Brett K. Shawn

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.

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.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in Denver, CO.

Kekst & Co. provides public relations services. It focuses on corporate communications and investor relations as well as provides strategic advisory services related to merger and acquisition, bankruptcies and restructurings, crisis communications, litigation support, media relations and corporate governance. The company was founded by Gershon Kekst and Lawrence A. Rand in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Union Square Ventures LLC (USV) is a venture capital firm founded by Brad R. Burnham and Frederick R. Wilson in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Foundry Group LLC is a venture capital firm, founded in 2007 by Bradley Feld. The firm headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Aries Systems International, Inc. provides information management services. It offers multi-platform application integration, cross-systems application development, enterprise-wide production monitoring, management strategies, and systemic platform administration services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Vimeo.com, Inc. operates an online video platform website. The firm provides professional software, tools and technology for creators and businesses to host, distribute and monetize their videos anywhere. The company was founded by Zach Klein and Jakob Lodwick in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Centerview Partners Holdings LLC (Centerview Partners Holdings) is a private equity subsidiary of Centerview Partners LLC founded in 2006 by David M. Hooper and James Marshall Kilts. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Modular Robotics, Inc. develops, designs and manufactures toy robot construction systems. The firm’s products include cubelets and MOSS. The company was founded by Mark D. Gross and Eric Schweikardt in 2008 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Meghalaya Partners LP is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a subsidiary of Meghalaya Partners LLC. Meghalaya Partners provides investment advice to private funds organized in a master-feeder structure and to one or more separate accounts. .

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

Crucible Acquisition Corp. II is a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on February 26, 2021 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

Crucible Acquisition Corp. III is a blank check company. It was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The firm intends to focus its search on target businesses in the software technology industry. The company was founded on February 26, 2021 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

Sugar Paper LLC is a private company that specializes in manufacturing social stationery, invitations, and paper products. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Valinor Management LP is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by David Gallo in 2007 and they provide investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles.