Tim Sears

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. provides energy and environmental research services. It conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. The firm also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning and supports research in emerging technologies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

IDEO LP provides marketing, consulting, product development, and branding and designing services. It offers strategic services, including exploration, service design and transformation services. The company was founded by David M. Kelly, Mike Nuttall and Bill Moggridge in 1991 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Nth Power LLC (Nth Power) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Nancy Floyd and Maurice Gunderson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Powerhouse Accelerator LLC (Powerhouse Accelerator) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Emily Kirsch. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Alpha Impact Investment Management Partners LLC (AiiM Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shally Shanker. The firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

GlobalGiving Foundation operates as an online marketplace that connects individual and institutional donors to community-based projects. It addresses health, education, economic development and other themes around the world. The firm’s innovative platform offers tools that help people search for, support, and publicize projects online and get detailed feedback on progress. The company was founded by Mari Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle in 2000 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ebb Carbon, Inc. is a company that pioneers a new method of carbon removal using electrochemistry to enhance the ocean's natural ability to safely store CO2 while reducing ocean acidity. The company is based in San Carlos, CA. The company's approach has the potential to be one of the safest, scalable, and affordable ways to remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere. The company was founded by Ben Tarbell, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

GlobalGiving UK is a platform that enables individuals to safely and easily support over 766 non-profit organizations that focus on food security. GlobalGiving UK is based in London, UK. The British company provides a vetted and verified list of projects by country, allowing users to make a positive impact. Alix Guerrier has been the CEO of the private company since 2018.

Saymosaic, Inc. develops language artificial intelligent (AI) platform that enables enterprise customers to create intelligent voice assistance for answers to queries from a plethora of language. The company was founded by Cheng He and Sumang Liu on June 19, 2015 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

MiaSolé, Inc. manufactures copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels. Its products include flexible solar cell, FLEX-02N & FLEX-09NL and FLEX-02W. The company was founded by Dennis R. Hollars and David B. Pearce in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. engages in the provision of electricity transmission and distribution services. The firm specializes in energy marketing, information technology and regulatory compliance. The company was founded in March 1998 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power manages water and energy resources. It is a municipal utility, serving the water and electricity needs of the City of Los Angeles. It was founded in 1902 and is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The United States Energy Association operates an organization for energy-related services. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Public Service Co. of North Carolina, Inc. supplies natural gas. The company is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity. The company operates through following segments: Electric Operations, Gas Distribution, Gas Marketing & All Other. It offers electricity to retail and wholesale customers and the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to retail customers. The firm also offers chemicals, educational services, paper products, food products, lumber and wood products, health services, textile manufacturing, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products and fabricated metal products. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Cayce, SC.

California Water Service Co. engages in the provision of water supply and irrigation system services. It deals with providing regulated and non-regulated utility services to communities. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.