Nick Smoot

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

Part of The Nielsen Company (US) LLC, Total Research Corp provides marketing research and information. The company is based in Princeton, NJ. Total Research was acquired by Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc., part of The Nielsen Company (US) LLC from February 04, 2014 on November 02, 2001 for $32.70 million.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Synglyco, Inc. develops novel vaccines using synthetic carbohydrates. The firm's cutting edge technology enables the rapid, milligram to kilogram production of synthetic carbohydrates for use in drug discovery and industrial applications. Its proprietary platform generates significant quantities of chemically pure, complex carbohydrates through automated and manual chemical synthesis. The company was founded by Peter H. Seeberger, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. Obadiah J. Plante and Louis Schofield on June 18, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CubicPV, Inc. engages in the manufacture of silicon photovoltaic wafers. It develops Direct Wafer, a technology that forms a standard multi-crystalline wafer directly from molten silicon. The company was founded by Frank van Mierlo and Emanuel M. Sachs in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

MC10, Inc. develops stretchable silicon materials for the microelectronics industry. The firm's technology uses semiconductors in conjunction with interconnect and packaging technologies to produce conformal electronics. It offers solutions for applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial products, defense systems, differentiated consumer products, industrial, and military markets. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts Jr., John A. Rogers, Benjamin Schlatka, Marvin J. Slepian, George M. Whitesides, Gilman Callsen and Roozbeh Ghaffari in 2008 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Keystone Nap LLC is a data center that provides powerful, scalable, flexible, and quickly deployable data centers for today's increasingly digital business environment. The private company is based in Fairless Hills, PA. Keystone NAP was founded by Peter B. Ritz, John E. Parker, Ira Mark Lubert, and Peter B. Ritz has been the CEO since incorporation. The Keystone NAP team has the expertise to ensure ideal enterprise application performance by monitoring the impact of specific network activity on performance levels and providing insight on how to optimize software and hardware configuration. In addition to robust colocation, network management, and work space recovery services, Keystone NAP offers a unique location, history, and size that make it a point of interest.

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.

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.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Duke University Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cancer treatment, primary care, orthopedics, aesthetics, and fertility services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Consumer Technology Association researches and reports trends in the consumer electronics market. The firm also provides its members with educational programs, technical training, market research and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Massachusetts General Physician's Organization, Inc. operates as a multi-specialty medical firm. It is working in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital and in cooperation with Partners HealthCare to builds on the synergies among clinical practice, research and teaching to improve its patient's well being and the professional lives of physicians and staff. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

GBH operates radio and television stations. The firm provides Public media powerhouse with educational content that informs, inspires and entertains. The company was founded by Ralph Lowell on 02 May, 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Paymo, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile payment solutions. The company was founded by Paul McGuire and Margaret Mackenzie in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Foro Energy, Inc. manufactures and develops lasers for oil, natural gas, geothermal, and mining industries. Its lasers are used to drill, workover, and complete energy wells, including mechanical cutting/grinding, explosives, harsh chemicals and high pressures. The company was founded by Joel F. Moxley, Mark S. Zediker and Mark Land in 2009 and is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. develops negative carbon fuels. Its process, known as the carbon negative fuel cycle creates drop-in gasoline and can be used in any vehicle on the road today. The firm’s product that is CoolTerra biocarbon sequesters carbon and creates value for industries as diverse as agriculture, water, and livestock. The company was founded by Michael C. Cheiky in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Akkadian Ventures, Inc. (Akkadian Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ben Black and Peter Smith. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nephila Holdings Ltd. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

ClearSky Power & Technology Partners LLC (ClearSky) is a private equity/venture capital firm co-founded in 2012 by James Huff and Jay Leek. The firm is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida with offices in New York and San Francisco.

Neighborhood Sun Benefit Corp. engages in the provision of solar energy solutions. Its services include customer acquisition, management, partnerships and site development. The company was founded by Gary Skulnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Material Impact Management LLC (Material Impact Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Carmichael Roberts and Adam Sharkawy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Ltd. develops diagnostic tests. The firm develops cutting-edge technologies and diagnostic assays for deployment in resource poor countries primarily through patient sample testing at the point of care or near the patient. Its signal amplification technologies offer rapid and reliable tests for Chlamydia, Hepatitis and HIV. The company was founded by Helen Lee in 2002 and is headquartered in Little Chesterford, the United Kingdom.

Source Global PBC. operates as an early stage company. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Richard A. D'Amore. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Parade Ventures Management LLC (Parade Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shawn Merani. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.