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At Tether, we believe in the power of blockchain technology to create a more open and accessible financial system. Founded in 2014 by a group of Bitcoin enthusiasts and early adopters, we pioneered the concept of fiat-backed digital currencies with a simple but revolutionary idea: creating a stable digital token that maintains a 1-to-1 peg with traditional currencies like the US dollar. Today, our USD₮ token has grown from being the first to the largest stablecoin by volume, serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide who rely on it for trading, remittances, and as a store of value in regions experiencing economic instability. Our team operates as a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers the digital economy. Beyond our core stablecoin business, we've expanded into multiple verticals through Tether Finance, Power, Data, Education, and Evo - each focused on empowering individuals, communities, cities, and nations to become self-sustainable, independent, and free. We are bitcoiners at heart, carrying forward the ethos of financial freedom, decentralization, and transparency across everything we do. Whether it's providing a lifeline to families in countries with hyperinflation or investing in cutting-edge technologies like AI and brain-computer interfaces, we are committed to building tools that give people greater control over their financial and technological future.

Sedgwick is the world's leading risk and claims administration partner, helping organizations and individuals navigate the unexpected moments that disrupt lives and businesses. Every year, millions of people face workplace injuries, property damage, medical absences, and complex life events. Sedgwick exists to make these difficult moments simpler - providing technology-enabled solutions that deliver care, compliance, and clarity when it matters most. The company manages benefits for 9 million people globally, leveraging AI-powered platforms like Sidekick Agent and mySedgwick to transform claims from administrative burdens into human-centered experiences that get people back to work and back to their lives faster. Founded in 1969, Sedgwick has grown from a regional claims administrator into a global force operating in more than 80 countries with 33,000 colleagues worldwide. The company's expertise spans claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall services across virtually every industry - from agriculture to aviation, healthcare to maritime. What sets Sedgwick apart is the relentless investment in technology that combines powerful data, advanced analytics, and intelligent automation with genuine human empathy. The result: better outcomes for injured workers, lower costs for employers, and a partner that clients trust year after year - evidenced by nearly 100% client retention rates.

In 2007, our founders Jay Chaudhry and K. Kailash had a revolutionary insight: as enterprises moved to the cloud, the traditional castle-and-moat security model was broken. Legacy network security appliances couldn't protect users accessing applications from anywhere, on any device. So they founded Zscaler with a radical vision - the internet would become the new corporate network, and they would build the world's largest cloud security platform to protect it. They created the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, a platform that secures users, devices, applications, and data regardless of location, eliminating the need for traditional VPNs and firewalls. Today, with more than 160 data centers worldwide and trusted by 40% of the Fortune 500, Zscaler processes billions of transactions daily, using AI and machine learning to stop threats that perimeter-based security never could. Built on a cloud-native zero trust architecture from day one, Zscaler enables secure digital transformation by making security invisible to users while impenetrable to attackers. Our platform combines advanced AI with massive scale to provide cybersecurity, data protection, and identity management in a unified solution. We've grown from a bold idea to a public company valued at over $30 billion, serving the world's largest banks, governments, and critical infrastructure providers. Our culture of innovation attracts top talent who share our mission to make the cloud a safer place for everyone, proving that when you eliminate complexity from security, you unlock productivity and enable business agility at unprecedented scale.

UPSTART ist der Katalysator für die KI-gesteuerte Geschäftsentwicklung. In einer Welt, in der künstliche Intelligenz zur entscheidenden Kraft hinter der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit wird, unterstützt UPSTART Unternehmen dabei, ihr Geschäftsmodell neu zu denken, Wachstumspotenziale zu erschließen und sich nachhaltig für die Zukunft zu positionieren. Das Unternehmen arbeitet nicht mit einer kompletten Neuerfindung, sondern mit der intelligenten Neuausrichtung von bestehenden Stärken, Strukturen und Daten. UPSTART bündelt seine Expertise in zwei komplementären Bereichen: Business Model Engineering und Business 5.0. Mit über 100 Corporate Clients, 1000+ Workshops, Partnerschaften mit 20+ Hochschulen und 16 Innovation Hubs hat sich UPSTART als vertrauenswürdiger Partner für etablierte Unternehmen wie BMW, Lufthansa, Deutsche Bank, Bosch und Daimler etabliert. Die Firma arbeitet an 6 Standorten und verbindet agile Methoden mit einer klaren, transformatorischen Vision für die Unternehmensentwicklung der nächsten Generation.

NoGigiddy is the only on-demand community staffing platform dedicated to supporting gig workers at all costs. Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic by two entrepreneurs who understood the challenges of finding flexible work, the platform provides unprecedented access to on-demand shifts from over 20 staffing platforms and gig marketplaces - all in one place. For gig workers, this means freedom: choose where and when to work, maximize earning potential by selecting the best-paying opportunities, and access a dynamic job board updated daily with fresh remote and temporary positions. For businesses, NoGigiddy delivers a streamlined solution to staffing challenges, connecting employers with vetted, reliable gig workers ready to fill on-call shifts, last-minute vacancies, and backup positions. The platform helps reduce labor costs while improving operational efficiency through flexible, affordable staffing. Beyond just matching workers to shifts, NoGigiddy empowers its community with tools like PerkAlert (offering exclusive benefits and discounts), partnership with NextCrew for shift matching, and instant access to earnings through Everee. Whether you're a gig worker seeking autonomy or a business needing dependable staff, NoGigiddy transforms how modern work gets done.

Vultr is the world's largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, delivering high-performance cloud computing solutions since 2014. With 32 global data center locations across 185 countries, Vultr empowers enterprises and AI innovators with accessible, affordable cloud infrastructure. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services including Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal servers, Kubernetes, managed databases, and advanced networking solutions designed for modern AI workloads and enterprise applications. Founded by David Aninowsky and led by CEO J.J. Kardwell, Vultr achieved a $3.5 billion valuation in 2024 and serves hundreds of thousands of active customers worldwide. As a leading alternative hyperscaler, Vultr provides developers and businesses with flexible, globally distributed infrastructure that simplifies deployment and scales seamlessly. By combining cutting-edge technology with a customer-centric approach, Vultr enables organizations to build and deploy applications, machine learning models, and data-intensive workloads without the complexity or cost constraints of traditional cloud providers.