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      "name": "Drive Capital"
    },
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      "name": "High Alpha"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-03-20T20:22:00.109038+00:00",
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    "founded": "2017",
    "headquarters": "Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA",
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      "Legacy Financial Advisors: Engaging traditional boutique investment banks or high-net-worth wealth management firms.",
      "Liquidity Retention: Keeping capital in low-yield savings accounts or money market funds, forgoing venture-scale returns."
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