Steve B. Nielsen

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

ekoVenture, Inc. provides web-based bookings, payments, and customer management software for tour, activity, and event businesses. It offers introductory flight lessons, vineyard tours and wine tasting by horseback, diving for abalone, ice climbing frozen waterfalls, celebrity and athlete experiences and accessible adventures. The company was founded by Daniel Gruneberg and Thomas J. Sassani in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Micronics Filtration Holdings, Inc. provides wet and dry filtration aftermarket products. It offers cleaning, inspection, maintenance, repair, and consulting services to its dry filtration offerings. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Aurora Management Partners LLC (Aurora Capital partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1991 by Gerald L. Parsky and Jeffrey S. Deutschman. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

e.ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Moore Kingston Smith LLP operates as an audit and accountancy firm. It offers advisory, audit and compliance, business outsourced solutions, and tax and legal services. The firm serves automotive, construction, entrepreneurial business, financial services, healthcare, leisure hospitality and travel, manufacturing, transport and logistics, professional firms, property developers, property investors, sports, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Housatonic Management Co. Inc (Housatonic Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by William Nicholas Thorndike, Michael C Jackson and Eliot Wadsworth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

American Capital Asset Management LLC (American Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Malon Wilkus. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Technicolor, Inc. provides film processing and distribution services to entertainment content developers. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

Semicoa Corp. designs and develops bipolar power devices for military, defense, aerospace, and space applications. It offers transistors and diode catalogs. The company was founded by Iftikhar Ahmed in 1968 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

LeadQual LLC provides digital marketing solutions. It offers search engine optimization services; search engine marketing; social media advertising; affiliate program management; mobile marketing; call and contact center; and conversion optimization services. The company was founded by Glenn Houck and Andrew Coleman in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Peak Rock Capital LLC (Peak Rock Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

TikTok, Inc. operates a platform for creating and sharing short-form mobile video. The company was founded by Dorian J. Banks and is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

Healthcare Financial Resources, Inc. engages in the provision of accounts receivable management services to healthcare sector. It offers primary and pre write-off account receivable recovery and resolution, and legacy system conversions. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.

Secure Technology Co. operates as a holding company with interests in national aerospace, defense, commercial, and industrial sectors. Its subsidiaries provide services in the fields of smart electronics, communications systems, lark engineering, and tactical micro solutions. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Re:Build Manufacturing LLC is a company that specializes in product innovation, advanced components, systems production, and industrial automation. The company is based in Framingham, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers capabilities such as hydroforming, assembly, and kitting to provide the best and safest solutions for customers in the aerospace and defense industries. The company's goal is to revitalize the manufacturing base in the future by utilizing their advanced capabilities to research, design, engineer, and brand products with the intention of commercializing them. It was founded in 2020 by Jeffrey A. Wilke and Miles Arnone, with Miles Arnone serving as the CEO since 2020.

Cannon Capital LP (Cannon Capital) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Design Pickle LLC engages in designing pickle graphic products. It offers flat-rate graphic design service and custom illustrations. The company was founded by Russ Perry in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Braavo Capital, Inc. develops tracks and analyzes applications. It specilizes in financing, mobile growth, user acquisition and funding services. The company was founded by Sergei Kovalenko and Mark L. Loranger in 2015 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

Decacorn Capital Pte Ltd (Decacorn Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Debneel Mukherjee. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Palo Alto, Abu Dhabi and Warsaw.

Quandri Technologies Inc builds digital workers (software bots) that automate time-consuming, repetitive, and manual processes for insurance brokerages at a fraction of their current cost. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company's focus is on insurance automation, and they aim to eliminate the boring and mundane work that people shouldn't be doing. Quandri is repurposing 1,000,000 hours.

TipHaus Employee Scheduling Software, Inc. provides an industry-leading tip software that simplifies the process of distributing tips. The software syncs with the point of sale (POS) system to calculate the amount earned by each employee and instantly deposits it into their bank account. The CEO of the American company is Leif Magnuson.

Portx Inc. provides solutions that facilitate interoperability between internal systems and customer services, including online banking, credit checks, mortgage and loan applications, and more. The company is based in Mercer Island, WA. This allows for the quick delivery of innovative products, optimized customer experiences, and a comprehensive understanding of customers.

Operto Guest Technologies Inc. is a trailblazing Canadian company that provides hotel and vacation rental technology solutions. The company is based in Vancouver, CA, and has subsidiaries in Spain and the United States. The company's services include connecting Hostfully with important apps in the hospitality workflow, automated temperature and energy control to guarantee guest comfort and reduce monthly bills, automated hospitality scheduling to save time and improve efficiency, real-time alerts to manage noise levels, and pre-stay check-in and digital keys for a seamless guest experience. Operto was founded in 2016, and Steve Davis has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

CostCertified, Inc. is a construction estimating Canadian software company that enables consumers to buy construction services with the same e-commerce experience they are used to when buying other goods and services online. The company is based in Calgary, Canada and was founded by David Vass and Mike Bignold. The company's patent-pending software transforms the estimate into a virtual showroom for homeowners, showing price changes instantly for upgrades and modifications, allowing contractors to sell more. CostCertified helps contractors sell and produce over $90m of projects annually with a network of over 4,000 contractors and suppliers. Mike Bignold has been the CEO since incorporation.

WebMonitoring Technologies, Inc. provides automated website change alerts for consumers and enterprises. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2015. Serge Salager has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Fuse Ventures Management, LLC (Fuse VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Kellan Carter, Cameron Borumand and Brendan Wales. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.