Effie Epstein

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Spectrum Equity Management LP (Spectrum Equity) is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 1993 by Bill Peter Collatos and Brion Blackwell Applegate. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with an additional office in California.

Performance Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company. The company was formed to attempt to acquire, merge or effect another type of exchange with one or more businesses in the publishing, entertainment and/ or media industry. Peformance Acquisition is headquartered in Jackson, WY.

Market Street Acquisition Corp. provides investment services. It acquires control of a business operating in the global consumer products and services industry through a merger, capital exchange, stock purchase, asset acquisition or other similar business combination. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Sumo Group, Inc. is a private company that specializes in building animated ads for marketing campaigns and social media without coding. Sumo Group is based in Austin, TX and was founded in 2010 by Noah Kagan. The company offers a marketing platform that allows users to find influencers and monitor campaign performance. The company also provides thousands of unique images from diverse artists to upgrade marketing campaigns. Additionally, they offer top software deals for entrepreneurs at incredible prices and the latest productivity, marketing, and content tools for businesses with no monthly fees. The CEO is Ayman Al-Abdullah.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity/ venture capital subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bridgewater Associates LP (Bridgewater) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Ray Dalio in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Bridgewater Associates Intermediate Holdings LP, which is owned by Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Inc. Bridgewater provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and single investor funds, and managed account clients.

Maverick Films LLC produces motion picture entertainment.

Maverick Recording Co. features news and artist information. Its artists include American Hi-Fi, the Deftones, Goldfinger, Tyler Hilton and Alanis Morissette as well as Madonna. It has released soundtrack albums from films such as Austin Powers, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and The Matrix. The company was founded by Madonna, Frederick DeMann, Ronnie Dashev and Warner Bros. in 1991 and is headquartered in Burbank, CA.

The Rockefeller Foundation operates and organizes charitable trusts. The company supports grants, fellowships, and conferences for programs that try to identify and alleviate need and suffering. It was founded in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The New America Foundation engages in public policy issues, including technology, education, national security, political reform, and economics. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of TPG, Inc., Untitled Entertainment LLC is a talent management company. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Jason Weinberg. Untitled Entertainment was acquired by TPG, Inc. from Boat Rocker Media, Inc. on June 28, 2024 for $51.60 million.

Katalyst Films Ltd. operates a motion picture production company. The company was founded by Christopher Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

HighTower Advisors LLC (HighTower) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has offices throughout the US. The firm was founded in 2008 by Elliot Weissbluth, Peter (Todd) Lyon, and Eugene Lerner. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Hightower Holding LLC. HighTower provides investment advisory services to institutions (which include ERISA), and ultra-high and high net worth individuals.

Founded in 2002, Permira Advisers LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Permira Advisers LLP, formerly known as Schroder Ventures, a London, England-based private equity firm that was founded in 1985

GoFundraise Pty Ltd. provides online fundraising solutions for charities and non profit organizations. It serves processes and technology for event creation, ticketing and fund raising. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Rushcutters Bay, Australia.

500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Thrive Capital Management, LLC (Thrive Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Joshua Kushner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of MecklerMedia Corp., Inside Network, Inc. is a company that specializes in digital out-of-home advertising networks. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company provides services that help businesses advertise in public spaces using digital displays. Inside Network was acquired by MecklerMedia Corp. on May 12, 2011 for $14.49 million.

ICG Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Bratenahl, OH and has subsidiaries in the United States.

A-Grade Investments (A-Grade Investments) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Guy Oseary, Ronald Wayne Burkle, and Christopher Ashton Kutcher. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Stripe, Inc. is a technology company, which builds economic infrastructure for the Internet. The firm offers services that enable platforms and merchants to run businesses, and to safely conduct online payment transactions. Its products include payments, billing, connect, payouts, atlas, radar, issuing, terminal, corporate card, capital, SaaS platforms, marketplaces pricing, and global guides. The company was founded by John Collison and Patrick Collison in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Toba Capital LLC (Toba Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Vincent C. Smith, Wilder Ramsey and Brinkley Morse. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Izo, Inc. provides dance video entertainment services. It offers dance entertainment, creating premium programming ranging from original dance videos, reality competition shows, docu-series, scripted content and bringing the latest dance trends. The company was founded by Allen DeBevoise, Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, Guy Oseary and Amanda Taylor in 2010 and is headquartered in the Los Angeles, CA.

Variety Media LLC publishes magazines. It offers film, TV, music, technology, gaming, real estate and theater related magazines. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in 1905 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ten Twenty Four, Inc. develops a web-based pricing software solutions. Its services include price modeling, statistics, algorithm design, and real estate analytics. The company was founded by Ian Matheson McHenry, Andrew Kitchell, and David Kelso in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Coatue Management LLC is a private equity/venture capital arm of Coatue Management LLC founded in 1999 by Thomas Jerome Laffont and Philippe P. Laffon .The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bluestone Entertainment is engaged in shows promotion. The company was founded in 2014 by Guy Oseary, Guy Beser, Shay Mor Yosef and Gadi Veinrib and is headquartered in Rishon Lezion, Israel.

Bedrock Fund Management LLC (Bedrock Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Geoffrey Lewis Tabachnick and Eric G. Stromberg. The firm is headquartered in Plainview, New York.

Manna Tree Partners LLC (Manna Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ellie Rubenstein, Ross Iverson and Brent Drever. The firm is headquartered in Vail, Colorado.

Reforge, Inc. is a company that offers advanced growth strategy programs for experienced tech professionals in product, marketing, data, design, and engineering. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and provides a systemic approach to iteration and idea validation to realize the goal of getting to product market fit. The programs offered by Reforge focus on building sophisticated systems of compounding growth, developing effective engineering leaders, and becoming fully data-driven with strategic experimentation skills. Additionally, Reforge teaches frameworks for building, communicating, and executing a product strategy, scaling high-quality product execution across product and engineering teams, defining a technical strategy, optimizing it based on company context, and assessing strategic tradeoffs more effectively. The company also offers programs on developing monetization strategies, managing a marketing team, driving scalable and cost-effective acquisition, and leveraging data to make smart product decisions. The company was founded by Brian K. Balfour and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Helium-3 Ventures Management Co LLC (Helium-3 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by David Hendrickson and John Dauer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Broadlight Capital Management LLC (Broadlight Capital) is a private equity firm founded by David Austin Dorfman, Kevin Yorn and Austin Dorfman. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Yuga Labs, Inc. is a blockchain technology company that develops NFTs and digital collectibles. The company was founded by Gregory Solano and Wylie Aronow in February 2021 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Wastefuel Global LLC is a sustainable fuels company that uses proven technologies to address the climate emergency and revolutionize mobility. The company is based in Pacific Palisades, CA. Wastefuel converts municipal and agricultural waste into low-carbon fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, and green methanol. The company was founded by Trevor Neilson and Alejandro Estrada and launched by energy transition investment company i(x) net zero plc. Trevor Neilson has been the CEO since incorporation. Wastefuel Global was acquired by NetJets, Inc. on February 04, 2021.

A Sharp, Inc. operates as a digital media company. It engages in delivering positive journalism through videos, news, and articles on sports, culture, entertainment, wellness, lifestyle, relationships, family, and fashion and beauty. The company was founded by Ashton Christopher Kutcher, Evan Beard, and Kendall Dabaghi in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.