Michael C. Holt

Part of Bright Bidco BV, Lumileds Holding BV is a leader in OEM and aftermarket automotive lighting and accessories, camera flash for mobile devices, microLED, and light sources for general illumination, horticulture, and human-centric lighting. The company is based in Schiphol, Netherlands. Lumileds has approximately 7,000 employees operating in over 30 countries and partnering with customers to deliver innovative solutions for lighting, safety, and well-being to automotive, mobile, IoT, and illumination companies. Steve Barlow has been the CEO of the Dutch company since 2003.

Bridgelux, Inc. develops and manufactures solid-state lighting and light-emitting diode components for use in diverse exterior and interior lighting applications. Its products include LED sub-systems are integrated products that deliver world class performance and leading cost while additionally reducing time to market, and LED chips, provides light emitting diode solutions. The firm serves the retail and hospitality, warehouse, exterior, industrial and eco system partners. Bridgelux was founded by Heng Liu in 2002 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Sense Labs, Inc. develops mobile applications and electronic devices for analyzing electricity usage in households. It provides wide range of uses including monitoring home appliances, determining whether left appliances running, and identifying energy drains in home so it can substantially reduce energy costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Phillips, Christopher Micali, and Ryan Houlette in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Summerbio LLC operates as a diagnostic company. It COVID-19 testing services. The company was founded by Sasha Seletsky, Dave Scheinman and Roy Feague and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Part of Alphabet, Inc., Raxium, Inc. is a company that is on the cutting edge of bringing monolithic integration, the foundation underpinning Moore's Law, to microLEDs. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company enables a new class of smaller and more powerful display products, ranging from augmented and virtual reality micro-displays to life-size panel-based light field arrays. The company was founded in 2017, and the CEO is Craig Peters. Raxium was acquired by Google LLC on May 04, 2022 for $1,000 million.

Planet Labs, Inc. operates earth-imaging satellites. The firm offers its imaging services for logistics, site development, crop monitoring, urbanization, natural resources, and asset management applications. The company was founded by William S. Marshall, Robert H. Schingler, Jr. and Christopher R. Boshuizen in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Form Energy, Inc. produces renewable energy. It develops new class of ultra-low cost, long duration energy storage systems. The company was founded by Yet-Ming Chiang, Theodore A. Wiley, William Woodford, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, and Marco Ferrara and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Saildrone, Inc. provides ocean data collected by a fleet of sailing drones. Its solutions include oceanography and climate, fish stock analysis, and environmental monitoring. The company was founded by Richard Jenkins in 2011 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Helion Energy, Inc. manufactures power generation technology. It develops power plants that would produce electricity by running a nuclear-fusion reaction whereby atoms merge at extremely high temperatures. The company was founded by David Kirtley, John Slough, Chris Pihl and George Votroubek in 2009 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

ElectraSteel, Inc. is an American company that focuses on electrifying and decarbonizing steelmaking through renewable energy. The company was founded by Quoc Pham and Sandeep Nijhawan, with Sandeep Nijhawan serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Electric Hydrogen Co. manufactures and delivers powerful electrolyzers for critical industries to produce low-cost green hydrogen. The company is based in Los Altos, CA. The company's complete 100MW solution includes all system components required to turn water and electricity into green hydrogen. The company's advanced PEM technology helps critical industries achieve their climate objectives by making green hydrogen an economic inevitability. Electric Hydrogen has a team of nearly 300 people with offices in undisclosed locations. The company was founded in 2020 by David J. Eaglesham, Raffi Garabedian, and Paula Doran. Raffi Garabedian has been the CEO since incorporation.

Redwood Materials, Inc. engages in the provision od of technology and process development for materials recycling, remanufacturing, and reuse. The company was founded by Jeffrey Brian Straubel in 2017 and is headquartered in Carson City, NV.

