Lee Francis

Village Ventures, Inc. (Village Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Matt Haris and Bo Peabody. The firm is headquartered in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

CBS Interactive, Inc. engages in the provision of online content network for information and entertainment. It specializes in online advertising, internet marketing, premium online content, sports, news, television, games, streaming, video, digital, and digital media. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Relevance Capital Management LLC (Relevance Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Cameron Newton. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

The American company capitalizes and accelerates the growth of businesses by investing. Skoden Ventures was founded by Kelly Holmes, Alice Loy.

Mixtroz LLC develops event management software. It makes business networking, team building, and event engagement easy. The company was founded by Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons in 2015 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Nashville Technology Council is a non-profit organization, with interest on growth and influence in middle Tennessee’s tech industry. It focuses on the need in Nashville for better paying jobs and improved capital investment in technology start-ups. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Cambridge International Partners, Inc. provides M&A advisory services. It offers services to the investment managers, banks, trust companies, insurance groups, securities firms, diversified financial service organizations and financial investors. The company was founded by Paul F.H. Holt and Douglas P. Klassen in 1989 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Prudent Management Associates engages in the provision of investment management services. Its services offered to high net worth individuals and not-for-profit institutions. The company was founded by Marshall E. Blume in 1982 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Founded in 1959, the New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. is a separately incorporated, nonprofit organization located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Foundation seeks to secure, manage and invest private gifts for the benefit of New Mexico State University's teaching, research, extension education and public service programs. The Foundation utilizes an Investment Committee comprised of members with expertise in banking and finance. The Investment Committee is responsible for determining the best way to invest and manage both the NMSU and NMSU Foundation endowment funds. The Investment Committee seeks to maintain a portfolio which promotes the growth of the Fund's principal while protecting against inflation.

23andMe, Inc. provides genetic information using DNA analysis technologies and web-based interactive tools. It enables individuals to gain deeper insights into personal ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company was founded by Linda Avey, Paul L. Cusenza and Anne E. Wojcicki in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

CARANA Corp. designs and implements inclusive economic development strategies. It bridges skills gap, strengthen small enterprises and supply chains, widen access to finance, transfer technology to expand the availability of food as well as improve farmer resilience, and improve infrastructure, trade facilitation, and transport and logistics services. The firm offers its solutions to governments, businesses, and international donors. The company was founded by Eduardo Tugendhat in 1984 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

United Way of Central New Mexico, Inc. provides social services. It focuses on building financially stable families, preparing children to succeed, and creating a cohesive community. The organization was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.