Our Supporters

As of January 2021

The Tech Interactive gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations and government agencies for their gifts to the Annual Fund, which supports exhibits and programs that inspire innovators locally and globally.

For inquiries about the Affiliate program, email corporate@thetech.org.

Inspirational: $1,000,000 and above
City of San José

Benefactor: $250,000-$999,999
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Visionary: $100,000-$249,999
Applied Materials, Inc.
William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Davidson Family Foundation
eBay
Gilead
Mozilla
NetApp, Inc.
Stanford Children's Health
Zoom Video Communications

Founding: $50,000-$99,999
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Arm
Bank of America
EY
Intuitive
Mayfield Fund Foundation
Monterey Peninsula Foundation, 
      host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
National Science Foundation
PayPal, Inc.
PwC
Seagate Technology, Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Principal: $25,000-$49,999
Accenture
Amazon
Amgen Foundation
Deloitte
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Ford Motor Company
Genentech, Inc.
GoDaddy
Google, Inc.
Koret Foundation
KPMG LLP
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Marvell Semiconductor
Micron Technology Foundation
Oracle Corporation
Quest Foundation
Renesas Electronics
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
Xilinx, Inc.

Underwriting: $10,000-$24,999
Akamai Foundation
AMD
Asset Management Company
Association of Science and Technology Centers
Box, Inc.
Forescout Technologies
Forever Young Foundation
Glynn Capital Management
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction, Co.
Heising-Simons Foundation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hitachi Vantara LLC
IBM
Intel Corporation
Juniper Networks
KLA Foundation
Markkula Foundation
Micro Lithography, Inc.
Microchip Technology, Inc.
The Moca Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
oneZero Financial Systems
Palo Alto Networks
Qualcomm
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Star One Credit Union
Toeniskoetter Construction
Valley Water
Western Digital
Workday

Investing: $5,000-$9,999
Cadence
Flex
Kaiser Permanente
Monolithic Power Systems
NXP Semiconductor
Samsung
SAP
Sharks Foundation
Sita Foundation
Stanford Blood Center
Synopsys, Inc.
Trewstar
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VMware

Sponsoring: $2,500-$4,999
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Northrop Grumman
Swenson

Entrepreneurial: $1,000-$2,499
GE Foundation
Misumi

In Kind
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Google, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
National Georgraphic
NetApp, Inc.
Poly
Tallo
United Airlines
Zoom

As of January 2021
The Tech Interactive gratefully acknowledges individual contributors of $10,000 or more to the Annual Fund, which supports exhibits and programs that inspire young innovators locally and globally.

For inquiries about the Inspiration Circle, please email Michelle Dreyband at mdreyband@thetech.org.

Benefactor $250,000 and above
Ann Howland Doerr and John Doerr
Denise Foderaro and Frank Quattrone
Judy Swanson

Visionary $100,000 and above
Marimo Berk
Barbara and William Heil, Jr.
House Family Foundation
Catherine and Franklin "Pitch" Johnson
Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
The Scott Foundation
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven

Founder $50,000 - $99,999
Ann Bowers
Eileen and Christopher DiGiorgio
Grimm Family Fund
Hitz Foundation
James and Katherine Lau Foundation
Lorry Lokey
Deedee McMurtry
Betty and Gordon Moore
The Moore Family Foundation
Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Stephen Nachtsheim

Principal $25,000 - $49,999
Kenneth Haughton
Connie and Jerry Held
Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
Shannon and Joseph Kava
Gloria Chen and John Kibarian
Janie and Wayne Lambert
Ludwick Family Foundation
Maureen Langan and David Mewes
Milligan Family Charitable Fund
Amy and Matthew Sapp
Smith Family Foundation
John M. Sobrato, Jr.
J.A. Unruh Family Foundation

Innovator $10,000 - $24,999
Barnholt Family Foundation
Janice and Thomas Berthold
Penelope and E. Ronald Blake
Casey and Jack Carsten
Gloria and Michael Chiang
Somesh Dash
Esther John and Aart de Geus
Kathy and James Deichen
Susan and John Diekman
William Draper III
Renu and Dhrumil Gandhi
Geschke Foundation
Barbara and John Glynn
Trine Sorensen and Michael Jacobson
Jaynie and William Kind
Janie and Wayne Lambert
David H. Liu Foundation
Jin and CS Park
Janine Pelosi
Josie and Daniel Perez
Susan and Richard Roche
Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Shustek
Vadasz Family Foundation
Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley Family Trust

As of January 2021
The Tech Interactive gratefully acknowledges individual contributors who have given between $1,000 and $9,999 to the Annual Fund, which supports exhibits and programs that inspire young innovators locally and globally.

For inquiries about the Leadership Circle, please email Michelle Dreyband at mdreyband@thetech.org.

