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Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC (MNA) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Fairport, New York. The firm was formed in 2011 as the successor to Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., which was founded as a partnership in 1970. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manning & Napier Group LLC and their ultimate parent is Callodine Midco, Inc. MNA provides investment advice to individuals and institutional clients. The firm also acts as the sub-advisor to affiliated and unaffiliated advisors and to certain registered and unregistered commingled investment vehicles.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM provides investment advice to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

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.

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

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.

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.

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.

Spruce Point Capital Management LLC (Spruce Point) is an independent registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Riverhead, New York. The firm was founded by Ben Axler and David Katona in 2009. Spruce Point provides investment portfolio management on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are offered to investors on a private placement basis.

First Bight Ventures (First Bight) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Veronica B Wu. The firm is headquartered in Houstan, Texas.

Part of IQVIA Holdings, Inc., BioFortis LLC is a company that provides precision medicine software services. The company is based in Columbia, MD.

Empowerly, Inc. provides college admissions counseling services. The company was founded by Hanmei Wu in 2016 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Innara Health, Inc. provides understanding and improvement of neonatal, pediatric, and adult feeding. It offers the FDA-cleared NTrainer System, the first neonatal technology that assesses and develops non-nutritive suck for newborns and infants born prematurely. The company was founded by David Stalling and D. Michael Litscher in 2006 and is headquartered in Olathe, KS.

Biohealth Innovation, Inc. sources and evaluates market-relevant bioheath intellectual properties, connects the IP with funding, and assists businesses in marketing and growth. It is a regional innovation intermediary that accelerates and facilitates technology transfer and commercialization of market-relevant research in federal labs, universities, and biohealth companies in the Region. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

CSA Medical, Inc. develops endoscopic cryoablation systems. It provides spray cryotherapy medical device solutions that improve patient outcomes, simplify procedures, and reduce the cost of healthcare. The company was founded by Lloyd Shue, Timothy E. Askew and Frank Majerowicz in 1985 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Precision Photonics Corp. supplies precision optics, femtosecond fiber laser, ultrashort and precision laser instruments. The company was founded by Christopher J. Myatt and Sarah C. Hatcher in 2000 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Stepful, Inc. is a company that provides healthcare staffing and upskilling services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company offers access to vetted and certified candidates for employment and provide online training programs to become a certified medical assistant. Stepful is a faster and cheaper alternative to traditional schooling and guarantees job placement or tuition reimbursement. The company was founded by Edoardo Serra, Tressia Hobeika, and Carl Madi, with Carl Madi serving as CEO since incorporation.

BairesDev LLC engages in information technology industry. It offers staff augmentation and software outsourcing services. The company was founded by Pablo Azorin and Nacho De Marco in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Part of PeakSpan Capital Management LLC, PeakSpan Capital LLC operates as an American investment company.

Section4, Inc. engages in technology industry. The firm provides business education services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Emerge Education LLC is a national expert in online education services for healthcare and higher education sectors. The company is based in Camp Hill, PA, and the CEO of the company is James M. Hunter. The company offers comprehensive solutions to transform workforce development opportunities, with a focus on talent acquisition, development, and retention. Emerge Education's approach includes integrated marketing strategies, recruitment and success, information technology services, and corporate and workforce development strategies. The company helps create meaningful pathways for business success, leading to initial employment, upskilling for talent retention/promotion, and ways to best utilize and manage tuition benefits.

Ironhack Group Inc. provides intensive courses in web development, UX/UI design, and data analytics for students. It offers bootcamp will be skilled in technologies like HTML5 & CSS3, ES6 JavaScript, and MEAN Stack. The UX/UI program covers topics like design thinking, interaction architecture, interaction design, design systems while learning the tools of the trade like Sketch and InVision. The company was founded by Ariel Quinones and Gonzalo Manrique in 2013 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

MentorShow SASU is an online learning platform that offers masterclasses and video lessons on a variety of topics, including personal development, meditation, writing, cuisine, football, and photography. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Paris, France. MentorShow adapts to the user's daily life and offers personalized advice to help them achieve their goals in just 30 days on average. The platform has a community of users who provide feedback and support to help users stay motivated. MentorShow offers a satisfaction guarantee and secure payment options.

Homeroom, Inc. operates as a residential real estate marketplace that provides remote investing and renting services. The company is based in Prairie Village, KS. The company was founded by Michael Tich, Thomas Hornbeck, Johnny Wolff. Johnny Wolff has been the CEO since incorporation.

Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management LP (Petrichor) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2016 by Tadd Wessel. The firm headquartered in New York.

Biomet, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and market of musculoskeletal therapy products. The company was founded by Dane A. Miller, Niles L. Noblitt, Jerry L. Ferguson and M. Ray Harroff on November 30, 1977 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.