Tara Akhavan

ATI Technologies, Inc. designs, makes and, sells graphics accelerators and multimedia solutions. It offers visual and graphics processors for displaying images on personal computer monitors. It also supplies graphics, video and, multimedia products for desktop, workstation & notebook personal computers, digital televisions, cell phones, and game consoles. The company sells its products through personal computer original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, add-in board manufacturers, retail stores & consumer electronics manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The firm was founded by Kwok Yuen Ho in 1985 and is located in Markham, Canada.

Silicon Optix, Inc. provides mixed signal semiconductor solutions. The company was founded by Louie Lee and Paul M. Russ in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

SnapDNA Corp. provides DNA testing services. It enables complex DNA tests in minutes from a fully automated low-cost handheld device. The firm prototype sensors have successfully identified DNA markers in some of the most challenging DNA tests using biological test samples. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Part of Nortel Networks Corp., LANcity Corp makes high-speed cable modems. The company is based in Andover, MA. LANcity was acquired by Bay Networks, Inc. on September 25, 1996 for $59 million.

ATMOS Corp. designs and develops memory chips. The company develops embedded memory solutions and to the customers in the networking, wireless, graphics and imaging industries. ATMOS was founded by Wlodek Kurjanowicz in 1998 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada

BigBand Networks BAS, Inc. provides telephone voice and data communications services. It is a developer of integrated carrier class broadband access systems that allow cable operators to deliver voice, data and video services. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Technicolor USA, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic products. It offers wide selection of radio, television, tablets, smart phones, laptop, home accessories, portable audio, and computer products. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., RocketChips, Inc. develops ultra-high-speed CMOS mixed-signal transceivers serving the networking, wireless, and wired telecommunications. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. RocketChips was acquired by Xilinx, Inc., part of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. from February 15, 2022 on November 10, 2000 for $227.39 million.

Part of Helix BioPharma Corp., Sensium Technologies, Inc. researches and develops drugs and vaccines. Sensium Technologies was acquired by Helix BioPharma Corp. on December 10, 2002 for $3.83 million.

TrueChat, Inc. provides podcast network programs for media content. It aims to educate people by providing honest, open, and respectful conversations. The company was founded by Camden Pierce and Justin T. Weller in 2011 and is headquartered in Urbana, OH.

BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada.

Founded in 1996 by Rouzbeh Yassini, YAS Broadband Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm located in Boston

ONCAP Investment Partners, Inc. operates as an alternative investment manager. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Professional Engineers Ontario operates as the licensing and regulating body for professional engineering in the province. It serves and protects the public interest by setting and upholding high academic, experience and professional practice standards for the engineering profession. The company was founded in June 14, 1922 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Society for Information Display is a non-profit company that provides information on the latest technological advancements in the display industry. The company is based in San Jose, CA and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company's recent news includes Hyundai Mobis' plans to secure market-leading technologies such as passenger interactive displays, quantum dot mini LED displays, natural 3D displays, hologram AR-HUD, and micro LED displays. Q-Pixel Inc. has announced a full-color, micro LED display with a pixel density that can reach 5,000 pixels per inch. Ultraleap has partnered with BrightSign to distribute its touch-free solution across XC5 media players to enhance digital signage communications and marketing opportunities. Korean researchers have developed an organic light-emitting diode display that can emit light while showing the background underwater by utilizing MXene nanotechnology. ARHT Media is to be the exclusive distributor of a multi-panel holographic display developed by Spanish company Newtonlab Space. Quantum Science has created lead-free quantum dots sensitive to wavelengths of 1,550 nm.

Whitecap Venture Partners (Whitecap) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Carey J. Diamond. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

LeddarTech, Inc. develops and markets 3D detection and tracking systems. The firm?s solutions include auto and mobility LiDAR platform, mobility LiDAR and Specialty LiDAR modules, Sensor fusion and perception. It also offers its applications for passenger cars, autonomous shuttles, robotaxi, commercial and delivery vehicles. The company was founded by Yvan Mimeault, David Gilbert and Marc Tremblay in 2007 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

GEO Semiconductor, Inc. provides geometric processing, image signal processing, and video compression solutions to address camera and projection products. Its technology is used in automotive cameras, head-up displays, security IP cameras, smart phone peripherals, projectors and consumer cloud cameras. It specializes in geometric processing, video processing, video compression and cloud software. The company was founded by Paul M. Russo in 2009 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Mantella Venture Partners (MVP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

TandemLaunch Technologies Inc (TandemLaunch Technologies) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Helge Seetzen. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Algolux, Inc. develops image signal processing pipeline for next-generation cameras. It specializes in computational imaging, the intersection of photography, image processing, computer vision and graphics. The company was founded by Paul Green, Patrick Arbez, Jonathan Assouline and Daniel Nahmias-Leonard in 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Aerial Technologies, Inc. engages in a software company. It operates as home automation systems that provide a cloud-based, user-oriented, ambient intelligent platform that recognizes and learns people’s activities. The company was founded by David Grant, Michel Allegue, Jevin Maltais, and Francois Morel in 2015 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Wrnch, Inc. operates as computer vision Software Company. It is an automated human motion capture system that takes 2D video and outputs 3D skeletonal animation data. The company was founded by Paul Kruszewski and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

WOO Sports, Inc. builds the technology to allow action sports athletes to measure their performance, share the results with their friends, and compete against their peers and the best in the world in a fun and engaging way. The company was founded by Leo Koenig and Ytzen Zeilstra and in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Yas Capital Partners provides investment management services. The private company is based in Boston. The American company was founded by Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard.

inBay Technologies Inc. operates an API platform, which protects corporate network, VPN, cloud services, websites and mobile applications. Its idQ Trust as a Service eliminates the need for user names and passwords and enables companies of all types and sizes to employ multi-level, multi-factor passwordless authentication and delegated authorization solution. The company was founded by Stan Xavier and Randy Kuang in 2009 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Teslonix, Inc. develops sensor applications. The private company is based in Ottawa, Canada.

Haila Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development of the next generation wireless connectivity platform. Its ultra low power and multi-protocol independent technology enables deployment of internet of things sensors into existing network infrastructures. The firm focuses on reducing power consumption in smart cities, healthcare and agriculture sectors. The company was founded by Charlotte Savage and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

3e8 Inc is a Canadian technology company that develops silicon photonic solutions to achieve breakthroughs in optical connectivity with a vision of 1000x advances in system level AI compute throughput and efficiency. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The company aims to address the long-term AI compute challenge by using photons with a unique photonic tensor core architecture with breakthrough system frequency. The architecture is based on novel photonic memory and electro-optical modulation technologies to achieve orders of magnitudes advances in speed and efficiency for the matrix math which dominates neural network computing. The company was founded by Mohamed Fouda, Emanuel Peinke, and Mike McAuliffe, with Mike McAuliffe serving as the CEO since incorporation.