Steven Plotkin

Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. (MFIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was established in 1986 and their sole shareholder is Mesirow Financial Services, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a Chicago-based financial services firm that was founded in 1937. MFIM provides advisory services to individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, non-qualified plans, state or municipal government entities, and charitable organizations.

Laser Operations LLC manufactures semiconductor lasers and optical components. It offers diode lasers and diode pumped laser products for defense, medical, industrial and consumer applications. The company was founded in November 2000 by Jeffrey E. Ungar and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA.

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, litigation, and intellectual property. The company has offices in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Regions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Think+ Ventures Management LLC( Thinkplus) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Safa Rashtchy. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

KB Partners LLC (KB Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Keith Bank and Byron Denenberg. The firm is headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois.

Hydro Ottawa Holding, Inc. engages in the generation and distribution of electricity. It also engages in renewable energy generation and energy conversation services. The company was founded on October 3, 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Inc. operates a pediatric health and research center. Its services include early childhood program, lifespan program, assistive technology program, special activities and playgroups, and respite services. The company was founded on May 17, 1974 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Neurio Technology, Inc. engages in provision of data support energy monitoring and management solutions. It offers energy monitor, home energy controller, home energy monitoring, appliance monitoring analytics, and storage optimization analytics. The company was founded by Ali Kashani, Colby Gore, Jonathan Hallam and Janice Cheam in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Wrnch, Inc. operates as computer vision Software Company. It is an automated human motion capture system that takes 2D video and outputs 3D skeletonal animation data. The company was founded by Paul Kruszewski and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

3e8 Inc is a Canadian technology company that develops silicon photonic solutions to achieve breakthroughs in optical connectivity with a vision of 1000x advances in system level AI compute throughput and efficiency. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. The company aims to address the long-term AI compute challenge by using photons with a unique photonic tensor core architecture with breakthrough system frequency. The architecture is based on novel photonic memory and electro-optical modulation technologies to achieve orders of magnitudes advances in speed and efficiency for the matrix math which dominates neural network computing. The company was founded by Mohamed Fouda, Emanuel Peinke, and Mike McAuliffe, with Mike McAuliffe serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Haila Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development of the next generation wireless connectivity platform. Its ultra low power and multi-protocol independent technology enables deployment of internet of things sensors into existing network infrastructures. The firm focuses on reducing power consumption in smart cities, healthcare and agriculture sectors. The company was founded by Charlotte Savage and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Aerial Technologies, Inc. engages in a software company. It operates as home automation systems that provide a cloud-based, user-oriented, ambient intelligent platform that recognizes and learns people’s activities. The company was founded by David Grant, Michel Allegue, Jevin Maltais, and Francois Morel in 2015 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

IRYStec Software, Inc. provides perceptual display platform embedded software solutions. It offers computational display, personalized color management, perceptual models, and ambient intelligent. The firm enables consumer device and automotive OEMs to optimize consumer’s display device viewing experience and performance. The company was founded by Tara Akhavan and Afsoon Soudi in 2015 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Algolux, Inc. develops image signal processing pipeline for next-generation cameras. It specializes in computational imaging, the intersection of photography, image processing, computer vision and graphics. The company was founded by Paul Green, Patrick Arbez, Jonathan Assouline and Daniel Nahmias-Leonard in 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (Investment Management) is the asset management division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., a financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm provides investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd. operates as a development finance institution. It offers finance services that include grants, lending, investing, underwriting guarantees and arrangement of finance. The firm also offers training, development and expertise, agency service, development information and technical assistance services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Jenner & Block LLC provides legal services. It focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, private equity, real estate, tax, environmental, insurance, commercial law, technology, intellectual property, bankruptcy and reorganization, labor and employment, executive compensation, government contracts, health care and associations. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.