Axel Bichara

SpeechWorks International, Inc. was a provider of software products and professional services that enable enterprises and communications carriers to offer automated, speech-activated services over any telephone. Using the company’s speech recognition solutions, consumers can direct their own calls, obtain information and conduct transactions automatically, simply by speaking naturally over any telephone anytime. It was located in Boston, MA.

Salu, Inc. provides Internet-based retailing services of beauty and health products. The company was founded in 1995 by Becker Mark and headquartered in Gold River, CA.

CloudSwitch Inc. provided software for enterprises to run their respective applications in the right cloud computing environment. The company was founded by John Considine and Ellen Rubin in 2008 and was headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. develops and markets mechanical design software solutions. It supplies 3D CAD technology solutions for design, analysis, and product data management to engineers, designers, and other creative professionals. The company was founded in December 1993 and is headquartered in Concord, MA.

EnglishCentral, Inc. develops and delivers online English conversation solutions. It provides solutions for users to record videos in their own voice, compare their speech to native speakers and get pronunciation feedback. The company was founded by Alan Schwartz in 2008 and is headquartered in Arlington, MA.

Onshape, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud and mobile professional three-dimensional computer-aided design system. The company was founded by Jon Hirschtick, John Joseph McEleney, Heung-Wing Li, David J. Corcoran, Michael Lauer, Axel Bichara, and Scott Harris in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Bolt Innovation Group LLC (Bolt) is a venture capital firm founded by Ben Einstein and Axel Bichara in 2012. The firm is headquartered in the Boston, Massachusetts.

Marathon Technologies was founded in 1993 by experts in fault tolerance who recognized the need for cost-effective, mainframe-class availability in the entry-level to mid-range Intel server market. Marathon soon developed the industry's only fault- and disaster- tolerant solution for unmodified Windows servers. Marathon is a privately held, venture-backed corporation based in Littleton, Massachusetts with partners worldwide

NaviNet, Inc. provides software for communication between healthcare providers. It offers NaviNet open provider portal, open advance referrals, document exchange and value based network applications. The company was founded in 1998 by Robert Chin, Thomas G. Morrison, William R. Cowen, Bradley J. Waugh and Jeffrey Daly and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Inmar-OIQ LLC operates as a holding company, which engages in the operation as a network of channel focused websites to help consumers easily find self-support product information. It also offers advertising, direct marketing and market research services. The company was founded by Jay Habegger, Connie Johnson, Eric Mabley, Chris Back and Doug Shattuck in August 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pixtronix, Inc. develops mobile display technologies. The company was founded by Nesbitt W. Hagood in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Recorded Future, Inc. (Recorded Future) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Christopher Ahlberg, Ulf Månsson, Jason Hines, Jan Sparud, Erik Wistrand, and Staffan Truvé. The firm is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.