Lauren Hartle

Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Penn Capital Management Co LLC (Penn Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Richard Hocker and Marcia Hocker in 1987 as Penn Capital Management Co., Inc. Penn Capital provides investment advisory services primarily through the following investment vehicles: registered mutual funds, private investment funds, separately managed accounts, and investment advisory programs offered through wrap fee programs or model portfolio distribution channels.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC (WFAFN) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 2001, the firm is a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC and is a non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial holding company and bank holding company created in 1852. WFAFN provides advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. The firm also sponsors several wrap fee advisory programs.

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC (AFS) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a subsidiary of AMPF Holding Corp., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). AFS offers brokerage services that enable clients to invest in many different types of investments including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities and alternative investments.

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.

H.I.G. Capital LLC operates as s a private equity and alternative assets investment firm. Its portfolio focuses in private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt or credit, lending, and bio health. The company was founded by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Part of Jacobs Financial Group, Inc., FS Investments, Inc. is a company that provides surety services. The company is based in Charleston, WV. FS Investments was acquired by NELX, Inc. on June 05, 2001.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Inverness Graham Investments, Inc. (Inverness Graham) is a private equity subsidiary of The Graham Group, Inc. (Pennsylvania) founded in 1994 by Kenneth Graham, Steven Wood, and Scott Kehoe. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides health care services for children's. It offers clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care, and education and training, and research services. The firm's services include transplants of hearts, blood and marrow, livers, kidneys and small bowel. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

CincyTech LLC (CincyTech) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Forefront Analytics LLC (Forefront) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 2010 by Christopher Geczy and William Thompson. Forefront provides consulting, investment advisory, and investment management services to ultra-high-net worth individuals and families, investment limited partnerships, trusts, corporations, and other business entities.

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP engages in the provision of accounting, tax, and advisory services. The firm offers employee benefit plan audits, internet audit services, statutory financial audits, cost segregation, tax accounting, transfer pricing, healthcare consulting, risk advisory, and information technology advisory. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Enable Injections, Inc. develops wearable bolus injectors for investigational use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to deliver high viscosity, high volume payloads up to 20cc to the subcutaneous tissue. The company was founded by Michael D. Hooven in February 2010 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Clean Energy Trust is a non-profit organization which provides clean energy technology solutions. The firm also specializes in commercializing research from labs and universities into the market. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms that provide audit, tax, and advisory services. The private company is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With over 265,000 employees working in member firms across 143 countries and territories, KPMG is widely recognized as a great place to work and build a career. The Sri Lankan company is committed to community service, inclusion and diversity, and eradicating childhood illiteracy. KPMG operates in 20 countries and territories in the region, with more than 46,000 people in member firms.

Balance Point Capital Advisors LLC (Balance Point Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Seth W. Alvord and John L. Ritter. The firm is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

Zhongmei Healthcare Group Ltd. engages in the Provision of healthcare services and operation of hospital chain. Its business is categorized as comprehensive medical service and hospital management business. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Adams Chetwood Wealth Management LLC (ACWM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 2015 and is principally owned by Allworth Financial LP, which is owned by Allworth Financial Group LP. ACWM offers wealth management services to pre-retirees and retirees with $2 million to $15 million.

Running Oak Capital LLC (ROC) is an independent registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Edina, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Seth L. Cogswell in 2012. ROC offers portfolio management services on a discretionary basis. They provide a long-only equity portfolio called Efficient Growth, via separately managed accounts.

TrueFG LLC (dba True Financial Group) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas. The firm was founded by Marie E. Freemyer in 2017. True Financial Group provides financial planning and investment management to individuals, couples, families, and businesses.

Ovipost engages in the development and manufacture of tools for insect farms. It offers cricket farming supplies and wholesale cricket products. The company was founded by Trina Chiasson and James Ricci and in headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. engages in research on ways to reduce molds, toxins, and pests into commercial scale services for the global grain and nut sectors. The company was founded by Daniel White and Daniel Cavanaugh and is headquartered in Haydenville, MA.

Transaera, Inc. is an MIT spinout based in Somerville, MA. The company performs research and development at Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in the area. Transaera is exploring novel desiccant materials to develop ultra-efficient climate systems that can regulate indoor environments critical to business and human productivity, all while reducing the impact on our climate and local grid infrastructure. Transaera was one of eight finalists in the Cooling Prize, an international innovation competition to develop a residential air conditioner that would consume 80% less energy than commonly available air conditioners. The company is developing a new class of affordable, energy-efficient, sustainable cooling systems and residential air conditioners. The company was founded by Matthew Dorson, Mircea Dinca, Sorin Grama, and Sorin Grama has been the CEO since incorporation.

Noon Energy, Inc. has developed an innovative battery technology that offers high energy density long-duration storage, making it possible to provide 100% renewable energy. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The breakthrough technology enables the availability of intermittent solar and wind power 24/7 year-round at a lower cost than conventional fossil fuel generation.

Heaten AS is a Norwegian company that specializes in developing, producing, and selling piston-based Very High Temperature Heat Pumps. The company is based in Kristiansand, Norway and was founded in 2010. The company's technology allows for the recovery of waste heat and conversion into useful energy at high temperatures, up to 200°C, without relying on fossil fuels. The CEO is Peter P. Breithaupt.

Avesi Partners LLC (Avesi Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Azolla Management Co. LP (Azolla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Amy Yaa Boatemaa Duffuor, Johanna Wendlandt Wolfson and Matthew McLean Nordan in 2021. The Firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.