Jo Surbrugg

The California Community Foundation provides financial support to charitable causes. It specializes in competitive grant making in arts, education, health care, transition-aged youth and housing and economic development in Los Angeles County; donor advised funds; scholarship funds; field of interest funds and endowment funds. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

WildTangent, Inc. develops online games application for mobile, tablets, and computers. It offers game distribution and mobile studio and entertainment services. The company was founded by Alex K. St. John in 1998 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

ProfitLine, Inc. addresses the growing challenges that global enterprises face in the day-to-day management of mobile devices, communications services, and carrier contracts. Its mobility management and communications spend experts provide sourcing, inventory, device, and spend management solutions to enterprises, multinational organizations, and global integrators & suppliers of communications products. ProfitLine serves Global 2000 enterprises. The firm also serves clients in all major industries including healthcare, government, financial services, retail, energy, manufacturing, media, publishing, technology, and consulting.

Cheezburger, Inc. operates a website that offers social humor and entertainment content. The firm provides entertainment memes, images, videos, news, and advertising services. The company was founded by Ben Huh and Emily Huh in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

ThisLife.com, Inc. provides an application to organize and store all photos and videos. It allows customers to access their photos and videos from any device at any time. The company was founded by Andrea Johnson and Matt Johnson in 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Jobalign Com, Inc. develops mobile and bilingual cloud based recruiting technology and marketplace for hourly jobs. It engages in the development and design of recruitment software platforms for web and mobile devices. The firm’s features include candidate pre-screening, social media publishing, search engine discoverability, text message job application. It creates print ads and flyers for job fairs and classified ads. The company was founded by Brian Hilgendorf, Luis Salazar, Miki Mullor, and William Davidheiser in 2012 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

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.

Madrona Venture Group LLC (Madrona Venture Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Tom A. Alberg, Paul B. Goodrich and Jerry Grinstein. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Continuous Learning Group, Inc. provides performance consulting and management services. It provides executive coaching, leadership team effectiveness, strategic talent management and high-end meetings. The company was founded in 1993 by Leslie Braksick & Julie Smith and is headquartered in Pittsburg, PA.

Secure, Inc. is a financial technology platform called securesave that helps individuals build emergency savings through an employer benefits platform. The company is based in Kirkland, WA. The company was co-founded by Suze Orman, Bassam Saliba, and Devin Miller. Through securesave's platform, employees can set up free emergency personal savings accounts through payroll deductions, receive matched contributions from their employer, and access their money whenever needed. The average securesave user saves $103 a month toward an emergency savings account. Devin Miller has been the CEO of the company since 2020. Secure was acquired by New Millennium Development Group, Inc. on September 05, 2002.

Rustic Canyon Partners(Rustic Canyon Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Tom Unterman and John Babcock in 1999.The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

ProV International, Inc. provides business process outsourcing and information technology services. Its services include managed IT services, QA testing and Microsoft Azure. The company was founded by Ajit Nair in 2003 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

Mercer LLC provides human resources and staffing consulting services. Its services include retirement plans, health and benefits, investments, merger and acquisitions, and human capital services. It focuses on advising clients on the financial, cultural, and talent aspects of human capital issues in corporate and private equity transactions, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, spin-offs, start-ups, and business transformations. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

RealPractice, Inc. provides legal technology products and services. It provides access to execute legal agreements and documents drafted by lawyers, offers court rules and related procedures, and enables attorneys, businesses, and consumers to use legal forms and templates prepared and maintained by attorneys. The company was founded by Rudolph Defelice and John Siegler in 2000 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. engags in the production of biofuel from garbage. It designs, develops, owns, and operates facilities that convert sorted, post-recycled municipal solid waste into ethanol. The firm's proprietary thermo chemical process converts municipal solid waste feedstock into ethanol using conventional commercial systems and alcohol synthesis process. The company was founded by James Alastair Campbell McDermott and E. James Macias in July 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

A Place for Rover, Inc. provides an online marketplace that connects dog owners with local dog sitters in cities across the United States. Its services include dog boarding, house sitting, drop-in-visits, doggy day care, and dog walking. The company was founded by Greg Gottesman and Philip Kimmey in 2011 and is headquartered in Olympia, WA.

W Fund Management LLC (W Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Mr. Hamburg Robert. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Startup Weekend LLC provides software solutions. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

UP Global provides entrepreneurial empowerment services. The firm organizes events and activities for the entrepreneurial work. The company was is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Evergreen Venture Capital Association functions as a pension/retirement fund. The American company was founded by Denny P. Weston.

Pioneer Square Labs Holdings LLC provides investment services. The company was founded by Michael T. Galgon, Greg Gottesman and Ben Gilbert is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Pioneer Square Labs, Inc. (PSL Studio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Greg Gottesman, Mike Galgon, Benjamin Gilbert, and Geoffrey R. Entress. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Lumatax, Inc. focuses on providing small businesses with touch-of-a-button simple sales tax compliance. The company was founded by Robert Schulte and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Boundless Immigration, Inc. develops software to help people navigate the immigration process. The firm provides tools, information and personalized support services. The company was founded by Doug Rand, Serdar Sutay, and Xiao Wang in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

TraceMe, Inc. is a social media platform that gives fans direct access to some of the world's most influential people. The company was founded by Russell Wilson and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Pioneer Square Labs Holdings II LLC operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Pioneer Square Investment Advisor LLC (PSL Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pioneer Square Labs, Inc founded in 2017 by Geoff R. Entress, Mike Galgon, Ben Gilbert, Gregory Gottesman and Julie Sandler. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Nextstep Interactive, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered was founded by Chris Hedrick, Charissa Raynor and Justin Beals in 2017 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Kevala, Inc. develops software platform to accelerate the evolution of the electricity grid. Its products include network, grid, site, and EV assessor. The company was founded by Aram Shumavon and Brad Bordine and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Starling Solutions, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

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.

Quivr Ai develops AI technology software.

Evergreen Renewables, Inc. is a marketplace that facilitates the transition to renewable energy by offering high-impact recs and low-risk tax credits. Evergreen Renewables is based in Seattle, WA. The company works with buyers of all sizes and directly with project developers building new projects. The company was founded by Cris Eugster and Michael Leggett, with Cris Eugster serving as CEO since incorporation.

Mighty AI, Inc. designs and develops mobile applications which helps users to provide expert insights in their spare time. The firm offers Mighty Studio, Mighty Tools, Mighty Quality, Mighty Computer Vision, and Mighty Community. The company was founded by Loren Bast, Patrick O'Donnell, Matthew Bencke, Benjamin J. Gilbert, Daryn Nakhuda, and Matt Shobe in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.