Investors in United States

Mr. Roman Stanek is the Co-Founder and serves as Board Member, Chief Executive Officer at GoodData. He is a passionate entrepreneur and industry thought leader with over 20 years of high-tech experience. His latest venture, GoodData, was founded in 2007 with the mission to disrupt the business intelligence space and monetize big data. Prior to GoodData, Roman was Founder and CEO of NetBeans, the leading Java development environment (acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1999) and Systinet, a leading SOA governance platform (acquired by Mercury Interactive, later Hewlett Packard, in 2006).

Utah Angels was a venture capital firm specializing in angel, seed, startups, growth and emerging stage investments. It makes follow on round of investments in its portfolio companies. It seeks to invest in high technology and life science companies with a focus upon biotechnology, clean technology computers and peripherals, education, electronics and instrumentation, industrial energy, internet and web services, marketing and advertising, media and entertainment, medical devices and equipment, mobile, nanotechnology, networking and equipment, software and telecommunication sectors.

XRC Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup accelerator focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer healthtech sectors. Launched in 2015, XRC Ventures has invested in more than 130 startups. Notably, it was an early investor in: razor and personal care DTC brand Billie, tech-enabled resale service Recurate, and telemedicine solution MD Integrations. Follow XRC Ventures on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram at @XRCVentures, and learn more about the firm and its portfolio companies at http://xrcventures.com/.

Mr. Mike Maples serves as Director at Lexmark International. Mr. Maples, age 68, has been a Director of the Company since February 1996. Until July 1995, Mr. Maples was Executive Vice President of the Worldwide Products Group and a member of the Office of the President of Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Maples, who joined Microsoft in 1988, has over 30 years of experience in the computer industry. Before joining Microsoft, he was Director of Software Strategy for IBM. Mr. Maples also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Multimedia Games, Inc. and as a director of Sonic Corp.

Our entrepreneurs receive a first round, interest-free loan of up to $10,000 and are eligible for subsequent add-on second and third loans at 3.5% interest rate. WEALF is proving that age, zip code, and ethnicity do not have to be barriers to commercial credit. Loans are granted without collateral or a guarantor, a prerequisite for traditional loan programs. WEALF loans enable women to begin the process of becoming creditworthy, a necessity as they grow. Our high loan repayment rate (90%) demonstrates that the risk is well worth the investment as we redeploy funds for new loans.

Sprint Accelerator is a three-month, immersive, mentorship-driven startup accelerator program based in Kansas City, Missouri. The program specializes in technology startups with a focus on the mobile and health sector including enterprise, big data, and mobile including wearable technology, patient care, animal health, wellness, health data, mobile diagnosis, sensor-driven devices and networks, socially enabled products focused on achieving personal goals, health tools interacting with mobile cameras, medication schedule apps, mobile apps that can diagnose, and big data tools.

Community Lenders, also known as a Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), are local lenders that provide credit and financial services to underserved markets and populations, including women, to encourage and enhance economic growth and development. For women entrepreneurs with: A sustainable business, a satisfactory credit rating, at least two years in business and generating revenue, and a passion for growth. Our partnership program connects women entrepreneurs with local Community Lenders, who directly provide affordable loans to eligible women entrepreneurs.

Mr. James Franklin serves as Board Member at Cloud Elements. He most recently served as the Vice President of Enterprise Performance Management and General Manager of the Crystal Ball Global Business Unit of Oracle Corporation. He serves as a Board Member of SlamData. Previously, Mr. Franklin held the roles of Decisioneering's Chief Executive Officer, Chief financial Officer and Vice President of Sales prior to Decisioneering's acquisition by Hyperion. Mr. Franklin was also the founder of webfamilies.com and the CFO of Vericept. He also serves as Board Member at Fluorofinder.

The Sequel Fund is a early-stage seed fund that invests in young companies raising their first round of institutional capital. The fund welcomes companies from most industries including entertainment, manufacturing, food and beverage, health services, financial services, technology, entertainment, manufacturing, and consumer non-durables. Sequel Fund does not invest in FDA-regulated products. The fund invests in companies in Kentucky and lower Indiana. They require prospective companies to graduate from an Accelerator Program or to secure a lead investor on reasonable terms.

In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit and venture capital firm that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to U.S. government agencies that keeps the nation safe. The firm identifies and invest in venture-backed startups developing technologies that will provide ready-soon innovation vital to the IC mission. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the data analytics, infrastructure, communications, cyber and mobile security, data management, detection and analysis, materials and power, video and imaging, and information technology sectors.

