Martin Lagod

Firelake Capital Management LLC (Firelake Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1900 by Frederick Kittler, Martin Leon Lagod and Lagod Marty. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Nanostellar, Inc. uses a unique nanotechnology methodology to develop precious-metals containing materials for the automotive and stationary power industries, enabling these industries to meet stringent diesel emissions-control requirements mandated in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The company delivers nano-engineered catalyst materials that reduce exhaust emissions and increase effectiveness of precious metals in these catalysts by 25%-30%. Nanostellar's Rational Catalyst Design methodology combines computation materials science, novel synthesis and chemical engineering to aid in the rapid development of new materials. A clean-technology company, Nanostellar is committed to delivering revolutionary pollution control materials that will deliver cleaner air and fewer environmental toxins. Its customers, leaders in the automotive and stationary power industries, use its nano-materials to boost catalytic converter performance as well as to comply with industry regulations more cost-effectively.

HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. provides water management solutions. Its solutions include communities, commercial properties, government, education, architects, designers, landscape and irrigation professionals. The company was founded by Christopher Spain, Chris Manchuck and Peter Carlson in 2002 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Zea2 LLC offers cellulose-based biorefinery platform that is designed to produce advanced fuels and intermediate chemicals. It aims to address the yield and carbon dioxide problems associated with traditional and cellulosic based processes. The company was founded by Timothy J. Eggeman in 2002 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Siva Power, Inc. develops solar factory for gigawatt era that will produce solar panels at unprecedented scale. It offers semiconductor, flat panel display, and solar. The company was founded by Damoder Reddy in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Plextronics, Inc. develops and delivers active layer technology for printed electronic devices. The company was founded on October 10, 2002 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

MiaSolé, Inc. manufactures copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels. Its products include flexible solar cell, FLEX-02N & FLEX-09NL and FLEX-02W. The company was founded by Dennis R. Hollars and David B. Pearce in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Simbol, Inc. produces lithium, manganese and zinc battery chemicals. It also develops processes for the recovery of potassium for agricultural uses. The company serves the battery, industrial and specialty industries. Simbol was founded by Carol Bruton, Scott Conley, Luka Erceg, William Bourcier and Brian E. Viani in 2008 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.