Steve Poland

The Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1948 to receive, manage, and disburse private gifts in support of Virginia Tech programs. The Foundation supports university faculty, staff, and students by managing funds used for the operation, research, and teaching efforts of Virginia Tech.

Kodiak Ventures Management Company Inc (Kodiak Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim H. Furneaux and David Furneaux. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Millennial Net, Inc. develops wireless sensor networking software, systems and services. It offers wireless energy management solutions, wireless sensor networking systems, wireless sensor networking products, wireless sensor networking developer’s kits, wireless sensor nodes. The company was founded by Liu Sheng and Sokowoo Rhee in 2000 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

IceFyre Semiconductor, Inc. provides fabless semiconductor products. Its products include integrated circuits, wireless, WiFi, and WLAN devices. The company was founded by Doug Sanderson in 2001 and is located in Kanata, Canada.

VPT, Inc. designs and provides power conversion products serving the military, space and commercial avionics end-markets. Its services include power design and assembly, radiation lab & test facility, design approach, technical capabilities and technical design assistance. The company is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.