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Golden Seeds LLC (Golden Seeds) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown. The firm is headquartered in New York city with an additional offices in Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New York and Silicon Valley.

Elise A.I. Technologies Corp. provides artificial intelligence based software solution for outdoor advertisement. The company was founded by Minna Song in January 2017 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Golden Seeds Venture Fund invests in companies located in the US. The fund focuses on B2B & B2C technology, health care, consumer products or service sectors. It provide financing for early and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of $0.25 million to $2 million.

Groupize, Inc. develops technology for hotel industry. It offers technology solutions for hotel chains and properties to manage their group online requests and bookings. The firm provides a customized white label site that allows planners to shop and book groups online through search of brand properties and access live group pricing and inventory, and application on the salesforce platform to process the group leads. The company was founded by Charles de Gaspe Beaubien in 2011 and is headquartered in Beverly, MA.

Work Truck Solutions, Inc. provides trucking services. It serves truck manufacturers, distributors and buyers. The company was founded in April 2012 by Kathryn Schifferle and is headquartered in Chico, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Semper Capital Management LP (Semper) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Utendahl and Tom Mandel in 1992 and was formerly known as UCM Partners LP and as Utendahl Capital Management LP. Semper offers institutional and high-net-worth individuals multiple securitized debt-centric investment platforms that range from private absolute return and index-based strategies to registered mutual funds and custom managed accounts.

Buck Global LLC engages in the provision of human resource-focused consulting and technology services to mid- to large-sized companies and government agencies. It offers consulting for employee retirement programs, compliance, recruiting, and talent management, and benefits administration. The company was founded by George Buck Sr. in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

Percussion Software, Inc. develops and provides software services for large global companies and public sector organizations. Its products include percussion CMI Cloud, redirect management, Rhythmyx, Notrix, PowerFlow and Server Admin Plus products. It offers coaching, training, design and implementation services. The company was founded by Barry Reynolds, Alan P. Matthews and John Joseph Devine in 1994 and is located in Woburn, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Razorfish LLC provides online interactive marketing and technology services. The company was founded by R. Michael Leo in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Optaros, Inc. provides consulting and systems integration services. Its solutions include strategy and program management, visual design, CX design and development, eCommerce platform implementation, private event retail, omnichannel, global ecommerce, and support and managed hosting; and experience design and development, and technology development. The firm's mobile commerce solutions comprise flash sales, private event retailing, and loyalty preferred access. The company was founded by Robert L. Gett in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Icosystem Corp. develops software solutions that utilize simulation and optimization techniques to model human behavior and decision making. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA.

OpenScholar LLC engages in the provision of hosting, training, theming, and full help desk support services. It offers solutions for faculty website, lab website, and university websites. The company was founded by Gary King and Jessica Drislane in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

InMoment, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise feedback management software solutions. It offers mobile application that allows ground-level managers at retail outlets and calls centers to immediately access, view, track and take action on customer survey information. It also offers marketing, human resources, data analyst, operations, and professional solutions. The firm serves the automotive, financial and food services, healthcare, retail, technology and B2B, travel, and utilities industry. The company was founded by John R. Sperry and Kurtis G. Williams in 2002 and is headquartered in South Jordan, UT.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Global Entertainment & Media Holdings Corp. operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, stock purchase, and asset acquisition. The firm focuses on businesses in the entertainment and media related industries. The company was founded on January 22, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY

XSELL Technologies, Inc. operates as cloud-based machine learning platform. It provides artificial intelligence-enhanced customer engagement that drives results across the retail, healthcare, telecommunications, and financial industries. The company was founded by Matthew Coughlin and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DISQO, Inc. designs and develops market research software. Its solutions include ad measurement and market research. The company was founded by Armen Adjemian, Armen Petrosian and Drew Kutcharian in January 2015 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

Sageview Capital LP (Sageview Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Sageview Management LLC founded in 2005 by Edward Gilhuly and Scott Stuart. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Aceable, Inc. is a mobile education platform that focuses on creating educational content. It offers traffic law and substance abuse education courses for students. The company was founded by Blake Garrett in 2012 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

360Insights (CANADA) Ltd. engages in the development of a global channel technology platform. It offers claims processing; risk and compliance; global payments; and customer care services. Its solutions include sales incentives; consumer rebates; instant rebate programs; MDF (market development funds) and co-op; volume incentive rebates; sell-through allowances; and consumer and channel insights. The company was founded by Jason Atkins in 2008 and is headquartered in Whitby, Canada.

Reflexis Systems, Inc. provides integrated real-time store execution and workforce management solutions. Its solutions include small and midsized retailer, real time execution, store execution, labor operations and mobility and reporting. The company was founded by Prashanth R. Palakurthi in 2001 and is headquartered in Dedham, MA.

Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc. engages in the business of producing, distributing, and marketing branded and private label dry and wet pet food and pet snacks. Its products portfolio includes Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, Kibbles ‘n Bits, 9Lives, Natural Balance, Pup-Peroni, and Milo’s Kitchen. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Callrail, Inc. provides phone call tracking, recording, and analytics services for data-driven businesses. Its features include real-time call statistics, google analytics integration, google adwords integration, salesforce.com integration, voicemail transcription, wordpress pluging, API, webhooks, call recording, SMS for business, custom call flows, keyword call tracking, email notifications, easy export, local and toll-free numbers. The company was founded by Andy Powell and Kevin Mann in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Yellow Pages Group Co. publishes telephone directories. The firm also provides classified directory advertising and associated products and services. Yellow Pages Group was founded in 1908 and is located in Verdun, Canada.