Lila Preston

Pivot Bio is one of the worlds leading innovative agtech companies, delivering farmers patented crop nutrition technologies.

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion of the resources required by tra­di­tion­al agri­cul­ture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.

CIBO is a breakthrough technology platform that accelerates regenerative agriculture and is the first, direct-from-the-farmer carbon marketplace. CIBO starts from the ground up and scales to county, state and national levels without requiring expensive or complex data from farmers. CIBO’s insights include land and lease values, productivity, soil stability, sustainability, yield forecasts, and more.

CIBO is a breakthrough technology platform that accelerates regenerative agriculture and is the first, direct-from-the-farmer carbon marketplace. CIBO starts from the ground up and scales to county, state and national levels without requiring expensive or complex data from farmers. CIBO’s insights include land and lease values, productivity, soil stability, sustainability, yield forecasts, and more.

Toast empowers restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight guests. We pair our deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive, all-in-one platform, across point of sale, guest marketing, digital ordering & delivery, and payroll & HR We are Toasters! Think you could be one too? https://careers.toasttab.com/

Optoro is a fast-growing SaaS company offering an end-to-end return management system revolutionizing the retail industry. Our mission is to make every return simple and efficient through great technology so that shopping can be easy and sustainable for everyone. Optoro’s returns management system (RMS) is a technology platform for retailers & 3PLs that spans the entire returns lifecycle — from return initiation, RMA creation, return methods, shipping consolidation, dispositioning, and ultimately restock and resale. From a shopper-facing portal with ultra-convenient returns options, to enhanced receiving, dispositioning, and outbound workflows, brands can unlock greater customer satisfaction by optimizing every touchpoint of a return. Founded in 2010, Optoro has continued to see significant year-over-year growth, and is trusted by top retailers and brands such as GAP Inc., American Eagle Outfitters, Tuckernuck, Best Buy, UPS Supply Chain, and more. Optoro has received many awards and industry accolades including CNBC’s Disruptor 50, EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year and the World Economic Forum’s Circular Economy Award, and was named a "Top Workplace"​ in D.C. by The Washington Post. Most recently, Optoro’s CEO, Amena Ali, was recognized in Forbes 50 Over 50 and Washingtonian’s Tech Titans of 2023.

Pivot Bio is one of the worlds leading innovative agtech companies, delivering farmers patented crop nutrition technologies.

Nature’s Fynd is a Chi­ca­­go-based food com­pa­ny cre­at­ing ver­sa­tile alterna­tive pro­teins to nour­ish the world’s grow­ing pop­u­la­tion while nur­tur­ing the plan­et. Born out of research con­duct­ed for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone Nation­al Park, the company’s break­through tech­nol­o­gy pro­duces Fy™. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutri­tion­al fun­gi protein that only uses a frac­tion of the resources required by tra­di­tion­al agri­cul­ture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives.

CIBO is a breakthrough technology platform that accelerates regenerative agriculture and is the first, direct-from-the-farmer carbon marketplace. CIBO starts from the ground up and scales to county, state and national levels without requiring expensive or complex data from farmers. CIBO’s insights include land and lease values, productivity, soil stability, sustainability, yield forecasts, and more.

CIBO is a breakthrough technology platform that accelerates regenerative agriculture and is the first, direct-from-the-farmer carbon marketplace. CIBO starts from the ground up and scales to county, state and national levels without requiring expensive or complex data from farmers. CIBO’s insights include land and lease values, productivity, soil stability, sustainability, yield forecasts, and more.

Toast empowers restaurants of all sizes to build great teams, increase revenue, improve operations, and delight guests. We pair our deep understanding of the restaurant industry with powerful cloud based software and restaurant-grade hardware to deliver an intuitive, all-in-one platform, across point of sale, guest marketing, digital ordering & delivery, and payroll & HR We are Toasters! Think you could be one too? https://careers.toasttab.com/