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Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and clean energy. Created in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement[1], and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 13 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia [2]. Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment, receiving top marks (Five Stars) from PRI across all categories and investment strategies, as well as in GRESB benchmarking for its clean energy strategy. For more information, please visit: www.capdyn.com [1] As of September 30, 2025. Assets Under Management are calculated based on the total commitments as of the final closing date for all funds currently managed by Capital Dynamics, including amounts that have been distributed. Assets Under Advisement includes assets for which Capital Dynamics provides services such as reporting, monitoring and risk management. [2] As of October 31, 2025. It includes all full-time and part-time employees, as well as essential functions performed by temporary staff and long-term consultants.

USV is a small collegial partnership that manages over $1B across seven funds. Our portfolio companies create services that have the potential to fundamentally transform important markets.

Kinetic Ventures is an early and growth stage investor in rural broadband, digital infrastructure and enterprise software. Entrepreneurs, we like to partner with you when you are seeking your first $1 million to $50 million in institutional capital. For broadband opportunities we seek to fund companies planning significant subscriber growth. For enterprise software our most comfortable time to make an initial investment is when your customers have begun to pay for your product. Over our three decades of investing, we have developed deep domain knowledge in enterprise software, broadband and cleantech. We are investing from our tenth fund. Our recent funds have been capitalized by endowment, pension, insurance and family office investors. Earlier in our history, Kinetic was a pioneer of the corporate venture model. For two decades we managed capital for a group of Fortune 500 corporate investors.