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Method Capital LLC (Method Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Rippleshot, Inc. provides financial technology services. Its solutions enable card issuers, processors, and merchants to monitor suspicious activities and implement fraud risk management strategies when breaches occur. The firm offers Rippleshot Community, an offering for credit unions and banks to spot local and national breaches affecting communities; Rippleshot National, an additional tool for fraud analysts at banks to supplement current card re-issuing strategies; Rippleshot Merchant that enables store owners to detect and monitor data breaches by providing access to a portal to review breached locations color-coded by severity; and Rippleshot ISO, which enables acquirers to detect and monitor merchant data breach threat levels for their merchants on a daily basis. The company was founded by Canh Tran, Yueyu Fu and Randal Cox in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Apex Venture Partners (Apex Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by James Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Purchasing Platform,Inc. provides procurement processing tools. Its platform enables organizations to buy office supplies, paint, pool supplies, janitorial & cleaning supplies, electrical, plumbing and many more MRO products online. The company was founded by Peter Hepner in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

213 Management LLC (213 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Bob Shapiro and Nick Rosa. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Wise Connect, Inc. provides installation of telecommunications equipment, cable, and satellite services. Its services include outside plant, triple play installations, network deployment, wireless site, MDU site, and structured cabling services. The company was founded in January 2011 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Music Audience Exchange, Inc. operates an online platform that brings both artists and brands together to tell their stories. It specializes in brand marketing, music marketing, advertising network, marketing technology, online advertising, social media marketing and content marketing. The company was founded by Justin Mink, George Howard, Carlos Diaz, Ryan Whisenhunt, Nathan Hanks and Sean Hozumi in 2014 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Part of AT&T, Inc., Pacific Bell Telephone Co. provides telephone services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Attain Data provides financial services through mobile application. The company was founded by Brian S. Mandelbaum & Dominic Bennett and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. operates as a development stage company. It focuses on the acquiring revenue generating companies or development stage companies through an asset acquisition or other financing. The firm is a subsidiary of Lime Financing Co. The company was founded on December 2, 1985 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

KGC Capital LLC (KGC capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Richard Kiphart and Christopher Capps. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

SpiderOak, Inc. engages in provision of cloud-based data management software. Its products include One, Groups, Enterprise, Semaphor and Encryptr. The company was founded by Alan Fairless and Ethan Oberman in 2007 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Crafted Fun, Inc. develops social media applications. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Analyte Health, Inc. provides medical services and information about specific health conditions online. It offers access to healthcare via the phone and the web to a national team of doctors and partner diagnostic labs. The company was founded by Michelle Sobel, John Kawa and Daniel Malven in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Current Analysis, Inc. provides analytical business information services. It also provides market intelligence and advice for telecommunications, information technology , consumer electronics, and business applications. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bostan, MA.

KnowledgeStorm, Inc. provides online information services. The firm’s services include research listings, campaigns, advertising, lead management, performance reporting, IT and reseller directory services. KnowledgeStorm was founded by Steve Donovan in 1998 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Powerreviews, Inc. delivers software and network products that allows brands and retailers to generate and display ratings, reviews, and answers to consumer questions. The firm’s services include moderation and product sampling. The company was founded by Matthew Moog in August 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Appolicious, Inc. provides online resources for mobile applications. The firm’s Appolicious application search and discovery portal which helps users find new mobile applications for iPhone, iPad and Android. Its categories include art and design, books, business and finance, education, entertainment, games, health and fitness, kids, lifestyle, music, news, photography, productivity, shopping, travel and utilities. The company was founded by Alan K. Warms in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Sittercity, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for families and caregivers. It offers finding child care, babysitters, nannies, special needs care, and pet sitters. The company was founded by Genevieve Thiers in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PlaceWare, Inc. provides web conferencing services. Its services include real-time, interactive presentations, and meetings. The company was founded by Pavel Curtis, David Nichols and Mike Dixon in 1996 and is located in Redmond, WA.

Shoebuy.com, Inc. operates as an online shoe shopping. It offers shoes, bags, and clothing. The company was founded by Scott L. Savitz and Craig V. Starble in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Timelines, Inc. develops online information services for consumers and businesses. It offers the registered users to discover, record, share events and history using timelines, photos, videos, maps, and descriptions. The company was founded by Brian Hand, Geoff Buesing and Scott McMillin in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Singular Labs, Inc. provide mobile marketing solutions. The firm offers SaaS platform enables mobile marketers to unify, analyze and optimize all of their marketing channels through a single dashboard. The company was founded by Gadi Elishayov, Kuo Susan and Eran Friedman in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.