Daniel Needham

Founded in 1947 by Oscar Gruss and Emanuel Gruss, Oscar Gruss & Son, Inc. is a full-service broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm offers focused independent research and trading and execution services focusing particularly on special situations and convertibles. They conduct business with major Israeli institutional clients who execute trades in U.S. equities and options. Oscar Gruss & Son also maintains a trading desk in New York solely dedicated to European investors. The firm is a member of the NYSE and the SIPC.

Hedgeco Securities LLC provides securities brokerage services. The private company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. The CEO of the company is Evan Rapoport.

HedgeCo LLC provides hedge fund database services through an online community. It offers hedge fund Website design, consultation, third party marketing, seeding, brokerage introductions, and other services to investors, fund managers, and industry professionals. The firm also offers hedge fund news and announcements, as well as bulletin boards, surveys, live chat, hedge fund resources, and site reviews. The company was founded by Joseph D. Goldstein and Evan Rapoport in 2001 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

aisle411, Inc. provides mobile in-store location services platform for retailers. Its platform allows shoppers to map products, offers, and lists by aisle location, as well as discover information based on a shopper’s in-store location; and enables retailers to reach shoppers at the shelf with context and location relevant information that enhances the shopper experience. Its indoor retail mapping and location service, and mobile platform allows shoppers to navigate through retail stores to find exactly what they want by collecting, organizing, and monetizing retailers’ product inventory, location data, and enterprise software space planning systems and store maps. The company was founded by Matthew Kulig and Nathan M. Pettyjohn in April 2008 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

DealCloud, Inc. provides deal management, workflow, and technology solutions. It offers implementation, account management, training, and deal cloud university. The company was founded by Robert J. Cummings, Ben Harrison, and W. Edwin McMahan, Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Wealth Access, Inc. operates wealth management platform designed for financial advisers and high-net-worth clients. It offers personal financial management tools to registered investment advisors and high net worth clients. The firm proprietary and diagnostic cloud-based wealth reporting and investment monitoring software platform. The company was founded by David Benskin in 2011 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Bonfyre, Inc. engages in the design and development of an employee experience platform. The firm offers Bonfyre application. The company was founded by Mark Sawyier, Chris Dornfeld, and Raymond Gobberg in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Anchor Packaging LLC engages in the provision of packaging solutions. It specializes in food packaging, takeout, carryout, foodservice, film, foil, supermarket, restaurant, and food processors. The firm's products include films, foils, clamshells, combo packs, containers, and sample kits. Its brands include AnchorFoil, AnchorWrap, BonFaire, Deli View, and MicroLite. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Ballwin, MO.

The Academy of Science of St. Louis operates as an independent science organization. It facilitates interactions between providers of educational programming and community organizations by providing a website and information listing educational programs, resources, and learning opportunities in subjects relating to science, applied science, mathematics, and engineering. The company was founded by George Engelmann and James B. Eads in 1856 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Bridge Financial Technology, Inc. provides investment advice. Its technology platform helps financial advisors in drift reporting, billing and performance reporting. The company was founded by Sanjay Sharma and Rasheed Hammouda in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc. is a private company that provides affordable rental housing and low-risk investments to investors. The company is based in St. Louis, MO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company also offers a steady source of equity to partners. John Francis Kennedy has been the CEO of the company since 1998.

Cultivation Capital LLC (Cultivation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Brian Matthews, Cliff Holekamp, Jim McKelvey, Kyle Welborn, and Peter Esparrago. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Holton Capital Group LLC provides investment services. It is a family office that invests in early stage technology and life science companies as well as later stage private equity buyouts and real estate. The company was founded on June 11, 2010 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Entrepreneur Startup Business Development Corp. provides funding services to entrepreneurs for charity. It offers access to angel investment and venture capital networks, educational programming, talent acquisition and recruiting services, professional and business mentorship, relocation assistance, social support and community integration services, and inclusion into a community of innovative entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Off Campus Media provides college student marketing services. The private company is based in St. Louis, MO.

CoverCress, Inc. operates as a renewable fuel company. It develops and commercializes field pennycress as an oilseed crop that is used to produces oil for industrial and renewable fuels, and meal for nutritious livestock feed. The company was founded by Vijay Chauhan, Dennis M. Plummer and Mike Roth and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Decusoft LLC is engaged in providing software solutions. It offers union and benefit fund administration and compensation management services. The company was founded by Rick Laurenzo in 2002 and is headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

Nested Rails LLC (Nested Rails) is a venture capital firm founded by Jim McKelvey & Rick Kushel in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with additional offices in New Jersey and Missouri.

Painewebber & Co., Inc. provides stock brokerage and asset management services. The private company is based in Los Angeles and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Brent D. Williams.

Concordance Academy of Leadership engages in the provision of restoring individuals, rebuilding families, and transforming communities. It provides support to substance use and mental health treatment; education; job readiness; employment; housing; and legal services. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Smartx Advisory Solutions LLC provides advisors access services. It also offers OCIO services. The company was founded by Evan Rapoport in 2010 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

Real Estate Connected LLC engages in the provision of real estate technology and transactions coordination software solutions for agents and coordinators. The company was founded by Bryan Bowles in 2017 and is headquartered in St. Charles, MO.

Denim Software, Inc. engages in the provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in Saint Louis, MO.

KNOWiNK LLC is a company that specializes in improving the election experience for everyone involved in running elections. The company is based in St. Louis, MO and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company has locations in 36 states and 1,600 jurisdictions, with 102,000 Poll Pad units deployed. The company's products include Poll Pad, ePulse, Poll Print, Election Night Results, Voter Registration System, Online Training Portal, and BPro. The company was founded in 2011 by Scott Leiendecker, who has been the CEO since 2011.

Hermann Cos., Inc. (Hermann Co) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1956. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

InsurePay LLC is a leading insuretech SaaS platform that enables the accuracy of premiums, integrated payments, and reconciliations in real-time for agencies, carriers, MGAs, and insurance technology providers. The company is based in Nashville, TN, and has subsidiaries in the United States. InsurePay's platform offers policyholder payments, carrier paygo and payables, vendor payables, and claims payments and agency receivables all integrated to back-office core systems. The company was founded in 2003, and the CEO is Adam Beck.

HedgeCoVest LLC provides investment portfolio solution. The firm's services include customized portfolio solutions, comprehensive reporting, custodial relationships and due diligence. The company was founded by Evan Rapoport and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.