Ken Grohe

Virident Systems, Inc. developed flash-based storage class memory solutions. It offered solid state disks for data-intensive workloads, such as databases, business analytics, simulation, visualization, and computing applications. The firms products included FlashMAX II and Virident vFAS. The company was founded by Kumar Ganapathy, Rajesh Parekh and Vijay Karamcheti in 2006 and was headquartered in Irvine, CA.

EMC Corp. develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies, solutions and services. It enables businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service. The company was founded by Richard J. Egan, John Curly and Roger M. Marino on August 23, 1979 and is headquartered in Hopkinton, MA.

Barracuda Networks, Inc. designs and delivers security and data protection solutions. The firm offers cloud-enabled solutions to address security threats, improve network performance, and protect and store data. It also designs solutions specifically for information technology professionals in environments subject to time, staff, and resource constraints. The company was founded by Dean M. Drako, Michael D. Perone, and Zachary S. Levow in 2003 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

WekaIO, Inc. engages in the provision of file storage and shared parallel file system for data intensive applications. It offers solutions to analytics, life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and financial services. The company was founded by Omri Palmon, Liran Zvibel, and Maor Ben-Dayan in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.