Cliff Higgerson

Lambda OpticalSystems Corp. develops optical solutions. It offers LambaNode 2000, LambaNode 3000, LmabaNode 5000, LambaNode 200, and LambaCreate. The firm serves government, telecommunication carriers, research institutions, and affiliations. The company was founded by Abdella Battou in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Fast growing companies add and upgrade their mission critical software at two to three times the rate of conventional companies. Keeping up with the software advances usually means investing in new network hardware. BA Systems offers enterprises an efficient alternative to endless box buying with a one stop connectivity solution for complex networks. BA Systems has developed the industry's first cost effective network product designed for fast growing companies. Leveraging a combination of new packet processing software and embedded management utilities, BA's products empower IT managers to align network resources to applications thereby reduce significantly both CAPEX and OPEX for multi-site deployments.

Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures & markets telecommunication access products and services. The solutions and services enable the connection between the central office switches of telecommunications service providers & their end users for voice and high-speed Internet, data & video communications. Its products include Integrated Multiservice Access Platforms, Multiservice Central Office Switching Platforms, Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers, Integrated Access Devices and network element management systems, cabinets. The customers of the Group include independent operating companies, large incumbent local exchange carriers and international carriers. The company was founded in 1992 and is located in Naperville, IL.

Agiliance, Inc. engages in the provision of security and operational risk management solutions for governance, risk, and compliance programs. It provides cloud managed, compliance and consulting services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Castile Ventures Management Co., Inc. (Castile Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Nina F. Saberi. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Based in Palo Alto, California, ComVentures LLC is a venture capital firm that invests in network infrastructure, communications and IP services and Internet applications and services companies.

Geronimo Energy LLC operates as a utility-scale renewable energy development company. It offers wind farms and solar projects. The company was founded by Noel P. Rahn in 2005 and is headquartered in Edina, MN.

BA Systems India Pvt Ltd. designs and sells integrated service routing platforms to Internet telephony service providers. Its products include EN3500, EN2400, and BA2000 series. The firm manufactures enterprise core and edge managed routers. It serves the computer networking industry. The company was founded on July 15, 2005 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Walden International LLC (Walden International) is a Venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Lip Bu Tan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

World of Good, Inc. provides handcraft products marketing and consulting services. It brings handcrafted products from cooperatives, NGOs and nonprofits in developing countries to the US market through whole selling and online retailing. World of Good was founded in 2004 by Priya Haji & Siddharth Sanghvi and is located in Emeryville, CA

Infinera Optical Holding, Inc. designs and develops telecommunications networking products. The firm serves telecom service providers, independent operating companies, multiple system operator cable companies, enterprises and government agencies. The company was founded by Michael J. Birck in 1975 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

ThruPoint, Inc. was provided collaboration solutions and unified communications as a service. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in New York, NY.

Astute Networks, Inc. develops and manufactures virtualization acceleration appliances. It provides performance storage appliances for physical, virtual, and cloud computing environments that increase performance, enhance user productivity, and lower IT costs. The company was founded by Keith Klarer, Roger Moyer and Osman Fazil on August 7, 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Digital Island, Inc. provides network services for e-business applications. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

Ormet Circuits, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electrically conductive sintering pastes. It offers a lead-free conductive paste, a no slump Cu-sintering paste, thermally conductive Pb free die attach paste, screen printable and lead-free sintering paste, and finer pitch and dispensable paste; and online video training and written illustrated guides for the application and usage of transient liquid phase sintering materials. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

MCI, Inc. provides telecommunication services. It serves thousands of businesses and government entities throughout the world and provides voice, data and Internet communication services for millions of customers. The company is located in Ashburn, VA

Part of Rothschild & Co. The company is based in New York, NY. Continuation Holdings AG, L.F. Rothschild & Co., Inc. is a company that provides banking services.

CaféX Communications, Inc. provides software solutions. It offers CaféX Fusion, a software platform that embeds real-time collaboration capabilities within business applications across mobile and fixed endpoints, such as smartphone, tablet, desktop and other digital channels. The company was founded by David Jodoin and Rami Musallam in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Artiman Management LLC (Artiman Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Amit Dilip Shah. The firm is headquartered in East Palo Alto, California.

Collinear Networks, Inc. is pioneering wireless networking technologies to provide needed capacity over distances that matter. The company was founded by Helen D Ojha and John Drury and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Illuminate Management LLC (Illuminate Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Cindy B. Padnos. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Sustainable Nutrition, Inc. specializes in zebrafish breeding, larviculture, and husbandry. The company is based in Jefferson City, TN. The company offers zebrafish food and broodstock feeds that improve yield and color, eliminate antibiotics, and promote faster growth rates while reducing mutations and deformities. The company's products also ensure uniform size and bigger yolks for more eggs. The company was founded by Tim Wilson and John Carberry, who have been the CEOs since incorporation.