Syed Musheer Ahmed

Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC (BIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1994 as MetLife Advisers LLC and changed their name into Brighthouse Investment Advisers LLC in 2017. They are a subsidiary of Brighthouse Holdings LLC, which is owned by Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHF). BIA serves as the investment adviser to participants in the asset allocation program made available exclusively under Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts by the issuing insurance companies. In this capacity, their clients are holders of Marquis Portfolios variable annuity contracts. As noted above, the firm also serves as investment adviser to certain investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

Jaypee International, Inc. is a brokerage firm located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides both institutional and retail clients with market access to the worlds most lucrative markets. They provide access to a wide range of products including equities, options, futures, commodity derivatives, ETFs and fixed-income. Jaypee offers access to investments in the U.S. and India. The firm is a member of the National Futures Association and is registered with FINRA and SIPC. Their exchange memberships include: NASDAQ, Eurex, NYSE Euronext, SGX, ICE, COMEX, ECX and TOCOM.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

SBI Capital Markets Ltd. is a private equity firm founded in 1986.The firm headquartered located in Mumbai.

Aavishkaar Inc (Aavishkaar Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Vineet Chandra Rai. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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

NGEN Partners LLC (NGEN Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Peter Grubstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kotak Private Equity Group (Kotak Private Equity) is a private equity arm of Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Avendus Capital Pvt Ltd. provides financial services. The firm offers financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions, private equity syndication, equity capital markets, structured finance, financial sponsors group, wealth management, alternative asset management, and institutional equities. The company was founded by Ranu Vohra, Gaurav Deepak and Kaushal Aggarwal and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Lighthouse Funds LLC (Lighthouse Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Sachin Bhartiya, Mukund Krishnaswami and Sean Sovak. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Matrix Partners India Investments LLC (Matrix Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Matrix Management Corp. founded in 2006 by Rishi Omprakash Navani and Avnish Sarabjit Bajaj. The firm is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

UAE Exchange & Financial Services Ltd. provides money transfer and foreign exchange services. It offers domestic and international air tickets booking, ticketing, tours, hotel booking, flight information, travel, ticket cancellation, forex rates, equity trading, bill payment/mobile recharge, car/rail booking, online bus ticket booking services, tour packages, six-currency prepaid travel cards that can be used in various merchant locations and automated teller machines. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bangalore, KA.

Grishin Robotics Inc. (Grishin Robotics) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Dmitry Grishin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Urban Ladder Home Decor Solutions Pvt Ltd. operates as an online store of furniture and other home decorating products. It offers living, dining, bedroom, study, storage, mattresses and décor products. The company was founded by Ashish Goel and Koyambedu Ravi Rajiv Srivatsa in 2012 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

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.

Wow! Momo Foods Pvt Ltd owns and operates restaurants. The company was founded by Sagar Daryani and Binod Homagai in 2008 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India.

Opera Software Holdings Ireland Ltd. functions as an investment holding Irish company. The private company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Lewis & Clark Capital LLC (Lewis & Clark Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Lewis & Clark Holdings founded in 2001 by Tom Hillman. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Part of Infosys Ltd., Infosys Technologies Ltd. (United States) is a company that provides computer programming services. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.

Lemniscap Global Ltd is a venture capital firm founded in the year 2014 by Roderik van der Graaf. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.

Clover Ventures Pvt Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Part of Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions PVT LTD is an Indian company that functions as a pension/retirement fund. The company is based in Bangalore, India.

Herbaceous Retail Pvt Ltd. provides crop growing, market gardening, and horticulture services. The company is based in Bangalore, India. The company was founded in 2020 by Santhosh Narasipura, BR Avinash, Gururaj Sheshagiri Rao, Arvind Murali.

Tribe Technology Group Ltd manufactures OEM equipment. The company is based in Mallusk, UK. The British company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Charlie King.

Ensemble VC (Ensemble VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Collin R. West, Conrad Shang and Gopinath Sundaramurthy. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Chamaeleon LLC (Chamaeleon) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Songyee Yoon, Nuno Gonçalves Pedro and Alexandre Santos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional office in Europe.