Paul Kedrosky

TheStreet, Inc. engages in the provision of financial news and information to investors and institutions worldwide. It operates through the following segments: TheDeal/BoardEx, RateWatch, and Business to Consumer. The TheDeal/BoardEx segment are based of proprietary and commercial systems developed for consumption by institutional clients. The RateWatch segment maintains a constantly-updated database of deposit, loan, and fee rate data from financial institutions using proprietary software and commercial software both internally and within the Amazon Web Services environment. The Business to Consumer segment is led by the namesake website of the company, and includes free content and houses its premium subscription products which targets varying segments of the retail investing public. The company was founded by James J. Cramer and Martin Peretz in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Founded in 2004, Ten Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Ojai, California. The firm provides quantitative asset management services to corporate pension, public, Taft-Hartley, endowment, foundation and high net-worth clients.

Ventures West Management, Inc. is venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Toronto, Montréal and Kanata, Ontario

O'Reilly Media, Inc. publishes books and magazines online. Its solutions are used for teams, enterprise, individuals, government, and education. The company was founded by Timothy F. O'Reilly in 1978 and is headquartered in Sebastopol, CA.

CNBC LLC provides television programming services. It focuses on different sectors such as sports, automotive, technology, real estate, and energy. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Smallthought Systems, Inc. provides web based data management solutions. The firm offers a Web-based application that lets users to create reports, sort and group data, collaborate with others, filter data, create formulas and subtotals, pivot tables, design forms, share and collect data, prepare calendars, charts and maps. The company was founded by Andrew Catton and Avi Bryant on February 2, 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

SK Ventures Management LLC (SK Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Eric Norlin. The firm is headquartered in Siesta Key, Florida.