Investing $5,000 - $9,999
Ariko Family Foundation
Bell Family Foundation
Robert E. and Adele Boydston Foundation
Stephanie D. Brown
Mary Lee and Edward Cannizzaro
Liz and Mark Centoni
Cushman Family Foundation
Ana and Carl Eschenbach, Jr.
The Brett & Michelle Galloway Foundation
Darlene Markovich and Ronald Haak
Melinda Borjon Heinlein and John Heinlein
Maureen and David Kennedy
Michele and Steve Kirsch
Katherine and James Lau
Shilin Jiang and Gregory Luth
Katherine and Robert Maxfield
Kathleen and Smith McKeithen
Julie Packard
Cindy and Randy Pond
Hal Powell
Mary Murphy and Mark Stevens
Michelle and David Tang

Sponsoring $2,500 - $4,999
Robert Bynum
Patricia and Martin Giles
Terry and Bill Krivan
Shawn and Douglas MacKenzie
Marnie Mar
Alison and Michael Mauzé
Shara and David Morishige
Dean Morton
Beth and Stephen Robie
Nicolette St. Angel
Kenneth Washington
Carolyn and Greg Waters
Elizabeth Wilner

Entrepreneurial $1,000 - $2,499
Jeryl and Ron Abelmann
Mala Anand
Linda and Nick Antonopoulos
Mechelle and Manny Barbara
Barbara and Frank Barone
Paul Billig
Edward Bowen III
Chris Boyd
Sally and Rich Braugh
Karin and Steven Chase
Shari Clare
Sharon Jacobs And David Cohan
Sandi and Richard Conniff
Peggy and Yogen Dalal
Laura and Arnold de Leon
Nancy Blachman and David desJardins
Kim and Mohana Dissanayake
Celia and Jim Dudley
Joan and Alan Earhart
John A. Elliott
Rita Chen and Colin Fan
Concepcion and Irwin Federman
Elwanda and William Fenwick
Kama and Thomas Fletcher
Gretchen Walker and Jason Freeman
Wanda and Lance Ginner
Janna Groisman and Aymeric Gisselbrecht
Maud and Burton Goldfield Family Foundation
Susan Valeriote and Ken Goldman
Raquel Gonzalez
Hon Mai and Joseph Goodman
Munira Shamim And Amer Haider
Arline and James Harper
Peggy Heiman
Cynthia and Betrand Irissou
Kieve Foundation
Jennifer Konecny
Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
Erica Krishnamurthy
Kelly Castellón and Brian Kroneman
Michelle and Michael Kwatinetz
Dan'l Lewin
Laura Becker-Lewke and Reynold Lewke
Diane Lovelace
Rhonda and Vinod Mahendroo
Ann and Robert Marangell
Christina and Greg Mayer
Myriam Curet and Timothy McAdams
Sukanya and Omkaram Nalamasu
John Navrides
Christopher Nelson
Janice Nelson
Thomas Ngo
Jennifer Ondrejka
Anthony and Maria Pappas
Penner Family Foundation
Jan and Don Provan
The Quattlebaum Family
Cathy and Roger Quinlan
Dorothy Reagan
Catherine Rossi-Roos and Mark Roos
Kathleen Rydar
Diane Schweitzer and Steve Schramm
Simon Segars
Shadi Allen and Chad Seiler
Don Shepley
Rachael Staudt and Douglas Soo
Katrina Stevens
Pamela and Edward Taft
Teri and Christian Treille
Fiona O'Dwyer Vaillant
Nathalie and Gaurav Verma
Sean White
Rachel and Jon Wilner
Elizabeth Wolf
Nousheen Eslambolchi and Pete Woodhouse
Jo and Ed Zschau

As of January 2020

The Tech Interactive gratefully acknowledges individuals who have provided legacy gifts in their estate plans to inspire future generations of innovators.

John G. Adler
Anonymous
Susan and John Diekman
Nancy S. Mueller and Bob Fox
Leanne H. and Peter B. Giles
Marion and Robert Grimm
Joan and Mike Hackworth
Maureen and David Kennedy
Karen and Richard King
Terry and Bill Krivan
Laura Becker-Lewke and Reynold Lewke
Lorry Lokey
Deedee and Burton McMurtry
Carole and Donald Norling
Marilyn and David Pratt
Charles H. Rulofson
Anne and Peter Thorp
Louise Hornor and Sean Welsh

The Tech gratefully acknowledges the Endowment investors helping us to ensure our future is secure, so that we will always be able to inspire the innovator in everyone.

