Aarti Kapoor

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

T-Mobile USA, Inc. engages in the provision of wireless voice, messaging, and data services. It offers different plans for phones and tablets. The company was founded by John W. Stanton in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Union Square Advisors LLC is a technology-focused investment bank that offers strategic mergers & acquisitions advice and execution, agented private capital financing, and debt capital markets advisory services. The private company was founded in 2007 by Edward R. Smith, William C. McClelland and is based in San Francisco, CA. The company works with leading public and private technology companies, private equity, venture capital and family offices, and their expertise spans many aspects of the technology landscape, including enterprise software and infrastructure, fintech, healthcaretech, internet+digital media, ecommerce, consumer software, aiot & industrial technology and other key segments. Since inception, Union Square Advisors has advised on more than 170 strategic transactions exceeding $118b.

KAS Direct LLC engages in the development of health and wellness products for consumers and retail partners. It offers foaming dish and bottle soaps, dish washer detergents, foaming hand soaps, cleaners, toy and highchair cleaners, wipes, air fresheners and alcohol free foaming hand sanitizers; and disposable diapers for babies. The firm also provides canine supplements for dogs; health and nutritional supplements for companion animals, and household and grooming products for pets. The company was founded by Kevin A. Schwartz and Keith A. Garber in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Justin's LLC manufactures and produces nut butters and peanut butter cups. The firm offers organic peanut and almond butters in packs and jars. It provides products through retailer stores, as well as online. Justin's products include nut butters and peanut butter cups. The company was founded by Justin Gold in 2004 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

BarkBox, Inc. engages in the provision of customized box of themed toys and treats for dogs-every month. Its products include Bark-Box, Super Chewer, Bark-Shop, Bright, and Bark-Eats. The company was founded by Henrik Werdelin, Matt Meeker and Carly Strife in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jobalign Com, Inc. develops mobile and bilingual cloud based recruiting technology and marketplace for hourly jobs. It engages in the development and design of recruitment software platforms for web and mobile devices. The firm’s features include candidate pre-screening, social media publishing, search engine discoverability, text message job application. It creates print ads and flyers for job fairs and classified ads. The company was founded by Brian Hilgendorf, Luis Salazar, Miki Mullor, and William Davidheiser in 2012 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Humm Kombucha LLC brews and sells flavors of kombucha. It offers apparel, drinkware, headware, and outerwear. The company was founded by Jamie Danek and Michelle Mitchell in 2009 and is headquartered in Bend, OR.

Spindrift Beverage Co., Inc. manufactures and sells fruit juices. It focuses on sparkling beverages made with squeezed fruit. The company was founded by Bill Creelman in 2010 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Altos Ventures Management Inc (Altos Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Brendon S. Kim, Han J. Kim and Ho Nam. Headquartered in Menlo Park, US.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Insight Venture Management LLC (Insight Venture Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Insight Holdings Group LLC founded in 1995 by Jeffrey L. Horing and Jerry Fred Murdock. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bell-Carter Foods, Inc. manufactures canned olives and olive spreads. Its products include ripe, spanish, stuffed, Kalamata, and Silican olives. It serves the retail, grocery, club stores, and mass merchandisers in the United States. The company was founded by Arthur Bell and Henry Bell in 1912 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Fresh Express, Inc. provides and distributes fresh-cut products. Its salad products include salad blends, garden salads, salad kits, cabbage and cole slaw. The company offers its products to grocery retailers, foodservice providers and quick-service restaurants. Fresh Express was founded by Bruce Church in 1926 and is located in Salinas, CA.

Tennyson West LLC provides financial advisory services. The private company is based in Campbell, CA.

Snack Factory LLC manufactures and distributes snack products. Its products include bagel chips, pita chips, funnel cakes and pretzel crisps. The firm sells its products under the brand name Pretzel Crisps. Its products are distributed nationally in grocery, mass merchandisers, club stores, and other channels. The company was founded in 2004 by Warren J. Wilson and Sara H. Wilson and is headquartered in Skillman, NJ.

Tenaya Capital Inc (Tenaya Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Brian Melton, Stewart Gollmer, Ben Boyer and Brian Paul. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Dreamit Ventures LLC (Dreamit Ventures) is a venture capital and accelerator firm founded in 2008 by David Bookspan, Michael Levinson and Steve D. Welch. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with an office in New York, NY.

Phoenix Industries, LLC specializes in producing innovative asphalt technologies, including recycled asphalt HMA plants, asphalt rubber blending units, and PelletPave - pelletized asphalt rubber binder. Phoenix Industries is based in Phoenix, AZ. The American company's RAPPRO plant is designed to produce high-quality mixes using 100% recycled asphalt material, without the need for a bag house. Phoenix Industries also produces and sells a line of pelletized, rubber-modified binder additives used in various paving applications. The private company has a global presence, with equipment in over a dozen countries, and its team has real-world, hands-on experience to make projects successful.

HotChalk, Inc. provides web-based collaborative software solutions to educational institutions to put their degree programs online. It serves online audience of educators, parents, and students. The company was founded by Edward M. Fields in 2004 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

The Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants offers various benefits to advance the careers of CPAs, including continuing professional education and networking opportunities. The non-profit company is based in Bellevue, WA. Additionally, the WSCPA has compiled mental health resources for employees and managers to help them adjust their business operations and serve clients during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Kapor Capital Management Co LLC (Kapor Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Freada Kapor Klein and Mitchell David Kapor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

This Matters, Inc. is a company based in Brooklyn, NY that was founded in 2019 by Tovah Haim, who has been the CEO since then. The company provides research-backed information and expert designed products for pregnancy, pregnancy loss, birth recovery, postpartum, and breastfeeding. The company offers a range of products, including bras, panties, sets, and lactation lattes that contain four galactagogues. The company aims to destigmatize common physiological experiences in women's bodies and provide necessary resources for support. The company also provides evidence-based c-section recovery solutions and practical, researched, and lactation consultant validated answers to common breastfeeding questions. The company is dedicated to normalizing common physiological experiences in women's bodies and reversing the stigma with high-quality, well-researched content and products that enable others to provide better support.

PeopleTech Partners (PeopleTech Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Cara Brennan Allamano. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Stripes LLC /NY/ (Stripes) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth Fox. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Skyknight Capital LP (Skyknight Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Matthew C. Ebbel. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.