James Bain

Audigo Labs enables effortless, mobile-centric audio and video creation: recording, live streaming, multi-user collaboration, editing, and distribution. Audigo is a true one-stop-shop for today’s modern creators who want to produce great sounding audio and video content - anytime, anywhere.

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

Audigo Labs enables effortless, mobile-centric audio and video creation: recording, live streaming, multi-user collaboration, editing, and distribution. Audigo is a true one-stop-shop for today’s modern creators who want to produce great sounding audio and video content - anytime, anywhere.

Pre-seed and Seed stage venture fund focused on B2B software in Texas.

Gaingels is a leading venture investment syndicate in support of and representing the LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the venture capital space. Gaingels also supports its companies with a diverse talent and capital pipeline and provides an internal diverse board member recruitment advisory to help bring more diversity and representation within private boards. Gaingels invests in companies with diverse/LGBTQIA+ founders and C-suite leaders at all stages of growth, as well as in other high-growth companies resolved on building more inclusive teams. Gaingels is an ardent supporter the Diversity Term Sheet Rider Initiative to increase access to venture funding events for non-traditional check writers, and regularly co-invests with select VC leads across a variety of sectors, from technology, to B2B, healthcare and consumer, in competitive and over-subscribed rounds from Seed to Growth/pre-IPO. For more information visit www.gaingels.com.

TLG Capital is a private investment firm which invests in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa. TLG believes that social and commercial returns can and should go hand in hand. By investing in the rise of the African consumer, TLG provides international investors (both individual and institutional) with access to the African growth story. TLG deploys capital innovatively across the capital structure to optimise returns while minimising risk. Key partners include JCDecaux, CIPLA, Medical Credit Fund and Swedfund. TLG’s Credit Opportunities Fund focuses on US$ denominated structured credit investments that generate private equity returns while mitigating risk through collateral and credit enhancements. TLG is committed to tackling persistent challenges and better directing resources towards improving the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. TLG’s investments have had a significant social, environmental and development impact across sub-Saharan Africa and TLG aims specifically to contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 1,3,5,8, and 9: 1. No Poverty 3. Good Health 5. Gender Equality 8. Economic Growth 9. Innovation Learn more at: https://www.tlgcapital.com/

Akula Energy Ventures, LLC is an investment company focused on developing renewable energy projects around the world. Akula Energy Ventures invests in early-stage projects across the renewable energy spectrum, including solar, hydroelectricity and biofuels. Akula Energy Ventures has targeted investments and partnerships in the Northwest region of the United States and the Central West region of India.