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VFO LLC provides accounting and finance services to early stage start-up companies in any industry. From day-to-day bookkeeping activity to financial forecasts.
Greater Iowa Credit Union (GICU) is a member-owned financial cooperative established in June 1932 by a group of Iowa State University employees. It has grown to serve over 36,000 members across a 33-county area in Central and Western Iowa, managing assets between $624 million and $667 million. GICU is federally insured and state-chartered, emphasizing its commitment to the financial well-being of its members and the communities it serves. GICU offers a range of financial services typical of credit unions, including banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans for personal, auto, and business needs, and possibly investment services. The credit union operates nine branch locations in cities such as Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines, providing localized service. GICU is also dedicated to community engagement, having received recognition as the Best Credit Union in Crawford County and Story County multiple times.
Accelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting specialty insurance underwriters with risk capital providers. Founded in 2018 by a group of longtime insurance industry executives and technology experts, our vision is to rebuild the way risk is exchanged – so that it works better, for everyone. For the underwriters we call Members, we deliver a full service offering that includes insights and analytics, distribution management, operational resources, and stable underwriting capacity. Our approach frees our Members to focus on profitable underwriting while growing their businesses. Our portfolio presents attractive, validated, and diversified source of specialty insurance premium to our risk capital provider partners.
NFW is a circularity platform for plastic-free performance materials. NFW follows three Ground Rules in everything we develop: start well, stay clean, end well. While nearly everything in the built world relies on some type of plastic that began as crude oil and that will become plastic pollution, we are establishing a new material reality. We believe all materials should begin and end as nutrients, ready for the next growth cycle—true circularity. Our multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries—from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. NFW technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling the worlds most iconic brands to design and scale products with high-performance, plastic-free materials. NFW makes global brands more sustainable, empowering them to create without plastics. Alongside the boldest brands and visionary designers, we are pioneering a naturally circular, post-oil economy.