Michael Washington

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, Inc. (Stoker Ostler) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm was founded in 1997 as Private Wealth Management Inc. and changed their name to Stoker Ostler Wealth Advisors, Inc. in 2007. The firm is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., ultimately owned by Bank of Montreal (TSX, NYSE: BMO) in Canada. Stoker Ostler offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities.

Catalist LLC develops voter's databases for the organizations. It maintains and constantly updates a complete national database of voting age persons. The firm provides web based analytics tools and voter database of all voting-age individuals in the United States to progressive organizations and campaigns. The company was founded by Laura Quinn in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Deloitte LLP (New York) engages in the provision of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory solutions. It offers services relating to tax, consulting, audit and assurance, Deloitte private company services, mergers and acquisitions, risk and financial advisory, analytics, and cloud. The company was founded by William Welch Deloitte, George A. Touche, Charles Waldo Haskins, and Elijah Watt Sells in 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Pearson Plc, US Congress Handbook, Inc. is a company that provides political information over the Internet. US Congress Handbook, Inc. is located in the US. US Congress Handbook was acquired by English Language Learning & Instruction System, Inc. from Maxus Technology Corp. on July 26, 2000.

No Borders, Inc. engages in the business of deploying marketing, consulting, e-commerce, technology development, and products in verticals whose existing market participants are behind the curve of technological adoption, creating outsized disruption, and profitability opportunities. It also focuses on the human and pet wellness cannabinoid market, and medical and dental equipment and supplies vertical. The company was founded on May 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Chardan Capital Markets LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kerry Propper and Steve Urbach in 2003. The firm offers a range of services which include capital raising, merger and acquisition advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, corporate access and institutional trading to institutional clients.

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics engages in the provision of educational services. It offers courses under the following school and departments: business, accountancy, finance, international business administration, economics, public economics and administration, humanities, law, information management and engineering, statistics, foreign languages, mathematics, international cultural exchange, professional and international education and continuing education. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Electric Corp. manufactures electrical and mechanical products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Gradient Analytics LLC (Gradient) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded by Carr Bettis and Donn Vickrey in 1996 and formerly known as Camelback Research Alliance. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabrient Systems LLC, which acquired the firm in August 2011. Gradient has particular expertise in financial analysis, forensic accounting and executive behavior. They publishes academically rigorous, unbiased, objective insights into the financial performance and equity valuation of liquid publicly traded companies globally for mutual fund managers, hedge fund managers, and other professional money managers.

Mistral Capital Management LLC (Mistral Capital Management) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Andrew Heyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Salt River Community Property Development & Asset Management provides asset management and commercial development services. It currently manages land and property along the 101 Corridor from Chaparral to McDonald Drive. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Higher Ground Labs Management LLC (Higher Ground Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shomik Dutta and Andrew Mclaughlin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Paxos Trust Co. LLC operates as a global exchange marketplace for virtual currencies trading. It flagship products is Bankchain, a distributed network that expedites and secures the clearing and settling of assets. The firm also offers bitcoin exchange and OTC trading services. The company was founded by Richmond Teo and Charles G. Cascarilla in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

High Bluff Capital Partners LLC (High Bluff Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Anand U. Gowda. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Nature's Miracle, Inc. is an agriculture technology company that provides services to growers in the controlled environment agriculture industry, including vertical farming. The company is based in Upland, CA. The company offers integrated solutions that include hardware and software to design, build, and operate various indoor growing settings such as greenhouses and indoor-growing spaces. Nature's Miracle has established its first manufacturing footprint in the United States with its grow-light assembly plant and is expected to set up additional manufacturing/assembly facilities. The company was founded by Tie Li, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jiafu Glass Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive medium-to-large enterprise that integrates glass research and development, manufacturing, processing, and sales. The company is based in Jiaxing, China. The Chinese company's main products include solar photovoltaic glass, high-quality float glass, engineering glass, and home glass. Additionally, the company is involved in the construction of photovoltaic power plants and the mining of quartzite mines, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Hong Liang Ruan has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Shanghai Richtech Engineering Co., Ltd. provides engineering technical consultation services for the oil and gas industry. The private company is based in Shanghai, China.

9 Air Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of public air transportation services. It operates an online service platform that offers fight status information, ticket verification, and online check-in services. The company was founded on April 2, 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.