Rick Spencer

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.

Velocity Venture Capital LLC is an independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Jack Crawford. The firm is headquartered in Folsom, California.

Part of Birlasoft Ltd., Sparta Consulting, Inc. provides consulting services for the SAP marketplace. The company is based in Folsom, CA. Sparta Consulting was acquired by Birlasoft Ltd. on November 13, 2009 for $42 million.

The Sleep Train, Inc. owns and operates mattress stores. The firm's products include tempur-pedic, sealy, serta, simmons, stearns and foster, compare mattress collections, movable beds, storage, boxsprings, wood headboards, iron headboards, platform beds, salem daybed in mahogany, matrix convertible bed in java and premium bedding protection kit. The company was founded by Dale R. Carlsen in 1985 and is headquartered in Rocklin, CA.

The Hale Group Ltd. provides management consultancy services. It advises clients in the food & agribusiness industries, including multi-unit restaurant operators, distributors, food & beverage manufacturers and industry associations. The firm assists companies with strategic planning, brand management, market research, benchmarking, mergers and other issues. The company was founded by William C. Hale in 1986 and is headquartered in Danvers, MA.

Mattress Firm, Inc. offers mattresses and related products. It offers a broad selection of both traditional and specialty mattresses, bedding accessories and related products. The firm markets its products under the brand name of Sealy, Serta, Stearns and Foster, Tempur-Pedic, and Simmons. The company was founded by Paul Stork, Harry Roberts, and Stephen G. Fendrich in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Campbell Bewley Holdings Ltd., Java City, Inc. is a company that produces and distributes coffee. The company is based in Sacramento, CA. The company was founded by Tom W. Weborg. Java City was acquired by Campbell Bewley Holdings Ltd. from Cucina Holdings, Inc. on November 16, 2000 for $28.74 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Otis Spunkmeyer Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes baked food. It provides frozen gourmet cookie dough, ready-baked muffins, and other bakery products. The company has retail outlets in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central, and South America. Otis Spunkmeyer Holdings was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Countrywide Capital Markets LLC is a company based in Calabasas, CA.

Part of ULURU, Inc., ULURU Delaware, Inc. develops drug delivery systems. The company is based in Virginia Beach, VA. The CEO of the company is R. Stephen Stagner.

IMSolutions LLC provides project management and cost analysis support services. Its services include strategic planning, strategic communications, quantitative analysis, knowledge management, integrated logistics support, acquisition support, mission assurance, manpower training analysis, science and technology and survey support. The company was founded by Cornell Wells Sr. in October 2002 and is headquartered in Dumfries, VA.

Back Bay Management Consulting Group, Inc. (Back Bay Group) provides management consulting services. The company was founded by Ali Malihi and Robert Fein in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Moneta Ventures LLC (Moneta Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Lokesh Sikaria. The firm is headquartered in Folsom, California.

Techstars Ventures is a venture capital subsidiary of TechStars Central LLC founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Impact Venture Capital LLC (Impact Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Eric Ball. The firm is headquartered in Sacramento, California.

Home Delivery Services, Inc. develops an ecommerce service to shop for groceries and general merchandise from the retailers. The company was founded by Louis H. Borders and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Ryff, Inc. is a proprietary platform that integrates 3D models into popular entertainment. The company was founded by Roy Taylor and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

Part of University of California, UC Davis Student Startup Center is an American company that provides software technology solutions.

Mindbox Studios, Inc. develops custom web and mobile applications.

Avantus Federal Services LLC engages in the provision of management services. It offers project and portfolio management; acquisition and sustainment; operations and analysis; transformation and advisory; data and software solutions; systems engineering technical services; facilities, digital innovation, and augmented intelligence. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of Vogueme Technologies Pvt Ltd., Toch, Inc. is a video editing ecosystem that serves enterprises across numerous industries such as OTT players, broadcasters, sports clubs and leagues, marketing agencies, and e-gaming platforms. Toch is based in Sacramento, CA, and has offices in various locations worldwide. The company is building the next-generation video editing ecosystem that addresses a broad range of use cases in the post-production process. Toch's mission is to create highly accessible and user-friendly video solutions that empower both enterprise and individual content creators with disruptive, scalable technology that enhances and streamlines the content production process. The company was founded by Saket Dandotia, Alok Patil, Vinayak Shrivastav, and Vinayak Shrivastav has been the CEO since incorporation.

North Bay Angels operates as an alternative investment manager. It provides a forum for learning about and making early stage investment capital and advisory assistance available to entrepreneurial companies in the North Bay. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Healdsburg, CA.