Robert Kaufmann

Allconnect, Inc. offers single source and connect integrated media, broadband, home protection, energy and green products. It offers internet, phone, television and internet bundles, television cable, home phone services, electricity plan, and natural gas. The company was founded by R. Lee Pritchard in 1998 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Pionetics Corp. develops water treatment products. Its patented process employs the basics of ion exchange technology but uses electricity for regeneration rather than salt or other chemicals. The firm's systems use both cation and anion media to remove a wide range of total dissolved solid contaminants includes metals, nitrate and others. The company was founded by Glenn Kawaguchi, Eric Nyberg and Gordon Mitchard in 1995 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Rive Technology, Inc. operates as a catalyst technology company for the petroleum refining industry. It develops materials-based solutions for catalytic and separations processes, such as those in the petroleum refining, chemicals, and biofuels industries. It offers RiveCat, a catalyst that focuses on the conversion process in the refinery-fluid catalytic cracking. The company was founded by Lawrence Evans, Javier García Martínez and Andrew Dougherty in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Energysavvy, Inc. provides data-driven personalization, innovative customer engagement and automated program delivery. Its products include optix engage, manage, and partner. It delivers the utility industry's purpose-built, cloud-based customer experience platform, by addressing challenges of the utility customer journey––from new move-ins, to service alerts, to value-added energy efficiency. The company was founded by Aaron Goldfeder, Leo Shklovskii and Karl Siebrecht in 2008 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Honest Buildings, Inc. engages in the operation as an online platform and marketplace building service providers, managers, owners and occupants. It operates as a building solution providers with the tools to showcase their work on a single platform that connects them with real estate decision-makers in search of their expertise. The company was founded in June 2011 by Riggs Kubiak, Garrett Kubiak and Cody Roberts and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc. develops and commercializes a family of beneficial bacteria. It commercializes Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs bacteria that improves plant health, promote early growth, and increase crop yield. The company was founded by Stephen Kahn, Thomas R. Laurita and Michael Bielski in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Heliotrope Technologies, Inc. manufactures electrochromic window coatings. It offers Universal Smart Window coating, a thin film of transparent nanocrystals embedded in a matrix. The firm products uses a small jolt of electricity to create variations in the degree a window will transmit visible light and near-infrared radiation which produces heat. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason K. Holt, Guillermo Garcia and Delia Milliron and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Powerhive, Inc. provides energy and technology solutions. It specializes in prepaid solar power, microgrid financing and monetization, electricity metering and management, off-grid energy solutions, broadband internet service, energy access, and electric vehicle charging. The company was founded by Christopher Hornor and Rik Wuts in 2011 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Nexant, Inc. provides intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions. It is a globally recognized software, consulting and services leader that provides innovative solutions to utilities, energy enterprises, chemical companies and government entities worldwide. The firm provides intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions that advance electric power grid and alternative energy services. Nexant was founded by Basem Y. Sarandah on January 1, 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. provides management consulting services. The company offers business design innovation, brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, and portfolio strategy services. The firm was founded in 1990 and is located in New York, NY.

ACCION International provides microcredit and financial support services. Its services include investments and client education. The company was founded by Joseph Blatchford in 1961 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nth Power LLC (Nth Power) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Nancy Floyd and Maurice Gunderson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

US Department of Energy Develops energy technologies for buildings, homes, transportation power systems and industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. owns and operates a portfolio of hydro-generation plants in Connecticut and Massachusetts. It provides carbon free electric generation and energy storage. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

City Year, Inc. offers school-based service and leadership programs. It support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs that keep kids in school and on track to graduate. The company was founded by Miuchael Brown, Alan Khazei, Jennifer Eplett Reilly and in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Haitian Health Foundation provides health, dental care and relief services for women, children, families and communities. The non-profit company is based in Norwich, CT.

GaN Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures power semiconductors. It products include transistors for the consumer electronics, data centers, renewable energy, industrial, and automotive markets. The company was founded by Girvan L. Patterson and John Roberts in 2008 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Boston Cares mobilizes and trains individual and corporate volunteers who strengthen communities and improve the lives of people in need. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Encycle Corp. develops and markets energy management technology solutions. It offers wireless automated demand management and demand response controllers that can be installed onto any electrical heating, cooling, or discretionary electrical load. The company was founded by Mark Kerbel and Roman Kulyk in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MineSense Technologies Ltd. engages in the provision of sensor-based mineral processing solutions for ore pre-concentration to the global mining industry. It offers data analytics, ShovelSense, and BeltSense systems. The company was founded by Andrew Bamber in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of Newfield Resources Ltd., Allotropes Diamonds Pty Ltd. explores mineral properties. The company is based in Rockingham, Australia. The Australian company was founded by Joshua Alan Letcher. The CEO is Michael David Lynn. Allotropes Diamonds was acquired by Newfield Resources Ltd. on March 31, 2014 for $8.44 million.

Prelude Ventures LLC (Prelude Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gabriel Kra, Laura Baxter Simons and Nat Simons. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pyka, Inc. manufactures and markets autonomous planes for agricultural industry. The company was founded by Chuma Ogunwole and Nathan White and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Voltus, Inc. provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional and industrial customers. The company was founded by Gregg Dixon and Matthew Plante in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Terabase Energy, Inc. engages in the provision of solar technology solutions. It offers Terabase platform. The company was founded by Matt Campbell, Chris Baker, Amine Berrada, Dan Cohen, Pierre Gousseland and Thang Le and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

LuxWall, Inc. is a company based in Ypsilanti, MI that specializes in research and development, product development, and scaling of vacuum insulated glass products and solutions for the built environment. The company's technology provides a significant improvement in energy performance and has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by more than 0.5 gigaton per year with mass adoption. LuxWall is dedicated to accelerating the transition to net zero by upgrading windows and glass into transparent insulation for buildings.

Ambri, Inc. designs and develops storage batteries. The firm's energy storage technology facilitate full integration of variable renewable generation like wind and solar, reduce electricity costs by reducing the need for power plants and transmission and distribution infrastructure, and lead to more reliable and resilient electricity systems. It also develops liquid-metal battery grid-scale energy storage technology. The company was founded by David Bradwell, Ortiz Luis and Donald R. Sadoway in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.