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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.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

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.

abrdn (USA) Ltd. (abrdn USA) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2001 and formerly known as SL Investments (No.1) Ltd. and as Standard Life Investments (USA) Ltd. They are a subsidiary of abrdn Investment Management Ltd., ultimately owned by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. abrdn USA provides investment products and solutions to individuals, governments, pension funds, insurers, companies, charities and foundations.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is among the foremost of institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in basic and applied research. The Institute, with nearly 360 faculty, 4000 students, 1250 administrative and supporting staff, is a self-contained campus and is located in a beautiful, wooded land of about 250 hectares in South Madras

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.

Part of CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd., CTBC Bank Co. Ltd. (New York Branch) is a banking institution that offers personal and business banking services, including loans, mortgages, deposit products, credit cards, online banking, and wealth management. The company is based in New York, NY and has a network of branches and ATMs. CTBC Bank also provides commercial real estate financing, cash management services, and international banking solutions. The bank has a mobile app that allows customers to access their accounts, make transfers, pay bills, and find locations. CTBC Bank is committed to providing practical tools and resources to its customers, including an online product teaching center and COVID-19 updates.

Part of Sivers Semiconductors AB, Sivers Wireless AB is a company that develops, manufactures, and markets millimeter wave products such as converters, transceivers, radar systems, and signal sources. The company is based in Kista, Sweden. The Swedish company was founded in 1951. Harish Krishnaswamy has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Nuveen Asset Management LLC (NAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2011 and is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, which is ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. NAM provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, such as open-end and closed-end investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Flat6Labs (Flat6Labs) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Ahmed El-Alfi and Hany Al-Sonbaty. Flat6Labs is headquartered in Cairo. Egypt.

Saudi Arabian Investment Co. /Private Equity/ (Sanabil Investments) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Investment Co. founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Arzan Financial Group for Financing & Investment KPSC founded in 2013 by Hasan J. Zainal. Arzan Venture Capital is headquartered in Kuwait.

BCK Capital Management LP (BCK Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Wayne Yu in 2015 and is owned by BCK Capital LLC. BCK Capital offers investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles, a segregated portfolio company and a separately managed account.

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.

Beijing Zhenghe Island Information Technology Co. Ltd. operates an online to offline networking platform for entrepreneurs globally. The private company is based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in China.

Match Group LLC operates as a non-classified establishment. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Qoyod develops an online accounting platform that helps businesses manage their accounting in a healthy way. The company is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian company was founded by Abdullah Al-Dayel.

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.

MixComm, Inc. manufactures semiconductors for transformative wireless solutions. The firm is a fabless semiconductor company developing transformative solutions for emerging wireless applications and markets. The company was founded by Harish Krishnaswamy and Frank Lane in 2017 and is headquartered in Chatham, NJ.

Chapter One Ventures LLC (Chapter One) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jeffrey Morris Jr. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Gaingels LLC (Gaingels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Paul Grossinger and David Beatty. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Calm Ventures is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2020 by Zachary Ginsburg. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Stateless Ventures LLC (Stateless Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Matt Slater. The firm is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.