Moira Kiernan

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Columbia Capital LLC (Columbia Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Dave P. Mixer. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Gradient Ventures (Gradient Ventures) is a Venture Capital firm subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2017 by Zach Bratun Glennon. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1996 and they are a subsidiary of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE: HLI). Houlihan Lokey Capital provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They also have the ability to serve as underwriter or bookrunner with respect to traditional debt and equity offerings, including leveraged loans and public offerings of debt, equity-linked, and equity securities.

Arcapita Corporate Investment (ACI) is a private equity subsidiary of Arcapita Inc founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

New Mountain Capital LLC (New Mountain Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Steven Klinsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Luminary Media LLC develops podcast application. The company was founded by Matthew S. Sacks, Phong Nguyen, and Joe Purzycki in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Morningstar Investment Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN). Morningstar Investment Management offers various investment advisory services that focus on their core capabilities in asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction to financial or other institutions.

Freestone Capital Management LLC (Freestone) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Gary Furukawa and Gary Smart in 1999 and is principally owned by Freestone Capital Holdings LLC. Freestone provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high net worth families and individuals on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, typically through managed accounts. They also serve as investment manager to private funds.

Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of StepStone Group, Inc. founded in 2007. Stepstone Group Real Estate LP is headquartered in New York.

CRE Venture Capital (CRE) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Pardon Makumbe and Pule Taukobong. The firm is headquartered in South Africa.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Yorktown Management & Research Co., Inc. (Yorktown) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Forest, Virginia. The firm was founded by David D. Basten in 1985. Yorktown provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, institutions, and Registered Investment Company. They also manage the Yorktown range of funds.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Lightbank LLC (Lightbank) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Eric Paul Lefkofsky and Bradley A. Keywell. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Stitch Money Pty Ltd. is a South African API infrastructure company that enables easy access to user financial accounts for data analysis and bank-to-bank payments. The company is based in Sandton, South Africa. The company's online payments API helps businesses connect to the financial system and optimize their payments experience. The company offers one API integration for all online payments, including instant EFT, debit and credit card, cash, direct deposit, and debits. Stitch Money is integrated with all of the top financial institutions in South Africa, with over 99%% coverage. The company was founded in 2019 by Natalie Cuthbert, Priyen Pillay, and Kiaan Pillay, with Kiaan Pillay serving as the CEO since then.

Defeyene Legal Solutions is a British legal technology company that creates products to simplify the process of drafting, reviewing, and understanding legal documents for lawyers. The company is based in London, UK. The company's flagship product, Definely Draft, is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of drafting, reviewing, and understanding legal documents in MS Word. Definely Proof is an AI-powered proofreading solution designed specifically for legal documents, which automates the tedious and time-consuming task of proofreading documents. The company was founded in 2017 by Nnamdi Emelifeonwu, who has been the CEO since 2017.

Wise Systems, Inc. develops route optimization software that enables companies to deliver goods and services. It plans, executes, and adapt routes with cutting-edge optimization software. The company was founded by Chazz Sims, Layla Shaikley, Ali Kamil, and Jemel Derbali on May 8, 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

NearForm Ltd. is an enterprise software development company based in Waterford, Ireland. NearForm specializes in application modernization using leading technologies, development practices, and delivery processes to create future-ready enterprise solutions. The Irish company offers a range of software services including digital product development, DevOps & platform engineering, data engineering & analytics. The company's blog provides insights and perspectives on design, software development, business, and technology. NearForm's client stories and case studies showcase their expertise in digital transformations, capability building, software development, and modernization. The company is known for providing enterprise software development and capability building for top development teams. NearForm creates software solutions that accelerate enterprise success and contribute to the development of their open-source community. The company was founded by Cian Ó Maidín and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

Tridster LLC provides title insurance and settlement services. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. The company was founded by William DeVar.

1/0 Capital LLC (1/0 Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Nailpro, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Imaginary Venture Capital Management LP (Imaginary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Natalie Sara Massenet and Nicholas Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The company's solutions allow customers to manage connectivity for moving things, providing unparalleled visibility and control over their connectivity service and users' quality of experience. The company is based in Miramar, FL. Espace Networks' software platform is used by leading cruise lines and airlines to measure and optimize their passenger quality of experience and orchestrate connectivity service across multiple providers using data and AI. The company offers a cloud-based digital network platform for seamless procurement and operations of multi-orbit, multi-band, multi-operator, multi-provider satcom. Espace's platform-as-a-service caters to maritime, aviation, oil & gas, and land mobility markets. The company was founded by Shadrach Benny Retnamony, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

ELSA Corp. develops a mobile application that helps English learners to speak English correctly. Its application offers an online pronunciation coach that users can talk with at any time, giving users an instant and private feedback to help them practice pronunciation regularly. The company was founded by Dinh Hong Vu Van and Xavier Anguera in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Openly, Inc. engages in the provision of home insurance services. It offers homeowners policy that can be used for multiple occupancy types, including primary, seasonal, secondary, and rented to others. The company was founded by Ty Harris and Matt Wielbut in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory operates as laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

DC Energy LLC engages in generating electricity. The firm develops efficient and reliable energy markets – for the exchange of both real energy products and corresponding financial energy contracts. The company was founded by in and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. provides preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and usher syndrome. The firm also provides provide information on retinal degenerative diseases to all who request it, in order to increase knowledge and awareness of these diseases. It has locations in Columbia, Denver, Libertyville, New York, Plano, Raleigh and Santa Monica. The company was founded on September 16, 1971 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.