David Rivas

Stage 3 Systems, Inc. develops and manages software systems for the maritime shipping industry. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by William Francis Dobie.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bolt Threads, Inc. manufactures natural dragline spider silk fibers using synthetic biology and micro fabrication. It develops, produces, and harnesses proteins found in nature through fermentation using yeast, sugar, and water to create fibers for practical and revolutionary purposes. The company was founded by Daniel Widmaier, David N. Breslauer, Ethan Mirsky and Christopher Voigt in 2009 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

a la Mobile, Inc. provided mobile software solutions. The company was founded by Pauline Lo Alker and Frederick Kiremidjian on June 10, 2005 and was headquartered in San Ramon, CA.