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Venture Capital - Technology
   

The following are active companies that Apple Core maintains a strong position in:
 

 

Varia Holdings, LLC
Owner of unique and valuable IP for the smartphone industry. Varia is working on entering into licensing arrangements with all major smartphone software and hardware providers. (Private)


   
 

Duos Technologies
Duos provides customized integrated systems for business and government security requirements, including critical Homeland Security applications. (Private)
www.duostechnologies.com


 
 

Jumpnode
Jumpnode is a provider of easy-to-use, hosted network management and monitoring solutions which provide companies with the ability to remotely monitor and access their network and any data critical to the organization, from network health status to sales figures. (Private)
www.jumpnode.com


 

The following are companies that Apple Core previously had a significant investment in, but no longer maintains as strong a position:
 

  Register.com
One of the first domain name registrars in the late 90s. (Private)
www.register.com

 
 

GoAmerica Communications
GoAmerica began as a provider of wireless data solutions for corporate customers. The Company is currently focused on providing accessible communications products and services to consumers who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech-impaired. (Nasdaq:GOAM)
www.goamerica.com

 
 

Javelin Technologies
Leader in financial information exchange (FIX) protocol systems and other cutting-edge financial trading technology. Acquired by NYFIX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYFX)
www.nyfix.com

 
 

Cryptek
A leading secured data transmission company. (Private)
www.cryptek.com

 
 

Teranex
A leading analog-to-digital conversion technology provider. Acquired by Silicon Optix in 2004. (Private)
www.teranex.com

 
  Theseus Logic
Developer of a clockless, delay insensitive design methodology for System-on-Chip applications. (Private)
www.theseus.com


 



Private Equity in China
   

Apple Core Holdings has made a number of investments in private operating companies in China. These investments include:
 

  China Greenscape Co. Ltd.
Headquartered in Jiangsu Province, it provides real estate developers with greenery products and related value-added services to meet the environmental demand for China’s Urbanization.

 
  CNC Development Ltd.
Based in Shanghai, P.R.C., delivers comprehensive city planning and infrastructure build-outs to municipalities throughout China.

   
  Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.
A fully integrated manufacturer of a broad range of solar products for residential and commercial end-users for off-grid and on- grid applications.

 
  Huiheng Medical
Huiheng specializes in R&D, production, sales and services of large-scale radiotherapy equipment.

 
  Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
Hollysys is a provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China. The Company’s technologies are used in products such as programmable logic controllers, railway train control centers and safety control product for nuclear power plants.

 



Bio Tech
   

Cormedix, Inc.
CorMedix Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that develops and seeks to commercialize therapeutic products for the treatment of cardiac and renal dysfunction, also known as Cardiorenal disease.
www.cormedix.com

 

Coronado Biosciences
Coronado Biosciences is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on making cancer care safer and more easily tolerated with improved outcomes.
www.coronadobiosciences.com

 



Entertainment/Media
   
  Attractions

   
 
    Broadway 4D Theaters, LLC
    Creating a unique Times Square tourist attraction which will present the greatest hits of Broadway presented in spectacular 3D coupled with innovative 4D staging.

   
  Film

   
 
    Passing Strange The Movie
    Spike Lee directed this feature film of the Broadway Tony-winning play. One of the top reviewed films of 2009: 100% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes; “One of Spike Lee’s best Films” – Roger Ebert;. “I was blown away. Moving, thrilling and new” – A.O. Scott N.Y. Times; “Bears comparison not just to the great works of the American musical theatre but to literary landmarks. Passing Strange is a work of genius. And there’s nobody I can think of who shouldn’t see it” - Ray Greene, Box Office Magazine; At its best Passing Strange isn’t just good; it’s goddamned transcendent, a near-religious experience. – Nathan Rabin, The Onion A.V. Club

 
 
    Conviction
    Steve Klein directed filming of the stageplay that explores the forced conversions of Jews during the Spanish Inquisition.

 

 
    Game Day
    Written and directed by Steve Klein, this dark, satirical film chronicles the eccentric citizens of a small up-state New York town and the local college’s basketball coach (Richard Lewis) on the day they host the championship game.

 

 
    Choices
    Steve Klein wrote and directed this LagniappeAward winning short film.


 
 
    Sugihara
    A 90-minute historical documentary that tells the remarkable story of Chiune Sugihara and the Jewish refugees that he helped to save.

 
 
Theater


   
 

    Passing Strange
    Tony award winning semi-autobiographical musical featyuring the music and lyrics of Stew and Heidi Rodewald.

    Winner of Best Musical – Drama Desk Awards; Obie Award; New York Drama Critics Circle

 

 
    The Ohmies
    The Ohmies is an interactive musical health and wellness brand for children three to five years old. Through The Ohmies, preschoolers will interact with a musical adventure focusing on movement/physical activity, emotional development and social development.

 
 
    Conviction
    Translated and directed by Ami Dayan thisplay explores the forced conversions of Jews during the Spanish Inquisition.

 
 
    Masked
    This off Broadway production - noted by NY Magazine as one of the three Theatrical Events of the Year (2007) – was written by an Israeli and explores the lives of 3 Palestinian brothers during the Palestinian Intifada of 1990.

 



Consumer Products
   
 

PureBrands, LLC
Makers of Sheets™ energy strips – “the new way to do energy.” Sheets™ paper-thin dissolvable strips are placed on your tongue, begin to dissolve instantly and are easily swallowed and digested delivering hours of energy. One serving of Sheets™ contains caffeine comparable to a cup of the leading premium coffee as well as vitamins B and E.
http://www.sheetsbrand.com/

 



Gold Mining and Exploration
   
 

Searchlight Minerals Corp
An exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties and slag reprocessing projects. The Company holds interests in two mineral projects: (i) the Clarkdale Slag Project, located in Clarkdale, Arizona and (ii) the Searchlight Gold Project, which involves exploration for precious metals on mining claims near Searchlight, Nevada.

 
 

Ireland Inc.
Ireland Inc. (Ireland) is a precious metals exploration and development which applies a proprietary discovery, sampling and recovery methodology to locate, mine and recover gold, silver and other precious metals from mineral deposits in the Southwestern United States.