Umesh Padval

Entropic Communications LLC operates as a provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment, transforming how streaming IP-based video and high-definition multimedia content and services are delivered and distributed into and throughout the home. The company was founded by Itzhak Gurantz and Anton Monk on January 31, 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Avnera Corp. designs system-on-chip products and analog circuits for the consumer audio industry. Its products primarily address technical challenges associated with high-density wireless deployments in enterprise audio and voice conferencing products. The firm offers products for different applications such as battery chargers, UI controllers, power supply units, and signal processors. The company was founded by Manpreet S. Khaira, Raj Garg, and Chris O'Connor in 2004 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

PowerGenix Systems, Inc. developed and manufactured nickel zinc batteries for automotive, industrial, and stationary storage applications. Its products included automotive Stop-Start systems, monoblock power units, and micro hybrid batteries. The company was founded in 2003 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Mellanox Technologies, Inc. supplies end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. It offers solutions such as network and multicore processors, network adapters, switches, cables, and software and silicon. The company was founded by Roni Ahuri, Shai Cohen, Michael T. Kagan, and Eyal Waldman in May 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Exclara, Inc. provides fabless semiconductor devices. It provides integrated-circuit and module-based solutions to system designers and manufacturers for delivering and managing power to LED light engines over a variety of applications and form factors. Its target markets include residential, commercial, and industrial or outdoor. The company was founded by Anatoly Shteynberg and Harry Rodriguez in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. engages in the development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of interconnect products. Its products facilitate data transmission between servers, storage systems, communications infrastructure equipment, and other embedded systems. The company was founded by Eyal Waldman, Roni Ashuri, Shai Cohen, Michael Kagan, Evelyn Landsman, Shimon Rotenberg, Eitan Zehavi, Udi Katz, and Alon Webman on March 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Yokeneam, Israel.

Avalanche Technology, Inc. develops digital memory storage technology products. It offers spin programmable memory, a non-volatile ultra low power magnetic memory. The firm's products include stand-alone discrete memory chips, AvRAM and solid-state cache. The company was founded by Rajiv Y. Ranjan and Petro Estakhri in August 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Dynegy, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in the production and sale of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services from its fleet of power plants. It operates through three segments: Coal, IPH and Gas. The Coal segment operates through Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC, which owns, directly and indirectly certain of their coal-fired power generation facilities in Illinois. The IPH segment includes IPGC or Genco, which also owns, directly and indirectly, certain of its coal-fired power generation facilities in Illinois. The Gas segment operates both intermediate and peaking natural gas plants, located in the Midwest, Northeast and California. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Tigo Energy MergeCo, Inc. engages in the provision of smart module technology for the solar industries. It designs solar optimizers utilizing patented impedance matching technology to allow more modules on any roof, uneven string lengths, and different orientations. The firm?s products include solar optimizers, software, and communication systems. The company was founded by Shmuel Arditi and Ron Hadar in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Lastline, Inc. develops anti-malware software. It offers network security, email protection, cloud security, and internet protection. The company was founded by Engin Kirda, Christopher Kruegel, and Giovanni Vigna in 2011 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Tactus Technology, Inc. develops user interface for mobile, computing, consumer electronics and automotive devices. Its scientific design and optimized engineering enhances the user experience of writing by improving indentation, static and dynamic friction, better acoustics, durability and stylus tip performance. The company was founded by Craig Michael Ciesla and Micah B. Yairi in 2008 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Ultrasolar Technology, Inc. develops solar photovoltaic panels. The firm’s technology increases the baseline energy output by boosting power density for residential, commercial, and utility solar arrays. The company was founded by Naresh Chandra Sharma, Ashok Gupta, and Santosh Kumar in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Skyhigh Networks, Inc. provides cloud security and enablement services. Its products include Skyhigh for Shadow IT, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and office 365. The company was founded by Rajiv Ramlal Gupta, Kaushik Narayan and Sekhar Sarukkai in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pictos Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets digital imaging semiconductor products

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Thomvest Ventures, Inc (Thomvest Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Peter J. Thomson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pinnacle Engines, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of internal combustion engines. Its products are designed to address the need for more efficient internal combustion engines and have an impact on the transportation sector's fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The company was founded by James Montague Cleeves in August 2007 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Baffle, Inc. develops and offers data encryption software. The company was founded by Ameesh Divatia in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Koninklijke Philips NV, Blue Willow Systems LLC is a company that provides senior monitoring solutions for businesses. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company's main offering is Lifeline, a medical alert service that has been trusted by over 7 million subscribers for over 40 years. The company works with businesses to provide senior monitoring solutions that empower safer independence. Blue Willow Systems was acquired by Koninklijke Philips NV on September 19, 2018.

ShieldX Networks, Inc. offers cloud security and micro-segmentation software. The company was founded by Ratinder Paul Singh Ahuja, Harjinder Singh, Manuel Nedbal and Lovely Kaur in 2015 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ShiftLeft, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud security solutions. It code property graph, protect, inspect and ocular products. It offers spring-based Java web application with hypertext transfer protocol handlers that a user can trigger from outside. The firm provides solutions for appsec, developers and code auditors. The company was founded by Manish Gupta, Vlad Alexandru Ionescu and Chetan Conikee Sathyanarayana on November 21, 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Harness, Inc. provides computer software services. The firm uses machine learning to detect the quality of deployments and automatically roll back failed ones, saving time and reducing the need for custom scripting and manual oversight. The company was founded by Jyoti Bansal and Rishi Singh and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CyCognito Ltd. provides security eliminates software and consulting services. The company was founded by Rob N Gurzeev and Dima Potekhin and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Bolster, Inc. provides zero hour phishing detection & brand protection. Itzero-day phishing detection API and brand monitoring & protection. The company was founded by Shashi Prakash and Abhishek Dubey in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Isovalent, Inc. provides networking and security services. The company was founded by Thomas Graf and Dan Wendlandt and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.