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UMB Bank, NA (Investment Management) (UMB-IM) is the investment management division of UMB Bank, NA, a national commercial bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF). UMB-IM manages active portfolios for defined benefit plans, endowments, foundations, trusts and high net-worth individuals.

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. (KCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The firm was founded by John Kornitzer in 1989. KCM provides advice as an investment adviser or as a sub-adviser to individuals and institutions and act as the investment adviser to the Buffalo Funds.

WCM Investment Management LLC (WCM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Laguna Beach, California. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary of Thalia Street Partners LLC. WCM provides discretionary investment advisory services to Separately Managed Accounts, Mutual Funds, and Private Funds. The firm also participates as a sub-adviser in various wrap fee programs.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Scout Investments, Inc. (Scout) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Founded in 2001, Scout provides discretionary investment management services to registered and unregistered investment companies, institutional accounts and individuals through separately managed accounts. They also provide model portfolios to financial intermediaries for use in unified managed accounts (UMA).

TNP Partners Corp (TNP) is an independent partner-owned firm located near Tokyo with a U.S. office in Sunnyvale, California. Formerly known as TSUNAMI Network Partners Corp., TNP was established in 2000 by government and private entities in Kanagawa on the west side of Tokyo. The firm seeks to attract venture companies as well as business support resources to the Kanagawa area and foster a Silicon Valley-like business community. They operate in close relationship with their asset management subsidiary TNP On The Road Corp., managing venture capital investment funds.

Zillow, Inc. provides online real estate services. It buys, sells, rents, finances, and remodels homes. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. provides commercial research and development services. The firm engages in development projects for materials for other applications, including gas storage, carbon capture, thermoelectric, and structural materials. Its products include electrolyte additives such as EM1, CM1, CM2, and EM2. The company was founded by Peter G. Schultz and Robert K. Downs in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. (FAS) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. The firm was founded by Max W. Greer, Jr. in 1979 as Financial Advisory Service, Inc. and changed its name to FAS Wealth Partners, Inc. in 2022. FAS provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, define contribution plans (profit-sharing and 401(k)), trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Sparkfactor Design, Inc. provides product development consultancy services. Its services include product engineering services, product definition, and industrial design for the manufacturing of consumer or medical products. The company was founded by Claudia Truesdell, Robert Garrett and Mike Smith in June 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Edeniq, Inc. operates as a biomaterials and sustainable fuels innovator. It integrates patented mechanical and biological processes to break down plant materials into sugars that become fuels and industrial materials. Its products include Cellunator, Pathway, and Cellulosic Sugars. The company was founded by Lawrence S. Gross in February 2008 and is headquartered in Visalia, CA.

Nueterra Capital Management LLC (Nueterra Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel R. Tasset. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

Verb, Inc. provides online community for social impact. It offers ready-made programs. The company was founded by Suzi Sosa and Thomas Joseph Meredith in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Snyk Ltd. engages in the provision of software services. It offer Synk open source, container, infrastructure as code, intel vulnerability, and licensed compliance management. The company was founded by Guy Podjarny, Danny Grander and Assaf Hefetz and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

Vital (America), Inc. is a private company that manufactures and wholesales writing instruments and desk accessories. The company is based in Ontario, CA.

Edgehill Venture Partner LLC (Edgehill Venture Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by C. Andrew Martin. The firm is headquartered in Mission, Kansas.

Growing Real Opportunities In The Workforce (GROW) is a non-profit organization that focuses on helping under-resourced youth aged 14-25 to find career direction. GROW trains educators to provide interactive classes in career exploration to students across the country, with the aim of empowering them with career readiness. The organization offers a one-day training and online platform to educators, providing them with all the necessary tools to implement the curriculum in their schools or non-profit organizations. Teachers can be quickly onboarded and are able to deliver the curriculum the day after training.