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Phoenix Venture Partners LLC (Phoenix Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by John Chen, Zach Jonasson, Frank Levinson and David Soane. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Amber Molecular provides chemicals, materials and device architectures for applications. The company was founded by Trevor Plint in 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Chromation, Inc. designs and manufactures spectrometers for critical applications. Its photonic crystal technology allows for the production of miniature spectrometers at a fraction of the cost of competitive technologies, enabling new markets as well as immediately addressing current markets. The company was founded by Marshall Cox, Nadia Pervez and Ioannis Kymissis in 2010 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

E-M Logix, Inc. provides real estate and lithography services.

Sionic Energy commercializes non-flammable electric vehicle (EV) battery technology. It develops electric vehicle battery electrolytes containing functional ionic liquids. The firm’s two electrolyte product lines under development for electric vehicle (EV) batteries are: NanoLyte Electrolyte: SF Series and HVE Series. The company was founded by Shivaun Archer, Nathan Ball, and Lynden Archer in 2011 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

NBD Nanotechnologies, Inc. provides nanotechnology based solutions for commercial partners. It develops surface and thin film coatings that enhance heat transfer through condensation, fog capture and de-misting, and anti-scaling performance. It also engages in developing water generators that capture potable moisture from the atmosphere. The company was founded by Miguel-Angel Galvez and Deckard Sorensen in 2012 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Imprint Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes zinc-based rechargeable battery technology solutions. It offers Zinc Poly batteries for small portable electronics markets, including mobile accessories, compact wireless devices, wearable technology, health and fitness monitoring, and medical devices. The company was founded by Brooks Sanford Kincaid and Christine Ho in 2010 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Vixar, Inc. manufactures optoelectronic components and subassemblies. It serves biomedical, industrial, office product, military, automotive and consumer industries. The company was founded by Mary K. Hibbs-Brenner and Klein L. Johnson in 2004 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

TE Connectivity Corp. manufactures and distributes electronic and passive components. It offers antennas, application tooling, cable assemblies, connectors, fiber optics, heat shrink tubing, power systems, relays, switches, sensors, and wires and cables. The company was founded on February 15, 1989 and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures solid state lighting solutions. Its products include COB arrays, mid power LEDs, XNOVA cube, high brightness white LEDs, color LEDs, color mix LEDs, UV LEDs, IR LEDs and horticulture LEDs. The company was founded by Alexei Erchak and John D. Joannopoulos in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Threshold Ventures, Inc. (Threshold Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Draper Fisher Jurvetson International, Inc. founded in 1985 by Tim Draper. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm is founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Micropore, Inc. manufactures reactive plastics. Its products incorporate various powders into a molded matrix. The company was founded in March 1997 and is headquartered in Elkton, MD.

Canaccord Genuity LLC is an independent, full-service financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients. They cover a wide range of sectors globally with an emphasis on growth companies such as: Block chain, Business Services, Cannabis, Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financials, Gaming, Healthcare, Industrials, Metals and Mining, Real Estate, Sustainability and Technology.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Conexant Systems LLC provides semiconductor solutions for imaging, audio, embedded modem, and video surveillance applications. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Inkbit Corp. develops the first 3D printer powered by machine vision and artificial intelligence. It strives to eliminate the existing chasm between prototyping and manufacturing to enable rapid, on-demand manufacturing of multi-material, end-use products. The company was founded by Davide Marini, Wojciech Matusik and Javier Ramos in 2017 and is headquartered in Medford, MA.