Jonathan Pruitt

Carousel Capital Management Co LP (Carousel Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1996 by Erskine Bowles and Nelson Schwab. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

JumpStart, Inc. is a non profit organization that supports entrepreneurial service organizations. The firm advises, invests in, assists and accelerates Northeast Ohio's early-stage ideas and companies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Private Equity Fund (UNC Kenan-Flagler) is a private equity subsidiary of KFBSF, Inc. founded in 2007 by Greg Brown. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

NC IDEA (Venture Capital) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of NC IDEA founded in 1900. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Best Friends Pet Care, Inc. engages in the provision of pet care services. Its services include boarding, day camp, training, and grooming. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Lindblad Expeditions LLC provides travel services. The company is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Part of Publicis Groupe SA, Relay, Inc. operates a content creation tool for non-designers.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. engages in the provision of management and technology consulting services. Its services include consulting, analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber security, and product. The company was founded by Edwin G. Booz in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

SpaceFund, Inc. (SpaceFund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Rick N. Tumlinson and Murphy Crawford Meagan. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

TDF Ventures LLC (TDF Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

The Telecommunications Development Fund, Inc. operates as a venture capital firm. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.

Forstmann Little & Co. (Forstmann Little) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1978. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Carmichael Partners LLC (Carmichael Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Brian Bailey and Kevin Martin. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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.

US Small Business Administration provides funding and support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. It delivers loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. The firm’s programs include financial and federal contract procurement assistance, management assistance, and specialized outreach to women, minorities and armed forces veterans. It also provides loans to victims of natural disasters and specialized advice and assistance in international trade. The company delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam. US Small Business Administration was founded on July 30, 1953 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Republic Wireless, Inc. engages in the provision telecommunication services. It offer phones, SIM kit, home products, and phone accessories. Its services include cell phone financing and home tech protection. The company was founded by Chris Chuang, David A. Morken and Henry Kaestner in November 2011 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Part of Carousel Capital Management Co LP, Carousel Capital Co. LLC provides investment services. The company is based in Charlotte, NC.

Discovery Education, Inc. develops learning platform. Its solutions include science, social studies, math techbook, and professional development. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.