Maya K.

Portico Impact Fund, formerly known as Colonnade Capital Partners, is UVA’s premier ESG and philanthropic investment fund. Established in 2012, Colonnade served as a for-profit student-funded investment club. In 2022, the fund transitioned to an endowment-based fund where students learn to align their investments with their values and mobilize capital to initiate positive change locally and globally.

Luxury footwear without a footprint. Luxury is not a new pair of shoes. Luxury is clean water and fresh air. It’s not about how much you have, but how much you give back. It’s putting people and the planet, before product. It’s raising the bar, not just for yourself, but for others. It’s about honoring traditions while blazing new trails. It’s about looking forward, not back. It’s about making sure every step you take, has as small an environmental impact as possible. Because real luxury is leaving the world better than you found it. AERA is a Certified B Corp, and is leading the luxury footwear industry forward by placing equal value on the planet, people, and profit. With timeless designs that are ethically crafted from vegan materials, AERA strives to be a leader in making sustainability the new normal. AERA accurately measures the impacts that the materials, manufacturing, storage, and transportation of its shoes have on the environment. Not only does it work to offset these impacts, but it also goes one step further by offsetting them by 110%. Ultimately, AERA was created because the founders believe doing good is as important as looking good. AERA’s commitment to social sustainability is shown through its partnership with two multigenerational family-owned factories in the Veneto region of Italy. In doing so, the brand is helping preserve the artisanal process of luxury shoemaking, the main industry in Veneto.

We are a family office with direct and fund investing and capital raise advisory capabilities. We are keenly focused on providing consumer-focused solutions for underresearched conditions in the medical community based on our outlook for short-term positive cash flows, co-investors, and proprietary upsides. Beyond our work, we live life with Menieres disease, scoliosis and other niche conditions, which motivated us to incorporate initially. We also partner with non-profits providing STEM education, athletic involvement and mental health solutions for marginalized communities. Together, we thrive at the center of clean, safe, and well.

Juna designs the most effective plant-powered solutions to optimize mind, body, digestion, and sleep. Juna was established in 2019 by co-founders Jewel Zimmer and Taylor Lamb with the goal of helping the "do it all" generation everywhere feel their best. Since its inception, Juna has helped thousands feel less stressed, sleep deeper, relieve bloat, boost cognition, and optimize digestive health. Juna has developed a unique system of science-backed solutions to work synergistically with the body to reset, rebalance, and help people become more resilient to their unique stressors. 91% of our users report deeper sleep and lowered stress levels. Juna is available nationwide and in retailers such as Whole Foods, Erewhon, Thrive Market, Amazon, and Equinox plus has won numerous awards and has been featured in notable publications including Forbes, WSJ, Instyle Magazine, and Wellandgood.

HelloAva, the brains behind your beauty. Skincare can be simple and effective with our machine-learning & data driven platform that truly puts the best skin care tips in your pocket. Get your own 100% customized skin care tips and say hello to great looking skin and goodbye to confusing beauty products! Spend more time looking good and less time wondering how.

ItsByU is the do-it-yourself flower kit company. Our flower arranging kits are fun and easy! We ship you everything you need -- farm-fresh flowers, tools, containers, and a streaming video lesson. Everything is delivered right to your door! Its so simple - anyone can do it! Visit www.itsbyu.com

Topicals is transforming the way you feel about skin through effective, science-backed skincare products and mental health advocacy.

Juna designs the most effective plant-powered solutions to optimize mind, body, digestion, and sleep. Juna was established in 2019 by co-founders Jewel Zimmer and Taylor Lamb with the goal of helping the "do it all" generation everywhere feel their best. Since its inception, Juna has helped thousands feel less stressed, sleep deeper, relieve bloat, boost cognition, and optimize digestive health. Juna has developed a unique system of science-backed solutions to work synergistically with the body to reset, rebalance, and help people become more resilient to their unique stressors. 91% of our users report deeper sleep and lowered stress levels. Juna is available nationwide and in retailers such as Whole Foods, Erewhon, Thrive Market, Amazon, and Equinox plus has won numerous awards and has been featured in notable publications including Forbes, WSJ, Instyle Magazine, and Wellandgood.

