Vanessa Cartwright

Part of Astound Holding Corp., Astound Commerce Ltd. is a British company that specializes in designing digital experiences to create lifelong brand loyalty. The company is based in London, UK. With over 20 years of experience and a team of 1,300 ecommerce specialists, they have completed more than 3,000 projects for visionary brands such as L'Oréal, Boohoo, Halfords, Flor, TOMS, and Crocs. The company has earned Salesforce B2C Commerce Expert and Retail Industry Specialist status, among other distinctions, reflecting their ongoing excellence in the Salesforce ecosystem. The company was founded in 2015. Samuel Cane has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

PetCareRx, Inc. provides pet medications and other pet care products. Its products include toys, treats, bedding, and grooming supplies for cats, dogs, birds, fish and other small animals. The company was founded by Blake Brossman in 1998 and is headquartered in Lynbrook, NY.

Riordan, Lewis & Haden, Inc. (RLH Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by John Christopher Lewis and Dick J. Riordan. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Global Long Short Partners LP (GLSP) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GLSP manages pooled investment vehicles for high net worth clients.

Lightfoot Capital Partners LP (Lightfoot Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Vince Cubbage and Michael Hart. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Long Arc Capital LP (Long Arc Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC operates as a holding company that provides independent, objective and conflict-free advice and asset management services to high net worth individuals and families. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tinubu Square SA develops and publishes software as service (SaaS) applications. It offers solutions for credit insurance, receivable financing, risk management center, risk analyst, credit intelligence, debt collection, and claims management. The company was founded by J?r?me Pez? and Olivier Placca in 2000 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

NeuroEquilibrium Diagnostic Systems Pvt Ltd. manufactures vertigo and balance diagnostic test products. The firm's products include Carniocorpography, video nystagmography, subjective visual vertical, dynamic visual acuity, center of balance, and Electronystagmography, The company was founded by Rajneesh Bhandari and is headquartered in Jaipur, India.

Central European Petroleum Ltd. operates as a petroleum exploration and production company. It pursues exploration and production projects in Middle Europe with focus on Germany. The firm also holds leases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg. The company was founded by Peter E. Putnam and Alula Damte in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Powermat Technologies Ltd. provides wireless charging solutions. It develops wireless charging technology for smartphones using the PMA standard. The firm?s growing range of features and communication protocols, serves as a platform for customized hardware and software implementations that take advantage of the magic of wireless power-transfer. The company was founded by Ran Poliakine, Amir Ben-Shalom, Dov Hershberg and Richard B. Stone in 2006 and is headquartered in Neve Ilan, Israel.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Networked Insights, Inc. develops a marketing decision platform that helps companies use real time data to optimize marketing. It transfers the way companies make marketing investments by informing decisions with real time consumer data. The firm's enterprise classes analytics solutions uncover audience interests that brands use to segment audiences, determine content strategies and optimize media investments, all of which allows its clients to stay in sync with their customers. The company was founded by Daniel J. Neely, Michael Z. Mitchell and Glenn Jenkins in May 2006 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NextNav LLC provides location services for indoor and urban environments. It offers positioning technology to allow mobile phones and other devices to reliably determine their location in indoor and urban environments where GPS signals can’t be received. The firm's technology combines accurate horizontal positioning with floor-level height precision. The company was founded by Ganesh Pattabiraman, Subbu Meiyappan and Arun Raghupathy in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Dale & Thomas Popcorn LLC manufactures and distributes gourmet popcorn products. It offers original kettlecorn, fit, caramel, drizzlecorn popcorns and chip'ins well as gift packs and samplers for any occasion. The firm operates under the brand name Popcorn Indiana. The company was founded by Warren Struhl in 2002 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Part of Dean Foods Co., Franklin Holdings, Inc. manufactures metal cans, plastic containers, and films and packaging equipment. The company is based in Syosset, NY. Franklin Holdings was acquired by Suiza Foods Corp. on June 01, 1998 for $165.75 million.

Bharti Digital Networks Pvt Ltd. provides wireless broadband services for home and enterprise customers in India. Its products include internet leased line, value internet leased line, secured office Wi-Fi, secured boardroom internet and cloud HD video conferencing. The firm engages in building a comprehensive services framework that can deliver video, IT applications and multimedia content services over any broadband or IP-centric network. The company was founded in 2008 by Prakash Chandra Bajpai and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Oberon Media, Inc. develops games software solutions. The company was founded by Jane Jensen, Tomer Ben-Kiki and Tal Kerret in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CircleBlack, Inc. develops a wealth management platform. Its technology helps in financial advisory services. The company was founded by John Michel in 2014 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

JMI Management, Inc. (JMI Equity) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992 by Harry S. Gruner and Charlie E. Noell. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

SMS Assist LLC provides multisite property management services. It offers a suite of property management benefits including leveraged pricing of products and services, risk indemnification, real-time services validation, instant invoicing, automatic service audits, and data analysis. The company was founded by Michael Rothman in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NewZoom, Inc. develops and operates an automated retail platform for vending machines. The firm provides solutions for device management, In-Store retail and satellite retail. The company was founded by Gower Smith and Michael Gill in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fry, Inc. provides e-commerce marketing solutions and services. The firms solutions include commerce, multi-channel integration, web enablement and corporate identity. It also offers strategic, information architecture, data analysis and reporting services. The company was founded by David Fry in 1994 and is headquartered in Bingham Farms, MI.

The Quaker Oats Co. manufactures beverages and other food products. It also manufactures bottled and canned soft drinks, granola bars and clusters, flour and flour mixes from purchased flour, rice cakes, cereals and uncooked rice products. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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

Young & Rubicam Brands, Inc. provides advertising services. It primarily operates through its flagship creative ad agency Y&R Advertising. The firm offer consulting and marketing services through Wunderman, and public relations services through Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe. The company was founded by Raymond Rubicam and John Orr Young in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Inmar-OIQ LLC operates as a holding company, which engages in the operation as a network of channel focused websites to help consumers easily find self-support product information. It also offers advertising, direct marketing and market research services. The company was founded by Jay Habegger, Connie Johnson, Eric Mabley, Chris Back and Doug Shattuck in August 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

LivingSocial, Inc. operates an online local marketplace platform. The firm’s products and programs include local, escapes, shop, events, coupons, and at home. It provides fun and leisure, kids activities, sightseeing and tours, sports and outdoors, tickets and events, beauty products and spas, and food and drinks. The company was founded by Aaron Batalion, Valeriy Aleksenko, Edward Pyle Frederick, and Timothy J. O'Shaughnessy in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Mobile Marketing Association is the premier global association that strives to stimulate the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technology. MMA members include agencies, advertisers, hand held device manufacturers, carriers & operators, retailers, software providers and service providers, as well as any company focused on the potential of marketing via mobile devices. The association's headquarters are located in the United States, with branches located in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Best Buy Capital (Best Buy Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Best Buy Co. Inc founded in 2008 by Richard M. Schulze. The firm is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. owns and operates coffee shops. It offers products to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, office coffee and foodservice providers, hotels, entertainment venues and e-commerce channels. The firm operates through three segments: Retail, Commercial and Franchise. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Weinstein Co. LLC operates as a multimedia production and distribution company. It offers film and television production services. The company was founded by Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein on October 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

iCrossing, Inc. offers planning services. The company blends digital marketing services- including paid search, search engine optimization, Web development, social media, mobile, research and analytics - to create integrated digital marketing programs that engage consumers and drive ROI. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.