Michael LaVitola

Golden Gate Private Equity, Inc. (Golden Gate Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by David C. Dominik and Jesse T. Rogers. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Fifth Wall Ventures Management LLC (Fifth Wall ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Brad Greiwe and Brendan Wallace. The firm is headquartered in Venice, California.

Genexa, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in the manufacture of organic over-the-counter medicines. It offers products for sleep and stress; cold, flu, and sinus; digestive health; pain; and kids. The company was founded by David Johnson and Max Spielberg and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Minds Matter, Inc. empowers high school students from low-income families to achieve college readiness and success. It provides students with mentoring and academic program which help them to get 100% college admissions. The company was founded by Leanne Huebner in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Tarrant Capital IP LLC operates as a venture capital firm. It serves the consumer, retail, technology, internet, healthcare, energy, cleantech, digital media, real estate, renewables and transportation industries. The company was founded by David Bonderman and Jim Coulter in 1992 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CircleUp Advisors LLC (CircleUp Advisors) is a venture capital subsidiary of Brightflow AI. Inc founded in 2011 by Ryan Caldbeck and Rory Eakin. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Forward Food, Inc. is a company that specializes in non-alcoholic wines made with the best alcohol-removed wine. The company is based in Austin, TX. The company offers a variety of options including Sparkling rosé, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and more. The company encourages people to join their dry month challenge, where they can go booze-free for 30 days and enjoy better mornings, have more energy, and reassess their relationship with alcohol. Forward Food provides helpful dry month tips, access to a private group, and special deals. The company was founded by Justin Mares and Ryan Hanson. Brandon Joldersma has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Selva Ventures LLC (Selva Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Kiva Dickinson, John Bitove, Kerry Vickar and David Littman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Almanac Management LLC (Almanac Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by David Barber. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BlueCart, Inc. engages in development of a mobile application that allows users to purchase food and alcohol for their businesses. It offers an operations management and inventory ordering service that allows restaurants to consolidate and track their inventory ordering process information and suppliers an online platform to receive orders from restaurants, market their products. The company was founded by Jagmohan Bansal and Konstantin Zvereff in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

S&E Gourmet Cuts, Inc. engages in sausage and other prepared meat manufacturing. The company was founded by Eugene Kang and Susan Kang and is headquartered in San Bernardino, CA.

Olipop, Inc. manufactures canned soda and sells through online. The company was founded by David Lester and Ben Goodwin and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

MG Wellington LLC engages in the provision of frozen kids’ meals. It offers breakfast, chicken/meat/fish, pizza/pasta. and snacks. The company was founded by Mathias Cohen and Goles Deloux is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nutraceutical Corp. manufactures and distributes nutritional supplements to domestic health and natural food stores. The firm's brands include KAL, Solaray, Food Source, Sunny Green and VegLife. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

Monogram Capital Management LLC (Monogram Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Jared R. Stein and Oliver U. Nordlinger. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

HGGC LLC (HGGC) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Robert Gay, Greg Benson, Rich Lawson and Steve Young. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was formerly known as Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC.

Global Uprising, PBC Corp. provides direct-to-consumer, outdoor gear and apparel products. It sells outdoor gear directly to consumer. The company was founded by Davis Marston Smith, C. J. Whittaker and Stephen Jacob in October 2013 and is headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, UT.

Heyday Wellness LLC operates as a beauty salon. It offers massage and customized facial services. The company was founded by Adam Ross, Jeni Sykes and Michael Pollak and is headquartered in New York, NY.