Maria D. Stipp

KAS Direct LLC engages in the development of health and wellness products for consumers and retail partners. It offers foaming dish and bottle soaps, dish washer detergents, foaming hand soaps, cleaners, toy and highchair cleaners, wipes, air fresheners and alcohol free foaming hand sanitizers; and disposable diapers for babies. The firm also provides canine supplements for dogs; health and nutritional supplements for companion animals, and household and grooming products for pets. The company was founded by Kevin A. Schwartz and Keith A. Garber in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Justin's LLC manufactures and produces nut butters and peanut butter cups. The firm offers organic peanut and almond butters in packs and jars. It provides products through retailer stores, as well as online. Justin's products include nut butters and peanut butter cups. The company was founded by Justin Gold in 2004 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc. manufactures and sells fruit juices. It focuses on sparkling beverages made with squeezed fruit. The company was founded by Bill Creelman in 2010 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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.

Sacramento Kings LP owns and operates a basketball team. It offers sport merchandise retailing and marketing services. The Sacramento Kings was formed by Les Harrison in 1945 and is located in Sacramento, CA.

Timbuk2 Designs, Inc. manufactures bicycle messenger bags, computer carrying cases and urban-lifestyle bags and accessories. The firm supplies products in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and Southeast Asia. The company was founded by Rob Honeycutt in 1989 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

VMG Equity Partners LLC (VMG Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David Baram, Kara Cissell-Roell and Michael Mauze. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Mighty Leaf Tea Corp. manufactures and distributes tea products. It offers loose tea, gifts, iced tea, teaware, caffeine, ingredients, and mood products. The company was founded by Gary Shinner and Jill Portman in 1996 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Jackson Family Wines, Inc. produces and sells wine products. The firm also engages in farming, vineyard management, horse breeding, and training. The company was founded by Jess Jackson in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Chicago Custom Foods LLC provides popcorn seasonings and other snack products. Its products include white cheddar, nacho cheddar, butter, ranch, kettle corn, cheesy jalapeno, caramel, bacon cheddar, salt, garlic parmesan, buffalo wing, and milk chocolate caramel. The company was founded by Brian Taylor in 1999 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.

Waggin' Train LLC produced dog food. The firm offered jerky treats, chews, dental bones, pork skin twists, chicken bites, chicken and apple wraps, chicken jerky curls, chicken crunchers, and wellness products for dogs. The company was headquartered in Anderson, SC.

GeckoLogic GmbH designs and installs solar photovoltaic systems for homes, businesses, government facilities, and commercial buildings. The company also develops PV components including modules and monitoring systems. GeckoLogic specializes in the planning of private solar electricity power stations, installation planning, and implementation. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.

The Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos operates youth development organization. Its services include club programs and safe affordable place for youth to go before and after school hours. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Marcos, CA

Snack Factory LLC manufactures and distributes snack products. Its products include bagel chips, pita chips, funnel cakes and pretzel crisps. The firm sells its products under the brand name Pretzel Crisps. Its products are distributed nationally in grocery, mass merchandisers, club stores, and other channels. The company was founded in 2004 by Warren J. Wilson and Sara H. Wilson and is headquartered in Skillman, NJ.

Pirate Brands LLC operates as a natural snack food maker. Its products include baked, fried, and air popped snacks. The company offers its products through stores in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1987 by Robert Ehrlich and is headquartered in Sea Cliff, NY.

KIND LLC manufactures and sells nutritional bars. It offers grains bars, grains clusters, and breakfast bars. The company was founded by Daniel Lubetzky in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Speculative Product Design, Inc. designs and manufactures mobile device accessories. The firm offers cases, bags, screen protectors, cables, and screen cleaners for iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung, Kindle, and Nook. The company was founded by Ryan Hill Mongan in 2001 and its headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Bare Foods Co. manufactures and sells organic baked fruit chips. It offers organic apple chips, natural apple chips, organic dried fruits, such as apricots, mangos, and pears, and apple chips and fruit chunks. The firm provides its products through retailers and wholesalers and online. The company was founded by Eric Strandberg and Jeff Oberfelder in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tyche Global Strategy specializes in emerging market fixed income.

Nature's Bakery LLC operates as a family-owned bakery. Its products include whole wheat fig bars, oatmeal crumble bars, brownie bars, and gluten free fig bars. The company was founded by Dave Marson and Sam Marson in 2011 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Fandor is a private company that streams thousands of handpicked, award-winning movies from around the world. Fandor is based in New York, NY and was founded in 2011. The company offers a variety of genres, including Hollywood classics, undiscovered gems, and the latest festival favorites. Fandor provides curated entertainment and original editorial offerings on various platforms, such as desktop, iOS, Android, Roku, YouTube TV, and Amazon Prime. The company's goal is to captivate and inspire a community of movie lovers with their rapidly expanding library and innovative partnerships.

Truvian Sciences, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. It offers automated benchtop system which produces lab-accurate results for a full suite of tests from a small sample of blood. Its product features include compact and fully automated, dry reagent technology, and fast accurate results. The company was founded by Dena Marrinucci, Mark Bowles and Kim Puloma Kamdar in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Preferred Ventures Corp. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Original Grain, Inc. offers and makes wood and steel watches. The firm offers men and women watches, bracelet, travel cases and Straps. The company was founded by Ryan Beltran and Andrew Beltran in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Sunny Fields Enterprise Ltd. manufactures and distributes packaged fruits. The company was founded by Piers Mcauley Buck and Taslim Ho and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Stone Brewing GmbH is a craft brewery founded in 1996 by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner. The private company has grown to become the ninth-largest craft brewer in the world, with two production brewing facilities located on both coasts in Escondido, CA and Berlin, Germany. Stone Brewing's beer is now available in all 50 states and over 40 different countries. Greg Koch has been the CEO since the German company's inception.

Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. engages in the provision of neurological treatment services. It offers technologies for patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell-based therapies. The company was founded by Jeanne Loring and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Smashmallow LLC engages in provision of marshmallow made with organic cane sugar and natural ingredients. Its products are made of gluten free and non-genetically modified organism ingredients. The company is headquartered in Sonoma, CA.

Part of OmniLife Health, Organizer, Inc. is a certified benefit corporation focused on maximizing the gift of life for purposes of transplantation and research. The company is based in Coralville, IA. The company's main focus is on developing an end-to-end communication and clinical workflow software platform that is built specifically to create a more connected and collaborative allotransplant ecosystem.

Part of Bacardi Ltd., Ilegal Mezcal is a company that produces and distributes mezcal products made from 100% espadín agave. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. The company offers a product finder tool to locate their mezcal bottles and cocktails in stores, bars, and restaurants. The fourth-generation mezcaleros who craft Ilegal Mezcal use only perfectly ripe agave and follow a sustainable, small-batch production process. Ilegal Mezcal was founded in 2006 by John Rexer and was acquired by Bacardi Ltd. on September 11, 2023.

Perfect Bar & Co. develops and markets nutrition bars and other functional foods. It offers nutrition bars in almond, peanut, cranberry, fruit and nut, and almond butter flavors. The company was founded by Leigh Keith and Bill Keith in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.