Michael W. Wellman

The Pope County Library System Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation committed to supporting the funding of Arkansas' Pope County Library System.

Bloomberg Beta is an early stage venture capital firm with $450M under management, capitalized solely by Bloomberg. The fund exists to expand Bloomberg’s horizons by investing in companies built by extraordinary founders that make business work better, with a focus on artificial intelligence. We run our fund in unorthodox ways to build trust with founders: Were a corporate-backed fund that invests to make money. We experiment with the limits of transparency -- instead of a normal website, we open sourced our entire operating manual. We measure success by our founders customer service ratings of us. Bloomberg Beta has an unconventional investing model where anyone on the team can say yes to a deal. The investing partnership has an equal female-to-male ratio. Read our full internal operating manual here: https://github.com/Bloomberg-Beta/Manual

RunSafe Security delivers automated software hardening for critical infrastructure from source to runtime, protecting embedded systems against common and devastating memory safety attacks without compromising performance or requiring code rewrites. The RunSafe Security Platform includes an SBOM generator specifically designed for embedded systems and C/C++ projects, vulnerability identification and risk quantification, unique memory relocation techniques to mitigate memory-based vulnerabilities, and pre-hardened open-source packages and containers for immediate protection. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security’s customers span the aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, and national security verticals. Learn more at: https://runsafesecurity.com/.

RunSafe Security delivers automated software hardening for critical infrastructure from source to runtime, protecting embedded systems against common and devastating memory safety attacks without compromising performance or requiring code rewrites. The RunSafe Security Platform includes an SBOM generator specifically designed for embedded systems and C/C++ projects, vulnerability identification and risk quantification, unique memory relocation techniques to mitigate memory-based vulnerabilities, and pre-hardened open-source packages and containers for immediate protection. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security’s customers span the aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, and national security verticals. Learn more at: https://runsafesecurity.com/.

NS8 safeguards online businesses against advertising fraud, transaction fraud, and poor site performance. NS8 protects against threats and offers better insight into real customers by utilizing behavioral analytics, real-time user scoring, and global monitoring. Available through easy-to-install plugins on multiple platforms, our solutions empower merchants to quickly minimize risk, better automate fraud management and realize savings throughout the customer lifecycle.

Shevirah is a U.S. company founded in 2015 by cybersecurity expert Georgia Weidman. We specialize in products for automated mobile and IoT device vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and mobile security awareness training. Our capabilities compliment traditional Mobile Threat Defense (MTD), Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), or mobile app inspection tools. Shevirah’s name comes from the Hebrew word for “shattering or breaking of vessels”, reflecting the goals of cybersecurity assessment and testing. Shevirah’s platform includes the patent pending Dagah software. We are headquartered in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Learn more, or request a free trial, at Shevirah.com. Selected recognition & awards for Shevirah and its founder • Praised - “Shevirah's mobile pen testing tool is truly cutting edge” Admiral Blair, Ex Director National Intelligence • Published - Penetration Testing - A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking • Graduated - MACH37 Cyber Accelerator, VA • Awarded - DARPA funds • Awarded - Commonwealth Research Commercialization Funds, VA • Awarded - “Women’s Society of CyberJutsu Pentest Ninja”, VA • Named - “20 Hottest East Coast Startups”, MAVA TechBUZZ, D.C. • Named - “30 Most Promising Startups”, Virginia Velocity Tour, VA • Named - “40 Cyber Innovators”, DCA Live, D.C • Finalist - “Startup Arlington”, VA

Syncurity, synchronized security, is the force behind IR-Flow a rapidly deployable cybersecurity incident response solution. Our virtual SOC is scalable from small business to full enterprise deployments, Syncurity IR-Flow helps security professionals streamline their operations and transition to a collaborative incident response process tailored to their unique operating environment. Syncurity, synchronized security. We make your SOC more powerful by delivering a fully-realized incident response platform that can be delivered and made operational today. We accelerate your people by giving them tightly integrated workflow solutions that speed response and clarify operational process. We remember that your SOC is a business and we ensure our solutions are designed to deploy smoothly, calibrate simply and ensure faster time to value.

Threatcare is the leader in proactive attack simulations, helping companies measure the effectiveness of their cybersecurity programs through their software. Their real-time insights and actionable recommendations enable companies to secure more faster, while having greater confidence in their current security controls. ReliaQuest’s recent acquisition of Threatcare will enhance the power of the ReliaQuest GreyMatter platform by enabling enterprise customers to vastly increase the quality and efficacy of their detection and response capabilities.

The Pope County Library System Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation committed to supporting the funding of Arkansas' Pope County Library System.

Bloomberg Beta is an early stage venture capital firm with $450M under management, capitalized solely by Bloomberg. The fund exists to expand Bloomberg’s horizons by investing in companies built by extraordinary founders that make business work better, with a focus on artificial intelligence. We run our fund in unorthodox ways to build trust with founders: Were a corporate-backed fund that invests to make money. We experiment with the limits of transparency -- instead of a normal website, we open sourced our entire operating manual. We measure success by our founders customer service ratings of us. Bloomberg Beta has an unconventional investing model where anyone on the team can say yes to a deal. The investing partnership has an equal female-to-male ratio. Read our full internal operating manual here: https://github.com/Bloomberg-Beta/Manual

RunSafe Security delivers automated software hardening for critical infrastructure from source to runtime, protecting embedded systems against common and devastating memory safety attacks without compromising performance or requiring code rewrites. The RunSafe Security Platform includes an SBOM generator specifically designed for embedded systems and C/C++ projects, vulnerability identification and risk quantification, unique memory relocation techniques to mitigate memory-based vulnerabilities, and pre-hardened open-source packages and containers for immediate protection. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security’s customers span the aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, and national security verticals. Learn more at: https://runsafesecurity.com/.

RunSafe Security delivers automated software hardening for critical infrastructure from source to runtime, protecting embedded systems against common and devastating memory safety attacks without compromising performance or requiring code rewrites. The RunSafe Security Platform includes an SBOM generator specifically designed for embedded systems and C/C++ projects, vulnerability identification and risk quantification, unique memory relocation techniques to mitigate memory-based vulnerabilities, and pre-hardened open-source packages and containers for immediate protection. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with an office in Huntsville, Alabama, RunSafe Security’s customers span the aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, and national security verticals. Learn more at: https://runsafesecurity.com/.