Distinguished Investors
Anonymous
Marie and William Bianco
Ann S. Bowers
Ann Howland-Doerr and John Doerr
Joan and Michael Hackworth
Intel Corporation
Knight Ridder
Deedee and Burton McMurtry
Denise and Frank Quattrone
Mary Lois and Jack Wheatley

Lead Investors
Applied Materials, Inc.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Honored Investors
Susan and John Diekman
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Cathie and Pitch Johnson
Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
Ronya and George Kozmetsky
Pamela and C. Richard Kramlich
The James and Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation
Marilyn and David Pratt
Connie and Tony Ridder

Founding Investors
Anonymous
Jimi and Ned Barnholt
Aneel Bhusri
Danielle and George Boutros
Bill Brady
Helen and Jim Carreker
Signe Ostby and Scott Cook
Donna Chiaro and John P. Cromwell
Mory Ejabat
Barbara and John Glynn
Barbara and Bill Heil
Connie and Jerry Held
The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
The Ludwick Family Foundation
The Santa Rita Foundation
Lata Krishnan and Ajay Shah
The Anthony Zingale Family

Visionary Investors
Anonymous
Marcia and Paul Cook
Kristen and William Del Biaggio III
Michele and Isy Goldwasser
Audrey MacLean and Michael Clair
Lida and Alex Zaffaroni

Entrepreneurial Investors
Anonymous
Elaine and John Chambers
Kathy and James Deichen
Lori and Joe Fabris
Concepcion and Irwin Federman
Beverly and Kenneth Haughton
The Dan Klesken Endowment
Lauren and William Younger

Investors
BancBoston Robertson Stephens
Elizabeth and Stephen D. Bechtel
Gwen and Gordon Bell
Susan and Mark Bertelsen
Jennifer and J. Philip DiNapoli
Richard Elkus, Jr.
Mary Jane and William Elmore
Joseph M. Juran
Maureen and David Kennedy
Sherrill and Frederick Kobrick
Jennifer Konecny
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Natalie and Rolando Loera
William S. McKiernan
Betty and Gordon Moore
Nancy and Mihir Parikh
Dorothy and Joseph Reagan
Susan and Gregory Reznick
Joyce M. Taylor
Rachel and Donald Valentine
Angela and Mark Wolfenberger

As of January 2021
The Tech Interactive would like to thank the following individuals, corporations and foundations for their support of our Tech 3.0 campaign. This campaign began in 2012 and continues today with a $100,000,000 goal to revitalize the Interactive and truly allow us to become a leading resource for innovation.

$10,000,000 +
Ann S. Bowers
 
$1,000,000 - $9,999,999
William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation
Ann Howland Doerr and John Doerr
Ford Motor Company
Barbara and John Glynn
Bequest of Michael L. Hackworth
Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Palo Alto Networks
Frank and Denise Quattrone Foundation
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven
The Anne Wojcicki Foundation
 
$500,000 - $999,999
Anonymous
El Camino Hospital
Google, Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
 
$100,000 - $499,999
Abbott Vascular
Adobe Foundation
Barnholt Family Foundation
Susan and John Diekman
Barbara and William Heil, Jr.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
House Family Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Krause Foundation
James and Rebecca Morgan Family Foundation
Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Stephen Nachtsheim
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
John M. Sobrato Charitable Fund
The Swanson Family
Barbara and Steve Young
 
$50,000 - $99,999
Mary Lee and Edward Cannizzaro
Casey and Jack Carsten
Cisco Systems Foundation
County of Santa Clara
Eileen and Christopher DiGiorgio
Geschke Foundation
Connie and Jerry Held
Gloria Chen and John Kibarian
Betty and Gordon Moore
Eliane and Armand Neukermans
Josie and Dan Perez
Christine and Tim Ritchie
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
 
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Drummond-Berk Family Fund
Sonja and William Davidow
Kathy and James Deichen
Robert Grimm
Brendan Iribe
Shannon and Joseph Kava
Susan and Dan'l Lewin
Joanne Harrington and Lorry Lokey
Joyce Milligan
Mozilla
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Cheryl and Lonnie Smith
James P. Verhalen Family Foundation
Jack Wheatley

$10,000 - $24,999
Christina and James Barrese
Penelope and Ronald Blake
Jennifer and Charles Boynton
Teresa Briggs
The Mary A. Crocker Trust
Esther John and Aart de Geus
Facebook
Genentech
Linda Yates and Paul Holland
Junior League of Palo Alto - Mid Peninsula
Worth and Andrew Ludwick
Marka and Bill May
Kathleen and Smith McKeithen
Karen and Mark McLaughlin
Michael Petersen
Bobbie and David Pratt
Cathy and Roger J. Quinlan
Renuka and Peter Relan
Amy and Matthew Sapp
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
Mauria Finley and Greg Yap
Sandy and Chris Yen
 
$5,000 - $9,999
Association of Science and Technology Centers
Renee and David Crawford
Lori and Joe Fabris
The Abe Farag Family Foundation
Mary Ellen and Michael E. Fox, Sr.
Beverly and Kenneth Haughton
Cathy and Kevin Kimball
Jane and William Kind
Jennifer and Randall Krenzin
The Lawrence Foundation
Monterey County Office of Education
Anonymous
Maria and Anthony Pappas
Dan Rose
Donna Dubinsky and Leonard Shustek
sparkfactor.org

In Kind
Autodesk, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc.
DNA2.0, Inc.
Gibson Dunn
NetApp, Inc.
NeuroSky, Inc.
Nvidia Corporation
Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE
Resonai
Somaxis
Team San Jose