Woodside O’Brien invests in entrepreneurs who commercialize big ideas that matter – ideas that reimagine the world as more efficient, clear and connected. The firm currently offers investors a pledge fund comprised of disruptive technology companies poised for explosive growth and a co-investment fund that invests alongside a prominent angel group. It invests in disruptive technology companies that bring efficency, clarity and connectivity to the markets. The firm advises and assists each portfolio company with operations, business development, recruiting and financing.

Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator provides infrastructure that enables entrepreneurism for the Rochester community. Founded by Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. (RAEDI), City of Rochester, Mayo Clinic Treasury Services and Mayo Clinic Ventures, the Mayo Clinic Business Accelerator provides collaborative space for new companies, venture capital firms and entrepreneurs. It also works with existing companies and service providers to support entrepreneurial ventures and int urn promote local and regional economic development through company creation and expansion.

The San Francisco Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund is a joint project of MEDA in collaboration with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) of the mayor’s office. The Fund provides mini-grants of up to $5,000 to San Francisco women-owned small businesses for projects and upgrades that will have a transformative impact on the businesses’ ability to grow. The Fund is established to improve the small business environment for women entrepreneurs in San Francisco and encourage collaboration between women entrepreneurs and local technical assistance providers.

Over the years, The Loan Fund has helped hundreds of New Mexicans grow, learn and succeed while enabling them to create sustainable businesses and thousands of jobs. We make good loans to good people, working with a diverse group of small businesses and nonprofits from all parts of New Mexico. The Loan Fund offers loans to small businesses, creative entrepreneurs, startup businesses and nonprofits in the form of microloans (under $50,000); small business loans up to $500,000; loans to nonprofits; SBA 504 Loans (equipment and buildings); and business lines of credit.

Ms. Soraya Darabi serves as Partner at Trail Mix Ventures. She is a Co-Founder and serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Zady. Prior to this, she Co-Founded Foodspotting and served as its Advisor. She previously worked for Epicurious.com and drop.io, but most notably The New York Times where she successfully launched the social-media presences of The Times and created digital partnerships for them with platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. In 2010 she shared a spot on The Daily Beast's "Women Who Rule the Web" list alongside Alexa.

EvoNexus is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization founded in 2008, by Co-Founders Rory Moore and Vice Admiral Walter Davis USN (Ret.). Our unique incubation program attracts applications from early-stage technology ventures across the globe seeking to benefit from EvoNexus’ strategic advisors and capital connections. EvoNexus is financially supported by our corporate partners who are some of the largest multinational technology corporations in the world. Their financial and strategic support enables us to perpetuate our low-equity, not-for-profit incubation model.

SKED offers a variety of lending opportunities. We work with both small and large businesses and lending institutions to finance projects. We customize our business loans to meet the needs of each customer and coordinate resources to develop a unique financing package. With SKED, you get business loan support above and beyond what a typical lending institution can provide. We create value by providing professional guidance and technical assistance with each loan we make. Whether you’re expanding, refinancing, purchasing equipment or real estate, SKED can provide.

Opus8 is a private investment firm that provides high-level strategy and business advisory services to clients. The company makes investments in small buyouts and in opportunistic angel investment situations in the areas of Business Services, B2B New Media and E-commerce, Datacenter and cloud technologies and services. Their investment portfolio currently includes investments in companies in the following industries: Information Technology, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Business Process Outsourcing, Health Care and Information Services and Publishing.

University of Pennsylvania manages an endowment which is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fund provides annual funding for the strategic initiatives of the university. The office of trust administration administers the university's endowments and other restricted gifts to ensure their use is compliant with donor wishes or relevant laws. The trust administration is responsible for the creation of new funds for operating gifts, capital gifts, endowments and agency funds to meet donor requests. The endowment fund is administered by the board of directors.

US Angel Investors is an investment group of accredited private equity (“angel”) investors across two chapters in Palo Alto, CA and Reno, NV, who provide counsel and capital to startup companies in a wide variety of industries. This group includes mostly former and current executives and entrepreneurs. US Angel Investors members look for high quality investment opportunities in technology, internet, new media, healthcare and medical devices, and packaged consumer goods. Other sectors with high growth opportunities will be considered on an opportunistic basis.

LAB353 Accelerator is looking for the best and brightest leaders with big ideas in the Mobile, Cloud and IoT space. They will select 10 companies to join the Lab353 Accelerator programme. This is a unique opportunity for tech firms to establish or scale their operations in Europe and beyond. Companies in the programme will get access to top technology leaders and mentors from Silicon Valley and Ireland, access to markets and the chance to raise capital. Their goal is to help these top innovators achieve their dreams of turning the next big idea into reality.

T5 Capital is an investment arm of Triple Five Corp which specializes in venture capital and private equity investments. It focuses on investing in early stage disruptive technology companies, control investments and buyouts of companies. It invests in the hospitality, development, high technology sectors, real estate, banking and financial services, retail, multimedia, bio-tech, internet, telecommunications, wireless, cable, computer software, e-commerce, fiber, networking and semiconductors. It is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and was founded in 2011.

