Rick Cooper

MANTA Instruments, Inc., engages in the production of scientific instruments that characterize nanoparticles. It focuses on ViewSizer 3000 product which performs individual particle analysis simultaneously on particles ranging in size. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

PolyFuel is a world leader in engineered membranes that provide breakthrough performance in fuel cells for portable electronic and automotive applications. PolyFuel was spun out of SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) in 1999, after 14 years of applied membrane research. The company is based in Mountain View, California, and is privately held. Investors include Mayfield, Ventures West, CDP Capital - Private Equity, Technology Partners, Intel Capital, Chrysalix Energy, Conduit Ventures, KTB Ventures, Hotung Venture Partners, Yasuda Enterprise Development, and BiNEXT, a part of the Daesung Group

Yapert, Inc. provides mobile entertainment services. It offers visual content from across the social world including music, entertainment, sports, fashion, fitness and lifestyle interests by directly working with content creators such as media companies, brands, entertainers and musicians. The firm’s also provides marketing and analytics services to its business customers. The company was founded by Rick Cooper, Michael Young and Phil Kelly in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.