Anand Akela

Entrust, Inc. provides software security solutions. Its products include authentication and identity assurance, public key infrastructure and entrust cloud. The firm’s solutions include Mobile Security, Cloud Services, Strong Authentication, Physical and Logical Access, Certificate Management, Certificate Management, Secure Email and Citizen eID. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Katy, TX.

Nuvera Fuel Cell, Inc. provides multi-fuel processing and fuel cells technology. It commercializes hydrogen fuel cell power modules for industrial vehicles, equipment and stationary applications, and natural gas fuel cell power systems. The company was founded by Jeffrey M. Bentley in 2000 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA

Aspenwood Ventures (Aspenwood Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by John R. Hummer and Ann L. Winblad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

EvoStor, Inc. develops and markets storage software solutions. It develops storage systems specifically designed to meet the challenging needs of storage for virtual infrastructure. The company was founded in 2007 by Bret Cox and Mike Gigante and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of VMware, Inc., CloudVolumes, Inc. provides real-time application delivery technologies. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Henrik Rosendahl, Matthew Conover, Matthieu Bapthiste Suiche. CloudVolumes was acquired by VMware, Inc. on August 20, 2014 for $45 million.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

The Indus Entrepreneurs is a non-profit organization. It provides mentoring, networking, education and funding to entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bristol-Myers Squibb BV operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It discovers, develops and delivers medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. The company offers heart and vascular disease, hepatitis, oncology, psychiatry, HIV/AIDS, transplantation and other products. Bristol-Myers Squibb is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

TiE Boston is a private equity firm founded by by Desh Deshpande in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Astia, Inc. provides executive programs that support funding and leadership for women founders and C-level executives in high-tech, life sciences, and clean technology start-ups. The company was founded by Cate Muther in 1999 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Alpha Delta Enterprises provides online lifestyle retailer services. Its women products include dresses, jackets, jeans, shoes, shorts, skirts and swimwear. Its men products include jackets and jeans. Its kids products include books, apparel, gifts and music. The firm’s accessories include bags, books, fragrances, jewelry, ipone cases, and home decor. The company was founded by Avantika Daing in 2011 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

TiE LaunchPad (TiE LaunchPad) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Prashant Shah. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Monta Vista Capital Management LLC (Monta Vista Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Venktesh Shukla. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Jopwell, Inc. operates as a hiring and recruitment platform. It connects the minority candidates with the employment opportunities at the desirable places to work across different industries nationwide. The firm offers diversity recruitment, technology, networking and career content services. The company was founded Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams in 2014 by and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Plum Alley Management LLC (Plum Alley) is a venture capital subsidiary of Plum Alley, Inc founded in 2015 by Deborah Buresh Jackson and Andrea Turner Moffitt. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Elevate Management LLC (Elevate Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Nitin Rai. The firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

MetaCert, Inc. operates as a security company which builds security integrations and bots for messenger services. The company was founded by Paul Walsh and is headquartered in Danville, CA.

Sure Ventures LLC (Sure Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Gopi Rangan. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

14791525 Canada, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides clean fuels infrastructure services. The private company is based in Montréal, Canada. and has subsidiaries in China. The company was founded in 2023.