions to institutions worldwide. The firm offers Joule, a cloud-based enterprise learning management system that allows users to create and access courses; collaborate with peers, students, and instructors through forums, chats, blogs, and web conferencing; track student participation; connect to campus staff, students, and other systems; and provides distance learning services. The company was founded by Sheila Gatling, Thomas J. Murdock and Gina Russell Stevens in 2005 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Kaplan & Co. provides accounting, auditing and tax services. Its services include tax planning, tax return preparation, payroll compliance auditing, and business advisory. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is based in Washington and is home to over 2,100 animals from almost 400 different species. The Health Program operates under the pillars of capacity building and training, emerging infectious disease research, and wildlife health, with the aim of improving public health and the health and conservation of wildlife species worldwide. The institute is known for its lions, which are the world's most social felines, and can be watched live on the Lion Cam.

Climb Credit, Inc. engages in the provision of educational loans to school students. The company was founded by Vishal Garg, Zander Rafael, Amit Sinha and Raza Munir in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mursion, Inc. provides virtual training platform where professionals practice and master the interpersonal skills to be effective in high stakes careers. It offers services for education, healthcare, hospitality, and corporate learning. The company was founded by Mark Atkinson and Arjun Nagendan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Nepris, Inc. operates as a cloud-based technology platform, which connects teachers with experts and working professionals for online live interactions with students. It offers teachers the ability to see archived sessions for free, to sign-up for a license to request sessions of their own, or to participate in industry offered sessions at Nepris.com. The company was founded by Sabari Raja and Binu Thayamkery in 2013 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

KidzToPros, Inc. operates as a marketplace for after school enrichment programs, camps and structured recess. The company was founded by Pooja Shah and Shane Fernandes in June 2015 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

DecisionDesk, Inc. provides a cloud-based platform for university application management. The firm specializes in enrollment management, application and review workflow management, and admission and enrollment software. The company was founded by Eric Neuman, Marc Plotkin, and John Knific in 2008 and is headquartered Lakewood, OH.

StraighterLine, Inc. provides online general education courses to postsecondary students. It offers online higher education courses that are equivalent to general courses required for a bachelor's degree. The company was founded by Burck Smith in 2009 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Galway Resources Ltd. is a mining exploration company. It focuses on acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties in North and South America. The company was founded by Robert E. Hinchcliffe on August 31, 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Total Multiplier LLC provides outsourced sales and channel marketing services. The firm is a provider of comprehensive demand generation services for high technology companies and their channel partners. It is a full service demand generation and digital marketing company that provide strategic marketing counsel and demand generation tactics that are designed to fill the sales pipeline with interested, qualified buyers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Rochester, NH.

PresenceLearning, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of live online speech and occupational therapy services. It offers school districts with web-based access to a nationwide network of qualified speech language pathologists, counselors and occupational therapists via live video conferencing combined with practices and progress reporting. The company was founded by Jack Lynch and Clay Whitehead in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Regent Education, Inc. provides administrative software solutions for higher education. The firm offers solutions that help automate financial aid verification, packaging, and disbursement. It also supports multiple enrollment models including transfers from one model to another. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

SEAF Management LLC (SEAF) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Bert Jan van der Vaart. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

LearnPlatform, Inc. engages in the provision of educational technology management business. It operates LearnPlatform, an online platform where educators and members of a school community can test, evaluate, and review a variety of educational technology, tools, products, and services. The company was founded by Karl Theodore Rectanus and Ben Gilman in 2014 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Kickboard, Inc. provides web-based school analytics platform for educators and school leaders. The firm helps establish performance-driven culture by enabling teachers to capture and share the mission-critical data that matter most to their school. It also facilitates communication and collaboration between teachers, administrators, and parents through its reporting tools. The company was founded by Jennifer Schnidman Medbery in July 2009 and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.

Calvert Education Services LLC provides academic and support services. It offers instructional services, marketing and enrollment, training and professional development, dedicated support, support for teachers, and platform options. The company was founded by Virgil M. Hillyer in 1906 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

K2 Intelligence, Inc. provides investigation consulting services. It offers investigations and disputes, regulatory compliance, cyber defense, construction and real estate, strategic risk and security, and private client services. The company was founded by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.