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Board Observer
Jan 2024
Virewirx (formerly XCOM Labs) is a startup pioneering the future in virtual reality wireless experiences. Virewirx’s commitment to revolutionizing entertainment and sports viewing goes beyond mere technological innovation; it encompasses a strategic goal to be a catalyst in the creation and delivery of compelling experiences. Understanding that the tipping point for VR adoption is inherently content-related, Virewirx enables the seamless creation of high-quality, realistic experiences with its XR platform. This approach not only sets the standard for a new level of immersion, but also positions Virewirx as a key player in facilitating the evolution of entertainment and sports content viewing experiences.
Board Observer
Jan 2024
Founded in 2015, Nstream (formally known as Swim) enables organizations to build open-source, full-stack applications directly on top of streaming data, providing real-time insights that organizations can take action on instantly. Nstream’s customers use Nstream’s unique streaming APIs and stateful objects to build applications with business logic to gain more and better insights. As a result, data-driven decisions can be made within minutes to reduce operational costs, improve productivity and agility, enhance the customer experience, and outpace competitors – rapidly. Operate with true real-time data and take more intelligent action now.
Board Observer
Oct 2023
Together with our community, we engineer sparse LLM, CV, and NLP models that are more efficient and performant in production. Why does this matter? Sparse models are more flexible and can achieve unrivaled latency and throughput performance on your private CPU and GPU infrastructure. Check us out on GitHub and join the Neural Magic Slack Community to get started with software-delivered AI.
Board Observer
Mar 2023
CoreTigo enables faster and more flexible manufacturing by
providing high-performance machine digitalization, wireless
connectivity and edge solutions for machine builders, system
integrators and industrial equipment manufacturers. CoreTigo’s
products enable the design and retrofit of machines and
production lines that were not possible before. These solutions
increase flexibility, adaptivity and modularity, resulting in cost
effectiveness, increased productivity and downtime reduction.
Embraced by industrial leaders, CoreTigo’s solutions are based on
the IO-Link Wireless global standard, which is fit for harsh factory
environments and motion control applications, providing the most
reliable wireless connectivity for millions of sensors, actuators
and industrial devices worldwide.
Board Observer
Mar 2021
XCOM Labs was founded by Paul Jacobs in 2018. Our team has a proven history of building businesses and setting industry standards. XCOM is a dynamic company that attracts highly talented people who have a passion for transformative wireless technologies. We believe that the only way to predict the future is to INVENT it.
XCOM Labs has developed an innovative end-to-end wireless network solution that has unprecedented bandwidth. Our unique technology brings the robustness and multi-user mobility needed for advanced VR and AR experiences. XCOM’s system can achieve wired video quality wirelessly, which enables users to enjoy their VR and AR experiences together with other users without any service disruption, poor video quality, and cables.
The first public demonstration of this system has achieved great success https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xcom-labs-unveils-extended-reality-platform-at-milcom-2021-301443954.html
Board Observer
Mar 2021
PICadvanced is specialized in solving complex problems through optics, namely through optical chip design, development and packaging.
We develop and consult processes and solutions on optics using integrated photonics, since conception, packaging and integration on electrotechnology, telecommunications and biomedicine products.
Board Observer
Apr 2020
Verana Networks is building an innovative 5G radio access network solution for major wireless service providers. We are backed by leading VCs and lead by a team with a track record of success in the cellular network infrastructure industry.
Strategic Investor
Jan 2020
Verizon Ventures is the primary mechanism to find, fund and further the 5G future as the network America relies on. We invest in promising entrepreneurial companies who are tackling some of today’s biggest technological challenges for Verizons consumer, business, network and media customers.
Verizon Ventures connects entrepreneurs with Verizon’s trusted network of strategic and financial resources to help advance their businesses.
Follow us on Twitter @VerizonVentures.
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2024
Board Observer
Jan 2024
Virewirx (formerly XCOM Labs) is a startup pioneering the future in virtual reality wireless experiences. Virewirx’s commitment to revolutionizing entertainment and sports viewing goes beyond mere technological innovation; it encompasses a strategic goal to be a catalyst in the creation and delivery of compelling experiences. Understanding that the tipping point for VR adoption is inherently content-related, Virewirx enables the seamless creation of high-quality, realistic experiences with its XR platform. This approach not only sets the standard for a new level of immersion, but also positions Virewirx as a key player in facilitating the evolution of entertainment and sports content viewing experiences.
Board Observer
Jan 2024
Founded in 2015, Nstream (formally known as Swim) enables organizations to build open-source, full-stack applications directly on top of streaming data, providing real-time insights that organizations can take action on instantly. Nstream’s customers use Nstream’s unique streaming APIs and stateful objects to build applications with business logic to gain more and better insights. As a result, data-driven decisions can be made within minutes to reduce operational costs, improve productivity and agility, enhance the customer experience, and outpace competitors – rapidly. Operate with true real-time data and take more intelligent action now.
2023
Board Observer
Oct 2023
Together with our community, we engineer sparse LLM, CV, and NLP models that are more efficient and performant in production. Why does this matter? Sparse models are more flexible and can achieve unrivaled latency and throughput performance on your private CPU and GPU infrastructure. Check us out on GitHub and join the Neural Magic Slack Community to get started with software-delivered AI.
Board Observer
Mar 2023
CoreTigo enables faster and more flexible manufacturing by
providing high-performance machine digitalization, wireless
connectivity and edge solutions for machine builders, system
integrators and industrial equipment manufacturers. CoreTigo’s
products enable the design and retrofit of machines and
production lines that were not possible before. These solutions
increase flexibility, adaptivity and modularity, resulting in cost
effectiveness, increased productivity and downtime reduction.
Embraced by industrial leaders, CoreTigo’s solutions are based on
the IO-Link Wireless global standard, which is fit for harsh factory
environments and motion control applications, providing the most
reliable wireless connectivity for millions of sensors, actuators
and industrial devices worldwide.
2021
Board Observer
Mar 2021
XCOM Labs was founded by Paul Jacobs in 2018. Our team has a proven history of building businesses and setting industry standards. XCOM is a dynamic company that attracts highly talented people who have a passion for transformative wireless technologies. We believe that the only way to predict the future is to INVENT it.
XCOM Labs has developed an innovative end-to-end wireless network solution that has unprecedented bandwidth. Our unique technology brings the robustness and multi-user mobility needed for advanced VR and AR experiences. XCOM’s system can achieve wired video quality wirelessly, which enables users to enjoy their VR and AR experiences together with other users without any service disruption, poor video quality, and cables.
The first public demonstration of this system has achieved great success https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xcom-labs-unveils-extended-reality-platform-at-milcom-2021-301443954.html
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