Yuki Iwashita

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

S2 Technologies, Inc. provides embedded software solutions. The firm's solutions help to integrate with the embedded software to create a single virtual platform that accelerates continuous integration, testing, and verification. Its products include Testspace and Stride. The company was founded by Mark Underseth in July 2000 and is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Hokuriku Bank Ltd. rovides international banking services and financial services. The bank also offers loans to small and medium sized business and individuals. It is a subsidiary of Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. The company was founded on August 26, 1877 and is headquartered in Toyama, Japan.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The College Board provides on-line high school and college educational services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Tom C. Melzer, Jay W. Schmelter, Mark J. Mendel and Andrew B. Craig III. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in San Diego and Cleveland.

Nomura Bank International PLC operates as an investment banking. The company was founded on January 22, 1986 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The University of Tampa, Inc. functions as a college/university that offers undergraduate and graduate studies. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Memory-Tech Holdings, Inc. develops and manufactures computer storage and optical disc devices. It specializes in the production of visual, audio, computer and publishing peripherals. The firm’s products include DVD video and ROM, CD-DA and CD-ROM, Blu-ray discs, SD and memory cards and USB storage devices. Its business activities also include production of memory device contents, production of custom housing; editing and processing of audio and ROM data, manufacture and sale of optical disc archive systems and design, printing and translation services. The company was founded in September 1985 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

American Cancer Society, Inc. provides information on cancer occurrence, survival, prevention, early detection, and treatment. The non-profit company is based in Kennesaw, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's SHES department is an intramural research program with world-renowned epidemiologists and health scientists. The company was founded in 1913 by Candy Arrington. Karen E. Knudsen has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

United Nations Children's Fund is a non-profit organization that operates to help children that are in need. It offers child protection and social inclusion, education, and emergencies and humanitarian action. The company was founded by Ludwik Rajchman on December 11, 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Seiler LLP is a professional services firm that has been providing advisory, tax, and accounting services for 65 years. The private company is based in Silicon Valley and is an independent member of HLB, the advisory and accounting network. Seiler delivers sophisticated solutions, innovative thinking, capabilities, and highly personalized service to its clients. The American company was founded in 1957, and the CEO is George D. Marinos.

IT Frontier Corp. provides comprehensive support in a full range, from supporting IT strategy planning, designing and integration of IT systems, and development of IT infrastructure, to the operation of IT systems/IT infrastructure. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Acero Capital Management LLC (Acero Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Visby Medical, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology company. It develops diagnostic products for professionals and consumers. The company was founded by Gregory Loney and Adam de la Zerda in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Mitsubishi Corp., MIC Business Solutions, Inc. is a company that provides IT services to Mitsubishi Corporation group companies. The company is based in New York, NY, and has recently opened a new office. The company's services include IT consulting, application implementation, project management, infrastructure/network construction, system management, and helpdesk operations.

SmartHop LLC operates as an artificial intelligence-powered dispatcher that helps truckers plan, search and book loads. It offers dispatching, back office/ paper work, taxes, compliance and factoring services. The company was founded by Miguel Sucre, Joaquin Brillembourg and Guillermo Garcia and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Leaf Logistics, Inc. provides freight contracting platform. The company was founded by Anshu Prasad in 2017 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Shappi, Inc. engages in development of a marketplace that connect shoppers with travelers. The company was founded by Karla Valdivieso on September 23, 2019 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

Initiate Studios LLC is a company headquartered in Park City, UT, with domestic subsidiaries. The firm provides healthcare IT services. It was founded by Iana Dimkova, Rowan E. Chapman and Jessica Owens.

Sparrow Lending PBC is a company that helps individuals compare and save on private student loans and student loan refinancing. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's services are free and have no impact on credit scores. Sparrow allows users to manage, pay off, and save on their student loans. Sparrow Lending PBC was founded in 2020 by Harrison Hochman, Griffin Morris, and Daniel Kahn. Harrison Hochman has been the CEO since 2020.

Harmonic Ai, Inc. provides an all-in-one platform with billions of datapoints on startups, talent, and trends that are updated daily. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The platform helps users save up to 10 hours a week. Harmonic is a net-zero company that tracks the carbon impact of everything they do by using their spending data to calculate the carbon emitted from each transaction and investing in cutting-edge carbon offset initiatives. The company was founded in 2020. The CEO is Bryan Casey.

Sparrow Labs LLC is a company based in Palo Alto, CA. Sparrow Labs builds advanced AI/NLP applications that enhance the expertise of users and practitioners in enterprise software, infrastructure, and cloud. Sparrow Labs LLC provides instant answers to product questions from various sources across the enterprise, utilizing their understanding of the user and expertise in IT infrastructure and cloud domains. The company was founded by industry veterans and NLP deep learning researchers from Carnegie Mellon and Stanford University.