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Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

The Ayco Co. LP (Goldman Sachs Ayco) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cohoes, New York. The firm was founded in 1971 by William Aydelotte and James Conway. They are a subsidiary of GS Ayco Holding LLC, owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a publicly traded bank and financial holding company. Goldman Sachs Ayco provides financial planning services nationally to individuals, institutional clients and charitable organizations.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

The Linux Foundation operates as a non-profit organization which provides support for open source communities. It offers financial and intellectual resources, infrastructure, services, events, and training. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Xatabase, Inc. is a cloud service that provides an abstraction layer on top of multiple data stores to simplify application development and operations. The company is based in Middletown, DE. The company offers a serverless data platform that is branchable and includes a serverless database, analytics engine, and free-text search engine with a spreadsheet-like UI and an indefinitely scalable data API. The company was founded in 2021 by Monica Sarbu, who has been the CEO since 2021.

Pioneer Fund/NY/ is a venture capital firm founded by Jason Gray. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

XFactor Ventures (XFactor Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Exeter Venture Management Company LLC founded in 2017 by Anna B. Palmer and Chip M. Hazard. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Wolfe Research LLC is a FINRA-registered sell-side research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Edward Wolfe in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Wolfe Holdco LLC. Wolfe Research provides bespoke research of various stocks in every major GIC sector for institutional clients. The firm has established a reputation for macro research underpinning coverage in Industrials, Utilities/Energy, Consumer/Retail, Financials/REITS, Healthcare and TMT.

GitHub, Inc. is a software development company. The company was founded by Michael Hartl, P. J. Hyett, Tom Preston-Werner, Christopher Wanstrath, Scott Chacon and Long Nguyen in October 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

BitRock, Inc. develops multiplatform installation and management tools. Its products include InstallBuilder and InstallBuilder for Qt. The company was founded by Daniel Lopez Ridruejo and Erica Brescia in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

bitnami develops and provides server applications and automation for software supply chain. The company was founded by Daniel Lopez and Erica Brescia in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Railway Corp. is a platform that provides infrastructure for development purposes. Users can provision infrastructure, develop locally, and then deploy to the cloud. The American company was founded in 2020 by Jake Cooper, who has been the CEO since 2020.

Part of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd., Chekiang First Bank Ltd. is an international commercial bank. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Chekiang First Bank was acquired by OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd., a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. from Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. on September 30, 2003 for $615.45 million.

Oakwood Worldwide, Inc. provides housing solutions. It offers relocation, government, business travel and consulting, insurance, entertainment, industry sight, apartments, and extended-stay lodging. The company was founded by Howard Ruby in 1960 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

BitRock SL provides management software solutions. Its software platform includes Bitnami, Bitnami Cloud Hosting, and InstallBuilder. The company was founded by Daniel Lopez Ridruejo and is headquartered in Sevilla, Spain.

Evercore Group LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1995 and is a subsidiary of Evercore BD Investco LLC, which is owned by Evercore, Inc. (NYSE: EVR). Evercore Group delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, in addition to providing wealth and investment management services to high net worth and institutional investors.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC provides financial advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEOs of the company are Hector Calzada, Paul Warley, Thomas Sloop.

TPMC Realty Corp. provides real estate services. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Redpoint Ventures (Redpoint Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Brody, Tom Dyal, Tim Haley, Brad Jones, John Walecka and Geoff Yang. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California.

Poolside, Inc. is a company that provides pool and spa installation services. The company is based in Traverse City, MI. The company was founded in 2000.

Dagger, Inc. is a marketing agency founded in 2014 that helps brands stay relevant in today's fast-paced consumer market. The agency believes that brands should behave like media companies by creating valuable content and distributing it across various media platforms. The American company has their own media brand called Butter, which has become a popular culture channel since its launch in 2018. Dagger offers a range of services, including brand and content strategy, storytelling, campaign thinking, and media connections. The company's clients include Aflac, Intercontinental Hotels Group, The Coca-Cola Company, The American Cancer Society, and Boys and Girls Club. The company was founded in 2014 by Samuel Alba and Andrea Luzzardi.

Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC is a ticket sales and distribution company. It offers event, arts and theatre, sports, and music ticketing services. The company also operates an online ticket selling platform. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in West Beverly Hills, CA.

Egan-Jones Ratings Co. provides credit ratings. It offers market sensitive, predictive value ratings on the financial health, stability and credit worthiness of investment grade, crossover and high yield issuers across asset classes. The company was founded by Sean Egan and Bruce Jones and is headquartered in Berwyn, PA.

Littler Mendelson PC operates as a global employment and labor law practice firm. The firm’s service solutions include littler Global Positioning System, Littler healthcare reform, Littler Xmpt, workplace policy institute, training-compliance, ethics, leadership, Littler CaseSmart, Littler human resources PolicySmart, home care toolkit, Littler LaborSmart, compliance human resources and Littler X-celerator. The company was founded by Robert Littler and Thomas Coakley in 1942 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Congruent Investment Partners LLC (Congruent Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Travis P. Baldwin and Preston L. Massey. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.