Lightspeed Commerce

Lightspeed Systems® delivers the most in-depth visibility and control to power exceptional schools where students are safe and engaged. Trusted by 28 of the 50 largest US school districts and serving 28,000 schools across 35 countries, the company has been at the forefront of educational technology since 1999. The platform provides comprehensive solutions including content filtering, student safety monitoring, classroom management, mobile device management, and analytics - helping K-12 schools optimize learning while keeping kids safe, networks secure, and budgets optimized. The company’s integrated platform breaks down silos and fosters seamless collaboration across district leadership, IT, safety personnel, teachers, and curriculum administrators. With approximately 215 employees and headquarters in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed Systems combines the stability of an established industry leader with the agility of a startup. The company has received strategic growth investments from Genstar Capital and Madison Dearborn Partners, enabling continued innovation in AI-powered student safety and educational effectiveness solutions that advance educational outcomes for every student.

Light & Wonder is the leading cross-platform global games company, creating immersive content, hardware, and systems that connect iconic titles across every channel - land-based casinos, online, and mobile. Through three complementary business segments, the company delivers unforgettable gaming experiences by combining exceptional talent with deep customer and player understanding. Their portfolio includes legendary game franchises like 88 Fortunes, Dancing Drums, Rainbow Riches, and Gold Fish, which have become industry staples that players return to time and again. With a team of over 7,000 creators across 40+ states and multiple countries, Light & Wonder relentlessly pursues innovation to forge lasting connections with players wherever they choose to engage. The company builds cutting-edge gaming technology, casino systems, shufflers, and digital platforms that power the world's most successful gaming operators. From the casino floor to mobile devices, Light & Wonder turns games into expansive entertainment experiences, constantly pushing boundaries to create the extraordinary in every detail. Their mission is simple: it's all about the games.

LightForce leads the digital transformation of orthodontics with fully customized, 3D-printed bracket systems. The company combines advanced manufacturing technology with AI-driven treatment planning to deliver patient-specific orthodontic solutions that improve clinical outcomes and practice efficiency. LightForce empowers orthodontists to provide personalized care through an integrated digital platform that includes custom 3D-printed ceramic braces, patient-specific indirect bonding trays, and web-based treatment planning software. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Alfred Griffin, LightForce has introduced the world's only fully personalized 3D-printed bracket system. Each bracket is manufactured to match individual tooth morphology for superior bond strength and treatment precision. The technology reduces treatment time, minimizes adjustments, and increases patient satisfaction. LightForce continues to push boundaries in digital orthodontics, enabling doctors to plan with the end in mind and deliver faster, more predictable results at scale.

By Light Professional IT Services LLC, founded in 2002, is a leading provider of innovative IT, infrastructure solutions, and full spectrum cyberspace operations for U.S. Federal and State Government agencies. What began as a small Veteran-owned business has grown into an expanding and thriving large company with Federal and Commercial clients around the globe. The company recognizes the current and future needs across all industries to secure information and communications databases, networks, and systems from malicious actors while maximizing reliability and efficiency. By Light has grown substantially in the past few years, both organically and through strategic acquisitions such as Cole Engineering Services. By Light has built a strong portfolio, stepping to the forefront of cutting-edge technology in key market growth areas of IT and Cyberspace Operations and Security; Network Services, Integration, and Operations; Cloud and Managed Services; Artificial Intelligence; Software Services; and Satellite and Wireless Communications. The company readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next.

In 2019, our founders recognized a fundamental problem in the enterprise telecom industry: it was an antiquated, static space where vendors consistently received negative reviews and were averse to change. Yet telecom remained a highly consequential, multi-trillion dollar industry that powered how we interact digitally. This stark disconnect between telecom's critical importance and its outdated, customer-unfriendly operations created an opportunity for transformation. The founders realized that by building software to automate the entire telecom lifecycle - from procurement and inventory management to expense management - enterprises could save significant time and money while finally getting the transparency and efficiency they deserved. What started as a mission to fix B2B telecom has evolved into Lightyear, the Telecom Operating System that serves hundreds of enterprises including Honeywell, Alo Yoga, Palo Alto Networks, and Louis Vuitton. Operating as a remote-first, distributed team, Lightyear has cultivated a high-trust, autonomous work environment that attracts passionate problem solvers from around the world. The company has raised nearly $50M from prestigious investors and continues to drive real, positive, durable change in an industry that desperately needed it. By combining proprietary network and pricing intelligence with AI-native automation, Lightyear empowers enterprises to reduce telecom costs by 20%+ while cutting time spent on telecom management by 70% or more.

We're a minority-owned organization founded in July 2020, headquartered in New Jersey. We're building AutoPilot - an advanced business process automation platform powered by IBM's cutting-edge technology. The platform integrates artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and hybrid cloud technologies to help enterprises automate complex workflows across industries. What makes us different is our deep integration with IBM's ecosystem. We use Watsonx.ai for generative AI and natural language processing, Watsonx.data for managing large datasets, and Qiskit for quantum optimization. AutoPilot runs on Red Hat OpenShift in a Kubernetes environment, uses IBM Cloud Paks for development, and includes security through QRadar and Guardium. We're also modernizing legacy systems by integrating mainframe applications through IBM's Z series solutions.