Phil Cestaro

JER Partners LLC is a private equity firm headquartered in McLean Virginia. The firm is the private equity and real estate investment management division of J. E. Robert Cos., a real estate investment and asset management firm that is located in Alexandria, Virginia and was founded in 1981 by Joseph E. Robert, Jr.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fish & Neave operates as a law firm. It specializes in specializes in intellectual property issues involving patents, trademarks, and copyrights. The company 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.

Intellectual Ventures Management LLC (Intellectual Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Nathan Myhrvold, Edward Jung, Peter N Detkin and Greg Gorder. The firm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington..

Boutique Venture Partners LLC (Boutique Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by S. Thaddeus Connelly and Rami El Assal. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Rapid Alpha, Inc. provides data analytics and machine learning algorithms for extracting alpha from financial markets. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded by Matthew Wahlrab. Matthew Wahlrab has been the CEO since incorporation.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

AdeptBio LLC engages in procurement of human tissue specimens. Its services include oncology, dermatology, autoimmune disease, infectious disease and normal controls. The company was founded by Lee Schwartzberg in 2010 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Vaxent LLC operates as a vaccine development company. The firm’s product StreptAnova a vaccine designed to prevent group A streptococcal (GAS) infections. The company was founded by James B. Dale and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

B2B CFO Partners LLC provides advisory and consulting services. It offers financial and senior-level executive services, encompassing exit strategies, cash flow projections, and profit optimization to entrepreneurial, growth, and mid-market companies. The company was founded by Jerry L. Mills in 1987 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

Memphis Bioworks Foundation provides research and development services in bioscience. The private company is based in Memphis, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States.

CirQuest Labs LLC provides life science services. The firm offers central lab and clinical trial services such as biomarker testing, pharmaceutical development, site laboratory, data management, technology platforms, molecular oncology and companion testing services. The company was founded by Lisa Helen Kyle Jennings in 2008 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Innova Memphis Inc (Innova Memphis) is a venture capital subsidiary of Memphis Bioworks Foundation founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

IPI Partners LLC (IPI Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Iconiq Capital LLC founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ropes & Gray LLP provides legal and private equity services. Its practice areas include asset management, banking, business and commercial litigation, business restructuring, capital markets and corporate governance and compliance. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.