Jeffrey Duane Northcutt

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Trident Microsystems, Inc. provides multimedia semiconductor solutions for the digital home entertainment market. The company designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits and related software for the process, display, and transmission of high quality audio, graphics, and images in home consumer electronics applications. These applications are digital TVs (DTV), PC and analog TVs, and set-top boxes. Its products include system-on-a-chip semiconductors. These provide completely integrated solutions for processing and optimizing video, audio, and computer graphic signals, in order to produce high-quality and realistic images and sound. The firm also produces frame rate converters, demodulators, audio decoder products, interface devices, and media processors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Silicon Image, Inc. provides video, audio and data connectivity solutions for the mobile, consumer electronics and personal computer markets. The firm operates its business in one segment, Semiconductors and IP solutions. Its connectivity solutions are deployed in mobile phones, tablets, DTVs, Blu-ray Disc players, audio-video receivers, digital cameras as well as desktop and notebook PCs. The company was founded on July 14, 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Oracle Corp., Kealia, Inc. is a company that specializes in luxurious hand and body creams made with natural and organic ingredients. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. Infused with Hawaiian kukui nut oil, coconut oil, and shea butter, these hydrating creams are rich in vitamins and antioxidants that soothe and protect the skin. The company was founded by David Cheriton and Andreas Bechtolsheim. Kealia was acquired by Sun Microsystems, Inc. on April 15, 2004.

Technicolor, Inc. provides film processing and distribution services to entertainment content developers. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

Moka5, Inc. provides next generation end-user computing solutions. It offers management, security, and enterprise enablement solutions. The company was founded by John Whaley, Ramesh U. V. Chandra, Monica Sin-Ling Lam and Constantine P. Sapuntzakis on August 22, 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Almaz Capital Management Ltd. (Almaz Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Alexander Galitsky and Peter Loukianoff. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

DriveScale, Inc. provides data center infrastructure solutions. It offers composable platform, cloud central and architecture. The company was founded by Jeffrey Duane Northcutt, Satya Nishtala, and Tom Lyon in 2013 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.