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Cover is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and installs homes. Our mission is to make living in a thoughtfully designed and well-built home a reality for everyone. Using proprietary design software and a precision manufactured building system, Cover delivers exceptional design, functionality, and energy performance, in a fraction of the time of traditional custom construction. For more information, visit www.buildcover.com

The Flex Co. is the top-selling sustainable period care brand known for creating a more comfortable period for everyone. Our product portfolio, including Flex Disc™, Flex Cup™, Flex Reusable Disc™, Softdisc®, and Softcup®, is sold in over 30,000 retailers in the United States. Based in Venice, California, The Flex Co. is FDA-registered and is the sole designer of its products which are manufactured in the United States and Canada.

The California Innovation Fund offers venture funding and the backing of a strong community of UC faculty and alumni. As entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and friends, our goal is to help ground-breaking entrepreneurs succeed. We are committed to fuelling the education of the next generation of entrepreneurs by re-investing 50% of our profit into the public University of California system. Financial investment is just one aspect of our commitment to startups. Our community includes successful entrepreneurs, experienced C-suite leaders, UC faculty and subject matter experts, all with a passion for helping UC-affiliated startups succeed. We focus on industry-agnostic early-stage startups looking to raise late seed/Series A rounds of finance. Our investment range is between $250K and $1 million, with reserves for follow-on investment. We support UC-affiliated entrepreneurs who are solving significant, urgent problems that will shape a positive future and benefit the public good.

Cover is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and installs homes. Our mission is to make living in a thoughtfully designed and well-built home a reality for everyone. Using proprietary design software and a precision manufactured building system, Cover delivers exceptional design, functionality, and energy performance, in a fraction of the time of traditional custom construction. For more information, visit www.buildcover.com

Upwork is the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential. Our talent community on Upwork encompasses more than 10,000 skills in categories including website & app development, creative & design, customer support, finance & accounting, consulting, and operations.

The Flex Co. is the top-selling sustainable period care brand known for creating a more comfortable period for everyone. Our product portfolio, including Flex Disc™, Flex Cup™, Flex Reusable Disc™, Softdisc®, and Softcup®, is sold in over 30,000 retailers in the United States. Based in Venice, California, The Flex Co. is FDA-registered and is the sole designer of its products which are manufactured in the United States and Canada.