Mark Toner

Modern Picnic is a direct-to-consumer brand that offers high end, insulated, vegan leather lunch bags for women. We have created multi-purpose products that have become not just an accessory in women’s closets, but an essential. We are a brand that is built on a foundation of functionality, sustainability, and style, aiming to curate a growing collection of products that accessorize the working woman. Since launching in 2018, Modern Picnic has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Refinery 29, Elle, The Today Show, amongst others, and has been praised by Forbes for “revolutionizing the traditional lunchbox.” More about our brand can be found at modernpicnic.com.

Bullish blends capital, consulting and creation to design the most remarkable businesses in the world.

At Mogul AI, our vision is to unlock the world’s greatest potential. Through our pioneering AI-driven technology solutions and inclusive community, we support talent and organizations to achieve their goals and cultivate meaningful success. An AI-first innovator in the $200 Billion Global Recruitment Market, our Mogul AI Candidate Sourcing and CRM software offers an unbiased and comprehensive solution for inclusive workplaces. This recruitment technology is one of the worlds leading resources for the Fortune 1000 and hyper-growth startups to recruit top talent. In 2023, Mogul AI was honored as a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and currently serves on the AI Governance Alliance, helping to shape global regulation on AI alongside Heads of State and Global CEOs. Praised by Sheryl Sandberg as “the number one platform” and referred to as "the perfect business" by Melinda Gates, Mogul AI is backed by investors SoftBank, Hearst Corporation, the founders of Comcast, LinkedIn Learning, Match.com, and The Knot.com. Mogul AI has been named the World’s Largest Platform for Women and Diverse Professionals by Business Insider, Best Partner for Finding Top Talent by Inc. Magazine, and Top Partner for Marketing Your Company by Forbes; and is the subject of a case study called "Redefining Mogul" by Harvard Business School. With the revenue we earn, Mogul AI invests in and provides free resources for the economic advancement of individuals in need globally, through international partners such as the United Nations.

Co-founders Reed Walker and Jordan Cotton became friends while working as strategists for NASA and the aerospace industry. They discovered a shared passion for spirits at work happy hours, and decided to leave their desk jobs to start a distillery called Cotton & Reed. Under the direction of veteran barman Lukas B. Smith, Cotton & Reed is now serving award-winning cocktails at the distillery tasting room next to Union Market. Look for our products at bars, restaurants, and liquor stores across DC.

b8ta was a software-powered retailer designed to improve the customer and maker experience. We helped people discover, try, and learn about new innovative products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control. Sadly, in 2020 we made the tough decision to cease US operations. We hope you visit a b8ta store in Tokyo or Dubai!

SummitSync is now part of Cvent. Prove and improve the value of your trade show program with technology, data, and support that allows you to schedule pre-show appointments, consistently capture leads, and enhance engagement and follow-up. Pivoting to Virtual? Try Cvent virtual trade show platform!

CrowdFlik® will soon be available as an SDK or API for embedding in Apps and websites to enable users to experience the CrowdFlik® power natively. CrowdFlik® is the patented mobile video collaboration platform that is changing the mobile video landscape. Created for events where many people film but have no way to combine their video to share best angles and no way to create new, best-of edits. CrowdFlik® makes it easy. Based on its patented technology and user interface, CrowdFlik® synchronizes and organizes multiple video feeds on its cloud-based platform and gives users a simple way to create and share multiple best-of edits. Sports teams, concert promoters and brands are embracing CrowdFlik® as a platform to connect fans’ event video to the brands and events. Brands see the CrowdFlik® platform as a way to connect to fans during an event and to engage fans after the event through STORY creation, share and viewing of branded events. Whether you’re at a birthday party, wedding, soccer game or concert open the CrowdFlik® APP and film away. The CrowdFlik® APP will prompt you to confirm your location/event when you finish filming. Your video will be saved to your camera roll AND you and others will be able to create and share edits from all the best angles. Our future product for law enforcement - SynchronEyes™ - Advanced Video Management for Law Enforcement™ saves time and money for police departments who implement body-camera programs. www.CrowdFlik.com @CrowdFlik

Role Model Mentors matches high-achieving high school mentors with K-8th grade students, based on their academic and extracurricular needs, interests and personalities. Our talented mentors deliver dynamic sessions -- offering tutoring, sports coaching, music lessons, STEM enrichment and more -- that a younger child will look forward to, with someone they can relate to. Through a mentoring relationship, parents will see their child's abilities and confidence soar, while developing a bond that can last a lifetime.

At True Food Kitchen, we believe in the power of whole, real food. We partner with each of our growers, ranchers and producers so that every ingredient meets our TRUE standards. That means better food for our guests and the planet. By crafting "Real Food for Real Life" we embody our purpose: empowering more people to eat real food. #mytruepurpose. To learn more, visit truefoodkitchen.com and follow @livetruefood on @instagram.

Modern Picnic is a direct-to-consumer brand that offers high end, insulated, vegan leather lunch bags for women. We have created multi-purpose products that have become not just an accessory in women’s closets, but an essential. We are a brand that is built on a foundation of functionality, sustainability, and style, aiming to curate a growing collection of products that accessorize the working woman. Since launching in 2018, Modern Picnic has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Refinery 29, Elle, The Today Show, amongst others, and has been praised by Forbes for “revolutionizing the traditional lunchbox.” More about our brand can be found at modernpicnic.com.

Bullish blends capital, consulting and creation to design the most remarkable businesses in the world.