Joseph Van Wingerden

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.

Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

AEA Investors LP (AEA Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1968 by Rockefeller, Mellon & Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co, a subsidiary of AEA Holdings LLC. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cushing Asset Management LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Jerry Swank in 2003 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swank Capital LLC. Cushing Asset Management provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors through Private Funds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Closed-End Funds and Managed Accounts. They also offer discretionary investment management services as part of various wrap fee programs offered by investment advisers/broker-dealers.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Socratic Labs GP LLC offers an educational technology startup accelerator program. Its services include mentorship, legal advice, and networking. The company was founded by Heather Gilchrist and Farbood Nivi in March 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Riverstone Investment Group LLC (Riverstone Investment Group) is a private equity firm, subsidiary of Riverstone Holdings LLC, founded in 2000 by Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. and David M. Leuschen. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Progress Partners, Inc. provides financial advisory services. The firm specializes in digital media, sell-side M&A, mergers & acquisitions, buy-side M&A, private equity, software, corporate strategy. The company was founded by Nicholas Morse MacShane in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC (JPMPWA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Formerly known as First Republic Investment Management, Inc., the firm was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of First Republic Bank (OTCMKTS: FRCB) (FRB). In May 2023, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) (JPM) acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of FRB. Following the acquisition, the firm became a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of JPM. JPMPWA provides full-service personalized wealth management solutions for individuals, trusts, families, foundations, endowments, pensions, defined contribution plans, profit-sharing plans, banks, for-profit and not-for-profit institutions and other business entities.

Merlin International, Inc. provides information technology consulting and sales services. Its solutions include identity and access management, endpoint visibility, control and compliance, network access and threat detection and response, cloud access and application protection, and secure operations, compliance and monitoring. The company was founded by David Phelps in 1997 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

7-Ventures LLC (7-Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of 7-Eleven Inc. founded in 2013 by Raja Doddala. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA provides banking products and services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

ETS Strategic Capital (ETS Strategic Capital) is a private equity/venture capital subsidiary of Educational Testing Service, Inc. founded in 2012 by Ralph E Taylor Smith. The firm is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Rooney Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company. It offers services to the construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, aviation, transportation, retail and environmental industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Freestone Partners LLC (Freestone Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Jim D. Briggs, George L. Clark, and Mark E. Leyerle. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

BWCP LP provides investment advice. The private company is based in Dallas, TX. The company was founded in 2019 by Brandon Matthew Wier. Brandon Matthew Wier has been the CEO since 2019.

Lunia Capital LP is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Vikas Lunia in 2016. Lunia Capital provides investment advisory services to one or more private investment funds and/or separately managed accounts. Investors in the fund and/or owners of managed accounts may include, but are not limited to, high net worth individuals, family offices, fund-of-hedge funds, endowments, foundations, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and corporate or business entities.

Thomas H. Beckbe & Co., Inc. engages in retailing industry. It offers outerwear, bags, hats, field sport, books, and food and drinks. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

TypTap Insurance Group, Inc. operates as a holding company, which through its subsidiaries engages in the property and casualty insurance business. It operates through three segments: Insurance Operations, Information Technology and Corporate. The Insurance Operations segment represents the property and casualty insurance operations of TypTap, together with TTM, its managing general agent. The Information Technology segment represents the operations of technology companies Exzeo USA and Cypress Tech which owns Exzeo India. The Corporate segment represents the activities of holding company TTIG. The company was founded in July 2020 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

IPC Corp. manufactures telecommunication equipment. The company is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

Congressional Bancshares, Inc. provides business loan and deposit services and financial solutions. The company was founded by John R. Lane and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association engages in the operation of sports organization which provides leadership and direction for skiers and snowboarders. It also offers training facilities and educational resource center for athletes, coaches, officials, clubs, parents, and volunteers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.