Jerry Fiddler

Crossbow Technology Inc. manufactures wireless sensor technology and inertial sensor systems. The firm had specialized in connecting the physical world to the digital world. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Tensilica, Inc. is dedicated to helping its customers successfully to use its processor cores in its SOC designs. Its processor cores are often used in places engineering teams haven't considered using processors before - as a matter of fact, the company specialized in the hardest data-intensive applications. There are so many applications for Tensilica's processors that its customers have helped to become the fastest growing semiconductor IP supplier in 2008, according to the Gartner Group. The company makes some of the fastest, lowest power 32-bit RISC microprocessor cores on the market. Its Diamond Standard family of controllers uses its core technology to excel at control plane tasks. Tensilica is the recognized leader in customizable dataplane processors. Dataplane Processor Units (DPUs) consist of performance intensive DSP (audio, video, imaging, and baseband signal processing) and embedded RISC processing functions (security, networking, and deeply embedded control). The automated design tools behind all of Tensilica's application-specific processor cores enable rapid customization to meet specific data-plane performance targets. Tensilica's processors power top tier semiconductor companies, innovative start-ups, and system OEMs for high-volume products including mobile phones, consumer electronics devices (including portable media players, digital TV, and broadband set top boxes), computers, and storage, networking and communications equipment.

Nanochip, Inc. developed data storage devices. It specialized in the development of MEMS storage chips for consumer electronic applications. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.

TerraVia Holdings, Inc. engaged in the production of food, nutrition, and specialty ingredients from algae. It produced oils, specialty fats, and powdered ingredients using its microalgae-based technology platform. The company was founded by Jonathan S. Wolfson and Harrison F. Dillon on March 31, 2003 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Servo Software, Inc. has created a ground-breaking user data management service. Servo's service is currently being deployed with several of the world's leading wireless service providers and device manufacturers. Servo Software is based in San Mateo, California, with offices in Hangzhou, China.

Zygote Ventures LLC( Zygote Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Wind River Systems, Inc. provides embedded and mobile software solutions. It offers operating systems, Wind River Helix Chassis, intelligent device platforms, network infrastructure, and Wind River Helix cloud. The company was founded by Jerry L. Fiddler in 1981 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

NexSteppe, Inc. provides feedstock solutions for the biofuels, biopower, and biobased products industries. The company was founded in 2010 by Anna Rath and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.