David Kolstad

KBI Biopharma, Inc. provides drug development and contract manufacturing services. It helps client partners accelerate and optimize drug development and manufacturing programs by offering an extensive suite of expert development and manufacturing services. The firm offers services to global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and academic and non-profit organizations. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Lightning Systems, Inc. engages in the production of electric fleet medium-and heavy-duty vehicles including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. Its products include Vehicles, Custom Applications, Lightning Analytics, Charging stations, and Lightning Energy engages in the provision of zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) solutions for commercial fleets. Its products include vehicles, charging stations and lightning mobile. The company was founded by Daniel S. Johnson and Timothy Reeser in 2008 and is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Sionic Energy commercializes non-flammable electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. It develops electric vehicle battery electrolytes containing functional ionic liquids. The firm’s two electrolyte product lines under development for electric vehicle (EV) batteries are: NanoLyte Electrolyte: SF Series and HVE Series. The company was founded by Shivaun Archer, Nathan Ball, and Lynden Archer in 2011 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Steelhead Composites LLC designs, manufactures, and distributes manufactures composite overwrapped pressure vessels. It offers manufacturing of aluminum cylinders, design and analysis of composite pressure vessels, advanced filament winding of composite pressure vessels, material analysis of composite materials and plastics, cycle testing, and precision 3D inspection of parts. The company was founded by Andrew Coors in October 2010 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

Waste to Energy Partners LLC develops and operates waste conversion facilities. Its facilities divert solid waste from traditional disposal methods and use these energy rich materials to create bi-products such as recycled carbon black, direct power, and liquid fuels. The company was founded by William Anthony Wibbeler, Jay Chaudhari, Michael Cameron, and Greg Fowler and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of General Dynamics Corp., Galaxy Aerospace Co LP is a company that manufactures aircrafts and aircraft equipment. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX. The company was founded by Brian E. Barents. Galaxy Aerospace Co was acquired by General Dynamics Corp. on June 06, 2001 for $668 million.

Part of RAG-Stiftung, Long Airdox Cos. is a manufacturer of underground room and pillar mining equipment. The company is based in Blacksburg, VA. Long Airdox Cos. was acquired by DBT Deutsche Bergbau-Technik GmbH on July 09, 2001.

Part of NOV, Inc., Romaco Innojet is a Swiss company that specializes in drying, granulation, and coating for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries. The company is based in Volketswil, Switzerland. Romaco Innojet's VENTILUS® series is based on the air flow bed technology originally developed and internationally patented by Dr. h.c. Herbert Hüttlin. The company offers processing and packaging equipment for powders and liquids, sterile and non-sterile, from laboratory to high volume equipment, and from single machines to integrated line solutions. The company also provides technical support, formats, toolings, spare parts, training, retrofits & upgrades, returns & repairs. The company was founded by Robert Henry Fenwick-Smith. Romaco was acquired by Robbins & Myers, Inc., part of NOV, Inc. from February 20, 2013 on August 31, 2001 for $118 million.

National Park Trust, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve and protect national parks in the United States. National Park Trust is based in Rockville, MD. The organization also focuses on educating the youth and families about the importance of preserving parks through initiatives such as Buddy Bison programs and National Kids to Parks Day. The company's goal is to cultivate future park stewards and ensure that public parks, lands, and waters are cared for and enjoyed by all for current and future generations. The company has acquired missing pieces of 52 national park sites since 1983.

UHY Advisors, Inc. provides tax, audit and financial accounting services. It offers tax, audit, advisory, and forensic, litigation and valuation services including audits of financial statements and employee benifit plans, internal audit, risk, compliance, management, technology consulting transaction, business valuation, family law and loss/damage determination services. The firm serves to the construction, dealerships, energy, financial, health care, governmental, real estate, staffing and technology industries. The company was founded in July 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

US Department of Energy Develops energy technologies for buildings, homes, transportation power systems and industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Pritzker Organization LLC (TPO) is a private equity subsidiary of PRITZKER FAMILY founded in 2002 by Tom Pritzker. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Siemens Digital Logistics GmbH develops cloud-based information technology logistics solutions. It provides AX4 which creates preconditions for collaboration of participants by displaying company branching processes and integrating the different systems and participants. The firm also offers cloud computing, project management, support and hosting. The company was founded by Holger Schmitt, Frauke Heistermann and Michael Klett in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi operates as a society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence. The non-profit company is based in Baton Rouge, LA.

Oxantium Ventures Inc (Oxantium Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

HGMI Gaming, Inc. develops, owns, and manages casinos in resorts, sports, shopping malls, and hotels. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Colorado Cleantech Industry Association promotes the clean technology industry as an association. The private company is based in Denver, CO. The company was founded by Charles R. Eggert, Steven R. Hane.

Tattile SRL develops and manufactures intelligent vision systems for quality control applications. It specializes in smart cameras, intelligent transportation systems, automatic number plate recognition, passenger information systems, video analytics, enforcement, axle counting , free flow tolling, and vehicle tracking. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Mairano, Italy.

Aravaipa Partners LLC (Aravaipa Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Robert Henry Fenwick-Smith. The firm is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Seth Ellis Chocolatier LLC manufactures nut and gluten-free chocolate products. Its products include Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate Sunflower Butter Cups, Milk Chocolate Caramel Cups and Dark Chocolate Mint Cups. The company was founded by Neil Seth Levine, Fredrick Ellis Levine and David Lurie in 2006 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Vision Chemical Systems, Inc. manufactures green and biodegradable commercial cleaning chemicals. It offers non-toxic and biodegradable cleaning chemicals for industries to reduce pollution and water usage. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

DNS Capital LLC (DNS capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Gigi Pritzker Pucker. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Clear Comfort Water LLC manufactures and supplies water disinfection solutions for pools and SPA businesses. Its product, LifeGuard Technology, is a nontoxic chlorine alternative pool sanitation solution with a two-stage process that destroys contaminants. The company was founded by Nick Rancis and Steven Jay Berens in March 2014 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.