Eric L. Miles

Centillium Communications, Inc. designs, develops and supplies integrated programmable system-on-a-chip solutions that enable high-speed broadband access. Its products include passive optical network chip solutions; mixed-signal integrated circuits, hardware and software applications. The firm also offers fiber to the premises products that include central office transceivers, protocol processors, customer premise equipment transceivers and protocol processors. The company was founded in 1997 by Faraj Aalaei and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

MessageOne, Inc. provides disaster recovery and crisis communication solutions. Its email management service provides comprehensive email archiving, storage management and e-discovery with the total continuity and recovery only available from a managed service. The company was founded by Adam R. Dell and Satin H. Mirchandani in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Beceem Communications, Inc. manufactured semiconductors for the wireless broadband market. It specialized in the emerging 4G-WiMAX marketplace. The company was founded in October 2003 by Surendra Babu Mandava and Arogyaswami J. Paulraj and headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Core Security SDI Corp. provides threat-aware identity, access, authentication, and vulnerability management solutions. It specializes in identity and access management, from provisioning to governance to identity and access intelligence. The firm also provides insight from analyzing the big data generated from an organization’s identity and access relationships so users can identify and minimize risks and maintain continuous compliance. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

PatientsLikeMe LLC operates online health communities for patients. The firm offers data and information on patients, treatments, symptoms and research. The company was founded by Benjamin Heywood, James Heywood and Jeff Cole in 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Zero Motorcycles, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and distribution of electric motorcycles. Its products include street, dirt and dual sport motorcycles; and accessories, apparel, fairings and bodywork, parts, tires and wheels and upgrades. The firm offers its products online and through dealers. The company was founded by Lisa Saiki and Neal Saiki in 2006 and is headquartered in Scotts Valley, CA.

Questmark Management Co. LLC (Questmark Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Ben S. Schapiro. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Unwired Group Ltd. provides wireless broadband services. Its clients include Samsung, Korea Telecom, Motorola, Microsoft, Alcatel, Disney, and Nokia. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Planetweb, Inc. develops web browser and integrated e-mail applications. Its applications are used in video game systems, television videophones and set-top boxes and DVD players. It markets its products under SpectraApps, SpectraBuilder and SpectraCore brands. The company was founded in 1996 by Kamran Elahian and Ken Soohoo and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, CA.

EV Holdings, Inc. provides research and consulting services for the education industry. Its services include research and knowledge communities, consulting for colleges and universities and advising for business and non profits. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Invus Group LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1985 by Raymond Debbane. The Invus Group LLC is headquartered in New York, US with additional office in Paris.

Informative, Inc. provides online marketing analytics tools and services. It offers survey, community and forum, blog, and profiling services. The firm serves advertising agencies, marketing services firms, and media properties, as well as the consumer products, financial services, pharmaceutical, software, and consumer electronic industries. The company was founded by Ronen BabaYoff, Kamran Elahian, Elad Hemar and Yaniv Iny in 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Trinsum Group, Inc. provides management consulting services. It provides services in the areas of strategy, execution, organic growth, growth through acquisition, productivity and risk management. The company was founded by James M. McTaggart in 1978 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

GoldenSource Corp. provides enterprise data management software. The firm provides preconfigured connectivity and data integration interface which applies into EDM applications. It also provides solutions for the derivatives and fixed income markets. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Blue Buffalo Co. Ltd. manufactures and supplies dogs and cats food. Its products include life protection formula, wilderness, and organics. The firm also provides chicken and brown rice, lamb and brown rice, and fish and sweet potato recipes. The company was founded by Bill Bishop and is headquartered in Wilton, CT.

SoundHound, Inc. develops search and sound recognition technologies. The company was founded by Majid S. Emami, James M. Hom, Keyvan Mohajer and Michal Grabowski in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Relief International operates as a non-profit organization that provides emergency, rehabilitation, and development services. It offers programs including health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. The company was founded by Farshad Rastegar in 1990 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Famoco SAS provides enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution with a broad range of managed android devices. It offers handheld, ruggedized and biometric devices, mobile point of sale, business table, attendance and access terminal, and ticket validator. The firm’s services include consulting, software development, project and solution delivery, support and maintenance, training and coaching, and managed services. The company was founded by Nicolas Berbigier and Lionel Baraban in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

UNICEF Innovation Fund acts as a private equity fund.

Outlierz Ventures (Outlierz Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kenza Lahlou in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco.

iBRIDGES is an open and collaborative initiative that aims to empower a worldwide high-tech entrepreneurial community, focused on those of Iranian descent, to exchange knowledge, best practices, and innovative thinking. The American company believes that the promotion and development of entrepreneurial capacities is a key lever for all societies to elevate their social condition. The high-tech entrepreneurial space brings game-changing dynamics and new ways of engagement that promote diversity and equal opportunity, celebrates merit-based achievement, advocates participative management, and fosters shared ownership. iBRIDGES conferences provide a unique opportunity for high-tech entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and students to network and share their ideas with a global audience. The non-profit company has a current board of members dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial capacity of all its members. iBRIDGES also shares the latest news and trends in high-tech entrepreneurship.