Michael Leabman

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PART OF EMCORE CORP., Ortel Corp. is a company based in Alhambra, CA, founded by Amnon Yariv. Ortel Corp. manufactures advanced solutions for original equipment manufacturers.

ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. provides a web-based programming platform. It offers CloudTV, a cloud-based software platform that enables service providers, and content aggregators to virtualize CPE functions in the cloud for the purposes of delivering next-generation user interfaces, online content, and interactive advertising for television to set-tops and connected devices. The company was founded by Leo W. Hoarty in 1988 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Troika Networks, Inc. designed and manufactured modular enterprise storage platforms and storage management software. The company was founded in 1998 by William Terrell and Wayland Jeong and was headquartered in Whestlake Village, CA

Body Media, Inc. develops, markets, and sells body monitoring products and applications. It offers wearable body monitors that record and transmit physiological data utilized in observing health and wellness conditions particularly weight management. The company was founded by John Stivoric in 1999 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Redseal, Inc. provides proactive security management solutions. The firm’s solutions include compliance, incident response, vulnerability management and cyber insurance. The company was founded by Scot Malloy, Alain J. Mayer and Brian Laing in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cellon International Holdings Group is the parent holding company of Cellon, an independent provider of wireless handset and module design that contributes to the development and industrialization of GSM/GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA. Cellon provides module, platform and end-to-end solution for handset OEMs and brand owners. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, GD.

Philips Electronics Ltd. manufactures and distributes lighting products. Its products include incandescent and halogen, compact and standard fluorescent, automotive, high intensity gas discharge and special lamps, fixtures, and advance ballasts. The company offers lighting applications such as downlights, spotlights, and wall washing. Philips Electronics was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Atieva, Inc. designs solutions and provides technology for electric vehicles. It offers motor controllers, battery chargers, electric motors, battery packs, and other electric power systems that power hybrid and pure-electric vehicles. The firm also commercializes electric powertrains and critical components for electric vehicles. The company was founded by Bernard Tse and Sam Weng in December 2007 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Nasa Corp. offers tea and coffee packing machines and materials. The company was founded by Makoto Murano on September 10, 1977 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Finistere Ventures LLC (Finistere Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Spencer Maughan and Arama Kukutai in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Skinit, Inc. manufactures and supplies protective cases, covers, and skins for mobile devices. It offers cases and skins for laptops, MP3 players, gaming devices, and eReaders. The firm also offers online tools for customized skin designs. The company was founded by Paul Buss and Darrin Hegemier in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Prosoft Engineering, Inc. provides networking and utility software products. It offers Data Rescue II, a data recovery software for recovering files from a problem hard drive; RecoverSoft media tools professional, a data recovery suite for the PC; RecoverSoft Data Rescue PC that recovers various files even if computer no longer boots; Drive Genius to maintain, manage, and optimize hard drives; and Data Backup 3 that allows clients to backup, restore, and synchronize their data. The company was founded by Gregory Scott Brewer in 1985 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Personal Communications Devices LLC distributes handsets and related accessories. The company's products include handsets, PocketPCs, smart phones, messaging devices, and wireless broadband modems. The firm also offers technical and customer support services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Superior Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes wireless products and accessories. It products include smart accessories, audio, chargers, data, Bluetooth, batteries, headsets, screen protectors and cases. The company was founded by Solomon Chen in 1991 and is headquartered in Irwindale, CA.

Silicon Valley Forum provides resources and information services to the startup and investment ecosystem. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA.

CropX Technologies Ltd. engages in the development of cloud-based software solutions for soil sensing. It focuses on boosting crops yield and save water and energy. The company was founded by Isaac Bentwich in 2015 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

Savari, Inc. builds software and hardware sensor solutions for OEM automotive car manufacturers. Its sensor solutions connect cars to other old and new cars, infrastructure such as traffic lights, pedestrians and bicyclists through Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication technology. The firm's solutions include: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Phone (V2P) for pedestrians and Infrastructure-to-Phone (I2P). The company was founded by Ravi Puvvala in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Solid Power, Inc. manufactures and supplies power batteries. It provides solid-state batteries. The company was founded by Doug Campbell, Sehee Lee and Conrad Stoldt in 2012 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

CodeLogic, Inc. provides developers with a comprehensive application dependency mapping analysis to build scalable, competitive, and reliable applications. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's breakthrough technology allows developers to leverage innovative technologies, migrations, and changes with a clear coding path forward. Brian Pierce has been the CEO of the company since 2022.