Andrew Fruchter

Fred Alger Management LLC (FAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is wholly-owned by Alger Group Holdings LLC, which in turn is wholly-owned by Alger Associates, Inc. Founded in 1964, FAM provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional investors through separate accounts, US and foreign registered and privately offered funds, as well as through a third-party sponsored bank collective investment trust; and to retail investors through wrap programs and US and foreign registered pooled investment vehicles.

Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, also known as Fidelity Investments. FMR provides investment supervisory services, which include sub-advisory services, to Fidelity's family of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, qualified tuition programs, privately offered unregistered investment funds, separately managed account clients, and various other institutional accounts.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Morgan Stanley AIP GP LP (AIP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and funds-of-hedge funds manager headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). AIP generally provides investment advice to registered and unregistered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, separate accounts, funds of one, corporate/business entities, high net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, charitable institutions, sovereign wealth funds, foreign regulated funds such as UCITs, pension plans and domestic and foreign government agencies, and trusts. In addition, the firm, through its Hedge Fund Solutions business, provides hedge fund manager research services to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB).

MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

UJA-Federation of New York cares for those in need, rescues those in harm’s way, and renews and strengthens the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world. Funds raised by UJA-Federation sustain the activities of health, human-service, educational, and community agencies. Every day, these community-based organizations provide a multitude of services that improve and enhance people’s lives.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Battle Road Research Ltd. is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2001 by Ben Z. Rose and provides fund managers and analysts with independent research coverage on technology and consumer stocks. Their research process combines rigorous financial analysis with insights gleaned from publicly-available industry data. They publish six to eight reports each month—or more than 70 reports each year—on stocks across their internet, software, manufacturing technology, and consumer sector coverage. Battle Road Research covers an eclectic mix of mostly small and mid-cap stocks, along with a sprinkling of large-cap sector leaders.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

The Economic Club of New York operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. The company was founded by J.W. Beatson in 1907 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Sapphire Holdco Ltd., Basware Holdings Ltd. provides innovative procurement solutions and professional services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2006 by Veera Johnson. Basware Holdings was acquired by Basware, Inc. from Pa Consulting Group Ltd. on April 08, 2015 for $28.13 million.

RAGE Frameworks, Inc. provides enterprise mission critical business process automation, cognitive intelligence, and big data solutions. The firm provides enterprise solutions in wealth management and business banking through information products and custom solutions. It offers RAGE LiveWealth, a wealth management service ranging from data aggregation to powerful big data analytics; and RAGE LiveCredit that enables near real time development of solutions for various financing products. The company was founded by Venkat Srinivasan in 2001 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.

Brightwood Capital Advisors LLC (Brightwood Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Damien Dwin and Sengal Selassie. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Visible Hands PBC (Visible Hands) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Yasmin Cruz Ferrine, Daniel Acheampong and Justin Kang. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ocrolus, Inc. engages in the provision of data verification and analysis for bank statements and other financial documents. Its products include document capture, intelligent fraud detection, and robust cash-flow analytics. The company was founded by Sam Bobley, John Guerci, Victoria Meakin, and Peter A. Bobley in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Differential Venture Partners LLC (Differential Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Nick Adams and David Magerman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Carbon Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that is based in Boston, MA. The company is focused on expanding the therapeutic potential of gene therapy through its proprietary platform which leverages novel parvoviruses that have been pressure tested by nature to target specific tissues and carry a larger cargo with minimal neutralizing immunity and the potential to re-dose. The company is working to expand the gene therapy toolbox for the treatment of the world's most devastating and difficult to treat diseases. Carbon was founded by Longwood Fund and gene therapy pioneers, John F. Engelhardt, Ph.D., and Robert M. Kotin, Ph.D.

Circuit Mind Ltd. engages in the operation of artificial intelligence development company. It automates the design of electronics circuit boards. The company was founded by Tomide Adesanmi and Basilio Gentile and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Palistar Capital LP (Palistar Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Omar Jeffrey. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Melody Capital Partners LP provides investment advice. The firm invests in corporate debt securities and asset-based investments, including portfolios of receivables, real estate, leases and other tangible or secured assets. Melody Capital Partners was founded by Omar Jaffrey, Cesar Gueikian and Andres Scaminaci in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

Knockri, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligent skills-based assessment tool that reduces hiring bias and eliminates unsuccessful interviews. The company was founded by Jahanzaib Ansari, Maaz Rana and Faisal Ahmed in 2016 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Ceres Managed Futures LLC is a company that provides investment advisory and management services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Latitud (Latitud) is venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Brian Michael Requarth, Gina Gotthilf and Yuri Danilchenko. The firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

nZero Labs, Inc. operates technology-enabled financial platform that provides loan financing services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quantopian, Inc. develops online platform for building, developing and testing quantitative trading algorithms. It provides tools, infrastructure and a community for users to learn, test, and trade algorithmic strategies. The firm's users create and test algorithmic trading strategies in Python using an application programming interface and then can choose to trade with the strategies by connecting to a brokerage. The company was founded by John Fawcett and Jean Bredeche in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.