Nandini Vishwanath

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Drexel Hamilton LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Drexel Hamilton Holdings LLC. Drexel Hamilton provides underwriting and executing securities transactions for corporations, municipalities and financial institutions. They offer meaningful employment opportunities for service-disabled veterans in the field of financial services.

Matthews International Capital Management LLC (dba Matthews Asia) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Paul Matthews in 1991. Matthews Asia manages portfolios for institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, insurance companies, endowments and foundations and other business entities around the world.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

TRUFOODS LLC owns and operates food franchisees. It operates food franchisee brands which include Wall Street Deli, Ritter's Frozen Custard, Arthur Treacher's fish and chips, and Pudgie's chicken. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

HelloPrivacy LLC provides online reputation management services. It offers software and services to help businesses and individuals out-rank negative search results with own content and websites. The company was founded by Evan McGowan-Watson, Pete Kistler, Trace A. Cohen and Patrick Ambron in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eldridge Industries LLC (Eldridge Industries) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2015 by Duncan Bagshaw, Todd L. Boehly and Tony Minella. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Hearst Autos, Inc. sells cars and accessories. It offers car essentials and dash cams. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

MiddleGround Management LP (MiddleGround Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by John Stewart and Lauren Mulholland. The firm is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky.

Lesso Home New York Market operates home furnishing stores. The private company is based in Westbury, NY.

Autonomous Research US LP is an investment research firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Research LLP. The firm provides coverage of all major European banks and insurers and US banks, asset managers and payment processors. The company publishes research for both equity and credit investors. The company also offers execution service across the capital structure.

Lexington Partners LP (Lexington Partners) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Franklin Resources Inc founded in 1994 by Brent R. Nicklas. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of Yo Fresh, Inc. /Private Group/, 16 Handles is a frozen yogurt and ice cream shop that offers a variety of desserts, drinks, and snacks. 16 Handles is known for being the first self-serve frozen yogurt shop in the US and offers a full menu in-store and through their app. The company is based in Jersey, NJ. The company works closely with local and national organizations in partnerships and fundraisers. The company was founded in 2008 by Solomon Choi and has since expanded to over 45 locations. Neil Hershman has been the CEO of the company since 2022. Yo Fresh was acquired by Yo Fresh /Private Group/ on August 23, 2022.

BTIG LLC is an institutional brokerage and fund services firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 through the merger of Baypoint Trading LLC and Bass Trading LLC. They are a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP. BTIG offers institutional and corporate clients with personalized multi-asset class execution, expertise and insights worldwide across equities, equity derivatives, ETFs, fixed income, futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities. The firm’s core capabilities include global sales, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

Cartica Management LLC (Cartica) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 2009 by Teresa Barger, Steven Quamme and Farida Khambata. Cartica provides investment supervisory services to private investment funds which are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors and may also provide investment supervisory services for separately managed accounts for sophisticated institutional and high net-worth investors.

CAV Angels /Venture Capital/ (CAV Angels) is a venture capital subsidiary of CAV Angels Investments LLC founded in 2015 by Jim Cheng, Rich Diemer, and Dick Crawford. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Part of Newlink Technology, Inc., Beijing Newlink Technology Co., Ltd. provides information technology services. The company is based in Beijing, China and was founded in 2011.

Concept One Accessories, Inc. provides premier resource for licensed fashion, sports, and entertainment accessories. Its portfolio and expansive product offering establishes the company as the go-to resource for fashion accessories across all channels of distribution. The company was founded by Sam Hafif and Berine Hafif in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Standard Cognition Corp. engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) platform. It focuses on building and providing AI-powered computer vision checkout platform for retailers. The company was founded by Jordan Fisher, Michael Suswal, David Valdman, John Novak, Brandon Ogle, Dan Fischetti, and T. J. Lutz in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Thirstie, Inc. provides on-demand alcohol delivery services. It operates platform for wine, beer and spirits that engages customers through an editorial platform. The company was founded by Maxim Razmakhin and Devaraj Southworth in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Beliade (M3 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Martin Dolfi, Tracy Dubb and Jill Yablon. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Prime Venture Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2011 by Balaji Parthasarathy, Sanjay Swamy and Shripati Acharya. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore, India.