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McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP provides legal services. The firm serves to banking and financial services, energy, food and beverage, government entities, health care, information and technology, life science and manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Louis D. Brandeis and Samuel D. Warren in 1879 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Cohu, Inc., Optonics, Inc. develops integrated solutions used for emission-based optical diagnostics and failure analysis for advanced semiconductor products. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Israel Niv, Nader Pakdaman, James S. Vickers. Optonics was acquired by Credence Systems Corp. on January 22, 2003 for $17.52 million.

Part of Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., Design Analysis Group is a Canadian company that provides engineering software and services. The company is located in Canada. Design Analysis Group was acquired by Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. from HGE, Inc. on August 12, 1998 for $2 million.

Shopping.com, Inc. provides online shopping services. The company was founded by Dion Lim in 1998 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

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

Thomas Weisel Capital Management LLC is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. The firm is an affiliate of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWPG). Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF).

BigFix, Inc. provides global information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded by David Donoho and David S. Hindawi in 1997 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

MassVentures (MassVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1978 by Charles Hipwood. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Marlin Management Co LLC (Marlin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by David McGovern. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California.

Cooley LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It offers strategic litigation and business transaction services and is a representative of private and public companies, financial institutions, venture capital firms and nonprofit organizations. Its practices include commercial litigation; patent counseling and prosecution; employment and labor; asset recovery; and estate planning and personal representation. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

SkyLake Investment Co Ltd (SkyLake Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Daeje Chin. The firm is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Adero Partners LLC (Adero) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm was founded by Michael Edward Spector as Vista Wealth Management Group LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Adero offers financial planning, investment management, and tax services for families and individuals.

FEI EFA, Inc. designs and manufactures electronic semiconductors. The firm develops and sells circuit analysis and edit tool for wafer and package semiconductor products. It provides Meridian WaferScan for backside wafer-level analysis. The company was founded by Israel Niv in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Kokam Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture of polymer processing machineries and batteries. Its products include polyester film manufacturing and polarized film production systems, lithium polymer, batteries, battery packs and modules. It serves the industrial, medical, marine and electronic vehicle markets. The company was founded by Ji Jun Hong in 1989 and is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea.

The Capital Network, Inc. is a private company based in Wellesley, MA that provides founder-focused fundraising education programs. The company aims to create a more inclusive and accessible funding ecosystem to support female and other first-time founders of early stage startups. The company offers three programs: the Fellowship for Female Founders, Fundraising Readiness Workshops, and the Investment and Inclusion Series. The Fellowship for Female Founders is a six-month program that has helped over 90+ female founders raise over $85m in capital. The company also offers ongoing workshops for first-time startup founders and a series of honest conversations to bring about meaningful systemic change. The Capital Network has a network of 300+ investors and sponsors who help them make the fundraising ecosystem work for everybody. The company was founded by Ashkan Afkhami and Chula Reynolds.

Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. provides accounting and consulting services. The firm's focus areas encompass assurance, corporate tax, business consulting, and wealth management. Its services include audit and quarterly reviews, internal control, forensic accounting, tax planning, business valuation, cash flow management, tax compliance, charitable giving, stock option planning and financial and retirement planning. It serves clients in the agriculture, automotive, construction, financial, government, real estate, and non-profit sectors. The company was founded by Curtis A. Burr, Henry Pilger, and Steven T. Mayer in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Atlassian Corp. Plc is a holding company, which engages in the design, development, license, and maintenance of software and provision software hosting services. Its products include Jira software, Jira Align, Core, and Service Desk, Confluence, Trello, Bitbucket, Sourcetree, Bamboo, Opsgenie, and Statuspage. The company was founded by Michael Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar in 2002 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

SignalFire Management Services LLC (Signalfire) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christopher W. Farmer and Ilya Kirnos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Evolution Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York.

Vista Venture Partners LLC (Vista Venture) is venture capital firm founded by Fern Mandelbaum in 2014. The firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Bucks County Community College Foundation engages in raising funds, assistance, and awareness to support both new and existing educational opportunities. The private company is based in Bucks County, PA.

ACE Equity Partners Co. Ltd. (ACE Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Yeong-Man Koh. The firm is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

SCHRAMM Holding GmbH manufactures and supplies a range of technical and custom-tailored coating solutions. It supplies coatings to manufacturers of a range of goods such as complete interior coating solutions and functional coatings for metal components for the automotive market, as well as coatings for handsets and component manufacturers for the mobile handset market. The firm also offers coatings for home appliances and consumer electronics manufacturers. The company was founded in 1810 and is headquartered in Offenbach am Main, Germany.

F7 Ventures LLC (F7 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.

Edible Ventures Group LLC (Edible Ventures Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Parade Ventures Management LLC (Parade Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Shawn Merani. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Ace Woojin Ltd. engags in the provision of financial investment services. The company was founded on January 22, 2018 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.