Karen Howard

Alchemist Accelerator LLC (Alchemist Accelerator) is a venture-backed initiative founded in the year 2012 by Ravi Belani. The firm is headquartered in California.

Autodesk Corp. develops software for various industries including manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, media, and entertainment. The private company is based in Lexington, MA.

Swell, Inc. offers online retail services for surf clothing, gears, and accessories for men and women. Its men’s clothing include tees, tanks, shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, boardshorts, shorts, pants, and jackets; footwear, including sandals and shoes; and accessories, such as sunglasses, watches, hats, backpacks and luggage, tech accessories, socks, boxers, wallets, and belts. The firm's women’s clothing include swimwear, dresses, tanks, tops and tees, sweaters, sweatshirts and fleece, skirts, pants, shorts, jackets, denim, and intimates; footwear, such as sandals, heels and wedges, boots, shoes, and slippers; and accessories that include jewelry, hats, sunglasses, watches, bags, backpacks and travel, wallets, beanies and gloves, scarves, belts, gifts, and beach blankets. The company was founded by Jeffrey A. Berg and Nicholas A. Nathanson in June 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Lifetime Brands, Inc., Surfline, Inc. is a company that has been connecting people with the ocean for 35 years. The company is based in Pacifica, CA. The company provides live and predicted ocean wave, wind, and weather information, as well as editorial content and consulting services to consumers, businesses, and government agencies worldwide. Surfline empowers its customers to pursue peak surfing, marine, and fishing experiences through premium subscription services on both web and mobile platforms. Jeffrey Alan Berg has been the CEO of the company since 2001. Surfline was acquired by Swell LLC, part of Lifetime Brands, Inc. from March 03, 2022.