Christa Williams

Committed to changing the future of exams. Certiverse solves the problem of slow, costly exam development and delivery through groundbreaking technology. Our end-to-end test services system applies industry-leading psychometric standards and an innovative, expert-sourced content model to make exams more available and affordable for learners. (formerly pValue Inc.)

Your videos and images. Our AI platform. Find the perfect moment, identify and understand existing content, and accelerate content workflows with the Coactive Multimodal AI Platform. Our Multimodal Application Platform (MAP) unlocks the hidden value in your visual content, making it easy to discover valuable assets, analyze trends, and build a foundation for future AI-powered use cases.

Westbound Equity Partners is an early stage firm investing financial and social capital into exceptional leaders and teams who come from all walks of life to build generationally great companies. Our support goes beyond capital: the Westbound team and Network partner deeply with founders to build intentional, winning cultures and scale with excellence.

Benchstrength is an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology companies that transform business and uplift communities. Based in NYC, Benchstrength invests in pre-seed and seed stage software and technology-enabled businesses across enterprise, consumer, fintech, and healthcare.

Rheaply is a B2B SaaS asset management technology that scales reuse and the circular economy within organizations, helping lower procurement and storage costs and reducing waste.

Precursor Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on classic pre-seed and seed investing. Since our founding in 2015, we have invested in more than 400 companies across software, hardware, consumer and enterprise. Our focus is on entrepreneurs entering into new markets solving the toughest problems. If you’re a founder looking to scale and grow your company from the very beginning, fill out this form: https://precursorvc.com/startup/

StackShare is a tech stack intelligence platform and community resource that empowers developers, enterprise architects, and CTOs to make data-driven technology decisions. Our mission is to make developers more productive by helping them learn about technology through the people and companies they trust.

Collide Capital’s mission is to guide founders on their institutional capital journey and equip them with resources, knowledge networks, and hands-on operational support for a successful exit.

Wonderschool is an AI-powered marketplace solving the child care crisis by connecting governments, providers, parents, teachers, and nonprofits on one integrated platform. There is a nationwide shortage of child care and preschool options, and we believe one of the most effective ways to expand access is by helping teachers and caregivers start and grow successful programs—especially home-based child care businesses. For providers, Wonderschool offers comprehensive support to launch and operate high-quality programs. We assist with licensing, classroom setup, pricing strategy, website creation, enrollment support, daily operations, and more. Our platform is designed to let educators focus on what they do best: caring for and educating children. For governments, we offer AI-powered tools to help manage and expand early education ecosystems. Our technology helps states and municipalities identify child care deserts, support local providers, increase quality, and ensure families can access programs that meet their needs. By unifying data, services, and funding mechanisms, we help public agencies scale solutions effectively and equitably. We are proud to partner with leaders across sectors—from families and educators to policymakers and nonprofits—to create a future where every child has access to early learning. Wonderschool is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures, Imaginable Futures, and Long Journey Ventures.

Flume is building the largest asset-light fiber internet provider in the US. They leverage and map under-used data centers and fiber infrastructure to build up gigabit broadband services in states all over the US to serve residential multifamily properties. The company has rapidly grown its install base over the last 4 years, selling bulk broadband to multifamily owners and small municipalities. Flume serves over thousands of homes today, all of which have been installed with a team of less than 10 people in the last 18 months. The company is backed by top VCs and has a goal of being available in over 65,000 homes by the end of this year. Learn more at https://www.flumeinternet.com.

Committed to changing the future of exams. Certiverse solves the problem of slow, costly exam development and delivery through groundbreaking technology. Our end-to-end test services system applies industry-leading psychometric standards and an innovative, expert-sourced content model to make exams more available and affordable for learners. (formerly pValue Inc.)

All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of women and nonbinary investors, reshaping culture, capital flows, and decision-making power within venture capital. Founded in 2017 out of a grassroots movement, All Raise equips investors with the access, guidance, and community needed to advance their professional growth. By expanding who makes funding decisions, we unlock stronger returns and market-shaping innovation — building a more equitable and prosperous future for all.

Your videos and images. Our AI platform. Find the perfect moment, identify and understand existing content, and accelerate content workflows with the Coactive Multimodal AI Platform. Our Multimodal Application Platform (MAP) unlocks the hidden value in your visual content, making it easy to discover valuable assets, analyze trends, and build a foundation for future AI-powered use cases.

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.

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.