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Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas. With a diversified fund and over 200 exits to date, Canaan has invested in some of the worlds leading technology and healthcare companies over the past 33+ years. Canaan’s focus areas include Consumer Tech, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech and Life Sciences. To learn more about our people and our portfolio, please visit canaan.com.

Creative minds, compelling stories. City Arts is a publication dedicated to celebrating the creative life of the Seattle area. The print magazine offers a monthly survey of the best of arts and culture in our region. A free publication, it combines the sophistication of a glossy magazine with the accessibility of an alt-weekly. Over 1.12 million readers enjoy City Arts in print each year. Online, our reach is even greater. City Arts offers rare access to a coveted demographic of 25–49 year-olds with established careers, high incomes and strong community ties. Our readers are culturally aware consumers and opinion leaders with an affinity for premium products and the means and motivation to pursue everything the region has to offer. Reach them by advertising with us.

Tolo Events LLC is a full-service, award-winning event management, planning and design company for businesses and non-profit organizations. In 2002, after nearly eight years as Director of Development and Major Events for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Shelly Tolo founded the company to assist others in taking their corporate and charitable events to the next level. Tolo Events works hand in hand with its clients to create a memorable event that is distinctly theirs -- all while staying on budget. Welcoming staff and volunteers to become involved in the creative process, Tolo Events leads the process while enabling everyone to feel ownership of the outcome. Tolo Events is especially honored to have been selected to produce the Pennsylvania Governor’s Inaugural Ball. This amazing black tie party for 4,000 took place on January 18, 2011. In recognition of the outstanding work Tolo Events provides, it has been awarded a 2012 Gala Award, 11 Emerald City Applause Awards since 2007 and has been recognized as one of three finalists for a 2012 Esprit Award in the category of Best Design Decor. Tolo Events was also a finalist for a 2003 and 2005 Gala Award.