John M. Akred

Enterasys Networks, Inc. is engages in the provision of wired and wireless network infrastructure and security solutions. It offers wireless LAN and mobility, data center and virtualization, security, management, cloud computing, IP convergence, and industry focused solutions. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Salem, NH.

Cambridge Technology Partners Massachusetts, Inc. provides systems integration services. The firm offers e-solutions, traditional and change management consulting services. It also provides strategic & management consulting, and systems integration services for Internet-based e-business solutions and processes. The company was founded in 1991 and is located in Cambridge, MA.

RSA Security LLC designs and develops support security products. The firm offers threat detection and response, identity and access management, fraud prevention, and cyber security framework. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Brilliant Light Power, Inc. provides research and development services to generate power, light and new chemicals. It develops a non-polluting source of energy from water. The firm’s SunCell catalytically converts H2O-based solid fuel directly into light which is converted to electricity using photovoltaic panels. The company was founded by Randell L. Mills in 1986 and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

LiveOps, Inc. provides cloud contact center and customer service solutions. It offers various call types and channels, including customer service call center, outbound services interactions, inbound sales interactions, lead generation interactions, and self-service interactive voice response capabilities. The firm also provides cloud contact center solutions such as LiveOps Engage, LiveOps Voice and LiveOps Insight. LiveOps serves the financial, health, insurance, retail, marketing and media industries. The company was founded by William J. Trenchard in 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Leveler LLC designs, manufactures, and sells electrical power conditioning and suppression systems. The firm's products include audio and video, electrical panels, and rack mounts. The company was founded by Len Webster and John F. Ward Jr. on March 02, 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

GEN3 Capital I LP seeks investment opportunities in technology companies located in Russia and Israel. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of wireless communications, energy storage, and non-invasive medical device. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size up to $1 million.

Thru, Inc. provides message governance services and delivers secure content delivery and archiving solutions in an integrated software platform. Its solutions include software delivery, file sharing API, high speed file transfer and secure file sharing. The firm’s products include OptiSPEED, OptiFLOW and OptiBAND. The company was founded by Lee Harrison in 2002 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

GEN3 Partners, Inc. provides world-class product, process and packaging innovation services. It is a technical innovation solutions provider that focuses on product, process, and packaging innovation for many of the largest and most respected industrial, consumer goods, and medical device companies in the world. The firm specializes in technical innovation consulting, training, product portfolio diagnosis, benchmarking, roadmap development and IP strategy. The company was founded by Michael Treacy, Simon S. Litvin and James K. Sims in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Brightvolt Solid State Batteries provides embedded power solutions. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company was founded by Robert Singleton and Craig Nelson in 2001 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Venture Capital) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Crosslink Capital, Inc. founded in 1989 by Sy F. Kaufman and Michael Joseph Stark. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

American EPAY, Inc. provides web based payroll services. Its services include wireless time and attendance devices, toll free time keeping solutions with text to speech, and voice matching technologies. The firm also provides web based solutions such as web timesheets, scheduling, job costing and budgeting for labor tracking and management. American EPAY was founded by Ben Aissa in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

GEN3 Ventures, Inc. (GEN3 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by James K. Sims. The firm is headquartered is in Boston, Massachusetts.

365 Services LLC engages in the provision of data center solutions for cloud, content, carrier, and enterprises markets. It offers cloud, colocation, managed, and network and IP services. The company was founded by Chris Dolan and James A. McGrath in 2012 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

EDS Co. engages in drywall construction and installation. The private company is based in North Highlands, CA.

Accenture Technology Labs engages in research and development of digital technologies.

Ayla Networks, Inc. develops internet of things enterprise software platform for manufacturers and service providers. It offers Ayla Platform, an end-to-end platform that allows manufacturers and service providers to use home controls, HVAC, appliances, lighting and other everyday products. The company was founded by David C. Friedman, Adrian D. Caceres, Phillip Chang and Thomas H. Lee in 2010 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

nScaled, Inc. provides cloud based software services. It provides data virtualization and protection solution for both local and remote sites. The firm's product offers centrally managed monitoring and analyzing capabilities for disaster recovery readiness testing. The company was founded by Mark Hadfield and Kent Langley in 2009 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Silicon Valley Data Capital LLC (Silicon Valley Data Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by James R. McLean, Sanjay Mathur, James K. Sims, Peter Loukianoff, and John M. The firm headquarters in Mountain View, California.