Our Supporters

As of January 2020

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
Ford Motor Company

Visionary: $100,000-$249,999
Applied Materials, Inc.
Cisco Foundation
Dell Techologies
Gilead
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Mozilla
NetApp, Inc.
Siegel Family Endowment

Founding: $50,000-$99,999
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Arm
AT&T Foundation
Bank of America
eBay
EY
Forever Young Foundation
HP
Monterey Peninsula Foundation, 
      host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
PayPal, Inc.
SAP
Seagate Technology, Inc.
STEM Next
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Tosa Foundation

Principal: $25,000-$49,999
Accenture
Akamai Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Asset Management Company
Cadence
Deloitte
Delta Air Lines
Ford Motor Company Fund
Genentech, Inc.
GoDaddy
Intuit
Intuitive
Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula
KLA Foundation
Koret Foundation
KPMG LLP
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Marvell Semiconductor
Mayfield Fund Foundation
Micron Technology Foundation
National Science Foundation
NYSCI
Oracle Corporation
PwC
Quest Foundation
Resonance Philanthropies
Samsung
Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Donor Circle for the Environment
SVB Foundation
United Airlines
Western Digital
Zoom

Underwriting: $10,000-$24,999
AMD
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Corteva Agriscience
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Glynn Capital Management
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction, Co.
Heising-Simons Foundation
Hitachi Vantara
Huntsman Gay Global Capital
Intel Corporation
Intel Foundation
Jefferies LLC
Juniper Networks
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Markkula Foundation
Micro Lithography, Inc.
Microchip Technology, Inc.
The Moca Foundation
National Geographic
ON Semiconductor
oneZero Financial Systems
Palo Alto Networks
Qualcomm
Radar Partners
Renesas Electronics
Star One Credit Union
Tech CU
Toeniskoetter Construction
Valley Water
Workday
Xilinx, Inc.

Investing: $5,000-$9,999
Best Buy Foundation
Box, Inc.
Champion Charities
Cooley, LLC
ForeScout
IBM
Kaiser Permanente
Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc.
Medius
Microsoft Corporation
Monolithic Power Systems
Northrop Grumman
NXP Semiconductor
Provident Credit Union
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
SK Hynix
Wells Fargo Foundation

Sponsoring: $2,500-$4,999
The Bronson Group LLC
Facebook
Maxim Integrated
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Poly
San Jose Water Company
Swenson

Entrepreneurial: $1,000-$2,499
Lexus of Stevens Creek
Misumi

In Kind
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Arm
Atlassian
Autodesk
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Event Architects
Fairmont San Jose
Google, Inc.
HTC Vive
Inspirato
Robin Lehman Glass
J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines
Mendocino Farms
Nelson Cash, Inc.
Poly
Seagate Technology, Inc.
United Airlines
Zoom

As of January 2020
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 Karen Toste at ktoste@thetech.org.

For general membership information, explore our Membership pages.
For inquiries about the Inspiration Circle, please email Karen Toste at ktoste@thetech.org.

Benefactor $250,000 and above
Denise Foderaro and Frank Quattrone

Visionary $100,000 and above
House Family Foundation
Catherine and Franklin "Pitch" Johnson
Judy and Erica Swanson
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven
Warmenhoven Family Foundation
The Ann Wojcicki Foundation

Founder $50,000 - $99,999
Davidson Family Foundation
Grimm Family Fund
Barbara and William Heil, Jr.
Deedee McMurtry
Gordon and Betty Moore
The Moore Family Foundation
The Scott Foundation

Principal $25,000 - $49,999
Drummond-Berk Family Fund
Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
Shannon and Joseph Kava
Lorry Lokey
Ludwick Family Foundation
Maureen Langan and David Mewes
Milligan Family Foundation
Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Stephen Nachtsheim
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
Smith Family Foundation
J.A. Unruh Family Foundation

Innovator $10,000 - $24,999
Marimo Berk
Janice and Thomas Berthold
Penelope and E. Ronald Blake
Ann S. Bowers
Casey and Jack Carsten
Gloria and Michael Chiang
Esther John and Aart de Geus
Susan and John Diekman
Eileen and Christopher DiGiorgio
Helen Georgerian
Gerrity Charitable Remainder
Barbara and John Glynn
Tracy Young and Ralph Gootee
Kenneth Haughton
Connie and Jerry Held
Trine Sorensen and Michael Jacobson
Neeru and Vinod Khosla
Gloria Chen and John Kibarian
Janie and Wayne Lambert
David H. Liu Foundation
DJ Patil
Josie and Daniel Perez
Christine and Tim Ritchie
Amy and Matthew Sapp
Michelle and David Tang
Judy and Les Vadasz
Janet Brownstone and Andrew Verhalen
Jack R. Wheatley

As of January 2020
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 Karen Toste at ktoste@thetech.org.

