Varun Pandit

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Palladium Partners LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The firm was founded in 2008 by Katherine Willis and they do business as Palladium Registered Investment Advisors. Palladium Partners provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, 401K plans, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations and other businesses.

Endurance Cos. LLC (Endurance) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Angelo Fu. The firm is headquartered in New Hampshire.

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.

KPS Capital Partners LP (KPS Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Eugene Keilin, Michael Psaros and David Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

A subsidiary of Davenport & Co., Davenport Securities is a broker/dealer headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm provides a full array of investment services including comprehensive stock and bond brokerage, investment management, research, financial planning, insurance, public finance and corporate finance services. Their research includes coverage of several sectors including healthcare & special situations, media/telecommunications/technology, metals, REITs, specialty finance, technology, financial, energy, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, capital goods & construction materials, and business and professional services. They research local and regional firms making recommendations based on assessments of a company and the industry, regional and national trends, visits to the business, and meetings with the management. In addition to in-house research, Davenport uses several nationally-recognized research firms to provide them with investment information for larger national and international companies. They are a member of the SIPC.

G-51 Capital Management LLC (G-51 Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Rudy Garza. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Motorola Solutions Venture Capital (Motorola Solutions Venture Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Motorola Solutions Inc founded in 1992. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Patchr, Inc. provides web-based software platform for electronics projects. It helps to create Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design services to customers in a software-as-a-service model. Its PCB design software helps hardware developers design and manufacture printed circuit boards. The company was founded by Eric Schneider and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Net Impact is a community of students and professionals who aspire to drive economic, social, and environmental change. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Baiyin Murphy. With over 130,000 members in 40+ countries, Net Impact mobilizes its community to leverage their careers to drive transformational environmental and social change. The organization is committed to advancing climate action and building the capacity of the next generation of workforce members. Net Impact's programs connect its members to the skills, experiences, and people that will allow them to have the greatest impact.

Ascent Venture Management Inc (Ascent Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

HSV Holdings LLC (Indicator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Geoffrey T. Bernstein, Ben F. Luntz and Jonathan M. Struhl. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Pipe Technologies, Inc. operates as a financing platform for SaaS companies. The firm's suite of products allows companies with recurring revenues to unlock deferred cash flows and invest in growth without taking any dilution. The company was founded by Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel, and Zain Allarakhia in September 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

ClearSky Power & Technology Partners LLC (ClearSky) is a private equity/venture capital firm co-founded in 2012 by James Huff and Jay Leek. The firm is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida with offices in New York and San Francisco.

Mercury Partners Management LLC (Mercury Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Threshold Ventures Inc. founded in 2005 by Dan Watkins and Blair Garrou. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Agot, Inc is an American company that provides AI solutions for the food service industry. Agot's AI technology addresses key pain points for restaurant operators, including order accuracy, food waste, speed of service, and guest experience. The company uses computer vision technology to observe restaurant operations and deliver real-time employee prompts and generate actionable analytics. Agot's solutions have led to deployments with many of the largest blue chip brands in the QSR space. The company's success has attracted backing from prominent industry stakeholders including Kitchen Fund and Continental Grain Corp. The company was founded by Alex Litzenberger and Evan DeSantola, with Evan DeSantola serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Grit Labs Management LLC (Grit Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Jennifer Gill Roberts. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Data.World, Inc. engages in data analytics and collaboration platform. It helps people who work with data solve problems by creating new ways to discover, prepare, and collaborate. The company was founded by Matt Laessig, Jon Loyens, Brett A. Hurt, and Bryon Jacob and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Authena AG is a Swiss company that specializes in product authentication technology using Blockchain and IoT. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company's services include brand protection and product traceability for both B2C and B2B environments. The company was founded in 2018 by Matteo Panzavolta. Matteo Panzavolta has been the CEO since 2018.

Vineyard Vines LLC engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of branded apparels. The firm offers ties, belts, boxers, tote bags, flip flops, pants and shorts, outerwear, swimwear, and polo shirts. The company was founded by Shepherd Murray and Ian Murray in 1998 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

MBA Fund /Venture Capital/ (MBA Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Hansae Catlett, Josh Hoffman-Senn, Hiro Tien and Sieva Kozinsky. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Founded in 2012, Interval Partners LP is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in New York City. The firm provides discretionary investment advice to private investment funds and certain separately managed accounts.

Grove Street Advisors LLC (Grove Street Advisors) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Clinton P. Harris, Dave B. Mazza and Catherine A. Crockett. The firm is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.