Grouse Ridge Capital

Ridge Group Investments (RGI) is a mission-driven private investment holding company that seeks competitive, risk-adjusted financial returns. RGI began 40 years ago with the founding of Highridge Partners, a real estate development company, which is still active today. Over the last ten years, RGI has continued to expand its real estate portfolio while acquiring investment expertise in other asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, and clean energy. All RGI companies invest with the long-term strategy of building a better future for generations to come. We do this through direct investments or partnerships with people committed to developing lasting solutions that positively impact our communities. RGI has a unique perspective on capital and how we invest it. We aim to responsibly manage and grow our financial assets. We do this through identifying partners with the highest levels of integrity, and we carefully curate each project. Above all else, we prioritize our values, and we seek out partners whose business philosophies align with ours. We invest with the long term in mind, and our hope is to build a lasting legacy. In all we do, we strive to redefine how we view wealth: it is so much more than obtaining pure financial returns. Instead, we see it as a venue for us to enhance our relationships, society, and planet for future generations. RGI’s approach is based on a framework we call 4D Wealth. The four dimensions of wealth are: Financial Discernment – Our investments are competitive, and we take into close consideration risk-adjusted financial returns. Relational Depth – We believe that investing can deepen connections between people through values-driven, thoughtful interactions. Social Impact – We stand firmly behind investments that produce tangible benefits in the society and in the planet. Innovative Solutions – We approach challenges in investing with creative problem solving to achieve a win-win solution for all parties involved. Our intention is to optimize these four aspects of wealth. We believe that this will increase financial returns and lead to sustainable projects. Our goal is to build thriving investments to fruition that demonstrate strength in each category of our 4D Wealth.

We are founder-focused investors, with a value-driven, data-backed approach to investing. Tamar Capital (TC) is a Family Office combining asset management, cash management, risk management and financial planning. With a presence throughout the Middle East, the GCC, the UK, and the US, the firm is very active and holds significant interests in several sectors such as construction, manufacturing, FMCG, and Real Estate. It is also increasingly active in impact investing and currently maintains a diversified portfolio of assets and businesses, leveraging where possible on the family office competences to create sustainable value. International. The TC team is based across various geographies. With offices in Beirut, London, and San Francisco, we are able to work closely with our local and international portfolio- while maintaining diversity of thoughts and opinions. Value Driven. Our decision making is directly tied to the values we carry forward. Through Integrity, innovation, and being an agent for change, TC remains true to its core vision and fosters a perpetual culture of entrepreneurship. Impact First. Impact remains an undeniable criteria to the work we do. As investors we have the opportunity to move the needle and make a positive change in our world. Through environmental and social markers, we impose these ideals within our team and in our actions striving for equality opportunity and diversity. A Unique Approach. Founder First: We value our founders above all else, trust that they are at the top of their field and drivers for change and innovation. Hands-on Approach: Having founded our own businesses, we offer support through design (branding, product development), financial advisory, and operations and logistics support. Impact: We are intentional about the impact we can project and we strive to help our founders track their success through data and impact focused KPIs.

At Stella Capital we aim to invest in businesses through compounding moats which we find promising with a clear path from 0 to 1 across all industry sectors. Our team’s ideology focuses around investing strategic capital over a long period of time in both early funding rounds and secondary markets.

Connexa Capital, Associate (Investment Professional) Connexa Capital Overview Founded by a group of successful Miami-based entrepreneurs, Connexa Capital (“Connexa”) partners with Seed to Series B companies and supports founders with its experienced team of successful business leaders and its extensive network. Connexa seeks to invest in businesses with compelling unit economics, demonstrated product-market fit, and large and growing addressable markets. Connexa is led by the firm’s Managing Partner, Jonathan Beda, who previously led investments in Home Chef (sold to Kroger), Halo Cars (sold to Lyft), and Material Bank ($2B valuation), among others. Connexa leverages its deep bench of Executive Partners who have experience building and operating best-in-class companies and help Connexa evaluate prospective investments and add value to its portfolio companies. Connexa’s team of Executive Partners includes successful investors and operators from Goldman Sachs, Blumberg Capital, SoftBank, GoPuff, Zumba, Home Chef, Apple, Google, and Tiffany & Co. Connexa was founded in 2022 and is based in Miami, Florida.

We are hands-on investors, taking operational responsibility wherever needed and work closely with our portfolio companies to ensure their success. Our vision is to create lasting and impactful change, not only in the companies we invest in, but in the communities they serve. Join us in shaping the future of technology and business in Central Europe. A distinctive approach. Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs, Sparring Capital Partners has gathered a group of family offices and industry professionals in Central Europe to support private businesses in need of capital and complementary expertise. We back established companies with ambitious growth trajectories that employ transformative technologies as part of their business activities or need such technologies to maintain their competitive advantage. A distinctive approach. With supply chains still largely disrupted after the pandemic, high levels of inflation, increasing interest rates and cautious banks, we see vast potential for private equity to support companies in pursuing their growth trajectories. We firmly believe, however, that the current market conditions require a non-traditional investment approach. We see ourselves as sparring partners to both, entrepreneurs, and investors, always taking operational responsibility in our investment projects. Furthermore, we strive to align business backgrounds of our investors with the specific needs of the portfolio companies. Investment approach. Entrepreneurial Investing. Hands-On. At Eyelevel. We are active investors that like to engage on operational level. We see ourselves as well as our investors as active sparring partners for the management teams of our portfolio companies. Our investment focus comprises the following criteria Revenue: 3-30M. € Growth Potential: >20% P.A. Transaction Types: Growth, Buy-and-Builds, Recapitalizations Technological aspects: Businesses that employ transformative technologies as part of their USP or are in need of such technology to gain competitive advantage Our Culture Culture is important. We love to work as a team and value analytical rigor, passion, and integrity. In all our work you will find the effects of these core beliefs: Integrity: The news we share with you may not always be good, but you can always be sure to hear the full story. We are committed to transparency, good governance and full alignment of interest. Careers are long and reputation is built over decades. Collaboration: We see all the people we work with as sparring partners and want to create an ecosystem that allows for joint growth and development. We like to have “all-hands-on-deck” and every team member has a voice. We appreciate the opinion of a young team member as much as the one of senior management. Passion: We love what we do and we are grateful to be working with passionate and highly skilled people, visionary entrepreneurs and professional investors. Life is too short to work with jerks. We work with good people to build great businesses – it’s as simple as that.

We are investors and operators searching for opportunities to back other entrepreneurs or buy businesses which are in need of digital transformation. We understand that some great businesses can take time to flourish. We are not afraid of down rounds, businesses in distress, or even in administration. We are not obsessed with unicorns, we are obsessed with great businesses or businesses that can be great. Sometimes we invest for small minority positions in companies with which we have little involvement. Other times we take controlling stakes in businesses we fully manage. We stick to our knitting and only invest in businesses we understand.