John B. Higginbotham

Novariant, Inc. provides pre-eminent precision steering solutions. It offers precision steering and controls, positioning and vision sensors, human machine interface, communications, software data services and vehicle interface. The company was founded by Glen Sapilewski, Clark E. Cohen, Avi Gross, Lars G. Leckie, Kurt Zimmerman, Dave Lawrence, Gregory Gutt, Michael Eglington, Stewart Cobb, Tom Bell, Paul Montgomery and Michael O'Connor in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Imaginova Corp. engages in the provision of digital media content and e-commerce services. It is a branded multimedia company that captures people’s fascination with space, science, and technological innovation. The company offers content related to space science, and travel and exploration, as well as astronomy, technology, and business news. Imaginova was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Watsonville, CA.

ProtoStar Ltd. provides satellite broadcasting services. It was formed to acquire, launch and operate high-power geostationary satellites to lease capacity to Asian DTH and broadband service providers. The company was founded by Philip Father, Charlie Sweeney, Reid Stephenson, Raghu Das, Craig Gavin and Sophie Grinevald in 2001 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Integral Systems, Inc. provides information network systems solutions and services. Its products are designed for use in satellite command and control, telemetry and digital signal processing, data communications, enterprise network management and communications information assurance. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Lanham, MD.

ProtoStar Satellite Systems, Inc. provides satellite broadcasting services. The firm acquires and operates geostationary satellites to Asian DTH and broadband service providers. It also provides direct-to-home satellite television, broadband Internet, and GSM cellular backhaul services. The company was founded in March 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blue Ridge Networks, Inc. provides cyber security solutions to government and commercial enterprises. Its products include appguard, edgeguard and borderguard. The firm solutions include endpoint, networks, cloud and services. The company was founded by Tom Gilbert, John A. Zett and Lisa Jensen in 1987 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

SpaceVest Fund LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US with high-growth markets, strong competitive positions and exceptional management teams. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of telecommunications, infrastructure, emerging applications and support services. It provides financing for early and expansion stage capital requirements.

Part of Industrial Technologies, Inc., INTEC Corp is an inspector of web inspection systems. The company is based in Trumbull, CT. INTEC was acquired by Aerodyne Products Corp on June 09, 1992. The company was founded by John B. Higginbotham. The CEO is Amir Barzilay.