Anna Ferguson

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Comvest Partners, Inc. (Comvest Partners) is a private equity frim, a subsidiary of Comvest Group Holdings LLC founded in 2000 by Michael S. Falk, Robert L. Priddy and Robert O’Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (CAI) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Investments, Inc., which is owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CAI provides advisory services to private investment companies, such as private equity funds and funds of one or more private equity and real estate funds. The investors in the funds advised by the firm are institutional investors, funds of funds, high-net worth individuals and employees, and former employees of Citigroup, Inc.

Genescient Corp. operates as an American biotechnology company.

Platinum Equity Advisors LLC (Platinum Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Tom Gores. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

AlpInvest Partners, Inc. (AlpInvest) is the New York City private equity subsidiary of Netherlands-based AlpInvest Partners BV, ultimately held by The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ: CG). Established in 1999 as NIB Capital Private Equity, the firm became AlpInvest Partners in 2004. They were the first exclusive private equity manager for a public pension fund and invest worldwide across primary funds, secondaries, and direct investment (co-investment) channels, covering the entire private equity spectrum. In addition to the New York office, AlpInvest has offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London. They are a socially responsible investor which works to promote sustainability and governance as an important factor in investment choices. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investments and exclude direct investments in companies that are directly involved in the manufacturing or distribution of products that clearly violate Dutch and relevant international conventions. They also explore sustainability-themed investments.

Sosv Ltd (Sosv) is a multi-stage venture capital and accelerator firm founded by Sean O’Sullivan in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Ireland with an additional offices in Luxembourg, USA, Hong Kong and China.

Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is based in New York, NY. Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse (New York Securities Branch) is a company that provides investment banking and asset management services.

17 Capital LLP (17 Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Pierre–Antoine. The firm is headquartered in London.

KKR Group Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment and private equity asset management services. The firm manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It operates through the Asset Management and Insurance segments. The Asset Management segment includes investment management and other services to funds, vehicles, collateral loan obligations, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. The Insurance segment offers retirement and life insurance services which provide a suite of protection, legacy and savings products to customers and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. The company was founded by Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts in 1976 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte LLP (United Kingdom) provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. David Sproul has been the CEO of the British company since 2003.

Part of Triago Americas, Inc., Triago Europe SA is a French company that provides private equity fundraising, secondary market, and strategic solutions. The company is based in Paris, France.

Gnewt Cargo Ltd. engages in the provision of logistics and supply chain services. It offers stock replenishment, inter-store transfer, pick-up and drop-off, secure drop boxes, reverse logistics, transportation, tankers, international freight forwarding, and warehousing solutions. The company was founded on January 9, 2008 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Recleim LLC provides electronic appliance recycling and resource recovery services. It removes and destroys harmful refrigerants and recycles the metals, plastics, and glass from appliances. The company was founded by John Stephen Bush in 2012 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The American company was founded by Ryan Bethencourt.

Babel Ventures LLC (Babel Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Barbara Minuzzi and Daniela Arruda. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Wild Earth, Inc. manufactures and develops pet food. It offers Koji-based protein products for dogs and cats. The company was founded by Kristin Wuhrman, Abril Estrada, Ron Shigeta, and Ryan Bethencourt and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Venn Biosciences Corp. engages in developing an artificial intelligence-driven mass spectrometry discovery and validation platform. Its products include VENN Vista, a glycoproteomic analysis; OpenPIP software, a neural network for automated mass spectrometry peak integration; and cancer liquid biopsy. The company was founded by Lieza Denan, Aldo Carrascoso, Carlito B. Lebrilla, and Carolyn R. Bertozzi in June 2017 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Blue Ventures Conservation is a British company that works with coastal communities to rebuild tropical fisheries. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The company's focus is on marine conservation and they offer volunteer expeditions. The company was founded in 2003 by Alasdair Harris, Matthew Linnecar. Richard Nimmo has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Provectus Algae Pty Ltd. operates as a biotech company specialising in the optimisation of Algae to produce high-value compounds for a broad range of industries and applications. It offers natural and biosynthetic production services in antibiotics, vaccines, enzymes, cosmetics, hormones, terpenes, cannabinoids products.. The company was founded by Nusqe Spanton in 2018 and is headquartered in Noosaville, Australia.

PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. operates a portfolio of consumer and commercial brands. Its products are built to tackle challenges on specialty surfaces and applications. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Gurnee, IL.

Noodie Foods LLC is an American company that manufactures noodles. The company was founded by Isabel Khoo.

Sustainable Food Ventures LLC (Sustainable Food Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Ryan Bethencourt and Mariliis Holm. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Jellatech, Inc. is a company based in Raleigh, NC that develops innovative technologies to produce high quality, pure, animal-free collagen and gelatin. Jellatech's mission is to eliminate animals from the food system and create better ingredient products, starting with collagen and gelatin. Jellatech, Inc. was founded in 2020 by a group of innovators, dreamers, entrepreneurs and scientists, including Stephanie Michelsen and Kylie Hesp. Stephanie Michelsen has been the CEO since incorporation.

Tiamat Sciences Corp. is a biotech company based in Durham, NC. Tiamat Sciences is focused on reinventing recombinant proteins to fuel the next generation of biotech companies across various fields such as cellular agriculture, regenerative medicine, and vaccine production. The company provides animal-free recombinant proteins at a fraction of their cost with a reduced carbon footprint, using a new recombinant proteins production platform that utilizes transient expression, vertical farming, and computational design. The company's animal-free proteins derived from plants are affordable, scalable, and flexible, and they aim to remove animals from science and shape a more sustainable future. The company was founded in 2019 by Clément Carlier and France-Emmanuelle Adil, with France-Emmanuelle Adil serving as the CEO since then.

Joyful Ventures Management Co. LLC (Joyful Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. The firm is headquartered in West Hollywood, California.