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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.

Fox Paine & Co. LLC is a private equity firm. The firm was founded in 1996 by Saul Fox and Dexter. The firm is headquartered in California, US.

Godaddy Msh, Inc. provides a social media marketing solutions. It offers a full-service marketing automation and customer relationship management platform that integrates social, reviews, mobile, email marketing to local businesses. The company was founded by Andrew G. Allison and Matthew James Stuart in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Chapman & Cutler LLP provides legal services. Its services include, asset securitization, banking and financial services, bankruptcy, restructuring and workouts, chapman practice innovations, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution and corporate counseling. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SynthaSite (Pty) Ltd. provides web publishing services. The company was founded by Brent Viljoen and Vinodan Lingham and is headquartered in Cape town, South Africa.

Yola, Inc. provides web hosting services. It offers website hosting, domain name registration, ecommerce, mobile and facebook publishing, local directory submission, search engine optimization tools, lead generation and social network integration. The company was founded in 2007 by Vinny Lingham, Lourens Stefan, Bodechtel Peter and Brent Viljoen and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ChessCube Pty Ltd. operates an online chess platform. The firm offers live tournaments that include real-time games, instant pairings and results, different formats, win cubits, live chat rooms, interactive chess videos for all levels. Its products include Live Chess, ChessCube Shop and ChessCube Cinema. The company was founded by Mark Levitt in 2006 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.

Personera (Pty) Ltd. provides personalized publishing services. It is a personalized products platform for brands on Facebook. The firm provides free of charge applications that, for the first time, allow brands to offer their communities a variety of custom print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with the end user's social network content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. The company was founded by Van der Spuy Brink, Sheraan Amod, Michael Champanis, and Jaco de Wet in November 2009 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.

Gyft, Inc. develops a gift card platform for consumers and retailers. The firm enables customers to upload, buy and redeem gift cards conveniently from their mobile device. Its customers can ditch the plastic and use their mobile device to store, send and redeem cards. The company was founded by Vinny Linghamv, C. J. MacDonald and Mark Levitt in January 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

SXSW LLC is an organization that hosts the SXSW Edu conference and festival, which focuses on critical social issues through the lens of education. SXSW was founded in 1987 by Roland Swenson and is based in Austin, TX. The event brings together learners, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to share their stories, tackle complex issues, and build new paths forward. Attendees can renew their purpose in practice and express their creativity and passion for education. The event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.

The Bitcoin Foundation, Inc. provides social services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Peter J. Vessenes, Jon Matonis.

Pristine, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for smart glasses. Its product EyeSight, offers industrial and healthcare solutions. The firm offers video communication platform primarily for health care providers, delivering information and allowing communication on the device's optics. The company was founded by Kyle Samani and Patrick Kolencherry in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Teneo Holdings LLC provides investment advisory services. It offers strategic communications, investment banking, management consulting, business intelligence, talent development, digital analytics, corporate governance, government affairs and corporate restructuring. The company was founded by Declan M. Kelly, Douglas J. Band and Paul Keary in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Civic Technologies, Inc. provides a digital protection start-up. The company was founded by Vinny Lingham and Jonathan Smith and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Newtown Partners Pty Ltd (Newtown Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa with an office in San Diego, California.

Bloomable provides an ecommerce platform that enables customers to order flowers and gifts online from local florists. The company was founded by Nick Wallander, Fraser Black and Dave Moller in 2012 and is headquartered in Woodstock, South Africa.

ePatientFinder, Inc. is engaged in healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Identity.com is a nonprofit organization that specializes in identity verification. The American company offers an open-source, decentralized ecosystem that allows companies and developers to create on-demand identity verification solutions. The private company's marketplace focuses on verifying credentials rather than exchanging personally identifiable information, giving consumers more control over their digital identities. Identity.com uses blockchain technology to provide a secure and efficient decentralized identity verification system, making it easy to verify identities at scale.

Lingham Capital (Lingham) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Vinny Lingham. The firm is headquartered in Cape Town,South Africa.

Incubeta Intelligent Marketing (Pty) Ltd. provides online marketing services. The company was founded by Vinodan Lingham in 2003 and is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.