Sara A. Cherry

Svante, Inc. produces technologies for the energy and process industries. It offers technology services for capturing post-combustion carbon dioxide from industrial flue gas streams for use in CO2 enhanced oil recovery and carbon capture and storage. The company was founded by Andre Boulet, Darryl Wolanski, Brett Henkel and Soheil Khiavi in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Gridtential Energy, Inc. develops energy storage technology for renewable energy and electric vehicle applications. Its proprietary technology for an advanced lead-acid battery replaces the metal grid in current lead-acid battery designs with a silicon substrate. The company was founded by Peter G. Borden and Michele Klein in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

mOasis, Inc. develops polymer based soil amendment product for crop yields. It specializes in crop science and hydrogels to irrigated agriculture. The firm's product BountiGel, which manufactures hydrogels a non-toxic, EPA- certified soil additive that allows growers to optimize water resources for maximized crop yields. The company was founded by Nai-Hong Li and Yohei Iwasaki in 2010 and is headquartered in Union, CA.

Axine Water Technologies, Inc. provides chemical-free solutions for treating concentrations of toxic organics and ammonia. The firm develops solutions to avoid production bottlenecks, high treatment, disposal costs and water reuse limitations. The company was founded by Colleen Freda Legzdins in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Prime Coalition, Inc. is a public charity that was founded by Matthew McLean Nordan in 2014. The American company has steered over $300 million in partnership with 250+ catalytic investors. Prime Coalition's first impact-first pooled vehicle, Prime Impact Fund, is a 100% catalytic capital fund that made its 16th and final investment in 2021. The private company now has over 30 companies in its venture portfolio in total. Prime Coalition collaborates to build open source tools and convenes to organize investors to improve forward-looking emissions impact methodologies and reporting best practices for climate-driven investments. The company partners with philanthropists to invest catalytic capital in extraordinary companies and projects that combat climate change, have a high likelihood of achieving commercial success, and are otherwise unlikely to be sufficiently supported toward optimal greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential.

Summit Bank (Oakland, California) operates as a state commercial banks. The company was founded by Shirley W. Nelson in 1982 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Burt's Bees, Inc. manufactures and markets personal care products. It produces lip balm, bath oil, soaps, and other personal care products made from beeswax, nut oil, and other natural ingredients. The company was founded by Roxanne Quimby in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Natural Products Association is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1936. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization is dedicated to the natural products industry and is the largest and oldest of its kind in the United States. Daniel Fabricant has been the CEO of the American company since 2014.

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is an American company that manages food, beverage, household, and personal care products for companies worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company focuses on health and wellness, particularly reducing childhood obesity by being transparent with food labels and educating youth about their relationship with food. GMA Brands provides expert reviews on meal brands and comparison articles to help consumers make informed buying decisions. Geoff Freeman has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

The Roda Group (Roda Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Strauch Allen Roger and Miller Harold Daniel. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute provides educational information services. The non-profit company is based in Berkeley, CA.

Zygote Ventures LLC( Zygote Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Wind River Systems, Inc. provides embedded and mobile software solutions. It offers operating systems, Wind River Helix Chassis, intelligent device platforms, network infrastructure, and Wind River Helix cloud. The company was founded by Jerry L. Fiddler in 1981 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Arrayent, Inc. develops a cloud and embedded platform for connected products. It offers an Internet of Things platform that enables the consumer brands to securely deliver connected products and systems to the market. The company was founded by Shane Dyer in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.

Tensilica, Inc. is dedicated to helping its customers successfully to use its processor cores in its SOC designs. Its processor cores are often used in places engineering teams haven't considered using processors before - as a matter of fact, the company specialized in the hardest data-intensive applications. There are so many applications for Tensilica's processors that its customers have helped to become the fastest growing semiconductor IP supplier in 2008, according to the Gartner Group. The company makes some of the fastest, lowest power 32-bit RISC microprocessor cores on the market. Its Diamond Standard family of controllers uses its core technology to excel at control plane tasks. Tensilica is the recognized leader in customizable dataplane processors. Dataplane Processor Units (DPUs) consist of performance intensive DSP (audio, video, imaging, and baseband signal processing) and embedded RISC processing functions (security, networking, and deeply embedded control). The automated design tools behind all of Tensilica's application-specific processor cores enable rapid customization to meet specific data-plane performance targets. Tensilica's processors power top tier semiconductor companies, innovative start-ups, and system OEMs for high-volume products including mobile phones, consumer electronics devices (including portable media players, digital TV, and broadband set top boxes), computers, and storage, networking and communications equipment.

Nanomix, Inc. provides nano technology solutions. It is a nanotechnology company focused on development of next generation Point of Care diagnostic tests to enable earlier and more accurate testing in hospital and pre-hospital settings. The firm's nanoscale electronic sensors have enabled the development of the next generation of Point of Care testing systems that can be used in any setting. The company's mobile diagnostic platform performs multiple in-vitro diagnostic assays simultaneously from a single whole-blood sample. Nanomix was founded by Alexander Zettl and Marvin L. Cohen in September 2000 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Bolt Threads, Inc. manufactures natural dragline spider silk fibers using synthetic biology and micro fabrication. It develops, produces, and harnesses proteins found in nature through fermentation using yeast, sugar, and water to create fibers for practical and revolutionary purposes. The company was founded by Daniel Widmaier, David N. Breslauer, Ethan Mirsky and Christopher Voigt in 2009 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

People Power Co. engages in the provision of smart home application. It focuses on its Presence product. It specializes in AI-powered solutions for residential telehomecare, safety and security, and energy management. The company was founded by Gene Wang and David Moss in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

SightSpeed, Inc. provides internet video and voice communications services. The company offers services in different parts of the United States. The company was founded in 2001 by Aron Rosenberg, Brad Treat and Toby Berger and is located in Berkeley, CA.

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