Ned Hill

Founded in 2007 out of the collaboration of CalTech and CNRS, the French National Center of Scientific Research, Contour Energy Systems is a next-generation battery company reshaping the portable power industry. The company is pioneering breakthrough advancements in new fluorine-based battery chemistries, nano-materials science and manufacturing processes. Amassing over 60 patented and patent-pending technologies, Contour is developing advanced primary and next-generation rechargeable battery systems optimized to meet the most demanding power and energy density, reliability and safety requirements. Its battery systems are also being designed to perform in the most extreme operating environments with significantly improved price/performance. Contour is commercializing and licensing its technology portfolio to address a wide range of applications spanning the transportation, government and defense, medical, industrial and portable electronics markets. The company's world-class executive management team is comprised of a "Who's Who" of decorated battery industry veterans and research specialists. This includes co-founder Dr. Robert Grubbs, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry with CalTech, as well as leading executives from Energizer, Duracell, ConocoPhillips and Ultralife. Collectively, this executive leadership team provides Contour with significant competitive advantages through its critical experience in transitioning technological developments into commercially successful products. Contour maintains exclusive technology licensing agreements with the California Institute of Technology as well as strategic partnerships with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, Schlumberger, and other academic and private institutions. As a result of its most recent funding efforts, Contour has completed a new state-of-the art headquarters, R&D laboratory and prototype manufacturing facility in Azusa, California as well as a cathode powder manufacturing site in Yuma, Arizona.

Deepfield has been acquired by Nokia. Deepfield is the leading provider of real-time network performance and security purpose-built big data analytics for communication service providers and large enterprises. Its Singularity® platform helps customers detect and mitigate DDoS threats, assess optimized analytics for network performance management, and formulate SDN-compatible control policies. It is perfect for use in data centers and service provider networks, including those implementing Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Deepfield is currently deployed in over 90% of U.S. Cable.

Ambiq® was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use of pioneering ultra-low power technology, innovative companies around the world are developing differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for batteries, reduce overall system power and maximize industrial design flexibility. Our mission is to enable intelligence (artificial intelligence (AI) and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. We enable our customers to deliver artificial intelligence compute at the edge where power consumption challenges are the most profound. Our technology innovations, built on the patented and proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT), fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs. We’ve powered over 270 million devices today. As we see the shift in devices move from “smart” to “AI,” our technology and solutions have evolved to accommodate the power requirements needed to enable feature rich devices that are always on, high performing, secure, accurate, energy efficient, and just as important practical. Our leadership in powering devices made for edge AI has helped technology innovators across wearable, smart home and buildings, industrial, healthcare, and other sectors deliver intelligent devices that can do more while consuming less. For more information, visit www.ambiq.com.

What we believe in: At Customers Bank, we are dedicated to providing exceptional value, service and convenience as part of an overall effortless banking experience. Our high-tech, high-touch approach to banking allows us to deliver a superior selection of products and services. Who we serve: We’re a community-based, full-service bank that offers a continually expanding portfolio of loans to small businesses, multi-family projects, mortgage companies and consumers nationwide with locations in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas. Our way of banking: Our approach to banking is built on three core pillars – commitment to human connections, dedication to innovation and the latest technology, as well as our responsibility to ground innovation in our deep experience and reliable financial foundation. We’re focused on our customers, employees, and investors every day — connecting them to real opportunities, helping them grow, and doing it all with speed and agility so they can get further, faster. More information: To learn more, visit us at http://customersbank.com. Customers Bank, a subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc., is an equal opportunity lender and a member of the Federal Reserve System with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Customers Bancorp, Inc. voting common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CUBI. Member FDIC - Equal Housing Lender. Privacy Policy: We discourage Customers Bank customers from sharing personal identification data such as account numbers, social security numbers, or phone numbers on social media. Please send a direct message if you have questions regarding your account. To learn more, visit our website at https://www.customersbank.com/privacy-notice/.

Signature Bank® was created to provide talented, passionate, and dedicated financial professionals a supportive environment in which they can conduct their practice to the maximum benefit of their clients. The result is a special feeling clients associate with Signature Bank professionals and, ultimately, the Signature Bank brand: the experience of being financially well cared for. Signature Bank® (NASDAQ: SBNY) is a full service commercial bank with offices supporting private client teams located throughout the New York metropolitan area, Connecticut, North Carolina and California. The Bank focuses on serving the financial needs of privately owned businesses and their senior management. Signature’s client-first culture provides commercial and not-for-profit organizations with opportunities to substantially reduce banking costs and increase efficiencies through our single-point-of-contact service model. Our SIGNATURE VALUES Through a shared philosophy of Excellence, we aspire to enhance the communities in which we live and work. Our colleagues embody the principles of Authentic Leadership and a sense of Entrepreneurial Spirit, with a keen sense for Results Driven Engagement. Our Commitment to our clients, our colleagues and our communities runs deep. We are proud by the Trust which they have placed in us and humbled by the responsibility. It is through the lens of mutual Respect, inherent Integrity, and our drive for Diversity, Inclusion and Social Impact that we define the goals of our journey. We are Signature Bank! For more information on the Bank and our services, please visit www.signatureny.com. Signature Bank is a member FDIC. Signature Bank is an equal opportunity employer.

Service Provider Capital is a venture capital fund whose limited partners include the most knowledgeable, respected and best connected service providers in the industry. The fund focuses on making small co-investments in institutionally led Series A deals. The fund adds strategic value to its portfolio companies by making its service provider limited partners available to provide introductions to potential investors and commercial/strategic partners and to provide informal guidance on legal, accounting, finance, real estate and other matters relevant to start-up companies.

Mercury is an early-stage venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs to drive innovation across Middle America. Mercury’s investment themes target B2B SaaS and B2B2C marketplace platforms enabling the digital transformation of markets, industries, and customer relationships. With $750M under management, Mercury has created over $9 billion of value with an operationally focused investment strategy helping startups achieve rapid, sustainable growth. Mercury is headquartered in Houston with offices in Austin, Texas and Ann Arbor, Michigan. To learn more visit mercuryfund.com.

Square 1 is now part of Pacific Western Bank. Please visit us at pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending!