Thomas J. G. Huot

Cobalt Technologies, Inc. develops, produces and commercializes bio-based chemicals. The firm engages in the creation of biobutanol using various cellulosic feedstocks, which include corn cobs, treetops and limbs and dead pine trees from pine beetles. It extracts fermentable sugars from biomass and converts them directly into bio n-butanol, which is an ingredient in coatings, paints, adhesives, sealants, inks and other solvent products. The company was founded by Pamela Reilly Contag in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Genomatica, Inc. designs and develops biotechnology products. It offers metabolic engineering for renewable production of commodity chemicals. The company was founded by Bernhard O. Palsson and Christophe H. Schilling in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Liquid Light, Inc. develops and licenses process technology. It also develops catalysts and chemical processes for converting carbon dioxide to industrial chemicals and liquid transportation fuels. The firm specializes in the design of a technology platform that converts carbon dioxide waste into chemical products. It also focuses on leveraging clean domestic sources of energy, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear energy. The firm's catalyst designs are focused on helping chemical companies turn their industrial waste into a profitable source of revenue. The company was founded by Andrew Bocarsly, Narayanappa Sivasankar, Kyle Teamey and Emily Cole in 2008 and is headquartered in Monmouth Junction, NJ.

VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China.

Gilead Connecticut, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals and biotechnology chemicals. The firm develops a pipeline of small molecule therapeutics for multiple oncology and immunology-based indications. It focuses on the development of novel kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Genopole Entreprises is the investment division of the French incubation platform Genopole®, which is specialized in genomics and post-genomics, and regroups teaching and research laboratories as well as startup incubation facilities and biotechnology companies. Genopole was founded by regional government entities. Genopole Entreprises is based in Evry on the south side of Paris and manages the G1J-Genopole 1er Jour Ile-de-France regional pre-seed fund (Genopole 1st Day), established in 1999. The firm aims to identify potential biotechnology entrepreneurs within public and private research laboratories. They invest public funds as well as a majority of private capital, both domestic and international. Investors include large corporations, regional government entities, financial institutions and private equity firms. They cooperate with Cap Décisif Management SAS, a Paris-based regional venture capital firm with a generalist approach.

CDP Capital Technology Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies. The firm provides funding for companies in various stages of development, from early-stage startups to established businesses. CDP Capital Technology Ventures focuses on companies in the information technology, telecommunications, and life sciences sectors. The firm is a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, one of Canada's largest institutional fund managers, and ultimately controlled by the Province of Québec.

Calysta, Inc. provides sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. The firm develops new Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals technologies using methane, the primary component of natural gas. It’s technology allows conversion of a plentiful energy resource into high value chemicals and transportation fuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Silverman and Alan Shaw and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.