Jeff Abbott

UT Ventures connects a network of accredited UT alumni investors with startups founded or led by UT alumni, faculty, or students, companies built on UT-owned intellectual property, or companies working closely with UT. The vision of UT Ventures is to build a high-impact alumni investment community that fuels innovation, entrepreneurship, and engagement across the entire University of Tennessee system.​ The mission of UT Ventures is 1) to provide seed through Series A investment opportunities for accredited UT alumni investors​, and 2) to assist entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies through funding, mentorship, and educational resources​.

HireBrain® is an enterprise hiring enablement platform uniquely designed to align hiring managers and recruiters in building a forward-facing, outcome-based view of a role. By combining neuroscientific principles with proprietary, context-aware generative AI, we significantly improve Quality of Hire (QoH) and reduce time spent on hiring cycles– and ultimately, the potential for businesses to succeed. Our platform consists of several user-friendly applications that assist throughout the hiring journey — making it easier for managers to hone in on key hiring attributes and collaborate effectively with their recruiting partners to make exceptional hires. Lets talk! Email: team@hirebrain.com

Corridor accelerates AI coding by preventing security flaws before theyre even written. Trusted by leading security teams including Sublime Security, Pylon, and Omnea.

Guala is Building the Ecosystem of Tools Powering the Microseller Economy.

Ivanti is a global enterprise IT and security software company dedicated to unlocking human potential by managing, automating and protecting data and systems to empower continuous innovation. With adaptable software solutions tailored to customer needs, Ivanti empowers IT and security teams to enhance operational efficiency, cut costs and proactively mitigate security risks. At the heart of Ivanti’s offerings is the AI-powered Ivanti Neurons platform, which transforms the way IT and security teams operate. By delivering unified, reusable services and tools, the platform ensures consistent visibility, scalability, and secure solution implementation, enabling teams to work smarter, not harder. Over 34,000 customers, including 85 of the Fortune 100, have chosen Ivanti to meet their challenges. Ivanti follows “Secure by Design” principles to provide software solutions that scale with our customers’ needs to help enable IT and Security to improve operational efficiency while reducing costs and proactively reducing risk. Ivanti fosters an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are honored and valued, reflecting a commitment to a sustainable future for customers, partners, employees and the planet.

Veravas is a leading innovator in clinical diagnostics focused on the early-stage detection of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. The company’s proprietary VeraBIND™ technology transforms challenging sample types into measurable biomarkers, enabling earlier disease detection and the development of novel diagnostic tests. Its VeraBIND Tau assay is a first-in-class blood-based test that measures the pathological activity of hyperphosphorylated tau in blood samples of cognitively normal individuals or individuals experiencing cognitive impairment which may be used to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimers disease.

Posse started in 1989 because of one student who said, “I never would have dropped out of college if I had my posse with me.” The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. The Foundation extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of 10 students. The Foundation’s partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars full-tuition leadership scholarships. The Posse Foundation is a national initiative with program offices in 10 cities: Atlanta, the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and New York. Posse recruits students from 20-plus cities across the United States, and nationwide through the Posse Veterans Program. Looking for more Posse stories on LinkedIn? Follow the Posse Veterans Program page: linkedin.com/showcase/posse-veterans-program

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is now Blood Cancer United, and we believe everyone with blood cancer deserves a longer, better life. That’s why we are on a mission to find a cure and improve the quality of life for everyone with blood cancer. How? We fund life-saving blood cancer research around the world, provide free information and support services for patients and their families, and are the voice for those seeking access to quality, affordable, coordinated care. With your help, we have invested more than $1.8 billion in groundbreaking research supporting many of today’s most innovative approaches to treatment—helping those with blood cancer not only survive but also thrive.

UT Ventures connects a network of accredited UT alumni investors with startups founded or led by UT alumni, faculty, or students, companies built on UT-owned intellectual property, or companies working closely with UT. The vision of UT Ventures is to build a high-impact alumni investment community that fuels innovation, entrepreneurship, and engagement across the entire University of Tennessee system.​ The mission of UT Ventures is 1) to provide seed through Series A investment opportunities for accredited UT alumni investors​, and 2) to assist entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies through funding, mentorship, and educational resources​.

HireBrain® is an enterprise hiring enablement platform uniquely designed to align hiring managers and recruiters in building a forward-facing, outcome-based view of a role. By combining neuroscientific principles with proprietary, context-aware generative AI, we significantly improve Quality of Hire (QoH) and reduce time spent on hiring cycles– and ultimately, the potential for businesses to succeed. Our platform consists of several user-friendly applications that assist throughout the hiring journey — making it easier for managers to hone in on key hiring attributes and collaborate effectively with their recruiting partners to make exceptional hires. Lets talk! Email: team@hirebrain.com

Corridor accelerates AI coding by preventing security flaws before theyre even written. Trusted by leading security teams including Sublime Security, Pylon, and Omnea.

Guala is Building the Ecosystem of Tools Powering the Microseller Economy.

Ivanti is a global enterprise IT and security software company dedicated to unlocking human potential by managing, automating and protecting data and systems to empower continuous innovation. With adaptable software solutions tailored to customer needs, Ivanti empowers IT and security teams to enhance operational efficiency, cut costs and proactively mitigate security risks. At the heart of Ivanti’s offerings is the AI-powered Ivanti Neurons platform, which transforms the way IT and security teams operate. By delivering unified, reusable services and tools, the platform ensures consistent visibility, scalability, and secure solution implementation, enabling teams to work smarter, not harder. Over 34,000 customers, including 85 of the Fortune 100, have chosen Ivanti to meet their challenges. Ivanti follows “Secure by Design” principles to provide software solutions that scale with our customers’ needs to help enable IT and Security to improve operational efficiency while reducing costs and proactively reducing risk. Ivanti fosters an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are honored and valued, reflecting a commitment to a sustainable future for customers, partners, employees and the planet.