Bruce D. Horn

Carrier Access Corp. engages in the development of broadband equipment solutions for communications service providers. Its products enable customers to consolidate and upgrade access capacity for the implementation of converged voice, video, and data services at lower costs. The company was founded By Roger L. Koenig and Nancy G. Pierce in 1992 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Vera Security, Inc. develops data-centric security platform. It offers products for data security for files, mail, and business applications. The company was founded by Ajay K. Arora and Prakash Linga in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

VxTel, Inc. engages in the development of voice over packet (VoP) products that delivers voice and data communications over next-generation networks. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy and Anurag Bist in 1999 and is headquartered in DE.

Part of Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc., SwitchOn Networks, Inc. develops and manufactures packet content processors. The company is based in Milpitas, CA. The company was founded by Ajit Shelat, Moti Jiandani. Moti Jiandani has been the CEO since incorporation. SwitchOn Networks was acquired by Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc. on September 26, 2000 for $450 million.

The Communications & Information Technology Association provides technical and business support services. The company provides support for its members through influence over regulatory policy, competition issues, technical, and quality standard. The firm was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Milton Keynes, UK.

Dune Networks, Inc. was founded in October 2000. The company supplies networking and switching silicon devices. Dune's devices are targeted at the network infrastructure, designed to meet carrier-class switching requirements. These platforms are used in Data Center, Enterprise and Carrier networks.

Part of Clarent Corp., SourceCom, Inc. develops high performance platforms for the broadband access market. The company is based in Westlake Village, CA. The company was founded by Giorgio Propersi. SourceCom was acquired by ACT Networks, Inc., part of Clarent Corp. from August 10, 2000 on August 04, 1997 for $8.60 million.

The MITRE Corp. provides systems engineering, research and development and information technology support services. It offers federally funded research and development centers for the department of defense, the federal aviation administration, the internal revenue service and department of veteran affairs and the department of homeland security. The company was founded by Robert Everett in 1958 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation.

netZentry, Inc. provides network security services. It develops FloodGuard technology, a network defense system. The firm offers products that combine detection, tracking and mitigation with the power of real-time collaboration all in one solution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Clustrix, Inc. develops a scale-out SQL database. It is used in advertising technology, e-Commerce, gaming, and large web and mobile businesses. The company was founded by Sergei Tsarev, Paul A. Mikesell and Eric Hoffman in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KAIAM Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures optical communications products. The firm offers 40G-LR4 CWDM4, 100G CWDM4+, 80Ch 50GHz Athermal AWG, and 40Ch 100 GHz Athermal AWG. The company was founded by Bardia Pezeshki in 2009 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Akros Silicon, Inc. provides power management integrated circuits. The company was founded by J. Francois Crepin, Sajol C. Ghoshal and John R. Camagna in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Commerce5, Inc. provides e-commerce channel management and automation software services. Its services include marketing, claims management, IT and call center support, and channel management. The company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

TL Ventures Inc (TL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. founded in 1988 by Robert Keith. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Clear Venture Management LLC (Clear Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Rajeev Madhavan and Christopher J.Rust. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Immedia Semiconductor, Inc. provides video and image processing chips for connected camera applications. Its products include Blink XT, Blink, accessories, indoor camera, and security and weatherproof camera. The company was founded by Peter Besen, Don Shulsinger, Stephen Gordon and Daniel Grunberg in 2016 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Broadbus Technologies, Inc. develops fully scalable, next-generation video on demand server systems. It is an entertainment infrastructure company that offers a diverse line of robust and massively scalable servers that deliver streaming media. The company was founded in 1999 and is located in Boxborough, MA.

Part of eBay, Inc., Half.com, Inc. is a company that provides online personal trading in an auction format. The company is based in Lincoln, NE. The company was founded by Mark R. Harrington, Josh M. Kopelman. Half.com was acquired by eBay, Inc. on July 11, 2000 for $263.57 million.

Nuera Communications, Inc. manufactures voice and data transmission equipment. It offers voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) infrastructure solutions that work over any medium like cable, wireless, copper and fiber. The company was founded by Michelle Creamer in 1997 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Part of EFFECT Photonics BV, EFFECT Photonics Ltd. develops photonics integrated optical communications products. The company is based in Brixham, UK. The British company was founded in 2014. The CEO is Roberto R. Marcoccia.

Alter Venture Partners Management Inc (Alter Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Touchdown Ventures, Inc. (Touchdown Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David B. Horowitz, Scott Lenet and Rich M. Grant. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SiLC Technologies, Inc. develops integrated photonic sensor and 3D imaging solutions. It serves the automobile, biometrics and security, and industrial and robotics industry. The company is headquartered in Monrovia, CA.

Videon Central, Inc. provides digital video solutions. It offers encoders & decoders, ultra HD SoMs, engineering services and manufacturing & testing services. The company was founded by Todd Erdley in 1997 and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Sima Technologies, Inc. operates as a machine learning platform. The company was founded by Rangasayee Krishnamurthy and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

CTI Towers, Inc. is engaged in operations and maintenance of wireless towers. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

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.

EFFECT Photonics BV develops optical components for mobile networks and datacenters. It delivers integrated optical components based on InP (Indium Phosphide) which is the material of choice for combining efficient laser light sources, waveguides, modulators, amplifiers, and photodiodes used in optical communication systems. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.