David Nordfors

Founded in 2008, DISCERN Investment Analytics, Inc. is an independent investment research firm located in San Francisco, California. The firm's provides technology-enabled investment research for professional fund managers. DISCERN's research is developed using external experts, information analytics tools and proprietary data streams. They seek to identify trends and investment opportunities in emerging markets just over the long-term horizon. DISCERN partners with a variety of external experts, data service companies and financial technology providers and employs a variety of fundamental and quantitative sources of proprietary global information. The firm's partners include: AlphaTheory, Altos Research, Monvia and Summit View Partners.

Stiftelsen för Kunskaps och Kompetensutveckling (KK-stiftelsen) is a private foundation headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1994, KK-stiftelsen funds projects in research and education at the advanced level, which build strong research and educational environments, provided that the business community actively participates in these projects. Their funding is for Sweden's universities and new universities.

VINNOVA AB provides funding services and financial assistance. It promotes collaborations between companies, universities, research institutes and the public sector. The company was founded in January 2001 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.