Tom Vander Ark

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Gazillion, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play online games. The firm operates massively multiplayer online games and services for wide audiences. The company was founded by Robert Hutter, Bhavin Shah, and John Romero in 2004 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Quantcast Corp. provides media measurement services. It enables any web publisher to quantify their media properties including distributed widgets and video players by participating in the quantified publisher program. The company was founded by Paul G. Sutter and Konrad S. Feldman in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

LearnZillion, Inc. engages in the development of a web-based education tool and video library of math and literacy lessons. LearnZillion was founded by Eric Westendorf and Alix Guerrier in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Minerva Project, Inc. provides educational services. It offers different types of academic programs. The company was founded by Ben Nelson in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Andela, Inc. provides software training and outsourcing platform. The company was founded by Jeremy Johnson, Ian Carnevale, Christina Sass and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Teachable, Inc. provides a platform for teachers to sell their courses online. Its platform enables users to build a course website and control their branding, student data, and pricing from one place; import text, images, audio, video, and other content from Dropbox. The company was founded by Ankur Nagpal and Conrad Wadowski in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mission Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Robert F. Kibble. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

The Advertising Council, Inc. promotes public service campaigns. It carries out pro bono ad campaigns on behalf of both government and private organizations. The company campaigns on children's issues, health, community, environment and family matters. The council relies on volunteer efforts from advertising firms. The Advertising Council was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NewSchools Venture Fund provides funds to other non-profit organization that improves public education. It provides education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children especially those in underserved communities have the opportunity to succeed. It supports education entrepreneurs, a special breed of innovators who create new nonprofit and for-profit organizations that redefine the sense of what is possible in public education. The company was founded by Brook H. Byers, Kim Smith and Louis John Doerr in and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Alpha Partners LLC operates as an investment marketing firm. It provides custom research, marketing communications, and presentation coaching services for investment managers. The company was founded by Liz Hecht in 1995 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

AH Capital Management LLC (AH Capital Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Lowell Andreessen and Ben A. Horowitz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Collaborative Fund (Collaborative Fund) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2010 by Craig Shapiro. The firm is headquartered in New York.

GOOD Worldwide, Inc. publishes and markets social causes. The company was founded by Ben Goldhirsh in September 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Amplify Education, Inc. provides education services. Its services include professional learning map, college and career readiness, data use, consulting and NGSS transition. The company was founded by Joel Irwin Klein in 2011 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Alpha Venture Partners LLC (Alpha Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Steve B. Brotman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Beijing Dami Future Technology Co., Ltd. operates an online education platform. The company was founded by Wen Juan Mi on August 21, 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing China.

Varsity Tutors LLC Varsity Tutors LLC engages in the provision of a live learning platform for private instructors. Its tool offers free online diagnostic tests, practice exams, flashcards, and questions of the day. It specializes in Math, Science, Foreign Languages, and Elementary tutoring courses. The company was founded by Chuck Cohn in 2007 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

SoloLearn, Inc. operates a mobile learning platform that offers online courses. The company was founded by Yeva Hyusyan and Davit Kocharyan and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Brilliant Home Technology, Inc. manufactures electronic products. Its products include single switch, two switches, three switches and four switches. The company was founded by Aaron Emigh, Steven Stanek, and Jeremy Hiatt in 2014 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Learnstart Management I LLC (Learnstart Mgt) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Don Burton and Michael Staton. The firm is headquartered in New York.

The Goldhirsh Foundation engages in the provision of grantmaking services. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

My Lemonade Stand PBC provides technological services that enables the children to create and run their own businesses. The company was founded by Benjamin Goldhirsh and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Laerdal Million Lives Fund (Laerdal Million Lives) is a venture capital firm affiliated with the Laerdal Family, founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Podium Education, Inc. offers online education programs. The company was founded by Brooks Morgan and Alex Ricken and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Smashcut Production LLC engages in the development of online learning platform for collaborative media creation. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Co-Learn Club, Inc. community oriented educational platform focused on providing home learning experiences. The company was founded by Michelle Spencer, Michael Staton and Ed Shadi and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of PlatformQ Education, Inc., Higher Ed Live LLC develops and operates an educational video podcasting platform. The company is based in Manchester, NH. The company was founded by Michael Staton. Higher Ed Live was acquired by PlatformQ Education, Inc. from mStoner, Inc. on December 16, 2020.

City Year Los Angeles, a non profit organization, engages in provisions of helping students and schools succeed. The company is founded by Ellen and Andrew Hauptman and is headquartered in Boston,MA.

New Schools Capital LLC (New Schools Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Shauntel Poulson and Jennifer Carolan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.