John Irving Dulay

HYCOR Biomedical, Inc. manufactures in vitro diagnostic products for allergy and autoimmune testing. The firm’s products include allergy testing, autoimmune testing, HYTEC 288 plus and HCOR ultra-sensitive EIA. It markets the HYTEC, KOVA and AUTOSTAT brands. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Garden Grove, CA.

Sabre Holdings Corp. provides tours and travel services. It also offers online reservations for airlines, hotels, cruises, car rental companies and vacation packages. The company is headquartered in Southlake, TX.

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.

Washington Capital Management, Inc. (WaCap) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1977, WaCap provides both privately offered commingled pooled investment funds (including feeder funds) and separately managed accounts. The firm serves as an investment manager primarily for institutional investors and accounts, such as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and governmental entities.

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. provides real estate investment and management services. It specializes in commercial real estate services and investment management. The company was founded in 1783 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC (Glass Lewis) is an independent investment research firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2003 by Kevin J. Cameron & Gregory P. Taxin. Glass Lewis provides investment research and advice on proxy votes to institutional investor and?publicly listed?companies. Their clients include pension plans, mutual funds, and asset managers.

Wag Labs Inc. develops a mobile dog walking application. Its platform Wag! finds dog walkers through mobile phones. It offers dog sitting, and dog boarding services. The company was founded by Joshua Viner and Jason Meltzer in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Him For Her, Inc. is a social impact venture that aims to accelerate diversity on corporate boards. Him For Her is based in Oakland, CA and is a 501c3 corporation that provides its services free of charge thanks to supporters like Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor, Reid Hoffman, Jeff Weiner, Nasdaq, and others. Him For Her has built a referral-only talent network of 2500+ board-ready women, a third of whom are women of color, and delivered free board-referral lists to 450+ companies ranging from start-ups to S&P 100. The private company creates warm introductions between board candidates and CEOs through its series of small events guest-hosted by renowned leaders. The company was founded in 2018 by Jocelyn C. Mangan, Ann Shepherd, and Fiona Tang, with Jocelyn C. Mangan serving as the CEO since then.

Soylent Nutrition, Inc. provides drinks designed to fulfill a person’s nutritional needs. Its first product is Soylent is a nutrition drink with all the essential ingredients the body needs. The company was founded by Robert R. Rhinehart, Matthew Cauble, John Coogan and David Renteln in 2013 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

VSee Lab, Inc. provides telemedicine services to healthcare users. It offers telemedicine kits and carts, web based waiting rooms and eVisit platform and APIs. The company was founded by Milton Chen in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Snagajob.com, Inc. provides online recruiting services. The company was founded by Shawn C. Boyer and J. Hardin Boyer in 2000 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Jade Capital Advisors LLC (Jade Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Essex Fells, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Robert McHugh and James Stanley in 2018. Jade Capital provides discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to one sub-advised account.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

LD Micro is an investment research firm headquartered in San Ramon, California. The firm was founded in 2006 by Chris Lahiji. In 2023, they were acquired by Freedom US Markets LLC, a subsidiary of Freedom Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRHC). LD Micro provides intraday information for the benefit of everyone in the small and microcap universe.

Part of Data Analysis, Inc., William O'Neil & Co., Inc. is a financial services company based in Los Angeles, CA. The company specializes in providing financial research, analysis, and investment advisory services to individual and institutional investors. The CEO of the company is Steven L. Birch.

BlueCrest Capital Management (New York) LP (BCM) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BC Capital Management Services Ltd. BCM provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.

ChowNow, Inc. provides online food ordering platform services. It is an online ordering system for the foodservice industry that uses branded mobile and social media tools to expand restaurant?s capabilities and customer reaches. The entire platform is controlled by the restaurant, allowing for instantaneous changes such as menu additions, delivery areas or pricing modifications. The company was founded by Christopher Webb, Eric Jaffe and Josiah Carlson in 2010 and is headquartered in Playa Vista, CA.

Gemmer Asset Management LLC (Gemmer) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The firm was founded by David L. Gemmer in 1992. Gemmer provides high quality, unbiased investment management services to the local Bay Area community.

Aspiriant LLC is an independent, wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Robert J. Francais as Kochis Fitz/Quintile LLC through the merger between Kochis Fitz Tracy Fitzhugh and Quintile Wealth Management in 2008. Aspirant provides investment advisory and wealth planning services primarily to individuals with substantial wealth, including corporate executives, business owners, affluent individuals, foundations, family partnerships, limited partnerships, the Aspiriant Affiliated Mutual Funds and other individuals. They also provide investment management and consulting services to pension plans, trusts, and charitable institutions, such as foundations that are often connected to, and created by individual clients, but not in all cases.

Founded in 1993, First Allied Securities, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Diego, California. The firm is a member of FINRA, the NASD and the SIPC. First Allied Securities Inc. was previously a subsidiary of Advanced Equities Financial Corp. In April 2006, Advanced Equities Financial Corp. acquired First Financial Planners and merged it with First Allied Securities. In 2008, the firm acquired First Montauk Securities Corp. from First Montauk Financial Corp. In 2011, Lovell Minnick Partners LLC and the management team of First Allied Advisory Services acquired the firm from Advanced Equities Financial Corp. First Allied Securities is affiliated with First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., a registered investment advisor. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Equitable Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Equitable Distribution Holding Corp., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Equitable Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks or thrift institutions, corporations and other business entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Founded in 2002, Maxim Group LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides an array of financial services including: investment banking, equity research, private wealth management, structured products and global institutional equity, fixed-income and derivative sales and trading to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. Maxim Group's niche is emerging-growth companies in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, retail and others. They utilize a fundamental, bottom-up approach to investment recommendations. The firm combines rigorous financial analysis of specific companies and industries with due diligence that includes frequent consults with suppliers, customers, competitors and senior management. The firm focuses on under-covered, small- to-mid-cap companies where valuation levels may be out of sync with fundamental trends. Maxim's coverage universe often represents attractive niche industries where stocks tend to be inefficient. This research coverage fills a void created by the downsized research ranks and shrinking coverage of small- to mid-cap stocks by large investment banks. Maxim Group is a member of FINRA, the MSRB, the SIPC, the ISE, NASDAQ and NYSE Arca.

Betaworks Investments LLC (Betaworks Investments) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Betaworks Studio LLC founded in 2007 by John Borthwick and Andy Weissman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Omidyar Network LLC (Omidyar Network) is a venture capital, a subsidiary of Omidyar Network Commons LLC founded in 2004 by Pierre Omidyar and Pam Omidyar. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

The Schmidt Family Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services. It helps apply knowledge and innovation for problem solving and for the advancement of research in science, energy and the sustainability of the world’s biosphere. The company was founded by Wendy Schmidt and Eric Schmidt in 2006 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Contemporary Jewish Museum operates as a museum. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

VSC Ventures (VSC Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Vijay Chattha. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.