Srinivas Rao

Solectron Corp. was a provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services. It offerings included new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The firm was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. The company was founded in 1977 and was headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Molecular Nanosystems, Inc. provides chemical vapor deposition technology based products for energy storage. Its CVD technologies are used to synthesize single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, which are metallic or semiconducting nano-structures used in various applications, including nano and molecular electronics, mechanical, electromechanical, chemical sensors, and scanning probe components. The company was founded by Hongjie Dai and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Senova Systems, Inc. develops and sells technology for measuring pH meters. It provides platform for the life science, food and beverage, dairy, petrochemical, water, and environmental sectors. The firm offers a pHit sensor platform which utilizes a carbon substrate containing proprietary analyte sensing molecules or ASMs. The company was founded by Gil M. Labrucherie, Robert L. Bratzler, Egisto Boschetti, Lee Leonard and Bernard Lemaitre in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Sarnoff Corp. provides contract research services in the fields of electronics, biomedicine and information technology. Its areas of research include optoelectronics, genomics, digital video, lasers and wireless communications. The company was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Surface Mount Technology Corp. provides electronic design and contract manufacturing services. The company was founded by Christopher C. Sumnicht in 1997 and is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

ASM International operates as an association of materials-centric engineers and scientists. It informs, educates and connects the materials community to solve problems and stimulate innovation around the world. The company is headquartered in Materials Park, OH.

Phoenix Venture Partners LLC (Phoenix Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by John Chen, Zach Jonasson, Frank Levinson and David Soane. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.