Andrew Felbinger

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.

Founded in 2016, the Urban Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm backs companies enhancing the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of our cities. With 81% of Americans living in cities, and two-thirds of the worlds population urbanizing by 2050, there are a growing number of challenges facing urban dwellers. The Urban Innovation Fund provides capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs creating scalable solutions to tough urban challenges – helping them grow into tomorrows most valued companies. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage in the following sectors: transportation, energy & sustainability, proptech, future of work, edtech, business services, fintech, public health & safety, govtech, and food systems.

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.

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)

Founded in 2016, the Urban Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm backs companies enhancing the livability, sustainability, and economic vitality of our cities. With 81% of Americans living in cities, and two-thirds of the worlds population urbanizing by 2050, there are a growing number of challenges facing urban dwellers. The Urban Innovation Fund provides capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs creating scalable solutions to tough urban challenges – helping them grow into tomorrows most valued companies. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed and Seed stage in the following sectors: transportation, energy & sustainability, proptech, future of work, edtech, business services, fintech, public health & safety, govtech, and food systems.