For general membership information, explore our Membership pages.
For inquiries about the Leadership Circle, please email Karen Toste at ktoste@thetech.org

Investing $5,000 - $9,999
Ariko Family Foundation
Atkinson Foundation
Barnholt Family Foundation
Bell Family Foundation
Robert E. and Adele Boydston Foundation
Mary Lee and Edward Cannizzaro
Cushman Family Foundation
Kathy and James Deichen
Jennifer and Matias Duarte
Ana and Carl Eschenbach, Jr.
The Brett & Michelle Galloway Foundation
Stella B. Gross Charitable Trust
Eva Grove
Hoefer Family Foundation
Jaynie and William Kind
The Lawrence Foundation
Alison and Michael Mauzé
Katherine and Robert Maxfield
Diane and Regis McKenna
Dean Morton
Julie Packard
Park Family Foundation
Sathaye Family Foundation
Sita Foundation

Sponsoring $2,500 - $4,999
Robert Bynum
Mona Sabet And Joe Chernesky
Davidow Family Foundation
Dana Evan Family
Patricia and Martin Giles
Raquel Gonzalez
Darlene Markovich and Ronald Haak
Hitz Foundation
Maureen and David Kennedy
Katherine and James Lau
Shawn and Douglas MacKenzie
Marnie Mar
Jill and Tom McEnery
Kim Worsencroft and David McEvoy
Shara and David Morishige
Dona and Keith Munsch
Sukanya and Omkaram Nalamasu
Christopher Nelson
Cindy and Randy Pond
Hal Powell
Bobbie and David Pratt
Fred St. Goar

Entrepreneurial $1,000 - $2,499
Jeryl and Ron Abelmann
Barbara and Frank Barone
Christine Barrese
Amy Barzdukas
Paul Billig
Sally and Rich Braugh
Stephanie D. Brown
Karin and Steven Chase
Fannie Allen and George Cogan
Sandi and Richard Conniff
Peggy and Yogen Dalal
Nancy Blachman and David desJardins
Jennifer and Philip DiNapoli
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
Fischer Family Foundation
Gretchen Walker and Jason Freeman
Renu and Dhrumil Gandhi
Hon Mai and Joseph Goodman
Jan Half
Stanley E. Hanson Foundation
Arline and James Harper
Peggy and Fred Heiman
Beverly Huss
Carol and Tony Jeans
Atsuko and Tim Jenks
Sanjeev Katariya
Wendy and Jim Kennedy
Robert S. Kieve Foundation
Jennifer Konecny
Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
Jennifer and Randall Krenzin
Erica Krishnamurthy
Terry and Bill Krivan
Kelly Castellón and Brian Kroneman
Michelle and Michael Kwatinetz
Catherine Lego
Laura Becker-Lewke and Reynold Lewke
Diane Lovelace
Shilin Jiang and Gregory Luth
Myriam Curet and Timothy McAdams
Robin and Stephen MacDonald
Laurie Hunter and Jonathan MacQuitty
Marnie Mar
Ann and Robert Marangell
Christina and Greg Mayer
Kathleen and Smith McKeithen
Shauna Mika
Lisa Morgan
Janice Nelson
Birdie Gardiner and Pat O'Connor
Jennifer Ondrejka
Stuart Pann
Anthony and Maria Pappas
April and Brad Peebler
Penner Family Foundation
Jan and Don Provan
Cathy and Roger Quinlan
Roger Rabalais
Dorothy Reagan
Catherine Rossi-Roos and Mark Roos
Kathleen Rydar
Carol Cleary-Schultz and Jeff Schultz
Simon Segars
Shadi Allen and Chad Seiler
Steven Singleton
Cheryl and Lonnie Smith
Somekh Family Foundation
Nicolette St. Angel
Stevens/Murphy Family Foundation
Connie and Rod Swanson
Bria and Peter Thompson
Teri and Christian Treille
Nathalie and Gaurav Verma
Jana Van DeGoor-Washington and Kenneth Washington
Rachel and Jon Wilner
Elizabeth Wolf
Linda and King Won
Nousheen Eslambolchi and Pete Woodhouse
Mauria Finley and Greg Yap
Elizabeth Yin
Michelle Zell

As of June 2019

The Tech Interactive gratefully acknowledges individuals who have provided legacy gifts in their estate plans to inspire future generations of innovators.
Anonymous
John G. Adler
Susan and John Diekman
Nancy S. Mueller and Bob Fox
Peter B. and Leanne H. 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
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 2020
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
Barbara and John Glynn
Bequest of Michael L. Hackworth
Franklin and Catherine Johnson Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
National Institutes of Health
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Palo Alto Networks
Frank and Denise Quattrone Foundation
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven
 
$500,000 - $999,999
Anonymous
El Camino Hospital
Google, Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
 
$100,000 - $499,999
Abbott Vascular
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 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
 
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Drummond-Berk Family Fund
Sonja and William Davidow
Kathy and James Deichen
Lori and Joe Fabris
Robert Grimm
Brendan Iribe
Shannon and Joseph Kava
Susan and Dan'l Lewin
Joanne Harrington and Lorry Lokey
Joyce Milligan
Mozilla
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
Cheryl and Lonnie Smith
James P. Verhalen Family Foundation
Jack Wheatley

$10,000 - $24,999
Adobe Foundation
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
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
Xprize Foundation