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Marcus Davis, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’16, co-founder and CEO, and Connor Morris, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’17, co-founder and CSO, at  [2017 UpTech]

Austin Mace, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’15, co-founder and chief creative officer at . SubVRsive is an Emmy-nominated 360-degree media production and virtual reality company focused on creating impactful VR and AR experiences for brands and agencies.

Michael Markesbery, ß£ß£ÊÓƵ ’15, co-founder and CEO, and Rithvik Vinik, Co-founder and COO, . Oros designs outerwear warmer and thinner with the NASA technology, Aerogel.  Michael was honored as a 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 for retail and e-commerce. [2016 The Brandery]

Noah Bornstein, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’10, co-founder and CTO at . Baloonr provides a platform with tools for real-time anonymous voting, with a focus on enabling groups to identify priorities, reach decisions and define decisions that are free from bias.  [2016 Acceleprise]

Kelsey Pytlik, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’09, co-founder and CEO at  [2015 Brandery graduate]

Megan Stengel, Tess Schuster, Bethany Skaff, Mandy Eckman, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’09, . Libre Clothing is clothing for infusion patients.

Shane Gring, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’09, and his company  have made the finals for a spot at the Unreasonable Institute in Boulder, CO.

Chris Clark, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’08, Founder, . Sunflower Solutions is a solar power technology company that specializes in bringing clean reliable energy to developing areas of the world.

Sam McBride, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’08, chief operating officer, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’08, and Jim Murray, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’07, chief financial officer at . RXBar is a manufacturer and distributor of protein bars and was sold to Kellogg’s for $600 million in 2018.

Andy Nielsen, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’07, co-owner and president/CEO and Jon Nielsen, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’05, co-owner and chief business officer at Everything But The House (EBTH). EBTH provides an online marketplace for estate sale items from homes across the U.S. that allows users to browse through individual sales or by item categories and place bids on items.

Danny Stull, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’07, Founder and CEO,  and .The two companies market and sell soft, durably built and 100% guaranteed state pride apparel.

Jeff Probst, ߣߣÊÓƵ, ’07, Co-owner, . Blooms and Berries Farm Market is a self pick berry, fresh produce and agra-tainment farm.

Liz Snyder, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’06, Co-founder and Owner, . Kofenya is a full-scale coffee and espresso bar.

M.H. Powelson and Phil Walker, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’05, Co-founders, Rio-D. Rio-D is a spirit designer and importer of premium cachaca from Brazil.

Charles Lazarra, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’04, Founder, . Volio Distributors is a boutique wine importer and distributor.

Dustan Fankhauser, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’04, Co-Founder and President, . Planet Bulb is an online retailer of lighting and ballasts.

Ryan Terpstra, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’04, Founder & CEO, . Selerity is a low latency, real-time fact aggregation and event data company that caters to sophisticated investment firms.

Kelly Owens, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’03, Founder, of . The Merry Martini is an online gift and occasion boutique.

Will Housh, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’03, Founder & CEO, . HVAC.com is the world’s first online marketplace focused on connecting consumers, contractors and distributors so they can buy and sell heating and air conditioning products and services with trust, transparency and convenience.

Jonathan Thompson, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’02, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at .  Standard Bariatrics raised $1.2 million from CincyTech and Queen City Angels.

Sean Lane, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’02, founder and CEO of . CrossChx has developed a biometric technology to prevent medical identity fraud and enable nationwide health information exchange.

A.J. Auld, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’01, President, at . Bright Discounts is a national fundraising company that builds customized fundraisers through the discount card medium.

Bruce Twersky, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’01, Founder, . College Discount Cards is a provider of discount shopping cards to college students.

Kamran Razavi, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’01, Founder and CEO, RGM Group. The RGM Group is an interactive media firm focused on serving premium advertisers and publishers

Brian Minick, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’99, co-founder and CEO, at Morphick. Morphick is a developer of cyber security programs designed for protecting global enterprises from advanced cyber threats.

Carisa Miklusak, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’99, co-founder and CEO and Summer Crenshaw, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’03, co-founder and CMO/COO, at . tilr connects workers to jobs via a unique algorithm focused on skills, not titles.

David Woeste (deceased), ߣߣÊÓƵ ’96, founder, . BestNest is an online purveyor of bird feeders, weather stations, arbors, pond pumps, address plaques, bird houses, pond liner, bird baths and other backyard wildlife and outdoor decor products.

Gerard Lopez, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’96, Co-founder and Managing Partner, . Europe’s largest venture capital fund.

Julia Stamberger, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’96, Co-founder and President at . GoPicnic are providers of nutritious high-quality shelf-stable meal solutions.

Nichole Mustard, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’95, co-founder and chief revenue officer at . Credit Karma is a personal finance platform designed to provide credit scores, recommendations and monitor credit.

Mike Fitzgerald, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’92, co-founder and partner at , co-founder and board member at  (formerly TinderBox), and former co-founder and EVP Corporate Development at  (purchased by Salesforce.com in 2013 for $2.52 billion). High Alpha creates and operates new companies by providing product development, sales and marketing, finance, branding, design and talent development services. Octiv is a provider of a sales-productivity platform to create efficiencies in process workflows.

Dwight Merriman, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’89, co-founder and Chairman of the Board,  and formerly co-founder and CTO at . MongoDB is a provider of an open source No-SQL database designed for large-scale grid deployments that allows companies to more easily manage and store data.

Stuart Frankel, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’87, founder and CEO, . Narrative Science is a developer of automated business analytics and natural language communication technology designed to amplify the intelligence of businesses. The company's , automatically analyzes data and creates stories that are contextually relevant and personalized to any audience, enabling businesses to make better decisions

Bob Coughlin, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’83, founder and CEO and Stacey Browning, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’90, President at  [$188 million in revenues] 

Matt Golis, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’95, Co-founder and CEO, , and founder and CEO, DraftMates. YapStone is an
electronic payments platform that serves global markets [$300 million in revenues]. DraftMates is a fantasy
sports betting and eGaming platform.

Matt Pyatt, ߣߣÊÓƵ ’09, Co-founder and CEO, and Eric Dunigan, Co-founder and President, . Arrive Logistics is a freight brokerage fueled by a robust carrier side, best in class technology, and a passion
for customer service. [$300 million in revenues]

Bryan Murphy, Founder and CEO,  (sold to eBay), and Founder and CEO, . Tomorrow Sleep is powered by Serta Simmons Bedding and delivers a system of innovative sleep products at an incredible value via a direct-to-consumer model.