Michael Schroter

Conexant Systems LLC provides semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Symwave, Inc. designs semiconductors and related devices. The firm also develops and markets analog, mixed-signal integrated circuits and system solutions. The company was founded by Christopher Thomas and Jun Ye in 2004 and is headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Calysta, Inc. provides sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. The firm develops new Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals technologies using methane, the primary component of natural gas. It’s technology allows conversion of a plentiful energy resource into high value chemicals and transportation fuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Silverman and Alan Shaw and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

The Society of Kauffman Fellows is a venture capital fellowship program that aims to foster innovative leaders. The non-profit company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The program lasts for two years and includes industry events, summits, and a venture capital fund. The CEOs of the company are Jeff Harbach, Costello Trish.

The Ohio State Bar Association is a professional association for those who have been admitted to the practice of law. The non-profit company is based in Columbus, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States. The association represents nearly 65 percent of law practitioners, including paralegals and student associate members.

Launchpad Central, Inc. develops management software. It offers enterprise, education and accelerator solutions. The company was founded by Steve Blank and James J. Hornthal in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Baruch Future Ventures LLC (Baruch Future Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Thomas Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Heliotrope Technologies, Inc. manufactures electrochromic window coatings. It offers Universal Smart Window coating, a thin film of transparent nanocrystals embedded in a matrix. The firm products uses a small jolt of electricity to create variations in the degree a window will transmit visible light and near-infrared radiation which produces heat. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason K. Holt, Guillermo Garcia and Delia Milliron and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

TeselaGen Biotechnology, Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence powered platform. It helps in product development of therapeutics, high value chemicals, and agricultural products. The company was founded by Mike Fero, Eduardo Abeliuk, and Nathan Hillson in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Urban Electric Power, Inc. develops rechargeable zinc anode electricity storage technology. Its products include nickel-zinc (Ni-Zn) flow-assisted battery system and rechargeable ultra-low cost zinc-manganese dioxide (MnO2-Zn) batteries. The company was founded by Sanjoy Banerjee and is headquartered in Pearl River, NY.

Avanea Energy Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of affecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on March 4, 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Grabit, Inc. manufactures electroadhesion-based material handling solutions for manufacturing, logistics and service industries. Its electroadhesion is an electrically controllable adhesion technology that requires ultra-low power consumption. The firm's products include grippers, fixtures, and smart conveyors and these products enable new applications and deliver customer-validated direct and dramatic benefits to the bottom line with unprecedented flexibility, performance and low operating costs. The company was founded by Harsha Prahlad and Charles Duncheon in 2011 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

PrismBio, Inc. is a company that provides natural colorants that are renewably and sustainably produced. The company is based in Kent, DE and was founded by Troy Wilson, Justin Siegel, J. Clark Lagarias, Thomas R. Baruch, and Glenn E. Nedwin. The company's product line of colorants can be created in any shade of the visible spectrum and are customizable, stabile, and sustainably made. The company offers three kinds of natural colorants: colorfast, colorswitch, and colorbranding. Troy Wilson has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bay Bridge Ventures Management LLC (Bay Bridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Joe Blair and Kim K. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Eight Enterprises LLC (8VC) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joseph T. Lonsdale. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Humanity United operates as a social welfare organization. The American company was founded by Pierre Morad Omidyar.

CMEA Capital is an American venture capital company. The private company was founded by Thomas R. Baruch.

M34 Capital Inc (M34 Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Errol Arkilic, Jim J. Hornthal, Steve Blank and Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., ComStream Corp. manufactures products for the satellite industry. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Franz X. Birkner. ComStream was acquired by SPAR Aerospace Ltd., part of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. from January 28, 2002 on December 07, 1992 for $45.50 million.

Beceem Communications, Inc. manufactured semiconductors for the wireless broadband market. It specialized in the emerging 4G-WiMAX marketplace. The company was founded in October 2003 by Surendra Babu Mandava and Arogyaswami J. Paulraj and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Urban Electric Power LLC develops rechargeable zinc anode electricity storage technology. Its zinc anode rechargeable battery technology uses safe, non-toxic, recyclable materials without lead, heavy metals or flammable electrolytes. The company was founded by Sanjoy Banerjee in May 2012 and is headquartered in Pearl River, NY.

Exela Pharma Sciences LLC develops and manufactures generic injectable, ophthalmic and inhalation pharmaceutical products. It offers analytical, formulation, lyophilization cycle development, and manufacturing and microbiology services and also operates a sterile manufacturing facility. The firm transforms product development ideas into clinically safe and effective medicines. It works to bring to the market a number of pharmaceutical products covering multiple therapeutic areas and dosage forms. Exela Pharma Sciences was founded by S.R. Murthy Mallipeddi and Phanesh Koneru in 2005 and is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Aerogen, Inc. develops and manufactures aerosol products for treatment of respiratory disorders in the critical care setting. Its products include Aerogen Solo, Aerogen Ultra, Aerogen Pro, Pro-C controller, and USB controller. The company is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. develops and commercializes diagnostic products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and other viral illnesses, as well as cancer and other diseases. It offers HIV tests, including genotypic, phenotypic, tropism, and combined phenotype and genotype assays, suppression management and viral load testing, HCV assays and oncology tests. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Presidio Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1989 by Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Alien Technology LLC engages in design, manufacture and sale of radio frequency identification products. Its professional services include custom training, technical consulting, program and project management, site survey and spectrum analysis, physical architecture review, product packaging and tag placement, optimal antenna and reader placement & orientation, system configuration and technical support & maintenance. The firm’s products include chips, tags, readers and antennas. The company was founded in December 1994 by John Stephen Smith and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., Anawah, Inc. is a company that researches and develops techniques for agriculture. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Vic C. Knauf, Mark W. Wong. Anawah was acquired by Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. on June 16, 2005.

iSuppli Corp. provides technology value chain research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood CO.

Raven Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development of antibody therapeutics for the treatment for cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Its products are used in treatment of gastrointestinal, lung, colon, pancreatic, prostate, breast, brain, and ovarian cancer. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.