Ullas J. Naik

Globespan Capital Management LLC (Globespan Cap Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Barry J. Schiffman and Andy P. Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Nantero, Inc. develops and manufactures semiconductor devices. It develops a new generation of memory called NRAM (non-volatile random access memory) that can enable a variety of exciting new features and products in both consumer and enterprise electronics. The company was founded by Thomas Rueckes and Greg Schmergel in March 2001 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Certeon, Inc. develops and provides software solutions. Its products include aCelera VA, a WAN optimization virtual appliance for virtualization environments; aCelera Sync, a virtual appliance for optimizing and accelerating network backup and replication environments; aCelera Mobile Client, an installable software package for Windows XP and Windows 7 machines; aCelera Central Management System, a software that enables global policy configuration and deployment for Certeon’s aCelera family of products; aCelera VA Hardware, which is suited for customers that do not have a virtual infrastructure; and aCelera Fail-to-Wire Bypass Card, a 2 port PCIe NIC card that allows traffic to pass without hindrance on account of hardware, software, or power failure. The company was founded by Jeffrey Black in 2003 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Optaros, Inc. provides consulting and systems integration services. Its solutions include strategy and program management, visual design, CX design and development, eCommerce platform implementation, private event retail, omnichannel, global ecommerce, and support and managed hosting; and experience design and development, and technology development. The firm's mobile commerce solutions comprise flash sales, private event retailing, and loyalty preferred access. The company was founded by Robert L. Gett in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Solar Power Partners, Inc. develops, owns, and operates distributed solar energy facilities. It is a premier independent solar power producer, helps businesses, institutions, and municipalities embrace solar energy. The company was founded by Alexander von Welczeck, John Eastwood and Craig M. Hunt in 2006 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA.

Streamlined Ventures LLC (Streamlined Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Ullas J. Naik. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Broadpoint.Gleacher Securities, formerly Broadpoint Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment banking, sales and trading boutique headquartered in New York City. They were also previously known as First Albany Capital, Inc. The firm is a subsidiary of Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BPSG), formerly known as First Albany Cos., Inc. They have additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, Bonita Springs, Florida, Glen Allen, Virginia, Roseland, New Jersey and St. Louis, Missouri. Broadpoint.Gleacher follows a range of fixed-income securities and provides proprietary views and analysis on credit fundamentals and trading dynamics. They focus on investment grade, high yield and convertible securities in the following sectors: consumer, building materials, financials, gaming / leisure, healthcare, homebuilding, industrials, mining, packaging, paper/forest products, power/energy, technology/media/telecommunications and transportation.

FLYR, Inc. operates as a data science company which predicts airfares. It forecasts changes in the price and availability of tickets for individual flights. The firm also offers alerts to consumers by email when the price for an airline ticket tracking may soon change. The company was founded by Alexander Mans, Jean Tripier and Cyril Guiraud in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.