Kevin Rodriguez

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Coinchange Financials Inc is a company that offers an automated yield earning tool on crypto for businesses, startups, and individuals. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company aims to connect people to DeFi yield earning opportunities and provide the best risk-managed DeFi yield accounts to their customers. It was founded in 2018, and the CEO is Maxim Galash.

CoinSquare Ltd. engages in operating a crypto currency trading platform. It enables buying and selling of fiat currency for different cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum. The company was founded by Virgile Rostand and Cole Diamond in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Global X Investments Canada, Inc. (Global X) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Formerly known as Horizons ETFs Management (Canada), Inc., the firm was founded by Adam Felesky in 2005 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. in South Korea. Global X offers a suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Global X product family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions.

First Asset Capital Corp. provides investment management services. Its solutions include exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds and closed end funds. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Coin Capital Investment Management, Inc. (Coin Capital) is a Canadian investment and portfolio management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2018 and is a subsidiary of Coinsquare Ltd. Coin Capital offers a broad suite of investment products related to growth and emerging technologies.

Beatrice Society, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides a guide to the world of healing plants and alternative therapies. The private company's website features articles on topics such as adaptogens and medicinal mushrooms. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The company was founded by John Baker. John Baker has been the CEO since incorporation.

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.

Assured Guaranty Corp. operates as financial guarantor. It is a diversified financial guarantor engages in insuring both public finance and structured finance obligations, including asset-backed securities. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Meridian Capital Group LLC provides mortgage brokerage services. Its services include financing solutions for property such as student housing, self storage and land, fixed rate loans, construction and forward commitment, multifamily, office and retail. The company was founded by Ralph Herzka, Mark Mansfield and Howard J Zuckerman in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Lake Shore MHC, Lake Shore Savings Bank is a local bank that has been serving western New York for over 125 years. The company is based in Dunkirk, NY. The company offers a range of personal and business banking services. Kim C. Liddell has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Jet.com, Inc. operates an e-commerce marketplace. Its products include household products, beauty and health, grocery, baby, pet supplies, electronics, home and furniture, appliances, patiao and garden, and toys and video games. The company was founded by Marc Lore, Nathan Faust, and Mike Hanrahan in 2014 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

Protagonist Management LLC (Protagonist) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by George D Bousis, George Ruan and Harry Hurst. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Two Sigma Investments LP (TSI) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel in 2001. TSI provides advisory services to private investment funds, that consists of commingled vehicles and funds of one, typically organized as Delaware limited partnerships, Delaware limited liability companies, Cayman Islands exempted companies or other similar structures.

ProCo Global, Inc. provides integrated regulatory compliance, state licensing, financial crimes prevention and enterprise risk management services that include consulting, outsourcing, testing and training solutions. It offers outsourced compliance administration, anti-money laundering, loan and deposit compliance reviews, obtain and maintain state money services business licenses, compliance policy and procedure development and risk assessments, anti-money laundering, sank secrecy act, OFAC, USA PATRIOT act, loan, mortgage, deposit and community reinvestment act compliance reviews, portfolio quality and safety and soundness assessments, fraud and corruption prevention, investigations and training, regulatory strategy and work-outs, merger and acquisition due diligence, compliance helpdesk and agency and bank relationships services. The company was founded by Daniel A. Weiss in 2011 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.