Chris B. Lucas

Black Diamond Ventures LLC (Black Diamond Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Christopher B. Lucas. The firm is headquartered in Glendale, California.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

N.E.I. Treatment Systems LLC designs and builds vessel ballast water treatment systems. The firm offers Venturi Oxygen Stripping system in crude oil tanker, product tanker, bulk carrier, tment and ballast tank protection. The company was founded by Peter Drummond McNulty in 1997 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.

Tela Innovations, Inc. provides solutions addressing the challenge of scaling semiconductor design and manufacturing to advanced process nodes. The company was founded by Scott T. Becker, James H. Hogan, John Gerard Malecki and Dhrumil J. Gandhi in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

LiquidSpace, Inc. operates as an online marketplace for finding and booking flexible office and meeting space. It provides desks, meeting rooms and private offices to freelancers and virtual companies. The firm also offers a central directory of what is available, handles reservations, collects fees and performs the necessary back-office accounting tasks. The company was founded by Mark Gilbreath and Marinaro E. Douglas, Sr. in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Peripheral Systems, Inc. is a private company that specializes in the wholesale distribution of electrical power equipment. The company is based in Oklahoma City, OK and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Mogreet, Inc. provides mobile video messaging services. It offers mobile messaging, mobile Internet, mobile applications, and mobile video marketing services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.