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Walker & Dunlop is one of the nation's largest commercial real estate finance and advisory firms, with over 85 years of experience creating communities through ideas and capital. Since 1937, the company has evolved from a small family business into a publicly traded powerhouse (NYSE: WD) that has originated more than $100 billion in commercial real estate loans. Operating across 40+ locations nationwide, Walker & Dunlop's team of 1,400+ professionals delivers comprehensive capital markets solutions, including investment sales, loan servicing, and investment management. The firm's market impact is substantial: in 2022 alone, Capital Markets sourced over 1,000 loans exceeding $25 billion in volume. This scale and expertise have earned recognition as a Best Place to Work® by Fortune Magazine for eight of eleven years, ranking #17 on Fortune's 2017 "Fastest Growing Public Companies" list. Beyond financial success, Walker & Dunlop is committed to social impact through affordable housing financing and community development initiatives.

Pathway is shaking the foundations of artificial intelligence by introducing the world's first post-transformer frontier model that solves continual learning. The company's breakthrough architecture, called BDH, outperforms traditional Transformer models and provides enterprises with full visibility into how the model works. By combining this foundational model with the fastest data processing engine on the market, Pathway enables organizations to move beyond incremental optimization toward truly contextualized, experience-driven intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 by Zuzanna Stamirowska, a complexity scientist who built a team of AI pioneers including CTO Jan Chorowski (who worked with Nobel laureate Geoff Hinton at Google Brain and was the first to apply Attention to speech) and CSO Adrian Kosowski (a leading computer scientist and quantum physicist who obtained his PhD at age 20). Pathway is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Paris, France and Wroclaw, Poland. The company is backed by leading investors including TQ Ventures and Lukasz Kaiser, co-author of the Transformer architecture, and is trusted by enterprise clients such as NATO, La Poste, and Formula 1 racing teams.

Milestone Technologies exists to bridge the critical gap between people and technology in an increasingly complex digital world. Every day, organizations struggle with fragmented IT systems, outdated infrastructure, and the relentless pressure to modernize while maintaining operations. Milestone transforms this challenge into opportunity by providing comprehensive IT services and digital solutions that enable enterprises to scale their technology infrastructure securely and efficiently. As a global IT services provider based in Silicon Valley, the company partners with hundreds of leading corporations to deliver end-to-end managed services, cloud transformation, data & AI solutions, and digital workplace enablement that drives measurable business outcomes. Since 1997, Milestone has evolved from a small team of engineers into a trusted Microsoft Solution Partner with specialized expertise in Azure and digital innovation. The company specializes in application development, AI and automation, platform engineering, cloud and infrastructure, and digital workplace solutions that help revolutionize how organizations operate. With deep industry experience across payments, hi-tech, media and entertainment, and healthtech sectors, Milestone combines technical excellence with strategic business insight to deliver solutions that don't just work—they create lasting competitive advantage. This mission of empowering enterprises through technology continues to drive every engagement and innovation.

In 1997, Prem Chand founded Milestone Technologies with a clear vision to bridge the gap between people and technology through exceptional IT services. What began as a provider of IMAC project services quickly evolved into a comprehensive IT solutions company as Prem recognized the growing need for reliable, innovative technology support in an increasingly digital business world. From those early days performing basic IT installations, the company steadily expanded its capabilities and service offerings to meet the complex demands of enterprise clients. Today, Milestone Technologies has grown into a global IT Services and Digital Solutions company headquartered in Silicon Valley, helping hundreds of leading corporations deliver transformative technology solutions. Under the leadership of CEO Sameer Kishore, the company continues to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and optimize business operations for clients worldwide. With over 25 years of experience and an employee-first culture focused on tailored training, mentorship, and career pathways, Milestone Technologies has established itself as a trusted partner for organizations seeking to leverage technology for competitive advantage.

In 2018, Builder.io emerged from a simple but powerful insight: the traditional handoff between design and development was broken. Designers waited weeks for engineers to implement their visions, while engineers found themselves bogged down in repetitive frontend tasks instead of focusing on complex logic. The founders realized there had to be a better way - a way to bridge the gap between creative vision and production code. So they built Builder.io, an AI-powered visual development platform that transforms how teams create digital experiences. By pioneering a 'plug and play' approach to visual development, Builder enables cross-functional teams to generate, iterate, and ship production-ready web and mobile experiences in seconds instead of sprints. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing tech stacks and design systems, allowing developers to code faster with AI, designers to work directly with code, and product teams to test ideas without engineering bottlenecks. Today, Builder.io continues to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI-assisted development, helping companies like Frete cut frontend build time by 70% and empowering teams worldwide to build better software, faster.

Agile Defense delivers advanced capabilities and solutions tailored to the most critical national security and civilian missions. With more than 1,000 teammates operating in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Agile Defense supports customer missions around the globe. The company specializes in digital transformation, cyber security, and data analytics, providing innovative solutions that protect sensitive assets and strengthen operational readiness. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Agile Defense is a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital. The company’s collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams bring creativity and flexibility to developing advanced solutions for federal agencies including the Department of Defense and various civilian organizations. Agile Defense maintains a culture defined by the 6H values: Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, and Hustle.