Nicole Schmidt

Scribble Press is a multimedia platform for creating, sharing and publishing stories. Accessible via the web and on the iPad, Scribble Press is an easy, fun and free way to create and publish your stories. In use in thousands of classrooms and hundreds of thousands of homes around the world, Scribble Press is the leading publishing platform for kids. Based in Los Angeles, California, Scribble Press is an amazing team of creative people in New York and Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2008 as a retail entertainment experience, and shifted its focus to the digital channel in 2011.

Age of Learning, Inc. provides online education services. It offers a digital early learning resource that provides engaging and learning activities to young learners, families, and teachers. The company was founded by Doug C. Dohring in February 2007 and is headquartered in Glendale, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Part of Candlelight Investment Holdings, Inc., The Source is a company that provides incentive programs and medical services. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The CEO of the company is Geoffrey G. Wormer. The Source was acquired by HA-LO Industries, Inc. on March 17, 1993.

Petstore.com is an online retail store that specializes in selling pet products and providing information on pet care. The private company is based in Garden Grove, CA. Petstore.com was acquired by Ipet Holdings, Inc. from Discovery, Inc. on July 14, 2000 for $12.33 million.

M13 Ventures Management LLC (M13 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Carter Milliken Reum and Courtney Reum. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Techstars Ventures is a venture capital subsidiary of TechStars Central LLC founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Good Harbor Partners is a boutique mergers and acquisitions and outsourced corporate development firm that specializes in the learning and workforce space. The firm provides strategic consulting, advisory, and M&A services to mature companies, growth stage companies, and high potential startups in the edtech, publishing, and media sectors. Good Harbor Partners has a unique, high-touch approach that enables clients to actualize their vision and achieve their personal and professional goals. The team has deep knowledge and relationships in the industry, built on decades of experience as operators, and has a track record of delivering outsized exits for high potential, growth companies.

Upwards, Inc. develops software, which helps daycare and manages the day-to-day operations. The company was founded by Jessica Chang, Jesse Forrest and Mathew Reilly and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

USC Marshall Venture (USC Marshall Venture) is a venture capital subsidiary of USC Marshall School of Business, founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The Fund /NY/ is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Scott Hartley, Katie Hunt, Matthew O. Brimer. The Firm is headquartered in New York.

PG13 Launchpad Alpha, Inc. engages in e-commerce for consumer packaged goods. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.