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TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Capital One Co Ltd (Capital One) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The firm is established in 2009 by Han-Goo Yeo.

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.

Gryphon Investors,LLC (Gryphon Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by R.David Andrews. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

GE Capital provides investment services.

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.

General Electric Co. (Investment Company) (GE-IC) is the investment management division of General Electric Co. (GE) (NYSE: GE), a technology and financial services company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. GE was founded by Thomas A. Edison in 1892 through merging the Edison General Electric Co. (established in 1878) and the Thomson-Houston Co., another prominent manufacturer of dynamos and electric lights. GE-IC offers financial services and products worldwide for businesses of all sizes, services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans and other financial services.

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (Virginia Innovation Partnership) is a private equity/venture capital non-profit operating division of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Nu Pagamentos SA provides payment solutions. It offers online account and credit card services. The company was founded by David Velez Osorno, Cristina Helena Zingaretti Junqueira, and Edward Wible on May 15, 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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.

Teach For America, Inc. provides teachers and educational services to communities. It operates as corps of recent college graduates and professionals of various academic majors and career interests. The company?s corps members commit to teach in urban and rural public schools. The firm also offers early childhood education, math and science, and teach for all initiatives to address needs in education. Teach For America was founded by Wendy Kopp in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Opportunity Finance Network, Inc. is a national network of over 390 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financial products and services in low-income rural, urban, and native communities across the United States. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Acting as an intermediary between CDFIs and public and private sectors, the company partners with banks, philanthropies, corporations, and government agencies to create economic opportunities for all. Since its establishment in 1986, the company has originated $100.40 billion in financing, creating or maintaining over 2.6 million jobs, starting or expanding more than 696,000 businesses and microenterprises, and supporting the development or rehabilitation of more than 2.3 million housing units and over 13,600 community facility projects. The company was founded by Dick Jones, and Harold B. Pettigrew has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

EQT Partners, Inc. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of EQT Partners AB founded in 1994. EQT Partners, Inc. is headquartered in New York.

Positive Impact, Inc. provides consulting services. It specializes in sales, strategic planning and compensation advice. The company is headquartered in Paterson, NJ.

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity provides microenterprise development services. It provides its team members with a forum, information, and voice to promote enterprise opportunity for people and communities. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Accelerate 500, Inc. is an American company that helps new majority entrepreneurs accelerate from high potential to high growth. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's goal is to create $100 billion of new wealth and economic power for and by the new majority. The company is dedicated to helping small businesses scale to high growth companies. The company was founded in 2015 by Melissa L. Bradley, who has been the CEO since 2015.

Reign Ventures Management LLC (Reign Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Erica Duignan Minnihan and Monique Idlett Mosley in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York.

New Capitalists provides investment advice. The private company is based in Washington.

Advent International Plc provides investment services. It serves the business & financial, healthcare, industrial, retail, consumer & leisure, technology, media and telecoms sectors. The company was founded in 1989 and is located in London, UK

CIT GAP Funds invests in companies located in United States, primarily in Virginia. The fund target companies operating in the fields of life sciences, hardware, software, biotechnology and agricultural sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage requirements with an investment up to USD 0.125 million.

Tides Network engages in the provision of services for sustainable environment, healthy individuals and communities, and education. Its services include charitable giving, grant making, fiscal sponsorship, collaborative workspaces, social impact, and impact investing. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Capitol Partners LLC (Capitol Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by TJ Jubeir. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.