Joel Hoekstra

Blackford Capital LLC (Blackford Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Martin W. Stein. The firm is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan with an office in Hong Kong.

Gelt Venture Capital (Gelt VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Banana Capital Management LLC (Banana Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Turner Novak. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Afore Capital Management LLC (Afore Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Van Andel Institute provides biomedical research and education services. Its services include antibody production, spectral karyotyping, immunostaining and mouse modeling, animal imaging, computational biology, flow cytometry, germline modification and cytogenetics, mass spectrometry and proteomics, microarray technology, sequencing, vivarium, xenotransplantation and michigan animal consortium, as well as analytical, cellular and molecular microscopy services. The company was founded by Jay van Andel and Betty Van Andel in 1996 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Schwartz Investment Counsel, Inc. (SIC) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan. The firm was founded by George Schwartz in 1980. SIC provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, foundations, investment companies, qualified retirement plans and corporations or other businesses.

Plante Moran Financial Advisors LLC (PMFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Southfield, Michigan. The firm was founded by Elorion Plante and Frank Moran in 1997. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of P&M Holding Group LLP. PMFA provides investment advisory, financial planning, and estate planning services to individuals and other entities which includes institutions, and not-for-profit entities.