John Shaheen

McKinley Capital Management LLC (McKinley Capital) is a SEC-registered investment headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The firm was founded by Robert “Bob” Gillam in 1990 and is wholly-owned by McKinley Management, Inc. McKinley Capital provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services to institutional, individual and high-net worth investors. They also participate as a sub-advisor in various wrap fee programs and provide emulation or model portfolios to clients. In addition, the firm is the general partner and/or investment advisor to various commingled investment funds such as offshore and onshore limited partnerships and a statutory trust.

Frank Pepe's Development Co. LLC is a private company based in Southington, CT. The company is the owners of the world-famous Frank Pepe Pizzeria, which serves original New Haven-style coal-fired pizza, a Connecticut tradition since 1925. The company's approach is simple: the best ingredients on the best dough, every time. The company offers takeout and delivery services, and customers can join Pepe's Rewards to earn free pizza, receive a special birthday gift, and enjoy exclusive offers and discounts. The company is committed to continuing the family legacy of Frank Pepe, who became known as "Old Reliable" for his contributions to the community and unwavering love for his growing family.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

The General Hospital Corp. provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic are in every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. The firm's care center provides cancer, digestive disorders, heart disease, transplantation and vascular medicine services. The company was founded in 1811 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC (SeaBridge) is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Summit, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1996 by Garnett Keith. SeaBridge provides portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, private investment funds, foreign funds such as UCITs, SICAVs and foreign investment companies, and other US and international institutions and to investment companies.

RaceTrac, Inc. operates convenience stores and gas stations. It offers food, drinks, and promotional products. The firm operates company owned and third party contract operated stores under RaceTrac and RaceWay. The company was founded by Carl Bolch in 1934 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Wesley Hall, Inc. provides upholstery. It offers fabric, leather and custom upholstery. The company was founded Ron Deal in and is headquartered in Hickory, NC.

Fulcrum Equity Partners Inc (Fulcrum Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Jeffrey Muir. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

TechStars Central LLC (TechStars) is an Independent Accelerator Incubator firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in the US..

Balentine LLC is SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 2009 and is solely owned by Balentine Partners LLC. Balentine provides a full complement of comprehensive wealth management solutions for individuals, families, and institutions, as well as a pooled investment vehicle.

Varentec, Inc. designs smart grid products for advanced power electronics. It develops compact and high performance power electronics and total systems for electric grid and industrial applications. The firm builds power management and monitoring solutions for the electric grid. The company was founded by Andrew Dillon, Deepak M. Divan and Mehrdad Hamadani in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

K1 Investment Management LLC (K1 Investment Management) is a venture capital firm founded by R. Neil Malik in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.

Puget Collision LLC operates collision repair shops. The company is based in Atlanta, GA.

Eatgeek, Inc. develops food ordering management platform services. It caters breakfast, lunch, and dinner for wide selection of restaurants. The company was founded by Ashutosh Joshi and Collin Wallace and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CATBRE Corp. provides hauling and disposal services. It offers Renting Roll-Off Containers, Tractor-Trailers and Hauling roll-off Containers services. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in St Crescent, PA.

Code Ninjas LLC operates as a kids coding franchise. It helps kids learn to code while building their own video games, gain problem solving, critical thinking, and STEM skills in a fun, safe, and inspiring environment. The company was founded by David Graham in 2016 and is headquartered in Pearland, TX.

Enviro-Master International Franchise LLC provides sanitation, disinfection, deep-cleaning, and hygienic services. The firm's products includes paper products, restroom dispensers and chemical products. The company was founded by Patrick L. Swisher in 2009 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Furniture Medic LP engages in the provision of home maintenance, commercial cleaning and restoration services. It offers disaster restoration, residential services, moving claims, commercial services, on site repairs, and corporate account services. The company is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

EMP Management LLC (Eagle Merchant Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Ransom James. The firm is headquartered in Georgia, Atlanta.

Lobby Capital (LC) is an venture capital firm founded in 2021 by David Hornik, Eric Carlborg and Buddy Arnheim. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Thanx, Inc. owns and operates an online platform that enables users to earn rewards at their favorite merchants. Its platform requires no point-of-sale integration or new hardware, allowing merchants to instantly analyze customer purchasing activity and launch customized retention marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Zachary Goldstein, Darren Cheng, and Aaron Newton in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

5Y Capital (5Y capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Serraview Australia Pty Ltd. provides workplace management and optimization software. Its SaaS solution enables to visualize and manage space, buildings, and people in their real estate portfolio. The firm provides a comprehensive space planning software solution for unlocking the value in real estate investments. The company was founded by Alex Birch, Stephen Macnee and Ian Morley in 2006 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Smart CSM, Inc. provides cloud-based solutions. Its SmartCSM allows building owners and facility managers to eliminate redundancy, increase accountability and reduce labor cost. The company was founded by Tyson Schilz and Craig Caryl in 2015 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Hydration Labs, Inc. develops smart beverage machines. It provides a smart water cooler for offices that creates filtered still, sparkling, and flavored water on demand. The company was founded by Sean Grundy, Eliza Becton and Frank Lee in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Aural Analytics, Inc. designs and develops a speech analytics platform. It Aural Analytics, a cloud-based software platform that combines mobile design with speech signal processing and cognitive linguistic analysis together into one set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that are extensible across the continuum of care. The company was founded by Visar Berisha, Julie Liss, and Daniel Jones in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Bode is an American hotel company that offers 1-4 bedroom accommodations, dining, and event space for celebrations or meetings in downtown Chattanooga and Nashville. The company goes beyond hotels to create a new way of staying, meant for new ways of living with group-friendly accommodations that celebrate local communities. The company was founded by David Bates.