Susie Wheeler

Founded in 2006, Element Six Ventures Group is a venture capital firm located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is the US investment arm of Element Six SA. Their ultimate parent is DB (DeBeers) Investments SA

Element Six SA (Element Six) is the supermaterials subsidiary of Element Six (Pty) Ltd., ultimately owned by DB Investments SA in Luxemburg. Established in 1946 as Industrial Distributors Ltd., the firm rebranded to Element Six in 2002. In 2008 they established E6 Ventures, a dedicated venture fund investing in all forms of innovative ideas and activities related to synthetic diamonds. Element Six is the world's leading supplier of supermaterials used throughout the manufacturing industry for a wide range of applications. They pioneered the development of synthetic diamonds and novel engineering materials and manage the E6 Ventures fund, which creates, invests in, stimulates and advances technologies or applications in new or existing industry segments utilizing supermaterials.

Advanced Oxidation designs and builds electrochemical plants for water and wastewater treatment. Over the last two years they have developed a new generation of advanced electrochemical reactors called DIAMOX. These reactors incorporate an amazing electrode material called Boron-Doped Diamond (BDD) that can beak down almost all dissolved organic pollutants in industrial wastewaters and completely mineralize organic carbon to carbon dioxide. Even toxic and hazardous substances can be destroyed. The company has substantial knowledge in the field of Advanced Electrochemical Oxidation Processes (AEOP) and, in particular, diamond electrode technologies. The new generation of high performance DIAMOX reactors forms the core of the company's business. This amazing technology has widespread application in the water sector, from disinfection of micro-organisms to the treatment of hazardous substances found in many industrial effluents and leachates. The company provides electrochemical solutions for water and wastewater treatment.

Group4 Labs, Inc. developed and supplied semiconductor materials. The company was founded by Daniel Francis and Felix Ejeckam and headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Boart Longyear Ltd. engages in the provision of drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling. It operates through the Global Drilling Services and Global Products segments. The Global Drilling Services segment provides services to companies in mining, energy, and other industries. The Global Products segment manufactures and sells drilling equipment and performance tooling to customers in the drilling services and mining industries. The company was founded by Edmund J. Longyear in 1890 and is headquartered in West Valley City, UT.

Element Six Ventures SARL, (E6) aims to invest in new applications, new markets, new technologies and new companies. The primary aim of the fund is to achieve a strong return on the investment. Element Six Ventures invests in companies that are providing technical development or applications in which E6 is currently active around the globe.

Electrolytic Ozone, Inc. developed and manufactured ozone generators. It supported manufacturers of innovative consumer and industrial goods. The company was founded in 2009 and was headquartered in Wilmington, MA.