Shannon Golladay

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

The Solaria Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of solar panels and silicon photovoltaic modules and systems. The company was founded by Suvi Sharma, Kevin Gibson, Joel C. Goldbatt, and Leslie A. Danziger in 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. engages in the development and production of bio-based chemicals and fuels. The company was founded by Ryan T. Gill, Peter Long, and Michael Lynch in 2007 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Stance, Inc. designs and manufactures socks for men, women, and kids. It offers performance, casual, artist, snow and santigold socks for men; tomboy, invisibles, boot socks and anklets for women; and everyday, artist and snow for kinds. The firm offers its products online, as well as through dealers in Brooklyn, Monrovia and San Clemente. The company was founded by Aaron Hennings, Ryan Kingman, Taylor Shupe, Richard P. Alden, Jeffrey Kearl and John Wilson in 2009 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.

Vive Crop Protection, Inc. develops crop protection products. The firm specializes in crop protection, delivery, agronomy, formulations chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial manufacturing development and patents. Its products include AZteroid, Bifender and Fenstro. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ryver, Inc. provides contact management and customer relationship management software. It offers collaborative email that builds shared contacts, tasks, files and collaboration tools right into email. The company was founded in 2011 by Patrick M. Sullivan, Adam C. Ross and Patrick D. Sullivan and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Farmer's Business Network, Inc. provides data management solution to the agriculture sector. It enables the farming sector diagnose yields and benchmarking on multiple levels through its platform. The company was founded by Charles Baron and Amol Deshpande in 2014 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Inc. develops customer-sited energy storage systems. It offers hybrid-electric buildings which deploy large networks of battery systems in targeted buildings where electric utilities need grid support. The company also designs, finances, installs and manages energy storage solutions for commercial, industrial and government building owners. The company was founded by Susan P. Kennedy and Jackalyne Pfannenstiel and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The National Geographic Society, Inc. operates as a non-profit scientific and educational institution. Its interests include geography, archeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Efficas Medical Foods & Nutrition LLC develops science-based consumer products for the nutritional management of the immune system for both humans and pets. Its products are non-prescription medical food and helps to provide relief from asthma and associated allergies. The company was founded by Nancy Fogg-Johnson and Alex Merolli in 2003 and is headquartered in Fullerton, CA.

LogoWorks.com provides logo design services. It also provides website design, brochure design, and advertising campaigns services. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in American Fork, UT.

Bay Area Council Economic Institute operates an advocacy and research organization. The firm's services include infrastructure, trade, globalization, science and innovation, business development and governance. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, Inc. drives cutting-edge research and treatments for brain tumors. The firm specializes in venture philanthropy, brain cancer research and brain tumor research. The company was founded by Stacey Case, Stephen M. Case and Jean Case in 2001 and is headquartered in

Anuvia Plant Nutrients Corp. engages in the manufacture of bio-based fertilizers for the agriculture, turf and lawn care industries. Its products include GreenTRX, Organic MaTRX, SymTRX, and ANUGREEN. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Burnham in 2015 and is headquartered in Winter Garden, FL.

Primus Power Corp. designs, develops and distributes energy storage systems. It offers power grid flexibility, renewable integration and demand management solutions. The company was founded by Richard Otto Winter and Thomas M. Stepien in 2009 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Daily Muse, Inc. provides job opportunities, skill-building courses, coaching, and video profiles. It also offers entrepreneurship, education, style, technology, health, money, social, travel, break room, and long-term professional development. The company was founded by Kathryn Minshew, Melissa Quino McCreery, and Alexandra Cavoulacos in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Zola Electric Netherlands BV provides renewable electricity for homes. It creates a distributed solar model, known locally as M-POWER, to provide electricity to each and every household. The company was founded by Xavier Helgesen, Erica Mackey and Joshua Pierce January 2012 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands .

Part of Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., BioLab, Inc. is one of the largest independent manufacturers of consumer products. The company is based in Lawrenceville, GA and is a leader in manufacturing and packaging products that clean and protect. The company has major positions in the multi-billion dollar household, pool, and auto categories. BioLab partners with a wide range of retailers to bring their large portfolio of brands and products to consumers every day.

Off Grid Electric Ltd. engages in installation of distributed-generation solar systems. The company is headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Anuvia Plant Nutrients Holdings, Inc. provides removal scrap and waste materials. The company is headquartered in Zellwood, FL.

DBL Investors LLC (DBL Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Nancy E. Pfund and Ira M. Ehrenpreis. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Eco.logic Brands, Inc. produces recycled paper laundry detergent bottles. It also designs and manufactures recyclable packaging solutions for consumer applications. The firm offers ready-to-fill bottles to hold pourable liquid or dry products. The company also offers cardboard bottles through stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Eco.logic Brands was founded by Julie Corbett on May 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.