Mark Pine

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jackson Square Ventures Management Co. LLC (Jackson Square Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Gregory C. Gretsch and Peter A. Solvik. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Responsys, Inc. provides email and cross-channel marketing solutions that enable companies to engage in relationship marketing across the interactive channels that consumers who are embracing today with email, mobile, social and the web. Its solution is comprised of its on-demand software and its professional services, which are focused on enabling the marketing success of its customers. The company on-demand software, the Responsys Interact Suite, the core element of its solution, provides marketers with a set of integrated applications to create, execute, optimize and automate marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Anand Jagannathan, Raghunath Raghavan and George S. Wiedemann on February 3, 1998 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

WordStream, Inc. develops online marketing software. Its products include WordStream advisor, a pay-per-click (PPC) software that allows to create, optimize, manage, and measure high-performing PPC and social advertising campaigns. It offers free keyword tool, online marketing tools, and search marketing fundamentals. The company was founded by Larry E. Kim and Gerard Escalante in 2007 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Centrify Corp. provides identity management software solutions. Its solutions include secure cloud and on-premises apps, multi-factor authentication, privileged access management, secure hybrid cloud, big data security, risk-based access control, and secure develops. The firm also offers application, endpoint, infrastructure, analytics, and federal CAC reader platform services to automotive and energy, banking and finance, defense and government, education, internet and entertainment, manufacturing and construction, and pharma and health industries. The company was founded by Thomas R. Kemp, Paul Moore and Adam W. Au in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Empyr, Inc. engages in the provision and development of an online to offline advertisement platform. It serves online publishers, banks, and restaurants. The company was founded by Jon Carder, Jarrod Cuzens, and Jeff Federman in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Tala Security, Inc. provides web security services.The company was founded by Aanand Krishnan and Sanjay Sawhney and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Applied Identity, Inc. provides enforcement solutions. Its platform enables users to secure critical systems, implement guest networks, and protect enterprise networks. The company was founded by Dennis Pollutro in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., Pirelli Optical Systems develops dense wave division multiplexing technology for use in the telecommunications industry. Pirelli Optical Systems was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. from Pirelli SpA on February 16, 2000 for $2,150 million.

Siemens Corp. manufactures electrical hardware and software for the communication, power, medical and other industries. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Menara Networks, Inc. develops optical transmission modules and systems. It offers OTN XFP, SFP+, and CFP modules that provides optical networks with performance and improved service velocity while drastically reducing floor space, power consumption, and overall network cost. The company was founded by Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Salam El-Ahmadi, and Harry Tan in 2004 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Envis Corp. develops software and hardware solutions. Its products will automatically analyze the design and place adaptive control logic and sensors that reduce dynamic power and leakage current. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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.

R2 Semiconductor, Inc. operates as a power management company which specializes in semiconductor chip manufacturing. It develops novel analog semiconductors for applications including mobile devices. The firm also supplies semiconductor devices through wholesale and retail stores. The company was founded by Bret Rothenberg in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

View Operating Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of architectural glass. It offers smart windows and smart building. The company was founded by Paul Nguyen in 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Seismic Software, Inc. engages in the provision of platform to manage data such as graphics, proposals, sales deck, and reports. It offers asset management, banking, business services, consulting, insurance, and wealth management solutions. The company was founded by John Douglas Winter, Marc Romano, Nasser S. Barghouti, Fred Xie, and Calnan Edward Thomas Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Plume Design, Inc. engages in the provision of a consumer experience management platform for service providers and their subscribers. Its products include HomePass, a smart home services software; Haystack, a back-end software suite for subscriber experience management; and Harvest, a network insights and campaign automation software. The company was founded by Fahri Diner, Adam Hotchkiss, Sri Nathan, and Aman Singla in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Accelera, Inc. develops and manages mobile broadband networks. The company was founded by Andrea Goldsmith and Bojan Likar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Applied Materials Ventures is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc. founded in 2001. Applied Materials Ventures is headquartered in Santa Clara.

Tula Technology, Inc. develops digital signal processing technology. It is a silicon valley based supplier of dynamic skip fire a software enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with sophisticated powertrain controls to create the ultimate variable displacement engine. The firm delivers optimal fuel efficiency across a wide range of engine types to the world’s automotive manufacturers, helping them meet fuel efficiency and CO2 mandates at the lowest cost. The company was founded by Adya S. Tripathi and Chester J. Silvestri in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Encover, Inc. provides solutions for implementation of service contracts and software subscriptions. The company was founded by Sridhar Krishnan, Robert Ramoji and Satish Appalakutty in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.