JJ Kinahan

General Atlantic LLC (General Atlantic) is a private equity firm founded in 1980 by Charles F. Feeney. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Instinet LLC is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is the equities execution services arm of the Nomura Group. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instinet Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via their array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.

Schwab Charles & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of investment products and services to retirement and other benefit participants. It offers trading, banking, small business solutions, investment tools and research. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

MEMX, Inc. provides fiber-optic switching systems for telecommunication networks. The firm focuses on designing, fabrication, packaging, test and qualification of micro-electro-mechanical system based products. The company was founded by Michael Donald McIntosh and Paul J. McWhorter in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Lazard Group LLC provides financial advisory, asset management, and other financial services. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, middle market advisory, capital markets and capital structure advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, and private fund advisory. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Natural Soda, Inc. produces sodium bicarbonate products to the food, pharmaceutical, industrial and animal feed markets. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Rifle, CO.

Part of Nomura Holdings, Inc., Instinet, Inc. provides financial services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Lexyl Travel Technologies LLC operates as an online provider of group hotel booking and event management services. It offers rooms for conference, meeting planning, convention, exposition and event management services. The company was founded by John Prince and Timothy Hentschel in 2003 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, FL.

SOIL Funds LLC (Soil funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by David Waserstein. The firm is headquartered in Newyork.

Dough, Inc. provides investing and financial engagement platform solutions. Its platform has video content that helps users start or continue their financial investment education. The company was founded by Linwood Ma, Tom Sosnoff and Kristine Ross in 2014 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

tastyworks, Inc. operates as a brokerage firm. The company was founded by Scott Sheridan, Kristine Ross and Tom Sosnoff and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Small Exchange, Inc. develops and operates a futures trading platform. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Live Bash, Inc. is an entertainment technology startup that aims to simplify the process of booking professional stages and integrating new technology. Live Bash is based in Chicago, IL and the CEO of the company is John Hart. The company offers fully equipped performance spaces in major cities across the globe and utilizes proprietary blockchain technology to help everyone digitize performances and build portfolios of digital assets.

Instinet Europe Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Instinet International Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Instinet Europe offers the institutional investment community a suite of tailorable solutions, which includes market insights and commentary, full-service trading desks, advanced algorithmic trading strategies, access to unique and specialized liquidity via the firm’s array of crossing pools, and a set of workflow solutions.