Justin Gordon

AEW Capital Management LP (AEW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. AEW provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a broad platform of separately managed accounts and open- and closed-end funds.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Orbitz, Inc. provides internet travel arrangements and services. The firm offers leisure and business travelers. It also deals on lodging, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages and other travel. Orbitz is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Guggenheim Securities LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Links Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Guggenheim Partners LLC. Guggenheim Securities’ specializations include the sales and trading of fixed-income securities and sophisticated structured products. The firm offers in-depth analysis and expert execution of trading opportunities to large institutional investors and asset originators. They offer sales and trading services relating to a wide range of instruments.

Age of Learning, Inc. provides online education services. It offers a digital early learning resource that provides engaging and learning activities to young learners, families, and teachers. The company was founded by Doug C. Dohring in February 2007 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Petstore.com is an online retail store that specializes in selling pet products and providing information on pet care. The private company is based in Garden Grove, CA. Petstore.com was acquired by Ipet Holdings, Inc. from Discovery, Inc. on July 14, 2000 for $12.33 million.

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center provides cancer research, treatment, prevention and education services. Its research programs include molecular genetics, epigenetics and regulation, tumor microenvironment, cancer control, translational and clinical sciences. The firm offers direct patient care through both inpatient and outpatient services. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc (LLCP) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by Arthur E. Levine and Lauren Beth Leichtman. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills.

Avista Capital Holdings LP (Avista Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Steven Webster and Thompson Dean. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Pasadena Angels, Inc. (Pasadena Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000 by DuWayne J. Peterson. The firm is headquartered Altadena, California.

M13 Ventures Management LLC (M13 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Carter Milliken Reum and Courtney Reum. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Canyon Creek Capital Management LLC (Canyon Creek Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by James B. Jordan. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Plus Capital Management LLC (Plus Capital) is a venture Capital firm founded in 2012 by Adam Lilling. The firm is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California.

Tarsadia Investments LLC (Tarsadia Investments) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of The Tarsadia Group LLC founded in 1976 by Tushar Patel. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

AdvicePeriod LLC is a wealth management firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Steven Lockshin in 2013 and is majority owned by Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC. AdvicePeriod provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, family entities, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

Sway Ventures Management LLC (Sway Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Brian Tyler Nugent. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

IrishAngels Inc (IrishAngels) is a venture capital subsidiary of Vitalize Venture Group founded in 2012 by Thomas Jordan Curnes, David Wieland and Gale Wilkinson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

CCF Capital Management I LLC (Crescent Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Southern California.

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.

Verano Holdings LLC develops and produces cannabis products which offer medicinal therapies. The firm distributes cannabis concentrates, edibles, extracts, flower and topicals, many in precision-dosed THC and CBD formulations, under its brand names: GoldLeaf, Menta, Sweet Sins, Encore Company, Avexia and verano. It designs, builds, and operates Zen Leaf branded dispensary environments that provide customer service in medical and adult-use markets. The company was founded by George Archos and Sam Dorf in August 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.(Pegasus Tech Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Anis Uzzaman and Vitaliy Arbuzov. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices around the world.

Pause, Inc. engages in the business of technology. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angele, CA.

Part of Rothschild Concordia SAS, Rothschild & Co. (United States) is a banking services provider. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

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

Lytos Technologies LLC develops organic biofungicides to restore crop yields. The company was founded by Evan Eckersley and Bryan Berge and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Commune Angels (Commune Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2020 by Dawn Batts, Terrence J.L. Reeves, Jeff Ponders II, Marlo Rencher and Darren R. Riley. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.