Matthew Elson

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.

Home Value Protection Inc. provides home insurance services. The company was founded by Eric Hutchinson, Daniel P. Sanford and Craig Schmeizer in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Epoch Partners, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs & Co., is a technology-enabled investment bank focused on high-growth companies and electronically connected institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS).

Scanbuy, Inc. provides cloud-based mobile connection solutions. Its Mobile Engagement Platform helps companies to generate, manage and measure intelligent barcode campaigns. The firm’s other products include mVision Insights, mPromo Coupons, mTargeting for Advertisers and mPackaging. It operates through its locations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The company was founded by Didier Paul Frantz, Olivier Attia and Avi Chai Outmezguine in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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

3VR Security, Inc. engages in providing video intelligence solutions. It offers financial services, retail, and critical infrastructure solutions. The firm also provides video management software, hybrid and network video recorders, video analytics, customer insights, crimedex, and third-party integrations. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cloud Physics, Inc. designs and develops datacenter analytics and management software. The firm offers solutions for modeling and simulation, storage administration, customized reporting and health checks and troubleshooting. The company was founded by John Blumenthal, Irfan Ahmad, Jim Kleckner and Xiaojun Liu in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

eMaint EMEA Ltd., a subsidiary of Fortive Corp., is a company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, that provides other computer related services.

eMaint Enterprises LLC provides computerized management software services. Its services include training, implementation, consulting, and technical services. The firm serves in the area of manufacturing, facilities, services, transportation, fleet, oil and gas, warehouse and DCs, food and beverages, government, healthcare and education. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Marlton, NJ.

West Ridge Insurance Agency, Inc. designs and develops cloud-based workforce management platform. The firm offers strategic group employee and executive benefits plan development, financial analysis of existing and future employee benefits plans, benefits vendor assessment and suitability, and evaluation of benefits-related products and funding alternatives. The company was founded by Peter Yozell in 1960 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Two39 Group LLC provides healthy and fitness related services. The company was founded by Alex Allen and Brian Samelson and is headquartered in Bonita Springs, FL.

Nickelytics, Inc. is a hyperlocal digital marketing company that helps brands and agencies target customers in specific geographic areas. The company is based in Tampa, FL and was founded by Judah Longgrear and Sven Hermann. The company works with delivery drivers to advertise on their vehicles, providing measurable results for brands and additional monthly income for drivers. Judah Longgrear has been the CEO since incorporation.

Two39 Ventures LLC (Two39 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm headquartered in Bonita Springs, Florida.