Drew Schmid

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Vitria Technology, Inc. develops software platforms for real time e-business. It offers VIA IoT analytics platform, IoT analytics paaS, operational intelligence and businessware as products. It provides enterprise application integration software that works to integrate dissimilar software platforms and computer hardware with the Internet. The company was founded by JoMei Chang and Dale Skeen in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

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.

NTT Security AppSec Solutions, Inc. provides website security services. Its products include dynamic application security assessment, static application security assessment, mobile application security testing and computer-based training. The firm enables business to deploy a scalable application security program across the entire software development lifecycle. The company was founded by Jeremiah Grossman, Llana Grossman and Lex Arquette in August 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Taleo Corp. provides on-demand talent management software solutions. It offers recruiting, on boarding, performance management, compensation, succession planning, leadership development, learning and analytics software solutions. The company operates through two operating segments: subscription and support, and professional services. The Subscription and Support segment is engaged in the development, marketing, hosting, and support of the company's software subscriptions. The Professional Services segment offers implementation, business process, reengineering, change management, and education and training services. The company was founded by Martin Ouellet and Louis Têtu in 1996 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Stylitics, Inc. operates an insights and analytics platform that provides a live, interactive view into the full cycle of clothing choices by consumers. Its platform provides outfit technology, customer insights, chatbots, and closet space application. The company was founded by Rohan Deuskar and Zach Davis in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Digital Arbitrage, Inc. develops enterprise scale cloud and subscription based internet applications for the hospitality industry. The company was founded by Richard Castle, Adam Harris and Phillip Kopp in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Cognism Ltd. engages in the provision of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions through artificial intelligence and machine learning. It products include Prospector, refresh, revenue AI, Cognism dynamics, Cognism salesforce, Cognism wealth, Interactive, CRM integrations, email integrations, and API documentation. The company was founded by James Isilay and Stjepan Buljat in 2016 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Cordial Experiences, Inc. engages in providing platform to help marketers observe and analyze customer behaviors and messaging in real-time across any channel and device. It captures brand interaction and automatically generate individual messaging. The company was founded by David Baker, Adam Gillespie, Chris McGreal and Jeremy Swift and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.

Rallyware, Inc. develops workforce engagement platform. It offers Rallyware for Direct Selling that enables direct selling companies to onboard, train, and motivate their independent distributors in the field and Rallyware for Human Resources. The company was founded by George Elfond, Mykhaylo Kostandov and Eugene Feldman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Kenna Security, Inc. provides vulnerability threat management platform. The firm’s products include Kenna.VM, Kenna.AppSec and Kenna.VI. It specializes in vulnerability management, vulnerability intelligence, threat management and information security. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Heuer and Edward T. Bellis in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

GoAnimate, Inc. is a company that provides video animation software called Vyond. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The software allows businesses to create videos for various purposes such as training and brand storytelling. GoAnimate was founded in 2007 by Alvin Hung and the CEO is Gary Lipkowitz.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Providence Equity Partners LLC (Providence Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Glenn Creamer and Jonathan M. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

Qwil PBC provides instant payment services for independent contractors. Its payments platform provides companies with the flexibility to make payments to their contractors on the invoice cycle of the company’s choice while giving their independent contractors access to earnings instantly before the close of the invoice cycle. The company was founded by Johnny Reinsch, Trevor R. Branon and Paul Tiplady in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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.

XOEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of firmware and software solutions for wearable devices. It provides energy-efficient HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for the commercial and industrial facilities. The company was founded by Aaron Salow and Chris Salow in 2010 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

JRNI Ltd. engages in the development of software for online booking services. Its services include applications for appointment scheduling, events management, queue management, call center, and insights with scheduling engine. The company was founded by Glenn Shoosmith and Gregory Bockenstette in 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Mindbridge Analytics, Inc. engages in the design and development of software learning and data science-based for real-time data analytics, pattern recognition, and anomaly detection. The firm offers MindBridge Ai Auditor. The company was founded by Solon Angel and Eli Fathi in 2015 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

MindTouch, Inc. engages in provision of commercial, mobile-ready, and cloud-delivered web platform for knowledge collaboration and multi-channel delivery of customer support documentation. Its solutions include content marketing, customer success, knowledge management, product documentation, sales enablement, self-service, and user experience solutions. The company was founded by Steve Bjorg and Aaron Roe Fulkerson in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Greycroft LLC is a private equity & venture capital firm founded by Alan J. Patricof, Dana R. Settle and Ian Sigalow. The firm is headquartered in New York. They also have an office in Los Angeles, California.

Liberty City Ventures LLC (Liberty City Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Charles Cascarilla. The firm is headquartered in New York.