Laura Smoliar
Director/Board Member at Nelumbo, Inc.
Profile
Laura Smoliar is currently the Executive Director at Stanford University, a Founding Partner at Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC, a Board Member at Nelumbo, Inc., and a Board Member at Water Harvesting, Inc. She previously served as the Founding CEO & Chairman at Mobius Photonics, Inc., Director at Zimitech, Inc., and Executive Advisor at Columbia Technology Ventures.
She earned a doctorate degree from Berkeley University of California in 1995.
Laura Smoliar active positions
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Nelumbo, Inc.
Nelumbo, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Nelumbo, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of heating and cooling technologies. The firm offers a coating technology that reduces defrosting time and maintaining cleaner operation of cooling coils under Ice-Nein brand. Its Droplet (R)ejection™ coatings can be applied to heat transfer systems including air conditioning, refrigeration, transportation, power generation, and chemical processing. The company was founded by Liam Berryman, Lance Brockway, and David C. Walter in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
Water Harvesting, Inc.
Water Harvesting, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Water Harvesting, Inc. engages in development and implementation of a drinking water source. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC
Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC (Berkeley Catalyst Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Cupertino, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2015-12-31 |
Stanford University | Private Equity Investor | 2022-12-31 |
Former positions of Laura Smoliar
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Zimitech, Inc.
Zimitech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Zimitech, Inc. engages in the development of yeast-based technologies for production of sugar. It focuses on missing components found in breast milk. The company is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2023-01-04 |
Columbia Technology Ventures
Columbia Technology Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Technology Ventures (Columbia Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-01-08 |
Columbia Technology Ventures
Columbia Technology Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Technology Ventures (Columbia Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 2018-01-08 |
Mobius Photonics, Inc.
Mobius Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Mobius Photonics, Inc. manufactures fiber lasers systems for precision engineering applications. It offers fiber-based laser sources for applications ranging from material processing for solar cell manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication and assembly, and flat panel display manufacturing, to scientific uses such as super-resolution microscopy. The company was founded by Laura A. Smoliar, Robert L. Byer, and Red Byer in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Chairman | 2009-06-30 |
Training of Laura Smoliar
Berkeley University of California | Doctorate Degree |
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Nelumbo, Inc.
Nelumbo, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Nelumbo, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of heating and cooling technologies. The firm offers a coating technology that reduces defrosting time and maintaining cleaner operation of cooling coils under Ice-Nein brand. Its Droplet (R)ejection™ coatings can be applied to heat transfer systems including air conditioning, refrigeration, transportation, power generation, and chemical processing. The company was founded by Liam Berryman, Lance Brockway, and David C. Walter in 2015 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Water Harvesting, Inc.
Water Harvesting, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Water Harvesting, Inc. engages in development and implementation of a drinking water source. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC
Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Berkeley Catalyst Fund Management LLC (Berkeley Catalyst Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Cupertino, California. | Finance |
Zimitech, Inc.
Zimitech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Zimitech, Inc. engages in the development of yeast-based technologies for production of sugar. It focuses on missing components found in breast milk. The company is headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Health Technology |
Columbia Technology Ventures
Columbia Technology Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Technology Ventures (Columbia Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Mobius Photonics, Inc.
Mobius Photonics, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Mobius Photonics, Inc. manufactures fiber lasers systems for precision engineering applications. It offers fiber-based laser sources for applications ranging from material processing for solar cell manufacturing, semiconductor fabrication and assembly, and flat panel display manufacturing, to scientific uses such as super-resolution microscopy. The company was founded by Laura A. Smoliar, Robert L. Byer, and Red Byer in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
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