Steve Yen

Imperas, Inc. designs multiple processor systems. Its products include Instruction set simulator, quantum leap, advanced multicore software development kit, controller, standard and multicore virtual platform developer. The firm’s solutions include accelerated embedded software development, failsafe reliability verification, cadence platform integration and utilizing virtual platforms for embedded software development. The company was founded by Simon Davidmann in 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., High Level Design Systems, Inc. supplies integrated circuit design tools. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by J. George Janac. High Level Design Systems was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on December 18, 1996 for $94.11 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Tality Corp. is an American company.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Snaketech develops integrated circuit verification applications used in system-on-a-chip designs. The company is based in Voiron, France. The French company was founded by François J. R. Clement. Snaketech was acquired by Simplex Solutions, Inc., part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. from June 26, 2002 on March 20, 2000 for $11.80 million.

Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom.

Alluxio, Inc. provides memory-centric storage systems. Its products include Alluxio manager is a web application that offers a user-friendly way of deploying, managing and monitoring Alluxio clusters. is open source under the apache license. The company was founded by Haoyuan Li in 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Pinecone Systems, Inc. has developed the first vector database that enables developers to easily integrate vector search into their production applications. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company offers advanced features such as filtering and distributed infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability at any scale. Pinecone is backed by Menlo Ventures and Wing Venture Capital and operates in multiple locations. Pinecone was founded by Edo Liberty, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Teneros, Inc. provides software-as-a-service email continuity, security, and archiving solutions. It specializes in messaging technology, application continuity appliances and disaster recovery appliances. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cloud Physics, Inc. designs and develops datacenter analytics and management software. The firm offers solutions for modeling and simulation, storage administration, customized reporting and health checks and troubleshooting. The company was founded by John Blumenthal, Irfan Ahmad, Jim Kleckner and Xiaojun Liu in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Actional Corp. provides enterprise application integration software. Its Web service software helps businesses to deploy, maintain, and manage the application integration process. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Cunningham Communications, Inc. provides services to the small, medium and large clients. Its services include call center, miSecure messaging, it/help desk support, event registration, absentee and sick lines, and voicemail services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Platform9 Systems, Inc. operates as a software service cloud platform. It offers OpenStack transforms users existing servers into self-service private cloud within minutes, enabling organizations to run private clouds. The company was founded by Sirish Raghuram, Bich Le, Madhura Maskasky and Roopak Parikh in 2013 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Delphix Corp. provides database virtualization software solutions which include test data management, DevOps, ERP upgrades, cloud migration and government services. The company was founded by Jedidiah Yueh and Charlie Zha in July 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Part of Gen Digital Inc., Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. is a company that develops and markets utility software. The company is based in Baton Rouge, LA. The company was founded by James M. Phillips, James P. McNiel. Fifth Generation Systems was acquired by Gen Digital Inc. on September 01, 1993 for $46.60 million.

Nexxt, Inc. operates an online career network to connect job seekers and employers through career channels. It offers candidate search, email marketing and human resources tools and services. The firm also provides international recruitment, agency solutions, strategic alliances, cooperates career site and applicant tracking systems solutions. The was founded by Richard P. Milgram on January 1, 1998 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.