Alliance Bernstein
AllianceBernstein L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded global asset management firms in the world with approximately $717 billion in assets under management at December 31, 2006.

Braemar Energy Ventures
Braemar Energy Venturesis a venture capital fund making early- to mid-stage investments in the energy technology sector. The firm's principals have invested in more than 50 companies in the sector and have significant technical, operational and financial experience in energy and energy-related industries. Through offices in New York and Boston, the firm targets a wide range of energy technologies that impact stationary power, transportation and portable energy applications.

CMEA Ventures
CMEA Ventures is a $1 billion venture capital firm focused on life sciences, high technology, and energy & materials investments – in both early and late stage ventures. CMEA believes that the most successful venture backed companies are science focused with experienced teams intent on winning. As a result, CMEA’s portfolio companies typically have cutting edge and highly differentiated technology at their core, with founding teams of the highest caliber. CMEA’s partners and associates also have extensive science, engineering, and operational backgrounds that particularly suit CMEA’s focus on technology and teams—- an effective differentiator for entrepreneurs and venture investment partners who dare to change the world, one great company at a time.

FA Technology Ventures
FA Technology Ventures is an active investor in early-stage energy, materials and information technology companies. The firm works extensively with numerous companies with MIT-based technology roots including iRobot, E Ink and MetaCarta. FA Tech Ventures looks for business ideas with potential for greatness and experienced, passionate entrepreneurs to execute on them.

General Electric
GE (NYSE: GE) is Imagination at Work -- a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world’s toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and advanced materials, GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT is one of the leading research universities in the country and it routinely leads all U.S. universities in number of patents granted. MIT's commitment to joining education with the creation of knowledge provides a fertile setting for research that has spawned a host of scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. Past achievements include the creation of modern food preservation, the first chemical synthesis of penicillin and vitamin A, the development of inertial guidance systems, modern technologies for artificial limbs, high-speed photography, and core technology that has enabled digital computers.

Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services.

North Bridge Venture Partners
North Bridge Venture Partners is an active, bi-coastal, early-stage venture capital fund based in the Boston, Massachusetts and San Mateo, California areas. NBVP is one of the top performing venture capital firms in the country and has over $2.1 billion under management.

OnPoint
OnPoint is a venture capital initiative of the United States Army, specifically created to finance mobile power and energy enabling technologies.

Procter and Gamble
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Pringles®, Folgers®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Actonel®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, and Braun®. The P&G community consists of almost 135,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide.

Qualcomm
Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500® company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the ticker symbol QCOM.

Sequoia Capital
Sequoia is responsible for providing the initial capital to some of the worlds most successful companies. They were the initial investor in Apple, Cisco, Google, Oracle, Flextronics, Yahoo, LSI Logic, Nvidia, and 3Com among many others. Michael Moritz is in charge of Sequoia’s investment in A123Systems.

YankeeTek
YankeeTek is an early stage venture capital fund for technology companies founded by Howard Anderson. He is also founder and chairman of The Yankee Group and Battery Ventures. In addition, Howard is the William Porter Distinguished Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he teaches two courses on entrepreneurship.