Nelson Chu

Kinetic Ventures LLC (Kinetic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

BroadWare Technologies, Inc. enables distribution, viewing, storage and management of real-time video in a networked environment. Its Media Server provides a highly scalable server platform for deploying distributed video surveillance systems for defense, homeland security, transportation and law enforcement applications. Unlike DVR-based solutions, such as those from NICE Systems and Verint Systems, the BroadWare Platform is an open architecture platform that allows systems integrators to easily integrate their choice of third-party technologies, including access control or alarm systems, custom user interfaces and video analytics, while designing systems that evolve and scale. The company's clients include ARINC, Boeing, Henry Bros., Honeywell, Intergraph, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Siemens. End users include airports and seaports, transportation systems, many Federal agencies and military branches. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA

Vertical Acuity, Inc. develops web services. It offers web analytics, buzz monitoring, web site performance measurement, search engine marketing, advertising effectiveness, competitive analysis, and trending. The company was founded in November 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Foodbuy LLC provides group purchasing and data management services. It offers opportunity analytics, procurement, program portfolio and culinary solutions. The company was founded by Edward Kuklenski and Scott Maclellan in 1999 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Alereon, Inc. designs and develops semiconductor ultra wideband wireless chipsets. It offers UWB ICs and modules, certified wireless USB reference designs, after market/embedded radio solutions, and development kits for use in personal computers and laptops; and portable products, such as digital cameras, mp3 players, mobile handsets, and smart phones. The firm sells its products through online retailers. The company was founded by Eric Broockman in April 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tower Cloud Inc. provides broadband transport services. It offers wireless infrastructure, cell site backhaul, ethernet, wavelengths, customized networks, internet protocol and transport, and small cell. The company was founded by Ronald Mudry and Peter D. Neill in 2006 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.