Robert Shapiro

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. engages in the production of novel and specialty chemicals from plant oils. It offers cleaning and personal care ingredients, coating materials, oil field chemicals, surfactant intermediates, and polymer building blocks products. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Pearland, TX.

AgraQuest, Inc. develops pesticides and provides best management services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Sapphire Energy, Inc. develops and produces algae-based crude oil products. It uses sunlight, CO2, non-potable water, non-arable land and nutrients in outdoor ponds to produce biomass that can then be converted into high-value oils, aquaculture and animal feeds and fuels products. The company was founded by Mike Mendez, Kristina Marie Burow, Nathaniel Eames David and Jason L. Pyle in May 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Darkstrand, Inc. leverages enterprise-level network bandwidth to close the collaboration gap between corporations and research communities. Darkstrand is a pivotal corporate partner for solving real workflow, development and collaborative challenges, linking teams, facilities and suppliers into one ecosystem in a high-speed, networked grid environment via the National LambdaRail (NLR), a coast to coast 12,000-route mile optical network spread across 32 U.S. cities. Darkstrand shortens time to insight and expands productivity for companies wanting a competitive edge. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Darkstrand was established in 2005.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Chromatin, Inc. provides seed and feedstock products for traditional agriculture and bio-industrial processes. The firm markets seed products under its Sorghum Partners brand, primarily the grain sorghum and forage sorghum seed types. It also delivers sorghum products for companies seeking renewable feedstock. Its service areas encompass supplying seed, contracting growers, providing agronomic support, and overseeing harvest and delivery of feedstock in the form and specifications required by bio-processors. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Daphne Preuss and Gregory Paul Copenhaver in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. develops integrated systems and solutions for the detection of animal diseases. The firm engages in the researching, developing and commercializing on-farm diagnostic tests, such as QScout MLD for early detection of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows. It also provides solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary health problems including mastitis and other animal diseases. The company was founded by Rodolfo Rodriguez and Victor M. Minton in July 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The NutraSweet Co. manufactures and distributes sweetener products. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

G.D. Searle & Co., Inc. is a company that produces a diverse range of chemicals and agricultural products. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. G.D. Searle & Co. was acquired by Monsanto Co. /Old/ on January 01, 1985.

Searle & Co., Inc. provides investment advisory services. The business continuity plan addresses data back up and recovery, all mission critical systems, financial and operational assessments, alternative communications with customers, employees, regulators, alternate physical location of employees, critical supplier, contractor, bank and counter-party impact, regulatory reporting and assuring their customers prompt access to their funds and securities if they are unable to continue their business. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT

Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users

SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is based in Menlo Park, CA. Part of Johnson & Johnson, SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a company that markets lipid-based biopharmaceutical products mainly to treat cancer and infectious diseases. SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals was acquired by ALZA Corp., part of Johnson & Johnson from June 22, 2001 on March 16, 1999 for $658.03 million.

Conservis Corp. engages in the design, development, and operation of a cloud-based platform which enable farm owners and managers to create operational plans and drive field activities. The firm offers Conservis platform. The company was founded by Patrick Christie, Mike Borman, and Eric H. Jackson in 2008 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Sandbox Holdings LLC, Sandbox RLD LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Robert B. Shapiro. Robert B. Shapiro has been the CEO since incorporation.

Cultivian Ventures LLC (Cultivian Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sandbox Holdings LLC founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

213 Management LLC (213 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Bob Shapiro and Nick Rosa. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.