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Founded in 1976, Apax Partners, Inc. is a venture capital/private equity firm located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of London-based Apax Partners LLP

Enterprise Ireland (Enterprise Ireland) is a venture capital firm founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in Ireland.

J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (JOHCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by James Hambro in 1993 as an independently managed boutique, and was acquired by Pendal Group Ltd., formerly BT Investment Management Ltd., in 2011. In 2023, Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) – an ASX-listed, global diversified financial services company in Sydney, Australia – acquired Pendal Group, including JOHCM. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services across a diverse range of equity strategies through pooled vehicles (or investment funds) and to clients that establish separately managed accounts.

J&E Davy is a brokerage firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded in 1926 and is owned by J & E Davy Holdings, which is a subsidiary of Bank of Ireland Group Plc (LON: BIRG). J&E Davy delivers world class outcomes to corporate and institutional clients through research and insights, expert execution and their strong access to distribution networks. They provide expert equity, debt, strategic and sustainability advice with a deep understanding of global markets, innovative capital raising solutions and specialist advisory capabilities. Their Capital Markets advisory team focuses on Irish and UK corporates with distribution and access to institutional investors across the globe.

Beringea LLP is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 1980 by Charlie Rothstein. Beringea LLP is headquartered in London.

Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (United Kingdom) (Berenberg-UK) is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer division of Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, a multinational full-service investment bank in Germany. Headquartered in London, Berenberg-UK was founded in 2003 and provides trading and brokerage services to institutional and corporate clients.

Umpqua Bank provides personal and business banking solutions. The firm's service include savings, money markets, online banking and billpay, mobile banking, debit card, and overdraft services. It also offers home loans, express deposits, fraud prevention, merchant and overdraft services. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Openbravo SLU develops commercial open source cloud business software for specialty retailers. It offers Openbravo Commerce Suite, a multichannel retail business solution that allows specialty retailers to manage their entire business and transform their physical store channel to deliver shopping experiences. The company was founded by Ismael Ciordia, Nicolas Serrano and Moncho Aguinaga in 2001 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Key Capital Investment Management Ltd. (Key Capital Investment Management) is a private equity subsidiary of KC II Ltd, founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Strategy& engages in the provision of global management consulting services. It serves industries including aerospace and defense; health; oil and gas; technology; automotive; entertainment and media; power and utilities; telecommunications; and transportation. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Marcol Group Ltd. is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Marcol International Asset Management Ltd. founded in 1976 by John C. Rigg, Terence Cole and Mark Neil Steinberg. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Luxembourg.

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) was founded in 1983 and is based in London, UK. The BVCA is the voice of private capital in the UK and supports its members to help companies grow and achieve their long-term ambitions, creating value for the country both economically and socially. The BVCA provides information on private equity and venture capital, institutional investors, ESG and responsible investment, diversity and inclusion, and policy. The BVCA also conducts research, publishes reports, and hosts events. The BVCA's mission is to promote diversity and inclusion within the industry and support firms to build inclusive environments in which everyone can thrive.

Frontline Ventures Management Co. Ltd (Frontline Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Algaecytes Ltd. develops algae derived bioactive ingredients. Its products include omega oils, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alpha linolenic acid (ALA) and Omega 6 oils arachidonic acid (ARA). The company was founded by Naz Bashir and John Dodd on May 25, 2010 and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom.

Frost Data Capital LLC (Frost Data Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Stuart Frost. The firm is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Sustainable Venture Development Partners Ltd (Sustainable Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Andrew Wordsworth. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

OS Fund LLC (OS Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Bryan Johnson and Jeff Klunzinger. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

YoFloor Technologies develops mobile platform that offers a virtual trial room for home design decisions. It offers 3D visualization tools which can be used by buyers and designers to facilitate the visualization of a look or home design before a purchase is done. The company was founded by Ankur Mishra and Archit Rathi in March 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Bayes Business School /Venture Capital/ (Bayes Business School) is a venture capital subsidiary of Bayes Business School founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Deepbridge Capital LLP (Deepbridge) is an investment management firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Chester, UK.

Second Nature Healthy Habits Ltd. engages in the provision of software development services. It offers mobile and desktop applications, smart scales, mentors, education, activity tracker, and community. The company was founded by Chris Edson and Mike Gibb and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

MFV Partners Management LLC (MFV Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Karthee Madasamy. The firm is headquartered in Los Alto, California.

A2a Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops proprietary computational systems and new therapeutics that serve highly unmet patient needs. The company was founded by Edward Painetr, Sridhar Wempati, Brendan Kelly, and Matthew Welsch and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Q32 Bio Operations, Inc. develops immunomodulatory therapies with protein based molecules using a platform. The company was founded by Shelia Violette and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Idly Systems Ltd. develops digital credential verification tools. The Irish company was founded by Finn Murphy.

Part of Kearney Holdings Ltd., Silicon Foundry LLC is a membership-based advisory firm based in San Francisco, CA. The company fuels the innovation ecosystem by connecting corporations with top entrepreneurs, startups, and investors to catalyze opportunities and push the frontier of what's possible. Silicon Foundry's members include a diverse array of the world's leading corporations such as BP, Capital Group, Evonik, NatWest, UPS, SK Hynix, SK Innovation, and Southwest Airlines. The company was founded by Scott Stanford, and Neal Hansch has been the CEO of the company since 2016. The company helps its members navigate new technologies and market shifts, discover and engage with key emerging leaders, and unlock high-impact customer, partnership, investment, co-creation, and acquisition opportunities. Silicon Foundry was acquired by Kearney Holdings Ltd. on July 19, 2023.

AEC Systems Ltd. engages in the provision of information technology and software development services. The company was founded on January 14, 2020 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Weld Technologies ApS builds data warehouses quickly using their powerful ELT, SQL transformations, RELT, and AI assistant. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish company's platform is connected to over 100 apps, files, and databases. Weld Technologies was founded in 1993 by Kristian Barrett, Jonas Skytte Thordal, Jakob Skytte Jensen, and Jakob Kristensen. Jonas Skytte Thordal has been the CEO since 1993.

OC&C Strategy Consultants LLP provides strategic consulting services. The company was founded by Christopher David Outram on October 24, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

LSV Capital Management LLC (Lightstone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

SimpleStream Ltd. provides online video streaming services. The firm provides Over The Top Live and VOD streaming solutions, including the provision of fully automated catch-up services for desktop, mobile, tablet and TV. The company was founded by Adam Smith on May 5, 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Codility Ltd. develops assessment tools for programming skills. It provides automated assessment tests and professional assessment services necessary in the recruitment of software developers. The firm?s tests that request the candidate to write a snippet of source code and then automatically assess the code?s correctness and performance. The company was founded by Grzegorz Jakacki, Tomasz Blaszczyk, Krzysztof Kowalczyk and Tomasz Walen in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Merrill Lynch International (Investment Management) (MLI-IM) is the investment management division of Merrill Lynch International, a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1988 and is a subsidiary of ML UK Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLI-IM provides a range of investment management services to individual and retail clients.

Elkstone Capital Partners Ltd.(Elkstone Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Alan Merriman. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.