Ivor Gaylard

Better Food Ventures Associates LLC (Better Food Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Rob Trice. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

BIC Services BV is a service-oriented organization that focuses on the food, feed, and pharmaceutical industry. The private company is based in the Netherlands and has subsidiaries in other parts of the country. The Dutch company's strategy is built on pillars such as being a flexible partner, supplying high-quality ingredients, and providing dedicated support. BIC Services specializes in producing food ingredients from soy protein and offers services that remove risks and uncertainties in the current market. BIC Ingredients supplies non-GM speciality lecithin and lecithin compounds. Recently, AAK acquired BIC Ingredients, significantly increasing its footprint in the European lecithin market.

PureTerra Ventures Ltd (PureTerra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Nic Pannekeet and Gijs de Bruin. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dave Wilson Nursery, Inc. produces and supplies orchard nursery stock to home gardens, retail nurseries and commercial orchards. Its products include fruit trees, nuts, vine and brush fruits, flowering trees, shade trees, ornamental shurbs & vines. The company was founded by Dave Wilson in 1938 and is headquartered in Hickman, CA.

Ridgecrest Capital Partners, Inc. provides investment banking services. The private company is based in Larkspur, CA. The CEO of the company is Joshua M. Rafner.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.

Versata, Inc. develops business management software solutions. It offers professional, training, online, and contact support services. It also offers business and vertical solutions. The company was founded on August 27, 1991 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

AgTech Insight LLC provides advisory and consulting services for agriculture industries.

Part of Extreme Reach, Inc., Swan Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in improving the management of public open spaces and simplifying the management of water utilities. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. Swan Systems helps water managers make data-driven decisions about how much and when to use water with their configurable water and nutrient management software. In addition, the company provides industry insights, case studies, and news to keep their clients informed and educated. Swan Systems was acquired by FastChannel Network, Inc. on July 16, 2002.