Dutchess Capital Management is a private investment firm that provides creative financing for promising, growth-stage companies. The firm has invested in companies in a wide variety of industries, including telecom, wireless communications, healthcare, biotechnology, medical devices, technology, oil and gas, defense, manufacturing, consumer products, and alternative energy. The firm was founded in 1996 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in LaGrangeville, New York; London, United Kingdom; Beijing, China; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Mr. Dharmesh Shah is the Founder and serves as Chief Technology Officer at HubSpot. He also serves as Mentor at Rough Draft Ventures. Prior to HubSpot, he was founder and CEO of Pyramid Digital Solutions. Prior to Pyramid Digital Solutions, he held a number of technology management and development positions. He also runs OnStartups.com. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Alabama and an M.S. in the Management of Technology from MIT. He is author of a book entitled Inbound Marketing, Get Found Using Google, Social Media and Blogs.

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We are Empowered Women International (EWI), a program of the Latino Economic Development Center. Our mission is to provide entrepreneurship training, mentoring, market access and support services to help talented and high-potential women monetize their creative or cultural assets, artistic abilities, knowledge and skills, and become change-makers in their families, communities and the world for immigrant, refugee, low-income, and at-risk women. Business loans: We offer loans to qualified startups and existing businesses. Loans from $1,000 to $250,000.

The Designer Fund is an seed and early stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in startups co-founded by designers and build and educate through its professional development program named Bridge, that connects designers with startups and its community in San Francisco. It also organizes educational events, like the Designer Fair and Women in Design and content such as the Designer Founders book and infographic to distribute for public good and design students worldwide. The firm was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Race Point Capital Group is an angel investing group (and separate, but affiliated, investment fund) that introduces entrepreneurs to potential investors through business plan presentations at monthly meetings. Race Point Capital consists of individual angel investor members interested in achieving returns by financing privately held companies at an early stage of development. Primary sector focuses are software / IT, web and e-commerce, media and social media, mobile and wireless, networking and telecom, clean-tech, renewable energy and green-tech.

Sequoia Capital

Menlo Park, United States

Mr. Omar Hamoui serves as Partner at Sequoia Capital. He also co-founded HerBabyShower. He is a Board Member at LIFX Labs, PicsArt, Clutter, Kiwi and Offermatic. He founded AdMob in January 2006 while in the MBA program at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, he started and ran several companies in the mobile, Internet and computer software industries including Vertical Blue, GoPix and Fotochatter, a mobile to mobile image sharing network. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angelesl.

Mr. Frederic Luddy serves as Board Member at Early X Foundation. He was the Founder and served as Chief Product Officer and was also a Board Member at ServiceNow. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer from that time until May 2011 and as a director since June 2004. Prior to joining ServiceNow, Mr. Luddy served as Chief Technology Officer of Peregrine Systems, Inc. from April 1990 to October 2003. Prior to that role, Mr. Luddy founded Enterprise Software Associates and was employed by Boole and Babbage, Inc. and the Amdahl Corporation.

Mr. Jon serves as a Founder and VP, Merchandising at Pet360. With courage, vision, and a keen marketing sense, Jon helped grow the business from a red truck to the 60,000 square-foot warehouse we have today – and most importantly satisfied millions of customers. Jon currently uses his unparalleled knowledge of both pet foods and pet products to help guide our operations and merchandising departments in providing the optimum product mix for our existing customers and to help new customers discover the convenience of shopping with PetFoodDirect.com.

AGS Capital Group provides a combination of equity investment and debt financing to invest in, or acquire middle market companies. The firm targets the niche manufacturing industry, and prefers to invest in established organizations with an existing customer base and a constant source of revenue. Additionally the firm also provides business sericesin areas such as accounting, budget analysis, marketing and business strategy, product development and engineering, distribution, human resource, information technology support and management oversight.

We typically fund social enterprises that directly serve or impact children or youth from urban low-income communities in the areas of education, health, and family economic stability (including livelihoods and financial inclusion). These social enterprises may be structured as for-profit or nonprofit entities. The foundation only supports programs and organizations that fall within our key focus areas and align with our mission. Prioritizing those areas enables us to create opportunities for children and families to achieve their full potential.

REES Capital is an angel investment and advising firm headquartered in Sandy, Utah. The firm specializes in start up and growth capital investments. It provides services across a broad range of business functions, including leadership training; product and market assessment; marketing, sales and public relations strategy; financial modeling; organizational structuring; strategic planning; acquisition and exit strategy; and other key areas. They do not pursue any investments related to medical devices, life science and/or pharmaceutical companies.

