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Canberra Corporation

For nearly 60 years, Canberra Corporation has been a leading manufacturer of cleaning chemicals for the commercial, institutional and industrial markets. Established in 1964, Canberra began operations as the manufacturer of “Spiffy,” a toilet bowl cleaner sold on retail shelves. Today, Canberra is the preferred partner for the chemical industry, offering a comprehensive array of services and liquid cleaning products, ranging from everyday cleaners to highly specialized solutions and innovative dispensing systems. Canberra products are marketed nationally under the Husky and JAWS (Just Add Water System) brands. Our customers trust us to help them develop custom formulas, create private brands, provide regulatory guidance and market knowledge and to blend and fill their own formulas.

New Belgium Brewing

New Belgium Brewing is a leading US premium adult beverage company, known for its iconic portfolio and Human Powered Business model. What started in a Fort Collins, CO basement in 1991, has grown into one of the most successful breweries in the country. Today, the business proudly brings brands to life like the innovative Voodoo Ranger IPA lineup, renowned Bell’s Two Hearted IPA and Oberon Ale, an award-winning wood cellar program, and innovation that pushes the category forward. At the center of everything is New Belgium’s Human Powered Business model. For more than three decades, we’ve led with the simple idea that people are at the heart of everything we do. Across all areas of our business, we consider the well-being of our coworkers, our customers, and our communities, and recognize the responsibility we all have to leave a lasting positive impact. This ethos has taken our company far. We expanded to Asheville, NC, in 2016, Daleville, VA, in 2023, and acquired Bell’s Brewery, in Kalamazoo, MI in 2021, and in 2025 took over the US production and distribution of Kirin Ichiban.

Ventra Health

Ventra is a leading business solutions provider for facility-based physicians practicing anesthesia, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, and radiology.

Jump Crypto

Since our inception as a skunkworks intern project in late 2015, Jump Crypto has grown into a world class, dynamic team of high performing players across a range of functions. Today, we play an important role in the development of some of the largest and most innovative crypto communities. We are builders, partners, innovators and traders who take a long-term view of the future of blockchain, cryptocurrency and all things Web3, and operate to unlock the full value and potential of open-source, community driven projects, and we are deeply committed to building the critical infrastructure required to catalyze growth in the ecosystem. Jump Crypto is a division of Jump Trading Group, a research-driven quantitative trading firm and one of the largest traders, by volume, across traditional asset classes. For more on our history, culture and the road ahead, please visit us at www.jumpcrypto.com and follow us on Twitter at @jump_ .

KaMin

KaMin is recognized as a global leader that enhances the performance of everyday products through innovative mineral solutions. With more than 100 years of experience and nearly 1,000 employees worldwide, KaMin delivers performance mineral solutions for a broad spectrum of end-use markets including building & construction, automotive, agriculture, health and beauty, packaging, and specialty and graphic paper. From 11 production and converting facilities, the company creates solutions from the ground up for customers in more than 70 countries.