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Payden & Rygel is a privately-owned, registered investment adviser headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Joan Payden in 1983. They provide a full range of investment strategies and solutions to institutions and individual investors.

Horsley Bridge Partners LLC (HBP) is a private equity firm, founded in 1983 by Phillip Horsley and Gary Bridge. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in London and Beijing.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

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.

Frustum, Inc. develops, delivers and design topology optimization tools for designers. It offers an optimization platform that brings design and topology optimization which helps designers in additive manufacturing design. The company was founded by Jesse Coors-Blankenship in 2013 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Stocked Robotics, Inc. provides software and internet of things solutions. It offers digital checklists, SIERA safety system, autonomous mobile robots. The company was founded by Saurav Agarwal and Suhas Ahuja in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Focus Financial Partners LLC operates a partnership of independent fiduciary wealth management firms. It provides access to best practices, resources, and continuity planning for its partner firms who serve individuals, families, employers and institutions with comprehensive wealth management services. The company was founded by Ruediger Adolf, Leonard Chang, and Rajini Sundar Kodialam in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Figure Al, Inc. is an AI robotics company that specializes in creating a general-purpose humanoid. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company's goal is to create a positive future powered by AI. Figure Al was founded in 2022 by Brett Adcock, who has been the CEO since 2022.

Astra Space, Inc. is a technology company that provides space services, including satellite launch services and other space services, based on a proprietary, vertically-integrated technology platform. The company was founded by Chris Kemp and Adam London in September 2016 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

SigFig Wealth Management LLC (SigFig) is a SEC-registered financial advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was co-founded by Michael Sha in 2011 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nvest, Inc. SigFig provides a free portfolio tracking service to individuals by allowing them to link their external brokerage accounts to SigFig’s web-based platform. The firm also provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals who open an investment management account.

Guggenheim Partners LLC provides financial services. It offers investments, securities, and insurance services. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Burrow, Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies luxury fabric sofas for use in homes. The company was founded by Stephen Kuhl and Kabeer Chopra and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BNY Mellon, NA operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Hill Gray Seven LLC provides real estate services.

Synchrony Ventures (Synchrony Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Synchrony Financial founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., The Boston Consulting Group LLC is a company that provides management consulting services. The company is based in Hempstead, 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.

OnScale, Inc. engages in the development of cloud high performance computing (HPC) platform. The company was founded by Ian Campbell, Robbie Banks and Gerry Harvey in 2018 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

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.

Unity Technologies SF engages in design and development of a platform for three-dimensional (3D), virtual reality, and augmented reality games and applications. It offers solutions for different industries including games, film, animation, cinematic, automotive, gambling, architecture, engineering, and construction. The company was founded by Nicholas Peter Francis, David Helgason, and Joachim Ante in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Venture Collective LLC (Venture Collective) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Long Arc Capital LP (Long Arc Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in New York.

HSBC Securities & Capital Markets (India) Pvt Ltd. (HSBC Securities India) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of HSBC Investment Bank Holdings BV, ultimately held by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA) in Great Britain. HSBC Securities India offers services in Investment Banking (IB), Infrastructure and Real Estate, Equities research and stock broking. Infrastructure and Real Estate Group services are provided to governments, large corporates and top-tier banks. Equities research and stock broking primarily cater to the institutional client base which includes foreign institutional investors, foreign portfolio investors, local institutions, mutual funds, insurance companies, and select high net worth and corporate clients.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

Symphony Communication Services LLC engages in the design and development of cloud-based work platforms. It is an open source, secure communication and workflow platform that help to improve workplace productivity, and connects users to community. The company was founded by David Gurle in October 2014 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

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.