Sarah Wallis

The Body Shop International Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of beauty products. It produces and markets products for face, skincare, fragrance, make up, gifts, and hair-care. The company was founded by Anita L. Roddick in 1976 and is headquartered in Littlehampton, UK.

Sojern, Inc. provides data-driven traveler marketing platform that utilizes programmatic buying and machine learning technology. It offers Traveler Platform, Media Solutions, and RevDirect for Independent Hotels. The company was founded by Duane E. Woerth, Carey Rademacher-Gille, William E. Fisher and Gordon Whitten in September 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sprout Group (Sprout) is venture capital subsidiary of Credit Suisse Private Equity LLC founded in 1969. The firm headquartered in New York.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya.

Ridge Ventures is an independent venture capital firm, a subsidiary of International Data Group, Inc founded in 1997 by Alex Rosen. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

UpLift Inc. provides an online payment marketing platform. It offers its service to electronic commerce, travel and non-profit organizations. The company was founded by Brian Barth and Stewart Alan Kelly and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Hospitality Management Ltd. owns and operates hotels & motels. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Harrisonburg, VA

Smartling, Inc. provides enterprise translation management platform. It delivers localized websites and mobile applications through a cloud-based software platform that help clients to reach new customers. The company was founded by John L. Welde Jr. and Andrey Akselrod in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Super Basic LLC operates as a photo based social network site. It offers users to post image-based collections of images and search for specific images. The company was founded by Bruno Zanchet and Fabio Giolito in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Retail Merchant Services Ltd. provides retail payment services. It accepts payments from credit and debit card payment machines and online payments over the phone. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.

Krux Digital LLC operates a platform for digital publishers to manage, safeguard, and make responsible use of audience data. The firm offers cloud-based solutions for capturing, protecting, connecting, and monetizing data signatures across devices, sources, and formats for consumers, advertisers, and web publishers. The company was founded by Tom Chavez and Vivek S. Vaidya in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Dollar Shave Club, Inc. manufactures and sells razor blades online. It offers men?s razors, grooming, and skin-care products. The company was founded by Michael Dubin and Mark Levine in July 2011 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

MindMeld, Inc. develops technology to power intelligent conversational interfaces. It offers MindMeld, understands conversations in real-time to find and share related information as users talk. The company was founded by Timothy D. Tuttle and Moninder Jheeta in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Spotify USA, Inc. engages in the provision of music platform for all devices such as mobile, speaker, tablets and play station. It allows users to browse through the music collections of friends, artists and celebrities, as well as create a radio station. The company was founded by Martin Lorentzon and Daniel Ek in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

A Medium Corp. operates as a publishing platform. It enables users to share stories, ideas and unique perspectives. The company was founded by Evan Williams in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Safegraph, Inc. builds and maintains data sets to help accelerate machine learning and AI. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Built Technologies, Inc. develops draw management tool for construction lenders. It offers consumer and commercial lending; document management; and inspector mobile application. The company was founded by Chase Gilbert and Adam Serbert in 2014 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Kazoo, Inc. provides employee management services. The frim offers employee engagement, performance management, recognition and rewards, employee surveying, feedback services. Its products include recognition and rewards, performance management, engagement surveys, pricing, integrations and security. The company was founded by Kenny Tomlin and Autumn Manning and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Eskalera, Inc. operates as a career building platform. The company was founded by Tom Chavez, Roopak Gupta, Dane Holmes and Debra Kadner, Tolonda M. Tolbert and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Nerdy, Inc., Live Learning Technologies LLC is a leading platform for live online learning. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. The company offers live one-on-one learning, small to large group classes, and self-study tools as essential components of its online learning platform. The company was founded in 2007 by Charles K. Cohn, who has been the CEO since 2007. Live Learning Technologies was acquired by TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp. on September 20, 2021 for $1,394.61 million.

Heretic Ventures LLC (Heretic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Mariam Naficy. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Tonic Labs, Inc. is a company that specializes in generative art and blockchain technology. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Susannah Maybank and Mariam Naficy. The company offers a platform for collectors to buy and collect works from leading generative artists. Tonic Labs has partnered with experts in art and design to bring fine-art NFTs to life. Susannah Maybank has been the CEO since incorporation.