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Rick is the founder & CEO of LaneAxis. His extensive knowledge of mobile technology, software development, and deep experience in and love for trucking and logistics inspired him to create LaneAxis. As a former partner in a trucking company, Rick spent a decade researching and developing a mobile-based platform that provides real-time tracking and data analytics over freight movements. His work culminated with designing a Shipper-to-Carrier direct optimization platform that was granted a complete U.S. Patent in March 2018.

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Ari has more than 20 years of experience in finance, corporate strategy, marketing, and public and private equity investing. Ari served as Chairman (2008-2020) and CEO (2011-2020) of Organica Water, a next-generation wastewater treatment technology provider that enables localized treatment and reuse. Under Ari’s leadership, Organica grew from less than $1M of Revenue and 30 reference facilities (mostly in Hungary) to a global business with more than 130 reference facilities in 20 countries that are recognized as a top “sustainable” brand in the water industry. Ari leads Organica to complete its Series A through Series D financing rounds, attracting large institutional investors to the company such as International Finance Corporation, Invesco, CITIC Capital, and Idinvest Partners. During his time with Organica, it grew its customer base to include many of the top global water companies and municipalities, including Veolia, BEWG, Manila Water, Metito, Adani Infrastructure, Shanghai Water, Beijing Capital Group, and Maynilad Water.

Previously Ari was Head of Water Private Equity Investments for RNK Capital, a pioneering environmental investment firm with ~$800M in assets under management. Ari leads a team responsible for transaction sourcing, due diligence, structuring, divesting, and working with portfolio companies’ management teams. Ari served on the Board of various other RNK portfolio companies in the water sector. In addition, Ari has an extensive network of contacts throughout the software & water industry and related financial communities.

Prior to RNK, Ari worked at Bank of America Securities, most recently as a VP and Senior Research Analyst. Previously, Ari spent four years working in corporate strategy, finance, and marketing roles at two venture-backed enterprise software companies, Verticalnet and Prescient Systems, and as the co-founder of his own company, a technology services business that enabled small retailers to sell their products to students through the Internet. Ari holds a bachelor of business administration degree from the George Washington University and an MBA degree from Yale University’s School of Management.

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Ben Hale is the co-founder of Brite. he lives in Salt Lake City, UT. he has three beautiful children and loves to ski in the mountains close to his house, ride mountain bikes, and vacation in Lake Powell.

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Andrei Stoica is the CEO of Brunch and has been an entrepreneur or freelancer for a while. He'll mix building things, marketing, design, development, and other skills every day. He's come to accept himself as a generalist and loves the pursuit of combining multiple skills. In addition to Brunch, he's building stoica.co as a digital marketing agency for B2B clients focused on creating helpful content, web design, and inbound marketing for better lead generation.

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Gweilo grew up in Singapore, lived all over Asia, and is now back home in Singapore, Married with two boys, 1 has C.P 48yrs old and in a hurry. Confused by the state of America and Europe against the backdrop of an expansionary China.

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Taha Dar is the founder and CEO of SearchSmartly, an award-winning prop-tech startup backed by Founders Factory. SearchSmartly transforms the property search experience by helping renters, and buyers save hours searching for their ideal home while providing estate agents with high-quality, pre-qualified leads. Taha has a diverse background in technology, strategy, and finance and previously worked in the world of Formula 1 at the Red Bull Racing F1 Team. Taha holds an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College and an MBA from the London Business School.

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Amon is the Co-Founder & CEO at Ophelos, a FinTech startup reimagining the debt collection industry by focusing on improving financial health. Before founding Ophelos, Amon worked at high-growth startups ASAPP and Moat. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Brown University.

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◘ https://www.ophelos.com/

◘ https://content.ophelos.com/post/introducing-ophelos

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Bharath Krishnamoorthy (you can call him “B”) is a lawyer and venture-backed entrepreneur. Together with his high school best friend, Shawn Vo, Bharath founded Axle, a carrier payments and factoring platform for freight brokers. As the CEO of Axle, his goals include attracting a diverse team of highly talented and highly motivated individuals and building a workplace environment that allows them to thrive. In addition to his work with Axle, he serves as a board advisor to JMU’s Center for Entrepreneurship.

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◘ https://www.axlepayments.com/

https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/26/axle-raises-10m-series-a-to-advance-its-freight-financing-services/

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Austin Rosenthal heads operations and sales for Lionize. He can conceptualize workflows and dissect market demands, resulting in the development of Lionize’s simplified process.

Sam is from a small town in regional Australia but always knew he wanted to build a tech company (since eight years old, genuinely). Found his way to San Francisco, by way of London with Bain & Co, advising on Software GTM and product strategy. Over time, he identified a gap in the market and is now the CEO and co-founder of TestBox, re-designing how software is bought and making it genuinely customer-led. Nowadays, he lives in Boulder, CO, and is always out there riding bikes, trail running, or marveling at the incredible landscape.

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Don't miss out on this article Sam's team wrote. It includes a full transcript.

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