Michael Linse

HYLA, Inc. engages in the provision of smartphone software, trade-in and upgrade services. It offers analytics, omni-channel device collection, device trade-in solutions, device processing and liquidation, and device insurance solutions. The company was founded by Ronald J. LeMay, David J. Edmondson, Gary Stone and Scott Wagner in 2009 and is headquartered in Farmers Branch, TX.

Sterecycle is a waste management business focused on recycling and green energy. It has its own patented technologies that are capable of recycling and recovering the typical household waste stream. Since June 2008 it has been operating a full scale plant in Yorkshire. This is the World's 1st full scale commercial autoclave plant to treat residual household waste. The plant is processing 'black-bag' waste from 3 local authorities under a contract for up to 10 years: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. Whilst autoclaving has been used for a number of years for sterilizing small batches of medical waste, it has pioneered its use at industrial scale and for recycling municipal solid waste. In addition, the facility uses its own unique autoclaving system which is highly energy efficient and integrated with a green energy plant is self-sustaining with a beneficial carbon footprint. Its technology is protected by a series of granted patents and patent applications. Its business model is to build, own and operate waste recycling plants, processing residual waste as a substitute for landfill. It is a well funded business, backed by blue chip investors including Goldman Sachs, Fidelity International and Impax Asset Management.

Verizon Connect New Zealand Ltd. operates as a mobile enterprise management software company. It offers fleet, mobile, integration, response, route, and geobase solutions. The company was founded by Ralph Mason, A. Newth Morris IV, and Jason Koch in 2001 and is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.

uShip, Inc. provides online shipping services. It caters commercial freight, vehicles and household goods markets. The firm serves freight brokers, business shippers and consumers and transportation service providers that engage in online fixed price, spot market and auction-based transactions. The company was founded by Matthew Chasen, Mickey Millsap and Jay Manickam in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Linse Capital LLC (Linse Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Michael Linse. The firm is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Levitate Capital (Levitate Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Michael Linse and Simon Hobart Charles Morrish. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Redaptive, Inc. engages in the provision of energy conservation services. It offers Utilities-as-a-Service program to customize organization needs. The company was founded by Ryan Martineau and John Rhow in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.