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Cougar Capital LLC (Cougar Capital) is a venture capital and private equity firm, a subsidiary of Brigham Young University founded in 2005 by Scott White. The firm is headquartered in Provo, Utah.

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.

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC (Grandeur Peak) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm was founded in 2011 by Robert Gardiner, Blake Walker and Eric Huefner. Grandeur Peak provides investment management services to registered investment companies (the Grandeur Peak Funds), private pooled investment vehicles (the Grandeur Peak LPs), and accredited investors (the Grandeur Peak SMAs). Investors within these investment vehicles include individuals, trusts, financial advisers, corporations, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment funds, and other entities.

Sorenson Capital (Sorenson Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Fraser Bullock and Mika Ronald. The firm is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.

TownSquare Capital LLC (TownSquare) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Provo, Utah. The firm was founded by Kurt Brown in 2017 and was acquired by Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc. from Foundry Partners LLC in 2022. They are ultimately owned by GT Polaris Holdings LP. TownSquare offers investment advisory services to wealth advisory firms and institutions such as family offices, corporations, endowments, foundations and governments.

Pelion Venture Partners (Pelion Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim C. Dreyfous and Joel D. Kellman. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Utah.

Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, Inc. (Stoker Ostler) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm was founded in 1997 as Private Wealth Management Inc. and changed their name to Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, Inc. in 2007. The firm is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., ultimately owned by Bank of Montreal (TSX, NYSE: BMO) in Canada. Stoker Ostler offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities.

Accel-KKR LLC (Accel-KKR) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Barnds. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

BILT, Inc. engages in the develop of 3D, interactive instructions for products requiring assembly or maintenance and registers product with its manufacturer and keeps warranty information. The company was founded by Nathan Henderson in 2015 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.

Tower Arch Capital LLC (Tower Arch Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Rhett Neuenschwander, David Parkin, Ryan Stratton and David Topham. The firm is headquartered in Draper, Utah.

HGGC LLC (HGGC) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Robert Gay, Greg Benson, Rich Lawson and Steve Young. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California and was formerly known as Huntsman Gay Global Capital LLC.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Sandlot Partners LLC (Sandlot Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by David Jensen and Casey Baugh. The firm is headquartered in Orem, Utah.

Campus Founders Fund LLC (Campus Founders Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Dalton Wright and Mark Khoury. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Leavitt Equity Partners LLC (Leavitt Equity Partners) is a health care focused, value-add investor founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

DCVC Management Co LLC (DCVC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Zachary Bogue and Matthew Ocko. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stance, Inc. designs and manufactures socks for men, women, and kids. It offers performance, casual, artist, snow and santigold socks for men; tomboy, invisibles, boot socks and anklets for women; and everyday, artist and snow for kinds. The firm offers its products online, as well as through dealers in Brooklyn, Monrovia and San Clemente. The company was founded by Aaron Hennings, Ryan Kingman, Taylor Shupe, Richard P. Alden, Jeffrey Kearl and John Wilson in 2009 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.

Serent Capital Management Co. LLC (Serent Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by David Kennedy and Kevin Frick. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

Trive Capital LLC (Trive Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Conner Searcy and Chris Zugaro. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Clearview Capital LLC (Clearview Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by James Andersen, Pete Doolittle and Calvin Neider. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Quantum Capital Group LLC (Quantum Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Wil VanLoh, Toby R. Neugebauer and A. V. Jones. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Aries Capital Partners LLC (Utah) (Aries Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Richard P Durham, Jason Reading and Andrew Dent. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

L.E.K. Consulting LLC operates as a management consulting firm. It offers disruption management, post-merger integration, and marketing and sales services. The company was founded by James Lawrence, Iain Evans and Richard Koch in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Select Equity Group LP (SEG) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was originally founded in 1990 as Select Equity Group, Inc. (SEGI). In 2013, SEG was formed in connection with the merger of SEGI and its affiliate, Select Offshore Advisors LLC, into a single employee-owned investment advisory entity. The firm is a subsidiary of Select Equity Partners LP. SEG provides investment management services to individual and private fund clients, and sub-advisory services to certain UCITS sub-funds, Collective Investment Trusts (COLs) and registered investment companies (1940 Act Funds).

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.

Ridgeview Capital (Ridgeview Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Burton C. Stohl and Greg Larson. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Netcraft Ltd. is a British cybersecurity company that specializes in cybercrime detection and disruption. The company is based in Bath, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The company's cutting-edge technology and extensive experience protect organizations of all sizes from digital threats and attacks. Netcraft's mission is to detect and disrupt cybercrime at scale through constant innovation, extensive automation, and unique insight, delivering a safer online experience for everyone. Netcraft was founded in 1994 by Uzi Shmilovici, Joey Simhon, and Michael Hugh Prettejohn. Ryan Woodley has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

American Securities LLC (American Securities) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Michael Gerald Fisch and Charles D.Klein. The firm is headquartered in New York, United States.

Gemspring Capital Management LLC (Gemspring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Bret Weiner. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Minds, Inc. provides social networking services. The company was founded by William Ottman and John B. Ottman in 2011 and is headquartered in Glastonbury, CT.

Montage Partners Inc (Montage Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Jordan M. Tate. The firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

OpenView Investments LLC (OpenView Investments) (OpenView Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Scott Maxwell. The firm is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Argonaut Private Equity LLC (Argonaut Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Jason Martin and George B. Kaiser. The firm is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Kickstart Capital LLC (Kickstart Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Gavin Christensen. The firm is headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

Schola, Inc. is an educational software company. It offers Marketing for Schools, Enrollment Boosting, and School Matching for Parents. The company was founded by Jaime Martinez and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Invest Southwest is an organization that connects investors with emerging growth companies in the region. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. The company provides valuable information on topics important to the investment community and offer year-round opportunities for investors to connect with these companies. The company's signature event, Venture Madness, is a competition presented in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority where thoroughly evaluated emerging companies compete against each other to be crowned the champion of champions.