Business: DirectMarkets is a technology company on a mission to change the way public companies find and interact with investors. DirectMarkets was conceived based on the idea that the capital markets exist to create an efficient method of raising capital for companies. DirectMarkets is revolutionizing the capital formation process by empowering public companies and investors to directly transact with each other, meeting their financing and investing needs when they need to and on their own terms. DirectMarkets will enable public companies to issue shares directly into the secondary trading markets, satisfying investor demand with primary shares; and to identify and educate relevant investors to enhance their exposure. Investors will have a platform to find suitable investments, express their interest to companies that they find attractive and directly engage these companies to best invest their capital.