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Board Observer
Feb 2026
World’s Largest Product Attribute Engine – Powering 3x More Marketplace Submissions at 10x the speed!
Board Observer
Feb 2026
Introducing Avela Health: A New Model for Whole-Family Autism Care
At Avela, we bring families a holistic care model that combines expert-led evaluations with personalized services and real-time support—designed to fit seamlessly into everyday life. We know the wait for services can be agonizing, so we ensure timely, accessible care from day one, offering guidance and reassurance every step of the way.
• A New Approach to Care: Avela combines evidence-based interventions with family-centered support to build lasting change. Our adaptable care plan integrates diagnostic evaluations, pediatric psychology, occupational therapy, and family support into one comprehensive model.
• 30+ Years of Science: Our naturalistic interventions are the same ones we used with our own families—because why not start with what’s scientifically proven to work? By blending the best of science and design, we deliver a transformative program that feels right for your family.
• Save Hours of Research and Months of Frustration: Avela cuts through the maze, helping you understand what you qualify for, how to access it, and what steps to take next. We’re here to streamline the process so you can focus on what matters most—your family.
Founded by parents and expert clinicians, Avela isn’t just another care model; it’s a movement to transform the way families experience neurodivergent care.
Our shared goal? Meaningful growth, deep connections, and lasting joy. Together, we’ve got this.
Stay tuned for more updates at joinavela.com. We can’t wait to bring Avela to even more families.
Board Observer
May 2025
Brij’s AI-powered software platform helps brands acquire, analyze, and activate first-party data across every sales channel. Reclaim customer data lost to retail & marketplaces and drive revenue through Brijs mobile-optimized experiences.
Investor
Apr 2025
Vody empowers enterprises with cutting-edge AI solutions that effectively bridge the gap between open-source, state-of-the-art generative AI models and enterprise-specific product requirements, offering unmatched performance and efficiency. Vody’s sophisticated and highly advanced multi-modal large language models (MMLLMs) accurately capture and interpret customer intent, significantly enhancing searchability, discoverability, and personalized shopping experiences across various platforms. By utilizing Vodys technology, businesses can achieve increased revenue, gross merchandise value (GMV), and customer lifetime value (LTV) at scale, ensuring a competitive edge in the market.
Board Observer
Mar 2025
Salvo Health enables providers treating chronic GI and metabolic liver conditions to enable their practices and hospital departments to move from episodic appointments to offering continuous "wraparound care." Salvo lets providers including GI private practices, primary care population health ACOs, and health systems to deliver interdisciplinary follow-on care, while keeping patients under their doctors supervision.
In a coordinated approach, doctors can add a team dedicated to follow-on, personalized care plans for each patient, including registered dietitians, gut health specialized nurses, and behavioral health support. This improves patient outcomes and access, while also generating a new service line of revenue for providers, leveraging remote patient monitoring (RPM) covered by insurance, and building a bridge towards Value Based Care bundled services.
Board Observer
Dec 2024
SimpliFed is democratizing access to baby feeding and breastfeeding services by providing high-quality virtual care that is covered by insurance. The Ithaca, New York-based company envisions a world where every parent feels good about feeding their family – because baby feeding and breastfeeding is central to maternal and infant health. Founded in 2019 by Andrea Ippolito, a biomedical engineer and mom of two, SimpliFed provides evidence-based and inclusive virtual baby feeding services to everyone, no matter how they choose to feed their baby. Simplifed’s mission is to create a new model for optimal baby feeding by building trusted relationships with parents, partnering with healthcare payers and providers, and shifting policy, practice, and narratives to drive health and economic equity, starting with baby’s first foods.
For more information on SimpliFed: https://www.simplifed.com/
Board Member
Feb 2024
DRESSX is a pioneering American startup at the intersection of fashion, technology, and AI.
DRESSX provides advanced AI-driven solutions that empower brands to enhance their online customer experience through AI-powered Virtual Try-On, Mix & Match styling, Fashion ChatGPT, and other innovative tools.
Through our proprietary technologies including DRESSX Agent, an AI-powered luxury Marketplace, users can instantly visualise garments on themselves, mix and match looks, and explore collections in a highly engaging and photorealistic way. These solutions help brands increase conversion, reduce returns, engage more with their customer and elevate their storytelling.
Beyond AI innovation, DRESSX is a global leader in Avatar Fashion, creating virtual collections and branded experiences for major platforms such as Roblox, Zepeto, and Snapchat’s Bitmoji. We have built our own experiences in Roblox, launched our own and other branded stores on Snap Bitmoji, and distributed over 100 million digital fashion assets across these platforms.
Our team collaborates with leading fashion houses and global lifestyle brands to design and distribute digital wearables for avatars, expanding brand presence in the metaverse and engaging Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences where they spend most of their time.
By combining expertise in 3D design, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, DRESSX helps brands seamlessly enter the next generation of fashion.
Board Member
Jan 2024
There is an urgent need to finance 20 million new units of affordable housing in the United States, this decade. Historic data indicates that without significant disruption of the financing and construction industry, we will fall woefully short. Currently the process to underwrite and finance new multifamily housing loans is incredibly archaic, fragmented and lacks industry standard tools and digital innovation. It takes upwards of 4 months to apply for and underwrite/close each loan. We are changing this status quo.
Builders Patch, a ventured backed startup, is revolutionizing housing finance. The Builders Patch platform digitizes and automates the loan intake to closing process, and provides AI driven insights and analytics to bring accuracy, speed and transparency to the closing process. Ultimately we are accelerating the rate at which housing units are built.
One of the largest housing agencies in the country is our customer, and we are rapidly creating a robust ecosystem for lenders, developers, syndicators and CDFIs. We are rapidly growing to add new lenders and housing developers to the platform and seeking to create a connected ecosystem of affordable housing finance.
