Our Portfolio

Developer of a customer messaging network designed to help companies to engage one-on-one with customers on one secure feed. The company's customer messaging network delivers service alerts to customers, enabling businesses to connect with people through a private and secure messaging application.

Acquired by Workday. Provider of an online job searching network. The company lets users create professional profiles, then leverages Facebook data to create a game like experience where users can track and quantify their career development online. It also provides a healthcare recruiting service.

Acquired by MediaMath. Provider of an in-game advertising platform. The company enables brand marketers to facilitate connections between gamers and gameplay.

Manufacturer of a transformational engine architecture intended to serve the urgent need for efficient internal combustion engines. The company's architecture develops engine designs based on a four-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston sleeve-valve architecture using conventional engine manufacturing techniques, enabling businesses to impact the transportation sector's petroleum usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

Developer of a third-party recruiting platform intended to connect employers and third-party recruiters. The company's platform brings the third-party recruiting ecosystem into the light by connecting employers and third-party recruiters and making the collaboration for critical hiring clear, streamlined and efficient, enabling clients to connect the right humans at the right time.

Conversational AI for communication with applications, websites and devices in everyday, humanlike natural language. 

Acquired by Jive Communications. Provider of voice, data and managed information technology services for small and medium business markets. The company moves business communication into the Cloud, replacing legacy phone lines, on-premise hardware, and private branch exchange equipment with better connections in the business, over Quality of Service (QoS) managed internet connections.

Developer of medical devices designed to treat sleep related disorders. The company's devices offer a cure against obstructive sleep apnea and related conditions, enabling physicians to treat their patients with sleep-related disorders.

Acquired by Entellus Medical. Developer of a medical implant designed to treat nasal-valve collapse. The company's LATERA Absorbable nasal implant addresses one of the common, causes of nasal obstruction, nasal valve collapse caused by weakened lateral wall cartilage, providing a minimally invasive option for ENTs and facial plastic surgeons to treat nasal airway obstruction.

Acquired by LinkedIn. Provider of a social media marketing management platform. The company's software combines public web and social data with marketing application data in order to identify target companies.

Acquired by Glaukos. Avedro Inc is a commercial-stage ophthalmic medical technology company focused on treating corneal ectatic disorders and improving vision to reduce dependency on eyeglasses or contact lenses. Its Avedro Corneal Remodeling Platform is designed to strengthen, stabilize and reshape the cornea utilizing corneal cross-linking in minimally invasive and non-invasive outpatient procedures to treat corneal ectatic disorders and correct refractive conditions. The company geographically operates through United States, Asia, Europe, Americas (outside the United States), Middle East and Other locations.

Developer of a content-based message routing system for financial services customers to deliver stock market information to traders in the United States. The company's content-based messaging technologies enable equity dealers to create and distribute information. It also offers Comprehensive High-Frequency Patrol System, a risk solution for members of the high-frequency trading community; and low latency expressWay trading suite that offers pre-trade risk control and direct market access to exchanges, brokers, and buy-side participants.

Acquired by Outbrain. Provider of content curation platform that allows brands to curate long form content from leading publications on their site. The company helps online digital publishers in discovering, organizing and publishing content to and from thousands of sites across the web.

Acquired by SVG Media. Provider of a digital advertising and technology company helping marketers to reach and acquire their audiences and publishers. The company provides an advertisement network platform with technology across lead acquisition, audience targeting, rich media, online audience measurement and brand impact measurement.

Personal apparel styling service for men and women.

Operator of an e-commerce platform created to change the way people discover and shop for designer fashion. The company's platform offers an innovative mix of commerce and content, enabling women and men to shop for trending and comfortable designers and luxury brands.

Acquired by Augeo Affinity Marketing. Developer of a card-linked offer platform created to connect advertising with in-store results. The company's platform enables users to personalize offers and make them available through credit cards, debit cards and mobile devices.

Provider of data integrity technology services. The company offers tamper-proof audit trails to demonstrate integrity and authenticity of digital information. It primarily focuses on e-banking, e-government, e-health and hosting industries.

Provider of a web domain platform intended to deliver relevant advertising and high quality internally developed products and services. The company's platform specializes in domain ownership, domain monetization and domain sales, enabling advertisers to get the return on investment easily.

