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STTG, Inc. provides information and advisory services firm. Its product FrontView combines all of the critical inputs that power executive decision-making in emerging markets into an integrated suite of resources. The firm services offers market prioritization, channel management, demand planning, market opportunity assessment, and risk management. The company was founded by Alex Turkeltaub and Alex Gorbansky in 2005 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Aquicore, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial real estate software services. It offers an all-in-one asset operations and management platform. It solutions includes utility load analytics, utility budget, HVAC analytics, tenant billing, and building connectivity. The company was founded by Logan Soya in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Accenture LLP provides management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Its services encompass customer relationship, finance, human resources, service, supply chain, information management, business process, and infrastructure outsourcing services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Riskmetrics Group LLC provides financial risk management services. The firm provides financial analytics and wealth management solutions to different financial institutions, corporations and central banks. It consists of three primary business units–risk management, governance services and financial research. The company was founded by Ethan M. Berman in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), a member of Young & Rubicam Brands and of the WPP Group, is a global research-based consultancy that specializes in messaging and communications strategy for blue-chip political, corporate and entertainment clients. Founded in 1975, they bring together lessons from the campaign trail and the boardroom to create innovative strategies to handle complex situations. Their powerful hybrid model combines both political and corporate research, recognizing that the strategies used to effect change in one area can be innovative and effective in the other. They call this Winning Knowledge. In the political arena, PSB has thirty years of experience winning competitive elections. They’ve won nearly three quarters of the races they’ve run, and have worked as pollster and strategic advisor to candidates including President Bill Clinton, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Their innovative and successful political work led Time Magazine to dub them “Masters of the Message.” In the corporate sector, PSB is a strategic research provider to more than 30 of the Fortune 100 companies, including many of the leading consumer and business brands. They help these organizations implement proactive, research-driven and integrated communications efforts like the ones that win political campaigns. In the entertainment world, PSB is a leading provider of cover testing research to leading magazine publishers, motion picture research for major Hollywood studios, and video game research to top game publishers. Their proprietary visual testing capabilities help clients assess and fundamentally enhance the power of their execution. Their operations include over 200 consultants and a sophisticated in-house market research infrastructure with the capability to conduct work in over 90 countries. Their offices in Washington, D.C., New York, , London, Seattle, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dubai, Beijing, Austin and Denver are supported by an in-house fielding capability and are fully equipped to provide the complete creative solutions their clients need.

Northern Virginia Technology Council operates as a membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. It serves businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Pepper (UK) Ltd. engages in providing mortgage financial services. It provides loan administration and collection services to a wide range of financial lenders and investors. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Shift7 Digital LLC provides information technology and management services. Its services include mobile websites and applications, site optimization, experience design and project management. The firm serves manufacturing, professional services, insurance, financial, retail, technology and travel and hospitality sectors. The company was founded by Tim McLaughlin and Rand Kramer in 2002 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Business Intelligence Advisors, Inc. provides independent investment research and advisory services. It offers learning and development, behavioral intelligence research, expert advisory and investment intelligence services. The company was founded by Cheryl A. Cook, Philip R. Houston and Wilbur M. Swan in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of The Economist Newspaper Ltd., Roll Call, Inc. publishes newspapers, financial journals, magazines and online publications. The company is based in Washington.

Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, do-business-as Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA), is an investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CFRA Research, Inc. CFRA provides independent and actionable research and analytics to their global subscribers to improve their investment and business decisions. The firm’s services also include forensic accounting research and analytics that identifies public companies with deteriorating earnings quality; and fundamental research and commentary focused on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, sectors and industries.

Founder Institute, Inc. provides startup launch programs. Its curriculum include branding and design, product development, and equity and funding. The company was founded by Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Axel Springer SE, Politico LLC is the authority on the intersection of politics, policy, and power. The company is based in Arlington, VA. Politico was acquired by Axel Springer SE from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. on October 19, 2021. It is the most robust news operation and information service in the world specializing in politics and policy, which informs the most influential audience in the world insight, edge, and authority. Its seven-year-old European edition has grown to nearly 200 employees. Nobody knows politics like Politico. Founded in 2007 by Frederick J. Ryan, Robert L. Allbritton, Jim VandeHei, Barbara B. Allbritton, Politico has grown to a team of 700 working across, more than half of whom are editorial staff. Early this year it acquired E&E News, the renowned news organization focused solely on energy and the environment.

AlphaSense, Inc. is a market intelligence and search platform that uses AI-based technology to provide insights from a vast universe of public and private content, including equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients' own research content. The company is based in New York, NY, and has subsidiaries in the UK, Finland, Germany, India, and China. AlphaSense employs over 1,000 people and helps professionals make smarter business decisions by finding information on companies, data, and themes from within millions of research documents in seconds, all with one simple search. The company was founded in 2011 by Raj Neervannan and Jaakko Kokko, and Jaakko Kokko has been the CEO since then.

Axiom Software, Inc. is a private company based in Reston, VA.

Hallway, Inc. operates as a social learning network. It offers content sharing, ranking content, and storing content. The company was founded by Evan Burfield and Sean McElrath on February 25, 1994 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

FiscalNote, Inc. engages as a global data analytics and advisory firm. Its government relationship management platform offers information discovery, tracking, network building and response coordination into a single, accessible working environment. The firm's services include workflow optimization and augmentation, reporting and analysis, and research and insights. The company was founded by Timothy Hwang, Jonathan C. Chen and Gerald Yao in 2013 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

TDR Capital LLP is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Tudor Investment Corp. founded in 2002 by Mark J. Penn. The firm is headquartered in Washington, US.

Union Global, Inc. PBC provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Huffington Post Australia Pty Ltd. operates an online news portal. The joint venture company is based in Royal Exchange, Australia. J. J. Eastwood has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2016.

Ducker FSG Holdings LLC engages in the provision of research, consulting, and trends in the global markets. Its solutions include research and insights, consulting, mergers and acquisition, and events. The firm also offers expertise in the automotive and transportation; building and construction; consumer products; healthcare; heavy equipment; industrial; and technology. The company was founded by William H. Ducker in 1961 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

1776 Bananas LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Halcyon House is an American company that supports social enterprise founders and their ventures by providing fellowships, funding vehicles, and thought leadership. The non-profit company aims to accelerate the impact-driven future of business.

Helm Labs LLC develops a data and technology platform. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Evan Burfield has been the CEO of the American company since 2019.

Latitude38 Venture Partners (Latitude38 Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

1776 Management LLC (1776 Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Donna Harris. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.