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31 SILICON VALLEY BANK was founded in 1983 to provide commercial banking services to the innovation sectors. SVB has been instrumental in the development of the technology and life science industries in the United States, and more recently in Israel, the United Kingdom, China and Hong Kong. SPARK CAPITAL is an early & growth stage venture capital firm that invests in startups led by creative thinkers. Spark Capital partners with entrepreneurs who make products and services for consumers as well as business people and has invested in companies such as Oculus, Twitter, Warby Parker, Slack, Postmates, Cruise, Wealthfront and Medium. Spark manages nearly $2 billion across five funds, including an early-stage venture fund raised in 2013 and a growth fund raised in 2014. Founded ten years ago, the firm has offices in Boston, New York and San Francisco STRIPES GROUP is a leading growth equity firm that makes $10-100 million investments in Internet, Software, Healthcare IT and Branded Consumer Products businesses. The firm was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City. Notable investments include: Blue Apron and GrubHub. VALOR CAPITAL GROUP is an investment firm focused on Brazil and US-Brazil cross-border opportunities with a presence in New York, San Francisco and São Paulo. The firm operates across two investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital. The firm is interested in investing in anything that is building critical infrastructure in Brazil, including the Ed-Tech, Fin-Tech, Mobile, and Health sectors, among others. Notable investments include: Satellogic, GuiaBolso, and Descomplica. WARBURG PINCUS is a leading global private equity firm focused on thesis-driven growth investing at scale. With more than $44 billion in assets under management, our active portfolio of more than 140 companies is highly diversified by stage, sector and geography. They have raised 16 private equity funds, which have invested more than $60 billion in over 780 companies in more than 40 countries. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo and Shanghai. WHITE STAR CAPITAL is an early stage venture capital fund investing in North America and Europe. With offices in London, New York and Montreal, and a truly global network, they invest in great teams and support them to scale globally. They invest at the Seed and Series A stage, and typically write checks between $500K to $5M.