Randall A. Hughes

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.

Novellus Systems, Inc. manufactures and services advanced automated wafer fabrication systems. The company was founded by Brad Mattson on April 11, 1984 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Bermai, Inc. develops wireless technology. It offers semiconductor chips & systems and ultra-integrated solutions. The company was founded in March, 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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.

RBC Capital Partners Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. founded in 1900. RBC Capital Partners Ltd. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices across the globe.

Part of Micronet Ltd., MicroNet, Inc. owns and operates microwave transmission facilities. The company is based in Jamison, PA. MicroNet was acquired by American Tower Systems Corp. from Lenfest Communications, Inc. on November 04, 1997 for $70.25 million. Kenneth A. Wiesner has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Analog Design Automation, Inc. designs software to help design mixed signal and analog circuits. The company is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.

Walsingham Growth Partners (Walsingham Growth Partner) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2003 by Richard C. Black. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Mentor Graphics (UK) Ltd. sells and supports electronic design automation software. It operations in Western Europe include four offices from which the company provides electronic design automation software, systems, and training to help engineers design, simulate and test electronic components primarily for circuit boards and chips. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Canadian Microelectronics Corp. develops and manages Canada's national design network. It offers design, documents, training, resource competitions, and subscription. The company is headquartered in Kingston, Canada.

Applied Solar Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd. provides off-grid solar energy services. It builds and operates solar installations that provides solar power through a combination of solar PV, battery back-up and diesel generator making it a hybrid energy solution that optimizes the usage of various sources through a controller. The company was founded by Vinod Kumar Agarwal, Kapil Kumar Kathpalia, and Neeraj Saxena on December 29, 2008 and is headquartered in Noida, India.

Scribble Technologies, Inc. provides end-to-end content engagement platform. The firm’s products include visually, ion interactive, engage, TrendHub and integrations. It also offers solutions like account-based marketing, demand generation, sales enablement, content marketing, live events, employee engagement, fan engagement and brand experiences. The company was founded by Jonathan Keebler and Michael De Monte in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Flowmaster Group is an international organization with over twenty years experience providing industry leading fluid systems simulation software to the aerospace, automotive, marine, oil and gas, power generation, process, rail and water industries. With its headquarters in the United Kingdom, the Flowmaster Group has offices in the USA, Germany and India. Flowmaster system simulation software enables design engineers and analysts to understand the complex internal flow and thermal effects within fluid systems at the concept stage and throughout the development process. Flowmaster provides users with a greater understanding of fluid systems much earlier, increasing quality and performance whilst shortening the development cycle.

Javelin Design Automation, Inc. provides electric design automation services. The private company is based in Saratoga, CA.

EMC Ventures is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Blackstone Corporate Private Equity founded in 2013. Blackstone Strategic Capital Advisors LLC is headquartered in Palo Alto.

First Ascent Ventures Management Inc (First Ascent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Richard C. Black and Tony van Markenthey. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in California.

Aquam USA, Inc. operates as a integrated pipe infrastructure solutions company that provides technology solutions to owners and operators of both water and natural gas pipe infrastructures. The firm provides pipe diagnostic, pipe rehabilitation and remote water metering and data management services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Upchain, Inc. develops and operates customized and automated workflows for data processing. It offers cloud PLM, cloud product data management, and workflows and integrations. The company was founded by John Laslavic in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 2010, Alpha Membrane Technologies Ltd. is a subsidiary of Alpha Plan Holding GmbH that manufactures hollow fiber membranes. The company is based in Crawley, UK.

ENBALA Power Networks, Inc. provides smart grid technology solutions. Its solutions include virtual power plants, distributed energy resource management systems and analysis and planning. The company was founded by Malcolm Metcalfe and Richard C. Black in 2003 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.