Yi-Qun Li

Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

NxEdge, Inc. provides vertically integrated solutions to the semiconductor markets. It offers engineering coating, machining, anodization, fluropolymers, advanced cleaning, and analytics products. The company was founded by Jackson Chao on April 21, 2003 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Amalfi Semiconductor, Inc. develops and manufactures CMOS radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor devices. It offers power amplifier semiconductors and transmits modules for the cellular communications market. The company was founded by James L. Finch and David Sorensen in 2003 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures mixed-signal semiconductors for digital media and communication markets. It provides end-to-end interface connectivity semiconductor solutions for DisplayPort under its SlimPort brand, including signal conditioners and mobile display controllers such as timing controller solutions. The firm enables mobile devices to display movies, games, and applications on internal system screens, computer monitors, and televisions. The company was founded by Kewei Yang, Ted Rado, and Shuran Wei in March 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Vionx Energy Corp. manufactures flow batteries based on the company’s proprietary Zinc-Flow advanced energy storage technology. The zinc bromide flowing electrolyte energy storage system stores and releases electricity though a reversible electrochemical reaction. The company was founded by Sufan Siauw, Gary M. Collelo, and Dennis M. Dacy in 2002 and is headquartered in North Reading, MA.

Trion Worlds, Inc. develops online and console games. Its game portfolio includes Rift, Defiance, Trove, and ArcheAge. The company was founded by Lars U. Buttler in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

ENOVIX Corp. develops energy storage cells used in lithium-ion and lithium polymer rechargeable batteries. The firm offers 3D wave array based silicon lithium-ion rechargeable cells. The company was founded by Harrold Jones Rust III, Ashok Lahiri, Venkat Srinivasan, Murali Ramasubramanian, and Robert M. Spotniz in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Liquid Robotics, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of autonomous ocean robots for ocean monitoring and operations. It offers the Wave Glider that capture live ocean data close to where lava is flowing into the ocean. The company was founded by Graham Hine, Joseph D. Rizzi, and Roger Hine in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Ogin, Inc. develops and manufactures wind turbines for electrical power production. It products include mixer and ejector wind turbines. The firm's turbines are deployed in lower-voltage distribution grids. The company serves wind farm developers, industrial operators and utilities in the United States and internationally. Ogin was founded by Stanley Kowalski III in 2007 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Slice Technologies, Inc. provides e-commerce tracking applications. Its technology automatically identifies e-receipts within consumers’ inboxes and extracts data points about each purchase to create digital commerce products. It transforms online shopping and retail by unveiling innovative digital commerce data via its APIs, information products and consumer applications. The company was founded by Scott J. Brady, Eric J. Botto, Benjamin Suppe and Harpinder Singh Madan in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

HzO, Inc. provides a full spectrum of durable nanochemical solutions to protect critical electronics from corrosive and hazardous environments. Its solutions include nano coatings, barrier coatings, project analysis and assessment, custom application, quality control and maintenance, process documentation & product delivery and production support. The company was founded by Scott B. Gordon in 2011 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

LearnZillion, Inc. engages in the development of a web-based education tool and video library of math and literacy lessons. LearnZillion was founded by Eric Westendorf and Alix Guerrier in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VantagePoint Management, Inc. (VantagePoint) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Alan Edward Salzman, James D. Marver. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with additional office in Beijing, China.

Doll Capital Management Inc (DCM Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1996 by David Katsujin Chao, Rudy Rehm and Dixon R. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, additional offices in Beijing & Tokyo.

GKM Management LLC is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of First Western Financial, Inc. founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

BP Alternative Energy Ltd. develops wind energy projects. It produces and markets solar panels. The firm also produces solar electric systems to be used in the homes, businesses, and industries. The company was founded by Vivienne Cox in November 2005 and is headquartered in Sunbury-on-Thames, the United Kingdom.

Silicon Valley Leadership Group operates as an advocacy organization to influence public policy relating to the valley. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA.

Leader Ventures LLC (Leader Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Patrick Gordan and Robert Molke. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Analogix, Inc. develops consumables and instrumentation for automated compound purification, using flash chromatography for the pharmaceutical industry. The company is headquartered in Burlington, WI.

BrightSource Energy, Inc. designs, develops and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. It combines breakthrough technology with solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. The company was founded in 2006 by Arnold J. Goldman and Israel Kroizer and is headquartered in Jerusalem, IL.

STS Media, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile phone and wireless internet services. It offers sim cards, tablets, phone, shop, retail, affiliates, and free calling application products. It also offers phone, family plans, business, mobile and home internet services. The company was founded by Stephen Stokols, Steven Sesar, and Niklas Mårten Zennström in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Spin Transfer Technologies LLC develops orthogonal spin transfer magneto-resistive random access memory technology. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Federated Wireless, Inc. provides cloud-based wireless infrastructure solutions. It offers CINQ XP, spectrum access systems, and SAS pilot program. The company was founded by Jeffery H. Reed, Charles T. Clancy, Robert G. McGwier and Joseph Mitola III in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

RayVio Corp. operates a health and hygiene firm. It delivers clean water and environments with ultraviolet light. The firm offers XE Series Medium Power UV LEDs, SB4 and SB1 Ultraviolet Star Board. The company was founded by Theodore Moustakas, Milan Minsky, and Yitao Liao in 2012 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Spin Memory, Inc. manufactures computer storage devices. It develops breakthrough technologies in both magnetics and CMOS circuits and architectures that bring STT-MRAM to the next generation. The company was founded by Andrew Kent and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.