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AEW Capital Management LP (AEW) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately held by BPCE SA in France. AEW provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a broad platform of separately managed accounts and open- and closed-end funds.

D. A. Davidson & Co. is a dually SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA broker-dealer headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Companies, a financial service holding company. They provide liquidity and execution in small & mid-cap stocks to a wide range of institutional investors, including mutual fund and money managers around the world.

Riordan, Lewis & Haden, Inc. (RLH Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1982 by John Christopher Lewis and Dick J. Riordan. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Scribble Press is a multimedia platform for creating, sharing and publishing stories. Accessible via the web and on the iPad, Scribble Press is an easy, fun and free way to create and publish your stories. In use in thousands of classrooms and hundreds of thousands of homes around the world, Scribble Press is the leading publishing platform for kids. Based in Los Angeles, California, Scribble Press is an amazing team of creative people in New York and Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2008 as a retail entertainment experience, and shifted its focus to the digital channel in 2011.

Age of Learning, Inc. provides online education services. It offers a digital early learning resource that provides engaging and learning activities to young learners, families, and teachers. The company was founded by Doug C. Dohring in February 2007 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

SRI International provides contract research and development services. It is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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.

ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Petstore.com is an online retail store that specializes in selling pet products and providing information on pet care. The private company is based in Garden Grove, CA. Petstore.com was acquired by Ipet Holdings, Inc. from Discovery, Inc. on July 14, 2000 for $12.33 million.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

K1 Investment Management LLC (K1 Investment Management) is a venture capital firm founded by R. Neil Malik in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

USC Marshall Venture (USC Marshall Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of USC Marshall School of Business, founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Hackman Capital Partners LLC is a privately-held real estate investment and operating company founded in the year of 1986 by Michael Hackman. The firm is headquartered in Culver, California.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

PG13 Launchpad Alpha, Inc. engages in e-commerce for consumer packaged goods. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Good Harbor Partners is a boutique mergers and acquisitions and outsourced corporate development firm that specializes in the learning and workforce space. The firm provides strategic consulting, advisory, and M&A services to mature companies, growth stage companies, and high potential startups in the edtech, publishing, and media sectors. Good Harbor Partners has a unique, high-touch approach that enables clients to actualize their vision and achieve their personal and professional goals. The team has deep knowledge and relationships in the industry, built on decades of experience as operators, and has a track record of delivering outsized exits for high potential, growth companies.

Upwards, Inc. develops software, which helps daycare and manages the day-to-day operations. The company was founded by Jessica Chang, Jesse Forrest and Mathew Reilly and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

Techstars Ventures is a venture capital subsidiary of TechStars Central LLC founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

M13 Ventures Management LLC (M13 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Carter Milliken Reum and Courtney Reum. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Valentia Capital Management LP (VCM) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of Valentia Capital Management GP LLC, which is owned by WSRE Investments LLC. VCM provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.

HGGC LLC (HGGC) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Robert Gay, Greg Benson, Rich Lawson and Steve Young. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was formerly known as Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC.

Sumeru Equity Partners LP (Sumeru Equity Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Sumaru Equity Partners LLC founded by Jason Babcoke, Randy Randleman, Paul Mercadante, and John Brennan. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Better Tomorrow Ventures LLC (Better Tomorrow Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Sheel Mohnot and Jacob Gibson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Harvest Global Investments Ltd. (HGI) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM), an asset management company headquartered in China. Founded in 2008, HGI provides discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, sometimes with the assistance of HFM, serving as the investment adviser to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by other financial firms. They also provide investment advisory services on behalf of sophisticated institutional investors to separately managed accounts.

Tarsadia Investments LLC (Tarsadia Investments) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of The Tarsadia Group LLC founded in 1976 by Tushar Patel. The firm is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

Pause, Inc. engages in the business of technology. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Angele, CA.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc (LLCP) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1984 by Arthur E. Levine and Lauren Beth Leichtman. The firm is headquartered in Beverly Hills.

Pasadena Angels, Inc. (Pasadena Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000 by DuWayne J. Peterson. The firm is headquartered Altadena, California.

Canyon Creek Capital Management LLC (Canyon Creek Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by James B. Jordan. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc.(Pegasus Tech Ventures) is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Anis Uzzaman and Vitaliy Arbuzov. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California with additional offices around the world.