Aymbré Paige, MBA

Turn dark data into actionable insights through automated curation of expert libraries at cloud scale. Make Big Data / ML workflows 3x faster.

The BAG Collective is a collective of angel investors from top tech companies and startups that invests intellectual, social and financial capital in seed to Series A startups around the world. Our collective believes in and support founders who build ethical, high-growth technology companies.

Turn dark data into actionable insights through automated curation of expert libraries at cloud scale. Make Big Data / ML workflows 3x faster.

Firm overview Mendoza Ventures is an early-stage and growth venture fund based in Boston. The firm is run by husband and wife Adrian and Senofer Mendoza, entrepreneurs and prior operators who are veterans of the local startup ecosystem. The firm focuses on investments in fintech, AI, and cybersecurity, with diversity playing an important role in their investment decisions—about 70% of their portfolio consists of startups led by immigrants, people of color, and women. Mendoza started off as a pilot fund in 2016; after an exit and the realization that they had good traction with early-stage startups in Boston, Adrian and Senofer decided to focus exclusively on the seed-stage and formally launched Mendoza Ventures Fund II in 2019. Since then, the firm has made twelve investments and recruited senior managers, C-level executives, and domain experts as operating partners from places like State Street, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft. Firm strategy Mendoza Ventures takes a depth-focused approach, looking for founders who demonstrate domain expertise in one of their three main focus areas across fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. Adrian and Senofer pride themselves on being hands-on investors and setting up companies for success beyond just writing a check—they will help create a strong early funding syndicate, make customer introductions, and assist with partnership conversations. They really tap into their experience as former entrepreneurs to get in the trenches with their founders, with Adrian optimizing business structures and Senofer leveraging her sales and marketing expertise. Since its inception five years ago, Adrian and Senofer raised two funds, had one successful exit, and expanded their reach from their Boston hometown to as far as Norway.

The BAG Collective is a collective of angel investors from top tech companies and startups that invests intellectual, social and financial capital in seed to Series A startups around the world. Our collective believes in and support founders who build ethical, high-growth technology companies.

Founded in 1977, Healthworks operates with over three decades of experience and expertise in women’s fitness. We are proud to be considered Bostons premier fitness centers for women with over 15,000 members, 500 plus employees, 3 locations, and a non-profit fitness center. Our goal at Healthworks is to create a community centered on leading healthy and balanced lifestyles. Our members enjoy hundreds of group classes each week, a team of qualified personal trainers, a spa-like atmosphere in the locker rooms, and a wide variety of equipment. Our staff is fully dedicated to providing personalized and progressive fitness programming specifically for women. A large part of who are we is focused on giving back to the Boston community. In 2002, Healthworks Community Fitness was established as a non-profit fitness center in Dorchester. In October of 2008, Healthworks Community Fitness expanded to Codman Square. The organization is dedicated to providing high-quality fitness opportunities for women and children in low-income neighborhoods in an effort to prevent and treat chronic diseases, improve health and fitness, and promote well-being and empowerment. A percentage of Healthworks total annual profits go towards funding Healthworks Community Fitness. Learn more about Healthworks Community Fitness at http://www.healthworksfoundation.org/.

Bostons Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) is an international leader in virtually every area of medicine and has been the site of pioneering breakthroughs that have improved lives around the world. A major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, BWH has a legacy of excellence that continues to grow. With two outstanding hospitals, over 150 outpatient practices, and over 1,200 physicians, we serve patients from New England, throughout the United States, and from 120 countries around the world. The BWH name is a reflection of our history. In 1980 three of Boston’s oldest and most prestigious Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals - the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, the Robert Breck Brigham Hospital, and the Boston Hospital for Women – merged to form Brigham and Women’s Hospital. As a national leader in improving health care quality and safety, we have helped to develop some of the industry’s best practices including computerized physician order entry (CPOE) to prevent medication errors. The CPOE is now a nationally-accepted safety practice. The BWH Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) is one of the most powerful biomedical research institutes in the world and the second largest recipient of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding among independent hospitals in the United States. BWH has long had great success in research as measured by the number of important discoveries made, the size and scope of its research portfolio and the volume of publications annually. BWH is a training ground for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. We have 1,100 trainees in over 140 of the most sought after training programs in the world, and also host Harvard Medical School students in rotations throughout our programs. As our global health services expand, our clinical trainees have rich opportunities to contribute and learn in challenging environments around the world. Brigham and Womens Hospital is an EEO, AA, VEVRAA Employer.