Michael B. Sweeney

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Omm, Inc. provides industrial machinery and equipment repairing services. The private company is based in San Diego, CA.

PowerDsine Ltd. designs, develops, and supplies integrated circuits, modules, and systems that enable the implementation of Power-Over-Ethernet in local area networks. It offers telecommunications products such as digital subscriber line, power modules, telephone ring signal generators, and application specific integrated circuits. The company was founded by Igal Rotem and Ilan Atias in 1994 and is headquartered in Hod Hasharon, Israel

Imago is a world class provider of metrology and analysis equipment serving the microelectronic and general research markets. Imago committed to the development of the nanotechnology solutions required as the semiconductor, data storage and advanced materials industries increasingly enter the realm of nanotechnology. Imago provides time-to-market advantages to its customers through leading edge technology in the field of three-dimensional, nanoscale metrology and analysis equipment. Its focus on and funding of advanced technology, together with its network of industrial collaborations, ensures that they continue to accelerate the development of these empowering metrology techniques. Imago's headquarters moved to a new larger office and manufacturing facility in July 2006. The world-class applications lab includes two dual beam focused ion beams, two scanning electron microscopes, electro polishing equipment, a clean room area for specimen preparation, and a suite of Imago LEAP microscopes. .

BinOptics LLC designs, develops and manufactures monolithically integrated optoelectronic components. It products include edge and surface emitting fabry perot lasers, distributed feedback laser and lasers with monitoring photodiodes. The company was founded by Alex A. Behfar and Darius Forghani in November 2000 and is headquartered in Lowell, MA.

SetPoint Medical Corp. operates as a biomedical technology company, which engages in the development of therapies for patients with inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn?s disease. The company was founded by Kevin J. Tracey, Shaw H. Warren, and James W. Broderick in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA.

Autonomic Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes innovative therapies for the treatment of severe headache. Its product, the ATI Neurostimulation System, is used for the treatment of acute pain of cluster headache. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Threshold Ventures, Inc. (Threshold Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 1985 by Tim Draper. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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.

GE Industrial Systems develops and manufactures electrical equipment. Its products include circuit breakers, lighting controls, motors and panel boards. The company is headquartered in Plainville, CT.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

The Innovation Factory LLC (The Innovation Factory) is an incubator firm headquartered in Duluth, Georgia. The firm is founded by Thomas D. Weldon and Charles E. Larsen in 1999.

EnOcean GmbH develops and provides patented self-powered wireless technology. It manufactures and markets maintenance-free wireless sensor solutions for use in buildings and industrial installations. The firm's solutions are based on miniaturized energy converters, ultra-low-power electronic circuitry, and reliable wireless. Its products include accessories, software and firmware. The company was founded by Andreas Schneider and Frank Schmidt in 2001 and is headquartered in Oberhaching, Germany.

Anagran, Inc. provides network flow management products. The company was founded by Lawrence Roberts and Katya Stesin on April 14, 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Media Lario Technologies SRL supplies cost effective reflective optical components and systems for a variety of applications in Semiconductor Lithography, Semiconductor Processing Capital Equipment, Space and Terrestrial Science and Medical and Life Science Devices, thereby serving the radiation spectrum from X-ray to millimeter waves. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bosisio Parini, Italy.

DFJ Athena LLC (DFJ Athena) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshhold Ventures founded by Perry Ha in 2007. The firm is headquartered in California with an additional office in Korea, and China.

Lutonix, Inc. develops and commercializes drug coated balloon catheters. Its catheters help to deliver therapeutic dose of paclitaxel. The firm’s catheters are used to treat peripheral and coronary lesions. The company was founded in July 2007 by Dennis Wahr and Lixiao Wang and is headquartered in New Hope, MN.

Mobiwire SA targets specifically mobile operators and distributors, fashion, sport and luxury brands and also equipment manufacturers (business to business services). Sagem Wireless benefits from a well know quality reputation for products and services. Being agile and flexible, the teams can adapt themselves to customer expectations. Mobiwire SA is mastering integration of new technologies and innovations in mobility markets. This can be achieved through its own R&D resources and also through several partnerships that have been established allowing it to access to high level skills in mobile technologies - particularly around mobile software. Therefore the company is able to combine proficiencies in Europe and Asia in order to provide the best in user experience and industrial design.

FlexEnable Ltd. engages in the development and commercialization of organic electronics. Its services include material sales, technology transfer, technology licensing and product prototying. The company was founded by Richard Friend, Stuart McLellan Evans, and Henning Sirringhaus on January 11, 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Imagination Technologies Ltd. provides processor solutions for graphics, video, vision processing and multi-standard communications. Its silicon IP (intellectual property) includes the key processing blocks needed by our customers to create the Systems on Chips (SoC) that power electronic devices. The company is headquartered in Kings Langley, the United Kingdom.

Ebb Therapeutics, Inc. develops medical devices for the treatment of insomnia. It engages in the development of regional cerebral thermal therapy (RCTT) device for use in insomnia and sleep disorders. The company was founded by Eric A. Nofzinger in 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Tantalum Corp. Ltd provides telematics and infomatics solutions. It offers products and services to commercial fleets, insurers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEM). The company is headquartered in Uxbridge, the United Kingdom.

Codasip s.r.o. provides internet protocol and electronic design automation solutions. Its products include Codix Processors, RISC-V Processors and Custom Processors. The company was founded by Karel Masarik in 2006 and is headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic.

Sollis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel non-steroid and non-opioid analgesics. The company was founded by Gregory Fiore and Bryan Jones and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Avation Medical, Inc. provides platform for wearable nerve stimulation systems. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Codasip GmbH operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of processing solutions for integrated circuit design. It offers RISC-V processors, Codasip Studio, and SweRV Support Package. The company was founded by Karel Masar?k in 2014 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.