Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor

People learn best by solving problems together. Sparkwise lets learners connect in small groups, practice skills in real time, and build a sense of community. Were on a mission to spark brilliance in everyone. *** Traditional online learning trades off impact vs. scale. Solve for scale, and you’re left with click-click content or big video calls that suffer from low engagement. Solve for impact, and you need high-touch group facilitation or 1-1 coaching that doesn’t scale. At Sparkwise, we’re building AI-powered group learning to inspire impact at scale. - We build to inspire, with active group learning that drives practice and insight. - We build for impact, with decades of expertise in how adults learn best. - And we build for scale, with innovations that make quality group learning accessible for all.

Duffl delivers groceries to college students in 10 minutes. We use data to wholesale the most high demand products and deliver them from our retail storefronts using electric scooters and a student-driven workforce. We believe in building the most convenient store in order to become the bridge between customers and a sustainable world. As citizens of Earth, we are committed to building the worlds first net carbon neutral delivery service and accelerate the electrification of e-commerce. We are Y-Combinator graduates who’ve recently closed our $12M Series A. We are growing very quickly with plans to reach 30+ universities across California and beyond in the next year. Join Us!

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.

People learn best by solving problems together. Sparkwise lets learners connect in small groups, practice skills in real time, and build a sense of community. Were on a mission to spark brilliance in everyone. *** Traditional online learning trades off impact vs. scale. Solve for scale, and you’re left with click-click content or big video calls that suffer from low engagement. Solve for impact, and you need high-touch group facilitation or 1-1 coaching that doesn’t scale. At Sparkwise, we’re building AI-powered group learning to inspire impact at scale. - We build to inspire, with active group learning that drives practice and insight. - We build for impact, with decades of expertise in how adults learn best. - And we build for scale, with innovations that make quality group learning accessible for all.

Duffl delivers groceries to college students in 10 minutes. We use data to wholesale the most high demand products and deliver them from our retail storefronts using electric scooters and a student-driven workforce. We believe in building the most convenient store in order to become the bridge between customers and a sustainable world. As citizens of Earth, we are committed to building the worlds first net carbon neutral delivery service and accelerate the electrification of e-commerce. We are Y-Combinator graduates who’ve recently closed our $12M Series A. We are growing very quickly with plans to reach 30+ universities across California and beyond in the next year. Join Us!

Artico delivers the people to build, scale and protect your business. Founded in 2021, Articos team matches the world’s best talent with venture capital, private equity-backed and publicly-traded companies.

We lead and co-lead Series A and Seed rounds, in companies with early signs of product-market fit. We focus on consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology. Were inspired by founders, and wake up every day excited to get to work with teams building the next generation of category-defining companies. Our equal partnership combines world-class investing and operating experience. More on our firm and our $175M first fund in our announcement here from April 2021: https://nbt.substack.com/p/footwork