Nikos Nikolopoulos

ADASTEC Corp. is a software company that enables full sized and full speed electric public transit buses to become SAE Level 4 autonomous. ADASTEC’s software platform, named flowride.ai, and sensor stack can be integrated in any bus OEM and can be serially produced. The software enables transit buses to operate in mixed traffic on public roads while also meeting all public transportation requirements of modern and visionary cities worldwide. The company has worked with different bus OEMs around the globe and has deployments in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia/Oceania, some of which are fully integrated into the public transit system. ADASTEC’s HQ is located in Michigan, USA , the company’s R&D office is in Istanbul, Turkey and their EU operations office are in the Netherlands and Sweden. For more information, please visit www.adastec.com .

CAV Angels is an alumni-investing organization seeking to introduce high potential startups with a strong UVA connection to our network of UVA-related angel investors for funding and mentorship. By facilitating these much-needed interactions, CAV Angels strives to elevate the entrepreneurial eco-system for UVA Alumni by inspiring, connecting, funding, and mentoring the extended UVA start up community.

EuroTower was founded in 2009 by a team of Senior Telecommunications Executives who had been following the evolution of the TowerCo model in the US. Because Europe is a mature market with approximately 50% more towers than are needed for effective 3G coverage it presents very different operating needs and challenges than the US and most other markets. However, through the creation of new operating models, cost effective capital approaches and a number of long term strategic partnerships we now have a structure to support the growth of wireless communications in the 21st century across the continent.

ADASTEC Corp. is a software company that enables full sized and full speed electric public transit buses to become SAE Level 4 autonomous. ADASTEC’s software platform, named flowride.ai, and sensor stack can be integrated in any bus OEM and can be serially produced. The software enables transit buses to operate in mixed traffic on public roads while also meeting all public transportation requirements of modern and visionary cities worldwide. The company has worked with different bus OEMs around the globe and has deployments in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia/Oceania, some of which are fully integrated into the public transit system. ADASTEC’s HQ is located in Michigan, USA , the company’s R&D office is in Istanbul, Turkey and their EU operations office are in the Netherlands and Sweden. For more information, please visit www.adastec.com .

Istios Health is creating the most extensive commercial repository of Infectious Disease data to advance ID care for healthcare providers, facilities, and the life science industry. This is achieved by developing the largest national network of ID physicians.

Summit Partners is a global alternative investment firm with capital dedicated to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities. The Summit Partners’ strategy is grounded in a foundational belief that profitable growth is the most reliable path to building a durable business and creating long-term value. For four decades, the Summit team has focused on partnering with and powering the growth of great people and great companies. Summit invests across growth sectors of the economy and has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries including financial services, consumer, business services and industrial technology. These companies have completed more than 175 public equity offerings, and more than 250 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Summit maintains offices in North America and Europe and invests in companies around the world.

CAV Angels is an alumni-investing organization seeking to introduce high potential startups with a strong UVA connection to our network of UVA-related angel investors for funding and mentorship. By facilitating these much-needed interactions, CAV Angels strives to elevate the entrepreneurial eco-system for UVA Alumni by inspiring, connecting, funding, and mentoring the extended UVA start up community.

New World Angels (NWA) is a group of private investors dedicated to providing equity capital to early-stage entrepreneurial companies in the state of Florida. NWA has chapters in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area and is typically a lead or co-investor in transactions totaling between $0.5 million and $2.5 million.