Grindr

With more than 13.5 million monthly active users in virtually every country in the world, Grindr has grown to become a fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community since its launch in 2009. The company continues to expand its ecosystem to enable gay, bi, trans, and queer people to connect, express themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr for Equality has advanced safety, health, and human rights for millions of Grindr users and the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 100 community organizations in every region of the world. Grindr is headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York City. The Grindr app is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Affinitiv

Affinitiv is the largest provider of end-to-end, data-driven marketing and software solutions exclusively focused on the automotive customer lifecycle. Backed by 20+ years of automotive and marketing expertise, we pride ourselves on being the go-to experts in the industry. Our Mission is to drive the next generation customer experience by partnering with OEMs and retailers to accelerate performance and inspire loyalty. Our Vision is to create customers for life through reimagined experiences. AFFINITIV CORE VALUES PASSION Passion generates excitement for what we do and how we do it. With Passion at the heart of everything we do, we nurture ideas, inspire excellence, and find creative ways to eliminate obstacles for cultivating growth.     INTEGRITY Integrity creates trust. As an organization, collectively, it's our most valuable asset. Individually, it's the constant choice to infuse every action with honesty, fairness, and respect for clients and colleagues alike.  UNITY Unity celebrates diversity. Synergizing the collective experiences, varied skills, and unique talents of every team member builds unstoppable momentum and drives unimaginable achievements.  INNOVATION Innovation motivates action: to take risks, encourage curiosity and new ideas, learn from mistakes, and constantly strive to exceed expectations. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our customers and raise the bar - both within our workplace and throughout our industry.    IMPACT Impact demonstrates the immeasurable power of our shared values and collective effort to effect positive, ground-breaking change and deliver excellence for our customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Smartly

Smartly is the leading AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. Our comprehensive advertising platform seamlessly integrates the capabilities of media, creative, and intelligence to power more than 800 billion impressions and generate more than 300 billion creatives annually, delivering tangible business outcomes for brands and advertisers. We are the only company managing creative and media for 600+ brands worldwide and $5B in ad spend across the largest media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Instagram, Pinterest, Snap, and TikTok. Our end-to-end technology, unmatched access to media platforms and exceptional customer service help Fortune 500 brands and advertisers to reach and engage consumers and learn what performs best. Visit Smartly.io to learn more.

Sprout Social

Sprout Social is a global leader in social media management and analytics software. Sprout’s unified platform offers comprehensive customer care solutions, connected workflows and AI-powered business intelligence to more than 34,000 brands. Founded in 2010, Sprout has a hybrid team of 1,200 people located across the globe. Sprout Social has been recognized as a 2023 Glassdoor Best Places to Work, PEOPLE Companies that Care, Great Place to Work Best Workplace for Parents and more.

Logical Media Group

Logical Media Group is a full-service digital marketing agency located in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. Logical specializes in Search Engine Marketing (SEO and PPC), Amazon Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing, Display Advertising, and Website Design & Development. Over the past 10 years, Logical has evolved from an SEM agency to a full-service partner for our clients in all areas of design and digital marketing. Logical has been listed on the Inc. 5000 list for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 for the fastest-growing companies in the U.S and is excited to continue the growth!

OneIMS

OneIMS is results-driven online marketing firm that successfully manages all aspect of inbound marketing campaigns for clients in various industries. We help our clients create demand for their products and services, generate sales-qualified leads, and nurture those leads through the buying process until they become paying customers.

TappedIn

TappedIn is a tech-enabled marketing and analytics company that connects consumers and the food & beverage industry at the critical point-of-purchase. We deploy and manage a suite of solutions in the bar and restaurant space that engage, inform, and build relationships guests, all while capturing massive amounts of data.

4Degrees

We're a startup with a vision to equalize opportunity by enabling you to build stronger professional relationships. Our platform identifies the right connections for you to focus on, works with you to strengthen those relationships over time, and helps you activate your network when you need it.

Shrtwv

<p dir="ltr">You have a lot to say, time to unmute your voice. Anonymously post anything to shortwave. Thoughtfully share anything you are thinking, feeling, doing. Your post is called a wave and will be broadcast to others. Read, reflect, appreciate other people's waves. Expand your reach. Discover Shrtwv.</p><p dir="ltr">----------</p><p class="no-styles" dir="ltr"><strong>What other users are saying about shrtwv:</strong></p><p dir="ltr">"We become one voice in wave. One mind."</p><p dir="ltr">“people are feeding you their thoughts and it's cool”</p><p dir="ltr">“the pulsing effect of the waves is mesmerising, I can’t wait to see what comes next”</p><p dir="ltr">“It’s the simplest way to get your voice heard, without any of the gimmicks”</p><p dir="ltr">--------</p><p class="no-styles" dir="ltr"><strong>Getting started is easy.</strong></p><p dir="ltr">1. Download &amp; open the app.</p><p dir="ltr">2. Swipe up to create waves</p><p dir="ltr">3. Watch the waves pulse in and out</p><p dir="ltr">4. touch and hold the screen to appreciate and extend the life of other users waves.</p><p dir="ltr">5. Your signal strength is based on the number of people that like your waves. As your signal gets stronger so will your content options.</p><div>&nbsp;</div>

