Liang Song

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

UltraCell Corporation (Livermore, CA) was founded in 2002 to commercialize an advanced Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC) technology invented at the U. S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This technology enables a breakthrough in micro fuel cell performance. UltraCell is the first to commercialize RMFC technology to provide clean renewable energy to power portable electronics. UltraCell's XX25™ micro fuel cell system is leading the industry with its ultra-compact size and light weight. The XX25 is the only system in its class to have undergone extensive Military Specification qualification testing and field trials. UltraCell¹s team has extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research, product development, manufacturing and customer applications. The company has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol-based fuel cells and continues to innovate in this rapidly emerging field. UltraCell has an exclusive license with LLNL for micro fuel cell technology based upon reforming methanol into hydrogen reformate using proprietary technology in the fuel reformer and hydrogen fuel cell stack. With the July, 2007 opening of the UltraCell manufacturing plant in Vandalia, Ohio, UltraCell now offers the first volume-production micro fuel cell facility in North America. This plant applies advanced manufacturing techniques while leveraging the extensive local area supply chain and automotive quality methods to enable rapid response to growing customer needs. Its location at the Dayton International Airport free trade zone enables the company¹s products to be readily available to customers worldwide. With it¹s two U.S. locations, and partners in Asia and Europe, UltraCell is prepared to support customer¹s needs around the world.

Lightning Systems, Inc. engages in the production of electric fleet medium-and heavy-duty vehicles including delivery trucks, shuttle buses, passenger vans, chassis-cab models, and city transit buses. Its products include Vehicles, Custom Applications, Lightning Analytics, Charging stations, and Lightning Energy engages in the provision of zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) solutions for commercial fleets. Its products include vehicles, charging stations and lightning mobile. The company was founded by Daniel S. Johnson and Timothy Reeser in 2008 and is headquartered in Loveland, CO.

Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technologies that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a processes require less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded by Joe Jones in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Hercules Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Scott Harvey, Manuel Henriquez, and Roy Liu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. engags in the production of biofuel from garbage. It designs, develops, owns, and operates facilities that convert sorted, post-recycled municipal solid waste into ethanol. The firm's proprietary thermo chemical process converts municipal solid waste feedstock into ethanol using conventional commercial systems and alcohol synthesis process. The company was founded by James Alastair Campbell McDermott and E. James Macias in July 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Solidia Technologies, Inc. develops a technology platform that enables production of next generation building and construction materials. The firm also commercializes its proprietary technology based on low temperature solidification, which enables the production of building and construction materials, such as concrete and stone at low temperatures and pressures. The company was founded by Richard E. Riman in 2008 and is headquartered in Piscataway, NJ.

Taxon Biosciences, Inc. engages in the provision of development of genomics tools to profile microbial communities. The company was founded by Matthew Ashby, Jasper Rine, and Stewart Scherer in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Zubie, Inc. develops and provides vehicle connectivity solutions for personal or business use. Its Zubie mobile phone application features real-time tracking and location, engine and battery status alerts and driver performance reports. The company was founded by Ari Silkey in 2012 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

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.

Calysta, Inc. provides sustainable industrial products for food and energy security. The firm develops new Biological Gas-to-Liquids and Biological Gas-to-Chemicals technologies using methane, the primary component of natural gas. It’s technology allows conversion of a plentiful energy resource into high value chemicals and transportation fuels. The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Silverman and Alan Shaw and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Silicon Microgravity Ltd. develops sensor devices for the oil and gas sector. Its sensing technology enables the recording of gravity data at high sensitivities and seismic data at ultra-low frequencies. The firm offers microelectromechanical system sensors to transform measuring densities deep in the reservoir from the borehole. The company was founded by Paul Vickery, Ashwin Seshia and Kevin Dodds in September 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Energy Innovation Capital Management LLC (Energy Innovation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jeffrey Clark. The firm is headquartered in Orinda, California.

Freewire Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures mobile electric vehicle chargers. The company was founded by Arcady Sosinov, Jawann Swislow, Rich Steele, Sanat Kamal Bahl, Kothari Luv, and Sameer Mehdiratta in 2014 and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Zippity, Inc. engages in the provision of on-site car care services. Its services include oil changes, battery and brake inspection, filtration, and replacement of brake pad, bulb, wiper, and battery. The company was founded by Russell Walker and Edward Warren III in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Hatzimemos/Libby Holdings LLC (H/L Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Eric Hatzimemos and Oliver B. Libby. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Blueprint Power Technologies, Inc. provides power solutions. The company was founded by Robyn Beavers, Claire Woo and Nicholas Squires and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BiSN Holdings Ltd. manufactures oil field equipment. The company was founded by Paul Carragher in 2010 and is headquartered in Warrington, the United Kingdom.

Partstech, Inc. develops software for auto parts commerce. The firm offers products and services for repair shops, developers/SMS systems, distributors and jobbers, manufactures and for vehicle owners. The company was founded by Gregory Kirber and Erik St. Pierre in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Eavor Technologies, Inc. generates green baseload power. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Decarbonization Partners LLC is a joint venture firm founded in 2022 by Temasek Holdings and BlackRock, Inc. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Beyond Limits Life Sciences, Inc. engages in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing services. The firm offers decision optimization and automation, supervisory decision and real time control decisions. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.