Scott Sozio

SS&C Technologies, Inc. develops investment and financial management software solutions. It products and services include asset management platform, genesis, outsourcing, portfolio exchange, advisor ware, agency lenders, Altair, common diamond wealth platform, recon, risk reporting, SVC and Syncova. The firm offers services to the commercial lenders, corporate treasury groups, insurance and pension funds, municipal finance groups and real estate property managers. The company was founded by William C. Stone in February 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

Perry Corp., do-business-as Perry Capital, is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Richard C. Perry and Paul A. Leff in 1988. Perry provides investment advisory and management services for private fund clients.

Black Duck Software, Inc. engages in the provision of open source logistics software solutions. It offers consulting, fast start, product implementation, training and certification, open source support, and open source risk profile services. The firm products include Black Duck Hub, Black Duck Suite, Black Duck KnowledgeBase, and Software Package Data Exchange. The company was founded by Douglas A. Levin in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Prospero Technologies LLC provides integrated software services and content management software solutions. It offers interactive services integrated with customer registration, member directories, customer profiling, activity tracking, management controls and reporting. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Littleton, MA.

Ilios Partners is the pre-eminent provider of global securities surveillance and investor relations support to a wide range of corporate, investment banking, and investor relations consulting firms. It also provides investor relations support for corporate clients, including targeting and investor perception studies. The principals of Ilios Partners, John Karageorge and Nick Trikolas, have extensive industry experience. Most recently, Mr. Karageorge was a Managing Director at The Carson Group, where he spearheaded a team providing deal-related stock and fixed income surveillance to investment banking clients as well as having originated Carson’s global surveillance program. Mr. Trikolas has over ten years of experience in investor relations and stock surveillance, having participated in various capacities in the industry since its inception. Prior to co-founding Ilios Partners, he founded and ran the Chicago branch of The Carson Group.

City First Enterprises, Inc. is a bank holding American company. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company was founded in 1993. Oswaldo Acosta has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

London Fund (GB) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Palle Pedersen and Ashesh Shah. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Privateer Holdings, Inc. (Privateer Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Brendan Kennedy, Michael Blue and Christian Groh. The firm is headquartered in Washington,United States.

The Marijuana Policy Project is an organization that works towards ending marijuana prohibition. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

Edcast, Inc. operates an online learning platform. Its EdCast Knowledge Networks, a mobile and cloud based learning platform for institutions, enterprises, governments and non-profits enables students and users to collaborate with each other and learn. The company was founded by Karl Mehta in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Reading Partners is a national non-profit organization that has been providing one-on-one literacy tutoring to under-resourced elementary school students for almost 25 years. The non-profit company is based in Oakland, CA. The organization has mobilized over 75,000 community volunteers to provide more than 2.5 million individualized literacy tutoring sessions to more than 70,000 students in nearly 470 schools across ten states and the District of Columbia. Reading Partners is a proud AmeriCorps service partner and has been featured on Good Morning America and endorsed by The New York Times.

GCH, Inc. operates cannabis retail shops. The company was founded by Willie Nelson, Peter Corrigan, Andrew B. Davison and Elizabeth Hogan in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Headset, Inc. develops a business intelligence platform for the marijuana industry. It offers Cannabis Market Intelligence that help operators make informed business decisions through data. The company was founded by Brian Wansolich, David Scott, and Scott Vickers in 2015 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Poseidon Asset Management LLC (Poseidon) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by siblings Emily Paxhia and Morgan Paxhia in 2013. Poseidon provides investment advice and management services to a private investment fund.

Tuatara Capital LP (Tuatara Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Tuatara Capital GP LLC founded in 2014 by Mark Zittman and Albert Foreman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

DOPE Media, Inc. is an online magazine for marijuana reviews, news, business and lifestyle stories. It offers concentrate, edible, garden, store, strain, and topical reviews; advertising services; and T-shirts online. The company was founded by David Tran, Nathan Chrysler, Trek Hollnagel, James Zachondi and Evan Carter in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Hypur Ventures (Hypur Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Steven A. Van Dyke, Christopher E. Galvin and Scott Sozio. The firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Demetrix, Inc. manufactures natural medicines. The company was founded by William Haseltine and Jay Keasling in 2015 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Marley Natural Little Bay, Inc. is a cannabis brand that was founded in 2014 with a deep respect for the positive potential of the herb. The private company is based in Seattle, WA. The company offers a premium accessory product line, including smoking accessories and hemp body care, crafted with a genuine respect for nature. Marley Natural is the official brand of Bob Marley.

Poseidon Asset Manament LLC/Venture Capital/ (Poseidon Asset) is a venture capital arm of Poseidon Asset Management LLC founded in 2013 by Emily Louise Paxhia and Morgan C. Paxhia. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Poseidon Asset Management LLC, Poseidon Capital Syndicate 1 LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The CEO of the company is Morgan C. Paxhia.

Poseidon Capital Syndicate 3 LLC provides pooled investment services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

RevolutionWear, Inc. manufactures underwear for men. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2010. The CEO is Mathias Ingvarsson.

Plej, Inc. is an online fundraising platform that was founded in 2002 by Ashesh C. Shah.

Qnovia, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which provides no heat pod-based vape system. It focuses on aerosol devices and formulations that deliver cannabinoids, nicotine, and a broad range of pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Mario Danek in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of 365 Holdco LLC, The NAV People, Inc. is a cannabis ERP software solution provider. The private company is based in Las Vegas, NV. The software is built on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform and combines traditional supply chain management capabilities with cannabis-specific functionality. 365 cannabis enables cultivators, producers, distributors, and dispensaries to maximize efficiencies and promote growth. The company services a client base comprised of leading U.S.-based MSOs and single-state operators, and Canadian LPs, in addition to cannabis clients outside the U.S. 365 cannabis' ERP software is the leading seed to sale software product for cannabis operations. Explore their cannabis business solutions today. The company was founded in 2003. Jeff Kiehn has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The NAV People was acquired by 365 Holdco LLC from Akerna Corp. on January 11, 2023 for $0.50 million.

Treehouse Global Ventures LLC (Treehouse Global Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Lindy Snider, Gaynell Rogers & Lori Ferrara. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US.

Engin Sciences, Inc. develops AI-driven HR software. The American company was founded by Melissa O'Brien, Jamie Leo, Sloane Barbour, Valerie Fraysse, Ashesh C. Shah. Sloane Barbour has been the CEO since incorporation.

MJ Freeway LLC engages in the development of cannabis business software. It offers software for distribution, cultivation. manufacturing, retail, delivery, vertically integrated, and government tracking system. The company was founded by Amy Poinsett and Jessica Billingsley in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Flowhub Holdings, Inc. develops business oriented computer software. The company was founded by Kyle Sherman and Chase Wiseman in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.