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Andreessen Horowitz backs bold entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to building the next major franchises in technology. Founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, the firm provides entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights in innovation, executive and technical talent, market intelligence, policy and regulatory affairs, business development, and marketing and brand-building.

Point 72 manages the assets of its founder, Steven A Cohen, and certain other employees. Steven Cohen formerly ran SAC Capital Advisors, a hedge fund formed in 1992, before converting the operations to Point 72, a family office, in 2014. Point 72 invests globally and runs a number of strategies including discretionary long/short equities, systematic strategies, and venture capital.

The Cooper Family Office manages the investments of the Cooper Family of Florida. The Cooper Family Office invests globally in hedge funds, private equity and venture funds, in addition to direct investments in operating companies and other private opportunities, including real estate. We also invest in certain early and later stage startup ventures, and will, on occasion, invest seed capital with new managers. We also co-invest extensively with other family offices. The Cooper Family Office was formed by Howard Cooper, who primarily generated his wealth from stock trading.

Hersh Family Investments is the family office of the Kenneth A. Hersh family. Hersh Family Investments (HFI) exists to enhance the financial, civic and philanthropic interests of the family, and, in combination with NLM Capital Partners and a number of related entities, we invest the family's capital in businesses with exceptional management teams and the potential to create substantial long-term value. We primarily seek to partner with management teams to make investments in growth focused businesses with an established track record of success. We like businesses with proven business models, a sustainable and defendable franchise, strong returns on invested capital, strong free cash flow generation with opportunities for reinvestment, the ability to add value operationally or via acquisition/organic growth, future catalysts for value creation, and alignment of incentives with the operating team. We prefer the following investment types: Buy-and-Build Opportunities: Provide capital to companies in fragmented industries to support a stronger competitive position through strategic acquisitions. Mid to Late Stage Growth Capital: Provide capital to businesses with a solid market opportunity and a proven product or service to substantially expand their market presence. Special Situations: Provide equity for creative transaction structures including structured minority investments, mezzanine investments, distressed debt investments or private investments in public companies. Formation Capital: Provide growth capital to early-stage companies in sectors where we have unique and value-added expertise. HFI differs from a typical investment firm by managing its own capital without the restrictions often found with institutional private equity funds. We provide an attractive alternative to companies and executive teams in search of committed partners who want the flexibility to take a long-term value oriented perspective to build great companies over time. With significant financial resources and liquidity, HFI can often expedite transactions without the need for external financing and can structure investments to meet a wide range of operational or personal requirements. Principally utilizing a "buy and build" mindset, our investment approach includes both organic growth as well as selective acquisition strategies. HFI's principals are experienced private equity investors and operators having been involved in a wide range of successful growth businesses across diverse industries. Our patient approach coupled with the HFI team's unique background and experience can assist operating partners with: Refining the business strategy and performance objectives; Identifying, monitoring and improving key performance metrics; Accessing well regarded external resources utilizing our extensive contacts and relationships; Analyzing acquisitions, divestitures and major capital projects; and Providing macroeconomic understanding and insight.

Grok Ventures is the private investing vehicle of Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian and one of Australia's most successful technology entrepreneurs. Grok Ventures invests in fast-growing technology-enabled businesses with world-class management teams who are solving big problems. Grok particularly likes food and energy companies. We have private, patient, long-term capital, with the flexibility to participate from early-stage or seed financing through to late stage funding rounds (although we prefer to be involved earlier).

Iconiq Capital is a multi-family office and investment fund based in California. Iconiq manages a large part of the wealth of a number of high-profile families around the world including Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, Reid Hoffman, Jack Dorsey, Henry Davis and David Bonderman. Iconiq has evolved its business model since its 2011 founding, when it primarily offered traditional wealth management and family office services to clients (including investment allocations to other funds). Today, Iconiq directly invests into deals. At first, this was limited to venture capital style investments, but more recently it has commenced also pursuing buyouts of more mature technology companies.