Austin R. Bryan

Category Leader Partner Corp. I is a blank check company that is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on January 26, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Natel Energy, Inc. operates as a renewable energy systems company. Its turbines build and sell hydroEngines and hydropower turbines. The firm’s developers design Restoration Hydro projects: resilient and distributed hydropower systems. Its analytics project monitors with Upstream for intelligent siting, analysis and operations monitoring. The company was founded by Gia Schneider and Abe Schneider and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

ENBALA Power Networks, Inc. provides smart grid technology solutions. Its solutions include virtual power plants, distributed energy resource management systems and analysis and planning. The company was founded by Malcolm Metcalfe and Richard C. Black in 2003 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Industrial Defender, Inc. provided software security services. It offered security and SCADA solutions services for mission-critical industries like consulting, support, training, and maintenance. The company was founded by Brian M. Ahern in 1996 and was headquartered in Mansfield, MA.

Keybridge Venture Partners LLC (Keybridge Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Formic Technologies, Inc. provides flexible MIG/MAG robotic welding solutions for small and medium parts, ensuring consistent and quality welds every time. Formic Technologies is based in San Pablo, CA and was founded by Saman Farid and Misa Ilkhechi, with Saman Farid serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company has deep expertise across robotics and asset rentals, helping manufacturers get started with automation and overcome the high time and capital requirements. The company's robot-as-a-service model offers robotic systems for machine tending, material handling, inspection, welding, and more, saving money from day one.

Orbital Marine Power Ltd. develops floating tidal stream and run of river turbines. The firm is a renewable energy research and development business. The company was founded by Barry L. Johnston in 2002 and is headquartered in Stromness, the United Kingdom.

Motus Ventures LLC (Motus Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

WattB, Inc. operates an online electricity marketplace. It helps residents to make better informed decisions about home electricity costs by allowing to browse and select plans in its area. The company was founded by Naman Trivedi and Ben Hood in 2018 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Forte Ventures LLC (Forte Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Tom Hawkins. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

SE Ventures LLC provides energy services. The company is headquartered in Valentine, NE.

SE Ventures /CA/ (SE Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Schneider Electric SE founded in 2017.The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. manufactures, installs, markets solar photovoltaic system. The firm offers residential services, commercial solutions, reliability approach and StorEdge solution with backup. The company was founded by Guy Sella, Yoav Galin, Meir Adest and Amir Fishelov in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

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.

Revitas, Inc. engages in the delivering integrated solutions for contract, revenue and compliance management. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. provides scheduled and chartered air cargo services. The company is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Spartan Acquisition Corp. IV is a blank check company that is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was founded on February 19, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ESS, Inc. is a company that provides sustainable, long-duration energy storage solutions to accelerate decarbonization. The company is based in Wilsonville, OR. The company's technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications. ESS was founded in 2011 by Julia Song, Craig E. Evans. Eric P. Dresselhuys has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative educates the public about the benefits of energy and energy technology. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA.

ESS Tech Subsidiary, Inc. develops and commercializes a long duration battery for commercial and utility scale energy storage. It offers applications to the military, commercial and utility industries. The company was founded by Craig E. Evans and Julia Song in 2011 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Smart Energy Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based SaaS solutions to energy, water, and gas providers worldwide. The private company is based in Irvine, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers a digital customer experience platform that harnesses the power of digital to better address customer needs and build future-ready utilities. The company provides advanced energy disaggregation capabilities to utility customers down to the individual appliance level, and their AI/ML foundation detects and extracts valuable user consumption data and converts them into intelligent insights. The company was founded in 2018 by Deepak Garg, who has been the CEO since 2018.

Woodside Fund Corp. is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded by Vince M. Occhipinti and Bob E. Larson in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California.

ABB Technology Ventures /Venture Capital/ (ATV) is a venture capital unit of ABB Ltd with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2009.

OnSite Systems Inc. provides next generation routers for communication network. It offers modular systems, such as flex access nodes and aggregation platforms and fixed systems, including flex access nodes and SDH add-drop multiplexers. The company was founded by Rawld Gill in April 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Voyager Capital LLC (Voyager Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Enrique Godreau, William H. McAleer and Tony Audino. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Nusym Technology, Inc. provides EDA software that provides verification closure solutions for electronic products manufacturing companies. The company was founded by James Christopher Wilson, Ken Imboden and Dave Gold in February 2004 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Vidder, Inc. develops network security solutions based on the software defined perimeter standard. It offers software defined perimeter, software defined security, enterprise security, next generation network access control, network security, cloud migration, multifactor authentication, server vulnerability protection and credential theft protection. The company was founded in 2005 by by John S. McFarlane, Junaid Islam and Carl Williams and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.