Natasha Mahmoudian

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. designs, manufactures and launches rockets and spacecrafts. It develops the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. The company was founded by Elon Reeve Musk in 2002 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, CA.

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.

Coller Capital Ltd (Coller Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1990 by Jeremy Joseph Coller. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Luxembourg and Seoul.

Connector Service Corp. provides electroplating services to the interconnect industry. Its products include ferrous alloy, non ferrous, iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, copper, brass and bronze plate. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is the pension fund management subsidiary of state-owned Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, GPIF was founded in 2006 and manages and invests the Reserve Funds of the Government Pension Plans entrusted by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, in accordance with the provisions of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act and the National Pension Act, aiming to contribute to the financial stability of both Plans by remitting profits of investment to the Special Accounts for the Government Pension Plans.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Field Museum of Natural History houses biological and anthropological collections of specimens. It supports both informal and more structured public learning through exhibits and educational programs. Its curatorial and scientific staff conducts research on the fields of Anthropology, Biology, Geology, and Zoology. The Field Museum was founded in 1893 and is located in Chicago, Illinois.

BlackBook Media Corp. publishes magazines and guides. It publishes books related to the entertainment and fashion industry. The company was founded by Evanly Schindler in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Valor Management LLC (Valor Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2001 by Antonio Jose Gracias. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

Addepar, Inc. provides platform for wealth management. Its solutions include RIA, family office, private bank, broker-dealer, and integrations. The company was founded by Jason Mirra and Joseph Lonsdale in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Hiroshima Innovation Network, Inc. (HINet)is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.

BitGo, Inc. operates as blockchain software company that secures digital currency for institutional investors. It offers institutional custody, wallet, offline vault, private blockchains, and application program interface solutions. The company was founded by Mike Belshe, Will O'Brien, and Ben Davenport in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Eight Sleep, Inc. manufactures non wearable sleep tracker. The firm also provides smart mattress, mattress and bed sheets. It offers purchasing and shipping services. The company was founded by Matteo Franceschetti, Massimo Andreasi Bassi, Alexandra Zatarain and Andrea Ballarini in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

K Health, Inc. develops a personal health application. It allows its users to keep their identities anonymous and is required to type in their gender, age, and symptoms which results in suggesting different types of treatment for those ailments. The company was founded by Allon Bloch in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cloud9 Esports, Inc. operates e eSports team organization. It is a multi-gaming organization with teams in League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Sm4sh, H1Z1, Vainglory, Dota2, and Overwatch. The company was founded by Jacques M. Etienne and Paullie K. Etienne in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Harmony Biosciences LLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops therapies to help patients with unmet medical needs. It provides novel treatment options to patients with orphan and rare conditions, with an emphasis on central nervous system disorders. The company is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA.

World Energy Innovation Forum operates a membership organization focused on energy issues and opportunities.

Harbor Platform, Inc. develops decentralized compliance protocol that standardizes the way securities are issued and traded on blockchains. The company was founded by Joshua Stein, David Sacks, Bob Remeika, and Arisa Amano in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bird Rides, Inc. develops mobile applications for electric vehicles. It provides a fleet of electric, shared scooters that can be accessed through smartphone. The company was founded by Travis VanderZanden in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

SVIEF operates an international conference designed to foster innovation and promote business partnerships connecting the US and Asia-pacific region. The company was founded by George Chao, Iris Lei, and Hong Lei in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

BitGo Holdings, Inc. provides cryptocurrency custody solutions. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Paragon Biosciences Emalex Capital, Inc. provides pharmaceuticals services. The company is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Wheels Labs, Inc. operates as an electric mobility platform that offers bicycles. The company was founded by Joshua Viner, Jonathan Viner, and Chris Stavlas in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Paragon Biosciences Qlarity Capital, Inc. provides pharmaceutical services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Castle Creek Biosciences, Inc. engages in the research and development of gene therapies for patients with rare and genetic diseases. It offers treatment for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB) and localized Scleroderma; and topical ointment for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Aronin in September 2018 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

R-Zero Systems, Inc. manufactures surface and air disinfectants equipment. The firm specializes in infection prevention, biosafety, hospital-grade disinfection, environmental health and safety, UV-C disinfection, public health, disinfection and health technology. The company was founded by Benjamin A. Boyer, Eli Harris and Grant Morgan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

CIRC Biosciences, Inc. is a privately held cell therapy company that focuses on developing treatments for serious diseases with high unmet needs. The company is based in Dallas, TX. The company's initial focus is on the eye. The company was founded by Jeffrey S. Aronin.