| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Dustin Downing |
Vice President of Product | Profile |
Wade Williams |
Chief Technology Officer | 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.
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.
SocialCode builds marketing technology and solutions that make the world’s most valuable brands successful using social platforms. Over 30 Fortune 100 firms and over 100 leaders in every major category, including their agencies, rely on SocialCode to lead their social advertising, improve messaging and media strategy, and become better marketers. SocialCode capitalizes on advertising experts, advanced technologies and machine-learning that activate brands and turn people into customers and advocates. SocialCode is a pioneer in predictive analytics, and has been awarded the elite distinction of being both a Facebook Marketing Partner and Twitter Marketing Platform Partner, while also developing solutions for Instagram and Pinterest. SocialCode is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company.
Oyster is the leading subscription service for books, offering readers unlimited access to over 1 million books—everything from New York Times Best Sellers and award-winners to children's titles and more. Readers can browse and discover on their own, or get expert recommendations from our editorial team. Over time, Oyster gets to know what readers like, and recommends books based on their reading habits and tastes. Oyster is available for Apple iOS, Android, Nook HD, and Kindle Fire, as well as on the web. Launched in 2013, Oyster is headquartered in New York City and is backed by Founders Fund and Highland Capital Partners.
OptionsCity is a financial technology company founded in 2006 by three Chicago software professionals and friends who shared the same passion and vision for technology and options trading. Together, Hazem Dawani, Rudy Fasouliotis, and Victor Glava created a powerful, intuitive, and reliable product that would change the way traders conducted business. The founders brought their experience and drive from previous leading roles at a successful Chicago options trading company.