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Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
CAC Group operates in two distinct sectors. The first entity, CAC Group (Insurance & Advisory Services), is a prominent insurance broker and advisor. They specialize in customized solutions for insurance and capital markets, offering advisory and placement services for complex risk management. They also provide bespoke financial solutions through CAC Capital, focusing on private finance and structured offerings. In August 2024, they launched a new brand identity to reflect their expanded capabilities. The second entity, CAC Holdings Corporation, is a Japanese IT services conglomerate established in 1966. With 23 subsidiaries worldwide, it provides IT system construction, operation, and strategic consulting for enterprises. The company is led by President and CEO Ryota Nishimori and has a consolidated workforce of 4,653 employees. As of December 2024, CAC Holdings reported a capital of ¥3.7 billion and consolidated sales of ¥52.06 billion.
GrayMatter is an industrial technology company based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with regional offices in the U.S., Canada, and India. The company specializes in digital transformation and industrial automation solutions, serving major organizations in manufacturing, energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and utilities worldwide. GrayMatter offers a variety of services aimed at improving operational efficiency and digital capabilities. Their key offerings include advanced industrial analytics, which helps companies utilize data for better decision-making, and a brilliant operations strategy that supports digital transformation initiatives. They also focus on risk mitigation during the digital transformation process. GrayMatters family of brands includes E-Merge, HTSE, Automation & Control Concepts, and Phantom Technical Services, each providing specialized automation solutions across different industries. The company has grown through strategic mergers and acquisitions, enhancing its capabilities and expanding its client base. Notable clients include major companies like Nestlé Purina PetCare and Anheuser-Busch, showcasing GrayMatters strong presence in the industrial sector.
Taranis is a leading precision agriculture intelligence platform that uses sophisticated computer vision, data science and deep learning algorithms to effectively monitor fields. Taranis offers a full-stack solution for high precision aerial surveillance imagery to prevent crop yield loss due to insects, crop Farmers lose 30-40% of their yield every season due to crop diseases, insects, and weeds. Our mission: Help growers maximize crop yield, improve productivity, and adopt sustainable practices in order to ensure prosperity, starting in our local communities and for the benefit of the world. Taranis crop intelligence solutions use deep agronomic expertise and the most advanced AI and submillimeter image technologies to do just that. We make an impact for over 100 agribusinesses, thousands of farmers, and in millions of acres around the world, and grow rapidly. Founded in 2015, Taranis raised over $100M from leading VC investors and is being led by a founding team with vast experience in both agriculture and technology.