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The Yucaipa Cos. LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Ronald Wayne Burkle. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Upromise, Inc. engages in the provision of college savings plans and education programs while making everyday purchases in grocery and drug stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and online shopping. The company was founded by Michael E. Bronner, Andre L. David, and Jeffrey J. Bussgang in 2000 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Slacker, Inc. provides portable digital radio solutions. It offers radio portal that can customize songs. The company was founded by James Arthur Cady in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

textPlus, Inc. provides mobile communications services. Its services include free phone number and calling for smartphones and tablet. The company was founded by Scott Lehman, Austin Murray and Zachary Norman in 2007 and is headquartered in Marina del Rey, CA.

Machinima, Inc. provides online entertainment network and video for video gamers. It offers Many-to-Many (M2M) programming service that create, curate, and celebrate the best fandom and gamer content across multiple video platform. The firm’s network provides different types of shows that include movies, television series, game play videos, animation, and other endless forms of pop culture. The company was founded by Philip DeBevoise and Allen DeBevoise in January 2000 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Gaikai, Inc. provides cloud based video game steaming services. It delivers cutting edge solutions in the New Media and Web spaces. The company was founded by Andrew Gault, David Perry and Rui Pereira in November 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

HealthCare Ventures LLC (HealthCare Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Harold R. Werner. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

AnchorFree, Inc. provides online privacy and security solutions for internet users, advertisers, and publishers. The company was founded by Peter Hoag, David Gorodyansky, and Eugene Malobrodsky in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Rembrandt Venture Management LLC (Rembrandt Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm which was founded in 1997 by Gerald Casilli. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

GEP Administrative Services, Inc. provides payroll and production management services to entertainment industry. It offers entertainment payroll, residuals, tax incentives, finance, and other integrated production management solutions. Its products includes accounting systems, petty cash card, budgeting, movie magic for academics, virtual production office, timetrax HTG and MTC, telesis, scheduling, and paymaster rate guide. The company was founded by Robert Draney and Jack Peterson in 1976 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

Asetek, Inc. provides vapor phase, chamber and liquid cooling solutions. The firm’s products are used for reducing power, greenhouse emissions and lowering acoustic noise. The company was founded by Andre Sloth Eriksen in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of The Walt Disney Co., Disney Consumer Products, Inc. retails merchandise and develops applications and games. The company is based in Glendale, CA.

Credit Sesame, Inc. engages in the design and development of personal financial management tools. The firm operates an online credit and loans analytics engine. It provides a complete picture of its credit and loans in one place, including its credit score, credit monitoring, personalized financing analysis, and pre-qualified loan and savings recommendations. The company was founded by Adrian A. Nazari and Sean Donn in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Tapdaq Ltd. operates a community driven mobile exchange for application developers to promote applications. Its platform allows users to arrange cross-promotion with other developers. The company was founded by Ted Nash, Dom Bracher, and Nick Reffitt on November 27, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Universal Tennis LLC engages in the development of application in relation to the sport of tennis. It connects players globally through level-based play, events, and digital marketplace. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Talla, Inc. provides artificial intelligence powered service desk to human resources, information technology and other internal service teams. The company was founded by Rob May in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Greenfly, Inc. engages in the development of mobile application for web based content management systems. It enables companies to leverage its relationship networks to reach new audiences and drive new levels of engagement. The firm's system integrates a mobile app with a private, web-based content production and orchestration system. The company was founded by Daniel Kirschner and Shawn Green in 2014 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Iconica LLC (Iconica Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Universal Tennis Management LLC operates as a sports goods dealer. The private company is based in Marietta, GA. The CEO of the company is Mark Leschly.

Bolt Financial, Inc. engages in the development of checkout experience platform. Its product, Bolt, optimizes conversions and manages hundreds of integrations and the rising risk of fraud. The company was founded by Eric Feldman and Ryan Breslow in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

TRIPP, Inc. develops virtual reality gaming software. Its product experience is a combination of audio and visual elements, gameplay mechanics, and meditation. The company was founded by Nanea Reeves, Andreja Djokovic, and Zachary Norman and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

GREAT NORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP (Great North Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Ryan J Weber, Robert J Weber and James DonFrancesco. The firm is headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Eager Labs, Inc. engages in provision of professional training and coaching services. It offers leadership development program and workshops for organization. The company was founded by Sean Lindsay, Wes Jossey and Michelle Campbell and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Grain Technology, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligence based credit solutions. It focuses on underwriting methodology based on a cash-flow analysis. The company was founded by Carl Memnon and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Part of MMAX Investment Partners, Inc., Professional Fighters League LLC is a sports league that presents MMA in a unique sports-season format where individual fighters compete in regular season, playoffs, and championship. The private company is based in New York, NY and is the #2 MMA company worldwide. The PFL roster is world-class, with 25% of PFL fighters independently ranked in the top 25 in the world. The PFL proprietary SmartCage data and analytics platform powers real-time betting and provides a next-gen viewing experience. The CEO of the company is Peter Murray.

D.E. Shaw & Co. L.P is an investment and technology development firm founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of its staff.

Blotout, Inc. provides analytics and marketing attribution tools. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Mandar Shinde.