Andrea Hoffman

The Hearst Corp. operates as a media, information, and services company. It engages in broadcasting; and provides magazines and newspapers. The company was founded by William Randolph Hearst and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co. operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The firm provide banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and commercial financial services. It also provides cash management, digital banking, business financing, treasury management and merchant services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

TransUnion Interactive, Inc. provides credit information and information management services. Its online products include credit reports, credit and insurance scores, credit monitoring, debt management tools and identity theft insurance services. The firm operates under the brand name TrueCredit. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ionic Security, Inc. provides a unified data and mobility security platform. It offers cloud and mobility security platform that provides access control, intellectual property monitoring, data encryption, and granular policy management solutions for data protection. The company was founded by Adam Ghetti and Stephen M. Abbott in 2011 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Authorea, Inc. provides platform for knowledge-sharing in the scientific research community. The company was founded by Nathan Jenkins and Albert Pepe in 2012 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, 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.

KQED, Inc. operates television and radio broadcasting stations. The firm provides non-commercial programming to San Francisco audiences through Public Television 9, Digital Television 30, Public Radio 88.5FM & 89.3FM, KQED Education Network & dot org. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Hearst Corp. /Venture Capital/ (Hearst Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in New York.

MedStar Research Institute provides scientific, administrative, and regulatory support for clinical research. The non-profit company is based in Hyattsville, MD.

Groupsite.com, Inc. operates a web-based social collaboration platform. Its platform allows professional and social groups within companies, communities, non-profits and families to create communities that enable group members to communicate, share and network via integrated discussion forums, blogs, group calendars, file storage, photo galleries, email blasts, member profiles and objectives. The company was founded on May 1, 2006 by Clarence Wooten Jr. and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

TechSoup Global operates as a non-profit international network of non-governmental organizations that provides technical support and technological tools to other non-profits. The firm offers help desk, tech implementation, managed IT, website and development, digital marketing and techSoup courses services. The company was founded by Daniel Ben-Horin in 1987 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Evalueserve, Inc. is a global provider of AI-enhanced managed services. Its solutions uniquely combine expert services with domain-specific AI and have been recognized by analysts such as Forrester and Chartis. Evalueserve’s solutions include data analytics, insights & advisory, intellectual property & R&D, investment banking services, lending services, private equity services, and risk & compliance. These solutions are powered by Evalueserve’s modular AIRA (AI for Research and Analytics) ecosystem, which includes domain-specific accelerators, products, and platforms. Evalueserve experts use these tools to reduce time to value and integrated new solutions into existing workflows. Notable products and platforms include Insightsfirst, Insightloupe, Publishwise, Spreadsmart, and Compsbuilder. The company supports three categories of firms: financial services, corporates, and professional services. Specifically, this includes Investment Banks, Corporate & Commercial Banks, Asset & Wealth Management Firms, Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms, Index Providers, Technology & Telecom, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Manufacturing & Industrial Goods, Energy, Chemicals, CPG & Retail, Logistics & Transportation, Professional Service Firms, Consultancy & Advisory Firms, Legal Firms, Real Estate Firms, Education & EdTech Firms. The company was founded by Alok Aggarwal & Marc Vollenweider in 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Bronx Preparatory Charter School is a private company based in The Bronx, NY.

VAS Entertainment, Inc. provides action sports media services. The company is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Cottonwood Technology Group LLC (Cottonwood Technology Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Ebetuel Pallares and David Blivin. The firm is headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

FF Venture Capital LLC (FF Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by John Frankel. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco is a community-based organization that offers high-quality programs to youth aged six to 18 in first-class facilities. Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco inspires and enables young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization has a 129-year track record of meeting the needs of children and families, primarily from at-risk circumstances. The company welcome 1,850 youth each day to their 14 locations, including eight clubhouses, four school-based clubs, a city park, and Camp Mendocino, a 2,000-acre residential summer camp. The organization focuses on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character & community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential to prepare their club members to be “ready for life” by age 18.

HOF Capital Management LLC (HOF Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Fady Yacub, Hisham Haddad and Onsi Sawiris. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Progressly, Inc. develops platform to facilitate the creation of transparent action plans. It specializes in SaaS, process, SharePoint, digital transformation. The company was founded by Nicholas Candito and Clarence Wooten in 2014 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York LLC (HBS Alumni Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by David Teten. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Matriculate, Inc. is a national non-profit organization that aims to ensure that talented, diverse, and low-income high school students attend colleges where they will thrive. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company achieves this by connecting high-achieving, low-income high school students with highly trained virtual undergraduate advisors from top colleges using technology. This year, nearly 2,000 diverse and committed undergraduates are training for over 40 hours to support 6,000+ high school students from across the country. Matriculate generates economic opportunity and social mobility for future leaders in towns and cities from coast to coast. The company was founded by Madeline Kerner. Craig Robinson has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Plvsh, Inc. is a personal styling service and online plus size boutique that offers designer plus size clothing for women sizes 14+. The clothing offered is somewhat oversized with a shawl collar and two button closure, and can be worn a bit large. The materials used for the clothing are 55% acrylic, 65% cotton, 32% nylon, and 3% elastane. The style of the clothing can be either skimming or loose, depending on preference. The American company was founded by Shashi Srikantan.

Time Study LLC elevate time tracking to time intelligence. The company was founded by Kishau Rogers and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Rocket Lawyer, Inc., Rocket Lawyer UK Ltd. is a legal service provider that offers free legal advice from lawyers who are ready to answer questions within one business day. The company is based in Hemel Hempstead, UK. The British company specializes in answering legal questions related to property buying, declaration of trust, section 21 notice, Form 6A, regaining possession of property from tenants, serving s21 notice, and eviction notice. The company was founded in 2008 by Charley Moore, who has been the CEO since then.

Visible Hands PBC (Visible Hands) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Yasmin Cruz Ferrine, Daniel Acheampong and Justin Kang. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Versatile Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by David Teten. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Obsidian Investment Partners LLC (Obsidian Investment Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Michael Lythcott. The firm is headquartered in New York.