Kevin J. Surace

Serious Energy, Inc. sells manufacturers, and delivers acoustical and thermal solutions. It provides services through its QuietRock and iWindow brands. The company was founded by Marc U. Porat in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Array Converter, Inc. provides utility scale, inverter-less solar power systems accelerating solar grid parity. Solar power systems enhanced by inverter-less, direct-to-grid technology deliver peak power of individual solar modules directly to the grid without any inverters. This technology, which is fully integrated with the solar module, optimizes power performance by sequencing power from each module across the entire array to create alternating current (AC) power that is grid-ready and commercial grade. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nexus eWater Pty Ltd. engages in the development of home water and energy recycling system. It offers a solution to on site domestic water recycling and wastewater heat recovery. The company was founded by Tom Wood, Ralph G. Petroff, Andrew Hermann, and Craig Richmond in 2009 and is headquartered in Turner, Australia.

Nexus eWater Holdings, Inc. manufactures water systems for recycling water. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Perfect Commerce LLC develops cloud-based procurement solutions and sell-side ecommerce software for the public and private market sectors. Its services include implementation, tail spend management, auctions as a service, catalog content, strategic sourcing, and group purchasing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Newport News, VA.

Part of Corel Holdings LP, WebKnight, Inc. develops Java-based multimedia software. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. WebKnight was acquired by Micrografx, Inc. on January 06, 1998.

Submicron Semiconductor Technologies GmbH is a German company that specializes in making memory chips. In 1998, the joint venture company was acquired by Koninklijke Philips NV from International Business Machines Corp.

CommerceNet develops business forums to facilitate international business-to-business electronic trade, Its portfolio companies include Powerset, CommunityWalk and GigaLogix. The company was founded by Jay M. Tenenbaum, Michael Genesereth, and Jeff Shrager in 1994 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co. Pte Ltd. is a Singaporean company that manufactures semiconductors. The joint venture company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Arch Rock is a pioneer in IP-based wireless sensor network technology, connecting the physical and digital worlds. They help customers achieve their energy efficiency goals through real-time visibility and analysis from fine-grained electrical, environmental and thermal sensor data. Its 'no wires' networked sensing approach eliminates costly wiring barriers to deployment. They make the benefits of detailed energy and environmental analysis possible without the previously daunting aspects of deploying the corresponding instrumentation. They also uniquely maintain an end-to-end open standards approach with IP-based networking throughout and with open IT data access paradigms. This enables its customers to analyze their energy-related and environmental sensing data in broader context with the rest of their enterprise data, to reveal further insights and benefits than would be available when the sensor data is kept isolated. The Arch Rock founding team pioneered the research and development of wireless sensor networking and its integration into enterprise data management. Its combination of real-world know-how, technical expertise, and visionary insight drives its mission to expand the Internet with awareness of the physical world of matter, space, and time. The company has a demonstrated track record of bringing innovative solutions to a wide range of application domains from emergency response, rail transportation, and retail asset tracking, to Brownfield's monitoring, street-side services and precision agriculture; and now in the vital new application area of commercial building energy optimization.

Integrity Block, Inc. manufactures sustainable building materials. It provides the first green replacement for concrete block. The company offers a seamless concrete block replacement for structural, architectural, and landscape applications that can generate valuable LEED credits. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Vanguard Music & Performing Arts inspires communities and enrich lives by increasing opportunities for participation, education and excellence in the performing arts. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

ZETA Communities, Inc. provides multifamily housing and mixed-use structures. It focuses on urban infill, transit-oriented development, public land development, and educational campuses. The company offers residential and non-residential structures that include multifamily and master planned communities, military base conversions, townhomes, apartments and condominiums. The company was founded on March 26, 2008 and is headquartered in McClellan Park, CA.

Air Communications, Inc. is a consulting American company that offers sales, marketing, and concierge services. The private company was founded by Kevin J. Surace.

yap.TV, Inc. operates as an interactive design and development agency that designs applications for various brands worldwide. It offers solutions for the entertainment industry, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone applications customized to user content and audience with local schedules, rich media, sync experiences, and social feeds from Twitter and Facebook. The company was founded by Trevor Stout, Marius Seritan, and Shawn Cunningham on June 28, 2010 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Appvance, Inc. develops mobile web applications performance solutions. It offers training and support, application performance certification, integration development, and on-site and online training services to large enterprises worldwide. The firm's solutions include performance & load testing, app pen testing and IoT services testing. The company was founded by Frank Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

WaterCity, Inc. provides water treatment and purification services. The CEO of the American company is Steve Jordan.

Tweetsecret, Inc. operates a white label platform for artist and brands to build mobile presence. It engages in the production of short-form media content with mobile phones and a platform to monetize it instantly. The company was founded by Jeff Wiener in 2012 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

Spot Trender, Inc. is a private company that specializes in ad-testing automation. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company uses patented live audience reactions to help brands and agencies predict and optimize the impact of their marketing with actionable consumer insights in hours, not weeks, and at a fraction of the cost. Spot Trender is the consumer insights platform behind high-performing marketing campaigns. The company also offers the ability to track brand KPIs to make informed strategic decisions or test. The company was founded in 2011 by Chris South and Rick Nguyen, with Chris South serving as the CEO since then.

Paqet Systems Corp. develops power management operating systems and software development tools. The private company is based in Los Altos, CA.

Silicon Valley Forum provides resources and information services to the startup and investment ecosystem. The non-profit company is based in San Jose, CA.

Sounds Great, Inc. manufactures semiconductor processes.