Joseph Serrano

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

PayDay One Holdings, Inc. provides lending services. It offers fax less cash, payday loans cash advance, online loans and unsecured loans. The company technology enables the company to provide totally automated payday advance via the internet, with no faxing of information or human intervention required to close a loan. PayDay One Holdings was founded in September 2005 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Menara Networks, Inc. develops optical transmission modules and systems. It offers OTN XFP, SFP+, and CFP modules that provides optical networks with performance and improved service velocity while drastically reducing floor space, power consumption, and overall network cost. The company was founded by Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Salam El-Ahmadi, and Harry Tan in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

SynapSense Corp. provides data center infrastructure management solutions. It offers data center optimization platform, environmental monitoring systems, power usage monitoring, active cooling control, data center assessment and thermal mapping and humidity mapping systems. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Folsom, CA.

View Operating Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of architectural glass. It offers smart windows and smart building. The company was founded by Paul Nguyen in 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

R2 Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a power management company which specializes in semiconductor chip manufacturing. It develops novel analog semiconductors for applications including mobile devices. The firm also supplies semiconductor devices through wholesale and retail stores. The company was founded by Bret Rothenberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Accelera, Inc. develops and manages mobile broadband networks. The company was founded by Andrea Goldsmith and Bojan Likar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Sigma Partners (Sigma Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford C. Jeffries. The firm is headquartered in Danville, California.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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 Cisco Systems, Inc., Pirelli Optical Systems develops dense wave division multiplexing technology for use in the telecommunications industry. Pirelli Optical Systems was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. from Pirelli SpA on February 16, 2000 for $2,150 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Qwikker, Inc. provides wireless network appliances. It provides solutions for out of home application, such as kiosks, bus shelters and airports; retail application comprising shopping centers, grocery stores, and specialty retail outlets; and event applications, including music festivals, museum openings, sporting games and fashion shows. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clickatell, Inc. provides mobile messaging services. It offers developers? central, an interface to global short message services (SMS) gateway that allows users to manage various SMS API connections, monitor campaigns, do reporting, make online payments, receive invoices, add sub-users, and more;; provides additional APIs and code scripts for use with various interfaces and support integration with product documents; allows APIs to integrate various systems or applications with global SMS messaging gateway; and adds SMS short codes. The company was founded by Pieter de Villiers, Patrick Lawson, Casper de Villiers and Danie du Toit in June 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Envis Corp. develops software and hardware solutions. Its products will automatically analyze the design and place adaptive control logic and sensors that reduce dynamic power and leakage current. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

SAE International engages in the designing, manufacturing, operation and maintenance of automobiles, aircraft, space vehicles and commercial vehicles. It focuses on encouraging a lifetime of learning for mobility engineering professionals and setting the standards for industry engineering. The company is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Kateeva, Inc. manufactures production equipment for flat panel display products like OLEDs. The company was founded by Vladimir Bulovic, Martin A. Schmidt, Conor F. Madigan, Valerie Leblanc, Somekh Sasson and Gerry Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Plume Design, Inc. engages in the provision of a consumer experience management platform for service providers and their subscribers. Its products include HomePass, a smart home services software; Haystack, a back-end software suite for subscriber experience management; and Harvest, a network insights and campaign automation software. The company was founded by Fahri Diner, Adam Hotchkiss, Sri Nathan, and Aman Singla in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Delphi Powertrain Corp. manufactures motor vehicle parts and accessories. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Abilita Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering and developing drugs that target challenging human membrane proteins with high medical impact, such as GPCRs, ion channels, and transporters. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company's internal drug discovery pipeline is focused on treating cancer and chronic pain. Abilita Bios EMP™ platform fuels research collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotech partners. The company was founded in 2014 by Mauro Mileni, who has been the CEO since 2014.