John W. Hillyard

Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

ESS Technology, Inc. engages in the design and marketing pf analog and audio devices for mobile, consumer, automotive, and professional audiophile systems. Its products include digital to analog converters, audio amplifiers, voltage regulators, and sound bar and audio system on chip. The company was founded by Forest S. Mozer in 1984 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

LightSand Communications, Inc. develops storage area network connectivity products. It offers development and delivery of storage area network (SAN) connectivity products that can be used to interconnect multiple SANs regardless of physical proximity or vendor disparity. The firm's SAN extension gateways work within the data center and over MAN/WAN networks to interconnect SANs over distance using IP, SONET/SDH, DWDM, and fiber networks. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Polar Molecular Holding Corp. is a holding company whose business and operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Polar Molecular Corporation. Polar is based in Denver, Colorado and develops and markets fuel additives. Polar's primary product, DurAlt®FC, is a patented fuel additive that has been proven effective at reducing combustion chamber deposits and reducing octane requirement increase in combustion engines. Polar's business objective is to commercialize its proprietary additive technologies that improve fuel economy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide alternatives to leaded gasoline for the global automotive fuel market.

Infectious.com, Inc. engages in the provision of web platform services for custom product design. The company was founded by Timothy Roberts in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Crossroads Capital, Inc. is a managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It has an objective of focusing on preserve capital and maximize stockholder value by pursuing the sale of our portfolio investments, limiting expenses and deploying surplus cash as appropriate, including into yielding investments to offset, in part, operating expenses. The company was founded on May 9, 2008 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Nexsan Technologies, Inc. develops storage-centric hardware and application based solutions for the digital storage industry. It offers unity, unity active archive, e-series, beast and assureon products. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Rudolph Technologies Yield Dynamics Group provides enterprise yield management and process control software for semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturers, as well as fabless chip design companies. It serves microprocessor manufacturers, memory manufacturers, semiconductor foundries, fabless semiconductor companies, and consumer electronics companies. Its customers include Advanced Micro Devices, Cypress Semiconductor, Hitachi, TSMC, and Xilinx. The company was founded by Jonathan Buckheit in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Estes-Cox Corp. manufactures innovative hobby products for the model rocket industry. It offers model rockets, drones, helis, and airplanes. The company was founded by Vernon Estes and Gleda Estes in 1958 and is headquartered in Penrose, CO.

Part of Infineon Technologies AG, Anchor Chips, Inc. is a dental composite resin manufacturer based in San Diego, CA. The company offers a range of composite systems that are efficient, predictable, and affordable for most patients. The company's composite resin is easy to handle and can be sculpted quickly and effectively. It works well for small/average class 3, less for large class 4. The material is excellent for restoring posterior teeth, even large cavities, and can be used for root canal treatment. The company's composite resin is a valid alternative to the more expensive cast metal approach. The company was founded by Ronald H. Sartore. Anchor Chips was acquired by Cypress Semiconductor Corp., part of Infineon Technologies AG from April 17, 2020 on May 25, 1999 for $15 million.

Needham Capital Partners (Needham Capital Partner) is a private equity subsidiary of Needham Investment Management LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

AdAl Group, Inc. produces aluminum extrusions and manufactured parts. The company was founded on July 29, 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tatum LLC provides executive consulting services. It provides services to the healthcare, private equity, venture capital, public, not-for-profit, manufacturing, distribution, retail, financial and business services sectors. The company was founded by John Tatum and Doug Tatum in 1993 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

AgigA Tech, Inc. provides battery-free non-volatile memory solutions. Its flagship products include agigaram and powergem energy modules. The company was founded 2007 in and is headquartered San Diego, CA.

NoviFlow, Inc. provides switching solutions to network carriers. Its products include NoviSwitch, NoviWare, Noviconnect and NoviFlow. The company was founded by Jodoin Dominique and LeClerc Marc in 2012 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.