David Karandish

Create a Loop is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing rigorous and ambitious computer science instruction to students in the Saint Louis Metropolitan area, including students from low income backgrounds, who have little to no access or are otherwise underrepresented in the field of computer science. Create a Loop aims to disrupt the generational poverty cycle by equipping students with advanced computer programming skills and opening avenues to rewarding careers with meaningful salaries. Our vision is to build a program with a strong curricular foundation and online platform, so that it can be executed on a larger scale, simply and systematically bringing computer science education to students in a challenging, engaging and structured fashion. All of our children deserve access to knowledge and equipment that are defining the future.

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) company, is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Varsity Tutors’ comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, on-demand study support, and adaptive self-study. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions. Learn more about Nerdy at https://www.nerdy.com/.

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As support costs continue to rise, teams are often overburdened, struggling to maintain service levels while navigating increasing ticket volumes, and facing pressure to find cost-effective solutions to improve performance while managing growing demand. Capacity is an omnichannel support automation platform that helps clients drive down support costs, improve knowledge access, and increase efficiency with practical and generative AI—so your team can do their best work. We offer solutions for intelligent virtual agents, employee enablement and agent assist, and process automation to nearly 20,000 companies worldwide. Today, Capacity automates support over chat, SMS, voice, web, email, helpdesks, and more in one single platform, powered by technology and talent from the acquisitions of Call Criteria, Cereproc, Creovai, Denim Social, Envision, KLaunch, Linc, Lucy, LumenVox, SmartAction, Textel, Verbio and YouCanBookMe. Capacity was founded in 2017 by David Karandish and Chris Sims, and is part of the Equity.com incubator. We’re proudly headquartered in St. Louis. To learn more about Capacity or to request a demo, visit capacity.com.

Create a Loop is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing rigorous and ambitious computer science instruction to students in the Saint Louis Metropolitan area, including students from low income backgrounds, who have little to no access or are otherwise underrepresented in the field of computer science. Create a Loop aims to disrupt the generational poverty cycle by equipping students with advanced computer programming skills and opening avenues to rewarding careers with meaningful salaries. Our vision is to build a program with a strong curricular foundation and online platform, so that it can be executed on a larger scale, simply and systematically bringing computer science education to students in a challenging, engaging and structured fashion. All of our children deserve access to knowledge and equipment that are defining the future.

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) company, is a leading platform for live online learning, with a mission to transform the way people learn through technology. The Company’s purpose-built proprietary platform leverages technology, including AI, to connect learners of all ages to experts, delivering superior value on both sides of the network. Varsity Tutors’ comprehensive learning destination provides learning experiences across 3,000+ subjects and multiple formats—including one-on-one instruction, small group classes, large format group classes, on-demand study support, and adaptive self-study. Its solutions are available directly to students and consumers, as well as through schools and other institutions. Learn more about Nerdy at https://www.nerdy.com/.

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