Patricia McLaughlin Thomas

Carreker Corp. develops payments related software and consulting solutions to financial institutions and financial service providers. Its services include consulting, project management and software implementation. The company offers tools for fraud detection, payment systems, cash inventory management and cost reduction. The firm is located in Dallas, TX.

Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

Part of Silvergate Capital Corp., Silvergate Bank is a leading bank for innovative businesses in fintech and cryptocurrency. The company was founded in 1996 by Derek J. Eisele and is based in La Jolla, CA. Silvergate Bank has been serving innovators for over 25 years and is known for its expertise in providing banking solutions to the fintech and cryptocurrency industries.

Founded in 1998 by William R. Hambrecht, WR Hambrecht + Co. LLC is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They provide research that focuses on the (1) Asia-Pacific, biotechnology, business applications and services sectors (2) the China Internet and technology sector (3) consumer (4) enterprise software and Internet (5) gaming technology (6) Internet (7) medical technology (8) nanotechnology (9) networking and data infrastructure (10) semiconductors and devices and (11) specialty pharmaceuticals.

BankCap Partners (BankCap Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Brian D. Jones, Scott A. Reed and James H. Graves. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

InBank provides personal and business banking services. The firm offers checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts; personal, credit, mortgage, commercial and business, real estate, construction, and agriculture loans; and debit cards. It also provides Internet banking, safe deposit box, night depository, wire transfer, merchant, and cash management services. The company was founded by Joe DiLisio in 1918 and is headquartered in Raton, NM.

JPMorgan Chase Bank provides investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Wellness Coaches USA LLC provides onsite and face-to-face wellness coaching. The firm offers human interaction, coaching interaction, coaching process and issue, injury prevention, and resource integration services. It serves government, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, office and professional, publishing, and transportation and distribution customers. The company was in 2002 and it is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA.

Part of Vista Bancshares, Inc. (Texas), Vista Bank is a financial institution based in Dallas, TX. The bank is best known for serving entrepreneurs and operates through its 14 banking center locations and digital presence. With 159 team members and $1.60 billion in assets as of December 31, 2022, Vista Bank has a rich 111-year history of entrepreneurs banking entrepreneurs. The bank offers innovative solutions to personal and commercial clients while prioritizing people first. Vista Bank has 15 locations throughout North, Central, and West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The bank has experienced disciplined and organic asset growth in the last decade, breaking into the top 100 banks by asset size in 2018. Vista Bank is one of the top 25 North Paycheck Protection Program funders and has participated in the Main Street Lending Program, delivering critical relief funds to small and middle-market companies. Vista Bank serves personal, business, agriculture, FSA & SBA preferred lending, and deposit banking needs.

Professional Bank operates as a state charted commercial bank. It offers personal and business banking services. The firm also provides home, portfolio and conventional loans. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

True Health Diagnostics LLC operates a diagnostics company which focuses on preventing chronic disease in order to empower physicians and other medical specialists to achieve patient health outcomes. It specializes in advanced clinical laboratory testing, which enables healthcare providers to more accurately diagnose, manage, and prevent the progression of cardiovascular diseases, genetic disorders, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions. The company was founded by Christopher Grottenthaler in 2014 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

FCER Management LLC provides emergency medical services. The company is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

Nobul Corp. offers disruptive real estate web and mobile application marketplace. It enables consumers to search for and hire the real estate agent. The company was founded by Regan McGee and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Uncommon Giving Corp. provides charity services. The company was founded by Ron Baldwin and Gene Baldwin and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Landsea Homes, Inc. engages in the design and construction of mid-rise and high-rise properties. It offers high performance homes (HPH) program and mortgage lending. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Alterna Equity Partners LLC (Alterna Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

PT Financial Holdings, Inc. functions as an investment holding American company. The CEO of the private company is Chirag Shah.

Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LLC (Interplay ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mark Peter Davis. The firm is headquartered in New York.