Jeanne H. Bayless

Tessera Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses innovative semiconductor, interconnect and imaging technologies. The company offers mobile computing and communications, memory and data storage and 3-D Integrated Circuit technologies. Tessera Technologies was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Tech Titans is a forum that connects and collaborates with the regional technology community to inspire creative thinking and fuel tomorrow's innovations. The private company is based in Richardson. The American company serves as a platform for companies, individuals, and institutions that create and embrace technological innovation. Tech Titans offers various programs such as the Cybersecurity Forum, Emerging Leaders Program, and job hunting opportunities to provide thought leadership, education, and professional engagement.

Nokia of America Corp. develops and provides networking and communications technology, products and services. It offers fixed and mobile broadband, IP and optical technologies. The firm offers a portfolio of solutions and services for telecom services providers, public and private organizations, wireline and wireless operators and enterprises. The company is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Texas Instruments Northern Virginia, Inc. develops and supplies semiconductor and battery management integrated circuits for portable consumer, commercial, and military applications. The firm's products include indicator integrated circuits and modules, single chip battery management, off the shelf energy management IC architecture and software suites for measurement, monitoring and analysis. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

MFT Management ApS (NES Partners) is an independent venture capital headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark. The firm was founded in 2002 as part of the BankInvest Group, and has a US office in Los Angeles, California.

Marine Current Turbines Ltd. develops tidal stream generation technology. It operates as an original equipment manufacturer of commercial scale tidal stream technology to research, design, manufacture and support of tidal stream energy generating systems. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

BioGasol ApS specializes in the development of technologies and supporting services to first and second generation biofuels, as well as biochemicals developers and manufacturers. Its products include Carbofrac Pretreatment; Pentocrobe Fermentation; and Biochemical Processing. The firm uses the Biomass Sugar Extraction and FirstSugar technology. The company was founded by Birgitte Kiær Ahring in 2006 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

VYCON, Inc. manufactures flywheel energy storage systems. It serves the UPS industry by eliminating or supplementing lead acid batteries. The company was founded by Vatche V. Artinian in 2002 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA.

Power Integrations UK Ltd. provides energy-efficient power conversion products. Its applications include mobile, feature, smart phones and media tablets. The company was founded by Gehan Anil Joseph Amaratunga and is headquartered in Cambridge the United Kingdom.

Magma Global Ltd. manufactures pipes for oil and gas industry. It specializes in designing and manufacturing of m-pipe, risers, flow-lines and jumpers, high temperature, sour service, and deepwater applications. The company was founded by Martin Peter William Jones, Damon Roberts, and Mike Boyd in 2009 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, the United Kingdom.

Gatewood Capital Partners LLC (Gatewood Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides project financing for the financial sector from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. The company also provides loan and equity finance, guarantees, leasing facilities and trade finance. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Upwing Energy, Inc. engages in the production of natural gas. It provides artificial lift technology that increases the production and recovery of gas from conventional and unconventional wells. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Cerritos, CA.

Truenet Communications Corp. provides engineering and technical support services. It engages in helping broadband, telecommunications, wireless and enterprise organizations plan, engineer and design, implement, and support their communications infrastructure. The company was founded by James W. True and Mike Vance in 1985 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

eeParts, Inc. develops and markets electronic components. The company was founded by Ed Jerome and Glenn A. Norem in April 1999 and is headquartered in DE.

North Systems, Inc. specializes in manufacturing cabinets, racks, and custom accessories for data communication systems. With over 500 products available, the American company provides a wide range of options for their customers. North Systems was acquired by OnDemand, Inc. on March 26, 2001.

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.

Arsenal Venture Partners Inc (Arsenal Venture Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John Trbovich, Rottenberg Jason and Fountas Christopher. The firm is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

TD Security, Inc. provides mobile security software solutions. It serves the financial, government, healthcare, education, and large enterprise markets. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Mercantile Capital Corp. provides commercial real estate loans and mortgages. It specializes in one thing, and that thing is the SBA 504 loan program, plain and simple. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

Blue Pillar, Inc. provides power and energy management solutions. It offers its service to the healthcare, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, military, government, higher education, datacenters and telecommunications sectors. The firm's application suite lowers enterprise energy spend and increases critical energy asset security, management, compliance and new energy market cash flows from programs like demand response. The company was founded by Brad Witter, Joe Scoufis, and Eric D. Reichel in 2006 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Arctic Sand Technologies, Inc. develops power converter chips. The firm's product roadmap focuses on power conversion for LED display backlighting and powering microprocessors and memory for mobile applications such as smartphones, tablets and Ultrabooks. Its products include LED backlight boosts and buck regulators for computing. The company was founded by Nadia Shalaby and David Giuliano in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Edblox, Inc. operates as an edtech firm. It provides Elevate K-12 which offers live online instruction classes. The company was founded by Shaily Baranwal in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pangaea Ventures Ltd(Pangaea Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Chris Erickson. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Poalim Ventures Ltd. (Poalim Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Poalim Equity - Investment House Ltd. Founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. develops and commercializes a family of beneficial bacteria. It commercializes Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs bacteria that improves plant health, promote early growth, and increase crop yield. The company was founded by Stephen Kahn, Thomas R. Laurita and Michael Bielski in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Vestaron Corp. develops and markets bioinsecticides derived from naturally occurring peptides. It offers the following brands: Spear-T for the treatment of thrips, Spear-P controls Colorado Potato beetle, and Spear-C protects crops from lepidopteran pests. The company was founded by Glenn F. King in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre develops clean technology accelerators. Its services include capacity building, cluster leadership and research & strategy. The company is headquartered in Port Coquitlam, Canada.

UpperStage.Capital Inc (UpperStage.Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Keith Gillard. The firm is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.