what we are looking for
profile | select Investments
areas of current involvement (but we are always open to new ones):
| Biorefineries Case study: (stealth) We all know that alcohol can be brewed. But cells in nature produce a number of other chemistries. Biorefineries will in the future produce lots of different chemistries, including some that mimic pathways that don't exist in nature. |
Clean Energy Case study: BCI is taking the cellulosic biomass to ethanol conversion technology developed at the University of Florida by Prof. Lonnie Ingram and commercializing it to produce cleaner, sustainable biofuels that can replace petroleum. | |
| Life Science Case study: Codon Devices was founded by leading scientists at the intersection of engineering and molecular biology to pioneer the emerging field of synthetic biology. |
Mobile Case study: iskoot combines two mass markets in a new way: mobile voice calls and PC Buddy Lists. Now you can bring your Buddy List with you: see who's online and call them from your mobile phone. | |
| Internet & Media Case study: moka5 is a superb engineering team from Stanford leveraging a proven technology (virtualization) in a fundamentally new way that can transform the consumer PC experience. |
Semiconductors Case study: eASIC's technology ushers in a new era of what we call Standard Metal. This displaces standard cell which is no longer a viable solution for mainstream use in the custom logic market. |
Other select investments:
Xsigo: the datacenter is due for a revolution with new classes of devices.
GIV: The light bulb was invented in the 1800's. Isn't it due for replacement?
SP: projection displays need radical simplification, cost reduction and more.
