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Anthos, founded in 2007, invests in emerging consumer and technology companies that drive innovation and shape the future. Anthos provides strategic and operational support to entrepreneurs, enabling its portfolio companies to achieve their full potential and become industry leaders.

On The Pulse is Stanford’s first undergraduate Consumer and Retail Club. On The Pulse is a collective of consumer-driven students seeking to be immersed in the intersection of: CULTURE. CAPITAL. CREATIVITY. Our Purpose: To educate and inspire every individual at Stanford who is passionate about the consumer economy through intimate, quarter long, dinner speaker series. We will host pioneers from industries that verge on anything consumer including: retail, CPG, food and beverage, hospitality, entertainment, health & wellness, sports, beauty and more. Our Vision: To curate meaningful and diverse conversations with consumer industry experts. Our Values: FUTURISM. CREATIVITY. DEDICATION. INNOVATION.

Madhappy is a Los Angeles-based clothing brand made for a community of optimists, born in 2017. Madhappy uses apparel, events, and experimental retail spaces – including its permanent flagship in West Hollywood – to explore a personal expression as a means to an improved state of mind. Its own seasonal stores – with past and present locations including New York City (Soho), Aspen, Miami, East Hampton, and Tokyo – are each designed to reflect their site, while still sharing the brand’s DNA. The brand currently produces a selection of ever-evolving, evergreen classic styles, seasonally available collections and collaborations. Madhappy supports research and awareness in mental health through The Madhappy Foundation (a 501c(3) non-profit) and writes Local Optimist, a print magazine. Each to celebrate us as works-in-progress, and the personal and collective expression that is a part of that.

The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) is the entrepreneurship center in the Stanford School of Engineering. We empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations. Imagine a future where every entrepreneur sees themself as a global citizen who acts in the interest of others. A future where responsible innovation practices are standard operating procedure. A future where entrepreneurs scale solutions that elevate joy, health, and prosperity for all. As humanity grapples with dilemmas of extraordinary complexity and global scale, STVP, housed in Stanford University’s Department of Management Science & Engineering, is leading a movement to educate leaders who will solve the major challenges of the 21st century. STVP delivers transformational experiences that equip aspiring entrepreneurs — from all disciplines and areas of the world — with the ability to solve problems by harnessing engineering principles, ethical decision-making, and emerging technologies. Our vision anchors on three strategic action areas: *Advance ground-breaking research on technology entrepreneurship and innovation. *Create and deliver teaching and learning approaches that develop entrepreneurs as global citizens. *Scale responsible innovation practices with stakeholders in communities around the world. At STVP, we blaze new paths for powerful experiential teaching, uncover novel research insights, foster knowledge networks that span the globe, and activate aspiring entrepreneurs to create meaningful change in their lives and for their communities. With more than 25 years of impact and a vibrant global network, STVP is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of entrepreneurship education.