Karine Dubner

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Foro Energy, Inc. manufactures and develops lasers for oil, natural gas, geothermal, and mining industries. Its lasers are used to drill, workover, and complete energy wells, including mechanical cutting/grinding, explosives, harsh chemicals and high pressures. The company was founded by Joel F. Moxley, Mark S. Zediker and Mark Land in 2009 and is headquartered in Littleton, CO.

Neighborhood Sun Benefit Corp. engages in the provision of solar energy solutions. Its services include customer acquisition, management, partnerships and site development. The company was founded by Gary Skulnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Mission Driven Finance LLC (Mission Driven Finance) is a private equity firm. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

MC10, Inc. develops stretchable silicon materials for the microelectronics industry. The firm's technology uses semiconductors in conjunction with interconnect and packaging technologies to produce conformal electronics. It offers solutions for applications in consumer electronics, medical devices, industrial products, defense systems, differentiated consumer products, industrial, and military markets. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts Jr., John A. Rogers, Benjamin Schlatka, Marvin J. Slepian, George M. Whitesides, Gilman Callsen and Roozbeh Ghaffari in 2008 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Cool Planet Energy Systems, Inc. develops negative carbon fuels. Its process, known as the carbon negative fuel cycle creates drop-in gasoline and can be used in any vehicle on the road today. The firm’s product that is CoolTerra biocarbon sequesters carbon and creates value for industries as diverse as agriculture, water, and livestock. The company was founded by Michael C. Cheiky in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Diagnostics for the Real World (Europe) Ltd. develops diagnostic tests. The firm develops cutting-edge technologies and diagnostic assays for deployment in resource poor countries primarily through patient sample testing at the point of care or near the patient. Its signal amplification technologies offer rapid and reliable tests for Chlamydia, Hepatitis and HIV. The company was founded by Helen Lee in 2002 and is headquartered in Little Chesterford, the United Kingdom.

Union Carbide Corp. engages in the production of chemicals and polymers. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Its products include polyethylene and polypropylene, ethylene glycol, isopropanol, ethyleneamines, biocides, surfactants, deicing and anti-icing fluids, amines, solution vinyl resins and polyethylene glycols. The company was founded on November 1, 1917 and is headquartered in Seadrift, TX.

Soft Robotics, Inc. designs and builds soft robotic automation systems that can grasp and manipulate items of varying size, shape and weight with a single device. It also offers an ecosystem of robots, control systems, data and machine learning to enable the workplace of the future. The company was founded by Carmichael S. Roberts, Jr., Mitchell R. Zakin and George M. Whitesides in 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Massachusetts General Physician's Organization, Inc. operates as a multi-specialty medical firm. It is working in partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital and in cooperation with Partners HealthCare to builds on the synergies among clinical practice, research and teaching to improve its patient's well being and the professional lives of physicians and staff. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Duke University Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cancer treatment, primary care, orthopedics, aesthetics, and fertility services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

GBH operates radio and television stations. The firm provides Public media powerhouse with educational content that informs, inspires and entertains. The company was founded by Ralph Lowell on 02 May, 1995 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. designs a range of fashion footwear, handbags, and apparel in the United States and internationally. The firm, through license agreements, also designs and markets apparel and accessories under its Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, Unlisted, and Le Tigre brand names; and footwear under the proprietary Gentle Souls trademark. It also designs, develops, and sources private label footwear and handbags for selected retailers. The company was founded in 1982 by Kenneth D. Cole and is headquartered in New York, NY.

M34 Capital Inc (M34 Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Errol Arkilic, Jim J. Hornthal, Steve Blank and Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

BCBG Max Azria Group engages in manufacture and distribution of women's garments and accessories. The company is headquartered in Mercurol-Veaunes, France.

Halston LLC designs, manufactures and markets women's clothing and apparel. It offers eyewear, sunglasses, denim wear, handbags, watches and footwear. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Halston Operating Co. LLC sells women's apparel, handbags, and footwear online. Benjamin Malka has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.

Nephila Capital Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Formerly known as Willis Asset Management LLC, the firm was co-founded in 1997 by William Franklin “Frank” Majors and Gregory "Greg” Hagood. They are a subsidiary of Nephila Holdings Ltd., owned by Markel Group, Inc. (NYSE: MKL) in the US. Nephila Capital specializes in catastrophe risk and weather risk investments for sophisticated institutional and high net worth clients.

Arsenal Medical Inc. develops therapeutic products based on BioActive Composites platform. Its biomaterials-based systems provide targeted local and systemic therapies to treat chronic diseases and conditions. The firm product offers tailored dosing of drugs, mechanical and biochemical compatibility with tissues and complete bioabsorption. The company was founded by George M. Whitesides, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. and Robert S. Langer Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

The Climate Corp. develops solutions for farming operations. Its products include FieldView Pro, FieldView Plus and FieldView Prime. The firm's proprietary climate FieldView platform combines hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic modeling, and high-resolution weather simulations to deliver climate FieldView products, mobile SaaS solutions that help farmers improve profitability by making better informed operating and financing decisions. The company was founded by Siraj Khaliq and David Friedberg in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Private Wealth Asset Management LLC is an independent financial advisory firm that offers private wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The company is based in Cedar Rapids, IA, and has offices in other locations such as Corpus Christi. The company provides comprehensive advice and services personalized to the needs of each client, including fiduciary lending, specialty asset management, estate and generational wealth planning, trust and estate services, property & casualty insurance management, health care advisory, business transition planning, tax management, and more. The company was founded by Maxwell T. Smith, Jeffrey H. Shipley, and Timothy Barnard Kneen. Bryan Johnson has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Ceres operates as a non-profit organization. Its solutions include energy conservation, environmental restoration, management commitment, management commitment, reduction and disposal of wastes and audits and reports. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nephila Holdings Ltd. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Karen Keaney. The firm is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.

CubicPV, Inc. engages in the manufacture of silicon photovoltaic wafers. It develops Direct Wafer, a technology that forms a standard multi-crystalline wafer directly from molten silicon. The company was founded by Frank van Mierlo and Emanuel M. Sachs in 2007 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Synglyco, Inc. develops novel vaccines using synthetic carbohydrates. The firm's cutting edge technology enables the rapid, milligram to kilogram production of synthetic carbohydrates for use in drug discovery and industrial applications. Its proprietary platform generates significant quantities of chemically pure, complex carbohydrates through automated and manual chemical synthesis. The company was founded by Peter H. Seeberger, Carmichael S. Roberts Jr. Obadiah J. Plante and Louis Schofield on June 18, 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Source Global PBC. operates as an early stage company. The company is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

The Consumer Technology Association researches and reports trends in the consumer electronics market. The firm also provides its members with educational programs, technical training, market research and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.