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Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

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.

Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC (TCP) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors LLC, ultimately owned by Blackrock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), which acquired them in 2018. TCP manages assets for pooled investment vehicles, US-registered investment companies, business development companies and private investment funds.

Canyon Partners LLC provides investment management services. The company was founded in 1990 by Joshua S. Friedman and Mitchell R. Julis and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Sumo Group, Inc. is a private company that specializes in building animated ads for marketing campaigns and social media without coding. Sumo Group is based in Austin, TX and was founded in 2010 by Noah Kagan. The company offers a marketing platform that allows users to find influencers and monitor campaign performance. The company also provides thousands of unique images from diverse artists to upgrade marketing campaigns. Additionally, they offer top software deals for entrepreneurs at incredible prices and the latest productivity, marketing, and content tools for businesses with no monthly fees. The CEO is Ayman Al-Abdullah.

Salient Capital Advisors LLC (Salient) is an asset management firm headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded when their direct parent, Salient Partners LP acquired RDG Capital LLC in December 2010. Salient provides real assets, tactical equity alternatives, and private solutions for institutional investors and investment advisors.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (LACM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Formerly known as Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research, Inc., the firm was founded in 2002 by Thomas Stevens, Hal Williams, and Stuart Matsuda. They are majority owned by LACM Holdings, Inc. LACM offers risk-controlled active equity management services to a broad range of institutional investors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of AIA Group Ltd., AIA International Ltd. is a provider of individual and group life, medical, accident and health insurance. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company was founded in 1996. Mark Edward Tucker has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

A-Grade Investments (A-Grade Investments) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Guy Oseary, Ronald Wayne Burkle, and Christopher Ashton Kutcher. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Community.com, Inc. operates online conversation platform. The company was founded by Charles Buffin and Max Levin and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

GrizzlyRock Capital LLC (GrizzlyRock) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Kyle H. Mowery in 2012. GrizzlyRock provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to private investment funds organized as pooled investment vehicles and sub-advises accounts of other investment managers.

Abata Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotech company based in Watertown, MA. Abata Therapeutics is focused on developing engineered Treg cell therapies for severe autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The American company's lead programs are in ind-enabling studies for progressive multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes, both of which are tissue-specific autoimmune diseases with significant unmet needs. The company has developed a differentiated product engine to create tissue-specific, robust, and durable therapies. Abata Therapeutics was launched by Third Rock Ventures, with participation from a diverse syndicate of investors, including ElevateBio, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Invus, Samsara Biocapital, and the JDRF T1D Fund. The company was founded in 2021 by Richard Ransohoff and the CEO is Samantha Singer.

Via Science, Inc. operates as a patented, automated analytics platform to solve high-value complex problems. It offers Trusted Analytics Chain? (TAC?), a platform which offers privacy protection, virtual pooling, and regulatory compliance. The company was founded by Colin Gounden, Kate Ravanis, Jeremy Taylor, Iya Khalil and Colin Hill in 2000 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA.

Monograph Capital Advisors (UK) LLP (Monograph Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Fred Ehrenkranz Cohen and Charles Conn. The firm is headquartered in London, GB.

Westly Capital Management LLC (The Westly Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Steven Westly. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

IRA Capital LLC (IRA Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Samir Patel, Mohannad Malas, and Amer Kasm. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Founders For Good Ltd. is the British parent company of Founders Pledge, an entrepreneurial community that has gathered over 1,400 members since its inception in 2015. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. Members have pledged $2.40 billion to charity, and the company's unique research team provides tailored giving advice to help members make informed decisions about donating to high-impact charities. Founders Pledge has strong connections to the tech and start-up ecosystem, and its product and community are highly sought after by entrepreneurs. Founders For Good was founded in 2013 by Brent Shawzin Hoberman, David Goldberg, and Dafna Bonas, with David Goldberg serving as CEO since then.

Part of MecklerMedia Corp., Inside Network, Inc. is a company that specializes in digital out-of-home advertising networks. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company provides services that help businesses advertise in public spaces using digital displays. Inside Network was acquired by MecklerMedia Corp. on May 12, 2011 for $14.49 million.

Reforge, Inc. is a company that offers advanced growth strategy programs for experienced tech professionals in product, marketing, data, design, and engineering. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and provides a systemic approach to iteration and idea validation to realize the goal of getting to product market fit. The programs offered by Reforge focus on building sophisticated systems of compounding growth, developing effective engineering leaders, and becoming fully data-driven with strategic experimentation skills. Additionally, Reforge teaches frameworks for building, communicating, and executing a product strategy, scaling high-quality product execution across product and engineering teams, defining a technical strategy, optimizing it based on company context, and assessing strategic tradeoffs more effectively. The company also offers programs on developing monetization strategies, managing a marketing team, driving scalable and cost-effective acquisition, and leveraging data to make smart product decisions. The company was founded by Brian K. Balfour and he has been the CEO since incorporation.