Pete Robert Simmonds

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

QUMAS Ltd. specializes in the development of regulatory compliance management solutions for business enterprises and organizations. Their platform solution areas encompass quality management, policy training and certification, research and development, enterprise scanning, business intelligence, change control, and deviation management. It serves clients in the financial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors. The company was founded by David Grimes, Paul W. Hands in 1994 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

Holiday Extras Ltd. provides airport hotel and parking booking services. It offers airport lounges, airports by rail, hotels with coach, weather update, and holiday insurance products and services. The company was founded by Gerry Pack in 1983 and is headquartered in Hythe, the United Kingdom.

AIRCOM International Ltd. develops cellular network planning, management, and optimization software. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Surrey, the United Kingdom.

Openet Telecom Ltd. engages in the provision of scalable mediation software solutions to telecommunications industry. It specializes in communications field, providing software solutions, and consulting services. The company was founded by Joe Hogan and Declan Conway in July 1999 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Octopus Ventures Ltd. (Octopus Ventures) is a venture capital firm Founded by Alan Wallace in 1999. The firm is headquartered in London.

Physic Ventures LLC (Physic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Dion Madsen and Will B. Rosenzweig. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Skyscanner Ltd. provides online travel information services. It operates a global travel search site, providing instant online comparisons for flights, car hire, and hotels. The company was founded by Barry James Smith, Bonamy Grimes, and Gareth John Williams in 2003 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

EnergyHub, Inc. develops software and hardware solutions to reduce energy consumption. Its solutions allow homeowners to understand and control energy use in real time and encourage people to take actionable steps to reduce consumption. The company was founded by Thompson Seth Frader and Thomas Kennedy in 2007 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) was founded in 1983 and is based in London, UK. The BVCA is the voice of private capital in the UK and supports its members to help companies grow and achieve their long-term ambitions, creating value for the country both economically and socially. The BVCA provides information on private equity and venture capital, institutional investors, ESG and responsible investment, diversity and inclusion, and policy. The BVCA also conducts research, publishes reports, and hosts events. The BVCA's mission is to promote diversity and inclusion within the industry and support firms to build inclusive environments in which everyone can thrive.

SmartKem Ltd. engages in the design, development, industrialization, and technology transfer of solution-deposited organic semiconductors for transistor backplanes. The company was founded by Steve Paul Kelly in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Asaph, the United Kingdom.

True North Management Partners LLC (True North Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Michael Ahearn, Matt Scott Ahearn and Eugene J. Huang. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Audio Analytic Ltd. produces sound recognition and analysis software. The firm offers ai3 which recognizes a number of sounds from window glass break, dog bark, smoke and CO alarm, baby cry to anomaly detection. The company was founded by Christopher Mitchell in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Xfund Management Co. LLC (Xfund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Hugo van Vurren. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Holiday Extras Investments Ltd. provides various commercial services. The compan yis headquartered in Hythe, the United Kingdom.

Malibu IQ LLC focuses on commercialization of defense, aerospace, and automotive technologies to develop new products. It caters to electronics, energy, life sciences, networking, and communications sectors. The company was founded by David Moxam, Gregory Kovacs and Sha-Chelle Devlin Manning and is headquartered in Covington, LA.

Cambridge Innovation Capital Ltd (Cambridge Innovation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Energy Systems Catapult Ltd. helps public, commercial, and industrial estates to make energy savings and reduce emissions. The private company is based in Birmingham, UK. The British company was established to accelerate the transformation of the UK's energy system towards Net Zero and to ensure that businesses and consumers benefit from clean growth opportunities. The company offers bespoke feedback through their consumer panel, Home Truths, which is run by experts and supported by energy policy leaders. Energy Systems Catapult empowers and advises local authorities, network operators, and central and devolved governments to take Net Zero action in local places. The company supports clean companies by helping them tackle the toughest challenges on the way to Net Zero. Guy Newey has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of ZPG Comparison Services Holding Ltd., Penguin Portals Ltd. is a British company that provides information technology services. The company is based in Cardiff, UK. The company was founded in 2018. The CEO is Elena Betes-Novoa.