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Merrill Lynch Capital Corp. provides various financing services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kennedy Capital Management LLC (KCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Gerald Kennedy and Richard Sinise in 1980 as Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. In November 2022, the firm converted from “Kennedy Capital Management, Inc.”, a Missouri S corporation, to “Kennedy Capital Management LLC”, a Delaware limited liability company. They are a subsidiary of KCM Holdings, Inc. KCM manages assets for institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (Eagle) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1976 by Tom James and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillon Towers Advisers, Inc., which is wholly owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Eagle provides portfolio management services to institutions and high net-worth clients (individual investors, trusts and smaller employee benefit plans) and serves as the investment subadvisor to the Carillon Funds.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

Raymond James Ltd. operates as a full-service investment dealer. The firm operates under the divisions of personal investing and equity capital markets. Personal Investing offers solutions to individuals interested in ensuring income, asset growth, and retirement plans. Equity Capital Market provides expertise in investment banking, research, corporate finance, and institutional sales and trading. It caters to individual and institutional clients as well as corporate issuers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered Vancouver, Canada.

Hercules Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Scott Harvey, Manuel Henriquez, and Roy Liu. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

ScOp Venture Capital LLC (ScOp Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Kevin J. O'Connor. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

HeyTutor, Inc. provides online tutoring services. The firm offers academic services for students looking to improve or to maintain their scholastic achievements. The company was founded by Ryan Neman and Skyler Lucci in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

eGames.com Holdings LLC operates game publishing business. The company is headquartered in Carson City, NV.

TCG Capital Management LP (TCG Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Chernin Group LLC founded in 2018 by Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs and Mike Kerns. The firm is headquartered in Playa Vista, California.

Graphiq, Inc. operates as a business intelligence portal. Its services include business, education, electronics, health, home and family, motors, software, sports and REC, travel and lifestyle. The firm is a data-driven comparison engine that organizes and presents data for making decisions. The was founded by Scott Leonard, Brayton Johnson and Kevin O'Connor in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Founded in 1962, Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a diversified holding company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm provides services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through their wholly-owned subsidiaries: Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd. Raymond James operates through eight segments: Private Client Group (PCG); Capital Markets; Asset Management; Raymond James Bank (RJ Bank); Emerging Markets; Securities Lending; Proprietary Capital; and Other. The Private Client Group segment provides securities transaction and financial planning services to client accounts through the branch office systems of the company's subsidiaries. The Capital Markets segment's activities consist primarily of equity and fixed income products and services. The Asset Management segment provides asset management services for individual investment portfolios and mutual funds. The RJ Bank segment provides corporate, residential and consumer loans, as well as Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insured deposit accounts, to clients of the company's broker-dealer subsidiaries and to the general public. The Emerging Markets segment operates securities brokerage, investment banking, asset management and equity research businesses. The Securities Lending segment conducts its business through the borrowing and lending of securities from and to other broker-dealers, financial institutions and other counterparties. The Proprietary Capital segment consists of the company's principal capital and private equity activities, including various direct and third-party private equity and merchant banking investments. Raymond James' capital markets reach within the financial institutions segment focuses on community and regional banks and thrifts including equity research, sales, trading and investment banking resources and services. Raymond James is one of the largest research organizations in the brokerage industry and serves institutional investors domestically and abroad. The firm's capital markets activities are based on insightful, timely and comprehensive equity research. They publish research on over 1,000 companies in their core industries. Raymond James seeks attractive niches within broader industries and then covers these sectors deeply to develop differentiated sector expertise and relationships. Although their focus is mid- and small-cap companies, their coverage includes large, medium and small companies across each sector. Raymond James' Institutional Trading division is organized into 3 specialty departments: Sales Trading, Principal trading and Agency Trading. Their Sales Trading division covers over 800 domestic and 1,300 international financial institutions throughout North America and Europe. The firm's Principal Trading division consists of industry-focused teams and their OTC Principal Trading department makes markets in over 680 domestic stocks, 85% of which are covered by Raymond James Institutional Research department. Their Agency Trading department services the trading needs of over 5,500 financial advisors located in 2,500 retail offices across the US.

CrowdRise, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in providing online fundraising platform for volunteering, fundraising, donations, charities and charitable life, virtual community and social networking. The firm offers services for animal welfare, crisis intervention, disease and disorders, education, environment, human services, international, religion and spirituality, civil rights and social action and youth development projects. The company was founded by Edward Harrison Norton, Shauna Robertson, Robert Wolfe, and Jeffrey Wolfe in May 2010 and is headquartered in Royal Oak, MI.

Part of Eterna Therapeutics, Inc., iSports, Inc. provides online sports and trivia games. The company is based in Venice, CA. The company was founded by Nick Glassman. iSports was acquired by NTN Buzztime, Inc. on April 30, 2009 for $0.54 million.

Techstars Ventures is a venture capital subsidiary of TechStars Central LLC founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Verizon Ventures LLC (Verizon Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Verizon Communications, Inc founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Brandfolder, Inc. develops digital asset management software for storing, sharing, and showcasing digital assets. It store, manage, search, share, track, templating, integrations, security, and support services. The firm offer services to the agency, technology, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, sports, and other industries. The company was founded by Luke Beatty, Brian Parks, Paul Arterburn, Ryan Urabe, and David Hose in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Publish2, Inc. provides on-line news aggregation services. The company was founded by Scott Karp and Robert Young in 2007 and is headquartered in Lansdowne, Virginia.

Credibly LLC provides working capital and business expansion loans to small businesses. The company was founded by Ryan Rosett, Edan King and Erik Stamell in December 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SpaceVest Fund LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the US with high-growth markets, strong competitive positions and exceptional management teams. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of telecommunications, infrastructure, emerging applications and support services. It provides financing for early and expansion stage capital requirements.