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Cherryrock Capital provides Series A and B financing to transformative software companies changing the future led by underinvested founders. Startups with underinvested founders become unicorns at a rate that is 11x the average when properly resourced. Stacy Brown-Philpot, Saydeah Howard, and team leverage their combined 60+years of operating experience to help the best-emerging technology companies scale to $100M in revenue through operational excellence, CEO coaching, and talent support. Audacious. Accountable. Authentic.

The 22 is the only one of its kind, investing in high potential women and minority owned clean tech-based manufacturing and exporting companies, with a mission of creating the jobs of the future in underserved communities. By making risk mitigated investments in cash flow positive existing businesses, The 22 will deliver both high ROI and social/economic impact. With existing, proven, products and markets, these enterprises are often overlooked by traditional investors and find it difficult to scale due to lack of access to growth capital. Study after study have proven that women and minority owned AND exporting manufacturing companies have a greater rate of success. Manufacturing and exports also create the highest impact in low and moderate income (LMI) communities. With its unique focus, The 22 provides equity, loans and royalty based investments, as well as advisory services and a crucial international network of trade, government and service partners to help enterprises scale globally to their full potential.

Reach Capital invests in founders who elevate human potential and ignite purpose across learning, health, and work. We partner with visionaries to grow bold ideas into world-changing companies that empower everyone to thrive and live their best lives.

Incubates AI tech projects to help us all get back to normal

Act One Ventures invests in extraordinary founders transforming how modern businesses operate and scale in the AI economy. We’re early partners for those rearchitecting the systems behind modern enterprise — across infrastructure, automation, and decision-making. Founded by two former entrepreneurs, we invest like operators because we’ve been there. That experience — across IPOs, hard pivots, and shutdowns — informs how we help teams navigate the decisions that matter early: pricing, GTM, capital strategy, team design. When that kind of support meets founders who’ve lived the problem, it sets the stage for outsized outcomes like AuditBoard, an early Act One-led Seed investment that became the largest VC-backed software exit in the U.S. in 2024 at $3.15 billion.

Wilshire Lane Capital is a venture capital / private equity firm that invests at the nexus of real estate and technology

Post-seed venture capital backing experienced founders others overlook. WHO WE BACK $0.5-2.M investments in post-seed companies ($1.5M+ revenue) led by BIPOC and women founders with 20-25 years of industry experience. We invest in experienced founders with proven traction outside traditional VC networks. OUR EDGE - 1:4 GP-to-company ratio: 100% board representation, weekly/monthly strategic engagement - Experience-driven: 20-25 years founder experience vs. ~10 typical - Co-Pilot Platform: Systematic fundraising support targeting 2x industry success rate Led by Edward Dugger (former Fed Reserve Bank of Boston board, UNC Ventures Managing Partner)

Azolla Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact. Azolla Ventures was created by Prime Coalition, a nonprofit organization that partners with philanthropists and other mission-driven investors to support market-driven innovations designed to catalyze, deepen, or accelerate solutions for climate change. The management company of Azolla Ventures also manages the Prime Impact Fund portfolio of companies.

Invictus Growth Partners is a middle-market growth equity firm with over $1 billion in AUM, investing in bootstrapped and capital-efficient cloud software, cybersecurity, and fintech companies. The firm is deploying more than $574 million from recently closed funds and provides portfolio companies exclusive access to DIANE, its AI-driven value-creation platform, which has delivered a significant increase in direct sales conversion and can provide access to thousands of warm customer introductions. Invictus makes majority investments with $30 million to $100+ million equity checks. Visit us at www.invictusgrowth.com

Cherryrock Capital provides Series A and B financing to transformative software companies changing the future led by underinvested founders. Startups with underinvested founders become unicorns at a rate that is 11x the average when properly resourced. Stacy Brown-Philpot, Saydeah Howard, and team leverage their combined 60+years of operating experience to help the best-emerging technology companies scale to $100M in revenue through operational excellence, CEO coaching, and talent support. Audacious. Accountable. Authentic.

IMB Partners (IMB) is a private investment firm focused on growing companies via acquisitions and partnerships in two sectors: 1) Businesses that service the utilities and infrastructure spaces 2) Government contracting (GovCon) companies that support local, state, and/or Federal agencies We value partnerships and people first and we always maintain an entrepreneurial mindset in our approach to business. Our team has more than 100 years of private equity experience and has invested more than $1 billion in capital in 30+ platforms. We invest for the long-term on behalf of 75+ institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Our current company platforms include utility services, IT staffing and services, and food distribution. IMB seeks companies with $2 - $15 million in EBITDA (add-ons as low as $1 million).

Ulu Ventures is a top seed stage venture fund in Silicon Valley focused on innovation across enterprise, fintech, consumer, health, and sustainability. Ulu generates great financial results using a disciplined, repeatable decision-making process that analyzes risk-reward trade-offs and also reduces cognitive bias. The majority of Ulu portfolio companies are founded by diverse teams that include women, minority, URM and/or immigrant founders. Ulu’s investment thesis is based on the concept that diversity is profitable. The firm has more than $200M AUM, 10 unicorns in the portfolio and is dedicated to increasing diversity in the entrepreneurial and assets under management communities.

The 22 is the only one of its kind, investing in high potential women and minority owned clean tech-based manufacturing and exporting companies, with a mission of creating the jobs of the future in underserved communities. By making risk mitigated investments in cash flow positive existing businesses, The 22 will deliver both high ROI and social/economic impact. With existing, proven, products and markets, these enterprises are often overlooked by traditional investors and find it difficult to scale due to lack of access to growth capital. Study after study have proven that women and minority owned AND exporting manufacturing companies have a greater rate of success. Manufacturing and exports also create the highest impact in low and moderate income (LMI) communities. With its unique focus, The 22 provides equity, loans and royalty based investments, as well as advisory services and a crucial international network of trade, government and service partners to help enterprises scale globally to their full potential.