Kiarash Behnia

BMC Software, Inc. develops enterprise software. It provides BMC helix service and operations management; truesight IT operations and automation; and automated mainframe intelligence. The firm also provides multi-cloud management; security and compliance; and IT optimization. The company was founded by Scott Boulette, John J. Moores, and Dan Cloer in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Marimba, Inc. provides software solutions. It provides updates and repairs of software applications on desktops, laptops, servers, and handheld devices. The company was founded by Kim Polese in 1996 and is located in Mountain View, CA.

Splunk, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of cloud software solutions. Its products include Splunk cloud, Splunk light and Splunk enterprise. It also offers solutions for Information Technology operations, security, internet-of-things, application analytics, business analytics, and industries. The company was founded by Erik M. Swan, Michael J. Baum and Robin K. Das in October 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PowWow, Inc. provides mobile application transformation solutions. It specializes in force-fitting desktop apps onto mobile devices with remote desktop apps. It preserves and leverages existing application investments and transforms business-critical applications into fully-functioning native mobile apps that run on any mobile device. The company was founded by Andrew Cohen and Jonathan Kaplan in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vertical Venture Partners LLC (Vertical Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Dave Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.