Marissa Lowman

ManhattanBNB is a unique vacation rental advertising platform rooted in a partnership with New York City-area hosts. Dedicated to providing guests with memorable stays and hosts with operational autonomy, ManhattanBNB connects travelers with local, authentic accommodations that showcase the best of New York City. For more information, visit www.manhattanbnb.com.

Find Nursing Shifts Fast. There’s a better way to provide care - not just for your patient, but also for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. We are removing the need for traditional agencies by empowering clinicians to gain flexibility at their fingertips. • FIND healthcare shifts: Facilities post shifts directly to the app. Log-in to the app to browse available shifts. • MATCH for your busy schedule: After you select a shift, the care provider is able to access and accept instantly. • EARN more: Clinicians earn more than working for a traditional staffing agency and facilities save by using the NurseDash platform. Apply now to access premium shifts in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas at nursedash.com

Upswing provides a solution to reach, relate to, and retain today’s non-traditional learners by scaling student services, supporting 24/7 online tutoring, optimizing engagement and utilizing insightful data to identify and support at-risk students.

LearnLaunch Institute, is a non-profit organization, located in Boston, serving the education ecosystem in the New England region. We believe in high-quality, equitable teaching and learning for all students. We help unleash the power of innovation by empowering school & district leaders to embrace & manage change. We engage education practitioners and policy leaders in workshops and conferences. We convene local, state, and national thought leaders to solve the toughest problems facing education. We lead communities to muster the power of innovation. Learn more at learnlaunch.org and follow LearnLaunch on Twitter at @learnlaunch. Learn more about the LearnLaunch Accelerator at learnlaunch.com.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

ManhattanBNB is a unique vacation rental advertising platform rooted in a partnership with New York City-area hosts. Dedicated to providing guests with memorable stays and hosts with operational autonomy, ManhattanBNB connects travelers with local, authentic accommodations that showcase the best of New York City. For more information, visit www.manhattanbnb.com.

New Markets Venture Partners is a leading early- and growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformative education, information technology and business services companies that drive superior financial returns through high customer ROI. New Markets is led by a veteran investment team with a 25-year track record of outperformance. As one of the leading education venture firms in the U.S., we maintain deep relationships with states, districts, universities, and other centers of workforce innovation that allow us to provide exceptional value to our portfolio companies. New Markets adds value to our portfolio companies before, during and after the investment process.

Lowman Growth Advisors provides strategic consulting services to venture capital funds, early stage startups, and nonprofit organizations that need help with innovation to get them to the next level.

Find Nursing Shifts Fast. There’s a better way to provide care - not just for your patient, but also for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. We are removing the need for traditional agencies by empowering clinicians to gain flexibility at their fingertips. • FIND healthcare shifts: Facilities post shifts directly to the app. Log-in to the app to browse available shifts. • MATCH for your busy schedule: After you select a shift, the care provider is able to access and accept instantly. • EARN more: Clinicians earn more than working for a traditional staffing agency and facilities save by using the NurseDash platform. Apply now to access premium shifts in Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas at nursedash.com