Desjardins Capital

As seasoned technology founders, operators, and investors, building and scaling great companies is in our DNA. We understand first hand that the journey of building enduring companies of scale requires tremendous resilience, key relationships, operational support, and trusted advice. Engagement Company building is not a spectator sport. We take pride that we are known as active, impactful partners. We have assembled a dedicated team of investment and operating professionals to advise and work alongside our companies. Think of us as both coach and teammate. Expertise The road a company takes in its development is never predictable or easy to navigate. Each phase of growth is characterized by different needs and opportunities. With our extensive operating backgrounds, we help companies anticipate blind spots and find solutions to get past roadblocks. Access To succeed, businesses require access to key relationships at every stage along the way. We offer a vast and high caliber network of relationships that we have cultivated over time. We leverage these industry advisors, domain experts, technology leaders, and other partners to unlock opportunities and open doors for our companies. We know it takes a village. Insight Through our multi-stage investing and deep research into both the private and public markets, we are able to offer valuable insights that we can put to work for the benefit of our portfolio companies. We are always questioning our assumptions, seeking out new data, and refining our approach. Enrichment Our entrepreneurs are motivated, brilliant leaders with growth-oriented mindsets. We support their growth and development by hosting regular community events, networking, and learning opportunities to advance their knowledge and skillsets. Knowledge Capital Cota Knowledge Capital is a combination of deep strategic, operational, organizational, and financial expertise, impactful and data-driven market insights and intelligence, supplemented by a vast industry network that helps Cota’s portfolio teams create value and build timeless companies. Cota Knowledge Capital encompasses Cota Advisory, Cota University, and Cota Research. Cota Advisory partners with our portfolio companies along their journeys, offering deep working sessions on the strategy, operational plan, financial plan, and investment plan. Cota University offers portfolio teams a curriculum focused on foundational skills critical to building successful companies. Cota Research plays a key role in both our investment selection process and the success of our portfolio companies, offering competitive intelligence and thematic development. ValuesIntegrity: We adhere to the highest ethical standards across all of our actions and decisions, and we focus on delivering on our commitments to each other, to our investors, and to our companies. Resilience: We appreciate the long and difficult journey of building and growing companies. The entrepreneur’s journey is not an easy one and a high level of resilience is needed to face the many challenges along the way. We question the status quo, embrace innovation and change, focus on solving problems, and do what is right rather than what is easy. Service: We embrace opportunities that deliver a positive impact to our people, our companies, our communities, and our investors. Empathy: We operate with empathy and focus on being reliable, responsive, and helpful in all that we do. We share our expertise and resources, and provide support and encouragement across our interactions. Diversity: We embrace the diversity across our team, our companies, and our communities. We focus on operating with an inclusive mindset that embraces diverse points of view and operates with professional respect. Fiduciary: We serve as fiduciaries and adhere to the highest ethical principles. We set a high standard of excellence and integrity and hold ourselves accountable for our actions and decisions. We apply intellectual and operational rigor to what we do and strive to create repeatable successes and repeatable risk management.

Delivering both funding and expertise, we back early stage companies’ founders building their dreams Our hands-on approach comprehends mentorships with successful startup founders See what we look for in our investee side: Exceptional Founders: People with the will and ability to be a market leader as well as recruit, run, and share their vision with the team Considerable Market: Companies inserted within an expressive and growing TAM with the potential to become a multi-billion-dollar business Disruptive Product/Service: Innovative solutions with product-market fit and satisfied and engaged clientele High Scalability: Businesses with the ability to grow exponentially by means of its processes, network, software or product and manage increasing demand

Neva SGR is the perfect blend of strength, reputation and stability of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and the best practices of international venture capital firms. Neva aims: to boost the Italian economy through new technologies to be market maker of the VC asset class of venture capital in Italy We seek the best Italian and international excellenceStage: Late Seed to Series B/C Average ticket: €4M Market validated technology & product Proceeds to support scaling Recognition of value from our experts network, also in collaboration with the Intesa Sanpaolo Group and our corporate partners

Sandpiper Ventures will unlock capital and innovation through greater diversity of investors and strong connections to global markets; it will contribute to a stronger ecosystem, stronger economy and approach to investing with better businesses, deals, and higher investment returns. In addition to capital, Sandpiper Ventures provides founders with a valuable network, a unique toolkit of deep industry experience, access to growth and development partners, access to national and international customers and new market opportunities. GROWTH-ORIENTED We are focused on investing in future-fit companies, seeing returns and driving measurable results. We have a growth track-record, delivering billions of dollars in revenues, executed major acquisitions, new market entry, IPOs and exits always with underlying customer focus and deep due diligence. Our portfolio companies experience the full benefits of an international industry network, customer base and experience. INCLUSIVE Though we have a specific focus on initiatives developed and led by women, our fund is inclusive and supportive of any and all ideas that drive growth, innovation and success. Our collaborative approach and broad geographical reach provide access to unique deal flow of companies otherwise under the radar. DISRUPTIVE We are filling critical gaps in the investment ecosystem by thinking differently about investment opportunities. We are not here to level the playing field, we’re here to change the rules entirely. PROVEN Our founding partners are successful business leaders across a variety of industries, from start-ups to multi-nationals, managing national and international operations with significant complexity. The diversity and capability of our founders means we have the legacy and the results to back up our vision. We’re not just here to talk about it. We’ve done it before and have the results to prove it.

Gazelle Capital launches, advises, and invests in small businesses. Our focus is being a growth catalyst in financial and operational aspects of the business. We support owners throughout the build, grow, scale, and exit processes. Our clients are typically founders and executives of small businesses who are seeking expert advice on fundraising, capital planning, shareholder value enhancement, and exit planning. We make numerous small investments in early-stage companies, rather than a few large investments in later-stage companies. Then we roll up our sleeves to help those companies hit their growth potential. Investing early proves us with an equity stake that mitigates some of the risks involved with investing at this stage. We seek to generate a large enough individual return for the Fund to balance the portfolio’s anticipated losses. We aim to provide our investors with the national average rate of return. 1% for the Community We’re a mission-driven company with a strong belief in not doing it alone. That’s why we donate 1% of our overall revenue to causes that make a healthier, smarter, or cleaner future for our communities. Our Vision Communities strengthened by the thriving companies that grow there. Our Mission We make other company visions a reality. That’s how we see ourselves creating communities anyone can thrive in. What Is a Gazelle Company? “According to the original technical definition, a gazelle company is a high-growth company that has been increasing its revenues by at least 20% annually for four years or more, starting from a revenue base of at least $100,000“ Community Engagement We tend to invest in the communities we live in - or have lived in previously. So it’s important to us to engage there in other ways as well. We help build networks and take part in community-building activities to give back to the places we’ve loved. Philanthropic Efforts 1% of our overall revenue is donated to causes we believe in. We’ve supported Starting Right Now and Skull Games.