Sean P. O’Leary

TapRoot Systems Inc. is a venture backed, Smartphone Software Company based in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. They strive to add value to its customers by providing the most innovative mobile solutions. It has two main product lines: Embedded Mobile Analytics is a platform that provides operators, mobile marketers, and market research companies' insight into device performance and how users are interacting with data and voice services. WalkingHotSpot is an Internet access solution that turns your mobile phone into its anytime, anywhere 'walking' Wi-Fi hotspot. WalkingHotSpot is available on leading smartphone platforms for individual consumers, operators, and retailers.

Motorola, Inc. provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. Motorola is engaged in providing technologies, products and services for mobile phones. Its portfolio includes wireless handsets, wireless accessories, digital entertainment devices, wireless access systems, voice and data communications systems, and enterprise mobility products. The company operates through three business segments, including Mobile Devices Segment, Home and Networks Mobility Segment and Enterprise Mobility Solutions Segment. The Mobile Devices segment designs, manufactures, sells and services wireless handsets with integrated software and accessory products, and licenses intellectual property. The Home and Networks Mobility segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services: (i) digital video, Internet Protocol video and broadcast network interactive set-tops, end-to-end video delivery systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice customer premise equipment to cable television and telecom service providers, and (ii) wireless access systems, including cellular infrastructure systems and wireless broadband systems, to wireless service providers. The Enterprise Mobility Solutions segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs and services analog and digital two-way radio, voice and data communications products and systems for private networks, wireless broadband systems and end-to-end enterprise mobility solutions to government and public safety agencies, as well as retail, energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and other commercial customers. Motorola was founded on September 25, 1928 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL

StrikeIron, Inc. provides data and communications services via its cloud platform for different applications. It offers web-based infrastructure for delivering business data to internet connected systems, including software as a service applications, websites, spreadsheets, and core enterprise systems. The company was founded by Robert J. Brauer, Richard Holcomb, and Robert Dale in 2003 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Good Technology Corp. provides mobile devices, apps and data security services. It offers services to banks, healthcare organizations, governments and retailers and provides a end-to-end solutions portfolio, consisting of a suite of collaboration applications, a secure mobility platform, mobile device management, unified monitoring, management and analytics and a third-party application and partner ecosystem. The company was founded by Trae Vassallo in 1996 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

NC IDEA helps young startup companies to commercialize their innovations. The non-profit company is based in Durham, NC and has subsidiaries in the United States. Thom Ruhe has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

KnowledgeTree, Inc. provides cloud-based document management software solutions. It makes sharing content and controlling document processes simple with secure, affordable online document management solutions for growing SMBs and departments at larger companies. The firm also offers commercial SaaS and on-site editions as well as a free, community edition to assist organizations of all sizes transform documents into strategic business assets. KnowledgeTree was founded by Daniel Chalef and John Thorne in 2006 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Lytho, Inc. provides workflow management solutions for enterprise creative and marketing teams. It offers inMotion, a software application that enables companies to manage and track and review their print, video and interactive projects in a centralized online environment. The company was founded by Robert C. Munz in 1999 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Synthio, Inc. provides business to business social sourced data solution. It offers a contact database sourced from social media, along with data cleansing, e-mail validation, and lead generation. The company was founded by Aaron Biddar and Richard Stanton in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.