Acquired by SmartFocus UK (Acquired by Emailvision). Provider of on-demand business intelligence services. The company's services include dashboards, key performance indicators, reporting and data analysis, calculations, alerts, and report subscriptions, which integrate datasets from multiple sources, including customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, financials, and web analytics.

Acquired by Magnite. Provider of technology platform designed to simplify the direct advertisement sales process. The company's iSocket platform automates the manual steps like order execution and monitoring, enabling premium publishers and advertisers do more business directly and at ease.

Developer of online music creation and sharing platform designed to facilitate undiscovered talent achieve the fame they deserve. The company's music platform enables users to sing, record, and share personal recordings of songs, enabling undiscovered talent to achieve fame.

Developer of an enterprise technology designed to offer simulation software for retail. The company's technology assists retailers to simulate real in-store shopping situations to ideate, evaluate and activate merchandising, display, layout, and other in-store shopping experiences within a virtual reality store environment, enabling businesses to understand shopper behavior and bring their new ideas to life.

Acquired by Taboola. Provider of revenue relevancy tools that help professional publishers to create, distribute and monetize their content on an online platform. The company's solution helps publishers serve users with exactly what they are looking for through optimized content pages, designed from the ground up to serve each specific audience segment, from search engine users to visitors from social networks.

Provider of a reward delivery platform intended to feasibly send and track rewards and gifts to their customers and employees. The company's platform enables users to integrate gift cards and digital goods for companies who intend to send rewards to their customers, partners and employees, enabling companies to target customer engagement and employee retention and get the most out of their reward programs.

Acquired by Advantage Solutions (Irvine). Provider of social video platform. The company's platform delivers monthly opt-in video views across social networks, mobile devices, premium content sites and YouTube, enabling the brands, agencies, and media companies to connect them with their customers.

Gaming and related businesses. Some of the games offered by the company include My Vegas Bingo, My Vegas Slots, POP Slots, and Kingdom Boss.

Developer of a self-service fundraising platform designed to serve schools. The company's platform offers fundraising that schools, principals and other institutions can use to raise significant funds by selling gently used clothes that are donated by community people, enabling schools to raise funds for programs that have seen budget cuts.

Acquired by American Express. Operator of an online lending platform designed to provide small businesses automated quick access to cash flow. The company's platform leverages data generated through business activities such as accounting data, online sales, shipping and other sources to understand performance and deliver flexible funding in real-time, enabling small businesses to easily get access to capital and cash advances.

Developer of medical devices intended to provide treatment of obesity. The company's medical devices is the incisionless alternative to gastric bypass surgery, enabling patients to reduce their stomach size.

Developer of a cloud-based device and infrastructure software designed to connect wireless devices with Internet-based services. The company's platform offers a cloud-based device and infrastructure software focuses on adding connectivity to electronic devices through messaging devices for kids and photo frames, cars and other appliances for adults enabling businesses to eliminate the one-way communications systems.

Developer of a network management platform designed to facilitate and configure security management. The company's platform automates routine administration, maintenance and recovery tasks regardless of network availability in order to reduce site visits and operational costs, enabling enterprises to get network management security and compliance services.

Developer of content visualization technologies designed to facilitate content-centric Enterprise 2.0 conversations. The company's technologies offer file preview and viewing, capturing paper and enhancing images, extending SharePoint search and collaboration, and integrating visual content with SharePoint workflow for document review, enabling users to easily find, view, and collaborate on SharePoint document.

Acquired by Vonage Holdings. Developer of a cloud communications platform designed to allow communication channels to uncover the facts that can solve a problem or help make a sale, whenever and wherever people need them. The company's cloud communications platform allows to join up all communications channels without expensive, disruptive hardware changes and plugs straight into CRM for full access to hard-won data, enabling organizations to build more personal relationship with every customer or prospect.

Provider of a content discovery platform intended to recommend the best web and mobile content for each user. The company's platform discovers new and original web-pages, enabling users to share their favorite web pages, submit ratings and reviews, and receive recommendations for other content easily.

Acquired by Aki (Media and Information Services). Developer of an online video advertising platform designed to assist organizations in the process of reaching to their customer. The company's online video advertising platform uses a combination of images and clips and geolocation providing an elemental knowledge of video variables that powers a results-driven, decision-making engine, enabling organizations to deliver 1-to-1 video advertisement to every consumer and ultimately drive sales.

