Eugene D. Davis

Splice Machine, Inc. develops a SQL-compliant database designed for Big Data applications. Its flagship product is Splice SQL Engine, which provides all the benefits of NoSQL databases such as auto-sharing, scalability, fault tolerance and high availability, while retaining the strengths of the industry standard. The firm’s SQL Engine optimizes complex queries to power real-time Big Data apps and enables interactive analytics without rewriting existing SQL-based apps and front-end BI tools. The company was founded by Monte Zweben, John Leach and Gene Davis in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aperto Networks, Inc. manufactures wireless broadband, mobile WiMAX and enterprise VPN solutions. The firm’s products include technology, packetMAX family and waveCenter family products. It also offers license-exempt WIMAX, 3.65GHz WIMAX, voice and IMS over WIMAX solutions. The company was founded by Khuong Ngo, Subir Varma, Reza Ahy and Paul Truong in 1999 and is headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada.

Author-it Software Corp. Ltd. provides software for authoring, content management, publishing, and localization services. It offers product manuals and user assistance, training and eLearning, compliance documentation, operations manuals, customer support portals, and sales proposals. The firm provides solutions for life sciences and high-tech and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Paul Trotter in 1996 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

World Affairs Councils of America is a non-profit organization which focuse on educating and engaging the American public on global issues. The company was foudned in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

Mellanox Technologies, Inc. supplies end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. It offers solutions such as network and multicore processors, network adapters, switches, cables, and software and silicon. The company was founded by Roni Ahuri, Shai Cohen, Michael T. Kagan, and Eyal Waldman in May 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

OpSource, Inc. provides cloud and managed hosting solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to accelerate growth and scale operations while controlling costs and reducing IT infrastructure support risks. Its application operations service goes beyond traditional hosting by providing application management, change management, performance management and application optimization. The company was founded by Michael Piacente, Dan Rasmussen, John Rowell and Treb Ryan in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Borland Software Corp. designs open application lifecycle management solutions. The firm's products include required management, change management, software testing, test management, automated testing and performance testing. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Wyse Technology is the global leader in Cloud Client Computing. The Wyse portfolio includes industry-leading thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software supporting desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Cloud client computing replaces the outdated computing model of the unsecure, unreliable, energy-intensive and expensive PC, all while delivering lower TCO and a superior user experience. Wyse has shipped more than 20 million units and has over 200 million people interacting with their products each day, enabling the leading private, public, hybrid and government cloud implementations worldwide. Wyse partners with industry-leading IT vendors, including Citrix®, IBM®, Microsoft®, and VMware® as well as globally-recognized distribution and service partners. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, U.S.A., with offices worldwide.

6 Sense Insights, Inc. provides predictive intelligence platform for marketing and sales. It specializes in predictive intelligence, predictive marketing, B2B marketing, and predictive sales. The company was founded by Dustin Chang, Amanda Kahlow, Viral Bajaria, Premal Shah,and Shane Moriah in April 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Platfora, Inc. develops and builds software for cleaning up and analyzing big data. The company was founded by Benjamin M. Werther and SriSatish Ambati in June 2011 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Responsys, Inc. provides email and cross-channel marketing solutions that enable companies to engage in relationship marketing across the interactive channels that consumers who are embracing today with email, mobile, social and the web. Its solution is comprised of its on-demand software and its professional services, which are focused on enabling the marketing success of its customers. The company on-demand software, the Responsys Interact Suite, the core element of its solution, provides marketers with a set of integrated applications to create, execute, optimize and automate marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Anand Jagannathan, Raghunath Raghavan and George S. Wiedemann on February 3, 1998 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

GT Nexus, Inc. provides cloud based collaboration platform across trade communities. Its solutions include supply chain intelligence, supply chain visibility, factory management, transportation management, inventory management, supply collaboration, procure to pay, supply chain finance and trade express. The firm engages in manufacturing, retail, logistics services, financial services and suppliers. The company was founded by Aaron Omid Sasson, Vijay Sundaram, Greg Johnsen and Anil Nair in 1998 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Capgemini America, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. It offers outsourcing, consulting, and digital transformation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of HCL Technologies Ltd., HCL Axon (Pty) Ltd. is a South African company that provides SAP and other enterprise solutions. The company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Blue Yonder Group, Inc. engages in the provision of integrated enterprise-wide software products and consulting services. It offers cloud services, customer solution development, customer support, electronic data interchange, education and training, implementation and upgrades, performance services, and strategy and optimization. The company was founded by James D. Armstrong and Frederick M. Pakis in 1985 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops and markets proprietary analog and mixed-signal power management semiconductors for the computing, storage, networking and consumer markets. Its products includes integrated voltage regulator semiconductors, integrated power protection and distribution semiconductors and scalable voltage regulator semiconductor chipsets that transform, regulate, deliver and monitor the power consumed by electronic systems. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, contract equipment manufacturers and merchant power supply manufacturers. Volterra Semiconductor was founded by Craig Teuscher, David B. Lidsky, Anthony Stratakos and Marco Zuniga in August 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Essex Portfolio LP operates as a real estate investment trust. It engages primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of predominantly apartment communities. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, 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.

WarpSpeed Communications provides on-demand switched connectivity services. The company was founded by Man Kit Chow and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.