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Jan 2022
We take the headache out of scaling peer-learning so you can focus on creating human connection and measurable results.
We all know that people work best with others. Like having a study group in school, but at work you might call it a pod, circle, huddle, cohort, peer-learning, mastermind, or any other name that comes to mind to describe small group learning.
At ion, we developed a system to scale small group learning so global teams can develop their people.
We guide fast-growing companies to incorporate diverse peer learning groups into every training program using ion’s 3-step science-based ASK, MATCH, LAUNCH method.
1. Ask the right questions
Survey your teams using ion’s proprietary algorithm
2. Make great matches with 1-click
Learners are automatically placed into small groups optimized for diversity
3. Launch your blended learning course
Track groups as they alternate between learning and peer group discussions
Bring your own courses and access a growing library of ions award-winning course material.
Book a demo today.
CIO (Investments, Innovation, Influence & Impact)
Aug 2021
We are committed to ensuring Idahos children reach their fullest potential by cultivating great leaders and innovative schools.
We work to help Idaho become a national model for how to maximize learning opportunities for children and families.
We believe that school choice helps children, families and educators achieve more and do better.
We seek to empower and support educators who take risks and put children first by:
• Developing Innovative Leaders
• Growing Successful School Models
• Sharing Research and Learning Innovations
• Providing School Support and Management Help
Investor
Feb 2019
Together we can farm smarter. Smart Yields is building relationships through a groundbreaking analytics system powered by the people who know it best – our farmers.
We connect farmers, agricultural researchers and their communities through crowd-sourced data gathered from a network of integrated sensors that measure everything from soil health to inputs such as water, energy and nutrients. In turn, these users tap into a vast wealth of local, regional and national knowledge to increase productivity, yield, and revenue.
Our inspiration is the ahupua‘a, a traditional land division in Hawaii that stretches from the mountains to the ocean, containing the many important resources needed for the communities within. Hawaii, home to our global headquarters, is committed to doubling its food production by 2030. We see significant unmet needs here and around the world, as well as great potential in empowering ‘agripreneurs’ – the aspiring, growing farmer.
Today, thanks to visionaries in the field, we are seeing more interest than ever before. Investment in U.S. agriculture technology reached over $700 million in 2017, more than the previous two years combined.
At Smart Yields, we’re using this momentum to think big by thinking small (to medium), using farm-to-screen technologies to enhance your farm-to-table experience.
Our globally recognized team was part of the sixth cohort of the Blue Startups accelerator program; selected for the 2017 cohort of the Elemental Excelerator; and was one of nine companies from around the world to present in the inaugural Laudato Si’ Challenge tech accelerator in Rome. This year, Smart Yields was also named Hawaii’s Most Innovative Company in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Awards, Editor’s Choice Category.
Contact us at support@smartyields.com or follow us @SmartYields as we build stronger agriculture communities around the world. Visit us at smartyields.com/media for our media kit and case studies.
Investor
Mar 2018
Farm from a Box is a cleantech powered infrastructure for community-based local food production. As an off-grid, decentralized modular farm system, we help strengthen local and regional food systems by providing the technology needed to increase production sustainably, efficiently, and regeneratively. Instead of mass production, our goal is to empower production by the masses.
Angel Investor
Mar 2018
Republic is a financial technology firm specializing in private market investment services. Republic operates a marketplace platform for community finance, accredited investment opportunities, full-service tokenization, digital asset management, blockchain advisory, and private institutional capital.
Republic has deployed over $2.6 billion in investments, supported over 2,500 ventures, with a community of over 3M users across 150 countries. Republic is backed by dozens of leading investment firms and financial institutions and has co-invested with the best names in venture and private equity.
Founded in 2016, Republic is headquartered in New York City with offices worldwide.
For additional information, visit republic.com or @joinrepublic on X.
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2025
Founder and CEO
May 2025
More than a studio. We are a signal.
A signal to the future that stories still matter.
Were a think tank that works with artists who are inventors, coders who are poets, and creators who believe that technology should amplify—not replace—what makes us human.
We don’t surface ideas. We surface truths.
2024
Educational Advisory Board
Oct 2024
Your anxiety doesnt conveniently peak at 10am on Tuesday when you have your weekly therapy appointment, if you even have access to a therapist at all. Peak is there when therapists arent, leveraging an AI-enabled messaging platform to engage with people struggling with anxiety and depression and deliver high-quality, digital mental health content.
2022
Investor
Jan 2022
We take the headache out of scaling peer-learning so you can focus on creating human connection and measurable results.
We all know that people work best with others. Like having a study group in school, but at work you might call it a pod, circle, huddle, cohort, peer-learning, mastermind, or any other name that comes to mind to describe small group learning.
At ion, we developed a system to scale small group learning so global teams can develop their people.
We guide fast-growing companies to incorporate diverse peer learning groups into every training program using ion’s 3-step science-based ASK, MATCH, LAUNCH method.
1. Ask the right questions
Survey your teams using ion’s proprietary algorithm
2. Make great matches with 1-click
Learners are automatically placed into small groups optimized for diversity
3. Launch your blended learning course
Track groups as they alternate between learning and peer group discussions
Bring your own courses and access a growing library of ions award-winning course material.
Book a demo today.
2021
CIO (Investments, Innovation, Influence & Impact)
Aug 2021
We are committed to ensuring Idahos children reach their fullest potential by cultivating great leaders and innovative schools.
We work to help Idaho become a national model for how to maximize learning opportunities for children and families.
We believe that school choice helps children, families and educators achieve more and do better.
We seek to empower and support educators who take risks and put children first by:
• Developing Innovative Leaders
• Growing Successful School Models
• Sharing Research and Learning Innovations
• Providing School Support and Management Help
2019
Investor
Feb 2019
Together we can farm smarter. Smart Yields is building relationships through a groundbreaking analytics system powered by the people who know it best – our farmers.
We connect farmers, agricultural researchers and their communities through crowd-sourced data gathered from a network of integrated sensors that measure everything from soil health to inputs such as water, energy and nutrients. In turn, these users tap into a vast wealth of local, regional and national knowledge to increase productivity, yield, and revenue.
Our inspiration is the ahupua‘a, a traditional land division in Hawaii that stretches from the mountains to the ocean, containing the many important resources needed for the communities within. Hawaii, home to our global headquarters, is committed to doubling its food production by 2030. We see significant unmet needs here and around the world, as well as great potential in empowering ‘agripreneurs’ – the aspiring, growing farmer.
Today, thanks to visionaries in the field, we are seeing more interest than ever before. Investment in U.S. agriculture technology reached over $700 million in 2017, more than the previous two years combined.
At Smart Yields, we’re using this momentum to think big by thinking small (to medium), using farm-to-screen technologies to enhance your farm-to-table experience.
Our globally recognized team was part of the sixth cohort of the Blue Startups accelerator program; selected for the 2017 cohort of the Elemental Excelerator; and was one of nine companies from around the world to present in the inaugural Laudato Si’ Challenge tech accelerator in Rome. This year, Smart Yields was also named Hawaii’s Most Innovative Company in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Awards, Editor’s Choice Category.
Contact us at support@smartyields.com or follow us @SmartYields as we build stronger agriculture communities around the world. Visit us at smartyields.com/media for our media kit and case studies.
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