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Utila is an institutional crypto operations platform designed to facilitate secure digital asset management for organizations of all sizes. The company offers an enterprise-grade, non-custodial wallet platform that utilizes multi-party computation (MPC) key management, ensuring high security and user control. Its chain-agnostic infrastructure allows institutional investors, trading firms, and Web3 developers to efficiently manage cryptocurrency assets across multiple blockchains and wallets from a single interface. Additionally, Utila provides an API that enables developers to create custom solutions on its secure multi-chain wallet infrastructure. With a transaction volume exceeding $3 billion shortly after its launch, Utila aims to enhance the accessibility, security, and usability of enterprise-grade wallets in the evolving digital asset landscape.

Flock Homes converts individual rental properties into fully-passive, diversified shares in a pool of houses. Flock helps rental property owners retire from being landlords. The company offers low-cost, tax-advantaged, hassle-free way to get and keep all the benefits of owning rental properties without any of the burdens. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

CapStack Technologies is a financial technology company that provides an integrated operating system for banks and financial services providers. Its platform facilitates collaboration among these institutions, enabling them to manage loan and deposit exposure more effectively, mitigate risks, and ultimately drive profitability and asset diversification.

Pattern is a financial services company that offers a modern membership model, providing clients with access to a personal financial advisory team supported by a robo-advisory platform. The company specializes in developing financial software that assists customers in managing their wealth. This software delivers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and access to private equity and other financial services. By focusing on maximizing asset value while managing risk, Pattern aims to help users achieve their financial goals and enhance their wealth compared to traditional methods.

Boomerang is a technology-driven service that specializes in the retrieval and return of lost valuables. Through its app, users who have misplaced items can provide descriptions to check if their belongings have been logged by one of Boomerang's partner businesses, which utilize a software platform to manage and organize found items in a user-friendly database. Additionally, Boomerang offers a fully managed service that collects lost items from various businesses, such as airports and stadiums, and securely stores them until they can be reunited with their owners. This comprehensive solution effectively addresses the challenges associated with lost and found items, facilitating the recovery process for individuals and large organizations alike.

Ellevest, Inc. is an investment management firm focused on providing financial services tailored specifically for women. Founded in 2014 and based in New York City, Ellevest aims to empower female investors by offering a digital platform that incorporates proprietary algorithms to develop customized investment plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a top-down approach to create client-focused portfolios that span various global asset classes. Ellevest's user-friendly interface reflects its commitment to engaging women in a thoughtful and accessible investing experience, allowing clients to prioritize their financial goals and make informed decisions regarding their investments.

Makini is a developer of integration software tailored for industrial enterprises, providing a unified platform to connect with over 100 enterprise software systems including EAM, CMMS, ERP, and WMS. The company's solution facilitates customer-facing integrations seamlessly, allowing users to perform essential tasks such as triggering work orders, retrieving failure modes from defect reports, and accessing operational data like running hours. Makini's software supports complex workflows at scale by managing authentication, data unification, web-hooks, and workflow automation, thereby empowering industrial tech companies to enhance their operational efficiency and innovate effectively.

Prometheus Alternative Investments, Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif.-based fintech startup.

Yieldstreet is a management platform that provides retail investors access to income-generating investment products. Founded in 2015, It gives individuals access to alternative investments that have traditionally been off-limits to the average investor. With over $2.5 billion invested across multiple asset classes, Yieldstreet is changing the way people generate passive income by lowering and removing the barriers that historically kept these lucrative opportunities far out of reach. In 2013, founders Milind Mehere and Michael Weisz were frustrated that many investment strategies were typically reserved only for institutions and the ultra-wealthy. Typically, the average investor was left to choose between the stock market and bonds with falling yields - with few options in between. Asset-based investments had longer hold periods and a higher barrier of entry, keeping them well out of reach of accredited investors — even more so for unaccredited investors. As a result, they decided to leverage the growing fintech disruption to give more people access to these previously restricted alternative investments. Milind’s background in building companies combined with Michael’s decade-plus experience in investing and fund management formed the core of Yieldstreet. Passion for their investors and employees as well as a willing embrace of innovation, has been part of Yieldstreet’s identity from the beginning. Each decision to leverage a new technology, or investment strategy, or originate a new deal is made to put investors first. That drive has propelled Yieldstreet across all 50 states, crossing $100M invested in less than eight quarters, with the $1B milestone coming only three years later. In 2019, Yieldstreet’s membership had grown to 100,000, and a savings account for members was launched. Yieldstreet, since its launch in 2015, has not deviated from its goal to change investing for the better, nor has it slowed down. Yieldstreet was ranked number 46 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies and has been recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work. Yieldstreet today delivers wealth generation options and alternative investments for more than 330,000 investors and has returned more than $1.3 billion in principal/interest. Many alternative investment platforms only focus on one asset class, such as real estate or art. Yieldstreet’s offerings, accessed through cash or a low-fee IRA, cover a wide range of asset classes — art, real estate, legal, corporates, consumer, and commercial, via single investments or funds. Yieldstreet also offers its members short-term notes on offerings with a hold period between 3 and 6 months, which generally boast higher interest rates than money markets and CDs. Yieldstreet is headquartered in New York and has offices in Brazil, Greece, and Malta. Michael Weisz serves as President and Milind Mehere serves as CEO. Together, they manage a team of more than 140 employees, all working toward Yieldstreet’s one goal: to change the way people invest for the better.