Simon Crowther

Seagate Technology LLC engages in the development and manufacture of data storage solutions. It products include network-attached storage hard drive, solid state drives, hybrid cloud backup solutions, and express recovery appliances. The company was founded by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner in 1978 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Australian Institute of Co. Directors is a non-profit organization that provides leadership on director issues. It offers governance education, director development, and advocacy. The organization was founded in January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Nearmap Pty Ltd. develops technology and provides photomap solutions. The firm serves construction, engineering, government, insurance, property and solar industries. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

General Motors Ventures (GM Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Verge Technologies, Inc. provides information technology and network security services. The private company is based in San Jose, CA.

AirMap, Inc. provides software and systems that help drone operators. The firm’s products include AirMap UTM and AirMap UTM Dashboard. It serves developers, manufacturers and government. The company was founded by Gregory S. McNeal and Ben Marcus in January 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

SAIC Capital is a venture capital subsidiary of SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Solidenergy Systems LLC provides revolutionized portable energy storage with anode-free lithium metal battery. It manufactures rechargeable lithium metal batteries for applications in drones, watches, wearable's, smartphones, and electric cars. The company was founded by Bruce Lei Peng, Louis Beryl and Qichao Hu in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Savari, Inc. builds software and hardware sensor solutions for OEM automotive car manufacturers. Its sensor solutions connect cars to other old and new cars, infrastructure such as traffic lights, pedestrians and bicyclists through Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication technology. The firm's solutions include: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Phone (V2P) for pedestrians and Infrastructure-to-Phone (I2P). The company was founded by Ravi Puvvala in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Fingertips Lab, Inc. develops a remote control for smartphones. Its product, O6, connects via Bluetooth which allows users to listen to texts and emails; respond to messages and get directions; remote control music, podcasts and audiobooks; dial and answer calls; and remote shutter camera. The company was founded by Pradyumna Kumar Mishra, Ben Park, and Alex Woolf in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Yield Technology Solutions Pty Ltd. is engaged in agriculture technology. It develops solutions to improve on farm decision-making and customer yields. The firm’s products include sensing+ agriculture, sensing+ solution. The company was founded by Ros Harvey in 2014 and is headquartered in Surry Hills, Australia.

Roam Robotics, Inc. develops robotic exoskeletons technology. The company was founded by Tim Swift on January 29, 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Strella Biotechnology, Inc. develops biosensor technology to maximize freshness of fresh produce throughout the supply chain. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Blue Victor Capital LLC is a venture capital investment firm. The private company is based in Rochester Hills, MI. The company was founded by Sherwin L. Prior, Anish Patel.