Andy K. Ludwick

Foundry Networks LLC manufactures switches, metro routers and Internet traffic management products for healthcare, financial services, universities, entertainment, government, technology enterprises, as well as metro and internet service providers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered insane Jose, CA.

Syndera Corp. develops and provides operational business intelligence software. The company's software allows enterprises to manage operational performance and to monitor and analyze operational processes. Syndera was founded in 2002 by Prashant Gupta and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Firetide, Inc. develops and supplies mesh networks and networking equipment. It offers wireless mesh infrastructure and access solution for video surveillance, internet access, public safety networks, and temporary networks wherever rapid deployment, mobility, and ease of installation are required. The firm's customers include the public safety, transportation and automation industries. The company was founded by Lawrence Rosenthal, Barbara Cardillo, Tareq Hoque, Isaac R. Nassi and Keith Klemba in 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

nCircle Network Security, Inc. sells software that helps large enterprises and government agencies manage information technology security and compliance auditing needs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ariva Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by Robert Simon and Ajit S. Shah. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley.

SynOptisc Communications, Inc. used to design, manufacture, market and supports diverse, high performance local area network systems in the United States. The company's products include was connectivity, internetworking and network management options for Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI. The company was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA

Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy