Michael M. Smith

Dow Jones & Co., Inc publishes financial information and news. It offers news through newspapers, newswires, websites, apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, conferences and more. The firm?s premier brands include The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron's, MarketWatch and SmartMoney. The company was founded by Edward Davis Jones, Charles Henry Dow and Charles Milford Bergstresser in 1882 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Education Holdings 1, Inc. publishes test preparation material as well as operates test tutoring franchises. The company was founded by John Katzman in 1981 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

PayCycle, Inc. provides online payroll services to small businesses and accountants in the United States. Its services comprise paycheck calculations, instant checks, direct deposit, W-2s, electronic tax payments, and electronic tax filings. The company was founded by Rene Lacerte and Martin Gates in 1999 and is located in Palo Alto, CA.

Institutional Capital Network, Inc. engages in the development of online investment platform. It provides investors with access to private fund managers and allows them to invest in funds. The company was founded by John Robertshaw, Daniel J. Vene, Philip B. Pool, Jr., and Nick Veronis in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dealer Inspire, Inc. operates as an online platform that helps automotive dealers to increase sales. Its products include marketing, website platform, and fuel. The company was founded by Joe Chura, Mark Damon, and Matthew Cole in 2012 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

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.

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.

Manheim Auctions Government Services LLC provides vehicle remarketing services. It provides online tools to connect buyers and sellers. The firm offers arbitration, condition reporting, consulting, financing, mobile applications, purchase protection, reconditioning, transportation, training, unique vehicles, and valuation. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Passport Capital LLC (Passport) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by John H. Burbank III. Passport serves as the investment manager to privately offered pooled investment vehicles.

University of Nevada functions as a college and university. It provides education, research, scholarship, creative activities, and clinical services. The company was founded on September 10, 1957 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

Branders.com, Inc. provides promotional products services. It operates an online platform that sells bags and backpacks, drinkware, office and technology, apparel, home and outdoor, and sports and fitness products. The company was founded by Jerry McLaughlin, David Sipes, David Masover, and Christopher Harms in 1999 and is headquartered in Miami, FL

Learning Ally, Inc. provides educational support services. It produces & distributes tapes and CD-ROMs of textbooks for students as well as recordings of reference and professional materials to individuals with print disabilities such as blindness, visual impairments and dyslexia. The company was founded by Anne T. MacDonald in 1948 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Pacific Bells LLC builds, operates and franchises restaurants. It offers fountain drinks, desserts, nachos,tacos, burritos, quesadillas, combos, party packs and sweets. The company was founded by Tom Cook and Dennis January in 1989 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Eight Roads Ventures India (Eight Roads Ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Karnataka, India.

Where I've Been LLC provides social travel network services. The company was founded by Michael Dalesandro and Craig Ulliott in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Buybook Technologies, Inc. provides online price quotes for used cars and trucks.

The Earnest Analytics engages in the development of data platform. It provides restaurants, retailers, e-commerce companies, and investment clients with critical knowledge on consumer behavior to power data-driven business decisions. The company was founded by Kevin Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pivot Investment Partners LLC (Pivot Investment Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Akbar Poonawala, Dinkar Jetley and Larry A. Klane. The firm is headquartered in New York.

FinLeap GmbH (FinLeap) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Jan Beckers, Ramin Niroumand and Hendrik Krawinkel. The firm is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with additional offices in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid and Paris.

Pivot Holdings II LLC invests in companies primarily located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of financial services and fintech sectors. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.

Tribeca Early Stage Partners (Tribeca ESP) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael Rushmore. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Droit Financial Technologies LLC operates a financial technology firm. It provides enterprise solutions for OTC derivative trading processes. The company was founded by Satya Pemmaraju, Brock Arnason and Anup Menon in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cape Analytics, Inc. provides data and analytics solutions. The firm leverages geospatial imagery, computer vision and machine learning to instantly and automatically extract proprietary data. The company was founded by Ryan Kottenstette and Suat Gedikli in 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

dv01, Inc. engages in the development of an end-to-end data management, reporting, and analytics platform. It offers data management, securitizations, market surveillance, portfolio surveillance, and credit facility reporting services. The company was founded by Perry Rahbar in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pivot Holdings III LLC invests in companies primarily located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.

Cowbell Cyber, Inc. provides continuous risk assessment, comprehensive cyber liability coverage, and continuous underwriting through an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform. The firm offers Cowbell Factor platform. The company was founded by Jack Kudale, Rajeev Gupta, Trent Cooksley, and Prab Reddy in January 2019 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Reserv is a digital-native third-party administrator that incubates next-generation automation technology and AI to simplify the experience of consumers, insurance adjusters, and carriers. Reserv is based in New York, NY and was founded by C. J. Przybyl and Martha Dreiling. The company is a premier claims platform that utilizes state-of-the-art data intelligence and talent management technology. C. J. Przybyl has been the CEO since incorporation.

Bill.com LLC provides business payments solutions. The firm offers ACH payments processing, automates the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes. Its automated system takes scanned, fax or emails of bills, routes to approvers and provides one-click access to any needed backup docs. The company was founded by Rene Lacerte in April 2006 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Whatfix Pvt Ltd. engages in the provision of Internet based software as a service customer engagement solutions. It offers in-app digital guidance; user enablement; alerts and announcements; analytics and feedback; and management and customization. The company was founded by Khadim Batti and Vara Kumar Namburu Maruthi Priya Kanyaka in April 2013 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.