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Frank Balas

Frank Balas

Board Director at Nonlinear Materials.

Director
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 27, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Frank Balas

Frank Balas is a board director at Nonlinear Materials.

Experience

This experience comes from Frank Balas's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Frank Balas in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

Nonlinear Materials Corp Current
Board Director
2024 – Present · Seattle, WA
Develops light-based data transmission technology for computing and communications systems.
FOSSA Systems Current
Board Member
2023 – Present
MAHLE chargeBIG Current
Board Member
2022 – Present
Emerald Technology Ventures Current
Sr. Investment Director
2009 – Present
Rhombus Energy Solutions
Board Observer
2020 – 2022
Powerhouse Dynamics
Board Observer
2016 – 2019
Visedo Oy
Board Observer
2016 – 2017
PowerGain Technologies
President
2005 – 2009
Capstone Turbine Corp
Engineering Manager
1999 – 2004
Rolls Royce
Project Engineer
1993 – 1999
Pratt & Whitney Canada
Structures Analyst
1989 – 1991

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Frank Balas works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

Nonlinear Materials Corp · Form D, Aug 27, 2026
DW
David Weekes
Director
Brad Booth
Brad Booth
Chief Executive Officer and director
Lewis Johnson
Lewis Johnson
Co-Founder + Chief Technology Officer and director
Andrew Grenville
Andrew Grenville
Independent Director

Sources

  1. SECNonlinear Materials Corp Form D, filed Aug 27, 2026