Chris Schmitt

Mercury Air Group, Inc. provides aviation support services. The firm’s services include jet fuel, air cargo services and transportation as well as support services for international and United States commercial airlines, general aviation, and the United States government. The company was founded by Thomas C. Haywood, Robert P. Hedman and Robert J. Raine in 1956 and is headquartered in Torrance, CA.

VIX, Inc. provides online media services. It offers brand publishing, data provider, and market research. The company was founded by Troy McConnell, Luis Brandwayn, and Jochen Fischer on March 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Fund That Flip, Inc. operates as a crowd financing platform for residential real estate redevelopment projects. It provides financial and real estate services. The company was founded by Matthew T. Rodakis, Stephan Leccese, and Dan Morena in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Appia, Inc. provides mobile performance solutions for developers, publishers and advertisers. It also provides the technology, infrastructure, and scale to provide higher lifetime value users for advertisers while driving positive return on ad spend. It is not an application store but is a marketing platform, bringing the content from a number of developers and content creators to the mobile application storefronts of partners around the world. The company was founded by Judson S. Bowman in 2004 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Tall Oaks Capital Partners LLC (Tall Oaks Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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

FF Venture Capital LLC (FF Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by John Frankel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Antarctica Investment Advisors LLC (Antarctica Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in New York.

SXSW LLC is an organization that hosts the SXSW Edu conference and festival, which focuses on critical social issues through the lens of education. SXSW was founded in 1987 by Roland Swenson and is based in Austin, TX. The event brings together learners, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to share their stories, tackle complex issues, and build new paths forward. Attendees can renew their purpose in practice and express their creativity and passion for education. The event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.

Cofounders Capital Management LLC (Cofounders Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by David Gardner. The firm is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

Finstar Financial Group is a private equity firm founded in 1996. The firm headquartered in Moscow City, Russia.

Fintech Ventures (Fintech Ventures Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Serguei Kouzmine and Lucas Timberlake. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Fintech Ventures Fund LLLP invests in companies located in the North America particularly in the United States and Europe. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of banking/capital markets, lending/working capital solutions, and insurance. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed, and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from USD 0.25 to USD 1 million. It acts as lead investor and it takes a seat on the board.

Punta Alta Tech SL provides car parking booking services through Apparcar application. The company was founded by Jose Luis Leiros Villalba in 2011 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

The Russian Quantum Center operates as a scientific and technological center. The private company is based in Skolkovo, Russian Federation.

ProAxion, Inc. develops industrial Internet of Things technology for predictive maintenance tools. Its technology allows customers to prevent disruptive failures of industrial machines by leveraging the latest in wireless sensor and computing technology. The firm’s Tactix system is comprised of wireless sensors that simply mount on existing machinery and seamlessly connect to cloud-based monitoring services. The company was founded by Justin Rothwell and Elliot Poger and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Ibs Development Corp. develops real estate properties. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA.

TPS Engage Inc. develops real time digital platform for digital indoor and outdoor screens for advertisers. The company was founded by Bogdan Savonea, Mihai Pocorshi, and Matei Psatta in January 2018 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

LQD Financial Corp. engages in the business of banking, and financial services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Instantor AB offers solutions within credit information and data collection and processing. It extracts insights from bank transactions through open banking technology, which provides data for credit decision making. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Momnt Technologies, Inc. provides lending solutions for businesses. The firm offers financing services. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Astor Perkins (Astor Perkins) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Kredit Financial, Inc. offers technology solutions for businesses and consumers to resolve accounts in collections in a fast and secure manner. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Dave Hanrahan and Kenny Lai, with Dave Hanrahan serving as the CEO since incorporation. The company's services include reviewing account details, messaging debt collectors, comparing flexible repayment options, and making secure payments. Kredit aims to create a world where debts in collections can be resolved flexibly, with consumers having control over the process.

Steady Technologies, Inc. operates as a technology platform for property managers and owners. Vik Sarkissian and John Higgins have been the CEOs since 2018. The American company was founded in 2018 by John Higgins and Vik Sarkissian.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Invest AG provides investment consulting services in such fields as natural resources, real estate, IT sector and utilities. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.