Rebecca Penty

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

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.

Part of GameStop Corp., GameStop, Inc. operates as an online store for gaming products. The company is based in Grapevine, TX. The company was founded by R. Richard Fontaine.

Founded in 2007, Exotix USA, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Exotix Ltd., a London-based investment banking firm. Exotix provides fixed-income sales and distribution for their clients in both illiquid and frontier emerging markets. They cover a wide array of non-performing (defaulted) and performing debt, sovereign/corporate borrowers and local/hard currencies. They also offer equity intermediation services. Exotix USA of a member of FINRA and the SIPC.

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.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

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

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Commonweal Ventures Management LLC (Commonweal Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Nate Loewentheil. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Unqork, Inc. develops software application solutions. It serves the insurance, financial services, government, and education sectors. The company was founded by Gary Hoberman in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

YMCA of Greater New York operates as a community service organization. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Brooklyn Historical Society owns and operates museums, libraries, and education centres. It encourages the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn's peoples and cultures both past and present. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Mekong Capital Ltd. (MC) is an independent private equity investment firm in 2001 founded by Chris Freund. The firm headquartered Ho Chi Minh City.

Mizuho Asia Partners Pte Ltd. (Mizuho Asia Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Shiftsmart, Inc. operates as marketplace connecting part-time workers with open shifts across multiple platforms. The company was founded by Tony Matthews and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

KPMG (Singapore) provides accounting services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore. and has subsidiaries in Singapore.

Tulaa Technology Services Ltd. develops and operates software platform for mobile commerce. It enables farmers to access inputs, finance, information and markets in a virtual marketplace. The company was founded by Hillary Miller-Wise in 2017 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ignitia AB provides weather forecasting services. It gives hyper-local weather updates, via short messaging service daily, monthly and seasonal rain forecasts to help farmers avoid ever changing climate, based on global positioning system location. The company was founded by Liisa Smits in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Argon Telecom Services Ltd. provides wireless Internet connectivity services to individuals and small businesses. It offers Internet connectivity for WiFi enabled smart phones, tablets, and laptops. The company is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

iProcure Ltd. operates as an agricultural supply chain platform in rural Africa. It provides business intelligence and data-driven stock management across the supply chains. The company was founded by Stefano Carcoforo and Nicole Galletta and is headquartered in Lavington, Kenya.

Turaco Kenya Ltd. provides insurance solutions. It offers health insurance and private medical insurance for protection. The company is headquartered in Kenya.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.