Philip A. Claxton

Velocity Capital BV (Velocity Capital) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2005 by Willem Willemstein. The firm is headquartered in Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Meniga Ltd. engages in the provision of white-label personalized digital banking software. It offers include digital banking, marketing, and data consolidation and enrichment products. The company was founded by Georg Ludviksson, Asgeir Orn Asgeirsson, and Viggo Asgeirsson and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Five Degrees Solutions BV provides software and application solutions for financial activities. Its Matrix offers banking architecture, project, operational, and support services. The firm also provides universal banking, wealth management, and financial inclusion. The company was founded by Martijn Hohmann on March 1, 2009 and is headquartered in Breukelen, the Netherlands.

Ally Invest Advisors, Inc. (AIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Formerly known as One Market Advisors, Inc., the firm is wholly-owned by Ally Invest Group, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Ally Financial, Inc. (NYSE: ALLY). AIA provides individuals and high net worth individuals with two types of advisory services: (i) Robo Portfolios; and (ii) Wealth Management.

Carolinas Fintech Management LLC (CFV Ventures) is a venture capital arm of RevTech Labs LLC founded in 2017 by Daniel J. Roselli and Nathaniel Clarkson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Hands-on BV provides IT consulting and management services. The company was founded by Peter Heijen in 2013 and is headquartered in Rotterdamn, the Netherlands.

Carolina Fintech Hub provides resource and support services to financial technology companies. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC. The company was founded by Daniel J. Roselli.

Gemini Consulting Group, Inc. provides management consulting services. Its services range from management consulting, to the development of day surgery centers and hospitals. The company was founded by James B. McCarthy and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of securities underwriting and investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

FOLIOfn, Inc. provides brokerage and investment solutions to investors. Its services include e-mail alerts, reports delivered online and direct deposits. The company was founded by Kathleen M. H. Wallman and Steven M. Wallman in 1998 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. designs, manufactures and markets saloons and sports cars. It provides luxury saloons, specialist sports cars, four wheel drive off-road vehicles, and related components. The company was founded by Brits William Lyons and William Walmsley in 1922 and is headquartered in Coventry, the United Kingdom.

Peppers & Rogers Group provides business and management consulting services. Its services include consulting, on-site and Web-based training and research. The company was founded in 1993 by Don Peppers and Martha L. Rogers and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Firstrade Securities, Inc. is a fintech online brokerage based in Flushing, NY that offers commission-free trading on stocks, ETFs, options, mutual funds, and fixed income through its mobile apps and web platform. The private company provides a full line of investment products, no-fee IRA retirement services, and advanced tools to help self-directed investors take control of their financial future. Firstrade is committed to excellence and client experience first, and has received numerous awards for its customer service, ease of use, and low fees. The company's mission is to empower its customers with the most advanced technology to make it simpler and seamless to execute their investment strategies. Firstrade Securities has subsidiaries in the United States.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc./Venture Partners/ (Baird Venture) is a venture capital division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. founded in 2000 by Thomas Desmond. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

BuildScale, Inc. provides video marketing and sales enablement solutions. The firm specializes in video marketing, analytics, hosting, and sale enablement, video for sale and internal communications video. The company was founded by Michael Litt, Edward Wu and Devon Galloway in 2010 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Quinyx AB provides web-based workforce management system. It serves the retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation and warehousing industries. The firm specializes in task management, software OnDemand, employee scheduling, and business forecast. The company was founded by Erik Olof Viktor Fjellborg, Carl Geijer, and Andreas Sjölund in 2005 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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.

Bluestem Brands, Inc. operates as a multi-brand online retailer. It offers home products such as housewares, entertainment related, bed and bath, lawn and garden items, home furnishings, and hardware products. The firm also offers a variety of credit options to provide families on a budget the flexibility of paying over time. The company was founded by Thomas J. Petters and Theodore Deikel in 2002 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Istra Research Ltd. offers quantitative financial research services. It develops and implements automated trading algorithms using intra-day and high frequency statistical arbitrage strategies for international electronic financial markets. The company was founded by Michael Lewin, Alon Wasserman, and Jonathan Lewin in 2008 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.

Panjiva, Inc. provides intelligence platform for global trade professionals. Its products include technology, intelligence platform, enterprise and application programming interface. The firm provides solutions for buyer, suppliers, logistics, governments and analysts. The company was founded by Josh Green and James Psota on September 28, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

J. Hilburn, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes men's apparel. Its products include shirts, pants, belts, knits, sweaters, bowties, and socks. The firm exports its products throughout the world. The company was founded by John Hilburn Davis and Veeral Rathod in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

30 Second Software, Inc. delivers mobile electronic commerce technology services. It offers localpoint, a mobile software platform that provides proximity marketing and location analytics for retailers and brands, and integrates location management, campaign management, reporting, and analytics into IT infrastructure. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

MRU Holdings, Inc. provides loan services to college students. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Zur Shamir Holdings Ltd., Direct IDI Holdings Ltd. is an Israeli company that provides insurance services. The company is based in Petach Tikva, Israel. Moshe Schneidman has been the CEO of the company since 2001.