Simon C. Huang

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.

EQT Partners AB (EQT Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of EQT AB founded in 1994 by Yngve Conni Jonsson. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Western Digital Corp., Irvine Networks LLC develops content processing technology for Web-based server platforms. The company is based in Irvine, CA. Irvine Networks was acquired by SimpleTech, Inc. on January 31, 2002 for $3 million.

The RDI Group, Inc. designs and produces metal coil processing, paving and roofing equipment. It specializes in design and manufacture of industrial systems for diverse markets world wide including asphalt roofing, construction, telecommunications, power and metal coil processing industries. The company is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

Vertex Networks, Inc. manufactures fabless semiconductors for the enterprise and WAN access markets. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded by Frank C. Huang.

Maxxess Systems, Inc. provides network based security software solutions. It designs and manufactures security electronic access control products consisting of software, hardware and digital video badging technologies. The firm’s products include eFusion and ambit. The company was founded by Joel Slutzky in 2003 and is headquartered in Yorba Linda, CA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ventana Capital Management LLC (Ventana Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by Tom O. Gephart. The firm is headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

Project Tomorrow is a national education nonprofit organization. The non-profit company is based in Irvine, CA. The CEO of the company is Julie A. Evans.

Sequent Software, Inc. provides digital issuance and mobile wallet platform. Its products includes open wallet platform, digital issuance systems, IOT, and wearables which delivers mobile payments and value-added services to banks, mobile operators, merchants, and access control providers. The company was founded in 2010 by Drew Weinstein and David Brudnicki and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Dorner Mfg. Corp. designs, manufactures and supplies industrial conveyor systems. It offers installations, maintenance training, part auditing program, replacement belts, accumulation, backlit conveyors and metal detection. The company was founded by Wolfgang Dorner, Horst Dorner and Werner M. Dorner in 1966 and is headquartered in Hartland, WI.

OptConnect Management LLC provides wireless connectivity solutions for ATMs and Kiosks. Its products include: Brute Antenna, ema:Play, Gemini Antenna, mPCIe, mylo, neo, OC-4100, OC-4499, OC-4500, OptConnect ema, OptReboot, Paddle Antenna and OptConnect solo. The firm's solutions include: ATM/Bitcoin, Cash Automation, Commercial Laundry, Custom Solutions, Digital Signage, IoT, Kiosk, Parking & EV Charging, Point of Sale and Vending. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Kaysville, UT.

Sprocket, Inc. is a Japanese company that offers flexible designs that are easy to integrate with external services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. By integrating with external services, users can execute more advanced scenarios and effectively utilize services. The company was founded in 2014 by Frederick G. Thiel, Koji Fukada, Minoru Nakata. Koji Fukada has been the CEO since 2014.

Techstarter Ventures provides real estate agency services. The private company is based in Boulder. The American company was founded by Frederick G. Thiel.

Post-Lean Institute provides research and consulting services.

Navigate Ventures LLC (Navigate Ventures) is a ventures capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

Part of Oden Technologies Ltd., Oden Technologies, Inc. provides hardware and software solutions.

Apera AI is a Canadian company that specializes in robotics. The company's Vue software allows robots to have 4D vision, which enables them to see and handle objects with speed and human-like intelligence. The company was founded by Armin Khatoonabadi and Sina Afrooze, with Armin Khatoonabadi serving as CEO since incorporation.

Auradine, Inc. is a company that specializes in web infrastructure solutions with a focus on blockchain, AI, and security. Auradine is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company is developing innovative software, hardware, and cloud solutions to create a highly scalable, sustainable, and secure infrastructure. The company was founded in 2022 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and technologists with expertise in security, SaaS, semiconductors, and systems. The company was founded by Patrick Xu, Barun Kar, Rajiv Khemani. Rajiv Khemani has been the CEO since incorporation.

Utimaco GmbH develops, manufactures and distributes security hardware and software systems. Its products include lawful interception products, HSM products and data protection business unit. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Aachen, Germany.