Chris Eckerman

Founded in 1998, Covera Ventures, formerly Hunt Ventures, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm spun out from Hunt Consolidated, Inc. in 2009.

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.

Part of Reliance Communications Ltd., Yipes Communications, Inc. produces face and hand wipes for kids. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The wipes are 99% plant-based, compostable, dermatologist tested, and plastic-free. The company is made in the USA and aim to teach kids to develop independent, healthy habits. William L. Barney has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Yipes Communications was acquired by Reliance Globalcom Services, Inc. on July 09, 2002.