Tim Lyons

Sonic Solutions, Inc. develops computer software related to the multimedia and interactive functions. It offers products under the brands Roxio, RoxioNow, DivX, and MainConcept. The company was founded by Robert J. Doris and Mary C. Sauer in 1986 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Linkabit Wireless, Inc. develops and markets telecommunications systems. The private company is based in San Diego, CA.

PacketVideo Corp. develops software for mobile telephones and other wireless handheld devices. The firm offers software that transmits video and digital media over wireless networks to devices such as handheld computers, mobile phones and laptops. The company was founded by James C. Brailean and James Z. Carol on August 10, 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures mixed-signal semiconductors for digital media and communication markets. It provides end-to-end interface connectivity semiconductor solutions for DisplayPort under its SlimPort brand, including signal conditioners and mobile display controllers such as timing controller solutions. The firm enables mobile devices to display movies, games, and applications on internal system screens, computer monitors, and televisions. The company was founded by Kewei Yang, Ted Rado, and Shuran Wei in March 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

DivX LLC operates as a global digital media company. It offers digital video technologies from content preparation, protected delivery, and multi-screen playback of video across consumer electronics devices and mobile platforms. The company was founded by R. Jordan Greenhall, Edward J. Bezdek, Darrius N. Thompson and Tay Nguyen in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ingenu, Inc. develops wireless solutions for energy automation. Its Ultra-Link Processing system enables low-power monitoring and control applications within Smart Grid, water efficiency, industrial sensing, and location tracking. The firm’s signal processing innovation finds weak signals even in high noise environments, yielding extreme coverage, immunity to high interference, and significantly lowering cost. The company was founded by Joaquin Fernandez Silva, Robert W. Boesel and Theodore Myers in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Burl Concepts, Inc. provides medical solutions. It offers SONAS portable, a battery-powered ultrasound device designed for the non-invasive, transcranial diagnosis of major strokes. The company was founded by James Brailean and Thilo Hoelscher in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Center for Telecommunications Development Research provides telecommunications services.

Infocore, Inc. is engaged in the provision of direct marketing, campaign strategy, and market data sourcing services. It specializes in data brokerage, data management, and strategic consulting. The company was founded by Peter Jupp and Beth Jupp in 1992 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Sony Electronics, Inc. manufactures consumer electronics products. Its products include televisions and home theater, projector, blu-ray and DVD players, head phones, audio systems, digital voice recorders, cameras, mobile tablets and smart devices. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Park Ridge, NJ.

PRISMIQ, Inc. manufactures electrical equipment. The company manufactures Networked MediaPlayers, a device that lets consumers use televisions and stereos to access digital audio and video on their computers or from the internet. PRISMIQ was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., KISS Technology A/S is a Danish company that manufactures televisions and DVD players that can be linked to a home network or the internet and provides software and internet services. The company is based in Hørsholm, Denmark. The company was founded by Martin Manniche, Peter Wilmar Christensen. KISS Technology was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. on September 06, 2005 for $61 million.

Part of Mitani Sekisan Co., Ltd., Gateway Computer Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides a wide range of IT outsourcing and consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Gateway Computer Co. was acquired by Mitani Sekisan Co., Ltd. from Mitani Corp. on December 02, 2005.

Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation.

Situne Corp. provides low-power products for broadband wireless and wire-line technologies. It develops RF and mixed-signal SOCs with the performance for receiving video, voice, and data over wireless medium. The firm's current technology is based on conceiving creative architecture and designing innovative, integrated circuits for TV receivers. The company offers both stand alone RF front ends as well complete SOCs for terrestrial, cable and mobile application. SiTune was founded by Vahid Mesgarpour Toosi and Marzieh Veyseh in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Green Lane Investments LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2004 by Sam Heidari. Green Lane Investments LLC is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, California.

Karmel Capital LLC (Karmel Capital) is a private equity firm founded by James C. Brailean and Scott Neuberger in 2013. The firm is headquartered in san Diego, California.

Axon Networks, Inc. provides cloud consulting, implementation and operations services. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Cota Capital Management LLC (Cota Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Babak Poushanchi and Bobby Yazdani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Flock Freight, Inc. engages in logistic services. It operates a platform that converts shipments into multi-stop truckload. The company was founded by Oren Zaslansky and James C. Brailean on March 3, 2015 and is headquartered in Vista, CA.

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.

RedShift Networks Corp. provides cloud based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Its products include Unified Communication Threat Management (UCTM) Falcon, UCTM Hawk, and UCTM Eagle. The firm also provides service provider and telecom carrier solutions. The company was founded by Phanindra Jujjavarapu and Amitava Mukherjee in 2006 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Bigstream Solutions, Inc. provides data processing and preparation services. It offers apache spark, machine learning, big data, spark SQL and big data acceleration. The company was founded by Balavinayagam Samynathan, Maysam Lavasani and Behnam Robatmili in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Lumotive, Inc. is a company based in the United States that specializes in solid-state, 3D-sensing systems. Lumotive's patented light control metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enable advanced sensing and perception capabilities in next-generation consumer, mobility, and industrial automation products such as mobile devices, autonomous vehicles, and robots. The American company has received industry acclaim, including awards such as the Fierce Electronics 2021 Startup of the Year Award, CES Innovation Awards in 2022 and 2024, Fast Company's Next Big Thing in Tech 2023, a 2022 SPIE Prism Award, and a prestigious Edison Award. Investors in the company include Gates Frontier, MetaVC Partners, Quan Funds, Samsung Ventures, and Unique. The company was founded in 2018 by Gleb Akselrod, and Sam Heidari has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

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.

Aeromine Technologies, Inc. is a private company that specializes in providing innovative solutions for rooftop renewable energy. The company is based in Houston, TX and was founded by Carsten H. Westergaard, David A. Asarnow, and Martin Manniche. Aeromine's patented aerodynamic design captures and amplifies building airflow in wind speeds as low as 5 m.p.h. Unlike turbines that require rotating rotor blades and many moving parts, making them prone to maintenance issues, the motionless and durable Aeromine solution generates more energy in less space. The company's high-performance solution, combined with existing solar energy options, can generate 100% of a building's onsite energy needs. Aeromine is designed for installation on buildings with large flat rooftops such as warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, office buildings, multi-family residential developments, and big box retail. David A. Asarnow has been the CEO since incorporation.

Eliyan Corp. is an American semiconductor manufacturing company. The company was founded by Ramin Farjadrad, Patrick Soheili, Syrus Ziai. Ramin Farjadrad has been the CEO since incorporation.

Encharge AI, Inc. is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge computing. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company's robust and scalable next-generation in-memory computing technology provides orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency and density compared to today's solutions. Encharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems. Encharge AI's high-performance solutions will enable the immense potential of AI to be accessible at scale, in power, energy, and space constrained applications. The company was founded by Kailash Gopalakrishnan, Echere Iroaga, Naveen Verma. Naveen Verma has been the CEO since incorporation.