We want to change how housing is built, and create stronger communities, by leveraging technology to disrupt one of the most siloed industries in the world. We are passionate about what we do. If you are looking to bring your solutions to entrenched, important problems, come chat with us.
Board Observer
Oct 2023
CNote is an AI-powered cash management platform unlocking the trillion dollar community finance sector to help corporations, foundations and individuals achieve better returns and liquidity while driving positive community development.
Corporate leaders including Apple, Mastercard, Patagonia, PayPal and Netflix use CNote’s platform to advance their diversity, equity and inclusion goals by authentically supporting low-income communities and communities of color. They earn returns comparable to what conventional products yield—while providing essential capital to minority depository institutions (MDIs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), low-income designated (LID) credit unions and other impact finance organizations. Individuals can also invest through the platform to support an economy that works for everyone.
CNote founders Catherine Berman, CEO, and Yuliya Tarasava, COO, launched CNote in 2016 with a mission to close the wealth gap through financial innovation. Based in Oakland, California, CNote is a Certified B Corporation and is GIIRS rated.
Board Member
Jul 2021
Work& helps organizations deliver compliant, privacy-first wellness infrastructure at scale.
Our turnkey solution includes space activation, smart access control, room management software (R.A.M.), and AMP™ — a secure AI concierge supporting postpartum employees and benefits engagement.
We specialize in PUMP Act and PWFA compliance, helping employers reduce legal risk, lower turnover, and increase benefit utilization — all while minimizing operational burden for HR and Facilities teams.
Work& is the modern standard for workplace lactation and wellness infrastructure.
Board Observer
May 2021
Paloma is the ecommerce platform for social-first selling. Taking customers from comment to checkout on Instagram Lives, Story, Feed, and DM sales – no website required.
Board Observer
Nov 2020
Upgrade is a venture-backed, high-growth company that offers a managed marketplace for beauty products and services. Our marketplace connects consumers seeking custom wigs, extensions and curated beauty products with a network of top stylists and colorists. Upgrade believes that women deserve luxury experiences and that their time is valuable. We strive to empower women to spend less time on beauty and more time doing the things they love without sacrificing quality.
Board Observer
Jul 2020
Based in Los Angeles, Goodmylk Co. is on a mission to “keep it real” with organic, truly nutritional plant mylks made from only the good stuff, and nothing else. No chemicals, no binders, no fillers, and above all – no compromises. Because we all know real, good food when we see it, taste it and most importantly, feel it. At Goodmylk Co., we believe you deserve better quality, more transparency, and of course, the most delicious plant mylks that will seriously upgrade your latte game. In short, we’re hell-bent on putting more good into the world. Our plant mylks are currently available in over 100 California coffee shops including La Colombe, Blue Bottle and Verve Coffee Roasters, and due to popular demand, they’re now available to order directly at goodmylk.co.
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2026
Board Observer
Feb 2026
World’s Largest Product Attribute Engine – Powering 3x More Marketplace Submissions at 10x the speed!
Board Observer
Feb 2026
Introducing Avela Health: A New Model for Whole-Family Autism Care
At Avela, we bring families a holistic care model that combines expert-led evaluations with personalized services and real-time support—designed to fit seamlessly into everyday life. We know the wait for services can be agonizing, so we ensure timely, accessible care from day one, offering guidance and reassurance every step of the way.
• A New Approach to Care: Avela combines evidence-based interventions with family-centered support to build lasting change. Our adaptable care plan integrates diagnostic evaluations, pediatric psychology, occupational therapy, and family support into one comprehensive model.
• 30+ Years of Science: Our naturalistic interventions are the same ones we used with our own families—because why not start with what’s scientifically proven to work? By blending the best of science and design, we deliver a transformative program that feels right for your family.
• Save Hours of Research and Months of Frustration: Avela cuts through the maze, helping you understand what you qualify for, how to access it, and what steps to take next. We’re here to streamline the process so you can focus on what matters most—your family.
Founded by parents and expert clinicians, Avela isn’t just another care model; it’s a movement to transform the way families experience neurodivergent care.
Our shared goal? Meaningful growth, deep connections, and lasting joy. Together, we’ve got this.
Stay tuned for more updates at joinavela.com. We can’t wait to bring Avela to even more families.
2025
Board Observer
May 2025
Brij’s AI-powered software platform helps brands acquire, analyze, and activate first-party data across every sales channel. Reclaim customer data lost to retail & marketplaces and drive revenue through Brijs mobile-optimized experiences.
Investor
Apr 2025
Vody empowers enterprises with cutting-edge AI solutions that effectively bridge the gap between open-source, state-of-the-art generative AI models and enterprise-specific product requirements, offering unmatched performance and efficiency. Vody’s sophisticated and highly advanced multi-modal large language models (MMLLMs) accurately capture and interpret customer intent, significantly enhancing searchability, discoverability, and personalized shopping experiences across various platforms. By utilizing Vodys technology, businesses can achieve increased revenue, gross merchandise value (GMV), and customer lifetime value (LTV) at scale, ensuring a competitive edge in the market.
Board Observer
Mar 2025
Salvo Health enables providers treating chronic GI and metabolic liver conditions to enable their practices and hospital departments to move from episodic appointments to offering continuous "wraparound care." Salvo lets providers including GI private practices, primary care population health ACOs, and health systems to deliver interdisciplinary follow-on care, while keeping patients under their doctors supervision.
In a coordinated approach, doctors can add a team dedicated to follow-on, personalized care plans for each patient, including registered dietitians, gut health specialized nurses, and behavioral health support. This improves patient outcomes and access, while also generating a new service line of revenue for providers, leveraging remote patient monitoring (RPM) covered by insurance, and building a bridge towards Value Based Care bundled services.
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