| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Henry Sowell |
Global Vice President of Technology | Profile |
Philip Rathle |
Chief Technology Officer | Profile |
Dave Lassiter |
Vice President of Global Cloud Partnerships | Profile |
Blucora, Inc. is a leading provider of technology-enabled financial solutions for consumers, small business owners and tax professionals. Through our operating companies, TaxAct and HD Vest, we provide leading products in tax preparation and wealth advisory services and help millions of individuals manage their financial lives. With more than 500 employees located primarily in Bellevue, WA, Irving, Texas and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Blucora is led by experienced management teams with deep expertise in their respective markets.
PaySimple is the leader in delivering automated payments and receivables solutions to small- and mid-sized businesses.
Rubikloud is a retail intelligence platform that transforms a traditional omni-channel retailer into a modern data-driven retailer. What does this mean? Founded in 2013, Rubikloud has been quietly working with some of the world’s largest retail conglomerates and brands on revolutionizing their data capabilities. The Rubikloud platform has already processed over 20 billion in transactions from 8 countries and over 5000 stores. Rubikloud aims to help the retailer through two data transformation stages: 1) We ingest, cleanse and convert traditional data sources into the Rubikloud big data compliant format. 2) Rubikloud platform enables the retailer to deliver true promotion, product, and price personalization. Not only does Rubikloud provide the machine learning to generate the personalization campaigns, but the platform also integrates directly into the execution pieces such as the email marketing system, promotional builders, and point of sale systems. Rubikloud is based in Toronto with an industry leading team from leading open source big data contributions, machine learning disciplines, and deep retail expertise. Rubikloud has raised $8.5 million led by Horizons Ventures over the past year and is on a 200% year over year growth rate.
Shopify is a leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the software to design, set up and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media such as Pinterest and Facebook, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides a merchant with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, using enterprise-level technology made available to businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 275,000 businesses in approximately 150 countries, including: Tesla Motors, Budweiser, Wikipedia, LA Lakers, the New York Stock Exchange, GoldieBlox, and many more.
The BizEquity solution allows professional business advisors to quickly develop accurate and comprehensive business valuation assessments for business owners. Financial advisors, accountants, business coaches, insurance agents, and bankers use BizEquity’s online solution and data to deliver greater value to their clients, generate additional revenue, enhance their professional credibility, and identify prospective clients. Customized business valuation reports, access to data on millions of privately-owned businesses, and expert support help professional advisors to effectively leverage the BizEquity solution to enhance their practice. The BizEquity solution is more comprehensive than simple business valuation calculators that rely only on tax return data or “rules of thumb.” And in contrast to reports prepared by business valuation specialty firms, assessments can be prepared more quickly, less expensively, and more transparently. Developed and supported by experts with first-hand experience, BizEquity is working with more than 300 leading professional advisory firms in the US, Europe, and Asia.