Michael K. Kim

Confluent Photonics Corp. provides optical transport solutions for the cable television industry. It develops wafer-scale integrated optical components for telecommunications. The firm's products and technologies are used for TV system operators to expand the capacity and bandwidth of existing fiber optic cable infrastructure. Confluent Photonics is headquartered in Salem, NH.

InSync Software, Inc. provides RFID, GPS and sensor driven asset tracking applications. It designs, operates and manages asset tracking applications. It provides online collection of RFID and sensor-driven application templates used to build, prototype, test, deploy, replicate and sell applications. It also offers mobile application development, deployment, and support solutions. The company was founded by Ashish Chona and Ravi Panja in 2003 and is headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ.

Azaire Networks, Inc. provides hybrid network solutions. It also provides multi-access network solutions for mobile operators and service providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its customers include Chunghwa Telecom, T-Mobile, SingTel-Optus, Rogers Wireless, Mobilkom Austria, and GoMobile. The company was founded June 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Auxora, Inc. produces and supplies optical thin film filters. The firm's filters can be used in optical telecommunication, data communication, CATV, bio-technology, high power lasers, instruments and other different markets. Its products include filters, packaged device and module. The company was founded by Xinxiong Zhang in January 2000 and is headquartered in Duarte, CA.

Rustic Canyon Partners(Rustic Canyon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Tom Unterman and John Babcock in 1999.The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.