Brandon Rhodes

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

TicketWeb, Inc. provides Internet based box office ticketing software services. It promotes a range of box office operations on the web. The company was founded by Andrew Dreskin in 1995 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Micromanagement Ventures (Micromanagement Ventures) is a venture capital arm of Kosner Media LLC founded in 2018 by David Stern and John Kosner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Mobile Marketing Association, Inc. operates as a trade association for the mobile marketing value chain. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Don Albert. The CEO is Greg Stuart.

ESPN, Inc. engages in the provision of multinational and multimedia sports entertainment services. It offers cable sports broadcasting services with seven domestic networks including its ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN HD, and ESPNEWS. The company was founded by William Rasmussen in September 7, 1979 and is headquartered in Bristol, CT.

The Online Publishers Association provides news, research, and other information for and about the digital media industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The association is exclusively dedicated to the interests of high-quality digital media companies. The company was founded by John L. Battelle, Michael O'Donnell, Martin A. Nisenholtz. The CEO is Jason Kint.

Teach For America, Inc. provides teachers and educational services to communities. It operates as corps of recent college graduates and professionals of various academic majors and career interests. The company?s corps members commit to teach in urban and rural public schools. The firm also offers early childhood education, math and science, and teach for all initiatives to address needs in education. Teach For America was founded by Wendy Kopp in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Virgin USA, Inc. (Virgin USA) is a venture capital subsidiary of Virgin Models Ltd. The firm is founded in 2001 by Richard Charles Nicholas Branson and Anup M. Jacob. The firm is headquartered in New York.

8th Wall, Inc. develops pixel-perfect augmented reality computer vision and machine learning application program interface and native plugins. The company was founded by Erik Murphy-Chutorian in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

OMGPOP, Inc. provides an online platform that allows members to play games, hang out in chat, share photos on picture club, and meet new friends online. It also retails frames, hats and wands, catastrophes, pet frames, crusaders, hand grenades, ballracers, hover kart and pet items. The company was founded by Charles Forman and Daniel Albritton in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Flowhaven Oy operates as an online brand productization software for managing end-to-end brand licensing program. The company was founded by Timo Petteri Olkkola and Törmä Kalle Juhani and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Fevo, Inc. engages in the operation and development of a ticketing platform. It offers ticketing system for attending live events, for sporting events, for music events, and for theaters. The company was founded by Felix Lung, Ari Daie, and Andy Russell and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Buzzer Media, Inc. operates a mobile platform for live sports personalized for fans and authenticated through existing subscriptions or micropayments. The company was founded by Bo Han and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Onlife Ltd. is the British company behind Aglet, a location-based app that connects sneaker enthusiasts, creators, and brands through geo-location play. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in London, UK. The app is available for download on both iOS and Android platforms.

Sapphire Ventures LLC (Sapphire Ventures) is a private equity and venture capital firm, subsidiary of SAP Ventures Investment GmbH founded in 1996 by R. Douglas Higgins and Andreas Markus Weiskam. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Warner Media Investments (Warner Media) is a venture capital subsidiary of Warner Media LLC founded in 1990. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Melo7 Tech Partners LLC (Melo7 Tech Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Carmelo Anthony and Stuart Goldfarb. The firm is headquartered in New York.

HeraldAPI, Inc. develops digital infrastructure for commercial insurance. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Matthew Antoszyk, Duncan Crystal. Matthew Antoszyk has been the CEO since incorporation.

Seel, Inc. develops computer software. It offers financial safety net for creators and entrepreneurs. The company was founded by Zack Peng and Bill Liu and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Retain.AI, Inc. helps to understand time and cost of customer interactions across roles and tools. The company was founded by Eric Chernoff and Vlad Shulman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Yahoo, Inc. operates as a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches their users around the world, bringing them closer to what they love from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news with the trusted products, content and tech. For partners, they provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. Yahoo was originally founded on August 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Afore Capital Management LLC (Afore Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Anamitra Banerji and Gaurav Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kik Interactive, Inc. operates a cross-platform smart phone application. It allows users to talk to friends, browse and share any web site with friends. The company was founded by Christopher Best and Ted Livingston in 2009 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Foundation Capital LLC (Foundation Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Bill Elmore, Kathryn Gould, and Jim Anderson. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc. engages in the design of online games. It produces sports videogames. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH.

W.S.C. Sports Technologies Ltd. engages in the development of software engine tool for the sports industry. Its content development engine technology enables the usage of the content for many implementations such as fan engagement, editorial solutions, and automation of production and social distribution workflow. The firm also provides WSC Video Playmaker, a zoom-in platform that provides an interactive video experience for sports fans. The company was founded by Daniel Shichman and Aviv Arnon in 2006 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Whoop, Inc. engages in the provision of feedback tool for athletes and coaches. It develops wearable sensors that track the movements and heart beats of the athletes during training. The company was founded by William Ahmed, John Capodilupo, Aurelian Nicolae, Demetrio Cuzzocrea, Andrew Dod, Stephen King, and Manuel Reyna in 2012 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

DDSports, Inc. develops wearable technology for basket ball players to track their performance. The company was founded by Bruce Ianni and Davyeon Ross in 2013 and is headquartered in Merriam, KS.

Kosner Media LLC provides consulting services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States.

National Basketball Association (NBA) operates a professional basketball league. The firm is recognized as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. It also operates the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Winslow Capital Management LLC /PEVC/ (Winslow Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. publishes and distributes educational content, software and services. The firm operates through four segments: Higher Education, K-12, International and Professional. The higher education segment relates to the development of product across all disciplines, the K-12 segment relates to content development and the international segment relates to locally developed products or adaptations and translations of existing higher education, K-12 and professional products in both digital and print format. The professional segment relates to new titles and revisions, similar to the higher education segment, and include activities related to the creation of the actual product. The company was founded by James Hill McGraw in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. provides commercial and industrial property insurance worldwide. Its products include sustainability select, cargo insurance, alternative risk transfer:Rent-A-Captain and business interruption coverage. The firm services include boiler and machinery services, predictive analytics and claims services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Johnston, RI.

Affiliated FM Insurance Co. provides property insurance services. It offers risk identification, risk management, and risk improvement. The company was founded on May 6, 1949 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

The Florida Marlins, led by Jeffrey Loria, are a private group.