Jay Katz, CAIA

Diadem Capital is an venture backed outsourced platform team and outsourced deal flow engine for VCs, CVCs and Family Offices. Diadem has worked with 70 VC portfolio companies from Pre-Seed to Series D supporting their capital raises (Equity & Debt) to secure $200M+ in venture capital over the last 3 years. Diadem raised $1.1M in its own Pre-Seed round. https://diademcapital.com/ Questions? Call: +1 (212) 287-5860 Email: equity@diademcapital.com Email: debt@diademcapital.com Securities transactions are effected through INTE Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

The student-run, real-money investment fund is designed to educate finance students on the practical aspects of global capital markets, while providing them with real-world learning experiences in investment management. The Terese Kelly Investment Group is an independent study course with a full academic year commitment. Students will serve in leadership and analyst roles and will earn 1.5 credits in both the fall and spring semesters. The leaders of the fund will gain valuable experience running an investment management company, while analysts will focus on conducting detailed valuations of companies in different sectors of the economy with the goal of finding undervalued companies.

New York Ventures, a division of Empire State Development, is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in high growth start-up companies across all regions of New York State. We administer the state’s innovation investment funds by partnering with entrepreneurs to build the future of New York, prioritizing companies that solve important challenges in the areas of climate change, agriculture, healthcare, education, information sciences and other emerging technologies. More than 43% of the 25 companies in our current portfolio are women or minority-founded businesses. We’ve also launched three fund-of-funds through a program responsible for investments in an additional 140 emerging-growth startups in New York State. We co-invest with a wide variety of large and small funds to leverage NYS dollars for the benefit of all New Yorkers resulting in successes across a range of companies and industries—from Plated and Rgenix to Spincar and Agronomic.

Diadem Capital is an venture backed outsourced platform team and outsourced deal flow engine for VCs, CVCs and Family Offices. Diadem has worked with 70 VC portfolio companies from Pre-Seed to Series D supporting their capital raises (Equity & Debt) to secure $200M+ in venture capital over the last 3 years. Diadem raised $1.1M in its own Pre-Seed round. https://diademcapital.com/ Questions? Call: +1 (212) 287-5860 Email: equity@diademcapital.com Email: debt@diademcapital.com Securities transactions are effected through INTE Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

Launch NY is a Nonprofit Venture Development Organization with a mission to identify, support, and invest in high-growth, high-impact companies across Upstate New York. Our goal is to catalyze the entrepreneurial culture through regional collaboration with ecosystem partners. Capitalizing on existing regional resources, Launch NY coordinates and partners with entrepreneurship resources to catalyze the ecosystem and provide access to valuable growth opportunities in Upstate New York. Upstate NY boasts exceptional resources for starting and building business ventures. Inspiring regional collaboration to access these resources is crucial to our plan for fostering entrepreneurial success.

The student-run, real-money investment fund is designed to educate finance students on the practical aspects of global capital markets, while providing them with real-world learning experiences in investment management. The Terese Kelly Investment Group is an independent study course with a full academic year commitment. Students will serve in leadership and analyst roles and will earn 1.5 credits in both the fall and spring semesters. The leaders of the fund will gain valuable experience running an investment management company, while analysts will focus on conducting detailed valuations of companies in different sectors of the economy with the goal of finding undervalued companies.

BlackRock is a global asset manager and technology provider dedicated to helping more and more people experience financial well-being. We help millions of people invest to build savings that serve them throughout their lives. We always start with our clients’ needs and look to offer them more quality choices for how and where to invest their money. Our global investments platform offers our clients access to the world’s markets while making investing easier and more affordable. And with offices in more than 40 countries, our global expertise helps them navigate changing markets to stay ahead of the curve. Follow us for global insights shaping the economy, conversations about financial well-being and more information on culture and careers at BlackRock. https://bit.ly/3n6Fxdy