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Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (Duff & Phelps) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1979, evolving from the Duff & Phelps investment research firm founded in 1932. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). Duff & Phelps provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, mutual funds, closed-end funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to retail clients. Duff & Phelps is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Putnam Investment Management LLC (PIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1971, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putnam US Holdings I LLC and became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in 2024. PIM provides investment advice across all asset classes to individuals and institutions worldwide through separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds.

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.

Catterton Management Co. LLC (L Catterton) is a private equity subsidiary of L Catterton Management Ltd. founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Kettle Partners is a venture capital firm, founded in 1997 by Lee Rosenberg, Mark Achler and David Semmel. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Virtuous Software, Inc. develops customer relationship management platform which helps to raise funds through online. It offers donor management, integrations, relationship intelligence and mobile applications. The company was founded by Gabriel Cooper in 2014 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Music Audience Exchange, Inc. operates an online platform that brings both artists and brands together to tell their stories. It specializes in brand marketing, music marketing, advertising network, marketing technology, online advertising, social media marketing and content marketing. The company was founded by Justin Mink, George Howard, Carlos Diaz, Ryan Whisenhunt, Nathan Hanks and Sean Hozumi in 2014 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

SurePayroll, Inc. provides payroll and accounting services. It offers web-based payroll calculations, tax filing, direct deposit processing, email reminders, and internet reports to small businesses. The firm also offers co-branded and private-label payroll services that allow its partners to offer payroll processing. The company was founded by Scott Wald, Troy Henikoff, and Michael Alter in 2000 and is headquartered in Glenview, IL.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

InSpace, Inc. provides information technology services. The private company is located in the US. The American company was founded by Jonathan Fentzke.

Explorer Equity Group LLC (Explorer Equity Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Cody Shirk. The firm is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC is a not-for-profit center for engineering, research, and development. It offers services in air and missile defense, civilian space, cyber operations, homeland protection and national security analysis. The organization was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Laurel, MD.

Computational Physics, Inc. provides basic and applied science support solutions and services. Its products include atmospheric correction tool, atmospheric effects on transfer of heat and environmental radiation (AETHER), atmospheric ultraviolet radiance integrated code (AURIC), global-scene architecture for integrated atmosphere, terrain, and cloud analysis (GAIA), moderate spectral atmospheric radiance and transmittance (MOSART), ocean universal scene (OCEANUS) model and parameterized ionospheric model (PIM). The firm’s customers include government (DoD and civilian), Federally Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDCs), university laboratories and private companies. The company was founded by Douglas J. Strickland on September 17, 1984 and is headquartered in Springfield, VA.

Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. provides membership network for learning and expertise. The firm promotes knowledge exchange through conversations, small group convenings, mentorships, surveys, and other interactions with its network of experts. The company was founded by Alexander Saint-Amand, Thomas D. Lehrman, and Mark Gerson in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Kluz Ventures LLC, Flying Object LLC functions as a venture capital fund.

Northwest Research Associates, Inc. provides geophysical science research services. It offers research services on solar and stellar physics, atmosphere and climate, electromagnetic wave propagation and fluid mechanics, and data assimilation and statistical signal processing. The firm also provides space weather indices, field observations in the Indian ocean, shoreline monitoring service, video metric systems, and coherent radio receiving system. The company was founded by Donald Delisi and Edward Fremouw in 1984 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Working Lab Capital LLC (Working Lab Capital) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Richard Nespola Jr. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Part of The Fund /NY/, Everywhere Ventures is a pre-seed fund that supports early stage founders all over the world. The fund is backed by 500 founders and operators.

Ellipsis Earth Intelligence BV is a Dutch company that helps bridge the gap between data and audience by providing an easy way to go from computer to cloud in minutes. The company is based in Ede, Netherlands and was founded by Rosalie van der Maas, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company specializes in creating better value for risk data by hosting it on a live map, which helps with risk management. Ellipsis Drive is their product that allows for flexible rendering of vector and raster data in your own software with just a single line of code.

Part of Chungho ICT Co., Ltd., FKM Co. Ltd. develops and markets banking automation systems. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea. FKM Co. was acquired by Chungho ICT Co., Ltd. from Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. on July 05, 2011 for $7.84 million.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

OmniEarth, Inc. provides cloud based solutions. It offers resource management, precision agriculture, asset monitoring and custom services. The company was founded by Carter Old, Jonathan Fentzke and Lars dyrud in 2014 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. (BCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. The firm was founded by Jay Buckingham in 1987. BCM provides advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Tulip.io, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based solutions to retailers. It offers clienteling, checkout Nova, assisted selling, LiveConnect, and Runner solutions. The company was founded by Ali Asaria in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

One Capital LLC (OneTen Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Qubits Ventures Management Company LLC (Qubits Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Nardo Manaloto. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

IrishAngels Inc (IrishAngels) is a venture capital subsidiary of Vitalize Venture Group founded in 2012 by Thomas Jordan Curnes, David Wieland and Gale Wilkinson. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sheets Smith Investment Management LLC (SSIM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2015 by Sheets Smith Wealth Management and Z. Cornell Bowden. SSIM specializes in multi-strategy equity and dynamic asset allocation balanced portfolio management. The firm offers a suite of Balanced Portfolio strategies to accommodate various risk tolerances and time horizons of individual clients.

Jessup Wealth Management, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Dayton, OH. The company was founded in 2009. The CEO is Matthew C. Jessup.

BofA Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of NB Holdings Corp., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York, the firm was founded in 2015 and offers trade execution, trading or brokerage services to institutional clients.