California Game Changer Awards; Finalists Announced

PLEASANTON, SACRAMENTO and CHICO Calif., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — GROWCalifornia announced today the 100 finalists for the inaugural California Game Changer awards who will be honored at the two-day Game Changers Fall 2010 conference, November 16-17, ( )at Casa Real in Pleasanton. The prestigious California Game Changer awards will be presented by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GoED) to a maximum of 12 game-changing companies, recommended by a Steering Committee of industry experts. These companies are being recognized for their positive economic impact on the state in 2010. The awards will be presented during a special ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16.

“California has always been a global innovation leader and this has fueled our economic competitiveness for many decades,” said GoED Director Joel A. Ayala. “The Game Changers Conference gives us the opportunity to recognize and honor a select group of companies who are cementing California’s global economic standing by reinventing tomorrow for the rest of the world.” The Game Changer awards are also endorsed by California Congressman John Garamendi, who will honor the winners with special certificates of appreciation for their impact on the California economy. To learn more about, or to register for the Game Changers Fall 2010 conference, visit the conference web site, www.grow-california.com, or contact GROWCalifornia President/CEO Jon Gregory (jon@goldencapital.net).

GROWCalifornia is a statewide initiative to foster innovation and is operated by Golden Capital Network, a nonprofit corporation. Game Changers Fall 2010 is a GROWCalifornia event to specifically recognize leading edge innovation companies in California. A Game Changers Steering Committee reviewed a pool of over 350 nominees before reducing the list to the next round of finalists – just over 100 – that include cutting-edge companies across many of California’s leading industries. The list of Game Changers finalists includes:

    BridgeLux,
     Livermore       Altergy Systems, Folsom  Ring Cube, Mountain View
    BookRenter, San   Victory Pharma, San
     Mateo            Diego                   eIQ, San Jose
    Cafe Press, San
     Mateo           SS Monitoring, San Mateo Clarmail, San Rafael
    Five9,
     Pleasanton      Envia Systems, Newark    Razor Gator, Los Angeles
    Sun Run, San      Lending Club, Redwood    Amira Pharmaceuticals, San
     Francisco        City                     Diego
    ATyr Pharma, San  Eucalyptus Systems,
     Diego            Santa Barbara           Ethertronics, San Diego
    Carrier IQ,
     Mountain View   Discera, San Jose        Cool Iris, Palo Alto
    Trivascular,                               Amalfi Semiconductor, Los
     Santa Rosa      Aerovance, Berkeley       Gatos
    Nanosys, Palo     Cobalt Technologies,     Exalt Communications,
     Alto             Mountain View            Campbell
    LS9, Inc., South
     San Francisco   3 Crowd, San Mateo       Spigit, Pleasanton
    True Car, Santa   Capstone Turbine Corp.,
     Monica           Chatsworth              Sungevity, Oakland
    Epocrates, San
     Mateo           AwarePoint, San Diego    Lucid Design Group, Oakland
    Nexant, San       Mark Monitor, San
     Francisco        Francisco               Renewable Funding, Oakland
    Clarient, Aliso
     Viejo           GridNet, San Francisco   Cool Earth Solar, Livermore
    Zonare, Mountain  Contour Energy Systems,
     View             Azusa                   Yelp, San Francisco
    InvenSense,
     Sunnyvale       Vaso Nova, Menlo Park    Primus Power, Hayward
    DFWE, Inc., San
     Jose            Luxim, Sunnyvale         Snap Dragon Food, Oakland
    Adura
     Technologies,                             Scharfenberger Chocolate,
     San Francisco   Flurry, San Francisco     San Francisco
    Solazyme, South
     San Francisco   Attributor, San Mateo    Green Plug, San Ramon
    Intuity Medical,
     Sunnyvale       Bridgeco, El Segundo     Kato Foods, Berkeley
    Castlight
     Health, San      Atlantis Computing,
     Francisco        Mountain View           Morton and Basset, Novato
    Glam Media,
     Brisbane        Entransa, Cupertino      Sukhi's, Berkeley
    Palantir, Palo
     Alto            Receptos, San Diego      Pandigital, Pleasanton
    Clif Bar,
     Emeryville      Aravo, San Francisco     Coverity, San Francisco
    Amy's Kitchen,
     Petaluma        Brand.net, San Mateo     Seeo, Berkeley
    Tria Beauty,      Tioga Pharmaceuticals,
     Dublin           San Diego               Joyent, San Francisco
    Glassbeam,
     Sunnyvale       Aurora Algae, Alameda    Super Agent, San Diego
    Xtreme
     Energetics,      App Dynamics, San        Arxcis Biotechnology,
     Livermore        Francisco                Pleasanton
    Ultracell,                                 Adept Technology,
     Livermore       Qualys, Redwood Shores    Pleasanton
    BMG Seltec,       Widget Box, San
     Livermore        Francisco               Xradia, Pleasanton
    Buzz Logic, San
     Francisco       Dust Networks, Hayward   Workday, Pleasanton
    Clariphy
     Communications,
     Irvine          Yodlee, Redwood City     Integenex, Pleasanton
    Good Technology,
     Redwood City    Kovio, Milpitas          Echopass, Pleasanton
    Packet Design,    Cell Biosciences, Santa
     Santa Clara      Clara                   Solar Nexus, Berkeley
    IMVU, Palo Alto  Marketo, San Mateo       MogoTXT, San Francisco
    White Hat
     Security, Santa  Rocket Fuel, Redwood
     Clara            City
    Synapsense, El
     Dorado Hills

SOURCE GROWCalifornia