Robert L. Nead

Trillium Group LLC (Trillium Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel Berg. The firm is headquartered in Pittsford, New York.

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.

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.

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

Cayuga Management Group LLC (Cayuga Management Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Philip Proujansky. The firm is headquartered in Ithaca, New York.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Umicore Advanced Materials is a Belgian company that manufactures zinc pigments.

Element Six Ltd. provides synthetic industrial diamonds. The firm offers services for cutting, grinding, drilling, mining, polishing, optics and semi-conductors. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Didcot, the United Kingdom.

NCC Nano LLC engages in the development and production of printed electronic devices. It offers photonic curing tools, conductive inks, and material. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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.

CPAC, Inc. manufactures and sells cleaning products. It serves cleaning and personal care and imaging industries. The firm offers products for commercial and household cleaning and personal care, chemicals for color photographic, health care and graphic arts markets. The company was founded by Thomas N. Hendrickson in 1969 and is headquartered in Leicester, NY.

Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester, Inc. offers the complete home health care services for newborns to seniors. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Webster, NY.

ESL Federal Credit Union offers deposit accounts, mortgages, consumer loans, credit cards, insurance and investment products. It also offers consumer loans and mortgages including automobile, boat and home improvement loans. The company was founded by George Eastman in 1920 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

iCardiac Technologies, Inc, provides pharmaceutical cardiac safety trial services. It offers phase I QT assessment, TQT studies, phase II-IV cardiac, safety, spirometer, electronic clinical and outcome assessments. The company was founded by Alex Zapesochny, Jay B. Baker, Jean-Philippe Counderc, Alexandra Latypova, Wojciech Zareba and Mikael J. Totterman in 2006 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

New Scale Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells miniature ceramic motors and positioning systems. It offers Micro-Mechatronic Module (M3) design platform that enables to develop closed-loop micro actuator modules customized for original equipment manufacturing (OEM) applications. It is an innovation and micro-manufacturing company delivering ingeniously small motion systems. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Victor, NY.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

OyaGen, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It offers anti Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug that solves the problems of viral resistance. The company was founded by Harold Smith in September 2003 and is headquartered in Henrietta, NY.

Thermal Gradient, Inc. develops micro-fluidic devices that perform nucleic acid amplification. It offers FlashAMP instrument and cartridge system that provides researchers with the ability to perform quantitative PCR from prepared nucleic acid samples; FlashDirect-LC version of the instrument and cartridge that provides diagnostic results from low complexity specimens such as throat and nasal swabs, and saliva; and FlashDirect-HC version that provides the sample-to-answer diagnostic results from higher complexity specimens such as serum and plasma. The company was founded by Robert Juncosa and Joel W. Grover in 2004 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

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.

Founded in 1999, CLIX is a rapidly growing portrait photography franchisor offering in-store portrait photography, special event photography and assisted or do-it-yourself digital photo imaging and scrapbook design centers. The company currently employs 44 people at eight stores across New York State and Pennsylvania

Genencor International, Inc. develops and manufactures enzyme product solutions for industrial, agricultural and health care markets. It finds genes and alters their proteins for use in cleaning, textile, health care, food and animal feed products using gene discovery, molecular evolution, functional genomics and immunology techniques. The company also develops solutions for the biofuels, biodefense and biosafety industries. Genencor International was founded in 1982 and is located in Rochester, NY.

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the manufacture and design of diagnostic, transfusion, clinical equipment, and systems. It provides solutions for screening, diagnosing, monitoring, and confirming diseases early before they put lives at risk. Its products include instrument systems and reagents that screen for AIDS and hepatitis C, as well as blood typing systems. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raritan, NJ.

Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, Inc. is a non-profit organization that prepares and inspires students to succeed in a global economy. It offers in-school and after-school programs in financial literacy, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

NextCorps, Inc. provides financial services. It offers stage opportunities, business incubation for potential startups and growth services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.