Allison Byers

VITALIZE Venture Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

We are founders, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who pledge to vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. We spend our days building companies that are the backbone of our country and the future of our economy. We are pro-business, pro-American dream, pro-entrepreneurship, and pro-technological progress. We also believe in democracy as the foundation of our nation. We want to endorse a President who champions pro-business policies, innovation, and economic growth while providing access to capital, skilled workforce development, and a stable political environment. Our ability to innovate and build strong businesses under a stable and trustworthy government is at stake in this election. Everything else, we can solve through This pledge is not a declaration of your politics or party alignment. It simply means you intend to vote and support Harris for President in this election. This is a grassroots effort led by a coalition of founders. If youd like to help, send us a message. 🇺🇸 Sign the pledge @ bit.ly/founders-for-kamala 🔗 Learn more and donate @ founders.forharris.org

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)

VITALIZE Venture Capital is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund and angel community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Visible Hands is a pre-seed venture capital firm, backing the overlooked, but formidable founders who are transforming the future.

Scroobious is a virtual platform and community designed to efficiently connect early-stage founders, investors, and partners. There are scores of great founders and companies that dont make it due to structural barriers and closed networks. Were looking to change that. Our mission is to increase diversity in the startup ecosystem by providing underserved founders with education and tools through our scalable platform called the Pitch it Plan™, or PiP, bringing humanity front and center in the pitching process, and identifying new ways to help investors quickly and meaningfully discover them. Sign up for e-mail updates to be in the know! https://www.scroobious.com/