Joshua Linkler

Octagon is the world's largest sponsorship consulting practice and a pioneer and leader in athlete & personality representation & management. Octagon manages/influences billions in worldwide sponsorship rights fees and activation. They work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, athletes & personality clients and manage events. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans' passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient and measureable marketing programs.

Part of QIAGEN NV, QIAGEN Operon, Inc. develops and sells DNA segments. The company is based in Alameda, CA. QIAGEN Operon was acquired by QIAGEN NV on June 29, 2000 for $117.57 million.

Brooklyn Nets operates as a professional basketball franchise. It is one of the NBA Franchises and member of the American Basketball Association. The firm belongs to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

National Basketball Association (NBA) operates a professional basketball league. The firm is recognized as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. It also operates the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

QIAGEN GmbH provides products for preanalytical sample preparation and molecular diagnostics solutions. It develops and markets consumable products and automated solutions to molecular diagnostics laboratories, academic researchers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, and applied testing customers for purposes such as forensics, animal or food testing and pharmaceutical process control. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hilden, Germany.

Baltimore Development Corp. provides economic development services. It acts as liaison between business owners and city agencies advocating for the interests of Baltimore city employers. The company also provides development and facilitates the reuse of publicly owned property for new and expanding businesses. Baltimore Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore Angels LLC (Baltimore Angles) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Gregory Cangialosi and David Troy. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Elastic, Inc. develops a communication and customer management platform. The firm’s product Close.io offers software and resources to help startups outsource sales functions with an on-demand basis. The company was founded in 2012 by Steli Efti, Thomas Steinacher and Anthony Nemitz and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Betamore, Inc. operates as a global hub for entrepreneurship and education. It offers applications of data science, digital marketing and analytics, and introduction to full stack and front-end web development. The firm also offers classes and workshops and corporate training. The company was founded by Gregory Cangialosi, Mike Brenner, and Sean Lane in 2012 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Mavin Ventures (Mavin Ventures) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jeff Kurtzman and Gregory Cangialosi. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Fastmodel Holdings LLC develops coaching software products and created incredible brand loyalty. Its products include FastDraw, FastScout, FastScout NBA, FastScout DI, FastScout DII/DIII, and FastAccess. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Early Light Ventures LLC (Early Light Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Sam Diener. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.