Rich Bowen

We are a community for former and current Facebook/ Meta employees supporting entrepreneurship as founders, investors, and advisors. We invest in strong companies from the FB alumni and affiliated network and support founders by providing intellectual resources, advisory, and a strong network of FB alumni.

Based in Glendale, California, Robomart has built the worlds first store-hailing platform through its fleets of on-demand shops, enabling retailers to expand their footprint at a fraction of the cost, while giving consumers the ability to get goods in the fastest, cheapest and most convenient way possible. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs with deep domain expertise in robotics, retail, and on-demand delivery, the company is venture backed and on a mission to enable the near-teleportation of goods.

This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting transitioning U.S. service members, Veterans and Active-Duty Military Spouses find rewarding careers through mentorship. ACP connects Veterans and Spouses with business leaders from hundreds of Americas top companies for free, yearlong mentorships. 38,000+ Veterans and Spouses have successfully completed the ACP program.

First Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.” We fill in where we can until the team is filled out, tackling crucial early hiring and equipping those who are great at building product with the skills to sell it, too. By getting the foundational firsts right, we increase the odds of finding extreme product-market fit. Our founders’ “imagine ifs” have turned into companies like Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square.

We are a community for former and current Facebook/ Meta employees supporting entrepreneurship as founders, investors, and advisors. We invest in strong companies from the FB alumni and affiliated network and support founders by providing intellectual resources, advisory, and a strong network of FB alumni.

Based in Glendale, California, Robomart has built the worlds first store-hailing platform through its fleets of on-demand shops, enabling retailers to expand their footprint at a fraction of the cost, while giving consumers the ability to get goods in the fastest, cheapest and most convenient way possible. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs with deep domain expertise in robotics, retail, and on-demand delivery, the company is venture backed and on a mission to enable the near-teleportation of goods.