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Speedera Networks, Inc. provides distributed content and application delivery services. The firm provides outsourced services that allow shifting bandwidth, processing and storage requirements to network, on demand. The company was founded by Ajit Gupta, Rich Day and Eric Swildens in 1999 & is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Floodgate Fund LP (Floodgate Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Tala operates a mobile application that provides credit scoring and accounting tools. It leverages mobile technology and real time-data to advance individuals from the informal sector to the formal sector. The firm facilitates financial and social inclusion for businesses and low income individuals worldwide. The company was founded by Shivani Basant Siroya in April 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Fenwick & West LLP provides legal services to technology and life sciences clients. Its practice areas include antitrust and unfair competition, appellate, complex business litigation, copyright, corporate and securities, employment and labor, executive compensation and benefits, intellectual property, and IP litigation. The firm offers legal advisory services in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, patent prosecution, privacy and information security. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is located in the historic Carnegie Mansion on New York City's Museum Mile. As an integral part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is the steward of one of the world's most diverse and comprehensive design collections, with over 210,000 objects ranging from an ancient Egyptian faience cup to contemporary 3D-printed objects and digital code. The museum welcomes everyone to discover the importance of design and its power to change the world. Cooper-Hewitt knits digital into experiences to enhance ideas, extend reach beyond museum walls, and enable greater access, personalization, experimentation, and connection. The museum is fully accessible and offers dynamic exhibitions, education programs, a master's program, publications, and online resources to inspire, educate, and empower people through design.

Lowercase Capital LLC (Lowercase Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Chris Sacca. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Paragon Advisors LLC (dba Paragon Financial Advisors) is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in College Station, Texas. The firm was founded by Shuo Yang in 2007. Paragon Financial Advisors offers personalized investment supervisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, pensions or profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Dorm Room Fund makes investments in college-bound startups in Philadelphia, focusing primarily on Penn and Drexel. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of technology services. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements.

Sherpa Technology Group, formerly known as 3lp advisors, provides strategy and M&A services for technology and intellectual property. Sherpa Technology Group is based in Silicon Valley. The American company acts as a guide for its clients, helping them navigate their journeys.

Volley Labs, Inc, develops mobile software solutions. The firm transforms phone into a magic lens to learn anything and the software layers proprietary machine learning technologies over any existing content to turn textbooks, homework assignments, and even essays into fast, personalized learning experiences that enhance and deepen learning. The company was founded by Carson Kahn, Ryan Orbuch, Marc Boxser, Adam Ashwal and Zaid Rahman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fifty Years Industries LLC (Fifty Years Industries) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Ela Madej and Seth Bannon. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Opentrons Labworks, Inc. provides laboratory robots for biologists. The company?s products include robots, modules, OT application and protocol library. Opentrons Labworks was founded by Chiu Chiu, Will Canine and Nicholas Wagner and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

SmartPhage, Inc. owns and operates an automated platform for the development of custom synthetic phages. The company was founded by Jacob Shiach and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Energy & Environmental Economics, Inc. provides energy economics and strategy consulting services. It specializes in resource planning, cost of service, rate design, natural gas and international electricity. The company was founded by Ren Orans in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Floodbase is a data provider and reporting agent that partners with re/insurers and humanitarian organizations to design, underwrite, and monitor market-defining parametric flood insurance products. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's proprietary solution continuously monitors flooding worldwide by pairing decades of historical flood data with near real-time monitoring. Floodbase's cloud to street's flood intelligence leverages satellite records to determine flood risk at the property, county, or country level to help communities adapt and prepare for flooding. The company was founded by Elizabeth Tellman and Bessie Schwarz, with Bessie Schwarz serving as CEO since incorporation.

nZero Labs, Inc. operates technology-enabled financial platform that provides loan financing services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

iGEM Foundation, Inc. promotes the advancement of science and education by developing an open community of students and practitioners in schools, laboratories, and research institutes.

Zero Acre Farms, Inc. produces cultured oil made by fermentation, which is a healthier alternative to vegetable oils. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company aims to provide an all-purpose cooking oil that is good for both people and the planet. The CEO of the company is Jeff Nobbs.

Third Derivative Institute is a company that accelerates the rate of climate innovation by uniting and aligning committed investors, large corporations, and market and policy experts with the world's most promising climate tech startups. The company is based in Boulder, CO. The company's inclusive ecosystem rapidly finds, funds, and scales climate tech. Third Derivative Institute was founded in 2020 by RMI and New Energy Nexus. The CEO is Bryan Guido Hassin.

Healthy Ventures Management LLC (Healthy Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Enmi Sung Kendall and Anya Schiess. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.