Akshay Padmanabha

Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a diversified global investment firm founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder, and Taylor OMalley. With over $33 billion in assets under management, BAM employs more than 2,500 people across 23 offices in the U.S. and Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm’s investment teams span five strategies, including Equities Long/Short, Fixed Income & Macro, Commodities, Multi-Asset Arbitrage, and Systematic. Balyasny’s mission is to deliver to its investors absolute, uncorrelated returns in all market environments.

Headquartered in the United States with eight locations worldwide, MassChallenge exist because the future depends on radically reimagining support for those with the grit to solve humanity’s hardest challenges. ​

Tower Research Capital is a leading quantitative trading firm that has built its business on a high-performance platform and independent trading teams. We have a 25-year track record of innovation and a reputation for discovering unique market opportunities. At Tower, employees find a stimulating, results-oriented environment where highly intelligent and motivated colleagues inspire each other to reach their greatest potential. Tower is headquartered in New York City and employs approximately 1,200 people in more than a dozen offices globally. To learn more, visit www.tower-research.com Capital de Recherche Tower est une société de négoce quantitatif qui a bâti ses activités sur une plateforme de haut rendement et des équipes de négociation indépendantes. Nous comptons 25 ans d’expérience en innovation et une réputation de découvrir des occasions uniques sur le marché. À Tower, les employés trouvent un environnement stimulant et axé sur les résultats où des collègues très intelligents et motivés s’inspirent mutuellement pour atteindre leur plus grand potentiel. Le siège social de Tower est situé à New York et compte environ 1,200 personnes dans plus d’une douzaine de bureaux à l’échelle mondiale. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site www.tower-research.ca.

BayBoston is a private equity manager that invests in companies in the U.S. and Latin America with a focus on financial services. BAYBOSTON advocates for COMMUNITY | DIVERSITY | INCLUSION. ABOUT US BayBoston is a minority-owned private equity firm that invests in companies located in the United States, Latin America and select geographies. Founded in 2013, we view diversity and inclusion as a key strategic asset both within our portfolio companies and at BayBoston. We seek to maximize the value of our investments for our investors, the communities that our companies serve, and the workforces that serve these communities. We target growing companies in select industries and market verticals with a focus on financial services. We aim for predictable returns by disciplined investing and active management. STRATEGY BayBoston sponsors companies that need capital and a strategic partner to create a higher level of value for its customers, workforce, and community. We empower the management teams of our portfolio companies by providing capital and promoting a value creation approach. Our value creation approach is based on executing growth-oriented business plans, operational improvements, and transformational technology to drive organic growth as well as to find merger & acquisition opportunities that accelerate growth. We take a customer-centric platform building view with our portfolio companies.