Ian Davis

LanzaTech, Inc. provides gas fermentation services. Its converts carbon rich wastes and residues produced by industries such as steel manufacturing, oil refining, and chemical production into fuel ethanol. The company was founded by Sean Dennis Simpson in 2005 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL.

Genesis Research & Development Corp. Ltd. operates as a development stage company. Previously, it was a technology investment company that builds a broad therapeutic development platform targeting immune disorders and cancer and a novel single stranded gene silencing technology using the RNAi mechanism. The company was founded by James Douglas Watson in 1994 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Avertana Ltd. operates a process technology company that develops a novel, proprietary technology platform to produce everyday minerals and chemicals from industrial waste streams. The company was founded by Sean Molloy, Sherif Ibrahim and James Obern and is headquartered in Parnell, New Zealand.

Nilo Ltd. is a New Zealander green technology company that transforms plastic waste into valuable resources. Nilo is based in Auckland, New Zealand. The private company's binding agent, which replaces urea formaldehyde in wood panel board, aids in a circular economy. Nilo is recognized as a potentially game-changing solution to the environmental crisis. The company was founded by Tim Williams, and the CEO is Glen Willoughby.

Level Two provides home and support for start-ups on the edge of science and technology. The company is headquartered in Parnell, New Zealand.

Airtree Ventures Pty Ltd (Airtree) is an independent venture capital firm. The firm is headquartered in Paddington, AU. It is founded by Craig Blair and Daniel Petre in 2014.