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Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Guardian Industries Corp. manufactures float glass and fabricated glass products. It offers services for commercial, residential and automotive applications. The firm's products include architectural, residential, interior, energy and insulation glass. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Allconnect, Inc. offers single source and connect integrated media, broadband, home protection, energy and green products. It offers internet, phone, television and internet bundles, television cable, home phone services, electricity plan, and natural gas. The company was founded by R. Lee Pritchard in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Rive Technology, Inc. operates as a catalyst technology company for the petroleum refining industry. It develops materials-based solutions for catalytic and separations processes, such as those in the petroleum refining, chemicals, and biofuels industries. It offers RiveCat, a catalyst that focuses on the conversion process in the refinery-fluid catalytic cracking. The company was founded by Lawrence Evans, Javier García Martínez and Andrew Dougherty in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Energysavvy, Inc. provides data-driven personalization, innovative customer engagement and automated program delivery. Its products include optix engage, manage, and partner. It delivers the utility industry's purpose-built, cloud-based customer experience platform, by addressing challenges of the utility customer journey––from new move-ins, to service alerts, to value-added energy efficiency. The company was founded by Aaron Goldfeder, Leo Shklovskii and Karl Siebrecht in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Heliotrope Technologies, Inc. manufactures electrochromic window coatings. It offers Universal Smart Window coating, a thin film of transparent nanocrystals embedded in a matrix. The firm products uses a small jolt of electricity to create variations in the degree a window will transmit visible light and near-infrared radiation which produces heat. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason K. Holt, Guillermo Garcia and Delia Milliron and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Powerhive, Inc. provides energy and technology solutions. It specializes in prepaid solar power, microgrid financing and monetization, electricity metering and management, off-grid energy solutions, broadband internet service, energy access, and electric vehicle charging. The company was founded by Christopher Hornor and Rik Wuts in 2011 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Nexant, Inc. provides intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions. It is a globally recognized software, consulting and services leader that provides innovative solutions to utilities, energy enterprises, chemical companies and government entities worldwide. The firm provides intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions that advance electric power grid and alternative energy services. Nexant was founded by Basem Y. Sarandah on January 1, 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York.

Nth Power LLC (Nth Power) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Nancy Floyd and Maurice Gunderson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Encycle Corp. develops and markets energy management technology solutions. It offers wireless automated demand management and demand response controllers that can be installed onto any electrical heating, cooling, or discretionary electrical load. The company was founded by Mark Kerbel and Roman Kulyk in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

FirstFuel Software, Inc. provides analytics software that tracks energy usage in commercial buildings. It offers FirstFuel Rapid Building Assessment platform that uses advanced analytics to remotely audit, motivate and monitor building energy performance, creating rich energy profiles that eliminate the need for costly and inconsistent on-site energy assessments. The firm's platform helps utilities engage their commercial customers and deliver energy efficiency across commercial building portfolios. The company was founded in 2009 by Swapnil Shah, Kenneth Kolkebeck, Nalin Kulatilaka and Robert Kaufmann and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

MineSense Technologies Ltd. engages in the provision of sensor-based mineral processing solutions for ore pre-concentration to the global mining industry. It offers data analytics, ShovelSense, and BeltSense systems. The company was founded by Andrew Bamber in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Newfield Resources Ltd., Allotropes Diamonds Pty Ltd. explores mineral properties. The company is based in Rockingham, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Joshua Alan Letcher. The CEO is Michael David Lynn. Allotropes Diamonds was acquired by Newfield Resources Ltd. on March 31, 2014 for $8.44 million.

Prelude Ventures LLC (Prelude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriel Kra, Laura Baxter Simons and Nat Simons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Aeroseal LLC specializes in commercial duct sealing to solve energy consumption issues, indoor air quality problems, building ventilation, and meeting duct leakage building specifications. Aeroseal is based in Miamisburg, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's innovative solution to hidden duct leakage problems includes non-toxic duct sealing formula delivered via patented technology. The company was founded in 1993 by Mark Modera, and the CEO is Amit Gupta.

The Institute for Market Transformation, Inc. is an American company that believes in the power of buildings to reduce pollution, protect health, build wealth and economic opportunity, and enable people to thrive. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company provides clear guidance and insights into the most vital building performance issues facing local governments and businesses across the country. IMT supports a national clean energy transition that leverages high-performance buildings to achieve equitable grid decarbonization and resilience.

PosiGen, Inc. provides solar power systems. It leases solar power systems to homeowners in Louisiana, New York, and Connecticut to make solar energy systems and energy efficiency retrofits available to low- and middle-income customers. The company was founded by Thomas Neyhart and Aaron Dirks in 2011 and is headquartered in Metairie, LA.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

C-Bond Systems LLC operates as a nanotechnology company that develops and manufactures C-Bond technology. The firm engages in the implementation of proprietary nanotechnology applications and processes to enhance properties of functionality and sustainability within porous material systems. Its products include NanoShield, C-Bond I and C-Bond II. The company was founded by Bruce Rich, Sergio Moreira and Paul Brogan and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Pyka, Inc. manufactures and markets autonomous planes for agricultural industry. The company was founded by Chuma Ogunwole and Nathan White and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Voltus, Inc. provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional and industrial customers. The company was founded by Gregg Dixon and Matthew Plante in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

75F, Inc. offers a vertically-integrated suite of wireless sensors, equipment controllers and cloud-based software. The company was founded by Deepinder Singh and Pankaj Chawla in 2012 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

ZeroAvia, Inc. is a leader in zero-emission aviation, focused on hydrogen-electric aviation solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting 500 mile range in 10-20 seat aircraft used for commercial passenger transport, package delivery, agriculture, and more. ZeroAvia is based in the UK and USA, with thriving teams in Everett, WA. The American company has already secured experimental certificates for its two prototype aircraft from the CAA and FAA, passed significant flight test milestones, and is on track for commercial operations in 2023. The company's expanding operations are partially supported by the grant from the UK's Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK, and ZeroAvia is part of the UK government's Jet Zero Council. Initially targeting a 300-mile range in 9-19 seat aircraft by the end of 2025, and up to 700-mile range in 40-80 seat aircraft by 2027, ZeroAvia has already secured experimental certificates for its three prototype aircraft from the CAA and FAA and passed significant flight test milestones. The company has nearly 2,000 pre-orders for engines from a number of major airlines, with future revenue potential over $10bn. The company was founded by Valery Miftakhov and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Terabase Energy, Inc. engages in the provision of solar technology solutions. It offers Terabase platform. The company was founded by Matt Campbell, Chris Baker, Amine Berrada, Dan Cohen, Pierre Gousseland and Thang Le and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Albedo Space Corp. provides aerial quality imagery from space. The company is based in Englewood, CO. The company's product, Panels, is a collection of versatile, grid-based components for building modern startup websites. The company was founded in 2020 by Topher Haddad. Topher Haddad has been the CEO since 2020.