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Spectrum Equity Management LP (Spectrum Equity) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 1993 by Bill Peter Collatos and Brion Blackwell Applegate. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in California.

aQuantive, Inc. designs and develops digital marketing services and provides related online solutions. The company offers services such as online media buying and planning, ad campaign management, e-mail direct marketing, search engine optimization, and data warehousing and analysis. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA

Clearwire Corp. provided fourth generation wireless broadband services. It built and operated next generation mobile broadband networks that provided mobile internet and residential Internet access services. The company was founded by Craig O. McCaw in October 2003 and was headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Whitepages, Inc. engages in the provision of digital identity verification services. It operates a website that helps users find addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information. The company was founded by Alex Algard in 1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

AdReady, Inc. provides online display advertising services. It provides programmatic technology and managed media services to brands, enterprises, agencies, and performance marketers. The company was founded by Aaron Finn, Eric Kolve, David Sliwa and Derek Streat in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Xandr, Inc. develops a platform for real-time online advertising. The firm offers AppNexus programmable platform, AppNexus Adserver, AppNexus SSP, Yieldex Analytics, and Audience Extension. The company was founded by Michiel Nolet and Brian O'Kelley in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jobalign Com, Inc. develops mobile and bilingual cloud based recruiting technology and marketplace for hourly jobs. It engages in the development and design of recruitment software platforms for web and mobile devices. The firm’s features include candidate pre-screening, social media publishing, search engine discoverability, text message job application. It creates print ads and flyers for job fairs and classified ads. The company was founded by Brian Hilgendorf, Luis Salazar, Miki Mullor, and William Davidheiser in 2012 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Madrona Venture Group LLC (Madrona Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Tom A. Alberg, Paul B. Goodrich and Jerry Grinstein. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

SBI Group, Inc. provides information technology services. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

ABC Sports, Inc. provides entertainment and sports broadcasting services. Its programs include college football contests, bowl championship series, PGA TOUR golf tournaments, U.S. figure skating championships, and the little league world series. The firm is a sport programming production unit of the Walt Disney. It is headquartered in New York, NY

The Advertising Research Foundation is a non-profit organization, which engages in creating, curating, and sharing research on media, advertising, and marketing. The firm has 400 members from brand advertisers, agencies, research firms, and media-tech companies. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

United Way of King County is a non-profit organization, which provides rental assistance, educational solutions, and financial support. Its programs include Jobs Connect, Streets to Home, Home Base, ParentChild+, Reconnecting Youth, Bridge to Finish, and Free Tax. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

GrubHub Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and operation of online and mobile platforms for restaurant pick-up and delivery orders. Its technology allows diners to order directly from takeout restaurants. The company was founded by Matthew M. Maloney in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Knot Worldwide, Inc. provides a platform that assists in wedding and event planning services. It offers a suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, as well as information in the areas of vendors, forums, dresses, songs and travel. The company was founded by Timothy Chi, Lee Wang, Jeff Yeh, Srini Panguluri, Francesc Xavier Baldrich and Sonny Ganguly in 2006 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Bitly, Inc. develops web applications and tools. The firm offers applications that allows users to collect, organize, shorten and share links via websites and browser extensions. The company was founded by Todd Levy and Jay Ridgeway in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Wine Group LLC engages in the production and distribution of wine. It produces a variety of wines sold under the Franzia, Concannon, Cupcake, Corbett Canyon, Glen Ellen, Mogen David, Fisheye and flipflop labels. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

B-Stock Solutions, Inc. provides inventory liquidation sales management solutions to retailers and manufacturers. It offers solutions to retailers and manufacturers that increase their recovery on the sale of their customer returns and other excess inventory. The firm builds, hosts and manages private-label online auction sites and provides a suite of services to optimize results according to its clients requirements. The company was founded by Howard Rosenberg and William Cornell in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Placed, Inc. provides mobile analytic software. It offers location-driven insights and mobile advertising intelligence. The firm measures mobile device information, includes location for market research purposes. The company offers Placed Insights, a ratings service for the physical world that enables clients to gain actionable intelligence into offline consumer behavior and competitive trends, grow customer segments, benchmark their business against the competition, and measure the impact of advertising campaigns in driving traffic to their stores. Placed was founded by David Shim in January 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Glamhive, Inc. is a fashion startup founded by Stephanie Sprangers in 2017 with the aim of democratizing personal styling. The company is based in Seattle, WA, and Stephanie Sprangers has been the CEO since incorporation. The company offers an online styling experience that provides anyone with access to stylists who will help them be the best version of themselves. The platform also helps stylists grow their network and business virtually. Glamhive connects clients with top-tier stylists and brands, empowering individuals to embrace their unique style with confidence.

Litmus Software, Inc. provides emailing software solutions. It offers email previews, spam filter testing, email analytics, interactive testing, and subject line testing services. The company was founded by Paul Farnell, Matthew Brindley and David Smalley in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Amplero, Inc. develops customer lifetime value management platform. It offers multi-armed bandit experimentation, cross-channel marketing automation, and adaptive customer lifetime value optimization. The company was founded by Olly Downs in April 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Dispatchtrack LLC provides SaaS-based last-mile logistics solutions. It provides comprehensive end-to-end solution, future-proof and scalable technology, billing and settlement, real-time order tracking, and DT route optimizer. The company was founded by Satish Natarajan and Shailu Satish in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

GeekWire LLC operates a technology news site and online community that covers the people, companies and innovations emerging from and impacting the Pacific Northwest. The company was founded by John Cook and Todd Bishop in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.