Farid Najm

Blum Capital Partners LP (Blum Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Richard C. Blum in 1975. Blum Capital provides investment management services to various private, pooled investment funds. Investors in the funds include corporate and state/local pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations and estates, corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, banks and thrift institutions, and high net-worth individuals.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Innoveda, Inc. develops and markets engineering software products. Its products automate the design entry, analysis, and testing of electronic products. Its customers include semiconductor devices, telecommunications, consumer electronics, defense, and other electronic entities. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Atrenta, Inc. provides system on chip realization solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries. The company was founded by Ajoy Bose in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Pixim, Inc. develops chipsets and digital imaging technology for enterprise security cameras. It offers products for financial, retail, industrial, gaming, school/campus, correctional facility, perimeter, airport, port, train, light rail, and bus security applications worldwide. The company was founded by Abbas El Gamal in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Alphion Corp. provides broadband solutions. It develops, manufactures and markets access systems, subsystems and integrated photonic devices. The firm's products include the AOLT-4000 GPON Optical Line Terminal, the AONT family of GPON Optical Network Terminals, PON Extenders, AEMS Element Management System and a wide selection of active and passive hardware components for power and fiber management, passive splitters and distribution frames for central office, outside plant, customer premise and network management. The company was founded by Bharat P. Dave in July 2000 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, NJ.

eTime Capital, Inc. provides a real-time system that integrates information across the seller, buyer, transportation services provider, and financial institution using the internet. The private company is based in Sunnyvale, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Mat Glauninger.

Summit Design, Inc. develops engineering software products. The firm provides products for the design, analysis, verification and management of complex electronic systems & semiconductor intellectual property. The company was founded by Amir Schreiber in 1994 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

CAE USA, Inc. provides simulation technologies and training services to civil aviation and defense customers. Its offers flight weapons, simulators, tactical air defense trainers, air reproduction instruments, controls and mission operator stations. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Tallwood Venture Capital (Tallwood Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Diosdado P. Banatao. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Quickturn Systems, Inc. develops software.

Abound Logic, Inc. designs and develops software products. The company was founded by Frederic Reblewski and Olivier Lepape in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bayshore Global Management LLC provides real estate and construction services. The firm operates Passerelle Investment, a real estate company and Brin Wojcicki Foundation, which disburses charitable donations and supports human rights. The company was founded by Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin in 2006 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

AnDAPT, Inc. provides analog and digital adaptive solutions for enterprise power electronics. It allows customers to build on-demand mixed signal, with integration flexibility and without requiring ultra-high volumes. The firm?s analog and mixed-signal technology provides adaptive platforms for building multi-rail integrated system power management. The company was founded by Kapil Shankar in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MapLight Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of novel therapeutics for brain disorders. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.