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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.

Tulla Group is the Australian-owned investment group of the Maloney family. Based in Sydney, it was established in the early 1990s with an open mandate focusing on small to middle market listed companies, private equity, venture capital and debt.

Bryant Stibel is a venture capital and growth equity firm combining the unique experience and networks of Kobe Bryant, one of the world's most well known sports icons, and Jeff Stibel, a proven entrepreneur and investor. Bryant Stibel is focused on technology, media and data where the team has extensive experience operating technology and data-driven businesses. Bryant Stibel has two arms: Venture and Growth. Bryant Stibel Venture is focused on early stage businesses. Typically, these businesses have a proven product, established business model, and a clear path to scalable revenues and profitability growth. The firm rarely invests at the seed level and most portfolio companies have already received at least one substantial round of funding from a top-tier venture firm. Leveraging our proven playbook, the Bryant Stibel team typically serves as a strategic partner to these companies and their investors. Bryant Stibel Growth partners with leading growth equity and private equity investors to add value to later stage companies through strategic, financial, and operational support.

Hunter Trust is a private investment firm that invests on behalf of the Hunter Family. Hunter Trust partners with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams to build and grow exceptional businesses over a long-term horizon. We are interested in making a majority investment in exceptional businesses with $1-$5 million of EBITDA. We are particularly interested in services, manufacturing, and natural resources. Hunter Trust was formed in 2000 by Andrew M. Hunter III, who has invested in more than 50 private equity transactions across numerous industries over the past 25 years.

Sowell & Co. is a family investment office investing in private equity, oil & gas, and land development. The partners invest their own capital in each venture, rather than raising outside funds, and believe that such investment creates a longer term investment horizon that better aligns investors with its management team partners. Sowell & Co.'s Private Equity Group invests its own capital to support growing companies, management buyouts, recapitalizations and corporate divestitures in both healthy and distressed situations. We focus on backing experienced managers by making $2 - $20 million investments in companies that typically have less than $10 million of EBITDA. The Oil and Gas group of Sowell & Co. creates value through the prudent use of capital timed with Industry knowledge. Sowell & Co. invests both directly and indirectly in many facets of the Oil & Gas Industry. Sowell & Co. Real Estate activities have included most product types since its inception in 1972. The experiences through those years have refined Sowell & Co.'s primary focus to development land. Current projects vary in uses among retail parcels, industrial sites, multifamily tracts and single-family land and lots.

Brooklyn NY Holdings is the family office of the Lerner Family. Brooklyn NY Holdings invests in public market equity, fixed income, alternative investments, real estate and private equity, and invests both directly and through other fund managers. The Lerner Family's wealth came from founding and investing in financial services companies, including Securities Advisors and MBNA.