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DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (DIMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of DWS USA Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. The firm was founded in 1984 and formerly known as Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. In 2018, they changed their name into DWS as part of the rebranding of Deutsche Asset Management. DIMA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to various institutional clients. They also provide investment advisory services for its municipal bond strategies through wrap fee programs.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Plaxo, Inc. operates as a cloud-based online address book that synchronizes, updates and unifies the user's contacts across multiple sources. The company was founded by Cameron T. Ring, Sean N. Parker and Todd J. Masonis in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

PreCash, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing services. It specializes in real-time payment solutions that convert cash into electronic payments for consumers who do not use traditional payment methods such as credit cards or bank accounts. The firm offers bill payment processing services, prepaid debit card program management services, real-time cash bill payments, prepaid wireless refills, walk-in payments services, and mobile solutions to businesses, financial institutions, consumers, mobile industry and retailers. The company was founded by Matt J. Callanan and David Resnick in 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Bristol Myers Squibb Co., ZetaRx Biosciences, Inc. is a company that develops therapies for the treatment of cancers and other diseases. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company was founded by Jack Kavanaugh. ZetaRx Biosciences was acquired by Juno Therapeutics, Inc., part of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. from March 07, 2018 on October 31, 2013 for $8.40 million.

Flipps Media, Inc. develops mobile application to discover and project content onto a television using smart phones. Its touch-screen interface enables access to channels of movies, music videos, online TV series and more. The company was founded by Kostadin Stoyanov Jordanov, Metodi Filipov, Stefan Stanislavov Lilov and Nickolay Georgiev Rashev in 2011 and is headquartered in Uniondale, NY.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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.

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.

Tribeca Learning Pty Ltd. provides educational services for financial and institutional investors. Its business offering comprises the provision of accredited education courses and professional development training to financial institutions within the financial planning, stockbroking, accounting, self managed superannuation, real estate and mortgage broking markets. The company was founded in 1998 by Adam Davis and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Materia, Inc. manufactures catalysts and resins. It develops olefin metathesis catalyst technology. It offers design engineering, chemical process, catalyst screening solutions. The firm provides products to the automotive, industrial, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and renewable chemical industries. The company was founded by Michael A. Giardello and Christopher J. Cruce in 1998 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

The EastWest Institute operates as a network of influential stakeholders that engages in building trust and preventing conflict worldwide. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Corp. is a company based in New York, NY.

Arrogene, Inc. commercializes a cancer treatment technology and a proprietary molecular delivery platform. Its technology delivers peptide, protein and oligonucleotide therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier to cancer cells to prevent tumor growth or for imaging. The company was founded by Julia Ljubimova, Alexander Ljubimova, Keith Black and Eggehard Holler in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Orbsen Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a regenerative medicine company. It engages in the development of therapies including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Diabetic Kidney Disease, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Sepsis. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

The Keck School of Medicine of USC is a place of dynamic activity in patient care, scientific discovery, medical and bioscience education, and community service. Their faculty, staff, students, residents, alumni, donors and friends are committed to excellence. Together they are poised to lead medicine in the 21st Century for the benefit of humankind. This is an exciting time of great transformation as they endeavor to create a truly stellar academic medical center at USC.

Once Upon A Time London Ltd. operates as a marketing agency. The firm offers digital marketing, audio visual, social media, experimental, advertising, and marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Diane A. Charlton and Joe E. Garton on on April 19, 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Triller, Inc. engages in the provision of artificial intelligence-powered music video platform. It allows users to create professional-looking videos in a matter of seconds. The company was founded by David Leiberman and Sammy Rubin in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Noventis, Inc. engages in the provision of payment and transaction processing services. It offers financial, retail, and payments software solutions. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Nanotech Energy, Inc. manufactures and supplies graphene based energy storage devices. Its product include EMI shielding, supreme graphene, graphene inks, graphene oxide, and silver nanowires. The company was founded by Jack Kavanaugh, Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angele, CA.

Multiverse Investment LLC (Multiverse Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Novonco Therapeutics, Inc. provides personalized treatments and therapies for cancer. It is advancing precision medicine through the development of novel small molecules to treat a number of solid and hematologic cancers. The company was founded by David Horne and Jack Kavanaugh in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Tocaya Organica LLC is a modern Mexican restaurant that offers a vegan-first menu catering to virtually every dietary preference. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The restaurant is rooted in traditional Mexican flavors and provides a sophisticated but friendly fast-casual setting. Tocaya Organica believes in the importance of taking care of oneself by not only eating healthy but also enjoying what one eats and celebrating all that life has to offer along the way. The company was founded in 2016 by Tosh Berman, and the CEO is Harald Herrmann.

Materia Deutschland GmbH engages in the development of a manufacturing and distribution ecosystem to grow the legal cannabis market across the European continent. It offers medical cannabis products. The company was founded by Deepak Anand and Michael Garbuz in 2018 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

One Table Restaurant Brands LLC operates restaurants. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Supermetalix, Inc. develops cutting tools. The American company was founded by Jack Kavanaugh. Jack Kavanaugh has been the CEO since incorporation.

Fortem Neurosciences, Inc. is an American company that engages in medical and diagnostic laboratories. The company was founded by Jack Kavanaugh.

Black Light Surgical, Inc. has developed breakthrough technology to revolutionize medical imaging, based on years of research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The company is based in Sunny Isles Beach, FL. The technology incorporates principles of auto-fluorescence lifetime and time-resolved auto-fluorescence spectroscopy, which can be used intra-operatively and is highly accurate in characterizing tissue without the need for dyes or drugs. The company's initial focus is on addressing the long-standing problem of breast cancer, where one-third of patients require a second or third procedure following breast conserving surgery (BCS) to fully remove the cancer.