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Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

HighMark Capital Management, Inc. (HighMark) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1919 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MUFG Union Bank NA, ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MY, TYO: 8306), a Japan-based financial institution. HighMark provides investment advice to pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations, state and municipal government entities, corporate employee benefit plans, public agencies, foundations and endowments, Taft-Hartley plans, hospital and religious organizations, and treasury departments.

Bailard, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Foster City, California. The firm (formerly Bailard, Biehl and Kaiser prior to its re-naming in 2005) was founded in 1969 by three graduates of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&K Holdings, Inc. Bailard provides investment advisory and financial planning services and offers single asset strategies to investors on a standalone basis. The firm manages separate accounts for institutional clients and provides advisory and sub-advisory services to pooled investment vehicles.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. provides engineering services. The firm engages in incubating startups, developing new technologies, and providing sophisticated engineering services. The company was founded by David Paden, Brad E. Paden, and Alvin R. Paden in 1992 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Mission Wealth Management LP (MWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. The firm was founded in 2000 by Seth Streeter and Brad Stark. MWM provides investment advice to affluent individuals/families, pension/profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations.

Akoustis, Inc. engages in the development and provision of acoustic wave filters for use in mobile and wearable devices. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Huntersville, NC.

Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. develops laser light sources for display. It serves the automotive, dsiplay, architectural, outdoor, biomedical, materials processing, defense and security, and entertainment markets. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven P. Denbaars, and James Speck in 2013 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Earth Class Mail, Inc. provides online postal mail services. It offers virtual mailroom solutions to manage postal mails, such as nationwide address network, receiving item, intra-account transfer, open and scan content, electronic check deposit, shipping, storage, send to bill.com, shred and recycle, in-store pickup, registered agent, unlimited user, envelope image, document scanning, digital mail, live support, and special solutions. The firm provides online logistics services, including postal mail management, mail and parcel forwarding, and fulfillment and logistics management services. The company was founded by Ron Wiener and Michael Miles in 2006 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Signtime KK is a Japanese company that specializes in electronic contracts, e-hankoes, and digital transformation. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 2020 by Jonathan Siegel and Jim Weisser.

Aluminum Io develops a productivity tool. The company is based in Las Vegas, NV.

Xenon Ventures LLC (Xenon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Jonathan Siegel. The firm is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

RightSignature LLC designs and develops technology solutions for electronic signature. It helps professionals, small businesses, and enterprises around the world to get documents signed with secure and legally binding e-signatures. The company was founded by Daryl Bernstein, Cary Dunn and Jonathan Siegel in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

RightScale, Inc. provides cloud computing management solutions and services. The firm offers PlanForCloud.com, a free cloud cost management tool based on database. It products include cloud management, analytics and pricing. The company was founded by Michael Crandell and Thorsten von Eicken in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Exceptional Cloud Services, Inc. develops error tracking applications. The company is based in Windcrest, TX. Exceptional Cloud Services was acquired by Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. on March 28, 2013 for $17 million.

Accel Partners Management LLP provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson in 1983 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

RightVentures is an independent venture capital firm founded by Edith Yeung in 2010. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ELC, Inc. is a mobile, cloud and web application developer. Its products include ELC Mobile, ELC Cloud, and ELC Apps. The company was founded on May 11, 2012 and is headquartered in Stevenson Ranch, CA.

Newton Investment Management North America LLC (NIMNA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2021 and is a subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately owned by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). NIMNA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to institutional clients, including US and global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, trusts, central banks, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, registered mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles and other institutions.

Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. (Mercer Advisors) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by Kendrick Mercer in 1985. They are a subsidiary of Mercer Advisors Intermediate Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Mercer Advisors, Inc. Mercer Advisors provides discretionary and/or non-discretionary investment advisory services on a fee basis to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments.

Mellon Investments Corp. is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, the firm is a subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon Corp.) (NYSE: BK). In 2018, two other indirect subsidiaries of BNY Mellon Corp., the Boston Company Asset Management LLC (TBCAM) and Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, merged into Mellon Capital Management Corp. and the firm was renamed BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. In 2019, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America Corp. was renamed Mellon Investments Corp. Mellon Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice to both individual and institutional clients.

Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Atia Vision, Inc. provides medical device services. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Lexington Biosciences Holdings Corp. engages in the development and commercialization of non-invasive cardiovascular health monitoring products to allow predictive diagnosis of future cardiovascular events. The company was founded by Bradley Hoeppner on April 12, 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

InSite Medical Technologies, Inc. manufactures and sells medical devices that focus on the delivery of epidural anesthesia. Its services include facilities for the research, development and maintenance of new and upcoming devices in the field. InSite Medical Technologies was founded by Malchano Zach, Wu Ken and Eichmann Steve in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.