Jeffrey G. Johnson

UltraCell Corporation (Livermore, CA) was founded in 2002 to commercialize an advanced Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC) technology invented at the U. S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This technology enables a breakthrough in micro fuel cell performance. UltraCell is the first to commercialize RMFC technology to provide clean renewable energy to power portable electronics. UltraCell's XX25™ micro fuel cell system is leading the industry with its ultra-compact size and light weight. The XX25 is the only system in its class to have undergone extensive Military Specification qualification testing and field trials. UltraCell¹s team has extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research, product development, manufacturing and customer applications. The company has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol-based fuel cells and continues to innovate in this rapidly emerging field. UltraCell has an exclusive license with LLNL for micro fuel cell technology based upon reforming methanol into hydrogen reformate using proprietary technology in the fuel reformer and hydrogen fuel cell stack. With the July, 2007 opening of the UltraCell manufacturing plant in Vandalia, Ohio, UltraCell now offers the first volume-production micro fuel cell facility in North America. This plant applies advanced manufacturing techniques while leveraging the extensive local area supply chain and automotive quality methods to enable rapid response to growing customer needs. Its location at the Dayton International Airport free trade zone enables the company¹s products to be readily available to customers worldwide. With it¹s two U.S. locations, and partners in Asia and Europe, UltraCell is prepared to support customer¹s needs around the world.

Drobo, Inc. provides data storage products for small and medium businesses and individual professionals. Its products include Drobo Mini, Drobo 5C, Drobo 5D, Drobo 5N, and Drobo B810n. The firm can improve disk-based backup, file sharing, virtualization, and application strategies. The company was founded by Geoff Barrall and Julian Terry in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Ooyala, Inc. engages in the provision of content production and digital distribution solutions. It offers Ooyala Flex Media Platform, which provides central workflows, shared metadata infrastructure, and application programming interfaces (APIs) to connect and orchestrate the media supply chain and allows broadcasters, operators, and media companies to manage, deliver, measure, and monetize content. The company was founded by Lepe Belsasar, Sean Knapp, and Bismarck Lepe in 2007 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.

Orb Media Group, Inc. is an American company that focuses on investigating topics related to social and environmental sustainability. The private company's team of journalists and researchers use journalistic craft, data analysis, and networks to transform long-term issues into locally actionable information. The CEO of the company is Peter Shiao.

Socialware, Inc. provides industry-leading software and services. It offers software and services to enable every professional within regulated industries including banking, financial services and insurance to use social media to build relationships and grow business on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. The firm also offers marketing, financial professional, information technology, compliance and content recommendation products. The company was founded by Cameron Blair Cooper and Christopher Lee Richter in 2008 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

SAP America, Inc. provides enterprise application software solutions. Its products include SAP HANA platform, SAP Cloud platform, SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central. Its offers innovation services and solutions; advisory services; implementation services; sloud services; and support services. The company was founded by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector on April 1, 1972 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

Apptitude, Inc. develops network infrastructure devices and provides embedded Internet traffic analysis solutions. The company is based in San Jose, CA. Apptitude was acquired by Hi/Fn, Inc., part of MaxLinear, Inc. on August 14, 2000 for $75.35 million.

Sentient Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets ATM and frame relay access. It supports DSO ports that are individually switchable and also ISDN, T-1 and fractional T-1 circuit emulation as well as frame relay to ATM integration. The company was founded in April, 1995 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

SkillsVillage, Inc. provides solutions to automate the process of procuring and managing contract services. The company was founded by Edward Jackson on May 12, 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Starfish Software, Inc. is a company that makes credit card sized electronic organizers and software. The company is based in Scotts Valley, CA. Starfish Software was acquired by Intellisync Corp., a subsidiary of Nokia Oyj from Motorola, Inc. on March 31, 2003 for $1.68 million.

Garage Technology Ventures LLC (Garage Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc. founded in 1998 by Guy Takeo Kawasaki, Craig Winfield Johnson and Richard P. Karlgaard. The firm is headquartered in the Los Altos, California.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley provides legal advisory services. Its programs include fair housing law project, health legal services, legal advocates for children & youth, mental health advocacy project and public interest. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Workboard, Inc. provides execution intelligence applications for enterprise managers. It offers business velocity automation, leadership and management, employee engagement, team productivity and performance management. The company was founded by Deidre Paknad and Daryoush Paknad in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

MyPizza Technologies, Inc. operates as an online platform for pizzas. It allows users to connect with their favorite authentic and local pizzeria. The company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.