Markus A. Scott

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Ariel Investments LLC (Ariel) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by John W. Rogers, Jr. in 1983 and is a subsidiary of ACMI, Inc. Ariel provides investment management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients in the US. The firm also serves institutional separate account clients in Canada and offers certain separate account products to professional investors in Australia and Asia.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Next Coast Ventures LLC (Next Coast Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Michael Smerklo and Thomas Ball. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

EvoText, Inc. develops custom eLearning software such as ogment, a curriculum creation and management program that saves educators time and increases transparency by helping to manage and track curriculum from end to end. The company was founded by Johanna Wetmore and Chris Robert in March 2012 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Lion Industrial Resources, Inc. is a waste management company that specializes in the proper management of a large variety of waste materials. The company is based in Channelview, TX and provides in-plant services such as hydroblasting, vacuum truck services, waste management, transportation, and vapor control. The company offers customized service programs designed to meet specific needs and are highly experienced in recycling gas and water mixtures, used oil, and coproducts from petrochemical plants. The company also offers emergency response services and hazwoper training to manage all facets of environmental cleanup. Lion Industrial Resources is committed to integrity and safety and is dedicated to providing customer-first solutions.

Bracket Labs, Inc. is the maker of TaskRay, a collaborative work management solution native to Salesforce. The company is based in Westminster, CO, and has subsidiaries in the United States. TaskRay enables mid-size to large enterprises to scale operations, improve visibility and collaboration, reduce manual work, and drive customer satisfaction. The app leverages the cutting-edge technology of the Salesforce platform to provide a customer onboarding solution that emphasizes usability, social principles, and an agile approach. The company was founded in 2010 by Eric Wu, Mike Tetlow, Blakely Graham, and Sam Swan, who has been the CEO since then.

GreatSchools, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides school information and parenting resources. The firm specializes in providing information about k-12 schools and educational issues online for their children. The company was founded by Bill Jackson in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

International Litigation Services LLC, founded in 1988, is a team of creative professionals that offers lightning-fast, secure document review platforms and competitive plaintiff-friendly pricing to help win your next case. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company provides consulting forensics & collections, ediscovery managed review, and verbotics AI to transform your medical records review and analysis. Ils has developed its reputation in the complex world of mass torts and class actions, securities, qui tam actions, entertainment and sports law, and employment litigation. Ils provides tailored guidance to help you pursue your qui tam action with confidence, including a top-notch forensic team ready to assist you in proving your case. Ils also offers litigation financing to ease the financial strain of litigation.

Ellisen, Inc. provides recruiting services. The private company is based in California, TX. The company was founded by Anthony Walker.