Michael Nova

SM&A, Inc. provides management consulting services. It provides strategy, proposal management, program management, systems engineering, expert support, program planning and other technical support to industrial customers. The firm serves in the area of defense, homeland security, aerospace, information technology, architect and engineering sectors. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ClariPhy Communications, Inc. develops mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits for networking applications. It also develops mixed signal, advanced digital signal processing SoCs targeting multi-mode, multi-rate high performance optical network applications at 10, 40, 100, and 200G via the industry's most comprehensive product portfolio. The company provides CL1012, a clock and data recovery integrated circuit for metro, regional, and long haul telecom networks; CL1012 evaluation board, a tool used to test and analyze maximum likelihood sequence estimated electronic dispersion compensation technology in combination with XFP modules; CL4010 LightSpeed, a coherent single chip dual polarization quadrature phase shift keying transceiver; and custom system-on-chips. ClariPhy Communications was founded by Paul Voois, Norm Swenson and Bharath Jagannathan on September 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Vativ Technologies, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductors. The company provides high-bandwidth digital signal processing solutions for digital television and networking infrastructure markets. It was founded by Sreen Raghavan and Keith Vertrees in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

SpectraSensors, Inc. manufactures optically based gas sensors for the industrial process. It offers approval drawings, analyzer racks and cabinets, thermal-modeling of sample streams, sample probes, heated sample transport bundles, stream switching hardware and controls, programmable logic controllers, lighting, as-built design documentation, analyzer startup and commissioning, on-site training for analyzer operations, remote technical support, spare parts recommendation and ordering and field and factory repair. The company was founded by George M. Balogh, John J. Kelly, Siamak Forouhar and Randy May in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Neohapsis LLC provides mobile and cloud security services. It offers cloud security, compliance services, information technology and security strategy, application and mobile security, network and endpoint security services. The company serves the financial services, insurance, healthcare, science and technology, retail, energy and transportation, government, education and nonprofit organizations. The company was founded by Greg Shipley in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Janrain, Inc. provides customer identity management technology services. It offers a customer identity management platform that helps companies to build a unified view of their customers across all devices by collecting accurate customer profile data to power personalized marketing. Its platform includes social login, registration, customer profile data storage, customer insights, single sign-on, and user-generated content. The firm serves consumer brands, entertainment, insurance, media, nonprofit and education, retail, and technology customers. The company was founded by Larry Drebes in 2002 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo PC provides legal services. The firm offers services to the communications, education, environmental, health, immigration, public finance, real estate and tax industries. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

Neohapsis, Inc. offers computer networking services. It provides networking, wireless, security, unified communication, cloud, collaboration, data center, virtualization and unified computing systems. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ILC Industries LLC operates as a holding company with interests in the design and manufacturing of microelectronic components. It manufactures electronic and engineering goods including soft good materials, containment systems, inflatable devices and data conversion products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bohemia, NY.

Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a plant biotechnology company. It develops genetic and chemical solutions for a range of agricultural markets. The firm offers biofuel feedstocks, yield enhancement, flowering, drought tolerance, freezing tolerance, disease resistance, nutrient use efficiency, and cold germination products. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Pelican Products, Inc. designs and manufactures protective cases, temperature controlled packaging solutions, portable lighting systems and rugged gear. The firm's products include air cases, protector cases, storm cases, wheeled coolers, soft coolers, cooler accessories, bottles, tumblers, backpacks, iPhone, iPad, headlamps, safety lights and tactical flashlights. It serves fire, law enforcement, life sciences, defense, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer industries. The company was founded by David H. Parker and Arline Parker in 1976 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

DLA Piper LLP provides legal services to clients. It offers services in the areas of corporate and securities, venture capital and emerging companies, litigation. The company was founded in 2005 and it is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Blazent, Inc. provides information technology business intelligence software solutions. Its products include softrac, glove, opselare and data explorer. The company also offers data quality management, data governance, operational validations and software inventory analysis solutions. Blazent was founded by Pamela Day in 2000 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

Angeleno Group LLC (Angeleno Group) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Yaniv Tepper, Daniel Weiss, and Zeb Rice. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Wi2Wi, Inc. provides advanced microsystems, miniaturized embedded wireless connectivity solutions. Its products include wireless connectivity, timing and frequency control, and antennas and connectors. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

United Service Organizations, Inc. provides governmental support programs and services. The firm's programs aim to support the morale, welfare, social and entertainment needs of federal troops and its families. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

AlienVault, Inc. provides security management solutions. It offers open source tools for asset discovery, vulnerability assessment, threat detection, behavioral monitoring, security intelligence, security information and event management. The company was founded by Julio Casal and Dominique Karg on May 1, 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Cougar Capital LLC (Cougar Capital) is a venture capital and private equity firm, a subsidiary of Brigham Young University founded in 2005 by Scott White. The firm is headquartered in Provo, Utah.

Pace Enterprises LLC is a private company that operates The Beehive Cafe and The Beehive Boxed Lunch Company. The company is based in Mclean, VA. The company's food service operation provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

ForgePoint Capital Management LLC (ForgePoint Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Donald R. Dixon, William Lin and Juan Alberto Yépez. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Divergent Technologies, Inc. develops software-hardware platform enabled by 3D metal printing that radically transforms auto manufacturing economics and environmental impact. Its platform allows OEMs to design lightweight, high-performance parts that are used in building of vehicles. The company is headquartered in Gardena, CA.

Second Front Systems, Inc., develops cyber security products for the U.S. federal government. The company was founded by Peter Dixon in 2014 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.