Andrew John Schmeidler

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.

Cigna Investments, Inc. (CII) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Formerly known as TimesSquare Capital Management, Inc., the firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Cigna Investment Group, Inc., ultimately held by The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), a global health services company. CII provides investment advisory services to institutional clients comprised of Cigna affiliated insurance companies, their respective general and separate accounts, other Cigna affiliated companies, pension plans, charitable organizations and private funds.

Dotdash Media, Inc. operates an online website. It provides internet news, information, entertainment services and web sites grouped into channels such as arts, hobbies, shopping, and sports. It operates through the following brands: Verywell, The Spruce, The Balance, Investopedia, Lifewire, Byrdie, MyDomaine, TripSavvy, Brides, Liquor.com, and ThoughtCo. The company was founded by Scott Kurnit in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

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.

Cone Communications LLC provides public relations and marketing agency services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Castiron, Inc. is a mission-driven e-commerce company that provides resources and community to independent kitchen-based creators to elevate how they sell to their customers. Castiron is based in Indianapolis, IN and was founded by Mark Josephson, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's food business management platform is built to help these creators grow their businesses by providing a central hub to sell their products online, connect with customers, and save time and money.

Edgewater Networks, Inc. develops products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice, video and data for service providers and enterprises. It offers network edge orchestration, intelligent edge solutions, edgeView service control center, cloud2edge complete, SD-WAN, skype for business, quickconnect interoperability and professional services. The company was founded in October 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Kanoodle.com, Inc. offers Internet advertising and content management services. It connects marketers with consumers on sites including MSNBC, Weather.com, CBS TV stations, and Comcast.net. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Women in Technology International provide technology-based services to women. Its products and services include networking, WITI marketplace, career services, national conferences and regional events, publications and resources, small business programs, and research and bulletin boards. The firm also publishes FasTrack magazine. The company was founded by Carolyn Leighton in 1989 and is located in Los Angeles, CA.

Gainsight, Inc. engages in the provision of customer success management solutions in software-as-a-service model to enterprises. Its products include customer success, product experience, customer experience, customer data platform, and revenue optimization. The company was founded by Sreedhar Peddineni and James A. Eberlin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Perceptyx, Inc. develops employee and customer surveys. It offers enterprise-level, live and interactive reporting, personalized presentations, comment analysis, action planning and insights for improvement, results linked to performance metrics, executive results presentation, and survey and report menu. The company was founded by Dave Belcher and Jack Morehouse in 2003 and is headquartered in Temecula, CA.

Jobvite, Inc. engages in the development of recruiting software application for employment management. Its products include Jobvite Hire, Jobvite Engage, Jobvite Onboard, Jobvite Carrer Sites, Jobvite Video, Jobvite Mobile, and Jobvite Text. It also offers professional services including implementation, data import, professional training, strategic, and custom solutions. The company was founded by Hans Larsen and Jesper Schultz in 2003 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Bitly, Inc. develops web applications and tools. The firm offers applications that allows users to collect, organize, shorten and share links via websites and browser extensions. The company was founded by Todd Levy and Jay Ridgeway in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Outside.in, Inc. develops hyperlocal content and advertising platform used for consumers, local bloggers and publishers. The firm shows neighborhood news and information from local bloggers, journalists and mainstream media on news sites. The company was founded by Steven Berlin Johnson, John Geraci, John Seely Brown, Mark Bailey, Andrew Karsch and Cory Forsyth in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Progress Ventures Inc (Progress Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Progress Partners Inc founded in 2008 by Nick M. MacShane and Sam Thompson. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

True Ventures LLC (True Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by John Burke and Philip Black. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Broadlume, Inc. provides online advertising campaign management software platform services. Its platform analyzes the advertising channels to find trends in the data and enables the user to customize the desktop dashboard with metrics to the business. The company was founded by Dan Pratt and Todd Daniel Saunders in 2015 and is headquartered in Harrison, NY.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. It counsels clients in litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The firm offers intellectual property, antitrust and competition, international trade and national security, real estate and tax, benefits and estate planning services. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP provides legal advisory services. Its practice areas include mergers and acquisitions, finance, litigation, corporate finance, insurance, tax, labor and employment, political law, private equity, corporate, antitrust, white collar crime, international, regulatory, and legislation. The company was founded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps in 1948 and 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.

LISNR, Inc. provides mobile application services. It develops data-over-audio communications standard for second-screen experiences. The firm offers SmartTones, a communication protocol that sends data over audio; and gives brands and content creators with a platform that delivers second-screen experiences and proximity-based messaging. The company was founded by Rodney Williams, Chris Ostoich, Joseph A. Glick, Christopher Ridenour and Nikki Ridenour in 2012 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Progress Partners, Inc. provides financial advisory services. The firm specializes in digital media, sell-side M&A, mergers & acquisitions, buy-side M&A, private equity, software, corporate strategy. The company was founded by Nicholas Morse MacShane in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Saylent Technologies, Inc. provides banking technology solutions. It offers banking technology software and expert services which include card360 detailed analytics identify usage patterns by cardholder, minimize underperforming or at-risk segments, and enable targeted marketing programs that change behavior; account360 is a relationship product and pricing platform that creates actionable insights empowering customer to influence customer/member behaviors and increase revenues; and finsights360 speed time to value with expert data analysis, turn-key marketing campaigns, and customized services. The company was founded by Tyson Nargassans and Sharon Lee Nargassans in 2006 and is headquartered in Franklin, MA.

Part of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., e-ClassicSystems, Inc. develops software solutions to assist financial institutions and ISOs in managing their ATM network operations and accounting. The company is based in Norwood, MA. e-ClassicSystems was acquired by Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. on May 02, 2004.

Jurassic Capital (Jurassic Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Roobrik, Inc. provides elderly care services. The company was founded by Nathaniel O'Keefe and Judith Conaway in August 2013 and is headquartered in Greeensboro, NC.