Lesley Matt

Molten Metal Technology, Inc. is an environmental technology company which engages in the commercialization and continued development of its innovative, proprietary processing technology known as Catalytic Extraction Processing. The core of CEP is a molten metal bath operating into which feedstocks and selected chemicals can be introduced. The catalytic and solvent effect of the molten metal bath causes feedstocks to break down into their constituent elements and dissolve into the molten metal. In addition of various selected chemicals to the molten metal allows feedstocks to reform and be recovered as different materials which generally can be re-used as a raw material by the feedstock generator or can be sold to other users. The CEP system largely consists of process, instrument and control components currently used widely in the metallurgical and chemical industries. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Fall River, MA.

FGX International Holdings Ltd. engages in the design, distribution, and sale of non-prescription glasses and sunglasses. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Smithfield, RI.

Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

New Venture Partners LLC (New Venture Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Andrew R Garman, Stephen Socolof and Thomas M Uhlman. The firm is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Tech Council Ventures LLC (Tech Council Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of New Jersey Technology Council founded in 2001 by Jim E. Gunton and Joe Falkenstein. The firm is headquartered in New Jersey.

Yuanta Savings Bank Philippines, Inc. provides commercial and consumer banking services. It offers deposit account, loans, payroll partner services, and post dated check warehousing. The company was founded on August 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Makati, the Philippines.

University of Akron provides public research education. Its programs include under graduate studies, graduate studies, international studies, law, and continuing education. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Sharkninja Operating LLC distributes cleaning household appliances. It offers shark vacuums, hard floor care, and garment care. The firm’s brands are Shark and Ninja. The company was founded by Mark Rosenzweig in 1995 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

GainSpan Corp. designs and develops semiconductor solutions. It specializes in wireless connectivity products such as, Wi-Fi chips, software applications, and Wi-Fi modules. The company was founded by Lewis Adams and Vijay Parmar in September 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Lumitex LLC designs and manufactures light delivery solutions for medical, electronics, industrial and diverse applications. It specializes in engineering lighting solutions. The company’s backlighting products designed and developed for LCDs, membrane switches, machine vision, surgical lighting, phototherapy, keypad backlighting, marine and aviation displays. It also designs and manufactures custom fiber optic devices, surgical and phototherapy lighting systems. The company was founded by Jeffery Robert Parker in 1992 and is headquartered in Strongsville, OH.

Yuanta Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. provides investment services. It offers foreign exchange trading, brokerage, underwriting of new issues, share placements, insurance, wealth management, product expertise and advanced technology services to its clients. The company is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Kateeva, Inc. manufactures production equipment for flat panel display products like OLEDs. The company was founded by Vladimir Bulovic, Martin A. Schmidt, Conor F. Madigan, Valerie Leblanc, Somekh Sasson and Gerry Chen in 2008 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Community Servings is a non-profit organization that provides food and nutrition programs to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses. It offers meal delivery, nutrition services, and program initiatives, covering: job trainings, international advocacies, social enterprise, and sustainable agriculture. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Jamaica Plain, MA.

The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research provides investment research. The private company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. The Taiwanese company was founded in 1976. The CEO is Jeff Lin.

NVMdurance Ltd. develops and delivers software that extends the endurance of the non-volatile memory used in solid state disks. The firm offers NVMdurance Navigator, a lightweight fully autonomic system that runs on the controller of SSDs. Its NVMdurance Navigator monitors the condition of the SSD and automatically adjusts the control parameters in real time. The company was founded by Conor Ryan and Joseph Sullivan in 2013 and is headquartered in Limerick, Ireland.

Avogy, Inc. provides total systems solutions for power electronics applications utilizing GaN on GaN discrete devices, modules, and systems. It focuses on developing and manufacturing vertical power semiconductor devices built in homoepitaxial GaN layers formed on bulk GaN substrates. The company was founded by Isik C. Kizilyalli in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Vydia, Inc. provides artists the ability to monetize, promote and distribute their music video content in a multitude of ways. The firm’s features include audio & video supply chain, global distribution, rights & metadata management, data & analytics and royalty payments. It specializes in video monetization, video promotion, audio distribution, audio monetization, royalty payments, rights management, data & analytics and music distribution. The company was founded by Roy LaManna, Mark Allen and Christophe Donohue in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Luminii LLC engages in the manufacture and wholesale of LED lighting products. Its products include factory built linear solutions; modular strips and components; and express ship reels and extrusions. The company was founded by Laurentiu Vlad in 2010 and is headquartered in Niles, IL.

Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. develops laser light sources for display. It serves the automotive, dsiplay, architectural, outdoor, biomedical, materials processing, defense and security, and entertainment markets. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. Denbaars, and James Speck in 2013 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.