Prakash Chakravarthi

Machfu Inc. develops and maintains applications and infrastructure in industrial Internet of things enabling data, analytics, and visualization on mobile tablets and computers. Its products include MACHGateway and MACHData. The firm’s solutions include grid automation and digital oil field. The company was founded by Prakash Chakravarthi and John Geiger in 2015 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

Eka Systems, Inc. provides Internet enabled wireless device services for monitoring, control and integration of the utility and energy infrastructure. The firm develops wireless mesh technology designed for large scale deployments in the utility, energy and sub metering markets. Its products include nodes, gateways, software and tools. The company was founded by Minakshisundaran B. Anand in 2000 and is located in Germantown, MD.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory operates a national research facility. It is a federally funded research and development center. The firm specializes in robotic space and Earth science missions. The company was founded by Frank Malina, Ed Forman, and Jack Parsons on October 31, 1936 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.