Werner Bussmann

Deep Imaging Technologies, Inc. develops electromagnetic imaging systems. It offers systems for land-based subsurface imaging. The firm's technology applications encompass oil and gas exploration, hydraulic fracturing, and reservoir management. The company was founded by Alexander Kalish and Trevor K. C. Pugh in 2008 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. provides commercializing particle-based therapies the selective and precise thermal destruction of solid tumors. It develops AuroLase Therapy utilizing AuroShell Particles (also referred to as nanoshells) for the precise, particle-based thermal ablation of solid tumors. The company was founded by Naomi J. Halas, Jennifer L. West, and Daniel M. Watkins in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

FuelQuest, Inc. provides on-demand supply chain management, tax automation and compliance solutions for suppliers, distributors, buyers and traders of petroleum products and other energy commodities. The company was founded by Rich C. Cilento Jr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

The Bollard Group LLC is an independent multi-family office headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Anastasios Parafestas and Richard C. Cilento in 1995. The Bollard Group provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to high net worth individuals, trusts, charitable foundations and client family-centric companies.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Vallourec SA, Serimax North America LLC is a company that manufactures oil and gas field machinery equipment. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Future Ventures Commonwealth Fusion Fund LLC, a special purpose vehicle, formed to invests in Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Rice Alliance Austin is an American company that specializes in landscaping and gardening solutions. The non-profit company offers personalized outdoor space designs and create gardens that reflect the unique essence of each client. The company utilizes a wide range of machinery to work with maximum professionalism and efficiency.

Mercury Data Science, Inc. engages in artificial intelligence and life science activities. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The company was founded by Dan M. Watkins and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Courier Therapeutics, Inc. is a company based in Houston, TX. Courier Therapeutics, Inc. specializes in courier therapeutics. The company was founded by Dan M. Watkins, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Courier Therapeutics was acquired by Valo Health LLC on July 27, 2021.

Olea Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of technology services. It offers Olea Edge Analytics, a solution to optimize water delivery, billing, and conservation. The company was founded in August 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Aclaris Life Sciences, Inc. operates as a technology-based company which focuses on rational drug design to identify novel drugs for cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. It also engages in design and development of kinase inhibitors that target key enzymes involved in the regulation of cancer growth, survival and metastasis in modulations of chronic inflammation. The company was founded by Joseph B. Monahan, Gabriel Mbalaviele and Shaun R. Selness in 2010 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

DNAtrix, Inc. operates as a biotech company which focuses on the development of oncolytic viruses for cancer. The firm’s offers DNX-2401 product which is an oncolytic virus designed specifically for treating Glioblastoma. It also works to expand its platform technology for treating other cancers, including ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer indications. The company was founded in 2005 by Francis Patrick McCormick, Alfred Yung, Charles Conrad, Cande Gomez-Manzano and Juan Fueyo and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Resonant Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a life science company that focuses on generating novel targets relevant to in vivo tumor biology with unprecedented speed. The company was founded by John K. Westwick and Stephen J. Weiss in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Benson Hill Holdings, Inc. operates a crop design platform to develop sustainable food and ingredients. It offers CropOS (Crop Operating System), a cognitive engine that provides decision support to accelerate crop improvement and enhance the sustainability of food, feed, fiber, and fuel production using plant biology, big data analytics and cloud computing. The company was founded by Matthew B. Crisp, Todd Mockler and Thomas P. Brutnell in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. provides medical devices and instruments to evaluate potential new surgical procedures for the treatment of sinusitis. It offers instruments for surgical procedure for the lacrimal glands. The company was founded by Harry Ross in 2011 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Swift Biosciences, Inc. develops molecular biology reagents. It offers Next Generation Sequencing sample preparation for Illumina and Ion Torrent platforms. The firm?s products include Accel-NGS and Amplicon Panels and myT Primer. The company was founded by David C. Olson and Vladimir L. Makarov in February 2010 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

cGate Health, Inc. delivers integrated software solutions for clinical laboratory. It offers SaaS based mobile and desktop solutions that enable the real-time ordering, results management, and collaboration of clinical laboratory information for physicians, nurses and clinicians. The company's software applications are designed to work across any platform and improve patient care through clinical mobility by providing fast access and response to the critical lab data. cGate Health was founded in and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Vertos Medical, Inc. develops and markets minimally invasive devices for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Its product is called mild devices, which conists of mild Tissue Sculpter, mild Portal, mild Trocar and Handle, mild Bone Sculpter Rongeur, mild Portal Stabilizer, mild Depth Guide, and mild Surgical Clamp. The company was founded by David Solsberg and Donald F. Schomer in 2005 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Cambrian Biopharma, Inc. operates as clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

DX Oilfield Products LLC is a privately held company that offers oilfield products such as drilling fluid additives and oilfield chemicals. The company is based in Houston, TX. It is a subsidiary of Dixie Chemical.

Tacit Software, Inc. provides automation systems for life sciences, aerospace and defense, government, chemicals, and financial services industries. Its customers include pharmaceutical, aerospace, consumer product and financial services companies such as Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley and Northrop Grumman. The company was founded in 1997 by David L. Gilmour and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA

Xtime, Inc. provides retention solutions for the retail automotive industry. Its solution is a cloud-based solution that integrates all customer service touch points. The firm's products include Vehicle Specific Maintenance Menus, Bi-Directional DMS Integration, Customizable Dealer Menusb and OEM Integrations. The company was founded by Adam Galper in 1999 is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

D-Wave Systems, Inc. designs and develops quantum computer systems. The firm designs and produces quantum computing systems, customer support, site preparation, installation and other related services. The company was founded by Eric Ladizinsky and Geordie Rose in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.