Smart Owl Creative

<p>Smart Owl Creative is a Chicago-based creative marketing &amp; design company. Specialists in the creation of interactive web sites, stunning logos and graphic design, our staff are well-practiced in building quality products for and long lasting relationships with a variety of business and organization types. True proponents of the<br>entrepreneurial mission, we understand the importance of offering cost-effective solutions for any budget.<br><br>We are unique individuals with differing perspectives, humors, interests and outlooks on life. Our approach is three-pronged. A fork, that is, of marketing design aficionados rooted in Smart Owl Creative, ready to twirl your loose spaghetti into something digestible and delicious for your customers. We agree we’re a bit cheesy. Hell, sometimes we’re downright corny. But in the end, as the creativity heats up and begins to pop, you get a tasty concoction that you just can’t stop snacking on.<br><br>The real question is: Who Are You? If you already know, we are here to help you spread it. If you don’t, we are here to help you develop it. And if you have absolutely no clue, let’s get together for a bite and see what we can do to create it. Really, we’re a hoot …okay, that was the last one.</p><h3>Specialties: Logo Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Web Development, Brand Development, Reputation Management, SEO</h3>

Twibitz

<div style="padding-bottom: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.796875px;">Twibitz provides a better way to evaluate who you want to follow on Twitter! It analyzes a Twitter user based on their history and gives you a comprehensive report of their "tweet style" including flags to look out for.</div><div style="padding-bottom: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.796875px;">Some of the items included on a Twibitz Profile Report include:</div><div style="padding-bottom: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Open Sans', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23.796875px;"><ul style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px;"><li style="line-height: 20px;">Following/Followers/Tweets Ratio</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Missing Bio, Image or Website</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Tweets by Time of Day</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Percentages of Tweets, Replies, Mentions, Etc.</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">High Percentages of Check-Ins</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Activity/Inactivity and Tweets Per Day</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Most Used Twitter Apps</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Social &amp; Influence Scoring</li><li style="line-height: 20px;">Overuse of Hashtags</li></ul><p style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/mashup/twibitz" target="_blank">ProgrammableWeb.com Mashup of the Day</a> (Sept. 16, 2013)</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p>

Commogri, Inc.

<p>Commogri is an online platform where people share how they help and what they discover during their volunteer experiences to inspire others to do the same - ultimately turning volunteering into a social norm.</p><p class="no-styles"><em>Commogri, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization.</em></p>

Clustered Apps LLC

<p><b style="line-height: 16px; color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clustered Apps, LLC is an app development company based in Chicago. &nbsp;It is small but mighty team that builds apps that allow users to connect and have fun with those around them--enhancing the personal connections they already have! &nbsp; In 2012, Clustered Apps released HALF TEAM, a social drawing app, that was named by&nbsp;<i>The Washington Post</i>&nbsp;as a&nbsp;</span></b></span></b><b style="line-height: 16px; color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-size: 13px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"best new app for families". &nbsp; The next app,&nbsp;HI PEEPS&nbsp;is&nbsp;a fun way to stay in touch with those you care about and is now available in the Apple App store.</span></b></span></b></p>

GifRun

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Gifrun.com is an online animated gif creator. Allows registered members to upload videos and create animated gifs. Members can also extract individual frames from the uploaded video and save them to their gallery. Various image effects can be applied to saved images. All images in the members gallery can be shared via custom URL. Content can be shared directly to Facebook or Twitter. GifRun is a robust and very salable engine for creating and sharing animated gifs.</span></p>

eLUHY

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">More than just a local referral system for small businesses, we are aiming to disrupt the standard marketing campaigns by globalize the marketing effort to allow and empowering people from around the world with internet access to work for any small local businesses globally.</span></p>

Wavve

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Wavve is a mobile dating application with three core tenants:</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1) Real-time&nbsp;<br>2) Location-based&nbsp;<br>3) Female-controlled</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Wavve aims to connect people in social settings while providing females with additional safety &amp; privacy controls.</p>

Limelight

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This application encourages content creation and appreciation through the use of gamification to connect the connectors and innovators to businesses and brand that are struggling to stimulate activity and get their brand recognized. Users register and create profiles linked to their existing social media and web based accounts. At the same time, businesses and brands that are looking to attract new buzz and customers may incentivize the users by posting a mission or objective and reward for completing it in the form of in-kind product/service, discount(s) on a future purchase or direct compensation in the form of credits (or in game currency). Possible integration with systems like Klout will help determine the user’s overall social influence and allow publishers to target specific geographical and socio-cultural markets.</p><div>&nbsp;</div>

Downsize Fitness

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Exclusively focused on the morbidly obese, Downsize Fitness offers online/offline fitness training, nutritional guidance and a support community resulting in 4,000 pounds lost between our 2 gyms in Chicago and Dallas.</span></p>

Visual Novel X

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As an user, Visual Novel X will allow you to browse, learn, and play various visual novels on mobile, tablet, desktop, and consoles.</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As a producer, Visual Novel X will allow you to create your own visual novel online, connect with artist, writers, musicians, and voice actors, and setup premium content for their supporting users.</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As an Creator(artist, writers, musicians, and voice actors), Visual Novel X will allow you to showcase your work, connect you with producers who need content for their games, and connect you with supporting users of your work.</p>

AHA SmartMarket

<p>AHA SmartMarket™ is the social collaboration network for health care. Developed by the American Hospital Association, AHA Smartmarket connects health care professionals, thought leaders and vendors, to create a website saturated with insights, experiences, and answers.</p>