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Navistar Financial Corp. provides financing services. It offers wholesale, retail, and lease financing in the United States for sales of new and used trucks sold by Navistar, Inc. and also finances wholesale accounts and selected retail accounts receivables. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, IL.

Siluria Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures a direct chemical process for plastics and fuels from natural gas. Its second process technology can convert ethylene to liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. The firm’s revolutionary catalyst technologies uniquely combine nanomaterials, biotechnology and chemical engineering, to convert an abundant, ubiquitous, and inexpensive feedstock into high value, drop-in fuels and chemicals using processes that can be seamlessly integrated into existing industry infrastructure. The company was founded by Clinton Whitewood Bybee and Alexander Tkachenko in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Renmatix, Inc. develops technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar. It provides food, beauty, and industrial products. The company was founded by Srinivas Kilambi and Kamal Gunsagar in 2007 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Proterra Operating Co., Inc. designs and manufactures zero-emission battery electric transit solutions. It offers solutions to the public transit, commercial transit, airports, universities, and schools industries. The company was founded by Ryan Popple and Dale Hill in January 2004 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

CarbonCure Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of carbon removal technologies for concrete. Its retrofit technology enables concrete producers to use waste carbon dioxide to produce sustainable concrete. The company was founded by Robert Niven and is headquartered in Dartmouth, Canada.

enVerid, Systems Inc. engages in the provision of energy saving technology for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. It offers indoor air treatment, automated regeneration, outside air management, and monitoring and reporting. The company was founded by Udi Meirav and Israel Biran in 2010 and is headquartered in Westwood, MA.

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.

National Audubon Society, Inc. conserves and restores natural ecosystems. The firm preserves species of birds, other animals, and their natural habitats. Its projects include saving habitat in the everglades, arctic wildlife refuge, long island sound, and mississippi river basin. The company was founded in 1905 by George Bird Grinnell and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Fenwick & West LLP provides legal services to technology and life sciences clients. Its practice areas include antitrust and unfair competition, appellate, complex business litigation, copyright, corporate and securities, employment and labor, executive compensation and benefits, intellectual property, and IP litigation. The firm offers legal advisory services in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, patent prosecution, privacy and information security. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

AOL Access Business provides broadband internet services. Its ISP brands include CompuServe Interactive Services, Netscape Internet, and Wal-Mart Connect. The company is headquartered in Dulles, VA.

National Urban League, Inc. provides economic empowerment and educational opportunities. It offers education, jobs, housing and health. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The New York City Investment Fund Manager Inc. (The New York City Investment Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded by Henry Kravis in 1996. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

GHBC Groupe, Inc. operates a shopping website which provides merchandise, clothing, home decor, food and travelling services. It offers furniture, sports sedans, bedding, rugs, lighting, décor, kitchen and dining products. The firm also provides redeem points to its customers. The company was founded in November 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Michael Bryzek, Alexis Maybank, Dwight A. Merriman, Phong Nguyen and Kevin P. Ryan and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Turo, Inc. provides an online marketplace for car rentals. It connects people who need a car with vehicle owners. The firm provides the technology infrastructure and insurance policies. The company was founded by Shelby Clark in August 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Intelligent Energy Ltd. provides clean energy solutions for the unmanned aerial vehicle, automotive and stationary power markets. Its products include fuel cell modules and fuel cell stack. The company was founded on March 28, 2000 and is headquartered in Loughborough, the United Kingdom.

Trove Recommerce operates a platform that helps users give and receive things. Its platform works off of a credit system where users earn credits by giving things away and credits can be used to purchase something they want. The company was founded by Adam Werbach, Andrew Ruben and Carl Tashian in 2012 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

Girls Who Code, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. It provides 7-week Summer Immersion Program, a 2-week specialized Campus Program, after school Clubs, and a 13-book New York Times best-selling series. The company was founded by Reshma Saujani in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cambrian Innovation, Inc. provides distributed wastewater treatment and resource recovery solutions. It specializes in bio electrochemical systems, wastewater, and energy. The company was founded by Matthew Silver and Justin Buck is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Scoop Technologies, Inc. develops and operates application for carpooling and transportation. Its application allows users to schedule morning and afternoon commutes with nearby co-workers and neighbours; and tailors a custom carpool based on route, employer, and traffic. The company was founded by Jonathan Sadow and Robert Sadow in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Breakthrough Energy Investment LLC (Breakthrough Energy Ventures) a venture capital arm of Breakthrough Energy LLC was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Project September, Inc. provides social networking mobile shopping application. The firm’s platform is built to display a curated feed of fashion photography, outfit posts that can be pulled directly from social networking sites with the click of a button. The company was founded in Leah Park, Dustin Whitney, Alexis Maybank and Earle Castledine and is headquartered in New York, NY.

G2VP LLC (G2 Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ben Kortlang, Brook Porter, David Mount, and Daniel Oros. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

Boston Electrometallurgical Corp. develops patented metals-production platform. The firm produces steel and molten oxide electrolysis. The company was founded by Donald R. Sadoway, Antoine Allanore, and Jim Yuriko in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

VEIR, Inc. provides energy services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Breakthrough Energy LLC develops analytical tools for clean energy. The private company is based in Kirkland, WA and has subsidiaries in Luxembourg and United States. The company was founded in 2015 by William H. Gates.

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. is an engineered materials company, which focuses on dramatically improving energy storage. It enables higher energy density batteries for smaller, lighter, longer-lasting wearable & portable electronics, mass adoption of electric vehicles, and practical use of renewable energy. The company was founded by Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb Yushin and Alex Jacobs in 2011 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.