Chris Wheaton

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Metricom, Inc. is an independent software development company. It offers semi-custom and fully customized software systems and complete project outsourcing services for health care enterprises. In addition, the firm provides technical information systems consulting and software applications development on a contract basis to create complete technology-based business solutions. The company was founded by Paul Baran in December 1985 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Spectrum Signal Processing, Inc. provides software defined radio solutions. It offers products and services for military communications, signals intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare, and satellite communications applications. The firm also provides application engineering services to the government organizations. The company was founded by James Fletcher and Barry W. Jinks in 1987 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Maxar Technologies ULC engages in the provision of operational solutions to commercial and government organizations. Its products include SecureWatch, Crow’s Nest, WeatherDesk, SeaStar Information Service, GeoHIVE, analytic reports, spatial on demand, global enhanced GEOINT delivery, and eeospatial services. The firm serves the consumer mapping, environmental, mining, mobility & logistics, satellite communications, telecommunications, U.S. defense, U.S. intelligence, international civil Government, and international defense & intelligence sectors. The company was founded by John S. MacDonald and Werner Dettwiler on February 3, 1969 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

Palogic Value Management LP (Palogic) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Ryan Vardeman and Robert Peters in 2006. Palogic provides investment management services with respect to private pooled investment vehicles that are offered strictly to sophisticated investors.

Columbia Green Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of green and stormwater management solutions. It offers green roof or amenity deck system. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Oscilla Power, Inc. engages in the provision of advanced technology to extract energy from ocean waves. It offers Triton wave energy converter (WEC), .a multi-mode, two-body point absorber. The company was founded by Rahul Shendure and Balakrishnan Nair in 2009 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

AES Holdings, Inc. develops and sells renewable biomass energy generation systems. The firm focuses on converting agricultural waste into natural soil amendment products. It uses gasification technologies with modern, automated control systems to convert agricultural waste into a valuable carbonous material and syngas. The company was founded by Philip W. Appel in 2010 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, WA.

Avizia, Inc. provides telemedicine solutions. The firm uses Cisco TelePresence technology, that enable to meet the product requirements and user needs of healthcare, education, and government customers. Its solutions include telemedicine devices, workflow management software and a line of peripherals, such as digital stethoscopes and examination cameras. The company was founded by Michael Baird, Steven Luke Leininger, and Core Costley in April 2013 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

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

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Vulcan, Inc. engages in cable TV and telecommunications, sports, technology, aerospace, entertainment, biotechnology, oil, and real estate business through its subsidiaries. The company provides private equity investment services. The company was founded by Paul Gardner Allen and Jo Allen Patton in 1986 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Yaletown Venture Partners, Inc (Yaletown Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Mike Satterfield and Hans Knapp. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

6N Silicon, Inc. manufactures silicon for solar power generation. The company was founded in 2006 by Scott Nichol and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corp. develops and provides Engineered Systems and Solutions to solve client challenges. The firm offers H2 Production, H2 Distribution, H2 Retail Fueling Stations, and Technical Services. The company is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Cooledge Lighting, Inc. develops and manufactures lighting products. The firm focuses on delivering lighting solutions to the general illumination market. It offers square lighting products for use in wide area lighting applications, including general illumination and backlighting, as well as for curved, convex, and concave architectural elements. The company was founded by Paul Thurk Steven and Philippe Schick in 2009 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association provides word of mouth and social media marketing services. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Peter Blackshaw, Dave Balter.

Sacre Consultants Ltd. provides engineering and project management services. It also offers design and engineering, engineer of record and drawing seals, turnaround engineering, asset rationalization, asset integrity management, and process design services. The company was founded by Philip Sacré in 1986 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Blue Heron Capital Management LLC (Blue Heron Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Tom Benedetti and Andrew Tichenor. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Oregon BEST provides business solutions. It offers university research, private investment, industry growth and development. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

W Fund Management LLC (W Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mr. Hamburg Robert. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Moj.io, Inc. develops cloud-connected devices for cars and apps for smart phones. It offers open platform and motion app products. It serves the wireless carriers and automakers industries. The company was founded by David Shore, Richard Woodruff, Narayan Sainaney and Jay Giraud in 2012 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

8.5x14 Media Corp. provides cloud based software solutions. It builds an online community to create simple, plain language contract templates that are available free of charge for anyone to use. The firm templates, individuals and small businesses can use a “do-it-yourself” (DIY) approach to preparing simple, common business agreements.The company was founded by Martin G. Ertl in 2008 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Group14 Technologies, Inc. engages in the manufacture of engineered carbon materials. It offers silicon and silicon-carbon composite. The company was founded by Eric Luebbe, Henry Constantino, and Aaron Feaver in 2015 and is headquartered in Woodinville, WA.

Cowles Co. provides investment management services. It operates through following divisions: Newsprint & Forestry, Broadcasting, Print Media, Real Estate and Insurance. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Vertuelab /VC/ (Vertuelab) is a venture capital division of Oregon BEST founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.