David J. Kim

MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Pacific Growth Equities, Inc. is a research-driven investment bank located headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Boston. The firm specializes in technology-based emerging growth companies. They offer investment banking and brokerage services including public equity offerings, private equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Pacific Growth focuses on the life sciences, technology, healthcare and consumer growth companies.

Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. (FHC) was founded Kevin Landis in 1993. Based in San Jose, California, the firm offers no-load mutual funds, specializing in the electronic and medical technology sectors, and manages individual accounts.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Pinnacle Ventures LLC (Pinnacle Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kenneth Pelowski and Robert Savoie. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Trivascular2, Inc. has pioneered numerous design and manufacturing technologies in pursuit of its commitment to providing optimal solutions for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). TriVascular's initial product offerings are novel endovascular grafts focused on significantly advancing EVAR. Building upon partnerships with thought leading clinicians worldwide, its products are designed to address unmet clinical needs and expand the pool of patients who are candidates for EVAR. Based in Santa Rosa, California, TriVascular offers highly talented, motivated individuals the opportunity to positively impact global healthcare.

Trivascular Technologies, Inc. operates as a medical device company developing and commercializing technologies to significantly advance minimally invasive treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The company was founded on July 11, 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.