Jason Illian

D2iQ provides the leading independent Kubernetes platform which simplifies and automates the really difficult tasks needed for enterprise-grade production at scale, while reducing operational burden and reducing costs. As a cloud native pioneer we have more than a decade of experience tackling the most complex, mission-critical deployments in the industry. The D2iQ Kubernetes Platform is a complete solution that includes the technology, expert services, training and support necessary to ensure your success on Day 2 and beyond. Our independence provides us the agility to meet the needs of our customers first, while always keeping TCO top of mind. D2iQ is headquartered in San Francisco and investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

D2iQ provides the leading independent Kubernetes platform which simplifies and automates the really difficult tasks needed for enterprise-grade production at scale, while reducing operational burden and reducing costs. As a cloud native pioneer we have more than a decade of experience tackling the most complex, mission-critical deployments in the industry. The D2iQ Kubernetes Platform is a complete solution that includes the technology, expert services, training and support necessary to ensure your success on Day 2 and beyond. Our independence provides us the agility to meet the needs of our customers first, while always keeping TCO top of mind. D2iQ is headquartered in San Francisco and investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Khosla Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Microsoft, and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

8VC is a venture capital fund based in Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.8VC.com

Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) focuses on partnering with high-growth companies that disrupt current market alternatives with demonstrated technology. KDT looks for opportunities to create mutual benefit by working with principled entrepreneurs who can receive significant value from interacting with Koch companies and whose technology has the potential to transform Koch's core capabilities, create new capabilities, or expand Koch into new platforms.

The Startup America Partnership is: A movement by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs - launched January 31, 2011, at the White House to help inspire and celebrate entrepreneurs, their firms and the people that join them. An independent, private-sector entity – leveraging the work of our close partners in the U.S. government, but with the fierce freedom, independence and agility that define American startups themselves. Focused on bringing the private sector together to maximize the success of America’s entrepreneurs – and maximize America’s competitiveness in an increasingly global world. A tool to showcase a wide range of entrepreneurs, elevating them as innovators and job creators, while celebrating entrepreneurship as a core American value. We aspire to make starting or joining an American startup the most desirable job in the world. Our “customers” are the entrepreneurs themselves. We will take steps to encourage the creation of new startups, however, our principal focus will be on supporting the entrepreneurs who are leading existing firms with high-growth potential (what we call “speedups”). We will do this by assembling commitments from a wide range of companies and organizations to provide assistance to entrepreneurs in the following areas: Expertise, Services, Talent, Customers and Capital.

BookShout powers the digital world with eBooks. Founded in 2010 and based in Dallas, TX, BookShout powers digital programs for publishers, marketers, employers, and higher educational institutions. BookShout’s best-in-class digital product redemption process is supported by our award-winning eBook reader app, which is available on the web, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD/HD+. Get in touch: info@bookshout.com For publishers: from direct/online publisher sales, integrated storefront services, marketing programs, to galleys, BookShout provides an end-to-end digital experience that gives publishers control over their branding and access to critical remarketing data. For brands: from loyalty and rewards programs, to giveaways and tie-ins, BookShout provides unique digital solutions and access to exclusive content. With a redemption experience that customers and employees enjoy, brands can land high-performing programs and gain access to data and analytics that simply don’t exist for analog products. For employers: from events, speakers, and seminars, to training and development, BookShout powers your team with digital copies of cornerstone content. With an easy-to-use redemption experience, companies easily distribute content while gaining access to engagement data and a unique learning management tool. For higher education: from First Year Experience and Common Read programs, to business and executive education and graduate programs, BookShout powers classes and cohort with digital content. We work with major publishers to provide current editions and impactful texts.