William Caramanico

Founded in 1992 by Joseph Besecker, Emerald Research is a research firm located in Leola, Pennsylvania. The firm is the investment research arm of Emerald Asset Management, Inc. and is affiliated with registered investment advisor Emerald Advisors, Inc. They focus on providing in-depth, on-site fundamental research of primarily small- to mid-cap public companies in the consumer, financial services, life sciences and technology sectors. Emerald's intense fundamental research process results in over 2000 company visits per year. The firm seeks to identify early investment opportunities that are included in a variety of growth-oriented separate account and mutual fund equity portfolios. Their parent firm, Emerald Asset Management, also offers short, mid and long-term fixed-income separate account strategies which utilize a combination of proprietary quantitative models and fundamental analysis to create portfolios of high quality liquid securities.

Chartwell Investment Partners LLC (Chartwell) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Timothy Riddle in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (dba Raymond James Investment Management), which is owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) in Great Britain. Chartwell provides investment supervisory services on a continuous basis to a variety of individual, institutional, investment company, private fund and corporate clients. The firm is a sub-adviser to investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Professional Financial Advisors, Inc. (dba TGS Financial Advisors) is an independent SEC-registered wealth management firm headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Jim Hemphill and Dave Burd in 1990. TGS Financial Advisors offers discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and related consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Cucumbertown, Inc. operates an online social network for cooks and chefs. It allows users to post and browse recipes in its web based platform. The company was founded by Cherian Thomas, Chris Luscher, Dan Hauk, Chris Luescher, and Arun Prabhakar on July 3, 2012 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Inc. engages in the provision of biomedical research services and science education programs. It funds grants to both institutions and individuals in support of a wide range of science and research-related initiatives, including precollege and undergraduate science education, pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships, and international research activities. The company was founded by Howard R. Hughes in 1953 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management LLC is an investment management company that works with over 60 families to provide them with intelligent exposure to the smallest public companies in the world. The company is based in Lititz, PA. The company's goal is to own the smallest, most illiquid, least institutionally owned, misunderstood businesses run by intelligent fanatics. The company focuses on the smaller half of the microcap ecosystem with market caps less than $150 million. The company was founded by Ian J. Cassel.

Part of Waterdog Computer Works, Inc., ITCadence LLC is a company that engages in computer networking, managed services, and IT consulting services. The company is based in Uwchland, PA. ITCadence was acquired by Waterdog Computer Works, Inc. on September 16, 2022. The company was founded in 2012.

LBC Credit Management LP (LBC Credit Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Independence Capital Partners LLC, founded in 2005 by John J. Brignola and Nathaniel R. Cohen. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.