Craig Canton

Gain and retain new customers by increasing your adoption, engagement, and retention with Minervas interactive guides. Founded in NYC, Minerva has raised capital from top-tier investors including Craft Ventures, GGV, and Max Ventures. **Voted Top-50 Seed Stage company to work by Will Reed HQ**

America On Tech (AOT) is a national nonprofit preparing the next generation of technology leaders from underestimated communities. As an early pipeline tech talent accelerator, AOT creates equitable access to technology careers for 16-24-year-olds from historically excluded backgrounds who lack access to critical resources and opportunities. Since 2014, AOT has provided free, high-quality technology education and workforce readiness programs in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta. Students gain in-demand skills in Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, UX Design, Product Management, Digital Marketing, Data Science, and Cybersecurity—paving pathways to higher education and careers in tech. To date, AOT has served over 5,300 students, facilitated more than 1,000 paid internships generating $4.1 million in wages, and distributed $2.4 million in stipends to remove financial barriers to participation. AOT alumni are twice as likely to attend college and five times more likely to pursue technology-related degrees compared to the national average. AOT partners with leading corporations, foundations, and community organizations to drive systemic change in tech education and workforce development. Recognized for its impact, AOT has been featured in Forbes, CNN, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, BET, and other national media. Learn more at www.americaontech.org.

inVest Ventures invests in LinkedIn alumni-founded companies, where every limited partner ("inVestor") is either a current or former LinkedIn employee. Our inVestors are not only a source of funding to founders, but also a source of advice, relationships, and support. If youre a LinkedIn alumni founder or prospective founder, wed love to hear from you and to help you: https://forms.gle/4pi9n7q7YbYkwnfX8. Disclaimer: Please note that while we proudly support the LinkedIn alumni entrepreneurial community, inVest Ventures is not connected with or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation.

Stage 2 Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage B2B software companies and sits shoulder to shoulder with leadership teams to operationalize sustainable revenue growth and sales operations. Backed by top go-to-market professionals from leading tech companies, Stage 2 Capital leverages its deep sales expertise to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses in addition to providing capital.

NextGen Venture Partners works with over 1,800 Venture Partners to invest $1 million in seed stage companies and $2 million to $10 million in companies with more than $10 million in revenue. Our Venture Partners are top founders and innovation executives across the country whose expertise and connections help NextGen accelerate the growth of our portfolio companies.

Every company has a mission. Whats ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesnt diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

Gain and retain new customers by increasing your adoption, engagement, and retention with Minervas interactive guides. Founded in NYC, Minerva has raised capital from top-tier investors including Craft Ventures, GGV, and Max Ventures. **Voted Top-50 Seed Stage company to work by Will Reed HQ**