Alexey Proudnikov

BalaLink SA provides undersea fiber optic cable telecommunications services. It deploys and operates submarine telecommunication cables in order to provide high-capacity transmission systems to telecommunication operators. The company was founded by Alfonso Gajate Plasencia, Bruce Raw, and Ross Mullins in 2001 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Islalink SL is a telecommunications services company. It is engaged in the installation and management of undersea cable systems for the communications industry. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Gryphon Emerging Markets Ltd. provides merchant banking and advisory services. The private company is based in London, UK.

Utilight Ltd. develops methods of wafer-metallization for solar photovoltaic cells. It offers a revolutionary disruptive pattern transfer printing technology with an immediate implementation in the PV metallization process of c-Si solar cells. The firm’s technology significantly increases solar cell efficiency while reducing PV manufacturing costs. The company was founded by Giora Dishon, Amir Noy, Moshe Finarov and Michael Matusovsky in 2008 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel.

Part of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., Kulicke & Soffa (Israel) Ltd. is an Israeli company that manufactures computer peripheral equipment. The company is based in Yokneam, Israel.

Finematika Venture Capital OOO invests in companies operating in aerospace technology and adjacent industries. The fund targets early stage, later stage and growth investments. Its investment size ranges from RUB50 million (USD771 thousands) to RUB220 million (USD3 million) . The fund term is 10 years with possible extension for 2 years, and 5 years of the investing period.

Gauzy Ltd. is a light and vision control company, which engages in the development, manufacturing, and wholesale of liquid control glass. It operates through the following segments: Architecture and Automotive, Safety Tech, and Aeronautics. The Architecture and Automotive segment refer to the sales of OEMs to incorporate the company’s technology in glass rooftops, side windows, and windshields to replace conventional sun visors and shades. The Safety Tech segment focuses on sales of advanced driver assistance systems for buses, coaches, recreational vehicles and specific vehicles, such as camera and motion sensor systems, smart mirrors, and safety doors. The Aeronautics segment is involved in the sale of shading and cabin management systems in private and commercial aircraft, and helicopters. The company was founded by Adrian Lofer, Dimitry Dobrenko and Eyal Peso on October 26, 2009 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Tofino Capital (Tofino) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Eliot Pence and Aubrey Hruby. The firm is headquartered in Washington.

Entoprotech Ltd is a circular economy startup that specializes in food waste treatment and processing. The Israeli company utilizes black soldier fly larvae and proprietary technology to merge the cleantech and agritech sectors. Entoprotech provides solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, manage organic waste, and fulfill protein shortages. The company is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel, with R&D activity in other locations and a production facility that processes 15 tons of organic waste daily. Entoprotech was founded in 2019, and Sasha Babitsky has been the CEO since then.