F. Kevin Didden

The United Illuminating Co. produces and distributes electricity and energy related services. The firm serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company was founded on June 15, 1899 and is headquartered in Orange, CT.

Protedyne Corp. provides industrial-quality automation and data management services. It offers genome-based drug discovery equipment. The firm also provides automation systems that combine laboratory robotic hardware with a software infrastructure to ensure data management and process tracking. The company was founded by Stan Klein in June 2000 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

Bright View Technologies Corp. develops and manufactures plastic and nonwoven optical films. The company was founded by David Reed and Edward Fadel in 2002 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

CyVek, Inc. engages in the development of a novel, platform technology for measuring analytes in biological samples. It is a biotechnology company dedicated to the advancement of healthcare by empowering researchers and clinicians with a disruptive technology for performing multi-analyte immunoassays. The firm is a versatile platform that can be quickly and easily configured for diverse applications such as rapid diagnostic tests, multi-sample multi-analyte tests, or routine ELISA-like tests, for use in both research and clinical settings. The company offers an breadth of applications, from life science research to drug discovery, personalized medicine, diagnostics, and point-of-care testing. CyVek was founded by Per J. Hellsund, Rajiv Pandey and Marty Andrew Putnam in 2010 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.

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.

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Vermont Electric Power Co. provides electric services including open access tariff documents, service agreements, transmission information, charts & maps, and project information services. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Rutland, VT.

Silversky, Inc. provides cloud-based security software and managed services. Its security-as-a-service platform SilverSky delivers cloud-based software and managed services, such as email protection services with advanced data loss prevention, targeted attack protection, network security services, and managed application services, that protect critical information. The company was founded by Andrew Ivar Greenawalt in 1997 and is headquartered in Milford, CT.

Venture Capital Fund of New England (Venture Capital Fund of New England) is a venture capital firm founded in 1981 by Harry J. Healer and Edward John Stewart. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

ipCapital Group, Inc. provides investment and financial services. Its services include IP intelligence, IP strategy, IP management, IP creation, IP monetization and IP AIA solutions. The company was founded by John Cronin in 1998 and is headquartered in Williston, VT.

Nexaweb, Inc. develops application modernization software solutions. It provides products and service which simplify and transform client/server applications. The firm’s products include Nexacro and Nexaweb platform. The company was founded by Coach K. Wei in February 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Grande Ventures LLC (Grande Ventures) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2007 by David R. Huber. The firm is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.

ebusiness Technology LLC provides business organizations with both packaged and custom Internet related solutions to enhance sales, marketing and operational effectiveness. The firm offers eBusiness consulting, web design and implementation, custom web-based programming, web and database integration, email , SMS and voice broadcasts, web site, email & application hosting, social media marketing and partner services. The company was founded by Adam Sroczynski in 1998 and is headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

Primal Fusion, Inc. develops semantic synthesis technology services. It offers social media and publishing products. The company was founded by Peter Sweeney and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

inc.jet, Inc. supplies rugged and effective printing solutions. It develops variable data printing equipment and solutions for the mail, graphics and packaging markets. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Norwich, CT.

ReadyDock, Inc. develops and provides tablet docking solutions for clinicians and patients. It offers storage, charging, security, and disinfection for tablets and mobile devices. The company was founded by David Engelhardt and Eric Rosow in 2012 and is headquartered in Avon, CT.

Vivify Technologies, Inc. develops legacy application modernization solutions. It transforms PowerBuilder, Visual Basic and other client server applications into modern web solutions. The firm’s MDT framework, based upon the model driven development approach to application modernization, minimizes risk and maximizes return on investment. The company was founded on February 4, 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Kayon Partners LLC (Kayon Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Timothy Mitrovich, Steve Garrow and David Vogel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Modifi Biosciences is a company based in New Haven, CT that specializes in direct DNA modification to develop novel therapeutics that target tumor-associated DNA repair defects. Modifi Bio has offices and laboratories at the Elm City Bioscience Center, a newly renovated 110,000 square-foot facility within walking distance of Yale that supports emerging New Haven biotechnology companies. The company's goal is to improve the standard of cancer therapy and patient care. The team includes world-renowned scientists, clinicians, and experienced biotech entrepreneurs with expertise in synthetic chemistry, DNA repair, and translational research in oncology. The company was founded by Ranjit S. Bindra and Seth Herzon.