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Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

Capstone Partners LLC provides investment banking services. Its services include mergers & acquistions, corporate restructuring and private placements. The firm also offers transaction and financial advisory and strategic advisory services. The company was founded by Kirk Johnson, John D. Harkey, Jr., John Ferrara and Leonard A. Potter in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Course Hero, Inc. engages in the development of online learning platform for course-specific study resources. It offers crowd sourced study documents, expert tutors, customizable flashcards and online courses. The firm helps users to maintain or improve grades all for less than the cost of a textbook. The company was founded by Jared Grauer, Gregor Carrigan, David Grauer, and Andrew T. Grauer in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Maven Research, Inc. develops and offers micro consulting platforms. Its platforms include knowledge logistics engine, marketplace and communities. The company was founded by Wyatt A. Nordstrom, Anthony J. D'Alessandro and Mark S. Platosh in February 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Dailybreak CP LLC provides a social engagement platform to drive brand participation and consumer action at scale through digital promotional campaigns. It delivers an innovative way to view content that entertains, educates, and challenges consumers while creating value and driving digital social action for brand advertisers. The company was founded by Boris Revsin, Jared D. Stenquist, and Jeffrey Cassidy on May 28, 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP engages in the provision of legal services. It specializes in antitrust and competition, asset management, business reorganization and restructuring, communications and media, corporate and financial services, cybersecurity and privacy, energy, and executive compensation and employee benefits practice areas. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP provides legal consulting services. It specializes in transactional, litigation, labor and employment, regulatory, and intellectual property legal services to various industries. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Campus Solutions, Inc. engages in the development of student administrative systems for colleges and universities. The company is headquartered in Wesley Hills, NY.

Casto Travel, Inc. provides corporate and leisure travel accommodation services. The company also provides visa, passport and concierge services. It was founded in 1974 by Maryles Casto and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Auto Europe LLC, provides car rental services. It offers long term car rental services like book a long term rental, long term rental fleet guide, videos and locations. It also provides specialty rentals like van, one way car, motorhome, chauffeur, airport car, motorcycle and GPS rentals. The company was founded by Alex Cecil in 1954 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Stonegate Production Co. LLC engages in exploration of oil and gas fields. It identifies undrained fault blocks, fracture systems, bypassed pays, subtle undrilled structures, stepouts, deeper horizons and stratigraphic plays. The company was founded by Michael L. Harvey in April 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Alpine Consolidated LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company was founded by Brent Robinson in 1996 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Salt Creek Hospitality LLC operates a tourism and traveling website. The private company is based in Hinsdale, IL. The CEO of the company is Douglas Gerard Geoga.

William Blair & Co. LLC (Investment Management) (William Blair-IM) is the investment management division of William Blair & Co. LLC, a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1935 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. William Blair-IM provides investment advisory and management services to a number of clients including high net worth clients, individuals, small institutions, William Blair Wrap Program clients and other registered investment advisers.

GSV Ventures Management LLC (GSV Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of GSV Asset Management LLC founded in 2016 by Moe Michael Cohn. The firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Wildcat Capital Management LLC (Wildcat) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Leonard A. Potter in 2011. Wildcat provides investment advisory services to a variety of different clients, which can include individuals, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts, charitable organizations and other entities and accounts.

Silenseed Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its programs include SiG12D-LODER for pancreatic cancer, and Prostate-LODER, GBM-LODER for brain cancer. The company was founded by Dr. Amotz Shemi and Prof. Eithan Galun on November 30, 2008 and is headquartered in Modi’in, Israel.

Infinity Q Capital Management LLC (Infinity Q Capital) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Infinity Q Management Equity LLC. Infinity Q Capital provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles and institutional type investors through separately managed accounts.

Vida Ventures LLC invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of life science innovation. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.

Soros Fund Management (Soros Fund Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Soros Fund Management LLC founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Onevalley Ventures (Onevalley Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Juan Scarlett and Alec Wright. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

A-Level Capital Management LLC (A- Level Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Elizabeth Galbut and Demi Obayomi. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Harmony I, Inc. develops blockchain decentralized applications. The company was founded by Stephen Tse, Rongjian Lan, Nick White, and Sahil Dewan in 2017 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

Black Buffalo, Inc. engages in the provision of tobacco-free smoke products. It offers big three, wintergreen, straight long cut, mint long cut, and snapback hat. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

EdSurge, Inc. operates website for educators, entrepreneurs and investors involved in education technology. The company was founded by Elizabeth Corcoranin, Nick Punt, Bowman Matt and Agustin Vilaseca in 2011 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).