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Butler Manufacturing Co. produces and markets building systems and components for nonresidential structures. It designs, manufactures and markets metal building systems for commercial construction. The firm provides its services to commercial, community, industrial and agricultural markets. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Adimab LLC provides human therapeutic antibodies. The firm has discovered antibodies for a wide variety of therapeutic targets within many disease areas, including oncology, immunomodulation, inflammation, neuroscience and pain, cardiovascular and metabolic disease and infectious disease. The company was founded in 2007 by Tillman Gerngross, Dane Wittrup and Errik Anderson and is headquartered in Lebanon, NH.

Auris Health, Inc. develops robotics technology for medical applications. The company was founded by Frederic H. Moll, Hariharan Sundram and Christopher J. P. Velis and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

SilverRail Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for the distribution of train tickets and other rail-related products. It offers SilverCore, a global rail distribution platform that brings railways and travel retailers together. The firm also offers SilverAPI that provides end-to-end booking services that comprise search, book, cancel, payment, and ticketing, SilverAgent Lite, a Web-based application that delivers travel management companies’ access to live reservations made through its online booking tool partners, and SilverAgent Pro, a Web-based application for travel professionals that provide staff with a Web interface to search, book, pay, ticket, and modify company global rail content. The company was founded by Aaron M. Gowell and William D. Phillipson in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

AppDirect, Inc. develops end-to-end commerce platform for selling, distributing, and managing cloud-based products and services. It offers AppMarket, AppReseller, AppBilling, and AppDistribution. The company was founded by Nicolas Desmarais, Andy Sen, and Daniel H. Saks in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Gates Industrial Corp. Plc, Gates Engineering & Services UK Holdings Ltd. leases commercial buildings and real estate properties. The company is based in London, UK.

Flex Logix Technologies, Inc. provides software services. Its products include embedded FPGA, SOC applications and EFLX compiler. The company was founded by Cheng Wang, Fang-Li Yuan and Geoffrey Tate in March 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Helion Energy, Inc. manufactures power generation technology. It develops power plants that would produce electricity by running a nuclear-fusion reaction whereby atoms merge at extremely high temperatures. The company was founded by David Kirtley, John Slough, Chris Pihl and George Votroubek in 2009 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Blacksky Holdings, Inc. provides integrated space products and services. The firm offers satellite design, rideshare launch management, global communications networking, and a geospatial intelligence service to support a new era of global awareness. The company was founded by Jason Andrews and Marian S. Joh in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Busch Entertainment Corp. operates water ride amusement park. The park provides water rides, slides, giant inner tube fun, a river rafting adventure, flumes, and other aquatic pleasures. The company is headquartered in Williamsburg, VA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides technical and scientific research services. The firm performs basic and applied research in principal areas such as neutron science, energy, supercomputing, advanced materials and national security. It also has research programs in nuclear and atomic physics, nuclear fusion, and microscopy. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon provides health insurance services. The firm provides life, disability and short term medical insurance services to members in Idaho, Utah and Washington. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Founded in 1985, Part of Bain & Co., Inc., Bain & Co., Inc. (London) is a British company that provides management consultancy services. The company is based in London, UK.

DoubleDutch, Inc. develops mobile engagement applications for events, conferences, and trade shows. It offers platform, integrations, security, and live engagement marketing. The company was founded by Lawrence Stockton Coburn, Mathew Spolin, and Pankaj Prasad in January 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Haakon Capital LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by William Thomas Grant II and William Thomas Grant III. The firm is headquartered in Kansas, Missouri.

The National Academies of Sciences provides advisory services in the areas of science, technology, and health policy.

Mithril Capital Management LLC (Mithril Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Peter Andreas Thiel and Ajay Royan. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Frontier Capital Partners LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Kansas City, MO. The company was founded by C. Andrew Martin.

Avitide, Inc. develops affinity purification solutions. Its technology enables development of chromatography resins via chemical synthesis which are not based on costly recombinant proteins. The company was founded by Errik B. Anderson, Warren Kett, Tillman U. Gerngross, Kevin Isett and Jonathan Sheller in 2012 and is headquartered in Lebanon, NH.

Part of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc., SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment International, Inc. is a leading theme park and entertainment company that focuses on conservation and animal welfare. The company is based in Orlando, FL. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment International is best known for its 11 theme parks and attractions that provide educational experiences to create a deeper understanding, respect, and desire to protect all wildlife. The company actively supports efforts to protect oceans and coral reefs, seeks sustainable food sources for park guests and animals, and conducts ongoing animal rescues. The CEO of the company is Marc Gregory Swanson.

Oklo, Inc. constructs reactor and distributes power. The company was founded by Jacob DeWitte and Caroline Cochran and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

OST.com Ltd. develops meta-blockchains and scales Ethereum applications. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company was founded in 2017 by Benjamin Bollen, Jason Goldberg, Chris Dark, Sunil Khedar.

BlackSky Global LLC develops satellite-imaging-as-a-service software. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Founded in 2008, Gates Treasury (Brazilian Real) Ltd. is a British company that provides business administration services. Part of Gates Industrial Corp. Plc, the company is based in London, UK.

Part of Gates Industrial Corp. Plc, Gates Engineering & Services Global Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2009.

Founded in 2017, Gates Industrial Holdco Ltd. is a British company that manufactures fluid power equipment. Part of Gates Industrial Corp. Plc, the company is based in London, UK.

Founded in 2017, Gates UK Finance Ltd. is a subsidiary of Gates Industrial Corp. Plc. The company manufactures fluid power equipment and is based in London, UK.

Ankyra Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Edgehill Venture Partner LLC (Edgehill Venture Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by C. Andrew Martin. The firm is headquartered in Mission, Kansas.

Part of Grey Orange Pte Ltd., Grey Orange International, Inc. is a company that provides technology related services. The company is based in Roswell, GA. The CEO of the company is Samay Kohli.

The Thiel Foundation awards grants to groups that empower people to improve their lives, champions organizations and individuals who expose human rights abuses and authoritarianism. It programs include The Thiel Fellowship, Breakout Labs and Imitatio. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.