Derek Proudian

Panasas, Inc. develops storage solutions for technical applications and data workloads. The firm serves the bioscience, energy, finance, government, manufacturing, media, and university markets. The company was founded by Garth Gibson, Frederic Roy Carlson and William Courtright in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

SquareTrade, Inc. provides online merchant verification and warranty services. It offers coverage plans for iPhones, iPads, smartphones, tablets/eReaders, laptops, digital cameras, televisions, home appliances, home theaters, video game consoles, iPods/MP3 players, and other electronics; used and refurbished products, as well as new products without a manufacturer warranty. The company was founded by Steve Abernethy and Ahmed Khaishgi in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Unitask, Inc. provides software that makes Oracle E-business suite easy. It creates, sells and supports software products based on experience gained from more than a decade of Oracle E-business suite implementation projects. The customers of the Oracle E-business suite around the world rely on Unitask products to eliminate implementation & operational risk, improve application quality and accelerate the time-to-value of Oracle E-business suite investment. Unitask was founded by Michael Segev in 1994 and is headquartered in Westerville, OH.

mSpot, Inc. operates as a mobile application software. Its platform enables users to stream songs from an extensive catalog, upload personal music collections to the cloud, listen to radio stations, and purchase music. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

LensVector, Inc. develops and manufactures optical components technology. It provides optical components for camera phones, tablets, televisions, and other consumer electronics. The company was founded by Derek Proudian, Tigran V. Galstian and Thomas Killick in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Zip2 is a technology provider for the online local advertising industry. Zip2's technology platform provides advanced searching, mapping and communications capabilities that connect consumers with businesses in the simplest, most cost-effective way possible.

Part of Nokia Oyj, SkyGo is a provider of portable wifi with unlimited data and no need for SIM cards. The company is based in Redwood City, CA. Customers can create their own plan with coverage in over 140 countries and prices starting as low as $2.50 per day. The company was founded by Daren Tsui and Ed Ho. SkyGo was acquired by Enpocket Ltd. on October 23, 2003.

NetPower Technologies, Inc. provides board mounted power modules. The firms products include isolated dc-dc converters, non isolated dc-dc converters. It offers pcb assembly, product development and turnkey assembly services. The company was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.