Bill Strickland

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

Maker Studios, Inc. operates as a media company that enables artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise services to partners. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA.

Nudge LLC provides health care services. The company was founded by Mac Gambill and Phil Beene and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

PriceGrabber.com, Inc. operates an an online shopping website. It offers clothing, electronics, toys, furniture, auto parts, computers and jewelry and watches. The company was founded in 1999 and its headquarters is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Ziften Technologies, Inc. provides endpoint threat detection solution. Its products include ziften zenith and ziften zflow. The firm’s solutions include IT operations and security operations. The company was founded by Michael Little and Mark Obrecht in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Silk Technologies Ltd. develops silk-derived protein (SDP) products for ophthalmic applications. Its patented SDP material is currently being developed as a compound for the treatment of patients with dry eye disease. The company was founded by Brian D. Lawrence and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Trousdale Ventures LLC (Trousdale Venture) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2018 by Phillip Sarofim. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Lemon Perfect Co. manufactures and retails bottled lemon water through stores. The company is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Glas, Inc. manufactures closed system nicotine-delivery devices. The company was founded in 2014 is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

RealStuff, Inc., also known as Yellowbird Foods, is a craft condiment company that produces a homegrown line of spicy condiments with unique flavor combinations. The company is based in San Marcos, TX. Yellowbird makes flavorful hot sauces with real ingredients and a thicker, smoother consistency packed with real, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables and never any fake filler ingredients. The brand is named after the Asian golden weaver, a small yellow bird native to Asia, which eats piquín peppers whole and propagates new plants by passing the seeds as they fly. Founded in 2012 by George Milton and Erin Link, Yellowbird has become a major player in the market and is currently ranked as a top seller in Whole Foods Market.

Passport Foods (SVC) LLC engages in the distribution and production of food products. Its brands include Chef's Signature, Summ, Wing Hing, Sophia's Kitchen, and Cantina Fresca. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Ontario, CA.

Unicorn Venture Management LLC (Unicorn Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Real Beauty Food LLC engages in retails of tea products through online. The company was founded by Elizabeth Zieg, Amy Bader and Bassima Mroue and is headquartered in Los Angeles, OR.

Kitu Super Brands, Inc. produces flavored energy drinks. It offers super coffee, super creamer, and super espresso. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Databento, Inc. engages in the provision of platform to manage data products. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Pavemint LLC provides digital parking solutions that streamline payment processing, license plate recognition, and leverage data and analytics to optimize ingress and egress. The private company is based in Houston, TX and was founded by Randall Jamail. The company aims to solve the problem of wasted time and CO2 emissions due to parking, offering flexible parking solutions for payment processing at any scale. Pavemint enables cashless payments, tracking parking analytics and metrics, and provides self-park and on-the-lot tools to manage and enforce parking lot operations. David Lin has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Good Shepherd Entertainment operates as an game publisher. The company is headquartered in United States.

Meridian Beauty, Inc. is a company that creates sustainable beauty products with the intention of making sustainability a part of traditions and rituals. The company is based in Culver City, CA. The company's products are crafted with attention to detail and respect for the planet. The company was founded in 2020 by Angela Ubias, Cary Lin. Cary Lin has been the CEO since 2020.

Almefy GmbH is a company based in Munich, Germany that provides a simple and secure authentication solution. The German company's mission is to offer a 2FA secure login in one step, making it impossible to crack. The company's solution involves a secure scan to login, eliminating the need for passwords. The company was founded in 2021 and is led by CEO Christian Lamprechter.

Part of Blackstone, Inc., TicketMob LLC is a company that provides ticketing services. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. TicketMob was acquired by Cvent, Inc., part of Blackstone, Inc. from December 08, 2021 on July 08, 2013 for $20.27 million.