Jason Heckathorn

Leidos, Inc. provides scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions. It offers solutions and services that leverage the power of data analytics, systems integration, and cyber security across national security, health, and engineering markets. The company was founded by John Robert Beyster in June 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, 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.

Argonne National Laboratory provides research and technology services. Its research areas include computer science, energy, environmental management, and industrial technology. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Lemont, IL.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. provides solutions to defense, federal and commercial markets. The company also provides helmet-mounted displays and motion tracking technologies, SATCOM terminals, advanced sonar systems, air traffic management navigation and surveillance and simulation. Thales Defense & Security was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Clarksburg, MD.

Sandia Corp. provides science-based technological research services. The private company is based in Albuquerque, NM and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Eta Kappa Nu owns and operates a non-profit public-service organization. It operates as a electrical and computer engineering honor society of the IEEE. The company was founded by Maurice L. Carr in 1904 and is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ.

Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. provides specialized technical, engineering, and acquisition services to government and industry customers. It offers its services in the areas of ballistic missile and air defense, air vehicle survivability analysis, unmanned aircraft systems, flight test operations, intelligence community analysis, and homeland security. The firm services include system engineering, test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, acquisition planning, operational concept development, business and financial management, safety management systems, and multimedia production. The company was founded by Jesse Tom McMahan and Phillip L. Soucy in 1993 and is headquartered in Alexandria VA.

6connect, Inc. develops network automation solutions for enterprises, content providers, and service providers. It offers Internet protocol address manager that supports internet protocol v4 addresses and network data on a comprehensive visual dashboard serving for service providers such as DNS/DHCP and Peering. The company was founded by Aaron Hughes, Richard Donaldson, Jamien C. McCullum and Pete Sclafani in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

StartX, Inc. organizes and develops startup accelerator programs. It provides a network of mentors which is world class. The company benefits from having access to faculty and lecturers from the stanford community including the engineering, business, medical, and design schools. StartX was founded by Divya Nag and Cameron Teitelman in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Rigetti & Co., Inc. develops and delivers integrated quantum and classical computing capabilities. The firm's flagship product, Quantum Cloud Services provides dedicated access to quantum hardware and a development environment tailored for practical applications. The company was founded by Chad T. Rigetti in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Boom Technology, Inc. manufactures supersonic passenger flight and aircraft for business travel. The company was founded by Blake Scholl, Joe Wilding, and Joshua Krall in September 2014 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Magnetic Insight, Inc. provides magnetic particle imaging technology. The firm specializes in preclinical, medical, and diagnostic imaging. The company was founded by Anna Christensen and Patrick Goodwill and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

QxBranch provides software solutions. It specializes in data analytics services and the development of quantum computing technology. The company was founded by Michael Brett, Paul Guthrie, Anthony Wilson, and Shaun Wilson in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Inc. provides cloud computing services. The company was founded by Christian Weedbrookin 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Glasnostic, Inc. provides information technology services. Its solutions enables enterprises to organically grow and evolve their portfolio of microservice-based applications. The company was founded by Tobias Kunze and Marcus Schiesser in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Envelop Risk Analytics Ltd. operates as a specialist reinsurance managing general agent. It provides delegated (re)insurance underwriting, and partners with cyber security firms for custom insurance products. The company was founded by Jonathan Spry and Paul Guthrie in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.