Provider of a secure document sharing platform designed to simplify secure document sharing. The company's on-demand platform is a cloud computing solution that enables its customers to manage critical time-sensitive and document-centric processes in a fast and easy manner, providing organizations with access to ultra-secure document sharing tools that helps them make smarter decisions, securely share information, increase business productivity and optimize business efficiency.

Developer of a game development platform intended to provide games on social and mobile networks that bring about fun, excellence, and authenticity to customers. The company's platform provides historical accounts from the Bible and is based on the Christian faith and can also be played on social networking sites, enabling users to enjoy games that align with their Christian beliefs and faith.

Acquired by Merit Medical Systems. Provider of medical devices designed to provide treatment of vertebral compression fractures. The company's medical devices improve the quality of life for patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCF) which may result from osteoporosis, osteotraumatic injuries, myelomas or other degenerative bone diseases, enabling patients to begin treatment more quickly and result in a higher likelihood of a successful treatment.

Acquired by Myriad Genetics. Provider of a genomics and DNA screening technology platform intended to offer people access to information about their bodies. The company's platform uses custom-built robots to process blood and saliva samples working alongside a team of scientists and engineers to simultaneously analyze thousands of DNA samples with precision, accuracy and unparalleled efficiency, enabling individuals to understand their DNA and how it can impact important health decisions.

Manufacturer and provider of medical devices. The company provides cerebral oximeter that measures the level of oxygen within the brain.

Developer of employee communication and engagement platform intended to transform the way workers and organizations connect. The company's platform measurably reaches, aligns, and mobilizes workers in a personalized way, enabling organizations to stay connected with employees and minimize overhead costs.

Developer of a video making platform intended to capture the value of multi-stream video and to meet the rapidly increasing appetite for on-demand video. The company's cloud-based platform offers to search, view and consume video content by minimizing complexity and maximizing efficiency, enabling clients to upload live or recorded videos in any format and make them available to millions of users with minimal delays.

Acquired by Apple. Developer of software for mobile devices to capture, organize and share information. The company provides a note taking mobile application.

Operator of an online fundraising platform intended to raise money and build social awareness on a large scale. The company's platform helps to share and broadcast passions, provide answers to problems, leverage social networks, and mobilize communities to create their own fundraising campaign and raise money, share their story and connect with new supporters, enabling individuals, groups, social causes, and non-profits organizations to fundraise online with no tipping points or hassle.

Acquired by Enel Green Power. Developer of a energy software designed to maximize the economic returns behind the meter storage systems. The company's DEN.OS energy management software delivers analytics and control required to aggregate energy management across several facilities, enabling commercial buildings, industrial plants and warehouses to manage the way electricity is stored and consumed.

Acquired by Revolution Lighting Technologies. Developer of light-emitting diode lighting products for outdoor applications. The company offers products for commercial and traffic signage, street and area lighting, outdoor advertising, transportation, municipal, airfields, low bay/parking and canopy, traffic and way-finding, decorative post top, and military applications. It also provides Sentinel, a networked lighting control and security system.

Developer of a video campaign analyzing platform designed to maximize the reach and effectiveness of video advertising. The company's platform offers software tools for audience targeting, campaign workflow, advertisement personalization, campaign automation and intelligent optimization engine, enabling clients to ensure fraud protection that helps them to reach their precise audience, as well as customers outside their current target audience.

Operator of a platform which enables users to create a list of gifts. The company's portal enables children to e-mail Santa and create a list of gifts they wish to receive and share with family and friends.

Acquired by Ford. Developer of Internet radio devices and smart phone applications. The company provides bluetooth internet radio products for iPhone, android, car audio players, homes and businesses.

Acquired by JPMorgan Chase. Provider of deals and offers services for renowned local restaurants, spas, salons, weekend getaways, events, and international resorts. The company uses credit card information to target customers.

Operator of a multi-channel YouTube network intended to engage audiences specific to their objectives. The company operates a hybrid between a digital media agency and a multi-channel YouTube network, it works with YouTube Influencers around the world by nurturing them to help grow their channels as well as setting up brand campaigns around the world enabling them enabling them create more customers.

