Hardik Ramani

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolios for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

D. E. Shaw & Co. LP (DESCO) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1992 by David Elliot Shaw. DESCO serves as the managing member, manager and/or investment advisor of certain entities in the D. E. Shaw Group and provides investment advice to several affiliated hedge funds and other entities. The investor base of the funds includes institutional investors and other highly sophisticated, high-net worth participants.

Raine Ventures LLC (Raine Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of The Raine Group LLC founded in 2010 by Brandon Gardner, Deborah Mei, Joseph Ravitch, John Salter, and Jeff Sine. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

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.

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.

Aetos Alternatives Management LP (AAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Rhea Casscells and Michael F. Klein in 2001 as Aetos Alternatives Management LLC and converted to a Delaware limited partnership in 2018. AAM provides customized investment advisory services with respect to traditional and alternative investment strategies to institutions, investment companies and high-net-worth individuals.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

BC Investment Management Corp. (BCI) is an independent, Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1999 and is also known as British Columbia Investment Management Corp. BCI provides investment management services to British Columbia's public sector clients, which includes public sector pension plans, insurance funds, and various special purpose funds.

Ironwood Capital Management Corp. (Ironwood) is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser and alternative investment manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Frederick Gans in 1996. Ironwood provides discretionary investment advisory services to certain private investment funds and registered investment companies.

Part of Jet Nordic Group A/S, Nova Airlines AB is an airline based in Stockholm, SE. Nova Airlines was acquired by Jet Nordic Group A/S from Kuoni Reisen Holding AG on August 18, 2021. Nova Airlines also provides education and training courses for crew resource management, first aid, crisis management, and realistic survival training. The Swedish company offers air travel services to Scandinavian travel passengers, including luggage check-in, special needs accommodations, electronic equipment, on-board services, and tax-free shopping. Anders Fred has been the CEO of the company since 1997.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Bee Partners Management Company LLC (Bee Partners) Is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Michael Berolzheimer. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DeepMind Technologies Ltd. develops software technology based on artificial intelligence systems. Its products include a computer system which is capable of understanding and playing a computer game by looking at it on a screen. The firm operates as an artificial intelligence company. The company was founded by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman in 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Fort Point Capital Partners LLC (Fort Point) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2008 by Ralph M. Drybrough, III. Fort Point provides comprehensive wealth planning and a broad array of bespoke, option-enhanced portfolio management and hedging solutions to institutional clients such as wealth advisory firms, banks, family offices and non-profit organizations.

The House Fund LLC (House Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jeremy Fiance. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Dekrypt Capital LLC /Venture Capital/ (Dekrypt Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jack Baumruk. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Energy Foundry (Energy foundry) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Jason Blumberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Blockchain at Berkeley develops blockchain technologies. The company is based in Berkeley, CA. The company was founded in 2016 by Jonathan Allen, Ronen Kirsh. The CEO is Timothy Guo.

EcoPackers, Inc. engages in the production of biodegradable packaging materials. It focuses on compostable replacements to traditional polystyrene and polypropylene inputs. The company was founded by Muha Siddiqui, Chang Dong, and Kritika Tyagi and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

InnerPlant, Inc. operates a biosensor sentinel plant platform that deals with the farming information gap by sensing molecular changes from the plant and provides data for farmers. The company was founded by Shely Aronov and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Berkeley Skydeck is a venture capital arm of University of California, Berkeley founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Pow Genetic Solutions, Inc. provides synthetic biology based solution for industrial biomanufacturing. The company was founded by Ouwei Wang, and Shannon Hall and headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Future Fields Cellular Agriculture & Research Ltd. operates as research and development company in the field of cellular agriculture. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Geosite, Inc. operates as geospatial data aggregation platform that allows customers to find, purchase and manage their data all in one place. The company was founded by Rachel Marie Olney and is headquartered in Stanford, CA.

Synthesis AI, Inc. provides data generation platform for computer vision. The company was founded by Yashar Behzadi and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cove Hill Partners LP (Cove Hill Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Cove Hill Partners Management LLC founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

OS Fund LLC (OS Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Bryan Johnson and Jeff Klunzinger. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.