Nathan Barnard

Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. (Amundi US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and formerly known as Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, Inc. In 2021, they merged with and into Amundi Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc. and subsequently changed their name to Amundi Asset Management US, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Amundi US, Inc., ultimately held by Rue La Boëtie SAS’ Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA) in France. Amundi US provides investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Westwood Management Corp. (Westwood) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Susan Byrne in 1983 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides portfolio management services to individuals, investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

Alpine Investors is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Graham Weaver. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

The Courtney Group, Inc. (Private Equity) is a private equity a subsidiary of The Courtney Group, Inc founded in 1995 by Thomas W. Courtney. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

Trivie, Inc. develops on-demand gasification platform. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Fountainhead Media Services, Inc. provides distribution, promotional, and creative services for content related to the entertainment industry.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Platinum Equity Advisors LLC (Platinum Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Tom Gores. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Founded in 1995 by Steven Bathgate, GVC Capital LLC, formerly Bathgate Capital Partners LLC, is an investment banking firm and broker/dealer located Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm focuses primarily on providing comprehensive investment banking services to underexposed and undervalued micro-cap companies. GVC Capital's brokerage services include retail investment sales, institutional equity and fixed-income securities. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. GVC Capital seeks to provide their retail clients with greater exposure to institutional investors as efficient means to raising capital in the form of institutional private placement financings and a variety of other investment products including municipal bonds, government securities, mutual funds, annuities, options and equities. The firm also offers accredited investors periodic opportunities to participate in private placements (Regulation D) and IPOs for select emerging growth companies. GVC Capital's accounts are maintained and cleared by First Southwest Company. The firm's fixed-income group seeks to provide their clients with best execution. They provide independent advisory services and research focusing on a diverse universe of fixed-income securities including corporate, government and municipal bonds, convertible and mortgage-backed securities and preferred stocks. GVC Capital's equity trading group focuses on efficient trade execution of micro-cap companies and identifying and creating liquidity in illiquid markets.

University of Colorado Foundation, Inc. provides financial support to charitable causes. It raises private funds from outside for support the University's strategic initiatives. The firm manages investments such as endowment funds and charitable trusts. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO

CLSA Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based institutional brokerage subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), a full-service investment bank headquartered in China. Founded in 1986, the firm provides sales and execution services to global investors and corporates.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

The Alliance of Angels (Alliance of Angels) is a venture capital firm, subsidiary of the Seattle-based Technology Alliance, founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. develops, constructs, owns and operates crude oil refining facilities in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Its purpose of the refinery is to export finished products to Europe, North America and Far East within the framework of broad-based strategy for an integrated petroleum industry. The company was founded in November, 1984 and is headquartered in Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah, Saudi Arabia

Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. operates as an imaginative research and development firm. It works across the development process in regulated markets including medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and life science tools, imaging and industrial applications. The company was founded in February 2005 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Milender White Construction Co. provides comprehensive pre-construction and construction management services. It offers pre-construction, general contracting, design and build and restoration and rehabilitation. The company was founded by Bryon White and Mike Milender in 1997 and is located in Arvada, CO.

Part of Hangzhou Haoming Investment Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Jiahua Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes chemical products. The company is based in Jiaxing City, China. Jian Hong Han has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Cendana Capital Management LLC (Cendana Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Michael Kim. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Cook Street Consulting, Inc. (Cook Street) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The firm was co-founded by Sean M. Waters and Karen M. Robinson in 1999. They are a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Cook Street provides customized fiduciary and investment consulting services to retirement plan sponsors, corporate accounts, foundations, and endowments in North America.

Mertado operates a social shopping website. The American company was founded by Mehul Shah and Rajiv Py Bhat.

InMobi, Inc. provides marketing and advertising services. The company was founded on November 2, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Pelican Energy Partners ( Pelican Energy Partners ) is a private equity firm founded by Michael Scott in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

CoinAlpha, Inc. operates as an open, decentralized asset management industry. It uses data engineering and machine learning to create algorithmic trading strategies, trade analysis systems, and optimize trade execution for customers. The company was founded by Michael Feng, Martin Kou, Carlo P. Las Marias and Yvonne Zhang in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ThirdWay Africa Partners LLP (ThirdWay Africa Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Affinity Asset Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2017 by Michael Cho. Michael Cho has been the CEO since 2017.

Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co. operates a crude oil and natural gas refinery. It offers benzene, fuel oil, kerosene, naphtha, sulphur, mogas components, low sulphur diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Xpanse Services LLP (Xpanse Services) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Haryana, India.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Demoflow, Inc. operates as a demo enablement platform. It streamlines prep, presentation, follow-up, and documentation for product demo. The company is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Halp, Inc. provides Information Technology services. It offers IT Ops, MSPs, and B2B support solutions. The company was founded by Fletcher Richman, Tristan Rubadeau and Komran Rashidov and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.