Acquired by Massive Media. Operator of a group dating and group-to-group social networking Website. The company enables people to develop group profiles with photos, interests, and various areas.

Acquired by Propel Media 1. Provider of an online resource for health information. The company provides information on various conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, pregnancy, drugs and alcohol, smoking cessation and weight loss, as well as heart, sports, kids, mental and sexual health.

Developer of a remote dispensing system intended to treat and improve patient safety in the long-term care market. The company's system helps users to meet the demands of quality in the way medications are delivered as well as offers a medication management system for long-term care facilities, enabling skilled nursing providers to deliver quality care while eliminating unnecessary waste in an efficient manner.

Acquired by Aptus Health. Provider of a mobile and web based physician relationship management (PRM) platform. The company's platform offers an online physician community that uses a blend of social media, game mechanics and engagement science, enabling healthcare companies to communicate with physicians.

Social network of over 40 million citizen activists, nonprofits, and mission based brands, with live video training and a vast library of expert advice for activists.

Provider of a active continuous optimization based software service designed to manage complex IT environments for optimum performance. The company's software provides VMware optimization, virtualization, application optimization, hardware acceleration and data center optimization applications, enabling IT organizations to dramatically reduce CAPEX and OPEX spending and simultaneously improve performance.

Acquired by LexisNexis Group. Provider of intellectual property (IP) litigation data and predictive analytics platform intended for Lawyers. The company's platform mines, tags, categories, and enhances millions of Federal court dockets and documents, enabling clients to predict the behaviors and outcomes of different legal strategies.

Developer of underground coal-gasification projects designed to convert deep, un-mineable coal in-situ into multiple gas streams. The company's underground coal-gasification projects use its proprietary Exergy UCG Technology to convert domestic coal into syngas, a petroleum substitute, enabling clients to use gas streams for electricity production, liquid fuels and chemical ingredients for other compounds.

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc designs, develops and sells exoskeleton technology used in healthcare and industrial markets. The wearable exoskeletons are to be worn over clothes and controlled by a trained operator to augment human strength, endurance, and mobility. The company's segments are EksoHealth and EksoWorks. All of the company's operations are held in the United States. The EksoHealth segment which derives majority revenue designs, engineers, manufactures and sells exoskeletons for applications in the medical markets.

Acquired by Modnique. Provider of an online shopping network. The company sells various brand-specific products, including prenatal care products, baby gear, travel accessories, bedding and bath products, children's clothing, toys, DVDs and educational materials.

Acquired by LiveRamp Holdings. Provider of a platform for brands and publishers to discover, mobilize and grow a social sales force. The company provides cross platform media server for campaign administration and analytics of campaign performance.

Acquired by MemberClicks. Provider of an association management software intended to create an interactive online membership directory. The company's association management software offers an interface that manages the operations, marketing, finance, websites and member management functions of business associations enabling associations to acquire, engage and retain more members and fulfill their staff and member needs.

Provider of medical equipment for medical diagnoses, monitoring and research for chemical detection and measurement in human body. The company develops HG1-c, a non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring product for diabetics and Optical Glucose Monitor, an adjunct investigational device to measure glucose trans-dermally.

Acquired by Ultimate Kronos Group. Provider of an online social conversation platform. The company provides a workforce intelligence and management platform for enterprise companies that enables companies to capture feedback, analyze results in real-time and distribute critical intelligence.

Acquired by HH Global. InnerWorkings Inc is a marketing supply-chain company that provides marketing solutions, such as advertising materials, branded merchandise, product packaging, and retail displays. The company has three geographical reportable segments namely North America, EMEA, and LATAM. It generates maximum revenue from North America segment. The company operates a software platform called VALO that enables customers to a source, produce, monitor, and analyze their marketing plan with the company.

Developer of live cell analysis tools designed to facilitate the transformation of research discoveries into new ways. The company's tools help in disease research, drug discovery, and the development of diagnostic tests, thereby enabling healthcare professionals to carry out efficient diagnoses and analyses.

Acquired by ConvertKit. Developer of a fan relationship management platform designed to manage fan acquisition, retention, and engagement. The company's platform merges e-mails, social networking platforms, and other digital media channels with direct-to-fan engagement tools, enabling artists, brands, and other influencers to grow, engage and monetize their consumer fan bases.

