Alex Kotran

Kaleidoscope is an audio company. Our shows are a passport to adventure; thrilling true stories, filled with heart. It’s racing down the Amazon with a modern Indiana Jones. It’s being lost in space with a Russian cosmonaut and falling in love with your handler on the ground. It’s the joy of underwater discoveries, and the thrill of being on the lam with a real-life Robin Hood. It’s stories that will change your perspective and replenish your faith in humanity. But most of all, it’s fun.

North Base Media is an investment firm focused on news, business information, sports and gaming, entertainment media, and other digital-driven opportunities in growth markets. NBM creates value by bringing top-level international expertise and capital to invested companies that will benefit from the deep knowledge, reputation and extensive connections of NBM’s partners. NBM accelerates the digital adaptation and financial success of our partner companies, allowing them become recognized leaders in their national markets. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, co-founder and longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters News and General Counsel of the Journal. Strategic investors include Bloomberg Beta, Graham Holdings, Singapore Press Holdings, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the family offices of Alibaba’s leaders and a former Bell Labs CEO, as well as individuals who led Univision, Time Inc. and investment funds in Asia and China. NBM focuses on both early- and mid-stage companies that show promise in key emerging markets. The portfolio companies, in turn, benefit from being properly capitalized to pursue growth opportunities, by getting access to unique digital, media and journalistic know-how, and by being able to tap one another to jointly produce or share content, ideas and practices, bringing additional economic advantage to the enterprise and its investors. NBM specializes in independently owned media or technologies that enable consumers to participate in their countries’ civic, cultural and economic life and that aim to be essential to key audiences in their markets. NBM does not align itself with governments, political causes or forces in the countries where it operates.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Kaleidoscope is an audio company. Our shows are a passport to adventure; thrilling true stories, filled with heart. It’s racing down the Amazon with a modern Indiana Jones. It’s being lost in space with a Russian cosmonaut and falling in love with your handler on the ground. It’s the joy of underwater discoveries, and the thrill of being on the lam with a real-life Robin Hood. It’s stories that will change your perspective and replenish your faith in humanity. But most of all, it’s fun.

North Base Media is an investment firm focused on news, business information, sports and gaming, entertainment media, and other digital-driven opportunities in growth markets. NBM creates value by bringing top-level international expertise and capital to invested companies that will benefit from the deep knowledge, reputation and extensive connections of NBM’s partners. NBM accelerates the digital adaptation and financial success of our partner companies, allowing them become recognized leaders in their national markets. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, co-founder and longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters News and General Counsel of the Journal. Strategic investors include Bloomberg Beta, Graham Holdings, Singapore Press Holdings, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the family offices of Alibaba’s leaders and a former Bell Labs CEO, as well as individuals who led Univision, Time Inc. and investment funds in Asia and China. NBM focuses on both early- and mid-stage companies that show promise in key emerging markets. The portfolio companies, in turn, benefit from being properly capitalized to pursue growth opportunities, by getting access to unique digital, media and journalistic know-how, and by being able to tap one another to jointly produce or share content, ideas and practices, bringing additional economic advantage to the enterprise and its investors. NBM specializes in independently owned media or technologies that enable consumers to participate in their countries’ civic, cultural and economic life and that aim to be essential to key audiences in their markets. NBM does not align itself with governments, political causes or forces in the countries where it operates.

The AI Education Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates equitable learning experiences that excite and empower students everywhere with AI literacy. We believe that everyone—especially those who are likely to be disproportionately impacted by AI systems—should have access to the conceptual knowledge and skills they need to thrive as workers, creators, consumers, and citizens. Our Theory of Change is centered on working directly with school districts to empower educators, schools, districts, and other education organizations with accessible curricula and learning resources that make it easy for any teacher to easily integrate learning experiences that spark curiosity and excitement about AI. We seek to make AI education a part of every single students’ education, and build curricula and professional development offerings that connect AI to core subjects in addition to Computer Science and Career & Technology Education — which breaks down barriers and bottlenecks at resource-strapped school districts.

Hattaway Communications, Inc. helps visionary leaders and organizations achieve ambitious goals that benefit people and the planet. We help motivate and mobilize people with messages that inspire, and communications that engage by drawing on time-tested best practices—and new innovations—from business, politics, grassroots organizing, and digital technology, helping clients envision and execute high-quality, high-impact communications.