Giovanna Davatz

Axino Solutions AG develops artificial intelligence-based sensor technology for food retailers. The company is based in Solothurn, Switzerland. The CEO of the Swiss company is Mario Vögeli.

ANYbotics AG provides autonomous legged robots for industrial applications to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability of industrial work. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company's robots automate inspections in Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Power, and Mining industries. ANYmal, the company's robot, provides accurate, reliable, and safe end-to-end automated robotic inspections to power and utilities. The company was founded in 2016 by Marco Hutter, Roland Yves Siegwart, Hanspeter Fässler, Christian Gehring, Remo Diethelm, Péter Fankhauser, Samuel Bachmann, Andreas Lauber. Péter Fankhauser has been the CEO since 2016.

Swisscom Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Swisscom AG (SW: SCMN), Switzerland's telecom operator with headquarters in Bern, Switzerland. The group was founded in 2005 as a division of Swisscom's group level activities and focuses on investing in early-stage growth companies. The firm partnered with Vinci Capital in 2006 to launch Mona Lisa, a co-investment venture capital fund to Renaissance Technology 2, aiming to promote and capitalize on the innovation potential of Swiss technological SMEs. For Swisscom the cooperation with Vinci Capital is an opportunity to increase innovation and boost the development of Swiss technology SMEs. For Vinci Capital, it provides access to Swisscom's industry expertise for selecting new investments and developing commercial and technological partnerships with the companies in the portfolio.

Ioxus, Inc. manufactures ultra capacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets. It designs and manufactures smaller, lighter weight iMOD modules and the new iMOD X-Series family of module systems. The firm also provides individual cells, pre-packaged modules, and system integration services. The company was founded by Chad Hall, Michael Pentaris and Thor Eilertsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Oneonta, NY.

Aster Capital Partners SAS (Aster Capital) is the French venture capital investment subsidiary of Schneider Electric SA (XP: SU), a world-leading electricity management and industrial automation group. Formerly known as Schneider Electric Ventures SAS, the firm was founded by Jean-Marc Bally in 2000 and changed their name to Aster Capital in 2010. Located in Paris with a representative office in China, the firm manages a venture capital fund sponsored by Schneider Electric and cooperates closely with the group's research scientists.

Morphean SA develops and installs digital video protection systems. It provides video surveillance solutions that specializes in video management platforms, incident detection, and video content analysis technology. The company was founded by Rodrigue Zbinden and Benoît Rouiller in 2009 and is headquartered in Granges-Paccot, Switzerland.

aventic partners AG is the venture capital/private equity subsidiary of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was established in 1999.

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.

L-3 Communications Safeview, Inc. provides security software solutions. It develops security systems that detect weapons, explosives, contrabands, products, and other objects of concern such as plastics, ceramics and metals. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

MCMS, Inc. is a global provider of advanced electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers that primarily serve the data communications, telecommunications, and computer/memory module industries. It offers a broad range of electronics manufacturing services, including pre-production engineering and product design support, prototyping, supply chain management, manufacturing and testing of printed circuit board assemblies, full system assembly, end-order fulfillment and after-sales product support. It delivers this broad range of services through operations in Nampa, Idaho; Durham, North Carolina; Penang, Malaysia; Colfontaine, Belgium; Monterrey, Mexico; and San Jose, California.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. provides membership network for learning and expertise. The firm promotes knowledge exchange through conversations, small group convenings, mentorships, surveys, and other interactions with its network of experts. The company was founded by Alexander Saint-Amand, Thomas D. Lehrman, and Mark Gerson in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.