David T. Boersma

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

Alien Technology LLC engages in design, manufacture and sale of radio frequency identification products. Its professional services include custom training, technical consulting, program and project management, site survey and spectrum analysis, physical architecture review, product packaging and tag placement, optimal antenna and reader placement & orientation, system configuration and technical support & maintenance. The firm’s products include chips, tags, readers and antennas. The company was founded in December 1994 by John Stephen Smith and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Telsima Corp. provides broadband wireless access services and mobility solutions for media rich applications. It also offers voice compression solutions for the emerging markets. The firm develops and markets base and subscriber station systems and network management software for the WiMAX telecommunications market. The company was founded by Ramesh V. Kesanupalli and Alok Sharma in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Multigig, Inc. provides semiconductor products. It offers clock synthesizer ICs which provides ultra-low jitter and phase noise reference clock signals to communication, computing, and networking interface devices. It specializes in highly innovative high-performance clocking technology. The company was founded by Steve Beccue, John Wood and Haris Basit in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. provides commercial research and development services. The firm engages in development projects for materials for other applications, including gas storage, carbon capture, thermoelectric, and structural materials. Its products include electrolyte additives such as EM1, CM1, CM2, and EM2. The company was founded by Peter G. Schultz and Robert K. Downs in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Synglyco, Inc. develops novel vaccines using synthetic carbohydrates. The firm's cutting edge technology enables the rapid, milligram to kilogram production of synthetic carbohydrates for use in drug discovery and industrial applications. Its proprietary platform generates significant quantities of chemically pure, complex carbohydrates through automated and manual chemical synthesis. The company was founded by Peter H. Seeberger, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. Obadiah J. Plante and Louis Schofield on June 18, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CubicPV, Inc. engages in the manufacture of silicon photovoltaic wafers. It develops Direct Wafer, a technology that forms a standard multi-crystalline wafer directly from molten silicon. The company was founded by Frank van Mierlo and Emanuel M. Sachs in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

MC10, Inc. develops stretchable silicon materials for the microelectronics industry. The firm's technology uses semiconductors in conjunction with interconnect and packaging technologies to produce conformal electronics. It offers solutions for applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial products, defense systems, differentiated consumer products, industrial, and military markets. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts Jr., John A. Rogers, Benjamin Schlatka, Marvin J. Slepian, George M. Whitesides, Gilman Callsen and Roozbeh Ghaffari in 2008 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., Cadabra Design Automation, Inc. provides automated cell creation technology to create building blocks for custom integrated circuits. The company is based in San Jose, CA. Cadabra Design Automation was acquired by Numerical Technologies, Inc. on October 27, 2000 for $64.40 million.

Part of Synopsys, Inc., Silicon Architects, Inc. is a software design company. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. Sharp, Faysal A. Sohail, Abbas El Gamal. The company was founded by Steven J. Silicon Architects was acquired by Synopsys, Inc. on May 11, 1995.

Mojo Networks LLC engages in the provision of wireless intrusion prevention and performance management solutions. It offers access points, cloud WiFi, and multiservices platform products. It serves the enterprise, K-12, higher education, retail and hospitality, service provider, and federal government industry. The company was founded by Samir Palnitkar, Jai Rawat, Pravin Bhagwat and Kiran Deshpande in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Symwave, Inc. designs semiconductors and related devices. The firm also develops and markets analog, mixed-signal integrated circuits and system solutions. The company was founded by Christopher Thomas and Jun Ye in 2004 and is headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Evolution Robotics, Inc. engages in the development of robotics solutions. Its product range covers computer vision, localization, and autonomous navigation. The company was founded by William T. Gross in 2001 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

AWR Corp. provides electronic design automation and software solutions. It offers Microwave Office, a software solution for designers of radio frequency (RF) and microwave circuits ranging from integrated microwave assemblies to monolithic microwave integrated circuits. The company was founded by Joseph E. Pekarek in 1994 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

SilMinds LLC offers solutions for Decimal Floating Point Arithmetic hardware acceleration. It also provides research and consulting services in custom digital hardware design and tailored training courses development and delivery; and digital IC design solutions. The company was founded by Mostafa Maarouf El-Khouly and Hossam Aly Hassan Fahmy in 2008 and is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. develops negative carbon fuels. Its process, known as the carbon negative fuel cycle creates drop-in gasoline and can be used in any vehicle on the road today. The firm’s product that is CoolTerra biocarbon sequesters carbon and creates value for industries as diverse as agriculture, water, and livestock. The company was founded by Michael C. Cheiky in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

SRE Solutions Pvt Ltd. provides solar products. Its products include solar lighting, solar home systems, portable power and hybrid solar. The company was founded by Fakhar Ahmad Khalifa in 2010 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.

Reeve Foundation - Presidio Partners NRT LP is a special purpose vehicle formed to invest in NeuroRecovery Technologies Inc.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Echelon Capital/Venture capital/ (Echelon Capital) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Evanston, Wyoming.

Corsair Pharma, Inc. is a development stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of novel prodrugs of treprostinil to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension using a once-daily transdermal patch. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Ascend Elements, Inc. is a sustainable battery materials solutions provider based in Westborough, MA. Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from discarded lithium-ion batteries. The company's proprietary hydro-to-cathode® direct precursor synthesis technology produces new precursor and cathode active materials more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. The company's full-service EV battery recycling simplifies the recycling process and transforms discarded EV batteries into advanced battery materials that rival or even surpass the performance of new. Ascend Elements' advanced battery materials are sustainably sourced and engineered for high power and long cycle life, making them ideal for high-performance applications. The company was founded in 2015 by Eric Gratz, Yan Wang, Diran Apelian, and the CEO is Mike O'Kronley.

InoBat JSA engages in conducting research and development services in field of automotive, petrochemical and energy sectors. The company was founded by Marian Bocek, Jozef Urban and Marián Goga and is headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Avanea Energy Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of affecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on March 4, 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Inobat Auto is a European-based battery manufacturer that provides innovative solutions across the entire value chain with a "cradle-to-cradle" approach, showcasing the concept of a circular economy. The private company is based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Slovak company specializes in the research, development, manufacture, and provision of premium innovative electric batteries custom-designed to meet the specific requirements of mainstream and specialist OEMs within the automotive, commercial vehicle, motorsport, and aerospace sectors. Inobat Auto is backed by a strong consortium of investors and technology companies, including lead investor IPM Group. The company has a battery research and development facility and pilot line under development in Slovakia.

Our Next Energy, Inc. is a Michigan-based energy storage technology company that focuses on engineering batteries to accelerate electrification in transportation and stationary applications. The company is based in Novi, MI. The company's vision is to double the range of electric vehicles, use safer and more sustainable raw materials, and establish a localized supply chain. The company was founded in 2021 by Mujeeb I. Ijaz, who has been the CEO since then.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Richard A. D'Amore. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Ltd. develops diagnostic tests. The firm develops cutting-edge technologies and diagnostic assays for deployment in resource poor countries primarily through patient sample testing at the point of care or near the patient. Its signal amplification technologies offer rapid and reliable tests for Chlamydia, Hepatitis and HIV. The company was founded by Helen Lee in 2002 and is headquartered in Little Chesterford, the United Kingdom.