Third Point Management

The Third Point funds are managed by Third Point LLC, a registered investment adviser based in New York, with approximately $6 billion of assets under management. The firm was founded in 1995 by Daniel S. Loeb. Third Point LLC conducts venture capital activities as Third Point Ventures, which is led by Robert Schwartz, an industry veteran with 23 years of experience in private equity and technology company management, based in Sunnyvale, California.

Applied Ventures

Applied Ventures, LLC (http://www.appliedventures.com), a subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc., invests in early stage companies with high growth potential pursuing technologies that are complementary to Applied Materials' core business and can stimulate the growth of applications for semiconductors, flat panel displays and related products and services. Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nano-manufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass (http://www.appliedmaterials.com).