Bob Christiansen

Fultec Semiconductor, Inc. manufactures and develops circuit protection semiconductor products. The firm offers transient blocking device or TBU to protect communication system interfaces from voltage and current surges in telephone and data lines. It designs and manufactures surge protection components and modules for the communications market. The company was founded by Richard Harris in 2001 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

XeroCoat, Inc. designed and manufactured anti-reflective coatings for solar energy systems, and other glass and plastic substrates. Its products are used in photovoltaic (PV) modules, poly and mono-crystalline modules, thin film PVs, concentrating PVs, and solar thermal systems. The company was founded on June 19, 2007 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Mantara, Inc. provides electronic trading solutions to financial institutions. The company was founded in 2003 by William Segall and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sapien Capital Partners Ltd. Is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Roger Allen and Roger G. Buckeridge. It is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Vintela Australia Pty Ltd. provides enterprise security products and related integration services that are used for tasks such as encryption, identity management, and secure messaging. Customers include Adobe, AuthentiDate, Farm Credit Canada, GlaxoSmithKline, Sony, Swiss Post, and the US Agency for International Development.

VaST Systems Technology Corp. provides tools and models for embedded system design automation. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Southern Cross Venture Partners Pty Ltd (Southern Cross) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Bob Christiansen. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Risk Management & Safety Systems Pty Ltd. provides enterprise risk intelligence solutions. It delivers integrated risk, compliance, event and claims management software. The company offers consultancy, implementation, training, help desk support and hosting solutions. The company was founded by Andrew James Howarth in 2001 and is headquartered in Newstead, Australia.

ActiveTorque Pty Ltd was established in 2006 to commercialize leading research out of the University of Queensland related to the optimization of an internal combustion engine's operation in real time. ActiveTorque's unique technology which utilizes patent-pending algorithms coupled with a contactless torque sensor allows the engine control unit to automatically compensate for manufactured and environmental conditions affect engine performance. The efficiency benefits yielded include increased performance, reduced fuel consumption and decreased emissions. The ActiveTorque technology is applicable to petrol, diesel (including bio-diesel) and hybrid vehicles.