Acquired by YouTube. Provider of technology-enabled mechanical licensing and royalty payment services for online music services, record companies, labels, distributors, and artists in the United States and internationally. The company involves in obtaining bulk mechanical, digital downloads, physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses, including interactive/on demand streaming and limited downloads rights; and royalty accounting and payment for publishers, resolving publishing issues, and reporting to rights societies. It also provides back office support services for music services, which include publishing licensing and royalty reporting services; and outsourced licensing and royalty services. In addition, it offers Limelight, a DIY licensing online tool that enables artists, bands, ensembles, and other groups to get mechanical licenses; and sell recordings of compositions owned/controlled by a third party publisher

Provider of a mobile commerce platform designed for developers to integrate mobile payment, coupons and loyalty. The company's mobile commerce platform creates a way for business and technology initiative leaders to start building feature rich, mobile applications and augment their existing applications providing them with increased app revenue for brands.

Acquired by Catapult Sports. Provider of digital technology and media management services to collegiate and professional sports organizations. The company provides digital asset management services, facility design and integration services and digital coaching technologies for collegiate and professional sports organizations.

Developer of a cloud-based call center software designed to support sales teams. The company's software adapts and delivers customer support and offers native integrations with various global CRMs, helpdesks and business tools, enabling businesses to create a virtual phone system for sales and customer service teams in an efficient manner.

Acquired by Triarq Health. Provider of enterprise software for the healthcare sector. The company offers physicians and healthcare facilities software platforms for electronic medical records (EMRs) and practice management.

Developer of Web, social and mobile games. The company offers games across multiple platforms combining the gaming experience with analytics and marketing.

Acquired by QuestionPro. Developer of enterprise-class daily tracking and customer experience management (CEM) software. The company captures the customer brand experience through its proprietary software and strategic tools to provide actionable insights that enable its global automotive clients to manage and innovate the customer experience.

Provider of an online marketplace designed to buy or sell preowned automobiles. The company's online marketplace tracks used car dealerships and inform about their price changes through mobile alerts, enabling its customers to follow their favorite vehicles and buy them at discounted price.

Acquired by Synchrony Financial. Developer of a mobile commerce and engagement platform designed to create custom application experiences for customers. The company's mobile application software and proprietary SDK empower retailers to drive customer engagement and loyalty through multiple touch points, both digitally and in-store, using technology to transform the total retail experience enabling retailers and brands enhance customer engagement, analytics and brand loyalty.

Acquired by Boston Scientific. Developer of image-guided therapeutic endoscopy products. The company develops products that enable advanced image-guided endoscopy procedures to allow endoscopists to offer minimally invasive alternatives to patients suffering from common gastrointestinal and biliary conditions.

Developer of an analytics-driven marketing platform designed to assist businesses to make informed decisions. The company's insights-based marketing platform is focused on assisting small to mid-sized businesses to develop long-term digital marketing strategies that create marketplace differentiation and drive more traffic, engagement, leads and conversion, enabling clients to grow their businesses in a hassle-free manner.

Acquired by Zimmer Biomet. Provider of arthroscopic surgery products. The company offers AperFix System that enables the surgeons to perform anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using the hamstring and various soft tissue grafts.

Owner and operator of a Website that pairs moms with local businesses and daily deals.

Acquired by Groupe Michelin. Manufacturer of engineered rubber powders designed to replace oil-and rubber-based feed-stocks. The company's micronized rubber powders (MRP) includes recycles tire materials and other post industrial rubber into powders that are used in a range of industrial and consumer applications, including plastics, high performance tires, consumer goods, coatings, sealants and construction materials enabling businesses to transform waste and optimize tailored products for each application.

Developer of a mobile payment platform designed to effectively connect payments and people at a fraction of the cost. The company's platform provides enterprise-grade support and offers a payment as a service framework that supports all point of sale terminals, thereby enabling businesses to accept mobile payments with a simpler payment processor.

Acquired by Two Hat. Developer of an image and video recognition platform designed to inspect face recognition and demographics. The company's platform features automated and real-time filtering of multimedia, motion recognition and facial biometrics by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, enabling clients to deliver operational efficiency, reduce risk and protect their brand while scanning and filtering for set specific data.

