Chris Holmes

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Virtela Technology Services, Inc. provides network and security solutions. It provides cloud, network, security, mobility, information technology and infrastructure management services. The company was founded by Brain Wilkove and Vab Goel in April 2000 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

Bow River Capital Management LLC (Bow River Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2003 by Blair E. Richardson, Bruno Darré, and Eric B. Wolf. The firm is headquartered in Denver Colorado.

TTCP Management Services LLC (TT Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Dave A. Henderson and Kevin R. Green. The firm is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is a non-profit organization that connects educators, learners, and businesses to develop the next generation of leaders. AACSB is based in Tampa, FL. The non-profit company's focus is on accrediting business schools and providing key features to help students find the right school for them. Lily Bi has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Founded in 2008, Northcoast Research Partners LLC is an independent, full-service, institutional equity research firm located in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm is a subsidiary of Northcoast Research Holdings LLC. Their research coverage include: business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial/basic materials and accounting/tax policy.

CapitalValue Advisors LLC provides financial services. It offers Mergers and acquisitions, valuation, board advisory and capital raises services. The company was founded by David Tolson and Chris Younger in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Natural Food Works LLC operates as a full-service operational partner for natural and organic food brands. The firm's services include Granola, Cereals and energy bars, hot filling bottling, high pressure processing and snacks and frozen food. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Oppenheimer-Broker) is the global full-service brokerage division of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., an investment boutique headquartered in New York City with additional offices nationwide. Founded in 1975, the firm is owned directly by Viner Finance Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY). Oppenheimer-Broker offers a full array of brokerage services to retail, institutional, and corporate clients.

Arizona State University Research Park, Inc. is a non-profit company that deals with real estate management and agency. The company is based in Tempe, AZ.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Montrose Lane LP (Montrose Lane) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jeremy Arendt, Ryan Gurney and Mark Mills. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Valyant AI, Inc. provides technology services. It offers artificial intelligence, natural language processing, computer vision and machine learning. The company was founded by Robley Theron Carpenter II in 2017 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads, Inc. engages in dedicating young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures and make smart academic and economic choices. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA.

Well Data Labs, Inc. provides farc data management, analysis, and reporting services through its platform and application. Its data analytics products include, Tour and WITSML Importer. The firm focuses on solving the problems the upstream oil & gas industry has with managing, analysing, and reporting completions data. The company was founded by Joshua Churlik and Rudy Lacovara in June 2014 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Stormbreaker Venture Group LLC (Stormbreaker Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Mia Said. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Colorado, Inc. is a charitable organization that helps entrepreneurs in the region by identifying and networking with serials. The private company is based in Denver.

ZecOps, Inc. provides computer and network security services. The company was founded by Zuk Avraham and Taly Slachevsky in July 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Soundcore Capital Partners LLC (Soundcore Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Jarrett R. Turner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Cambridge Associates LLC is a privately-held, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1973 by James Bailey and Henry Lewis. Cambridge Associates provides investment management and advisory services to colleges and universities, foundations and other non-profit institutions. They also act as an investment adviser to private clients, family offices, corporations, healthcare institutions, insurance groups, pension plans and ERISA pools and public and government-related groups.

Samantha Brands Group Management LLC (Samantha Brands Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Michael Silverman. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Sterling Fund Management LLC (Sterling Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1983 by Eric Becker, Michael Bronfein, Shoshana M. Vernick, Jeff Elburn. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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

Cresset Capital Management LLC provides reinvent wealth management services. It offers suite of family office services, investment advisory, planning, and other services. The company was founded by Eric Becker and Avy Stein and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

HiTech Assets LLC specializes in the resale of all types of electronic equipment. It also repairs and remarkets equipment that most other providers scrap and recycle. The company is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Pegasus Research Group LLC provides end-to-end marketing and sales solutions. The firm offers demand generation, sales pipeline solutions, data quality technology, marketing automation and teleservices. The company was founded by James H. Hooker in 1995 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

The Academy of Management, Inc. operates as a professional association for management and organization scholars. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Briarcliff Manor, NY.

Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (dba Envestnet PMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 by Judson Bergman, James Lumberg, Brandon Thomas, and Bill Crager. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV). Envestnet PMC provides investment management and investment advisory services through independent investment advisor firms (Advisors) for use with Advisors’ clients. The firm also serves institutional clients such as pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and provides advisory and research services directly to Advisors.

3d Lacrosse, Inc. offers lacrosse training, clubs and events. It offers training for individuals and teams, hosts events, tournaments, select travel teams, recruiting showcases and leagues for different levels of organized competition. The company was founded by Jamie Munro in 2009 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.