Kim Stedman

Part of Flowers Foods, Inc., Flowers Industries, Inc. produces and distributes a full line of breads, cookies, and other snack foods. The company is based in Thomasville, GA.

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductor processing equipment. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Gloucester, MA.

BinOptics LLC designs, develops and manufactures monolithically integrated optoelectronic components. It products include edge and surface emitting fabry perot lasers, distributed feedback laser and lasers with monitoring photodiodes. The company was founded by Alex A. Behfar and Darius Forghani in November 2000 and is headquartered in Lowell, MA.

Primet Precision Materials, Inc. develops technologies capable of producing materials sized from micron to nano scale. It focuses on lithium-ion battery materials for electric transportation. The company was founded by Robert J. Dobbs and Leonard E. Dolhert in 2002 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

Rheonix, Inc. operates microfluidic platform for the molecular diagnostics industry. It is committed to improving standards of care by making molecular diagnostics available to more people, in more places, more often. The firm's platform performs fully automated, complex molecular assays in an easy to use and economical format on the Rheonix CARD cartridge. The company was founded by Greg Galvin in 2007 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

Advion, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and support mass spectrometers, chip-based ion sources, microfluidic flow chemistry systems, and consumables for life science and related industries. Its products include expression CMS (compact mass spectrometer), Plate Express, SOLATION ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), Triversa NanoMate, ASAP (atmospheric esolids analysis probe), and Touch Express. The company was founded by Jack D. Henion and Thomas R. Kurz in 1993 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

InstEvent, Inc. provides online platform that streamlines interaction between event organizers and venues. It offers bars, restaurants, loft spaces, galleries and, general event spaces. The company was founded by Kelsey Recht and Katz S. Jonathan and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ekostinger, Inc. provides hurricane protection devices for commercial signs, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), and fuel pumps. The firm also offers hurricane protection system for residential and commercial windows. The company was founded by John Parr Wiegel in 1999 and is headquartered in Palmyra, NY.

GiveGab, Inc. provides social network services for volunteers and nonprofit organizations. It creates an online environment that encourages real-world volunteer hours, donations, and social interactions. It also helps nonprofit volunteer managers to create and manage events, programs and opportunities and recruit volunteers. The company was founded by Christopher Beeman, Charles Mulligan, Aaron Godert, and Jay Rogan in 2011 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

Tompkins Community Bank is a subsidiary of Tompkins Trustco, Inc. (AMEX: TMP). The firm is headquartered in New York.

CALIENT Technologies, Inc. manufactures photonic optical circuit switching systems. Its systems enable dynamic optical layer optimization in next generation datacenters and software defined networks. The firm designs and fabricates its systems using state of the art MEMS equipment in its own fabrication facility. The company was founded by Daniel Blumenthal, Charles M. Corbalis and John E. Bowers in 1999 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Part of Capgemini SE, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides management and IT consultancy services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

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

Integrated Acquisition & Development Corp. provides real estate development and management services. The firm offer services include real estate brokerage, construction supervision, facility planning, municipal review and branding. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cheribundi, Inc. engages in the production of tart cherry juice products. Its products include original, natural, light, hydrate, relax, rebuild, and black flavored tart cherry juice. The company was founded by John Davey in 2004 and is headquartered in Geneva, NY.

Harris Beach PLLC provides legal and professional services. It offers services to the education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm provides management and consulting services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Pittsford, NY.

Part of IAC, Inc., Treehugger.com, Inc. is a leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. Treehugger offers advice, clarity, and inspiration for both the eco-savvy and the green living novice. The company strives to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information, with a modern aesthetic.

Intrinsiq Materials, Inc. manufactures nanoparticle based ink formulations for printed electronics applications. Its products include copper inkjet ink and screen paste, laser sintering system and sntrinsiq LAPS-60 system. The company was founded by Paul W. Reip in 2007 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Mezmeriz, Inc. engages in developing novel solutions for real-time, 3D mapping, geometry capture, remote sensing, and object tracking. Its applications include Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), geometry and surface capture, Self-Location and Mapping (SLAM) and fidelity geometry capture for 3D printing and replication. The company was founded by Shahyaan Desai and Bradley Treat on November 20, 2006 and is headquartered in Ithaca, NY.

Part of Dassault Systèmes SA, ChemSW, Inc. develops chemical inventory management software and provides consulting services. The company is based in Fairfield, CA. ChemSW was acquired by BIOVIA, Inc., part of Dassault Systèmes SA from April 30, 2014 on September 03, 2013 for $17.30 million.

Ioxus, Inc. manufactures ultra capacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets. It designs and manufactures smaller, lighter weight iMOD modules and the new iMOD X-Series family of module systems. The firm also provides individual cells, pre-packaged modules, and system integration services. The company was founded by Chad Hall, Michael Pentaris and Thor Eilertsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Oneonta, NY.

SocialFlow, Inc. provides social marketing optimization technology. It operates as a software company that increases the distribution of owned and earned content across social media platforms. The company was founded by Frank Speiser, Jr. and Michael Perrone in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ropes & Gray LLP provides legal and private equity services. Its practice areas include asset management, banking, business and commercial litigation, business restructuring, capital markets and corporate governance and compliance. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

FreeATM, Inc. provides advertising solutions. The company was founded by Clinton Townsend in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.^

New York Ventures (New York State Innovation) is a venture capital subsidiary of Empire State Development Corp. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Launch New York Inc (Launch New York) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Incodema3d LLC engages in the direct metal 3D Printing. It specializes in photochemical machining, microcut, rapid prototype stamping, forming & bending, wire edm, cnc machining and additive manufacturing. The company was founded by Sean Whittaker in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

True Gault, Inc. designs and manufactures high-heeled shoes. It uses 3D imaging technology to scan women's feet and make shoes that fit. The company was founded by Sandra Gault and Julian Sanchez in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

POM Partners, Inc. develops one-button personal safety device. It offers POM, a keychain-sized device that connects users with campus security through a two-way call function and records the call. The firm serves to the college students and faculty. The company was founded by Andrew Leahy and Lukas Lampe and is headquartered in Warwick, NY.

eLab Accelerator provides educational management services. The private company is based in Ithaca, NY.

Wicked Device LLC is an American company that retails medical devices through an online platform.

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works provides business mentorship, workspace, and startup resource services. The private company is based in Ithaca, NY.

Exostellar, Inc. provides cloud optimization services. The company is based in Ithaca, NY. The company was founded by Zhiming Shen, Hakim Weatherspoon, Robbert van Renesse. Hakim Weatherspoon has been the CEO since incorporation.