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Intellihot, Inc. manufactures tankless water heater systems for residential and commercial applications. Its system incorporates advanced control logic, sensors, remote monitoring, self-cleaning and self-learning capabilities, which combined with other patent-pending features enable instant and continuous hot water. The firm offers water heater systems in various models for installation in homes, salons, schools, federal facilities, apartments, offices, car washes, restaurants and hospitals. The company was founded by Sridhar Deivasigamani and Sivaprasad Akasam in 2009 and is headquartered in Galesburg, IL.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

VIMAC Ventures LLC (VIMAC Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Updata Management LLC (Updata Partners) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Washington, Columbia.

Dean & Co. provides consulting and investment services. The firm enables its clients to improve operational effectiveness, develop pricing strategies and introduce new products. The company was founded by Dean L. Wilde II and Dean R. Silverman in 1993 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Everest Software, Inc. develops business management software solutions. It offers Everest Version 6 which integrates business operations, including accounting, inventory management, marketing, sales, return merchandise authorizations (RMAs), point of sale, shipping, and receiving, as well as customer relationship management. Its services include standard and custom extension, and integrations. The company was founded by Bijal Mehta, Ali Jani and Sanjay Mahesh Shah in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Novomer, Inc. manufactures biodegradable plastics, polymers, and other chemicals from renewable substances. It specializes in commercializing a family of low-cost, high-performance, sustainable polymers and other chemicals. The company was founded by Geoffrey William Coates, Anthony Romey Eisenhut and Scott D. Allen in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

American Aerogel Corp. develops and manufactures aerogel-based insulation products. It provides cold-chain design, implementation, and shipping services. The company was founded by Robert S. Mendenhall, Dennis Young, and Greg R. Andrews in 2013 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

intelligent fluids GmbH develops industrial cleaning fluids and foams. Its product range encompasses cleaning, medical, and functional cosmetic fluids and tools. The firm’s application areas include active agent transport, material separation, and surface modification. The company was founded by Dirk Schumann and Rainer Surkow on May 8, 2006 and is headquartered in Leipzig, Germany.

Dade Behring wholesales and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

Wave Equity Partners LLC (Wave Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Praveen Sahay, Mark Robinson and Haskell Crocker. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Vigeo Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures cancer drugs. It develops therapies designed to reprogram the tumor immune microenvironment by targeting CD36 and CD47 via Tsp-1 induction. The company was founded by Randolph Watnick and Jing Watnick in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

WindESCO, Inc. develops technology software that helps improve performance of large-scale wind farms. It specializes in wind turbines, wind energy, IoT and performance improvement. The company was founded by Mohit Dua and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CHASM Advanced Materials, Inc. develops and manufactures printed electronics materials and battery materials based on proprietary carbon nanotube and ink/coating technologies. Its solutions include touch sensors and smart surfaces, RF energy redirection, printed antennas, electrochemical sensors, and transparent heaters. The company was founded by David J. Arthur and Robert F. Praino Jr. in 2015 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

C2Sense, Inc. develops chemiresistive gas sensors for food and agriculture applications. Its sensors are used to detect ethylene, biogenic amines, and other relevant gases and sub-ppm concentrations; and monitor fruit ripeness and meat, fish and poultry freshness at all stages of the supply chain. The company was founded by Timothy M. Swager, Jan Schnorr and Eric Keller and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Factorial, Inc. is a company based in Woburn, MA. Factorial, Inc. manufactures engineered materials for lithium ion batteries. The company was founded by Siyu Huang, Yingchao Alex Yu, and Siyu Huang has been the CEO since incorporation.

Ara Advisers LLC (Ara Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Charles Reed Cherington, Troy W Thacker and George Churchill Yong. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Carbon Clean Solutions Ltd. design, deploy and develops carbon capture technology. Its applications include carbon capture and storage, industrial CO2 capture and utilization, and CO2 Treating. The firms licensed process consists of CDRMax and CarbEx-BG. The company was founded by Aniruddha Sharma and Prateek Bumb in 2009 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Lionano SE, Inc. engages in the manufacture of battery. The company is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Baxter designs and manufactures cooking and bakery equipment. Its products include rotating rack oven, baxter versaoven, mini rotating rack, deck oven, proofers, retarders, water meter and ingredient bins. The company was founded by Max Baxter in 1958 and is headquartered in Orting, WA.

MayMaan Research, Inc. is an American company that specializes in researching and developing alternative energy engine solutions for the automotive industry. The CEO of the company is Doron Shmueli.