Jonathan Sessler

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Brigham Exploration Co. is an independent exploration, development and production company. The company engages in the exploration and development of onshore crude oil and natural gas reserves. Its exploration and production activities are performed primarily in the onshore Texas Gulf Coast, the Anadarko Basin of northwest Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle and west Texas. Brigham Exploration was founded by Ben M. Brigham in 1990 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

USAA Investment Services Co. (ISCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 as USAA Investment Management Co. (IMCO). They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of USAA Investment Corp. and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA), a diversified financial services organization. In 2020, ISCO’s brokerage and advisory businesses, including client accounts, were sold to Schwab Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of The Charles Schwab Corp. (Schwab) (NYSE: SCHW). ISCO’s business is now limited to referring prospective clients to Schwab or Victory Capital, performing certain referral-related marketing activities, and providing advice with respect to saving for retirement and retirement income.

Invesco Advisers, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Group Services, Inc., ultimately held by Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ). The firm was founded in 1986 and previously known as Invesco Institutional NA, Inc. until April 2010 when Invesco Ltd. consolidated the businesses of their US investment advisors (Invesco AIM Advisors, Inc., Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc., Invesco AIM Private Asset Management, Inc. and Invesco Global Asset Management NA, Inc.) under the name Invesco Advisers, Inc. They provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutional and high net-worth clients through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and US registered investment companies and other Commingled Funds.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

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.

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.

Natural Gas Partners LLC (NGP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC founded in 1988 by David Russell Albin and Kenneth Alfredo Hersh. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO) is a not-for-profit foundation headquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation was founded in 1996 to oversee investments for The University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. UTIMCO manages four major endowment funds under the fiduciary care of the UT System Board of Regents: the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Permanent Health Fund (PHF), the Long Term Fund (LTF), and the Separately Invested Funds (SIF). The PHF and the LTF are pooled and invest in shares of the General Endowment Fund (GEF).

EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Denham Capital Management LP (Denham Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Stuart Denham Porter, Riaz Qamar Siddiqi and Carl John Tricoli. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Corbel Management LLC (Corbel Management) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2013 by Jeff B. Schwartz. The firm is headquartered in California.

ORIX Private Equity Solutions (ORIX) is a private equity subsidiary of ORIX USA Corp founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Temerity Capital Partners LLC (Temerity Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Alamo Angels (Alamo Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Amit Mehta and Michael Girdley. The firm is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Brigham Resources LLC provides oil and gas services. The firm focuses on using technologies to identify and develop unconventional liquids rich resource plays. The company was founded by Ben M. Brigham and Eugene B. Shepherd in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Petro Harvester Oil & Gas LLC operates as an upstream exploration and production company. It focuses on the acquisition, development and operational improvement of oil properties. The company was founded in July 2010 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Windsor Willits Co. is a manufacturer of craftsman primed wood trim boards, moldings, shiplap, tongue & groove, and casing. The company is based in Petaluma, CA. The company offers traditional boards or protected boards with a 30-year warranty. The company was founded in 1972 by Raymond Flynn. The CEO is Craig Flynn.

Oliver Technology Corp. engages in the provision of legal services. It develops a platform that read pleadings, capture data, and coordinate appearances. The company was founded by Austin Chang, Eric Sonnier, and Thomas Michael in 2015 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Agot, Inc is an American company that provides AI solutions for the food service industry. Agot's AI technology addresses key pain points for restaurant operators, including order accuracy, food waste, speed of service, and guest experience. The company uses computer vision technology to observe restaurant operations and deliver real-time employee prompts and generate actionable analytics. Agot's solutions have led to deployments with many of the largest blue chip brands in the QSR space. The company's success has attracted backing from prominent industry stakeholders including Kitchen Fund and Continental Grain Corp. The company was founded by Alex Litzenberger and Evan DeSantola, with Evan DeSantola serving as the CEO since incorporation.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

eBeauty Holdings (Cayman) Ltd. engages in the market and sale of beauty products and solutions. It operates through the Rendering of Services; and Distribution of Brand Partners’ Products segments. It offers beauty brand e-commerce enablement services and brand incubation platform business. The company was founded by Che Hang Chang on January 7, 2019 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

Grit Labs Management LLC (Grit Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jennifer Gill Roberts. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Covered Insurance Solutions, Inc. provides insurance agency services. The firm develops a web based marketplace where consumers can shop for insurance from different insurance carriers. The company was founded by Ross P. Diedrich and Christopher Diedrich and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Ecliptic Capital LLC (Ecliptic Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Adam Lipman and William W. Hurley. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.