Malaika Paquiot

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of December 31, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 900 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.

On/Up Consulting provides fractional Executive Leadership and strategic advisory services for forward-thinking Series A and growth stage SaaS startups.

The 28th annual Cucalorus Festival takes place November 16-20, 2022 in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Cucalorus was founded in 1994 by the underground filmmaking collective Twinkle Doon. At the inaugural event, crowds wrapped around the block to see 16 local films screening at Water Street restaurant by the Cape Fear River. These days Cucalorus takes place every November, celebrating independent and international film for five days in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. MovieMaker Magazine has recognized it as “One of the Coolest Film Festivals in the World” for three years in a row. Cucalorus is a multi-disciplinary arts organization supporting emerging and innovative artists through our annual film festival, a residency program, a community cinema, and an extensive community engagement program. More than 28 years in the making, Cucalorus has since grown into one of the most important film festivals in the South. More information is available at www.cucalorus.org.

Working Films brings the worlds of documentary filmmaking and social justice together. Over the last 20 years, we have developed deep relationships in both of these arenas that allow us to build effective film-driven campaigns, inform residents and move people to action to address issues that impact their lives. We connect change leaders with the right films at the right moment and help them engage audiences when the lights come up. In addition, we help mission-driven filmmakers with funding, training, and technical assistance, and we train organizers and nonprofit leaders in how to best use film in their campaigns. On issues like racism, income inequality, and the climate crisis, we believe film has a unique power to shift the story and drive change in our local community and across the nation.

Working Films brings the worlds of documentary filmmaking and social justice together. Over the last 20 years, we have developed deep relationships in both of these arenas that allow us to build effective film-driven campaigns, inform residents and move people to action to address issues that impact their lives. We connect change leaders with the right films at the right moment and help them engage audiences when the lights come up. In addition, we help mission-driven filmmakers with funding, training, and technical assistance, and we train organizers and nonprofit leaders in how to best use film in their campaigns. On issues like racism, income inequality, and the climate crisis, we believe film has a unique power to shift the story and drive change in our local community and across the nation.