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Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

QD Vision, Inc. develops nanotechnology-based optical products for display and solid state lighting applications. Its materials and components are used to illuminate applications, including flat panel displays, solid state lighting systems, and defense and security projects. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Steckel, Joe J. Caruso, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Gregory V. Moeller and Vladimir Bulovic in 2004 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Halio, Inc. engages in the development of adaptive glass for the commercial, residential, and automotive markets. It builds products based on dynamic light control technology for connected home, offices, cars and other future applications. The firm also develops technologies applied to building materials for energy efficiency. The company was founded by Howard Turner and Sam Bergh in 2010 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Helion Energy, Inc. manufactures power generation technology. It develops power plants that would produce electricity by running a nuclear-fusion reaction whereby atoms merge at extremely high temperatures. The company was founded by David Kirtley, John Slough, Chris Pihl and George Votroubek in 2009 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Sense Labs, Inc. develops mobile applications and electronic devices for analyzing electricity usage in households. It provides wide range of uses including monitoring home appliances, determining whether left appliances running, and identifying energy drains in home so it can substantially reduce energy costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Phillips, Christopher Micali, and Ryan Houlette in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Planet Labs, Inc. operates earth-imaging satellites. The firm offers its imaging services for logistics, site development, crop monitoring, urbanization, natural resources, and asset management applications. The company was founded by William S. Marshall, Robert H. Schingler, Jr. and Christopher R. Boshuizen in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Chevron Technology Ventures LLC (Chevron Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chevron Corporation founded in 1999 by Don Riley. The firm headquartered in San Ramon, California.

PJM Interconnection LLC monitors and coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Audubon, PA.

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.

Capricorn Investment Group LLC (Capricorn Investment Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Ion Yadigaroglu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional office in New York.

MIT Energy Initiative operates as a MIT’s hub for energy research, education and outreach. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Encell Technology, Inc. provides battery storage and management systems. It designs, develops, and manufactures battery management solutions to wireless communications, cloud computing, mobile technology, automotive, healthcare, and alternative energy segments. The company was founded by Robert Guyton in 2006 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.^^ ^^

Applied Solar Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd. provides off-grid solar energy services. It builds and operates solar installations that provides solar power through a combination of solar PV, battery back-up and diesel generator making it a hybrid energy solution that optimizes the usage of various sources through a controller. The company was founded by Vinod Kumar Agarwal, Kapil Kumar Kathpalia, and Neeraj Saxena on December 29, 2008 and is headquartered in Noida, India.

Education Frontiers operates learning centers.

Liquidity Nanotech Corp. develops water filtration technologies. It engages in the development of water purification products, based on breakthrough membrane technology. The company was founded by Victor W. Hwang, Benjamin Hsiao, Benjamin Chu, Mark G. Kachur and Dean D. Spatz in 2009 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

We Predict Ltd. develops and delivers predictive analytics products to automotive manufacturers and their supply chains in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Swansea, the United Kingdom.

RayVio Corp. operates a health and hygiene firm. It delivers clean water and environments with ultraviolet light. The firm offers XE Series Medium Power UV LEDs, SB4 and SB1 Ultraviolet Star Board. The company was founded by Theodore Moustakas, Milan Minsky, and Yitao Liao in 2012 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Embrace Innovations Pvt. Ltd. provides infant warmers. It offers little lotus, a swaddles and blankets that keep babies at an ideal temperature. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Navitas Semiconductor, Inc. develops GaN power ICs for the power supply markets. It develops GaN power electronics technology for mobile phone, laptop, and tablet chargers, LED lighting, datacenters, and TV monitors. The company was founded by Nicholas Fichtenbaum, Daniel M. Kinzer and Gene Sheridan in 2013 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Next Insurance, Inc. engages in the provision of insurance services. Its coverage include business, general liability, professional liability, errors and omissions, commercial auto insurance, workers' compensation, and tools and equipment insurance. The company was founded by Nissim Tapiro, Alon Huri, and Guy Goldstein in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Super Home, Inc. engages in the provision of subscription services that offer home care and repair. It also manages the logistics for home service needs. The company was founded by Jorey Ramer, Bill Davis and Ryan Donnelly and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Got It, Inc. develops and operates messaging platform for students. The company was founded by Arvind Peter Relan, Thomas A Hornbeck, James Cremer, and Hung Tran in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Innovium, Inc. develops disruptive semiconductor based solutions. It offers Innovium TERALYNX The company was founded by Rajiv Khemani, Puneet Agarwal, and Mohammad Issa in December 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Saildrone, Inc. provides ocean data collected by a fleet of sailing drones. Its solutions include oceanography and climate, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. The company was founded by Richard Jenkins in 2011 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Munich Re / HSB Ventures (Munich Re / HSB Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Munich Re group. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Redwood Materials, Inc. engages in the provision od of technology and process development for materials recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse. The company was founded by Jeffrey Brian Straubel in 2017 and is headquartered in Carson City, NV.

Spruce Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of real estate services. It offers title insurance, escrow, and closing services through a proprietary technology platform. The company was founded by Andrew Weisgall, Adam Langsner, and Patrick Burns in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nuvia, Inc. develops silicon chips and CPU products. The company was founded by Gerard Williams III, Manu Gulati and John Bruno in 2019 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Alphabet, Inc., Raxium, Inc. is a company that is on the cutting edge of bringing monolithic integration, the foundation underpinning Moore's Law, to microLEDs. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company enables a new class of smaller and more powerful display products, ranging from augmented and virtual reality micro-displays to life-size panel-based light field arrays. The company was founded in 2017, and the CEO is Craig Peters. Raxium was acquired by Google LLC on May 04, 2022 for $1,000 million.

Summerbio LLC operates as a diagnostic company. It COVID-19 testing services. The company was founded by Sasha Seletsky, Dave Scheinman and Roy Feague and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

ElectraSteel, Inc. engages in electrifying and decarbonizing steelmaking through renewable energy. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company was founded in 2020 by Quoc Pham and Sandeep Nijhawan. Sandeep Nijhawan has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Part of Navitas Semiconductor Corp., Navitas Semiconductor Ltd. is an Irish company that develops gas power integrated circuits for the power supply markets. The company is based in Saint Peter's, Ireland. The company was founded in 2014 by Daniel M. Kinzer, Gene Sheridan, Jason Zhang, Nick Fichtenbaum. Gene Sheridan has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Navitas Semiconductor was acquired by Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II on October 19, 2021 for $1,476.67 million.

QuantumScape Subsidiary, Inc. engages in the provision of energy storage solutions. It focuses on the development of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. The company was founded by Jagdeep Singh, Tim Holme, and Fritz B. Prinz in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.