David Bruce Johnson

Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc. manufactures cheese alternatives. The firm’s products include lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, gluten intolerants/celiac, soy allergies, lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, gluten intolerants/celiac, dairy allergies/sensitivities, vegans, lactose intolerants, healthy lifestyle, heart smarts and gluten intolerants/celiac. The company was founded by Angelo S. Morini in 1980 and is headquartered in North Kingstown, RI.

Incisive Surgical, Inc. engages in the development of mechanical surgical solutions for skin closure. The firm's product INSORB-20 Subcuticular Skin Stapler is a skin closure device designed to combine the cosmetic result of absorbable sutures with the rapid closure times associated with metal skin staplers and eliminate the need to remove metal staples post-operatively. The company founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Trumbull, CT.

Aspirity Holdings LLC provided electricity contracts trading and electricity supply services. It offered commercial lending, consumer lending, retail energy services and financial services. The company was founded by Timothy S. Krieger in 2005 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Real Time Translation, Inc. develops ELSA, a mobile interpretation device. Its ELSA device enables to connect to a live language interpreter through its advanced wireless network, as well as provides immediate communication in various languages and dialects. The firm also provides interpretation and transcription services. The company was founded by Charles S. Howerton in 2007 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Argos Risk LLC develops risk intelligence software. The firm offers vendor management, accounts receivable management, indirect lending, commercial lending, business development and supply chain management. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Edina, MN.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Headquartered in Minneapolis with additional offices throughout Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Arizona, Miller, Johnson, Steichen, Kinard, Inc. (MJSK) is a broker/dealer. The firm provides a full array of investment services including research, equity and fixed income investment banking, securities brokerage, asset management, and related financial services to individuals and institutions in the upper Midwest. Proprietary research covering a wide range of companies and industries helps MJSK clients identify new emerging growth opportunities. MJSK is a member of the NASD and the SIPC

PowellJohnson Private Asset Management (PJ) is a registered investment advisor based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Founded by John Babitt, Timothy Mathison and Manny Villafana, Kips Bay Partners is a venture capital firm located in Wayzata, Minnesota.