Larry Schwerin

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

Elenion Technologies LLC is a semiconductor company, which engages in the provision of chip design and development services. Its products include Coherent Silicon Transmitter and Receiver (CSTAR™-200) for Data Center and Telecom Applications; and Integrated Modulator/Receiver Assembly (IMRA) for Data Center and Telecom Applications. The company was founded by Michael Hochberg in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cherokee International Corp. manufactures electronic components. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Vanguard Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Dr. Jack Gill in 1981. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Bell Laboratories provides research and development services. It provides communications technologies including transistors, digital networking, signal processing, lasers and fiber-optic communications systems, communication satellites, cellular telephony, electronic switching of calls, touch-tone dialing and modems. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks.