Brian Hinman

Chief Executive Officer at

Sifly Aviation Inc

Producer Manufacturing

Finance

Technology Services

Profile

Brian L.
Hinman is the founder.
He founded Polycom, Inc. in 1990 and served as Chairman from 1998 to 2000.
He also founded 2Wire, Inc. in 1998.
In 2012, he founded Mimosa Networks, Inc. and held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director.
In 2021, he founded Sifly Aviation Inc and is currently serving as CEO.
In 2019, he founded Hivespot Inc and served as CEO until 2021.
Mr. Hinman's current job(s) include being a Director at Metawave Corp.
since 2020, an Advisor at Levitate Capital since 2020, and an Advisor at Metrika, Inc. since 2020.
His former job(s) include being the CEO and Director of Levitate Acquisition Corp in 2021.
He has also held positions as Chairman at Aurora Algae, Inc., Director at LG NanoH2O, Inc., Director at Qpixel Technology, Inc., Director at eSolar, Inc., Director at Sundrop Fuels, Inc., and Director at Phononic, Inc. From 2008 to 2014, he served as Director at Nanoh2o, Inc. and from 2006 to 2015, he was a Venture Partner at Oak Investment Partners.
Mr. Hinman's education includes a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland.

Brian Hinman active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sifly Aviation Inc	Chief Executive Officer	2021-10-31
Levitate Capital Levitate Capital Investment ManagersFinance Levitate Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on advanced air and space technology sectors. It provides financing for early-stage transactions.	Consultant / Advisor	2020-06-30
Metrika, Inc. /MA/ Metrika, Inc. /MA/ Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops blockchain technology	Consultant / Advisor	2020-01-31
Metawave Corp. Metawave Corp. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Develops beam steering radars for autonomous vehicles	Director/Board Member	2020-10-31

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Former positions of Brian Hinman

Companies	Position	End
Levitate Acquisition Corp	Chief Executive Officer	2021-10-31
Hivespot Inc	Chief Executive Officer	2021-01-31
Oak Investment Partners Oak Investment Partners Investment ManagersFinance Oak Investment Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, internet & consumer, financial services, healthcare information & services and clean energy sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	2015-12-30
Nanoh2o, Inc. Nanoh2o, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops, manufactures and markets reverse osmosis membranes equipment	Director/Board Member	2014-12-30
POLYCOM INC	Chief Executive Officer	1998-06-30

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Private companies	19
Polycom, Inc. Polycom, Inc. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Provides solutions for video, voice, data and web communication	Consumer Durables
2Wire, Inc. 2Wire, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as a holding company with interest in providing broadband software and services	Technology Services
Aurora Algae, Inc. Aurora Algae, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manufactures algae-based products	Health Technology
LG NanoH2O, Inc. LG NanoH2O, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops, manufactures and markets water purification technology	Producer Manufacturing
Oak Investment Partners Oak Investment Partners Investment ManagersFinance Oak Investment Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, internet & consumer, financial services, healthcare information & services and clean energy sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
University of Maryland University of Maryland Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Qpixel Technology, Inc. Qpixel Technology, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Provides video compression silicon and software solutions	Electronic Technology
eSolar, Inc. eSolar, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Develops, constructs and deploys solar thermal power plants to generate electricity	Utilities
Sundrop Fuels, Inc. Sundrop Fuels, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Provides technology to produce fuels from free and renewable solar energy	Utilities
Phononic, Inc. Phononic, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops thermoelectric materials and devices	Producer Manufacturing
Mimosa Networks, Inc. Mimosa Networks, Inc. Computer CommunicationsElectronic Technology Manufactures and distributes communication equipment	Electronic Technology
Nanoh2o, Inc. Nanoh2o, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops, manufactures and markets reverse osmosis membranes equipment	Producer Manufacturing
Metawave Corp. Metawave Corp. Auto Parts: OEMProducer Manufacturing Develops beam steering radars for autonomous vehicles	Producer Manufacturing
Levitate Capital Levitate Capital Investment ManagersFinance Levitate Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on advanced air and space technology sectors. It provides financing for early-stage transactions.	Finance
Metrika, Inc. /MA/ Metrika, Inc. /MA/ Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops blockchain technology	Technology Services
Sifly Aviation Inc
Levitate Acquisition Corp
Hivespot Inc