Adrian Devasahayam

Therma-Wave, Inc. develops and markets control metrology systems. Its products are used in the manufacture of semiconductors. The company offers products for the measurement of transparent, semitransparent and opaque thin films for the monitoring of ion implantation, as well as for the integration of metrology into semiconductor processing systems.Therma-Wave was founded in 1982 by Allan Rosencwaig and David Willenborg and is located in Fremont, CA

BlueShift Technologies, Inc. develops and markets vacuum automation products for semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company was founded by Ray Ritter and Peter Vandermeulen in 2004 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

kSARIA Corp. manufactures and installs fiber-optic cables, connectors, and cable assemblies. It offers shipboard, aerospace, tactical, RF and microwave assemblies, expanded beam fiber optic cable assemblies, electro-mechanical manufacturing, electrical cable assemblies and harnesses, and fiber optic kits and supplies. The firm also offers field, cable, research and development design services. The company was founded by Andre Sharon in 2000 and is headquartered in Methuen, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Antenna Software, Inc. offers cloud-based enterprise mobility software solutions. Its products are designed to enable information technology professionals and business executives to create and manage mobile applications, website,s and content. The company was founded by Peter Semmelhack in 1998 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Signiant, Inc. provides intelligent file movement software for content creation and distribution for the media and entertainment industry. Its products include Media Shuttle, Flight, Manager+Agents. Its software suite optimizes existing enterprise network infrastructure and media technologies to ensure secure digital media exchanges and workflow efficiency. The company was founded by Robert Browne in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Azimuth Systems Inc. provides wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators. The firm’s products include spider, environment and channel emulators, director II test executive, and test enablers. Its solutions include LTE unlicensed drone testing, and field to lab. The company was founded by David Lucia, Fanny Mlinarsky, John Griesing, and Charles Wright in 2002 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

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.

Newforma, Inc. develops and sells project information management software. Its products include Newforma Project Center, Contract Management, Building Information Management, Project Cloud, Mobile Apps, and SmartUse. The firm also offers consulting and implementation services, instructor led training, and support services. The company was founded by Allen Preger, Larry Nuttall, Todd Kozikowski, Jim Forester, Dave Plunkett, and Bob Batcheler in November 2003 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

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.

Awareness, Inc. provides on-demand social marketing management software solutions. It offers clients a unique blend of measurement, analysis and implementation technology that provides insight into consumer interaction and behavior online and streamlines content creation, dissemination and measurement across social media channels. The firm also helps social media channels to make buying decisions, find local services, research products and interact with brands. Awareness was founded by David Carter and Robin Hopper in 1998 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Qvidian Corp. provides cloud-based Request for Proposal (RFP) and proposal automation applications. Its services are used for sales proposals, security questionnaires, presentations, due diligence questionnaires, and sales playbooks. It offers advisory services, content services, managed services, technical services, and education and training. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

Connance, Inc. provides healthcare support services. It specializes in patient-centered predictive analytics. It offers revenue cycle and value-based analytics. The company was founded by Steven Levin, Stephen Farber, David Franklin and William Barrett in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Reval.com, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service solutions for treasury and risk management sectors. Its treasury and risk management solution delivers visibility into cash, liquidity and risk for finance, treasury and accounting groups of enterprises. The Firm’s solution consists of four solution sets, including cash management, liquidity management, hedge accounting and compliance and financial risk management. It also provides tools to integrate its solution with client internal systems and its straight-through processing community. The firm provides professional services, such as project management, implementation services, audits, technical hedge accounting advisory services, and training; and client support, including post-implementation support and assistance. It serves enterprises in various industries, including manufacturing, financial services, food and beverage, transportation, retail, technology, banking and energy and natural resources. The company was founded by Jiro J. Okochi in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TimeTrade Systems, Inc. provides web-based appointment scheduling and event registration software. Its products include purchase path appointments, concierge, and analytics. The company was founded by Carl Lambert, Kenneth Coleman, John E. Loring and Marco D. Peterson in 1999 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

Axia Capital Partners LLC (Axia Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by James Pelusi and Peter Hunter. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Semiconductor Components Industries LLC designs, manufactures and markets semiconductors and related devices. Its products include AC-DC controllers and regulators, amplifiers, load switches, transistors, converters, micro-controllers, and audio and data filters. The company was founded on June 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Solectron Corp. was a provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services. It offerings included new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The firm was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. The company was founded in 1977 and was headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Sound Design Technologies Ltd. designs and manufactures semiconductors products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Burlington, CA.

Semiconductor Industry Association operates association for the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 1977 by Wilfred Corrigan, Robert Norton Noyce, Jerry Sanders, Charles Sporck and John Welty and is headquartered in John Welty, DC.

Giant Semiconductor Corp. designs and develops semiconductor devices. Its devices are constructed in terms of power delivery, size, and energy consumption. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Pixelligent Technologies LLC develops and manufactures high performance nanocomposites. Its PixClear dispersions are tailored to be compatible with a wide variety of monomers and polymers. The firm’s patented synthesis and surface modification technologies produce high quality dispersions that can be easily incorporated into many of the most widely used polymer systems, from acrylics and epoxies to silicones and spin-on glasses. It delivers next generation materials for demanding applications in solid-state lighting, flat panel displays, and optical components and films. The company was founded by Gregory D. Cooper September 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Acquia, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers Acquia cloud site factory services. The firm?s services include learning, professional, onboarding, global support and technical account management services. The company was founded by Dries Buytaert, Michael J. Skok, and Jay Batson in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kateeva, Inc. manufactures production equipment for flat panel display products like OLEDs. The company was founded by Vladimir Bulovic, Martin A. Schmidt, Conor F. Madigan, Valerie Leblanc, Somekh Sasson and Gerry Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

American Airlines, Inc. engages in the provision of airline transportation services. It offers travel insurance, email subscriptions, group and meeting travel and business programs services. The company was founded by C. R. Smith on April 15, 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.