Joe Steinmetz

Silicon Optix, Inc. provides mixed signal semiconductor solutions. The company was founded by Louie Lee and Paul M. Russ in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Open-Silicon, Inc. provides application integrated circuit solutions. It offers prototyping, software and validation, virtual prototyping, design, analog ICS and production handoffs solutions. The company was founded by Satya Gupta, Naveed Sherwani and Scott Houghton in 2003 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Platform Solutions, Inc. develops mainframe computers. It offers plug-compatible manufacturing servers for mainframe applications. The company was founded in 1999 by Ronald N. Hilton and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

NinthDecimal, Inc. engages in the development of mobile audience intelligence platform. It specializes in the 9D solutions, television (TV) solutions, visit stream, programmatic, and data licensing. The company was founded by Kevin McKenzie and Nihad Hafiz in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quantance, Inc. manufactures ultra-fast, envelope tracking power supplies. The company was founded by Vikas Vinayak and Serge Francois Drogi in 2006 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Pelican Imaging Corp. provides camera technology solutions for mobile devices. The firm offers 3D image viewer, depth for AR and MR and mobile solutions. It specializes in Computational Imaging, Mobile Application Technology and Light-field photography. The company was founded by Kartik Venkataraman, Robert H. Mullis and Aman Jabbi in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Vitalant operates as a transfusion medicine organization. Its services include services for hospitals and health systems which provides a safe, dependable blood supply; and services for blood centers. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ShareWave, Inc. provides wireless home networking services. The company is based in El Dorado Hills, CA. ShareWave was acquired by Cirrus Logic, Inc. on October 03, 2001 for $24.11 million.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of HP, Inc., Compaq Capital Corp. provides financing and leasing services. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

DFJ Frontier Management Company LLC (DFJ Frontier) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 2002 by Scott Lenet and David Cremin. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Schilling Robotics, Inc. manufactures mechanical arms as well as remotely operated submersible vehicles. Its products include rov systems, simulation, tether management, manipulator systems, control systems, cameras, and pan and tilt units. The company was founded by Tyler Schilling and Wes Gerrietts in 1985 and is headquartered in Davis, CA.

VisualCalc, Inc. provides interactive website calculators and online decision support tools services. The private company is based in El Dorado Hills, CA. The CEO of the company is Amit Mazumdar.

Avaak, Inc. developed and build power integrated wireless video sensor platforms. It offered system products, cameras, accessories, service plans and mobile applications. The company was founded by Gioia Messinger and Bar-Giora Goldberg in 2004 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Blood Centers of the Pacific operates as a non-profit organization that provides blood components to hospitals, physicians and patients throughout Northern California. It also houses the Blood Systems Research Institute which conducts medical research to improve blood safety and patient care. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BloodSource, Inc. operates as a blood bank. The firm is committed to collect, test, process and deliver blood and blood components to communities. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Mather, CA.

The Institute For Transfusion Medicine, Inc. provides blood products and services. The non-profit company is based in Pittsburgh, PA and has subsidiaries in United States.

LifeStream operates blood donation centers. It is a private, not-for-profit blood center that serves more than 50 hospitals throughout Southern California. The firm operates five donor centers in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, La Quinta and Hesperia along with mobile blood drives held daily at local businesses, churches, government agencies and schools. The company was founded on June 19, 1951 and is headquartered in San Bernardino, CA.

BoardEvals designs and develops web-based board evaluation tools to improve corporate and non-profit governance practices. The non-profit company is based in El Dorado Hills, CA. The company was founded by Jim Schraith.

The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce is a business advocacy organization based in Sacramento, CA. The Chamber also administers an endowment fund called Inspire Giving through the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. The Chamber supports the economic prosperity of the Capital Region by leading efforts and advocating for businesses. The Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs oversees policy and related issues for the Chamber's Policy Department.

Empowered Careers Corp. operates as a mobile learning platform technology company. The company was founded by Stephen L. Poizner in 2011 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

ioSafe, Inc. designs and builds fire and waterproof backup and data storage solutions. Its solutions include family photo and video backup, business continuity, disaster recovery, enterprise backup, spec sheets, solution briefs, webinars and infographics services. The firm's products are used for physical protection, private/hybrid cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions for businesses of all sizes, professionals and home users. The company was founded by Robb Moore in 2005 and is headquartered in Roseville, CA.

Kazan Networks Corp. operates an enterprise networking and storage market. It also develops and manufactures computer hardware devices.The company was founded by Joe Steinmetz, Murthy Kompella and Mike Thompson in December 2014 and is headquartered in Roseville, CA.