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William Blair Investment Management LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair provides investment solutions to corporations, pension funds, governments and public agencies, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley plans, and other institutional investors across the globe.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. (MSIM) is an investment management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). MSIM provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services and products to institutional clients and individual investors. The firm also advises clients as to the appropriate allocation of assets among multiple separate accounts and/or investment companies or other pooled vehicles that the firm advises.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

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.

Kelleher Financial Advisors LLC (KFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as Wall Street Access Asset Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wall Street Access NY Corp. KFA offers individualized investment advice and asset management services to individuals, trusts, institutions, corporations, and pension plans.

Stratos Technologies Capital Management LLC (Stratos Technologies) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Rennick Palley and Mesh Lakhani. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

KiON Corp. manufactures polysilazane-based resins. The company was founded on October 31, 2005 and is headquartered Huntingdon Valley, PA.

The Acacia Group (Acacia Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Frederic Cassis, Craig Dawson, Matt Milstead and Gavin Long. The firm is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia.

Applied Insight LLC engages in the provision of information technology services. It specializes in cloud and next-gen infrastructure; advanced analytics; cyber security; and mission solutions. The company is headquartered in Tysons, VA.

KMESH, Inc. develops a software that distributes data. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Stratus Solutions LLC provides software engineering and program management consulting services. It offers cloud infrastructure, cyber security, and development operations solutions. The company was founded by David J. Boyd, Aaron Richard Espy and Sean K. O'Keeffe in 2008 and is headquartered in Ellicott, MD.

Expel, Inc. provides cyber security services. The firm specializes in transparent managed security, resilience recommendations, investigate and respond, snark, security operations, remediation guidance, advanced threat detection, security device monitoring, weekly lunch, incident validation and notification. The company was founded by Yanek Korff, David Merkel and Justin Bajko in 2016 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

American Portfolios Advisors, Inc. (APA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Holbrook, New York. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Portfolios Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by AG Artemis Holdings LP. APA offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities.

SpyCloud, Inc. develops software for monitoring business assets. It offers products and services banks and financial services, healthcare, law firms, large service providers, retail and small business, and individuals. The company was founded by Ted Ross and David Endler on June 22, 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tessian Ltd. engages in the development of a software that predicts and prevents misaddressed emails from being accidentally sent to the wrong recipient. It offers spear phishing, misdirected, unauthorized, and non-compliant email solutions. The company was founded by Timothy Royston Sadler, Thomas Sebastian Borley Adams and Edward Bishop in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

March Capital Venture Management Services LLC (March Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by James W. Montgomery, Sumant Mandal and Gregory A. Milken. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Immuta, Inc. provides data management services. It offers virtual data fabric, individual access, protect personal data, dynamic control and auditing. The company was founded in 2015 by Matthew Carroll, Steven Touw, Michael Schiller and Sapan Shah and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Lawvu Ltd. develops legal operations platform. It features matter management, contract management, knowledge management, outside counsel management, and outlook integration. The company was founded by Tim Boyne in 2015 and is headquartered in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Lumicell, Inc. develops and markets image-guided cancer surgery solutions. It offers Lumicell System, designed to enable surgeons to see residual cancer cells in the cavity walls in real-time during surgery. The company was founded by Linda G. Griffith, David G. Kirsch, Jorge M. Ferrer, Ralph Weissleder, W. David Lee, Andrey J. Zarur, and Moungi G. Bawendi in 2008 and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Eastside Partners LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Emerson Fann and Jay C. Horgen. The firm is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

NCP Management Holdings, Inc. (New Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Jim Little and James Outland. The firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Fifth Down Capital Partners LLC (Fifth Down Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Andrew Spellman. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Saltbox, Inc. provides office spaces, warehouse suites and docks. It offers loading dock access, a self-service packing center, warehouse equipment for use and a photography stage. The company was founded by Maxwell Bonnie, Tyler Scriven, Chetan Sharma and Paul Darrigo in April 2019 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN). Morningstar Investment Management offers various investment advisory services that focus on their core capabilities in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to financial or other institutions.

Yorktown Management & Research Co., Inc. (Yorktown) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Forest, Virginia. The firm was founded by David D. Basten in 1985. Yorktown provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, institutions, and Registered Investment Company. They also manage the Yorktown range of funds.

The World Bank (Research) (World Bank-Research) is the investment research division of The World Bank, an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, DC. It provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. World Bank-Research provides research to developing nations to aid economic advancement.

Beal Bank SSB engages in the provision of financial services. It specializes in offering rates on certificates of deposit, money market accounts, statement savings accounts, and individual retirement account certificates of deposit. The company was founded by D. Andrew Beal in 1988 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Zoominfo LLC engages in the provision of marketing and sales intelligence platform. It offers sales leadership, sales development, marketing and demand generation; sales and marketing operations; and recruiting. The company was founded by Henry L. Schuck and Kirk N. Brown in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.