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Shore Capital Partners LLC (Shore Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Justin Ishbia. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (SC) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by John Anton Svoboda and Michelle Lynn Collins. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Poetry Foundation operates as a poetry promoting firm and provides publishing services. The company was founded by Harriet Monroe in 1912 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Scribe is an American company that provides SEO and marketing services. The private company was founded by Hartman Mike.

DigitasLBi Ltd. provides search engine marketing and Internet marketing services. It also provides digital marketing through search, online media planning, affiliate marketing, social media and brand monitoring. The company was founded by Steve Leach on July 21, 1997 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Real Chemistry, Inc. is an end-to-end healthcare experience group that leverages advanced AI-powered insights, diverse expertise, and customer-centric ideas to transform the healthcare industry. Real Chemistry is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Canada, United Kingdom, and United States. The company helps healthcare professionals better understand, reach, and engage patients, while creating healthcare experiences that span diagnosis to adherence. The company was founded in 2001 by Jim Weiss. Shankar Narayanan has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

The New School provides education services. It offers art, design, liberal arts, environment, global issues, media and technology, and social science courses. The firm also offers undergraduate, graduate and adult programs. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Eversana Life Science Services LLC, Intouch Group LLC provides agency network services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company is based in Overland Park, KS. The company was founded in 1999 by Faruk Capan. Faruk Capan has been the CEO since 1999. Intouch Group was acquired by Eversana Life Science Services LLC on December 16, 2021.

PhysIQ, Inc. provides proprietary predictive analytics for human physiology. It designs, develops and commercializes predictive analytics technologies to monitor the health of complex systems. The company was founded by Matt R. Pipke and Gary W. Conkright in 1999 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.

Aegis Trust is an international organization based in Newark, UK, that works to prevent genocide and mass atrocities worldwide. Aegis puts humanity first and is committed to the ideal that no one should be persecuted or killed because of their identity. The British company's work is shaped by public health principles and is driven by a passionate commitment to preventing genocide. Through education, Aegis honours the memory of genocide victims and encourages communities to change to build long-term peace. The company was founded in 2000 by Stephen Smith and James Smith, with James Smith serving as the CEO since then.

Innovation Development Institute, Inc. operates as a community of healthcare innovators who aspire to heroic change. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Lyric Opera of Chicago provides live theatrical presentations. The company was founded by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence V. Kelly in 1954 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

closerlook, Inc. provides marketing communication services. Its services include strategy consulting, advertising campaign development, web design, video production and other creative services. The firm's clients include Kodak, ConAgra Foods and Abbott Laboratories. The company was founded in 1987 by David Ormesher and is headquartered in Chicago, IL

Salient Global is a group of experts and partners who are passionate about enabling their clients' businesses and their people to flourish. The private company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company offers data-driven, creative solutions that fuel growth through meaningful human experiences. The company's model unites expert talent around a data science, digital experience, and strategic advisory model. Salient Global operates at their highest individual levels in expert disciplines, each with its own promise, culture, and identity, but tethered to their suite of proprietary data products - Salient Synapse - as well as a range of other growth platforms and tools. The company was founded by Bryan Specht, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Firehouse Strategies LLC provides public relations consulting services. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded in 2016 by Alex Conant, Terry Sullivan.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.