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Scale Management LLC (Scale Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Kate D. Mitchell and Anchie Y. Kuo. The firm is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

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.

Founded in 2003 by Benjamin Howe and Maria Lewis Kussmaul, America's Growth Capital LLC (ACG) is an emerging growth-focused, research, broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of America's Growth Capital Holdings LLC. They seek to identify small-cap opportunities and bring new investment opportunities to growth-oriented institutional and private equity investors. AGC completes investment banking transactions for emerging growth companies in the following industries: (1) technology including communications, data center, financial technology, information security, semiconductors and software (2) clean technology, (3) digital media/Internet and (4) business services. They have participated in transactions ranging in size from $6 million to $1 billion. These transactions have included buyouts, buy-side and sell-side advisory assignments, private placements, PIPEs, IPOs, follow-ons and fairness opinions. The firm's Capital Markets group provides analysis on leading emerging growth sectors with a focus on identifying dynamic changes and trends in their focus industries. They present ideas through: (1) white papers, which provide topical and industry-wide analysis by highlighting the leading small-cap public and private companies of influence (2) thought pieces, which illustrate the impact of current events such as legislation, market swings and (3) capital market updates which present comprehensive statistics and data on one or more product areas including IPOs, M&A, private placements, etc. that have an impact on the emerging growth universe. AGC maintains relationships across multiple pools of capital including institutional, private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, sovereign wealth and debt. They leverage those relationships to provide clients with the best sources of financing for their particular needs.

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

FMR LLC engages in the provision of financial and investment services. It offers financial planning and advice, wealth management, retirement plans, trading and brokerage services, and investment products. The company was founded by Edward C. Johnson II in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

McNally Capital LLC (McNally Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Ward S. McNally and John P. Rompon. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Link Ventures LLP (Link Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by David B. Blundin and Rob Chaplinsky. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Beehive Industries LLC operates as an infrastructure and asset management software company. It offers BeehiveStorm, a water management system for flood mitigation; BeehiveWater, a solution for management of pipes, valves, hydrants, fittings, wells, curb stops, meters, and laterals; and BeehiveWastewater, a system to manage manholes, lift stations, mains, laterals, and cleanouts. The company was founded by William Sheldon in 2011 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors, Inc. is an American company that specializes in the distribution of food products.

African Agriculture, Inc. engages in commercial farming, fishery logistics and management, and carbon offset production. Its products include Alfalfa supreme, premium, and first grade. The company was founded on May 7, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Beehive3D, Inc. engages in manufacturing, technology developing, and innovation partnership for defense, aerospace, and related industries. The private company is based in Deerfield Beach.