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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

The Washington Trust Co. of Westerly (Investment Management) (WTC-IM) is the asset management division of The Washington Trust Co. of Westerly, a community bank headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: WASH). WTC-IM offers a range of personal and business financial services which includes trust services, investment management services and wealth management services. They manage portfolios for individuals, institutions and ERISA pension plans.

Aircuity, Inc. provides intelligent indoor air monitoring systems. It provides building owners with energy savings through its measurement solutions and by combining real-time sensing and continuous analysis of indoor environments. Its Aircuity Advisor Services is a series of products that provide analysis of the critical environmental parameters in customer's facility and Aircuity Assurance Services. The firm’s services include sensor assurance, reporting, monitoring, and hardware assurance. The company was founded by Gordon P. Sharp, Eric M. Desrochers and David R. Belleville in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Founded in 1922, Weeden & Co. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm offers a full array of investment services with independent value-added research covering various sectors. Weeden's research goal is to produce independent, actionable long/short ideas that are free from the inherent conflicts created by investment banking. The firm vigilantly monitors proprietary, quantitative and fundamental indicators across all asset classes to identify and communicate important inflection points within the marketplace to clients. Their equities trading division specializes in difficult-to-execute orders. They are a member of the FINRA, NASDAQ and the SIPC.

Azima, Inc. provides predictive maintenance analytical services. It offers watchman reliability services, watchman service programs, watchman reliability portal, deep-bench domain experts, expert intelligent machine learning, the watchman system, azima products and services, alert automated diagnostic software, trio vibration data collector and analyzer, total trio the complete product solution and watchman online system services. The firm provides its services to pdm for chemical processing, pdm for facilities management, pdm for industrial manufacturing, pdm for metals & minerals, pdm for naval & marine, pdm for oil & gas, pdm for pharmaceutical & biotech industries, pdm for power generation and pdm for pulp & paper industries. The company was founded by James P. Rosenfield and Edward W. Futcher in 2003 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Acumentrics, Inc. manufactures custom power products. It specializes in the developing and manufacturing of power generation and power quality systems. The firm bases these systems on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology and Ruggedized UPS and Power supplies for military and industrial power conditioning and backup. The company was founded by Gary Mookand and Raymond DeSabato in 1994 and is headquartered in Westwood, MA.

JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC (JPMPWA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Formerly known as First Republic Investment Management, Inc., the firm was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of First Republic Bank (OTCMKTS: FRCB) (FRB). In May 2023, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) (JPM) acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of FRB. Following the acquisition, the firm became a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of JPM. JPMPWA provides full-service personalized wealth management solutions for individuals, trusts, families, foundations, endowments, pensions, defined contribution plans, profit-sharing plans, banks, for-profit and not-for-profit institutions and other business entities.

SpaGus Ventures LLC seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US with a revenue of USD 1 to 10 million. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of biomedical and technology companies. It provides financing in the form of equity and debt for growth capital requirements.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Oak Investment Partners (Oak Investment Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1978 by Ed F Glassmeyer and Stewart H Greenfield. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Applied Science Associates, Inc. provides science and technology solutions. It offers consulting, environmental modeling, and application development to clients. The company was founded in 1979 and it is headquartered in South Kingstown, RI

Ironside capital Partners LLC (Ironside Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Stephen M. Brackett, Myles P. Gilbert, William M. Sheehan, and Dave Z. Alpert. The firm is headquartered in West Newton, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Spagus Capital Partners LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in the year of 2010. The firm is headquartered in Warwick, United States of America.

American Cancer Society, Inc. provides information on cancer occurrence, survival, prevention, early detection, and treatment. The non-profit company is based in Kennesaw, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's SHES department is an intramural research program with world-renowned epidemiologists and health scientists. The company was founded in 1913 by Candy Arrington. Karen E. Knudsen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

FE Clean Energy Group, Inc. (FE Clean Energy Group) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of FE Global Clean Energy Corp. founded in 2000 by George Sorenson, Francisco Hoyos and Lawrence McGrath. The firm is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut.

Prophecy Asset Management LP (Prophecy) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Spotts in 2001. Prophecy provides discretionary investment advisory services to private investment funds.

A.T. Kearney, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. Its services include strategic, operational and technology consulting executive search services. The company was founded by Andrew Thomas Kearney in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Flacane Advisors, Inc. provides healthcare and technology advisory and investment services. The private company is based in Crystal Beach.

OCTANe connects people and ideas with capital and resources for technology growth in Orange County. It stimulates technology job growth and wealth creation; helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into successful businesses; helps companies connect with funding and growth resources; helps senior executives access intelligence, new technologies, and talent; helps develop technology business leaders; and creates a forum for technology company leaders to have an impact on the future. The company offers LaunchPad, a pro-bono accelerator for startup companies in the technology, life science, and clean tech industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Greenfield Partners LLC (Greenfield Partners) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1997 by Gene A. Gorab. The firm is headquartered in South Norwalk.

Veristat LLC engages in the provision of statistical and medical consulting services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Its services include data management, biostatistics, statistical programming, medical writing, clinical monitoring, project management, regulatory submissions, and strategic consulting. The company was founded by Barbara Balser and John P. Balser in 1994 and is headquartered in Southborough, MA.