Mike Caimona

Photon Dynamics, Inc. manufactures test inspection and repair systems for the flat panel display industry. The company was founded on May 12, 1986 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Part of Raytheon Applied Signal Technology, Inc., Dynamics Technology, Inc. provides sensor and signal processing products for advanced space-based, airborne, terrestrial and undersea sensor technology. The company is based in Torrance, CA. Dynamics Technology was acquired by Raytheon Applied Signal Technology, Inc. on July 05, 2005 for $31.40 million.

Tessera Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses innovative semiconductor, interconnect and imaging technologies. The company offers mobile computing and communications, memory and data storage and 3-D Integrated Circuit technologies. Tessera Technologies was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, 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.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of services for product safety certification. It offers certification, testing, inspection, auditing, validation, advisory and education services, bundles, software, and test tools. The company was founded by William Henry Merrill Jr. in 1894 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Global Technology Partners LLC is a technology company. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Qteros, Inc. develops cellulosic ethanol transportation fuel. The firm utilizes a Q Microbe that converts all fermentable components of biomass to ethanol. The company was founded by Stephan Rogers, Jeffrey Hausthor, Susan Leschine, Jonathan Gorham, John Fabel and Jeffrey C. Sharp in 2006 and is headquartered in Amherst, MA.

The Center for Technology Commercialization is a no-cost resource that helps bring client ideas to market. The non-profit company is based in Westborough, MA. The company guides individuals through the complex and exciting journey of bringing their technology from idea to market. The company provides assistance in connecting to funding and offer guidance from experienced business leaders.

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies provides policy research and development services. The firm identifies and shepherds discussion on key science, technology, and national security issues facing the society, providing in particular, an academic forum for the study of related policy issues. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Relativity Capital LLC (Relativity Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Joyce Johnson-Miller and Leslie Armitage. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

SigmaSpace Corp. provides optoelectronic aerospace instruments. It offers Single Photon LiDAR and Micro Pulse LiDAR. The firm provides atmospheric sensors, space instruments, multi channels scalers, instrument development and engineering services. The firm produces next-generation LiDAR, laser ranging, attitude determination, spectroscopy, and radiometry instrumentation for remote sensing. The company was founded in 1998 by J Marcos Sirota and is headquartered in Lanham, MD.

National Institute of Aerospace Associates is a non-profit research and graduate education institute that provides aerospace and atmospheric research. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Hampton, VA.

MaxID Corp is engaged in the provision of identity and security solutions. It designs, manufactures and sells identity management solutions for a mobile environment. The company is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, and has offices in Chesapeake, Virginia, the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Aurora Flight Sciences of West Virginia, Inc. develops and manufactures unmanned systems and aerospace vehicles. It specializes in UAV production, composite, sheet-metal fabrication and assembly, metals machining, tooling design, and fabrication. The firm's services include fabricating services, composite structures and components, and design, testing and consulting services. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bridgeport, WV.

V1 Analytical Solutions LLC provides intelligence, aviation, and information technology solutions to government and commercial clients. Its services include intelligence and information solutions, military and governmental aviation solutions and policy, program and budget support. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

1901 Group LLC provides information management solutions. Its services include infrastructure, security and application services. The company was founded by Sonu Singh in 2009 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.

Enlightenment Capital LLC (Enlightenment Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Devin L Talbott and Pierre A Chao. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

NextWave Ventures LP (NextWave Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by John M Slosar and Jeff Slosar. The firm headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

Northern Star Holdings, Inc. manufactures equipment enclosures and control and relay panels. It designs and produces turnkey control systems that are involved in the protection and control of transmission and distribution assets uses in transport. The firm also offers Outdoor Enclosures and Engineering Services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Iron Mountain, MI.