Dan S. Simpkins

Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc. engages in the supply of software, components, and intellectual property to enable the intelligent use of sensors in consumer electronics, robotics, and IoT devices. Its products include FSP200; BNO080/085; FSM300; FSM-9; FSP200 Development Suite; BNO080 Development Kit; and MotionEngine. The company was founded by Daniel S. Simpkins and Peter S. Jackson in 2001 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Infinera Optical Holding, Inc. designs and develops telecommunications networking products. The firm serves telecom service providers, independent operating companies, multiple system operator cable companies, enterprises and government agencies. The company was founded by Michael J. Birck in 1975 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Founded in 2007 by Julius Genachowski, Sean Greene and John McKinley, LaunchBox Digital LLC is a business incubator and venture capital firm located Durham, North Carolina.

SALIX Technologies develops SALIX ETX5000, the first true carrier-class switch to integrate all of the service functions of voice and data into a single device. The SALIX ETX5000 is the first product in the SALIX Enhanced Telephony Xchange Family of class independent telephony switches, a new paradigm in telecommunications that will enable service providers to offer their customers high-quality next-generation telephony services and facilitate the deployment of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services.