Eva Ho

BackboneAI builds frictionless data networks through intercompany automation, a completely new category of automation. It transforms supplier and customer relationships through real-time data synchronization, fast API connectivity, and third-party application and database integration. Based in New York City and founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Rob Bailey, BackboneAI helps companies work together more efficiently by automating their intercompany data processes and optimizing communication through technology. The company’s investors include Fika Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Cendana Capital, Dynamo Ventures, GGV Capital, MetaProp, Spider VC, and several notable angel investors.

First Descents provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (age 18-39) impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions. Our participants experience free outdoor adventure programs that empower them to climb, paddle, and surf beyond their diagnosis, reclaim their lives, and connect with others doing the same. Through outdoor adventures, skills development, and local adventure communities FD improves the long-term survivorship of young adults impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions.

The Common Crawl Foundation is a California 501(c)(3) registered non-profit founded by Gil Elbaz with the goal of democratizing access to web information by producing and maintaining an open repository of web crawl data that is universally accessible and analyzable. Our vision is of a truly open web that allows open access to information and enables greater innovation in research, business and education. We level the playing field by making wholesale extraction, transformation and analysis of web data cheap and easy.

Screendoor is an investment firm designed to back emerging managers raising their first fund or scaling from a previous angel investment vehicle to building an ongoing firm. We focus on underrepresented managers, a group we believe can deliver superior financial returns and serve as a wedge to increase diversity in the tech community more broadly. Screendoor pairs meaningful capital commitment with community and mentorship from experienced venture investors and ongoing peer support.

BackboneAI builds frictionless data networks through intercompany automation, a completely new category of automation. It transforms supplier and customer relationships through real-time data synchronization, fast API connectivity, and third-party application and database integration. Based in New York City and founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur Rob Bailey, BackboneAI helps companies work together more efficiently by automating their intercompany data processes and optimizing communication through technology. The company’s investors include Fika Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Cendana Capital, Dynamo Ventures, GGV Capital, MetaProp, Spider VC, and several notable angel investors.

Fika Ventures is a Los Angeles based early-stage venture capital firm started in 2016 with over ~$350M in AUM. In 7 years, we’ve invested in transformative companies across enterprise/AI (BuildOps, Specright, Siro, Edge Impulse), fintech (Papaya, Pipe, Payabli), marketplaces (Upwards, Chowbus, Atticus), and health tech (Zentist, Noyo).

The California Community Foundation (CCF) is L.A. County’s foundation. CCF has served Los Angeles County for more than 100 years, addressing some of the core concerns of the community, including safe and affordable housing, accessible health care, quality education and access to arts and culture that are critical to quality of life. It is our mission to lead positive systemic change to strengthen Los Angeles communities. We are home to nearly 1,700 funds and steward more than $1.7 billion in assets. Through partnerships with our donors, grantees, financial advisors, volunteers and fellow foundations who share our vision and resources, we are building the future of Los Angeles, together. For more information, visit calfund.org, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/calfund and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @calfund.