Shakeel Rangrez

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Albany, New York. NYSCRF was founded in 1967 to provide retirement security for New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Next Play Capital LLC (Next Play Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Ryan Nece and Ronnie Lott. The firm is headquartered in Tolucal Lake, California.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Chaos AS is a Norwegian company that provides software development services. The private company was founded by Brett Cummings.

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.

Knowbl LLC is a company that offers an industry-leading AI-powered virtual concierge builder. The company is based in Northville, MI. The company's solution helps businesses save time and increase customer engagement without the need for training, mapping, or coding. Knowbl was founded in 2021 by Jay Wolcott, who has been the CEO since 2021.

Advocate Technologies, Inc. provides custom loan programs to meet individual needs. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's list of programs is designed to help clients find the right one for them. The company offers post-closing insurance reviews and tracking to ensure compliance. The company's Insurance Operations Platform is designed for lending operations and delivers faster loan closings, better risk management, and happier borrowers. The company was founded by Ashwin Agarwal, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Railz Financial Technologies, Inc. provides a single application programming interface to all accounting software service providers. It enables on-demand access to financial transactions, analytics, insights, and reports on small business customers. The company was founded by Derek J. Manuge, Sohaib Zahid and Ron Benegbi and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Vestigo Ventures LLC (Vestigo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Mark Stephen Casady and Ian W Sheridan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Part of CI Financial Corp., Corient Private Wealth LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Miami, FL.

USI, Inc. manufactures laminating equipment, film and supplies. It offers 3D printers, super saver kits, laminating, customer banner printing and binding machines. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Madison, CT.

ISAM (USA) Ltd. (ISAM USA) is an alternative asset manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of UK-based ISAM (Europe) LLP and their ultimate parent is International Standard Asset Management Ltd. in Cayman Islands. ISAM USA provides investment advisory and management services to high-net-worth clients.

Stepladder Holdings LLC (Stepladder Holdings) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Presidio Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1989 by Thomas R. Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CMEA Capital is an American venture capital company. The private company was founded by Thomas R. Baruch.

Velocity Pharmaceutical Development LLC develops pharmaceutical drugs. It identifies drug candidates, target markets and designing and managing outsourced clinical trials. The firm seeks to acquire promising drug candidates, generally within a year of their entering human clinical trials or after initial human clinical data have been generated. The company was founded by David Collier, Ed Schnipper, Jim Larrick and Andy Perlman in 2011 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Left Coast Ventures Inc (Left Coast Ventures) is a Private Equity/venture capital subsidiary of TPCO Holding Corp. founded in 2017 by Brett Cummings. Grant Avenue Capital LLC is headquartered in California.

Blue Owl Credit Advisors LLC (Blue Owl Credit Advisors) is a private equity subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital, Inc founded in 2015 by Douglas Ostrover, Marc Lipschultz and Craig W. Packer. The firm headquartered in New York.

Red Cell Partners LLC (Red Cell Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Grant Verstandig, Josh Lobel and John Tenet. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.