Richard Penn

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Advanced Respiratory, Inc. manufactures and distributes non-invasive airway clearance products and systems. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

TSI, Inc. designs and manufactures precision instruments used to measure flow, particulate and other key parameters in environments to government, research institutes and universities with applications ranging from pure research to primary manufacturing. The firm's products include aerosol conditioning system, filter testers, flowmeters and particle counters. It supports the development of new filter media and quality control standards of commercial respirator manufactures. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Great Falls, MN.

Cerebral Therapeutics, Inc. develops neurological therapeutics for uncontrolled neurological diseases. It is a clinical-stage company dedicated to improving the lives of patients living with uncontrolled neurological diseases, with an initial focus on refractory epilepsy. The firm offers long-term implanted drug-device combination therapies that bypass the blood-brain barrier to deliver optimal doses of specially formulated neurological therapeutics directly into the target region of the brain. The company was founded by Daniel J. Abrams and James P. Kelleher and is headquartered in Aurora, CO.

SpineThera, Inc. engages in the designs and development of injectable drugs to meet the requirements for administration in and near the spine. Its product include SX600, an investigational drug. The company was founded by Jeffrey Missling and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

InnerSpace Neuro Solutions, Inc. provides health care services. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Vallinex, Inc. provides chronic pain relief products. Its product, VLNX-4975 is used to treat the osteoarthritis and other chronic pain conditions. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Detroit Trading Co. engages in the buying and selling of automotive sales leads. It services include lead generation, management and treatment. The company was founded by Pete Bonner, John W. Campbell and Donald Campbell in 2004 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.