Mark Kerbel

Pentacon, Inc. is a company that distributes fasteners and other small parts, such as screws, bolts, and nuts. The company is based in Houston, TX and has subsidiaries in the United States. Pentacon was founded in 1997 by Cary M. Grossman. Pentacon was acquired by Anixter International, Inc., part of WESCO International, Inc. from June 22, 2020 on September 20, 2002 for $108.20 million.

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.

Orchestria Corp. provides data loss prevention software solutions. The company was founded by George Arjun Coelho in August 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Viridity Energy, Inc. operates as a optimization software and technology company. It provides large energy consumers with intelligent tools to increase energy savings and create energy revenues through its unique and flexible VPower platform. VPower enables customers to dynamically shift and balance energy load, integrate advanced energy technologies and convert existing energy investments into lucrative new revenue streams. The company was founded in 2008 by Audrey A. Zibelman and Steven P. Alain and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

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.

FuelQuest, Inc. provides on-demand supply chain management, tax automation and compliance solutions for suppliers, distributors, buyers and traders of petroleum products and other energy commodities. The company was founded by Rich C. Cilento Jr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Smart Systems International, Inc. designs and markets energy management systems. It offers recovery time, digital computerized thermostats, plug-n-play controllers, occupancy sensors, and send wireless signals. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

The SPi Group, Inc. develops integrated software solutions for the utility and energy industry. The firm's products include EBT, hub, Smart meter connectors, XML generator, and EBTx hub client. It also offers technology licensing, project management support, and retailer managed services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CPower provides energy management services. It offers capacity programs, ancillary services, economic programs, and peak load management solution. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

NRG Curtailment Solutions, Inc. provides demand response planning and execution services for utilities and grid operators. The company was founded by Glen E. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Part of General Electric Co., BMB Fuel Consulting Services, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides fuel consulting services. The company is based in Ottawa, Canada. BMB Fuel Consulting Services was acquired by GE Aviation Systems North America LLC on January 04, 2010.

Abiquo Group, Inc. provides cloud management solutions and services. The company was founded by Cid Diego Marino and Peramiquel Xavier Fernandez in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Peak Load Management Alliance operates a peer-to-peer forum for sharing load management information. The private company is based in Magnolia, TX.

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.

MMB Research, Inc. engages in provision of hardware and software platforms services. Its products include zigbee module and USB stick, firmware library, rapidconnect desktop, and development kits. The firm also offers services such as DIY with a rapidconnect development kit, contracted development, and supported services. The company was founded in 2008 by Mark Borins and Alireza Motamed and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Zen Within, Inc. provides intelligent energy management solutions to business and consumers. Its product ranges from our elegant smart thermostat to our powerful Zen HQ platform. The firm?s products include energy management, smart home and appliances. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

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.

Brickeye engages in the provision of fiber optic sensing solutions. Its products include optical data acquisition, sensors, and software. The company was founded by Hamid Alemohammad, Amir Azhari and Richard Liang in 2014 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

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.

LuxWall, Inc. is a company based in Ypsilanti, MI that specializes in research and development, product development, and scaling of vacuum insulated glass products and solutions for the built environment. The company's technology provides a significant improvement in energy performance and has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by more than 0.5 gigaton per year with mass adoption. LuxWall is dedicated to accelerating the transition to net zero by upgrading windows and glass into transparent insulation for buildings.

Synergy Energy Holdings LLC offers engineering, installation and operation of photovoltaic generating systems for residential and commercial application. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Gainesville, TX.