Phillip Chuanze Liao

Liquid Robotics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of autonomous ocean robots for ocean monitoring and operations. It offers the Wave Glider that capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean. The company was founded by Graham Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, and Roger Hine in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

Part of Bandwidth, Inc., VeriFiber Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures fiber-optic and electronic modules. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. VeriFiber Technologies was acquired by Bandwidth, Inc. on August 24, 2000 for $5.90 million. The company was founded by Timothy A. Richardson.

Part of Avnet, Inc., Penstock, Inc. is a company that specializes in microwave and radio frequency products. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. Penstock was acquired by Avnet, Inc. on July 08, 1994.

The Jupiter Research Foundation provides research on whales. The firm operates as a non profit organization which develops and applies new technologies for monitoring and understanding the natural world, and sharing them with the public and the academic community. The company was founded by Joseph D. Rizzi, William Stutz, Kurt Kiesow, Bruce Kamolnick and Tim Richardson in 2003 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Georgia Tech Research Institute, Inc. conducts research and development activities. The firm specializes in systems engineering, sensors, radar, integrated sensing, digital media, IPTV, RFID, UAV, unmanned systems, autonomous systems, information technology, information communications technologies, open innovation, venture philanthropy. Its services include government, which minimize risk, reduce cost, increase speed, increase flexibility, increase scalability, industry, professional education, contract vehicles, machine solutions and research security department solutions. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquarters in Atlanta, GA.

SPGL Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. The firm was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on February 8, 2021 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Vertical Venture Partners LLC (Vertical Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Dave Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.