D. J. Jacobs

Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (Essex) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Michael Hazard and Joseph McNay in 1976. Essex provides investment management services on a discretionary basis to institutional clients, such as employee benefits plans, endowment funds, foundations, religious organizations, and mutual funds. The firm also provides investment management services to individuals (private clients), limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Internet Photonics, Inc. engages in the supply of carrier-grade optical ethernet transport and switching solutions. Its carrier-grade Intelligent Wavelength Platforms allow network operators to sell high-bandwidth data services alongside existing legacy services. The company was founded in October 2000 and is headquartered in Shrewsbury, NJ.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., William M. Mercer Cos. LLC is a company that provides insurance and reinsurance services worldwide as a broker, agent, or consultant for clients. The company is based in New York, NY.

Huntington Avenue Ventures Management LLC (Huntington Avenue Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Mitchell Groves, Alfston Thomas, and Jack Mckim. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

OfferLogic, Inc. provides software services. It offers site monetization, program management, merchandising, and business development. The company was founded by Bryan R. Seastead and Doug Mitchell in 2012 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

QL Gaming Group operates as a direct-to-consumer sports data and iGaming affiliate platform, operating three consumer facing data and analytics brands: BetQL for sports betting, RotoQL for daily fantasy, and SquadQL for season long fantasy. It also operates AccuScore for simulation-based sports outcome predictions and game forecasting; and TennisInsight.com, for comprehensive analytical coverage of the ATP and WTA Tours. The company was founded by Justin Park and Peter Blacklow in 2004 and is headquartered in New York.

CyberSaint, Inc. develops and operates software applications for cyber security. Its services include scorecard, security advisory and Cybersecurity framework consulting. The company was founded by George Wrenn and Padraic O'Reilly and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Image Relay LLC engages in the provision of digital asset management SOLUTION. Its products include platform, collections, distributing assets, and managing users. The company was founded by John Skye Chalmers in 2002 and is headquartered in Burlington, VT.

Sports Info Solutions, Inc. collects and analyzes sports statistics and analytics. The company is based in Coplay, PA. The company was founded in 2002 by John Dewan. Dan Hannigan-Daley has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

The Peptalk Co. operates as a live video coaching platform. The company was founded by Ant Cauchi and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pliant Io, Inc. develops workflows to automate complex business and IT processes. It offers API abstraction, real time stats and notification, plug and play integration, automatic code creation, automate without compromising security, and enterprise message bus integration. The company was founded by Vesselin Bakalov in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.