Ample is a great-tasting, complete meal replacement drink that combines the latest nutrition science with wholesome, real food ingredients—for a balanced meal in a bottle that makes it easy and fast to achieve optimal nutrition at your desk or on-the-go. “I see so many people feel challenged to incorporate healthy meals into their busy lives or even understand what is healthy.​ Our goal is to offer optimal nutrition thats completely simplified.” - Connor Young, Founder and CEO of Ample We believe that health, convenience, and great taste shouldnt be mutually exclusive. While most quick meal solutions are loaded with sugar, artificial sweeteners, and unbalanced nutrition, Ample provides an easy, real food meal in a bottle to help you eat optimally on your busiest days—or anytime you need a fast, healthy meal.

Sandstone's CentriFluidic technology is transforming healthcare by enabling centrifugation anywhere, anytime. Our handheld, battery-powered devices enable rapid separations and tests addressing a wide range of clinical areas including male fertility, infectious disease, and plasma stabilization. Sandstone’s lead product, the Trak® male fertility testing system, is an FDA-cleared home test kit that allows men to measure, track, and try to improve their sperm count at home (see trakfertility.com). Sandstone's Torq™ zero delay centrifuge system is a compact, portable, easy-to-use, and low-cost solution to immediately separate and stabilize plasma at the point of collection. Torq is a novel phlebotomy tool to dramatically reduce hemolysis and improve sample stability ahead of centralized lab testing.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is committed to providing expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer, while advancing the understanding, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.

Portico Impact Fund, formerly known as Colonnade Capital Partners, is UVA’s premier ESG and philanthropic investment fund. Established in 2012, Colonnade served as a for-profit student-funded investment club. In 2022, the fund transitioned to an endowment-based fund where students learn to align their investments with their values and mobilize capital to initiate positive change locally and globally.

AGC Partners is a global technology investment bank focused on middle market M&A and growth equity financings for emerging growth companies. Our 60+ member team is led by 23 tech banking sector-expert Partners, who span across 9 global offices, including London, Boston and New York. We have a long history of working with the top strategic and PE investors in tech with a focus on fast growing companies whose valuations typically range between $50M and $1B. Through these longstanding and tight relationships, and our exceptional execution, we help create premium outcomes that enable exciting entrepreneurs and growth companies to achieve their career dreams and corporate visions.

Barclays Investment Bank deploys financial solutions to help our clients with their funding, financing, strategic and risk management needs across sectors, markets and economies. The Investment Bank is comprised of the Investment Banking, International Corporate Banking, Global Markets and Research businesses, aiding money managers, financial institutions, governments, supranational organisations and corporate clients around the globe. We offer a full spectrum of strategic advisory, financing and risk management solutions to help drive innovation and growth. For over 330 years, our commitment to shared success has been at the heart of what we do, because we are all at our best when we all progress. For further information about Barclays Investment Bank, please visit our website www.barclays.com/ib

Luxury footwear without a footprint. Luxury is not a new pair of shoes. Luxury is clean water and fresh air. It’s not about how much you have, but how much you give back. It’s putting people and the planet, before product. It’s raising the bar, not just for yourself, but for others. It’s about honoring traditions while blazing new trails. It’s about looking forward, not back. It’s about making sure every step you take, has as small an environmental impact as possible. Because real luxury is leaving the world better than you found it. AERA is a Certified B Corp, and is leading the luxury footwear industry forward by placing equal value on the planet, people, and profit. With timeless designs that are ethically crafted from vegan materials, AERA strives to be a leader in making sustainability the new normal. AERA accurately measures the impacts that the materials, manufacturing, storage, and transportation of its shoes have on the environment. Not only does it work to offset these impacts, but it also goes one step further by offsetting them by 110%. Ultimately, AERA was created because the founders believe doing good is as important as looking good. AERA’s commitment to social sustainability is shown through its partnership with two multigenerational family-owned factories in the Veneto region of Italy. In doing so, the brand is helping preserve the artisanal process of luxury shoemaking, the main industry in Veneto.