Pierre Becher

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Vivino, Inc. engages in the provision of online services to promote and sell wines. The company was founded by Heini Zachariassen and Theis S?ndergaard in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

STMicroelectronics Silicon Carbide AB manufactures and sells materials and components for the electronics industry. It specializes in conductive and semi-insulating Silicon Carbide wafers and Silicon Carbide single-crystal epitaxial layers. The company was founded by Asko Erkki Väinö Vehanen in February 2005 and is headquartered in Norrkoping, Sweden.

Creandum Advisor AB (Creandum) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Staffan Helgesson. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with additional offices in London, Berlin and San Francisco.

Kinnevik New Ventures AB. (KNV) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kinnevik AB founded in 1936. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Carolinas Matkasse AB owns and operates an electronic commerce grocery-delivery platform. It offers planned grocery bags containing ingredients, recipes, and meal plans that are prepared weekly and delivered to homes. The firm enables its clients to order a set grocery with accompanying recipes that make five meals for four people. The company was founded by Ebba Carolina Gebäck and Paul Niklas Aronsson in 2008 and is headquartered in Spånga, Sweden.

GFG Comércio Digital Ltda. engages in the operation and maintenance of an online e-commerce portal. Its products products include apparel, shoes, cosmetics, bags, and accessories for men and women. The company was founded by Malte Horeyseck, Malte Huffman, Thibaud Lecuyer, and Philipp Paul Marie Povel on September 14, 2009, and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Secret Escapes GmbH provides sales, marketing, information technology, merchandising, management, and editorial services in the field of travel, tourism, and entertainment. The company was founded by Stefan Menden, Sebastian Fallert, Florian Waldmann, Ognjen Zeric, Matthias Hunecke, and Felix Haas on November 23, 2011 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

FishBrain AB engages in the development of a digital platform and social networking service application for sport fishing. The company was founded by Johan Niclas Attby, Marcus Karl Ernst Fransson, and Jens Kristoffer Persson on December 9, 2009 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Epidemic Sound AB provides music library created by professional and amateur producers. Its tracks are made to be used in audiovisual productions. The firm publishes music and is made available online for instant listening and downloading. The company was founded by Jan Zachrisson, Folke Hjalmar Birgersson Winbladh, David Axel Stenmarck, Oscar Erik Gunnar H?glund and P?r H?kan ?str?m in 2009 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

KnCMiner AB develops chip design, software and services for block chain-based applications and crypto currency mining. It specializes ASIC design as well as in building, equipping and running data centers on renewable green hydropower. The company was founded by Samuel James Cole, Sten Marcus Erlandsson, Andreas Kennemar and Carl Michael Unnebäck in 2013 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Kyynel Oy engages in the provision of wireless telecommunication systems. The firm offers frequency wireless systems and software radio technologies for communication needs. The company was founded by Toni Ilmari Lindén, Matti Petteri Raustia, and Teemu Antero Vanninen in 2011 and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.

Universal Avenue AB promotes and sells digital business solutions. Its platform offers brand ambassadors who supply background information clients need in order to close on a sale or check-in on venues. The company was founded by Johan Lilja and Petter Hederstedt in July 2014 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Karmalicious AB develops an application that reduces food waste by allowing restaurants, cafes and grocery stores to sell surplus food to consumers at a lower price. The company was founded by Mattis Larsson, Ludvig Christian Torsten Berling, Elsa Bernadotte, and Hjalmar St?hlberg Nordegren in November 2016 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

FootballAddicts AB provides phone application for football fans. The company is headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden.

Summa Equity AB (Summa Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jenny Keisu, Reynir Kjær Indahl and Johannes Hidle Lien. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Lunar 2 ltd. operates as a holding company. The company was founded on August 16, 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

8fit GmbH engages in the operation and development of a fitness mobile application. Its programs focus on single meal plans and workouts you can follow at home without equipment. The company was founded by David Landau, Pedro Sola and Pablo Villalba in 2014 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Tibber AS develops applications to control home appliances for reduce energy consumption. It offers heating control, insights, and control of energy consumption. The company was founded by Ulf Daniel Lindén and Edgeir Vårdal Aksnes and is headquartered in Forde, Norway.

Part of Creandum Advisor AB, Creandum III Advisor AB operates as a venture capital advisory company. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The CEO of the Swedish company is Jan Staffan Helgesson.

Part of Creandum Advisor AB, Creandum II General Partner AB operates as an investment and venture capital company. The company is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Budbee AB engages in the provision of logistics, distribution, and transportation services. It provides centric last-mile logistics platform specialised for e-commerce businesses. The company was founded by Fredrik Hamilton in February 2015 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Qualitista OÜ is a customer service quality assurance software company based in Tallinn, Estonia. The Estonian company offers Klaus, a software that improves customer service quality by making internal feedback easy and systematic. KlausGPT-powered solution, AutoQA, scrutinizes every support interaction for automatic, actionable reviews with 100%% coverage guaranteed. The company also provides ebooks on customer service quality and Sales Conversation Review Software to boost the quality of sales reps' emails, phone calls, and chats. Klaus is used by hypergrowth companies to run an effective customer service QA process, coach agents, and boost retention. Additionally, the company offers a customer service podcast featuring stories of companies and individuals that go the extra mile to create an exceptional customer experience. The company was founded by Kair Käsper, Martin Kõiva, and Egon Sale, with Martin Kõiva serving as CEO since incorporation.

Mavenoid AB builds troubleshooting software. The company was founded by Gintautas Miliauskas and Shahan Lilja and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Cake 0 Emission AB engages in the development and sale of electric off-road motorbikes, which optimizes the specifics of an electric drive train within an off road chassis. It offers the Kalk series bikes and components. The company was founded by Stefan Ytterborn, Karl Ytterborn and Nils Ytterborn and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Monta ApS is an EV charging solutions provider that offers flexible pricing plans for businesses. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark and was founded in 2020 by Casper Holzmann Rasmussen and Anders Pedersen. The Danish company's software solution allows businesses to have full control over their EV charging needs, including who can use the charge points, when, and at what cost. Monta also offers a commercial EV charging solution that helps businesses attract and retain EV drivers. Casper Holzmann Rasmussen has been the CEO since 2020.

itslearning AS provides training platform for the education sector. It develops, deploys, supports, and hosts learning platforms and educational software which supports students and teachers through the whole learning process. The firm offers courses, seminars, webinars, and projects. The company was founded by Sabine Fabbricatore, Helge Hannisdal, and Arne Bergby in 1999 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

Vionlabs AB develops and distributes digital film, data, and music solutions. Its products include Vionel Insight, Vionel Discovery, and Vionel API. The company was founded by Arash Pendari in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Artho Therapeutics AB develops digital platform for treatment of osteoarthritis. It offers diagnosis and treatment for joint pain (arthritis). The firm provides a mobile and web based application for people with hurting joints and osteoarthritis. The company was founded by Jakob Erik Tobias Dahlberg, Leif Erik Dahlberg, and Carina Thorstensson on September 9, 2013 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.