Tim Braun

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Powerset, Inc. provides online search engine services. It helps to search in normal language. The company was founded by Barney Pell, Ryan Ferrier, Steve Newcomb and Lorenzo Thione in 2005 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Omniport Ltd. manages and operates airports. It is an airport investment and management company specializing in the operation and development of regional airports. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Delphi Ventures Inc (Delphi Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by James Bochnowski. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Panhandle Energy Cos. owns and operates natural gas pipelines. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Indiana CPA Society, Inc. operates as a statewide professional association representing more than 8,000 CPAs in public practice, business and industry, government, and education. It serves the public interest, as well as its members. The company was founded on May 6, 1915 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Sustainable Media, Inc. operates as a media company. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Brian Back.

Sustainable Life Media, Inc. provides sustainable business conferences and educational events. The firm offers e-newsletters, an online community, research, and marketing services. The company was founded by KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz and Scott R. Broomfield in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Emerson Power Transmission Corp. manufactures and markets power transmission drives and other mechanical components. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Florence, KY.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Koch & Co., Inc. manufactures cabinets and custom wood doors. Its products include drain hole screens, door frames, and metal, rolling, storm, glass, and pocket doors. The company was founded by James D. Koch, Dan koch, and Fred Koch in 1989 and is headquartered in Seneca, KS.

Indiegogo, Inc. owns and operates a crowd funding platform used to raise capital for creative, commercial, entrepreneurial, and cause-based projects. The company was founded by Danae Ringelmann, Eric Schell, and Slava Rubin in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Good City Brewing LLC produces craft beer. The company was founded by David C. Dupee, Andrew F. Jones and Daniel Katt in 2008 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Lucid Energy Group II LLC engages in the operation of oil and gas producer. It is a natural gas processor in the northern Delaware basin. The company was founded on January 5, 2016 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Quickfire OÜ is a game development studio. The company was founded by Sharan Raju Balani Balani and Harry Cabamalan in 2013 and is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

mHUB is an independent hardtech and manufacturing innovation center that aims to convene the entrepreneurial ecosystem around physical product innovation. The American company provides a hyper-resourced environment to entrepreneurs with the goal of commercializing new hardtech innovation that will lead to new businesses, intellectual property, investment, revenue, and job creation. The mHUB community includes over 428 active and alumni startups and small businesses supported by a deep talent pool of product designers and developers, entrepreneurs, engineers, and manufacturers, corporate leaders, industry experts, mentors, and investors. The non-profit company has generated more than $1.49b in capital, launched more than 1,502 products, hired more than 5,193 employees, and has subsidiaries in the United States. mHUB's hyper-resourced environment creates the conditions for physical product innovation to thrive.

Chemical Angel Network (Chemical Angel Network) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Sid White, Mark Vreeke and Judy Giordan. The firm is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.

Biometry, Inc. is a company that provides a platform called myBiometry to remotely monitor and manage patients with chronic conditions using software and biomarker data generated from proprietary sensors. Biometry is based in Boston, MA. The company's initial focus is on asthma, where they monitor changes in Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) to determine adherence, efficacy of medication, and risk of attack. The company was founded by Bryan Nolan, who has been the CEO since incorporation.