John R. Hurd

AVP Management Services, Inc. (AVP Management Services) is a private equity/venture capital firm firm founded in 1979 by Joseph Charles Aragona, Ken Paul DeAngelis and Jeff C. Garvey. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Nitero, Inc. designs and develops fabless semiconductors. It offers 60GHz support for 4K wireless displays at near-zero latency and supports content sharing at unprecedented speeds. The firm also offers NT4600 60GHz wireless LAN transceiver for short-range multi-gigabit per second connection of mobile devices. The company was founded by Neil Patrick Kelly and Efstratios Skafidas in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

VUV Analytics, Inc. manufactures vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) molecular spectroscopy instruments. It specializes in Gas Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Analytical Chemistry and Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Spectrometry. VUV Analytics'' patented and proprietary technologies create the most exciting advancement in molecular spectroscopy in decades. The company was founded by Sean Jameson and Dale Harrison in 2009 and is headquartered in Cedar Park, TX.

VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. manufactures semiconductors and related devices. It provides IP-centric, platform based custom silicon solutions and end to end semiconductor turnkey services for a wide range of applications across a wide variety of end markets including mobile internet devices, datacenters, the internet of things, wearable electronics, smart homes and automotive. The company was founded by Wayne Wei-Ming Dai in August 2001 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Lincoln Clean Energy LLC develops, owns, and operates wind farms. Its operational projects include Oak Solar, Lone Valley 1, Lone Valley 2, Hereford Wind, Jumbo Road Wind, and Horse Creek Wind. The firm’s development projects include LCE development pipeline and Electra Wind, Nazareth Solar, Rockwood Energy Center, and Shawnee Energy Center. The company was founded by Declan Flanagan, James R. Estes, Alex S. Kessel, Avy H. Stein and Christopher G. Boehm in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Waste Connections, Inc., Amd, Inc. provides waste management services.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nxstep Opportunity Partners (Nxstep Opportunity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2023 by McDonald IV RW and Earthman Chris. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

AV Capital Holdings LLC (AV Capital Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Vernon Bryant and Dave Alter. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

LDR Spine USA, Inc. offers sterile spinal implant systems. Its product line which includes pre-sterilized fusion devices help in ensuring simple and reliable management of spinal implants. The company was founded in December 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.