Part of Navitas Semiconductor Corp., Navitas Semiconductor Ltd. is an Irish company that develops gas power integrated circuits for the power supply markets. The company is based in Saint Peter's, Ireland. The company was founded in 2014 by Daniel M. Kinzer, Gene Sheridan, Jason Zhang, Nick Fichtenbaum. Gene Sheridan has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Navitas Semiconductor was acquired by Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II on October 19, 2021 for $1,476.67 million.

Embrace Innovations Pvt. Ltd. provides infant warmers. It offers little lotus, a swaddles and blankets that keep babies at an ideal temperature. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

MIT Energy Initiative operates as a MIT’s hub for energy research, education and outreach. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Span.IO, Inc. develops and manufactures electrical panel products. It offers monitoring with scheduling, controls, and alerts. The company was founded by Archan Rao and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Halio, Inc. engages in the development of adaptive glass for the commercial, residential, and automotive markets. It builds products based on dynamic light control technology for connected home, offices, cars and other future applications. The firm also develops technologies applied to building materials for energy efficiency. The company was founded by Howard Turner and Sam Bergh in 2010 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

QuantumScape Subsidiary, Inc. engages in the provision of energy storage solutions. It focuses on the development of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. The company was founded by Jagdeep Singh, Tim Holme, and Fritz B. Prinz in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Got It, Inc. develops and operates messaging platform for students. The company was founded by Arvind Peter Relan, Thomas A Hornbeck, James Cremer, and Hung Tran in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Capricorn Investment Group LLC (Capricorn Investment Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Ion Yadigaroglu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional office in New York.

Navitas Semiconductor, Inc. develops GaN power ICs for the power supply markets. It develops GaN power electronics technology for mobile phone, laptop, and tablet chargers, LED lighting, datacenters, and TV monitors. The company was founded by Nicholas Fichtenbaum, Daniel M. Kinzer and Gene Sheridan in 2013 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

QD Vision, Inc. develops nanotechnology-based optical products for display and solid state lighting applications. Its materials and components are used to illuminate applications, including flat panel displays, solid state lighting systems, and defense and security projects. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Steckel, Joe J. Caruso, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Gregory V. Moeller and Vladimir Bulovic in 2004 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Nuvia, Inc. develops silicon chips and CPU products. The company was founded by Gerard Williams III, Manu Gulati and John Bruno in 2019 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Najing Technology Co., Ltd. is a holding company that manufactures lighting products and systems. It focuses on developing product technology, device components, and designing remote optical conversion films for LED lighting. It offers products for solid state lighting, solar energy, display, and life science based on advanced semiconductor nanocrystal material platform. The company was founded by Xiao Gang Peng in August 10, 2009 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, a pre-seed fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in Michigan (US). The fund focuses on companies with potential market, technical competence, and dedicated team. It targets companies operating in the fields of technology, health care/life sciences, consumer, and clean tech. Its investment size ranges from $25,000 - $35,000 and a follow on investment for a total of $0.1 million in funding. It primarily invests in convertible notes and debt with warrants and common equity securities.

Swarco AG provides road marking, signaling and traffic management products, services and solutions. Its products and services include traffic lights, variable message signs, railway signals and streetlights, interurban traffic management, detection and enforcement, glass beads, and preformed thermoplastic marking. The company was founded by Manfred Swarovski in 2003 and is headquartered in Wattens, Austria.

Bolb, Inc. is a technology start-up based in Livermore, CA. The company specializes in UV-C LED solid state technology and has developed patented breakthrough technologies for disinfection systems for air, water, surfaces, and food. The company's objective is to benefit human health and increase productivity in key verticals while preserving valuable resources. Bolb was founded by Ling Zhou, Alexander Lunev, Hongmei Wang, Huazhong Deng, and Jianping Zhang, with Ling Zhou serving as the CEO since incorporation.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Agora Intelligence, Inc. develops and operates a block chain-based business-to-business e-commerce platform. The firm offers Crowdz ZenoChain. The company was founded by Payson E. Johnston, Steven Lee, and Kevin Hopkins in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.