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Freeman Spogli & Co Inc (Freeman Spogli) is a private equity firm founded in 1983 by Bradford M. Freeman and Ronald Paul Spogli. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and their offices in New York.

Agilence, Inc. develops cloud-based data analytics for store operations. It offers data analytics for retail, pharmacies, and restaurants. The company was founded by Robert W. Klemme, Thomas Bernetich, and John Sullivan in September 2006 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Keyedin Solutions Holdings, Inc. operates as an international business software company. The company was founded by Lauri Klaus and Brad Klaus and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Natural Food Works LLC operates as a full-service operational partner for natural and organic food brands. The firm's services include Granola, Cereals and energy bars, hot filling bottling, high pressure processing and snacks and frozen food. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Shamrock Capital Advisors LLC (Shamrock Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1978 by Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Spitfire Capital LLC (Spitfire) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Mill Valley, California. The firm was founded by Julian Allen in 2007 as a spin-out from Cannell Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund. Spitfire provides investment advice and management services to private investment funds.

Embotics Corp. provides enterprise-class cloud management software. Its products include vCommander, vCommander architecture and ecosystem integrations. The firm’s solutions include applications/PaaS, cloud governance, cloud expense management, DevOps automation, lab automation, Microservices and containers. The company was founded by Jay Litkey on March 2006 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

ICIX International, Inc. engages in connecting, sharing data and managing the performance and risk of global supply chains. The company’s network and risk management applications enable trading partners to connect and collaborate in order to verify and monitor business-critical information on products, trading partners and facilities. The company was founded by Matthew J. Smith and Tim Marchington in 2004 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Appvance, Inc. develops mobile web applications performance solutions. It offers training and support, application performance certification, integration development, and on-site and online training services to large enterprises worldwide. The firm's solutions include performance & load testing, app pen testing and IoT services testing. The company was founded by Frank Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Wamda Ltd. engages in online platform to provide support services for entrepreneurs. Its core focus includes media, community development, research and corporate and government advisory services. The company was founded by Fadi Ghandour and Habib Haddad and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc. provides compensation platform for premium publishers. The firm offers CMP, consent vault, strategic services, declared data capture, altpay, altad and ad block management. The company was founded by Geir Magnusson, Jr., Brian Kane, Benjamin Barokas, Joseph P. Carlucci, Max Newbould and Jeroen Seghersand in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Trifecta Capital LLC (Trifecta Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Veronica Mittal. The firm is headquartered in Mill Valley, California.

Relativity Space, Inc. manufactures orbital rockets. The company was founded by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA.

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.

Drake Star Partners Ltd. provides investment services. It focuses on the technology, media and communications sectors. The firm has offices in New York, London, Paris, Munich, Los Angeles, Berlin, Amsterdam, Geneva and Tokyo. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Chromatic 3D Materials LLC develops technology for 3D printing. The company was founded by Cora Marie Leibig and is headquartered in North Golden Valley, MN.

ServiceAide, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology (IT) service management solutions. It offers the Luma Digital Labor Product Suite, which applies breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural langue processing to deflect requests, incidents, and user inquiries. The company was founded by Wai M. Wong in 2016 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

OCV Management LLC (OCV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Richard S. Ressler and Mark T. Yung. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Valyant AI, Inc. provides technology services. It offers artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computer vision and machine learning. The company was founded by Robley Theron Carpenter II in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Embedded Ventures LLC (Embedded Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Jenna Bryant and Jordan Noone. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Firstup, Inc. develops workforce communications applications. It offers email, mobile app, modern intraneet and microsoft 365 services. The company was founded by Nicole Alvino and Jim Larrison in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mentors Fund (Mentors fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.