Stacy Brown-Philpot

Cherryrock Capital leads Series A and B financings of software companies led by Black and Latine founders based in the US.

Sean Mendy

Westbound Equity Partners is an early stage fund focused on capitalizing underrepresented founders, investing in companies serving underrepresented consumers, and helping early stage companies build diverse teams.

Nasir Qadree

Zeal Capital Partners is a category-focused venture capital firm investing in high-growth, early-stage companies across the financial technology, healthcare, and the future of learning and work categories. The firm is focused on backing market-leading, enduring businesses that expand access to wealth, health, and economic mobility globally.

Simba Jonga

Laborup has reached 100K+ blue-collar workers in Tennessee, connecting 12K+ vetted skilled workers in East TN to better jobs, delivering ~30% average pay increases while strengthening career stability in manufacturing.

Jessica Reid Sliwerski

Ignite Reading is supporting more than 15,000 students across 14 states to become readers with the goal of teaching 1 million students to read.

Patrick Cook-Deegan

Over 1 million students and 30,000 educators have built the skills needed to lead meaningful and purposeful lives through Wayfinder's innovative curriculum and trainings.