Kevin Lin

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Part of Perrigo Co. Plc, Elan Management Ltd. engages in manufacturing, fabricating, or processing drugs in pharmaceutical preparations for human or veterinary use. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

SolarBridge Technologies, Inc. develops electronics for solar power technologies. The company was founded on January 16, 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

project frog, Inc. offers pre-engineered building systems for public, retail, retreat and workplace facilities. It provides component buildings that assemble easily onsite, giving architects and builders a fast and cost effective way to create beautiful and energy efficient buildings. The firm offers a versatile ecosystem of products that adapt to all kinds of uses including early childhood, K-12, higher education, healthcare, public, retail, retreat and workplace. The company was founded by Mark Miller and Desi Shunturova in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Renew Financial Group LLC provides renewable, energy efficiency, and water saving financing for residential and commercial projects. Its services include solar panel financing; windows and doors financing; heating and cooling financing; roofing and roof replacement financing; landscaping and turf financing; hurricane protection financing; earthquake protection financing; and home improvement financing. The company was founded by Stephen Compagni Portis, Cisco DeVries, and Mimi Frusha in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Natron Energy, Inc. develops batteries. It is developing a radical new battery technology for stationary applications including renewables support, smart grids/microgrids, and UPS. The company was founded by Robert Huggins and Colin Wessells in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Passport Capital LLC (Passport) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by John H. Burbank III. Passport serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd. operates as an international association of accounting and consultancy firm. The company was founded on June 24, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Apax Partners Israel Ltd. (AP-IL) is the Israeli private equity subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Apax Partners LLP in Great Britain. Established in 1994, the firm is located in Tel Aviv and raises funds through investors such as financial institutions, foundations and endowments, banks and insurance companies in addition to pension funds. AP-IL's management typically invests a significant proportion of their own capital in the firms' investments. In 2005, the Apax Foundation was established for the group's charitable donations. The foundation supports entrepreneurial endeavors, social investment and educational initiatives aimed at alleviating poverty worldwide.

San Francisco Symphony provides symphony orchestra presentations. The firm enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of bay area communities. It offers performer’s series, south bay, organ and chorus concerts, open rehearsals, chamber music, youth orchestra concerts, family-friendly concerts and special events. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Texas Medical Center provides healthcare services. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Huston, TX.

Council of Institutional Investors is a non-profit association of pension funds, other employee benefit funds, endowments and foundations. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Sophia Business Angels operates as an international club for entrepreneurs and managers. It offers investment services. The company was founded by Pierre Laffitte in 2003 and is headquartered in Sophia Antipolis, France.

ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones provides financial, material, human resource, and management consulting services to promote internal and external trade. Its services portfolio includes marketing research, investment, training, promoting import and export. The company is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Angel Capital Association provides investment services. The CEO of the American company is Patrick Gouhin.

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.

Galata Is Melekleri operates as an angel investment platform. It connects investors with startups in the sectors, such as big data, finance, telecommunication, software, and technology. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

Plant PV, Inc. provides research and development of new materials and device architectures for photovoltaic cells. It offers Ag-on-Al for solar shingles, PERC pastes, and Ag-on-Al Solar Cell Design 101. The company was founded by Brian E. Hardin and Craig H. Peters and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.

Ripple Foods PBC offers dairy products. Its provides unsweetened vanilla and chocolate, superfoods milk, nutrition, and frozen dessert. The company was founded by Neil Renninger and Adam Lowry in 1995 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Greentown Labs operates as a community of climatetech and cleantech pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Merrill Lynch & Co. Financial Consultants provides financial consulting services. The private company is based in Manalapan, FL.

Claridge Israel Investment, Inc. Ltd. (Claridge Israel) is a private equity firm founded in 2015. The firm Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Portfolia, Inc. (United States) (Portfolia Inc.) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Costello Trish. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Citibank NA (Singapore) is a bank that provides branch services. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

The Houston Angel Network functions as an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Business Angel Minority Association provides investment services. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Espaces Antipolis provides co-working and office rental services. The company is based in Valbonne, France.