Sheetal Singh Tobin

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).

We’re (not just) investors. We’re (more than) advisors. We’re (beyond) connectors. Ben Franklin Technology Partners combines the best practices of early stage investing with a higher purpose – to lead the region’s technology community to new heights, creating jobs and transforming lives. For over 30 years, Ben has been the leading seed stage capital provider for the region’s technology sectors, investing over $175 million in more than 1,750 regional technology companies, many of which have gone on to become industry leaders. Ben Franklin has also launched university/industry partnerships that accelerate scientific discoveries to commercialization, and has seeded regional initiatives that strengthen our entrepreneurial community.

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).

ALIAVIA Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage female founders building world-changing technology companies in the United States and Australia.* Our team are operators and investors who have scaled tech businesses from $0-$500m, through to IPO, with a unique deal flow source and extensive global network that supports high-potential female founders to deliver outsized long-term performance. *Potential portfolio companies must have a least 1 female founder with a significant equity position and c-level role.

Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally. At the heart of Lair East Labs lies the 4-month onsite accelerator. Each year 10 startups take on our program and receive investments of up to $150K. Our special 4-month program combines the best of two worlds - learn from alumni founders of top Silicon Valley-style accelerators and gain access to a mentor and investor network with extensive experience navigating the Asian markets. In the first five years of operation, our portfolio companies have raised $45 million of funding after completing the accelerator. At Lair East Labs, we help globally-minded founders scale their companies internationally. Leveraging acceleration, investment and an international community of like-minded people, we support founders in their quest to build successful and sustainable ventures that solve global problems. We are founders accelerating founders.

Intentional Asset Management (IAM) is a boutique investment advisory firm built on the belief that intentionality is a leading indicator of long-term performance. We combine institutional investment rigor, human-centered design, and integrated wealth servicing to help clients achieve not only financial success, but alignment with their long-term goals. Our strategies span both public and private markets. In public equities, we offer thematic model portfolios that translate systemic challenges into concentrated, research-driven strategies designed for resilient returns. In private markets, our flagship Caribbean Food Systems Growth Fund (CaribGROW) aims to channel capital into high-impact, growth-stage businesses that strengthen food security, expand export potential, and build climate resilience across the region. Every investment decision we make is grounded in rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis, supported by technical evaluation, and informed by our systems-based approach to product design. By focusing on companies that align intentional solutions with operational excellence, we create portfolios that are positioned to withstand volatility, capture new growth, and deliver superior risk-adjusted returns across market cycles. IAM is wholly owned and operated by 17 Asset Management, and works in close collaboration with the Intentional Investment Institute, our nonprofit arm dedicated to research, thought leadership, and field-building in intentional investing.