Benjamin Lightburn

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

Gartner Research Group provides risk management, business marketing and computer software information services. The company is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP operates as law firm. It provides legal services to construction, financial, insurance, life sciences, corporate, and commercial industry. It offers Labour employment and human rights, litigation and dispute resolution, and privacy and cybersecurity risk management. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management) (RBC-IM) is the asset management division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp., ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. RBC-IM provides advisory services to individuals, foundations, endowments, employee benefit plans, trusts and estates, educational institutions, corporations, businesses, government entities and other entities.

Citibank CJSC operates as an international commercial bank. Its products and services include time deposits, savings accounts, personal loans, investment products, CitiOne, Citigold, and credit cards. The bank also offers mutual funds, market-linked deposits, and fixed income securities. It has branch offices in St. Petersburg, Kyiv, and Almaty. Citibank was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

Meridian Engineering Co. provides construction services. It specializes in heavy/civil, structural and industrial construction. The company was founded by Ted Haworth and Mark Sutton in 2003 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Regenera Pharma Ltd. develops a novel drug candidate, RPH201 for neurological indications. It also focuses on developing a treatment for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION), the most common cause of sudden optic nerve-related vison loss in older people. The company is headquartered in Ness-Ziona, Israel.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC USA Holdco Corp. operates as a bank holding company. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Christopher J. Carey.

Aequitas Innovations, Inc. provides exchange business services. It offers a platform to connect all participants in the private markets including dealers, issuers, investors, and other participants and will create new efficiencies by extending connections, streamlining work processes, and providing access to data about activity in the private markets. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Lungpacer Medical, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation. It offers Lungpacer Diaphragm Pacing Therapy, a system designed for preserving or restoring strength of the diaphragm muscle. The company was founded by Andy Hoffer in 2009 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Contextual Health is a Canadian cancer genomics company that distributes genetic tests and computational systems. Michael Ball has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Creatus Biosciences, Inc. operates as an industrial biotechnology company specializing in yeast genetic design and development. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Alavida Health Ltd. provides treatment for alcohol use disorder. The company was founded by Elliot Stone, Diane Rothon and Terri-Lynn MacKay and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Protos Asset Management GmbH provides asset management services. The private company is based in Baar, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. The Swiss company was founded in 2017 by Philipp Kallerhoff, Tom Kineshanko, Matthew Shaw.

Starling Minds, Inc. provides education, tools and community support to manage stress, boost mental fitness and improve workplace mental health. The company was founded by Andrew Miki and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Canexia Health, Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2012 by Chris Wagner and David Huntsman. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Canexia Health provides oncology services.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.