John Faris

Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates a chain restaurant. It offers tacos, burritos, bowls and salads, enchiladas, nachos, and quesadillas, sides, desserts, and drinks. It also caters event and corporate catering services. The company was founded by Ralph Rubio in 1983 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Gnip, Inc. provides data sharing services. It facilitates access to dozens of social media sources through a single application programming interface (API). The firm delivers ready-to-consume data in its customer's protocol of choice and applies enrichments to optimize the data's utility for customers. The company was founded by Eric Marcoullier in March 2008 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

MarketSpring, Inc. provides advertising and marketing consulting services. The firm's service includes strategic marketing, product management, market research, public relations and other creative services. It also provides implementing marketing plans supporting to technology and life science business sectors. The company was founded by Bob Preston in 1999 is located in Del Mar, CA.

Sharp Electronics Corp. develops and manufactures electronic equipment, appliances, and components. Its products include solar, mobile electronics, entertainment, and business electronic products. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

SANYO North America Corp. designs, manufactures and markets consumer electronics. Its products include stereos, televisions, video cameras, CDs and DVDs. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

LJG Partners, Inc. designs and develops web sites, interactive promotional displays and videos, broadcast, outdoor advertising campaigns. Its clients include Sony Electronics, Lexus Corp of America, Boeing and Hewlett-Packard. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc. provides golf equipment. It offers drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges, putters, golf balls, accessories, custom golf clubs and balls. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Nissan Canada, Inc. manufactures automotive vehicles. It offers crossovers and SUVS, minivans, performance cars, and electric vehicles. The firm also offers leasing and financing services. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Jacob Tyler Creative Group operates as a brand communications company. It offers identity and brand development services such as logos, corporate identity, stationery packages, environmental graphics, packaging systems, hospitality branding, brand style guide, and fundraising campaigns; advertising services including campaign development, brand strategy and modernization, marketing strategy and planning, competitive analysis, print advertisements, billboard and outdoor advertisements, direct mail campaigns, online banner advertisements, search engine marketing, hospitality and nightclub specific; advertising services such as copywriting, promotional emails, and budgeting; design services including brochures, catalogs, sell sheets, newsletters, product labels, point-of-purchase displays, trade show booths, and promotional posters; and interactive services such as Website design, social media, search engine optimization, flash design and development, HTML email design, e-commerce development, content and database development, and usability studies. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Stage Fund LLC (Stage Fund) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Daniel J. Frydenlund. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Cognizant Quick Left, Inc. designs and develops custom mobile applications. Its services include full-stack development, technical consulting, UX Design, Team Boost and Team CoachUp. The company was founded by Sam Breed, Joe Stump, Collin Schaafsma and Ingrid Alongi in 2010 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Saambaa LLC is a provider of paid content for local discovery. The company was founded by Matt Voigt and Mike Petanovitch and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

AVENCOM specializes in automation and control systems, including IoT data harvesting, logic controllers, and sensors for temperature and acoustics. The company is based in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstani company also provides infrastructure for industrial facilities, such as communication towers, data processing centers, and HVAC systems for offices and industrial buildings. The company prioritizes project schedule, budget, quality levels, and established guidelines. AVENCOM is ultimately controlled by the Government of Kazakhstan.

Benefunder, Inc. engages in the provision of funding channel for research and commercialization promotion. It offers solution to financial advisors for targeted philanthropy and donors. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.