Arpit Gupta

The debt capital markets (DCM) have demonstrated incredible effectiveness at supporting the huge demand (with over $10trn of issuance in 2020) for funding over the past two decades. This has benefited thousands of issuers, from sovereigns, supranationals, corporations, financial institutions across both the investment grade and high yield spectrum. Though the adoption of technology in primary markets has been steady and gradual, the primary issuance process remains very manual and cumbersome. This has led to frustration across the broad range of market participants and makes it challenging to accurately capturing the precise information that would benefit execution for many regular issuers. With over 70 years combined experience in both bond markets and transformational technology solutions, the founders are driven by a vision of using technology to create a transparent, efficient and secure platform for issuers, investors and underwriters. TheBondAuction™ platform delivers on this vision for all market participants.

Founded in 2017 by start-up entrepreneurs Adrien Roose, Karim Slaoui and Tanguy Goretti, Cowboy is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The world’s most connected electric bike for urban riders continues to transform the bike and mobility industries — from point of sale to point of service. Its mission is to build a better bike, create a better self and leave a better world. In 2022 Cowboy became the first e-bike maker to achieve B-corp status. Cowboy now has customers in more than 2,500 towns and cities across Europe and the US. Cowboy is the winner of the Eurobike 2017, the Red Dot Bicycle Design Award 2018, the Red Dot Best of the Best award for product design in 2019 and 2021, one of TIME Magazines "Best Inventions" of 2022, and the Wallpaper*Smart Space Award for Most Revolutionary Personal Transport in 2023.

Freetrade is an app that makes investing simple, and free. Our award-winning app was voted Best Share Trading Platform at the British Bank Awards 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. With over 1,300,000 users, were growing fast. Get the app: http://freetrade.io Forum: http://community.freetrade.io

MYNDUP provides same-day mental health support for employees. With MYNDUP as a benefit, employees have access to 1:1 video sessions across the entire mental health spectrum, including: • Therapy & Counselling • Life Coaching & Career Coaching • Mindfulness & Meditation Were rated 4.9 out of 5 from thousands of sessions. And weve: • Reduced stress, anxiety & depression in 95% of users • Boosted confidence, motivation & productivity in 99% of users At MYNDUP, our mission is to help employees and their companies thrive by providing the best mental health support. After all, happy employees = a thriving business.

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.

Capnova is a digital wealth platform built to give global investors, family offices, and wealth advisors seamless access to high-quality private market opportunities across emerging economies. We combine on-the-ground origination, global SPV infrastructure, and AI-powered analytics to make investing in private assets — from venture and private credit to real estate and tokenized infrastructure — simple, transparent, and borderless. Our platform enables: 🌍 Curated opportunities from India, Southeast Asia, MENA, and other high-growth markets 🏗️ Global investment infrastructure (Delaware, DIFC, Gift City, Cayman) ⚡ End-to-end digital execution — onboarding, KYC, capital calls, reporting 📊 AI-driven insights for smarter allocations and real-time performance tracking 🚀 Already powering: $30M AMA 200+ investors 20+ SPVs launched Capnova is building the next-generation infrastructure for cross-border private investing. Learn more: www.thecapnova.com

The debt capital markets (DCM) have demonstrated incredible effectiveness at supporting the huge demand (with over $10trn of issuance in 2020) for funding over the past two decades. This has benefited thousands of issuers, from sovereigns, supranationals, corporations, financial institutions across both the investment grade and high yield spectrum. Though the adoption of technology in primary markets has been steady and gradual, the primary issuance process remains very manual and cumbersome. This has led to frustration across the broad range of market participants and makes it challenging to accurately capturing the precise information that would benefit execution for many regular issuers. With over 70 years combined experience in both bond markets and transformational technology solutions, the founders are driven by a vision of using technology to create a transparent, efficient and secure platform for issuers, investors and underwriters. TheBondAuction™ platform delivers on this vision for all market participants.

SVB is the financial partner of the innovation economy, helping individuals, investors and the world’s most innovative companies achieve their ambitious goals. SVB’s businesses - Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities - together offer the services that dynamic and fast-growing clients require as they grow, including commercial banking, venture investing, wealth planning and investment banking. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at svb.com/global. SVB Financial Group (SVB) (Nasdaq: SIVB) is the holding company for all business units and groups. © 2022 SVB Financial Group. All rights reserved. SVB, SVB FINANCIAL GROUP, SILICON VALLEY BANK, SVB SECURITIES, SVB PRIVATE, SVB CAPITAL and the chevron device are trademarks of SVB Financial Group, used under license. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group.

We’re the power behind the forward-thinkers, future-makers and leap-takers. We partner with innovators and investors in the UK, US, Israel, Hong Kong, Europe, Australia & New Zealand, India and Singapore, helping them ignite the bold ideas that reshape our world. We offer flexible banking solutions for start-ups, scale-ups, growth businesses, investors and those working towards IPO. Whether it’s comprehensive banking, managing cashflow, plans for buyouts or Global Funds Banking, we power ideas at every stage of their journey. From the first-time founders to the funds that back them and everything in between. Here’s to never standing still. Were proud to accelerate growth for tech and life science businesses, create meaningful connections and open a world of global opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors alike.

Founded in 2017 by start-up entrepreneurs Adrien Roose, Karim Slaoui and Tanguy Goretti, Cowboy is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The world’s most connected electric bike for urban riders continues to transform the bike and mobility industries — from point of sale to point of service. Its mission is to build a better bike, create a better self and leave a better world. In 2022 Cowboy became the first e-bike maker to achieve B-corp status. Cowboy now has customers in more than 2,500 towns and cities across Europe and the US. Cowboy is the winner of the Eurobike 2017, the Red Dot Bicycle Design Award 2018, the Red Dot Best of the Best award for product design in 2019 and 2021, one of TIME Magazines "Best Inventions" of 2022, and the Wallpaper*Smart Space Award for Most Revolutionary Personal Transport in 2023.