Joseph Monkowski

Firsthand Funds operates as an umbrella fund. Its investment objective is to achieve long term growth capital. The company was founded by Kevin M. Landis on November 8, 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Purfresh, Inc. provides food and water clean technology and storage services. It offers real-time monitoring and ozone response solution for cargo requiring ethylene, humidity, oxygen, and carbon dioxide adherence, and post-voyage data; Intellipur, a cloud-based cargo monitoring software that provides real-time visibility into and control over the conditions of fresh food, flowers, and temperature-sensitive cargo shipped in refrigerated marine containers; Total Active Environment, a supply chain management solution that creates, controls, and monitors the optimal environment for transporting the fresh food to consumers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

UCT Coatings, Inc. manufactures metal products. The firm develops proprietary, Nickel-Boron metal coating technology that decreases wear, friction, and corrosion while increasing the strength and lifecycle of the products to which it is applied. The company is headquartered in Palm City, FL.

Founded in 1994 by Kevin Landis, Firsthand Capital Management, is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is the investment advisor to the Firsthand Funds, a series of no-load technology sector mutual funds. They also provide sub-advisory services to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals and other fund sponsors.

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.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Gartner, Inc., Dataquest, Inc. is an American company that provides accounting software with powerful automations and business intelligence. The company prioritizes customer service by ensuring that their clients can easily reach them through phone calls. Dataquest was acquired by Gartner, Inc. from The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. on August 14, 1996 for $75 million.

Silicon Genesis Corp. provides engineered substrate process technology for the semiconductor, display, optoelectronics, and solar markets. Its technology is used for production of Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) semiconductor wafers for high performance applications. The company was founded by Francois J. Henley, Nathan Cheung and Chung Chan in September 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Axsun Technologies, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of miniaturized optical micro-instruments. Its products include OCT swept lasers, OMx optical monitors, NIR spectroscopy, and Anavo handheld analyzer. The company was founded by Peter S. Whitney and James Gerard Lewis in 1998 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Phunware OpCo, Inc. operates Multiscreen as a Service (MaaS) platform. It develops applications that allow clients to engage, manage, and monetize users on mobile devices. The firm offers TapIt, a mobile advertising platform. The company was founded by Alan S. Knitowski, Luan D. Dang and Alan Michael Kane in February 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Wrightspeed, Inc. operates as an electric vehicle powertrain company. It specializes in electric powertrains, controls, systems engineering, electric drive, and micro turbine power generators. The company was founded by Ian Wright in 2005 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Telepathy Japan, Inc. is a Japanese company that offers a variety of products including communication gadgets, cooking utensils, and beauty daily necessities. The company is based in Tokyo, JP. and has subsidiaries in Japan and United States. The company was founded by Takahito Iguchi.

Hiku Labs, Inc. engages in the development of a shopping software platform. It allows users to create shopping lists using a handheld scanner and companion smartphone application. The company was founded by Robert Katcher and Rajan Bala in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Qmat, Inc. develops technologies for application in the electronics industry. The company was founded on December 10, 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Nuburu Subsidiary, Inc. manufactures blue lasers. The firm serves in the industries, including aerospace, automotive, energy storage, healthcare and research. The company was founded by Mark Zediker and Jean-Michel Pelaprat and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Anzu Partners LLC (Anzu Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David Michael and David Seldin. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

6k, Inc. engages in the development, commercialization, and implementation of plasma technologies for the production of nanomaterials. Its proprietary platform, UniMelt, enables customers to tailor ceramic, metal, or composite materials to their specifications. The company was founded by Kamal Hadidi in 2014 and is headquartered in North Andover, MA.

Hera Systems, Inc. designs and builds earth information systems and applications. Its GeoSnap application which is supported on a variety of platforms including mobile devices, smart phones and tablets, delivered in a variety of formats and imaging modes, and configured according to customers’ specific technical data needs. The company was founded by Bobby Machinski, David D. Squires and Satish Chetty in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

VUFINE, Inc. manufactures high definition, wearable display that allows you to enjoy the convenience of your current technology in a handsfree environment. The company was founded by Goro Kosaka and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Niron Magnetics, Inc. creates novel advanced materials for the magnetics industry based on proprietary scientific and technological advances. The company was founded by Francis Thibodeau and is headquartered in East Palo Alto, CA.

TeraPore Technologies, Inc. develops cutting-edge membrane technologies for high-permeability, high-resolution nanofiltration. The company was founded by Rachel Dorin in 2013 and is headquartered in

OTI Lumionics, Inc. develops OLED technology for lighting and displays. It manufactures light emitting diode. The company was founded by Jacky Qiu, Michael Helander, and Zhibin Wang in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Firsthand Capital Management (Venture Capital) (Firsthand Capital) is a publicly traded venture capital subsidiary of Firsthand Capital Management Inc founded in 1994 by Kevin Michael Landis. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Venn Biosciences Corp. engages in developing an artificial intelligence-driven mass spectrometry discovery and validation platform. Its products include VENN Vista, a glycoproteomic analysis; OpenPIP software, a neural network for automated mass spectrometry peak integration; and cancer liquid biopsy. The company was founded by Lieza Denan, Aldo Carrascoso, Carlito B. Lebrilla, and Carolyn R. Bertozzi in June 2017 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

NIRRIN Analytics provides biotechnology research and developmental services. The firm offers technologies and methodologies to deliver non-invasive, non-destructive, real-time, in-process monitoring of aqueous solutions. The company is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

ImmunoSCAPE Pte Ltd. develops immunotherapy and leveraging therapies. The firm focuses on immunotherapy and leveraging a unique high-dimensional immune profiling Platform. The company was founded by Choon-Peng Ng, Alessandra Nardin, Michael Fehlings and Evan Newell in 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore.

BioSkryb, Inc. provides cellular heterogeneity solutions. It offers Bioskryb?s SkrybAmp technology that enables even coverage of the entire genome during DNA amplification and allows for unprecedented accuracy and uniformity in DNA sequence coverage and base calling. The company was founded by Jay West and Charles Gawad and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

e-Zinc Inc. is a Canadian purpose-driven energy storage solutions company that was founded in 2012 by Gregory Zhang. The company is based in Toronto, Canada and has a game-changing long-duration energy storage technology. Zinc is light on impact to the planet, readily available, and inexpensive because of its abundance, ubiquity, and recyclability. The company's zinc-based energy storage system is up to 80%% less expensive than comparable lithium-ion systems for long-duration applications. The system can operate in temperatures ranging from -30°C to 60°C, is made of abundant and recyclable materials, and is completely safe. e-Zinc's unique zinc-based long-duration energy storage technology is enabling a reliable transition away from fossil fuel powered energy sources and providing the platform for the world’s energy markets to be fully powered by renewable energy. James Larsen has been the CEO of the company since 2018.