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Hibiscus Capital Management (Hibiscus Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Hibiscus BioVentures LLC. The firm is headquartered in Delaware.

Cherry Bekaert LLP engages in the provision of financial and management services. It offers services such as assurance, tax, advisory, cybersecurity, wealth management, consulting, and corporate tax planning strategies. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Falls River Group LLC provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services. The firm’s industry expertise include transportation and logistics, industrial, business services, healthcare, consumer, technology, energy, plastics and packaging, and food and beverage. The company was founded by Kerry C. Dustin in 1992 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Embody, Inc. designs, develops, and distributes implantable medical devices. The company was founded by Jeff Conroy and Michael Francis and is headquartered in Norfolk, VA.

Virginia Biotechnology Association promotes the biotechnology industry. The private company is based in Richmond, VA. The company was founded in 1992 by Terry R. Woodworth. John L. Newby has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Tectura Corp. provides software, consulting and implementation services. It offers microsoft dynamics implementation, microsoft dynamics support, application management, change management, enterprise project management, offshore development, performance management, release, deployment management and version management. The company was founded on August 6, 2001 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.

Trickle Up Program, Inc. is an organization that aims to end extreme poverty by partnering with women. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company believes that women are agents of change and key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty. The organization invests in women and provides them with training and mentoring to build sustainable livelihoods and transform their futures. Trickle Up has reached many lives since 1979 and supports savings groups. The company works through partners and provide coaching in displaced contexts.

Israel Biotech Fund (Israel Biotech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Yuval Cabilly, David Sidransky, and Gidon Zairi. The firm is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

AsclepiX Therapeutics LLC engages in biologics and drug development technology. It specializes in anti-angiogenesis therapy, ophthalmology, oncology, and immunology. The company was founded by Jordan J. Green and Aleksander S. Popel and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Barer & Son Capital LLC (Barer & Son Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Sol Barer. The firm is headquartered in Mendham, New Jersey.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Emma, Inc. provides email marketing software and services for businesses, non-profits, organizations, and agencies around the world. It helps small and midsize businesses, nonprofits, and agencies create, send, and track stylish e-mail newsletters, surveys, and campaigns through a do-it-yourself web-based interface. The firm’s services include mobile-ready design templates, email automation, audience segmenting and dynamic content, plus integration with top CRM solutions, ecommerce platforms and social networks. The company was founded in 2003 by Clinton Smith and William Weaver and headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Nashville Soccer Club LLC operates as a professional soccer club. The private company is based in Nashville, TN. The company was founded by Marcus Whitney. The CEO is Ian Ayre.

Celtic Bank Corp. operates as a State chartered commercial bank. It specializes in small business finance, helping business owners with working capital, expansion, acquisition, construction, equipment financing, renewable energy finance, real estate purchases and refinances. The company was founded by Reese S. Howell Jr. in 2001 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Tennessee Technology Development Corp. provides support to high-growth companies. It focuses on entrepreneurship, commercialization, capital, corporate engagement, and outreach. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Southern Alpha LLC provides an online news services. It publishes economic trends and the development of startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems. The company was founded by Kelley Boothe and Marcus Whitney in 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Clariture Health, Inc. operates a healthcare marketing platform which helps consumers to drive measurable patient engagement and acquisition through online. Its healthcare marketing platform provides healthcare organizations the path to acquire and retain patients. The company was founded by Marcus Whitney, Daniel Hightower and Jeff Snyder in October 2013 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

The Entrepreneur Center operates an online resources communities platform. The private company is based in Nashville, TN. The company was founded by Robert A. Frist. Jane Hanner Allen has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Jumpstart Holdings LLC (Jumpstart) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2010 by Marcus Whitney & Vic Gatto. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Part of Claris Holdings LLC, Claris Capital LLC is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Vienna, VA. The company was founded by Clayton A. Thomas, Warren Martin.