Joseph Kowen

Pardus Capital Management LP is an independent hedge fund management firm which was founded in 2005 by Karim Samii and Joseph Thornton. Headquartered in New York City, the firm manages the assets of high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC) is an independent venture capital subsidiary of BASF SE, founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

FRX Polymers, Inc. manufactures flame retardant plastics and additives. Its products include homopolymers, copolymers and oligomers additive and oligomers reactive. The firm serves fibers, electrical equipment and consumer electronics, transportation, building and construction markets. The company was founded by Marc A. Lebel and Ross Haghighat in 2007 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

Vivasure Medical Ltd. manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants. It offers an absorbable implant and delivery system for use in a range of medical applications, primarily in minimally invasive and percutaneous procedures, such as percutaneous closure of arteriotomies. The company was founded by Gerard Brett and Christopher Martin on August 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

Biosynthetic Technologies, Inc. manufactures biobased synthetic molecules from organic fatty acids found in plant oils. It offers biosynthetic base oil, passenger car motor oil and cocoestolide. The company is founded by Jakob Bredsguard in 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Velox PureDigital Ltd. provides digital Printing services. The firm’s provides solutions to brand-owners and designers, packaging convertors & fillers and OEM solution providers. The company was founded by Marian Cofler and Adrian Cofler in 2012 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.

High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH (HTGF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

Nanocomp Oy Ltd. designs and manufactures micro- and nanophotonics solutions. It develops thin foil optics. The firm offers service from design to tooling and mass production of micro- and nanoscale surface structures. It products and services is use for displays; three-dimensional sensing/gesture recognition; laser measuring; wearable devices; and healthcare application. The company was founded by Veli-Pekka Leppänen in 1997 and is headquartered in Lehmo, Finland.