Valuation Research Corporation (VRC) is a full-service, independent global valuation and advisory firm that has provided objective, supportable conclusions of value since 1975. With a U.S. team of 300+ professionals across a dozen offices and an international network of nearly 1,500 valuation experts through Valuation Research Group, VRC serves private equity funds, financial sponsors, and acquisitive public and private companies with fairness opinions, solvency opinions, financial-reporting valuations, tax valuations, and the pricing of complex, illiquid securities.
Wayfinder is a K-12 edtech company that builds a PreK-12 platform for purpose-driven learning, combining research-backed social-emotional and life-readiness curriculum, MTSS-ready resources, and real-time insights. Born out of Stanford's d.school K12 Innovation Lab, it helps students develop durable, future-ready skills like purpose, belonging, adaptability and collaboration, and is used across thousands of schools and districts.
Uniqus Consultech is a tech-enabled, global consulting firm founded in 2022 by ex-KPMG and ex-EY leaders Jamil Khatri and Sandip Khetan. It blends accounting, ESG, risk, valuations, and AI-powered tooling (the UniVerse suite) to modernize how Big Four-style advisory work gets delivered to enterprises like HDFC Bank, Reliance, Flipkart, and Zomato.
Adam Bo is a Silicon Valley growth operator and behavioral scientist turned investor and active advisor. As General Partner at a12i, a San Francisco firm working at the intersection of fintech, e-commerce, and AI, he writes checks, opens doors, and rolls up his sleeves on growth problems for the founders he backs.
Fieldguide is an AI-native platform purpose-built for audit and advisory firms. Founded in 2020 by ex-EY auditor Jin Chang and engineer Chris Szymansky, the San Francisco company uses agentic AI to automate engagement work - from evidence collection and control testing to report drafting - for half of the top 100 US accounting firms, including KPMG, RSM US, Baker Tilly, BDO, Grant Thornton, and CLA.
Greg Strickland is the CEO of Ignition, a Sydney-founded revenue operations platform used by over 7,500 professional services businesses globally. A Silicon Valley veteran with 20+ years of experience scaling SaaS companies, Greg helped grow Box from 18 employees to a publicly traded enterprise, served as COO at Periscope Data and Productboard, and advised startups including Loom, Preset, and Grain before joining Ignition as Global President in 2024. In his first year he drove a 50% year-over-year revenue increase in North America, and in early 2025 he stepped up as CEO as co-founder Guy Pearson moved to Executive Chairman.