J. Gurley

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Benchmark Capital Management Co. LLC (Benchmark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kevin Harvey, Andy Rachleff and Bob Kagle. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Aspenwood Ventures (Aspenwood Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by John R. Hummer and Ann L. Winblad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Linden Research, Inc. engages in the development and operation of virtual world platform Second Life. It also involves in registered money services business under the Tilia platform. The company was founded by Philip Rosedale in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tropos Networks, Inc. is providing the most reliable and flexible wireless communications networks for utilities to build and control the smart grid. The company has customers around the world in different countries. Tropos was founded in 2000 and got its start selling its standards-based, secure wireless networks to cities as a foundation for multiple municipal services including public safety, intelligent transportation systems, mobile worker automation, and utilities (water, power, gas). Over the past few years, with the emergence of the smart grid, Tropos discovered the value its solutions could bring towards the development of this mission-critical infrastructure with its field-proven products and services. Tropos' GridCom network architecture for smart grids blends high performance network technologies with unified network management providing utilities with the most economical and completes communications for deploying a wide range of mission-critical applications.

Zillow, Inc. provides online real estate services. It buys, sells, rents, finances, and remodels homes. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Scale Computing, Inc. develops and manufactures data storage systems. It offers HC3 platform that integrates storage, servers, and virtualization software into an all-in-one appliance based system that is scalable, self-healing and as easy to manage as a single server. The firm also offers solutions for private cloud, VDI, V2V Migration, P2V Migration, file sync and share, disaster recovery and VM Security. The company was founded by Jeffery Ready, Nate Hardt, Ehren Maedge, Peter C. Fuller, Mike Olson, Alan D. Hahn, Jason Collier and Scott Loughmiller in 2008 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Sailthru, Inc. develops a cross-channel experience management platform. It offers email manager, site personalization, mobile manager, prediction manager, and retention analytics. The company was founded by Neil Capel, Ian White, and Chris Chapman in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

OpenTable, Inc. provides solutions that form an online network connecting reservation-taking restaurants and people. The firm offers solutions for restaurants include proprietary electronic reservation book and connect, as well as a number of related products and services. The company was founded by Chuck Templeton on October 13, 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. is used to publish games and enabled technologies that support multiple wireless platforms. It also developed wireless gaming software for mobile devices. The company was founded by Scott Lahman and Zack Norman in March of 2000. JAMDAT Mobile was headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Nanosolar, Inc. designs, engineers and manufactures thin film solar cells and panels. It utilizes Print2Power platform that enables higher conversion efficiency and superior thermal stability. The firm offers through its locations in Germany, Switzerland & the United States. The company was founded in May 2002 by Martin R. Roscheisen and Brian Sager and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Business.com, Inc. operates as an internet search engine. It provides access to business products, services, companies, news and business information. The company also offers pay-per-click advertising services. Business.com was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

VUDU, Inc. provides software for on demand movie access. The company provides streaming digital technologies and services that enable the delivery of entertainment content directly to broadband high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players. The company was founded by Tony S. Miranz and Alain Rossmann in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Founded in 2008, Fanbase (www.fanbase.com) is the web's largest user-driven almanac of college and professional athletes. Fanbase currently includes athletes and teams across diverse sports including all major professional leagues and Division I, II, and III collegiate athletics. The Fanbase founding team has significant experience in building Internet services and was the driving force behind Epinions.com, one of the first mainstream websites devoted to user-driven content. Fanbase is funded by Benchmark Capital.

Clicker Media Inc. provides internet television services. It catalogs various broadcast programming online with an information to help the client to decide what to watch, includes pictures, descriptions, tags, categories, cast members, airdates, related shows, programming notes and ratings. Clicker Media was founded by Paul Wehrley and Jim Lanzone in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Brighter, Inc. operates as an online marketplace that connects members with dentists. It's product Brighter, a platform that allows self-pay patients to manage their oral health by giving access to pre-negotiated prices at certified dentists. The company was founded by Jacob J. Winebaum and Jason Szczuka in April 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Good Eggs, Inc. designs and develops online applications for local food producers. It helps connect users to networks of locally-owned farms, small food businesses, commercial kitchens, warehouses, grocers and other people involved that feed a single region. The company was founded by Robert J. Spiro, Greta Caruso, Robert Zoller, Randy Puro, Ali Pflaum and Alon Salant in August 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Nextdoor, Inc. engages in the development of a private social network. It offers a neighborhood hub for trusted connections and the exchange of information, goods, and services. The company was founded by Prakash Janakiraman, Nirav N. Tolia, Sarah Leary, Adam Ginsburg, and David Wiesen in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Dog Vacay, Inc. provides pet care services through online. The firm allows care providers to sign up for a free listing to match to dog owners who are looking for boarding and dog-sitting options. Its platform gives hosts complete control, from setting their own rates, deciding what size and type of dogs to host. The company was founded by Wang Nian, Aaron Hirschhorn and Karine Nissiam Hirschhorn in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Grubhub, Inc. operates as an online and mobile food-ordering company. The firm connects dinners with local takeout restaurants. Its products and services include Grubhub, Seamless and Eat24 Mobile Apps and Mobile Website, Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24 and MenuPages Websites, Corporate Program, Delivery Services, Grubhub for Restaurants, Technology and Fulfillment Services, Point of Sale Integration, Restaurant Websites and Mobile Applications, and Allmenus. The company was founded by Matthew M. Maloney in 2004 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HackerOne, Inc. provides online security services. The firm offers vulnerability handling and management, multi-party coordination, access permission controls, duplicate report detection, bug bounties and rewards, and data portability. The company was founded by Alex Rice, Jobert Abma, Michiel Prins, and Merijn Terhaggen in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vessel Group, Inc. provides online streaming video services. It offers access to videos from YouTube stars through a monthly subscription fee. The firm enables the uploading, posting, tagging, sharing, tracking, viewing, and streaming of audio, video and other digital content of general interest over the Internet and other communications networks. The company was founded by Jason Kilar and Richard Tom and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

HMFDF, Inc. develops applications for providing health care information. The company was founded by Heather Mirjahangir Fernandez and Daniele Farnedi and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Garuda Labs, Inc. provides custom computer programming and software services. It offers Instawork staffing app for gig workers and holpitality businesses. The company was founded by Sumir Meghani and Saureen Shah in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Stitch Fix, Inc., Stitch Fix UK Ltd. is an online clothing store based in London, UK. The British company operates online clothing stores. The private company was founded in 2018 by Katrina Lake and she has been the CEO since then.