Leila Strickland

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

XFactor Ventures (XFactor Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Exeter Venture Management Company LLC founded in 2017 by Anna B. Palmer and Chip M. Hazard. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Turntide Technologies, Inc. engages in manufacturing Internet-enabled electric motor system. It manufactures software and digital signal processing controlled, high rotor pole switched reluctance motors. The company was founded by Piyush Desai in 2013 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Fynder Group, Inc. develops edible protein. The company was founded by Thomas Jonas and Yuval Avniel in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Nobell Food, Inc. focuses on transforming plants into efficient bioreactors for producing protein. The firm also provides alternative ways to produce animal protein by nutritionally enhancing plants, enabling customers to get delicious and affordable substitutes to animal products. The company was founded by Magi El-Richani, and Shu Li and is headquartered at San Francisco, California.

Alion Energy, Inc. provides engineering procurement construction, operation, and maintenance services for utility scale photovoltaic power plants. It designs construction process for utility scale solar plants by using robotic installation technology and established construction industry practices. The firm's products include Alion Mounting System (AMS) and automated cleaning. The company was founded by Mark Topinka, Tom Hunter, and Christopher Rivest in 2008 and is headquartered in Richmond, CA.

Lifecode, Inc. provides clinical laboratory and diagnostic services for the human genome. It offers sequencing technology and bioinformatics which provides clinical information designed to help physicians make the treatment decisions for their patients. The company was founded by Dietrich A. Stephan, Sivan Bercovici, Eugene Fratkin and Helen Wang in 2011 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Alion, Inc. engages in developing solutions for utility scale photovoltaic (solar) power plants. It also manufactures thin film photovoltaic solar panels.The company was founded by Thomas Hunt, Christopher Rivest, Mark Topinka, Anders Swahn and Gautam Ganguly in 2008 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kosan Biosciences, Inc. develops drugs for cancer therapeutics. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.