Melissa Zellner

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.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

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.

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

Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. (MSA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSA provides institutional securities such as equities, fixed income, derivatives and research.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Part of CLS Group Holdings AG, CLS Bank International is a company that provides innovative settlement, processing, and data solutions to reduce risk and increase efficiency. The company is based in New York, NY and offers CLSSettlement to their customers, allowing settlement members to generate revenues and strengthen customer relationships while mitigating FX settlement risk and improving operational efficiencies. The company's datasets include data based on over 1 billion trades dating back to 2002, making them the largest single source of FX-executed data available to the market.

Founded in 2019, Leopardi Holding Midco Ltd.'s subsidiary offers luxurious occasional wear for women from established and ethical designers. The company is based in Fareham, UK. From elegant coats and jackets to nightwear, the British company provides everything needed to make special occasions unforgettable.

Lion Cashmere Midco Ltd. is an investment holding British company founded in 2019. The private company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom.

Founded in 2019, Lion Cashmere Hedgeco Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. Part of Wool & The Gang Ltd., the company is based in London, UK.

Founded in 2019, part of Lion Cashmere Midco Ltd., Lion Cashmere Bidco Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK.

Part of Searchlight Capital Management LP, Wellington A Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Cardiff, UK. Founded in 2011, Wellington A functions as an investment holding company.

Part of Lion Cashmere Midco Ltd., The DMC Group Holding Ltd. is a British company that provides business support services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2015.

Hone Capital LLC (Hone Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Capital Securities Corp. founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Part of Wirecard AG, Wirecard Acquiring & Issuing GmbH is a German company that provides management services. The company is based in Aschheim, Germany. Alexander von Knoop has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Motorola Mobility LLC develops, manufactures, and delivers mobile communications devices, under the Moto and Vibe brands in the United States and internationally. It offers smartphones; wearables, which include watches and Bluetooth products; and software, including Motorola software and applications, and Android software. It also offers phone accessories that include music accessories, such as wired and wireless headphones, Bluetooth speakers, and streaming devices; talk accessories, including car speakerphones and Bluetooth headsets; cases, shells, anti-shock cases, and film protectors; power and storage accessories, such as chargers, battery packs, MicroSD memory cards, and docks; and cordless phones, monitors, and more. The firm also offers services and repair solutions, including drivers, software updates, repairs, and extended warranty. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Designer Fund LLC (Designer) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Ben Blumenrose and Enrique Allen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Persephone Biosciences, Inc. engages in developing nutritional products to support the human gut microbiome. The company was founded by Stephanie Culler and is headquartered in Dan Diego, CA.

Codecombat, Inc. engages in the provision of multiplayer programming game for learning how to code. It operates as a community project, with players volunteering to create levels, contributes code to add features, fix bugs, playtest, and translate the game into different languages. Its coding programs include CodeCombat and Ozaria. The company was founded by Nicholas Winter, Matt Lott, George Saines, and Scott Erickson in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

X.commerce, Inc. provides open-source eCommerce solutions. Its products include magento commerce, order management, business intelligence pro, shippings, extensions marketplace, open source, and adobe experience cloud. The company was founded by Roy Rubin and Yoav Kutner in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Wirecard AG, WDB Abwicklungs AG provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Munich, Germany. The CEO of the German company is Frank Hellwig.

Tesla Motors Ltd. engages in the sale of premium electric powered vehicles through its own stores. The company was founded on February 28, 2002 and is headquartered in West Drayton, the United Kingdom.

Confluence Investment Management LLC (Confluence) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2007 by Brian Hansen. Confluence provides professional portfolio management and advisory services to institutional and individual clients.

Sage Rhino Capital LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm was founded by Caroline Novak in 2017 and they provide individuals and other types of clients with a wide array of investment advisory services.

SL Technology (Holdings) Ltd. engages in manufacturing of press machine components. It focuses on the designing and manufacturing safety devices for protection of mechanical press machines. The firm’s press machines components include overload protectors, dual solenoid safety valves, lubricating system and quick die change system. The company was founded on January 23, 2018 and is headquartered in Guangdong, China.