Patrick McCroskey

The Dow Chemical Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of chemicals, plastics, industrial and agricultural products. It serves agriculture, automotive, building and construction, consumer, electronic materials, infrastructure, packaging, product finder and product safety industries. The company was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in 1897 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Diversa searches high and low for DNA. In its quest to develop new enzymes and other active biological compounds, the biotechnology company collects and catalogs the DNA of organisms in diverse environments (from manure piles to tropical islands). A variety of manufacturers license these compounds from the firm to develop or improve their products, which include detergents, oils, animal feeds, and pharmaceuticals. Diversa's products include enzymes for the oil and gas industry

Zymeworks BC, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biotherapeutics. Its product, ZW25 and ZW49, are a bispecific antibody that cans two non-overlapping epitopes. The company was founded by Anthony Fejes, J. Haig deB Farris, Nick Bedford, Ali Tehrani and Andrew S. Wright on September 8, 2003 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Genomatica, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products. It offers metabolic engineering for renewable production of commodity chemicals. The company was founded by Bernhard O. Palsson and Christophe H. Schilling in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Intarsia Corp. manufactures electrical components for telecommunications devices. The company was founded on January 26, 1998 and is headquartered in Midland, MI.

Ceres, Inc. engages in the development and market of low-carbon and non-food grasses for advanced biofuels and biopower. The company was founded by Walter De Logi, Richard William Hamilton, and Robert B. Goldberg on October 28, 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. engages in the production of novel and specialty chemicals from plant oils. It offers cleaning and personal care ingredients, coating materials, oil field chemicals, surfactant intermediates, and polymer building blocks products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Pearland, TX.

Tarrant Capital IP LLC operates as a venture capital firm. It serves the consumer, retail, technology, internet, healthcare, energy, cleantech, digital media, real estate, renewables and transportation industries. The company was founded by David Bonderman and Jim Coulter in 1992 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.