John Roney

Wine Market Council is a non profit organization which provides wine market knowledge, trends, insights, and intelligence to the wine industry. It conducts segmentation study and quantitative and qualitative trade and consumer surveys. The company was founded on June 21, 1996 and is headquartered in Yountville, CA.

Lighter Capital, Inc. provides investment services. It specializes in business lending, revenue based financing, growth capital, startup funding and financing. The company was founded by Andy Sack in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

PCAP Ltd. provides capital funding for mobile app developers and digital publishers. The company was founded by Martin Macmillan in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Avidbank engages in the provision of tailored financial solutions. It offers products and services such as deposits, lending, cash management, and online and mobile. It operates through the following business lines: corporate banking, specialty finance, real estate and construction, venture lending, and structured finance. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Kreos Capital Management (UK) Ltd (Kreos Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Israel, Sweden, Jersey and Luxembourg.

First Interstate Bank is the investment management subsidiary of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), a financial holding company headquartered in Billings, Montana. Founded in 1971, the firm provides wealth management services to individuals and businesses.

Part of Comerica, Inc., Comerica Bank is a financial services company based in Dallas, TX. Comerica Bank is strategically aligned by three business segments: the commercial bank, the retail bank, and wealth management. The company focuses on building relationships and helping people and businesses be successful. Comerica Bank has over 400 banking centers across the country, with locations in several states, including Texas, California, and Michigan. The company reported total assets of $88.40 billion as of June 30, 2021. The company was founded by Marc J. Verissimo and has been led by CEO Curtis Chatman Farmer since 2008.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Noel Group LLC invests in and manages manufacturing companies that participate in the transformation of engineered synthetic materials. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Zebulon, NC.