Michael Bergeron

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

California HealthCare Foundation (California HealthCare Fdn) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Lucasfilm Ltd. produces film, television, and other entertainment programs. It provides visual effects, sound, video games, licensing, and online activities. The company was founded by George Lucas in 1971 and is headquartered in Nicasio, CA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

NGP Capital (NGP Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Nokia Oyj founded in 2005 by John Gardner and Paul Asel. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Prove Identity, Inc. provides secure mobile authentication services. It offers mobile commerce registry, mobile authentication, fraud monitoring, dynamic payment presentment and direct carrier billing services. The company was founded by Michael C. Brody and Roger Desai in March 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pomona College offers curriculum in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. It was founded in 1887 and it is headquartered in Claremont, CA

Arm Ltd. engages in the licensing, marketing, and research and development of microprocessors, system intellectual property (IP), graphics processors, physical IP and associated systems IP, software and tools. Its products include Pelion IoT platform, Mbed OS, IoT SoC, and Kigen SIM. The company was founded by Michael Peter Muller in November 1990 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Permira Advisers LLP (Permira Advisers) is a private equity subsidiary of Permira Holdings Ltd founded in 1985 by Peter M. Smitham. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Oacis Healthcare Systems, Inc. provides health care software solutions. It develops, markets, licenses, installs, and supports enterprise architecture clinical information systems. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Part of Via Licensing Alliance LLC, Via Licensing Corp. is a provider of intellectual property solutions that enable innovation in partnership with technology companies, entertainment companies, and universities worldwide. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, and was founded in 2002 by Ramzi Haidamus. The company develops and manages licensing programs for highly innovative companies in markets such as audio, wireless, broadcast, and automotive. Via Licensing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., a company with over 50 years of experience in innovation.

Black Opal Ventures LLC (Black Opal Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Dr. Tara Bishop and Eileen Tanghal. The firm is headquartered in New York.

National Microelectronics Institute provides a practical mechanism for commercial and technological development of the microelectronics industry. The firm also supports semiconductor manufacturing, electronic systems manufacturing, chip design and systems developers. The company is headquartered in Livingston, the United Kingdom.

EdgeImpulse, Inc. engages in developing web application to create devices with embedded machine learning. It enables developers to create the next generation of intelligent device solutions. The company was founded by Zach Shelby and Jan Jongboom in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of The Protectoseal Co., Electronic System Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in electronics technology for the water industry. The company is based in Palatine, IL. The company provides water process control boards for reverse osmosis water purification systems and water vending machines. Electronic System Design was acquired by The Protectoseal Co. on December 18, 2012.

Global Semiconductor Alliance provides information on and organizes events for the semiconductor industry in order to ensure growth and profitability of the industry. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded by Jodi L. Shelton. Jodi L. Shelton has been the CEO since incorporation.

ARM, Inc. designs and supplies semiconductor, digital products and storage devices. Its products include processors, graphics and multimedia, physical IP, development tools, lot solutions, security on ARM, system IP and wireless IP. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Opus Capital Ventures LLC (Opus Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Ken Elefant and Carl Showalter. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

R3i Ventures Pte Ltd (R3i Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.