Kurt Carlson

National Instruments Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of systems to engineers and scientists that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery. The firm's products include Labview, TestStand, FlexLogger, Voltage, Temperature, Software Defined Radios, Power Accessories, and Repair Services. It provides application software and modular, multifunction hardware that users combine with industry-standard computers, networks and third-party devices to create measurement, automation and embedded systems. The company was founded by Jeffrey L. Kodosky and James J. Truchard in May 1976 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Luminex Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary biological testing technologies and products with applications throughout the life sciences and diagnostics industries. The firm's products are focused on the molecular diagnostic testing market, which includes human genetics, personalized medicine and infectious disease segments. The company was founded by Mark B. Chandler and Van S. Chandler in May 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

NetQoS, Inc. provides network-centric response time analytics, flow monitoring and unified communications management, and response time analytic network solutions. NetQos was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Valassis Digital Corp. is a marketing technology company, which provides business intelligence and marketing automation software services. It delivers local, targeted digital marketing campaigns through various channels such as display, mobile, social, and video channels. The company was founded by Joseph W. Epperson, Gretchen Joyce, and Kurt Carlson in September 13, 2006 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.