Karen Brochier

VerityStream, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise-class solutions that are transforming credentialing, enrollment, privileging, and evaluations for healthcare organizations. It serves outpatient facilities including ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care facilities, clinics, and medical groups. The company was founded by Micheal Kenneth Cation, Clifford A. Reid, and Michael S. Pliner in April 1988 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, WA.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of intellectual property processor architectures and cores. Its products include Warrior M-Class, Warrior I-Class, Warrior-P Class, AptiveGeneration, and microMIPS ISA. The company was founded by John L. Hennessy in 1984 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Enpirion, Inc. operates as an analog semiconductor company, which offers integrated power management solutions. It develops power systems-on-a-chip DC-DC converters featuring integrated inductors, that enables the combination of efficiency, footprint and low-noise performance. The company was founded by Robert Filas, Trifon Liakopolous, Ashraf Lotfi, Troutman William and Jain Tan in 2001 and is headquartered in Hampton, NJ.

Lumension Security, Inc. develops, integrates, and markets security software solutions that help businesses protect vital information and manage critical risk across network and endpoint assets. It offers risk evaluations, data protection devices, managed services, technical support, and employee training. The company was founded in 1991 by Kevin Moshir and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Siimpel Corporation has been in the business of innovation since its original founding in 2000 as SiWave. With a heritage from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a background in high-precision navigation grade MEMS sensors, the company has maintained a leadership in technology. In its short history, Siimpel Corporation created the smallest high port count optical switches in the world, packaged MEMS components for NASA's Mars rovers, developed the world's first MEMS horizon sensor, developed the highest precision laser ranging system, and created the world's smallest stages using MEMS technology. A recipient of the ATP (advanced technology program) award from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), Siimpel is proud of its history of ground breaking innovation. Since 2004, Siimpel has been applying the high precision MEMS platform technology to enable the drastic reduction in size of high performance digital cameras. Siimpel's innovative products set new standards for the size and performance of digital cameras in mobile platforms.

NComputing, Inc. engages in the provision of desktop virtualization hardware and software technology services. The company was founded by Young Song in 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Scale Management LLC (Scale Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kate D. Mitchell and Anchie Y. Kuo. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Versant Object Technology Corp provides object database management systems. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA.

Heffernan Insurance Brokers engages in the provision of insurance services. It offers business and business insurance, employee benefits, and financial services products to businesses and individuals nationwide. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

The Applied Materials Foundation provides charitable services. The non-profit company is based in Santa Clara.

Envision Pharma Group Ltd. is engaged in providing medical services. It offers medical strategy development and communications, publication planning and delivery, and market access services. The company was founded by Brian Alexander Hepburn in 2001 and is headquartered in Horsham, the United Kingdom.

Clinakos, Inc. develops healthcare analytic software.