Kate Johnson

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Leader Capital Corp. engages in the acquisition of land for the purpose of development and sale. Its property under development and sale includes St. Catharines, Ontario. The company, through its subsidiaries, involves in the acquisition of land options for the purpose of testing wind energy production and for the exploration of oil and gas reserves. Further, it explores for oil and gas in Ontario, as well as owns interest in the Norfolk County Gas Project covering approximately 9,500 acres in Norfolk County, Ontario. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Transparensee provides an integrated search platform with a number of powerful features, including: best-in-class fuzzy matching, structured data navigation and visualization, and free text search. Their core product, the Discovery Engine, is an in-memory index which specializes in understanding the relationships among objects in a data set across hundreds of metadata points. They can handle large volumes of rapidly changing structured, semi-structured, and free text data.

Startup Compass, Inc. provides data benchmarking and automated reporting services. It offers online businesses reports such as identifying unnoticed problems, prioritize issues, allocate resources, set objectives, and time analysis. The company was founded by Bjoern Lasse Herrmann, Ertan Dogrultan, and Max Marmer in February 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP provides legal services. Its practice areas include labor and employment, litigation, tax, and transactions. The firm serves high-tech companies in the areas of legal advice related to software licensing, intellectual property, and venture capital investments. The company was founded by Henry William O'Melveny in 1885 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. CA.

Graham Partners, Inc (Graham Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of The Graham Group Inc founded in 1988 by Steve C. Graham. The firm is headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

Village Capital & Investment LLC is a mortgage banking company. Its services include fha refinance, streamline refinance rates and calculator, interest rate reduction refinance loan, va refinance and funding fee. The firm serves the lending needs of individual home buyers and current homeowners. The company is headquartered in Henderson, NV.

Mercy Corps provides emergency relief and economic support services. The company makes a real impact in the lives of families in the world’s toughest places. The company was founded by Daninel W. O'Neill and Ellsworth Culver in November 1979 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Financial Health Network Inc /Venture Capital/ (Financial Health Network) is a venture capital division of Financial Health Network Inc founded in 2004 by Jennifer Tescher. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) SA (LOAM Switzerland) is an investment advisory subsidiary of Lombard Odier Investment Managers Holding SA, ultimately held by Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA in Switzerland. Formerly known as 1798 Global Partners (Switzerland) SA, the firm was founded in 1972 by Aziz Nahas and Hubert Keller and changed their name to Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland) in 2010. LOAM Switzerland is headquartered in Petit-Lancy, Geneva.

Visa USA, Inc. provides retail electronic payment services. It offers its financial products and services for personal use, small businesses, merchants, companies, and the government. The company is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

The Electronic Transactions Association operates as an international trade association for the payment processing industry. It offers electronic transactions processing products and services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Paul Hastings LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in the areas of finance, fintech and payments, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real state, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, government, intellectual property, international arbitration, entertainment and media, and technology, media, and telecommunications. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Mobily Ventures (Mobily) is a venture capital arm of Etihad Etisalat Co. founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Nymbus, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology solutions for financial institutions. Its platform include SmartCore, SmartDigital, SmartPayments, and SmartLaunch. The company was founded by Alexander Lopatine and Scott William Killoh in 2015 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.

Octic Capital Management functions as an alternative investment manager. The American company was founded by Benjamin Blodgett.

Stonegate Digital Capital Group is a private equity/venture capital arm founded in 2017 by John McCorvey III. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Nyca Partners LLC (Nyca Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Alpha Bridge Ventures (Alpha Bridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Howie Diamond and Jake Chapman. The firm is headquartered in Alameda, California.

Vertuelab /VC/ (Vertuelab) is a venture capital division of Oregon BEST founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Part of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Azlo Business, Inc. is a digital banking and integrated business services provider for founders and freelancers. Azlo offers a free business checking account, business guidance, and integrated financial tools, including invoicing, to help small businesses get started, survive the early days, and navigate unexpected bumps along their entrepreneurial journey. Banking services are provided by BBVA USA, member FDIC. The American company was founded by Vijayesh Rajendran, Cameron Peake.

Stealth Startup Solutions LLC engages in provision of consulting services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Promontory Financial Group LLC provides strategy, risk management, and regulatory compliance consulting services. It specializes in asset-liability management and liquidity planning, capital planning and analysis, consumer protection, credit services, due diligence, examination and enforcement, financial benchmarks, governance and controls, and securities and derivatives. The company was founded by Eugene A. Ludwig in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

WhoWeUse, Inc. develops mobile application that helps people find socially-vetted services. It helps friends and neighbors recommend local services. The company was founded by Spencer Ante, Peter Clark, and John Garbarino on June 25, 2014 and is headquartered in Maplewood, NJ.