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The first network for user-owned data We believe in an open internet where users own their data and the AI models they contribute to. AI models should be created more like open source software: iteratively by a community. To make this possible, researchers need access to the worlds best datasets that are held captive across walled gardens. Users can break down these walled gardens by exporting their own data. We are building towards a user-owned foundation model, trained by 100M users who contribute their data and compute.

Edlyft is building software that companies like Google, Dropbox, and LinkedIn use to offer job training programs to college computer science students. Companies pay per trainee and use Edlyft's platform to both up-skill and screen for talented future employees. Edlyft is powering the modern way in which candidates will funnel into in-demand roles at every Fortune 500 company through apprenticeship and training.

Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the worlds professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.

The first network for user-owned data We believe in an open internet where users own their data and the AI models they contribute to. AI models should be created more like open source software: iteratively by a community. To make this possible, researchers need access to the worlds best datasets that are held captive across walled gardens. Users can break down these walled gardens by exporting their own data. We are building towards a user-owned foundation model, trained by 100M users who contribute their data and compute.

Edlyft is building software that companies like Google, Dropbox, and LinkedIn use to offer job training programs to college computer science students. Companies pay per trainee and use Edlyft's platform to both up-skill and screen for talented future employees. Edlyft is powering the modern way in which candidates will funnel into in-demand roles at every Fortune 500 company through apprenticeship and training.

Every company has a mission. Whats ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesnt diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

We believe in the powerful magic of human potential. Above all else, we value exceptional founders. Base Ventures, founded by Erik Moore, is a seed-stage fund investing in technology companies. Current portfolio includes Virool, Suf Airlines, Plangrid, StyleSeat, Mayvenn, and others. Successful exits include Socialcam (acquired by Autodesk), Crowdalbum (acquired by Spotify), Modest (Acquired by Braintree), and Appstores (acquired by InMobi).