Nicole Johnson-Hoffman

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

MycoTechnology, Inc. is a food technology company, which engages in the development and delivering of fermentation process using gourmet fungi to transform agricultural products to improve taste, value, and health. Its products include ClearTaste and PureTaste. The company was founded by Alan D. Hahn, Pete Lubar, Jim Langan, and Brooks J. Kelly in 2013 and is headquartered in Aurora, CO.

Heliotrope Technologies, Inc. manufactures electrochromic window coatings. It offers Universal Smart Window coating, a thin film of transparent nanocrystals embedded in a matrix. The firm products uses a small jolt of electricity to create variations in the degree a window will transmit visible light and near-infrared radiation which produces heat. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason K. Holt, Guillermo Garcia and Delia Milliron and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Bellwether Coffee Co. develops iOS integrated, vent less, and electric coffee roaster. Its allows retail partners to buy green beans, customize roasts, and track and manage inventory, while providing data analytics and forecasts. The company was founded by Mathieu Brown and Ricardo Lopez on November 18, 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Intersouth Partners (Intersouth Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Dennis Dougherty and Roy Rodwell. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Congruent Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on sustainability and climate solutions. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Congruent Ventures aims to support entrepreneurs who are developing innovative solutions to address the world's most pressing environmental challenges. The firm provides funding, strategic guidance, and industry expertise to help its portfolio companies grow and succeed. It was founded by Abe Yokell and Joshua Posamentier.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

QualiTau, Inc. supplies test equipment and services. It offers reliability test systems, test lab services, and parametric. The company was founded by Gadi Krieger and Peter Cuevas in March 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Patagonia, Inc. manufactures outdoor clothing garments including outerwear, gear, fleece, capilene underwear, and sportswear for camping, climbing, and hiking. The company produces garments under the brand names Lotus Designs for paddling gear, Water Girl for women's sportswear and Great Pacific Iron Works for outdoor gear. Patagonia was founded by Yvon Chouinard in 1973 and is headquartered in Ventura, CA.

Back to the Roots, Inc. operates as an organic food company. It offers organic cereals, mushroom farm, organic seeds, and indoor gardening kits. The company was founded by Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez in 2009 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Next College Student Athlete provides student athletes and their families aid in managing the college recruiting process. It offers services which include customer technology and tools to provide students with a competitive edge. The company was founded by Christopher T. Krause in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Development LLC provides legal and auditing services. The company is based in New York, NY.

FoodLogiQ LLC develops solutions for global food chain issues. It offers audit, compliance, regulation, sustainability, tracebility, and supplier management solutions. The firm serves the food retail and grocery, consumer goods, food distributor and importers, and grower industries. The company was founded by Andy Kennedy and Thomas Finegan in 2006 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Radicle Impact Management LLC (Radicle Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Becca E. Levin, Daniel Lawrence Skaff and Kat Taylor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Prelude Ventures LLC (Prelude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriel Kra, Laura Baxter Simons and Nat Simons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Clear Labs, Inc. provides services related to food quality. The firm offers clear view platform, GMO test and WGS test products. The company was founded by Sasan Amini and Mahni Ghorashi in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

AVP Management Co. LLC (AVP Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Gareth Asten, Jeffrey Dunn and Lucas Mann. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Tin Shed Ventures LLC (Tin Shed ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Patagonia works founded in 2013 by Phil Graves. The firm is headquartered in Ventura, California.

Congruent Management LLC (Congruent Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Joshua Posamentier and Abe Yokell.. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Energetic Insurance, Inc. develops risk management products. It offers Enerate, a credit cover solar insurance product, which covers offtaker repayment risk and lost revenue from projects. The company was founedd by James Bowen and Jeff McAulay and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Sense Photonics, Inc. develops a light detection and ranging solutions for autonomous vehicles, drones, industrial automation, mobile devices, and other applications. The firm offers LiDAR sensors for AVs that use lasers to create 3D maps of the vehicle’s surroundings day or night in most weather conditions. The company was founded by M. Scott Burroughs and Russell P. Kanjorski in 2016 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Mango Materials, Inc. engages in manufacturing biopolymers. The company was founded by Molly A. Morse and Allison Pieja and is headquartered in 2010 and is headquartered in Albany, CA.

Inari Agriculture, Inc. engages biotechnology research and development. It specializes in plant breeding technology. The company was founded by David Berry, Ignacio Martinez, George Church, and Steve Jacobsen in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Cambridge Crops, Inc. provides edible and natural biomaterial coating services. It uses salt and water to extract the protein from silk to create an edible protective layer that keeps food fresh for longer. The company was founded by Fiorenzo Omenetto, Livio Valenti, Jacques-Henry Grislain and Benedetto Marelli and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Arcbyt, Inc. is a stealth construction company transforming how infrastructure is built. The company was founded by Kimberly Lembo Abrams and Troy Helming and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Pico MES, Inc. engages in the provision of computer software designed for factory and machinery control. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

VEIR, Inc. provides energy services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Alloy Enterprises, Inc. provides engineering services. The company was founded by Alison Forsyth and Andrea Bedell and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Bureo, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of products sourced from recycled fishing nets for the action sports industry. Its products include cruiser skateboard and sunglasses. The company was founded by Ben Kneppers and David Stover in 2013 and is headquartered in Redondo Beach, CA.

Wild Idea Buffalo Co. LLC provides grass fed, naturally raised buffalo meat products. The company was founded by Dan O’Brien and Jill O’Brien and is headquartered in Rapid City, SD.

Parallel Systems, Inc. provides freight transportation services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Source AG is a Dutch company that empowers growers with AI to accelerate access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company's AI solutions simulate plant behavior to define and implement optimal cultivation strategies, taking into account millions of data points on climate, biology, and resources. By enabling more growers to operate more facilities more efficiently through pioneering tech, Source is making greenhouse agriculture accessible, profitable, and highly scalable. Founded in 2020, the company has a team of experienced engineers and plant scientists who have partnered with leading growers to build the most advanced artificial intelligence in the sector.

People Science, Inc. conducts real-time studies on alternative medicines such as Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, cannabinoids and sleep, and probiotics and skin longevity. The company is based in Venice, CA. The company designs protocols, recruits participants, and conducts studies to promote better health. The company offers data collection technology and services for clinical research studies of alternative medicines and wellness interventions. People Science provides technology-enabled clinical research services and CHLOE licensing for data collection. Belinda Tan, Noah Craft has been the CEOs since incorporation. The company was founded by Belinda Tan, Noah Craft.

Patagonia International, Inc. provides apparel products. It offers t-shirts, shorts, pants, jackets, coat, sweaters, gear for climbing, hiking, and sports. The company was founded on August 23, 1988 and is headquartered in Ventura, CA.

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.