Acquired by Salesforce.com. Provider of cloud-based data management platform. The company provides a database management tool for capturing, protecting, connecting and monitoring data signatures across multiple devices, sources and formats for consumers, advertisers and Web publishers.

Provider of a wedding and event assistance platform designed to connect engaged couples with local wedding professionals. The company's online planning tools offer information for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists as well as information in the areas of vendors, forums, dresses, songs and travel, thereby helping couples and businesses discover vendors and ideas as well as provides them with online tools to help them create their ideal wedding day.

Provider of Internet-enabled gardening tools designed to make gardening easier and and enjoy thriving plants. The company's EasyBloom Plant Sensor collects and analyzes data related to soil conditions, sunlight, moisture around plants and recommend which plant will thrive in a particular spot, enabling user to diagnose an ailing plant, access detailed plant information and collect environmental data.

Xtant Medical Holdings Inc mainly develops, manufactures, and markets regenerative medicine products and medical devices for domestic and international markets. The company operates through the single segment of Development, manufacture, and marketing of regenerative medical products and devices. Its biomaterial products include OsteoSponge, OsteoSponge SC, OsteoSelect DBM putty, OsteoSelect Plus DBM putty, OsteoWrap, BacFast HD, OsteoSTX, hMatrix and 3Demin products, as well as other allografts. Its products serve the needs of orthopedic and neurological surgeons, including orthobiologics for the promotion of bone healing, implants, and instrumentation for the treatment of spinal disease, tissue grafts for the treatment of orthopedic disorders, and others.

Acquired by 6waves Lolapps. Developer of social games and applications. The company builds quiz, gift, and game creator platforms.

Provider of consulting services to outpatient surgery providers. The company offers the validare gateway, an online application for forms, policies and procedures, required tasks and supporting documentation, validare connection, which provides revenue cycle connections from concept to collection, floor plan reviews for office-based surgery facilities, mock survey to assess client's office's preparedness to pass an official on-site survey and on-site consulting services.

Provider of broadband and high-speed internet services intended to help businesses and consumers in Northern and Central California to have better connectivity. The company's services offer Gateway, a connection between a broadband wireless network and the internet, a management server that hosts network monitoring tools, DNS servers, and web servers, providing users with high-quality internet connections at affordable prices.

Manufacturer of power electronics designed to help solar photo-voltaic systems to work efficiently. The company's power electronics use a disruptive DC/DC converter technology to reduce overall system costs, enabling system designers and installers to mange power and renewable energy.

Acquired by Synaptics. Provider of productivity solutions intended to provide universal solutions for a range of corporate, home and embedded applications. The company's technology turns any monitor into a USB device making it really easy to plug into any computer that supports USB, thereby allowing users to timeshare a single desktop environment creating enormous opportunities for saving on the costs of office space.

Provider of a social search solution that allows users to ask questions and find information from people in their network through instant messaging and email.

Acquired by Everteam. Provider of private cloud computing services. The company offers tools and technologies that businesses use to build engaging, agile business applications that include the modern capabilities that users demand, including collaboration, process automation, mobility and cloud enablement.

Acquired by Amazon.com. Developer of an automatic speech recognition platform that converts speech into text for messaging and voice mail. The company also offers internet searches, news, restaurant reviews, reservations, videos, flight status information and Wikipedia services, thus enabling users to find relevant information and use an application that transcribes voicemails for them.

Developer of sound recognition and voice search technologies designed to simplify sound and music identification. The company's technologies turn sound into understanding and actionable meaning and are used to recognize music by leveraging speech-to-meaning and artificial intelligence tools, enabling users to detect, search, and play music around them.

Acquired by AbbVie. Provider of cancer research and drug-development services designed to find a new approach to treat cancer. The company's services provide therapies to eliminate cancer stem cells, which initiate and perpetuate tumors, enabling healthcare providers to cure cancer of their patients and improve their lives.

Acquired by Arise Global. Developer of non-traversing tubes intended to assist clients in pipe inspection for heat exchangers and boilers. The company's non-traversing tubes is based on patented pulse reflectometry and are designed to increase operational efficiency in the oil and gas, power generation, petrochemical and other adjacent markets, enabling clients to increase their quality and quantity.