Nick Lambesis

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

hCentive, Inc. provides cloud-based healthcare technology solutions for health plans, state agencies, dental plans and TPAs. Its products include benefits marketplace, state marketplace for individuals, state marketplace for small busuiness and exchange manager. The company was founded by Sanjay Singh, Manoj Agarwala and Tarun Upadhyay in 2009 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Kashi Co. engages in the production of sesame and grain-based products. Its products include cereal, bars, entrees, and waffles. The company is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

OptumServe Technology Services, Inc. engages in the provision of custom computer programming services. It specializes in developing and implementing software engineering, critical information technology infrastructure, and business integrated services. The firm offers cloud application engineering, security and privacy services, and software engineering. The company was founded by Tony Singh in 1997 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Wall Street Investment Corp. provides investment banking and advisory services. Its services include investment, finance, banking, insurance, and real estate services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Blu Venture Investors LLC (Blu Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Jim Hunt, Robert Proctor, Kevin Hollins and JS Gamble. The firm is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.

Marginedge Co. develops software which enables in processing invoices and monitor critical costs. The company was founded by Bo Davis, Mike Spitalney, Sam Leiber and Roy Phillips in 2015 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Policy Confluence, Inc. develops web based civic engagement platform. It specializes in Internet, policy analysis, political engagement, public policy, crowdsourcing, and software-as-a-service. The company was founded by Nick Mastronardi and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.