Hope began as a commercial loan fund and has a long track record of supporting business with the financing they need to start, stabilize and grow. Our lending is focused on providing capital to viable companies that create jobs, support communities, and address infrastructure needs in economically distressed and rural areas of the Deep South. If you’re looking for the right financing for your organization, talk to us and explore your best options for finding affordable, flexible financing. Our small business lending is for loans up to $250,000.

Piedmont Business Capital and our partners are offering a variety of lending programs for small businesses across Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, and rural Piedmont, North Carolina. Our services include microlending, contract/service agreement loans, relevant and impactful development programming, technical assistance and certification workshops for minority/women-owned business enterprises (MWBE), historically underutilized business (HUB), and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), one-on-one business coaching, and community advocacy.

Portland Incubator Experiment, also known as PIE, is a very interesting case: throughout the years they have been an early-stage startup accelerator; a community hub and co-working space; a consultant for a global incubator and accelerator programs. They have now grown into a flourishing ecosystem that nurtures and mentors startups from all over the world, on a mission is to “build better founders”, sharing successes and failures to inspire and educate founders everywhere. They are even writing a book (called, “PIE Cookbook”) to that extent.

The Charlottesville Angel Network believes a thriving entrepreneurial culture can be built in Charlottesville. The city has strong innovation, talent and available capital. We invest to foster a business environment where entrepreneurs grow, thrive and enrich the community. We strive to educate investors and entrepreneurs, and to cultivate and attract new business ideas. With our investment, more companies stay local or join the community. For Charlottesville, that means a more dynamic business environment, new jobs, and a richer community.

Bessemer Trust is a privately-owned multifamily office that operates as wealth management and investment advisory firm and focuses on high-net-worth families and their foundations and endowments. The firm's wealth management services includes estate planning, tax planning, family company advisory services, philanthropic advisory services, insurance advisory services and real estate advisory services. The firm is focused on global private equity, real estate, power, energy, oil and gas, natural resources, agriculture and timber investments.

Blueprint Health invests time and $20K into 20 healthcare IT companies each year. The staff and mentors work intensively with the companies for three months to help them meet their individual business goals. Typically these goals include gaining customers, raising capital, building marketing and sales collateral and refining an investor pitch. But Blueprint Health doesn’t end after three months - they continue to help their alumni founders build and grow their companies and offer them additional resources that the community can provide.

Formerly Galvanize Ventures, Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund that invests in startups across the country. We believe exceptional teams can originate from any location. We provide more than capital and introductions. By leveraging our network we aim to empower entrepreneurs with the resources they need to have their best chance at success - even if we don’t invest. Upslope VC is a part of Beyond the Billion, a pledge campaign aimed at mobilizing a global consortium committed to invest $1 BILLION in women founders.

Mr. Kenneth Schiciano serves as Managing Director at TA Associates Management. He focuses on the communications and financial technology industries. Previously, he has worked with AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is currently on the Board of Directors of eSecLending, ION Trading, Arxan and RGM Advisors. Previously, he was on the Board of Directors of Datek Online Holdings, FTP Software, Martin Group, MetroPCS Communications, NetScout Systems, and The Island ECN. Mr. Kenneth T Schiciano serve as an Executive Board Member of Fractal Analytics.

By providing technology expertise, operational guidance and capital for sustainable growth, we empower organizations across all industries to stay ahead in the digital economy. We support the diverse communities in which we live and work - it’s core to who we are. Through investing in job training, increasing access to education and supporting the arts, we are proud stewards of a variety of organizations, and we are committed to creating opportunities for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender or sexual orientation.

SEED Venture Finance, LLC is a private investment firm specializing in subordinated debt, senior debt and equity investments in small and medium sized businesses. SEED Venture Finance manages SEED Ventures L.P., a $20 million Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) focused on investments in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. SEED has established strategic partnerships with major commercial banks in the region and is uniquely positioned to provide a company with a full range of capital raising options and related services.

Armory Square Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early stage investments. It provides the first round of institutional capital for companies targeting the largest industries across New York State and northeast region in the United States. It prefers to invest in companies operating in the web, healthcare, education technology, fintech, energy software, mobile and technology-enabled service sectors. The firm was founded in 2014 and is based in Syracuse, New York with an additional office in New York, New York.

Mr. Justin Kan is the Founder of Whale. He is also the Founder of Zero-F. He was a Partner at Y Combinator. He was a Co-Founder of Exec and served as its CEO. He is also the Founder of Justin.TV. At Justin.tv, he launched TwitchTV and incubated Socialcam. Prior to Justin.tv, Justin founded Kiko, the world's first AJAX calendar, which was funded by YC in 2005 and sold to Tucows in 2006. He is also the Founder of Atrium LTS and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Physics and Philosophy.