Jim Pedersen

Barra LLC provides investment analytics, trading solutions and software to investment professions. The company provides risk management technology for investment professionals. Barra was founded by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd in 1975 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Picaboo Corp. engages in the provision of photo album software. It offers photo books, cards, calendars, canvas, photo panels, posters, prints, phone and tablets cases, yearbooks, gift certificates, and quick gifts. The company was founded by Howard Field and Kevin McCurdy in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Cooliris, Inc. provides mobile and Beamlt messenger application. It offers LiveShare a consumer-facing product which is a free real-time media sharing application for mobile and web. The company was founded by Soujanya Bhumkar, Josh Schwarzapel, Mayank Mehta and Austin Shoemaker in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Transphorm, Inc. provides power conversion modules. It simplifies the design and manufacturing of motor drives, power supplies and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles. Transphorm designs and delivers its power conversion devices and modules from material technology and device fabrication to circuit design and module assembly. The company was founded by Umesh K. Mishra and Primit A. Parikh in 2007 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Nav Technologies, Inc. provides personal and business credit monitoring services with focus on business to business customers online. Its also offers lude create account, verify identity, view personal and business credit reports. The company was founded by David Levi King and Caton Vance Hanson in 2012 and is headquartered in Draper, UT.

VoloAgri Group, Inc. offers plant breeding and plant genetics services. The company was founded by Anthony D. Padgett in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Farmer's Business Network, Inc. provides data management solution to the agriculture sector. It enables the farming sector diagnose yields and benchmarking on multiple levels through its platform. The company was founded by Charles Baron and Amol Deshpande in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Advisor Software, Inc. provides cloud based platform for wealth management companies. Its solutions include digital advisor, behavioral intelligence quotient, portfolio rebalancer, client acquisition, goalgamiPro, and wealth management APIS. The company was founded by Andrew Rudd in 1995 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Crystal Dynamics, Inc. is a game development and publishing company that has been in operation for 30 years. The company is based in Redwood City, CA, and has two additional studios located in Bellevue, WA, and Austin, TX. The company has developed and published over 30 games, including popular franchises such as Legacy of Kain and Tomb Raider, which has sold over 95 million copies worldwide. Crystal Dynamics is known for creating the iconic character Lara Croft, who has been a cultural icon for over 25 years and has appeared in more than 20 games. The CEO of the company is Philip Timo Rogers. The company was acquired by Eidos Plc/Old/ on November 9, 1998, for $47.50 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

NZGCP Ltd. (NZGCP) is a private equity fund of funds management firm which was established by New Zealand government in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Quantal International, Inc. provides portfolio analytics services for the investment management industry. It offers investment strategy, portfolio risk profile, portfolio rebalancing, custom investment, and asset allocation solutions. The company was founded by Terry Marsh and Paul Pfleiderer in 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

G.O. Corp. operates as a processor of fresh, pre-cut fruits and vegetables. It offers salads, soups and entrees. The company was founded by Patricia Greene and Marylou Owen in 2004 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Bellatore Financial, Inc. (Bellatore) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Pleasant Hill, California. The firm was founded by Al Steele in 2007 and is principally owned by Bella Fund Holdings, Inc. Bellatore provides asset management services to select financial advisory businesses across the US.

Movac Ltd. (Movac) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New Zealand with offices in Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington.

United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It offers financial life management, guidance-driven investing, and extended financial services. The company was founded by Joseph John Duran, Patrick M. Bommarito and Caryn L. Westman in 2005 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

RMG Networks, Inc. provides away-from-home video, entertainment, news, and information. The firm e Company owns, operates, and powers out-of-home television and video networks, as well as offers design and consulting, content for digital signage network, technology, monetization, media and network operations, and deployment. The company was founded by David W. Liu in 2005 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

GlobalGiving Foundation operates as an online marketplace that connects individual and institutional donors to community-based projects. It addresses health, education, economic development and other themes around the world. The firm’s innovative platform offers tools that help people search for, support, and publicize projects online and get detailed feedback on progress. The company was founded by Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle in 2000 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Graphiq, Inc. operates as a business intelligence portal. Its services include business, education, electronics, health, home and family, motors, software, sports and REC, travel and lifestyle. The firm is a data-driven comparison engine that organizes and presents data for making decisions. The was founded by Scott Leonard, Brayton Johnson and Kevin O'Connor in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Nest Labs, Inc. transforms the household thermostat into a digital assistant that reduces energy consumption. Its Nest learning ihermostat learns human behaviors and preferences, automatically adjusting the temperature so customer can stay comfortable while saving energy and money. The firm's learning thermostat can be networked via Wi-Fi, so customer can program it from an iOS or Android device. The company was founded by Anthony Fadell and Matt Rogers in May 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Ziploop, Inc. provides mobile shopping application services. The company was founded by Peter Jackson, Sandra Breber and Paul Martinelli in April 2013 and is headquartered in Orinda, CA.

Nuance Capital Ltd (Nuance Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Adrien Gheur and Ngaio Merrick. The firm is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Part of Cheremy Capital LLC, Custom Healthcare Ltd. is a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). Founded in 2001 and based in Hove, UK, the company covers the full spectrum of activities from process development through commercial manufacturing. The British company offers a wide range of industry-leading pharmaceutical CDMO services, from clinical to commercial, and are capable of taking compounds from clinical to commercial. Custom Healthcare holds licenses issued by the MHRA, including MIA, MIA(IMP), MS, WDA, and controlled drugs licenses (schedules II – V). The company's project management team ensures that a multidisciplinary team supports each project to deliver with excellence.