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TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Arcadia Power, Inc. provides renewable energy. The firm offers renewable energy solutions for houses, apartments, and businesses. Its programs include bill pay, wind energy, price alerts and community solar. The company was founded by Kiran Bhatraju and Ryan Nesbitt in January 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Roark Capital Group, Inc. (Roark Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Neil K. Aronson. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Amplified Holdings, Inc. provides online digital media services. It provides CDs, DVDs, Digital Downloads and Custom CDs to Internet retail sites. The company offerings include digital media technology, database & DRM services. Amplified Holdings was founded in 2000 by Wayne Parker and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA

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

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Atlanta Technology Angels Inc (Atlanta Technology Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Croft & Bender LP is a financial advisory firm that has been providing M&A, capital raising, and financial advisory services to middle market and emerging growth companies since 1996. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers independent advisory services on both sell-side and buy-side assignments and help companies raise equity and debt capital for growth or the recapitalization of existing shareholders.

C&B capital (C&B capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Edward Stockton Croft and Theodore J. Bender. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

California Science Center is a non-profit organization. It provides model for science learning by combining exhibits with an on-site Science Center School and Amgen Center for Science Learning as well as a teacher professional development program. The company was founded in February 1998 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

LARTA Institute is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA that aims to foster science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet. LARTA Institute's innovation platform and ecosystem accelerate new science and technology from idea to sustainable enterprise by providing a unique combination of connections, resources, and funding. The organization has helped over 4,500 startups, and its alumni have raised more than $7 billion in external funding. LARTA Institute offers startup programs designed to accelerate the translation of new ideas into sustainable enterprises and is committed to supporting diverse startup founders. The organization was founded in 1993 as a regional technology alliance to stimulate economic development of technology-based enterprises and has since become a national partner for numerous federal government agencies.

Diversified Trust Co. is a privately-owned trust management firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1994 by Larry H. Bryan. Diversified Trust creates wealth solutions to individuals and multi-generational families, foundations and endowments, retirement plans, and family-owned businesses.

CVC Capital Partners Advisory (US), Inc. manages capital on behalf of some 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. The capital of their investors is committed for ten years or more to closed-end funds that they manage on their client's behalf. In their private equity business, they use these funds to acquire controlling or significant minority interests in European, Asian and North American companies. They buy companies in partnership with their management teams and assist in developing plans to create sustainable long term value. In their private debt business, CVC Cordatus uses its funds to invest in debt instruments issued principally by companies that are owned by private equity funds. The company was established in 1981 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Neurotic Media LLC operates as a digital, mobile media and music distribution software. It offers download stores, mobile services, streaming and subscription, promotional campaign, incentives and rewards, download cards and custom solutions. The company was founded by Shachar Oren in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC (Milliman FRM) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Milliman, Inc., an independent consulting and actuarial firm. Milliman FRM offers hedging and asset allocation advisory services to institutional clients. These services are provided to life insurers, pensions, endowments, banks, fund managers, reinsurers, and trusts who are interested in using investment allocation models for their portfolios.

1517 Fund (1517) is an venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Danielle Strachman and Michael Patrick Gibson. The firm is headquartered in Telluride, Colorado.

Galleon Technologies, Inc. develops software for logistics managers. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Valor Ventures LLC (Valor Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Core Alternative Capital LLC (Core) is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. The firm was founded by David Pursell in 2019 and do-business-as Pursell Management Co. Core manages alternative investment strategies for investors through registered funds and institutional separate accounts.

Georgia Music Partners, Inc. operates a platform that aims to enhance and expand the music industry in Georgia.

MarsBio Management LLC (MarsBio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Stealth Startup Solutions LLC engages in provision of consulting services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sound Media Ventures LLC (Sound Media Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Shachar Oren. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

NZVC (NZVC) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.

PurMinds NeuroPharma Inc. produces therapeutics for neurological disorders. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

CCF Capital Management I LLC (Crescent Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Southern California.

Globalt Investments/Management is a private group led by the management of t Investments.

JPMorgan Asset Management Private Equity (JPMorgan Asset Mgmt) is a private equity subsidiary of JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Thiel Foundation awards grants to groups that empower people to improve their lives, champions organizations and individuals who expose human rights abuses and authoritarianism. It programs include The Thiel Fellowship, Breakout Labs and Imitatio. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.