Vijay Pande

The Container Store, Inc. engages in the operation of storage retail stores. Its products include closet, storage, kitchen, bath, travel, shelving, laundry, and trash and recycling. The company was founded by William Arthur Tindell, Garrett Boone and John Mullen on July 1, 1978 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

Celerus Diagnostics, Inc. is a holding company, which develops technological solutions that enhance the diagnostic capabilities of anatomic pathology laboratories. It offers Celerus Wave RPD System, a staining system that performs automated deparaffinization through counter-stain. The firm also manufactures and sells linear reagent magazines, antibodies, and accessories and components of its wave RPD system products. The company was founded by Page Erickson in 2004 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

Invoca, Inc. provides call performance marketing solutions. Its products include call intelligence suite, integration partners and cloud infrastructure. The firm offers solutions to agencies, consumers, business-to-business, search and performance marketers. Invoca was founded by Colin D. Kelley and Jason S. Spievak in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Heatgen LLC engages in the development of self-heating packaging technology to heat food and beverages. It features fast and reliable, sustainable, safe, light and small, and easy to use. The company was founded by Brendan Coffey in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association operates a membership organization for retailers. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA.

Communication Services, Inc. provides telecommunications services for the federal government. The private company is based in Auburn, WA.

Persistence Partners (Persistence Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by David R. Gross and Rusty B. Reed. The firm is headquartered in Carpenteria, California.

Founded in 2000 by Dennis Cagan, Santa Barbara Technology Group LLC is a private equity firm located in Santa Barbara, California

USHG LLC owns and operates a chain of restaurants and cafes. The firm is a restaurant development group with a controlling interest in the Shake Shack quick-service restaurant franchise, eight fine dining restaurants, concessions in stadiums and other public spaces, a catering company, and a hospitality consultancy. The company was founded by Daniel Harris Meyer in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Organic Trade Association is an organization that monitors and certifies every step of the organic chain in accordance with NOP guidelines. The association is based in Brattleboro, VT. Laura Batcha has been the CEO of the private company since 2014. The association's board of directors consists of fifteen people, each serving a term of three years. The USDA organic standards allow most natural substances in organic farming while prohibiting most synthetic substances.

Whole Kids Foundation provides investment services. The non-profit company is based in Austin, TX. The company was founded by Walter E. Robb.

Lead Intelligence, Inc. develops consumer journey insights platform. It provides marketers, data analysts and compliance professionals with the highest-resolution view of the consumer buying journey. The firm’s platform enables businesses to shorten the distance between data, decision and action. The company was founded by Atul Patel, Shawn Dyer, Manny Wald and Ross Shanken in 2011 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

S2G Ventures LLC (S2G Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Victor E. Friedberg. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

FoodMaven Corp. engages in the operation of digital marketplace for dated and perishable grocery items approaching expiration. It also sells food to restaurants and institutions like universities and hotels and donates it to hunger-relief organizations. The company was founded by Patrick Bultema and Dan Lewis in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Hungry Marketplace, Inc. operates a mobile food marketplace that connects foodies with local chefs. The firm offers HUNGRY, a marketplace that allows user to search and order made-to-order meals prepared by local chefs. It delivers fresh-cooked meals to foodies across District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The company was founded by Eman Pahlevani and Shy Pahlevani in June 2016 and is headquartered in Arlingtonm, VA.

Ataraxis Biosciences, Inc. manufactures and distributes food testing devices. The company was founded on April 9, 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Santa Barbara Angel Alliance (Santa Barbara Angel Alliance) is an angel firm founded in 2016 by John Petote, Craig R Cummings, David Spaulding, Loren McFarland, Christian Felipe, Jeff Carmody and Greg Goodman. The firm is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.

ImpactVision, Inc. develops food security and software platform. It provides insights about the quality and characteristics of different food using hyperspectral imaging. The company was founded by Abilasha Ramanan and Gustav Nipe in 2015 and is headquartered in Moffett Field, CA.

Part of The LiveKindly Co., Inc., Livekindly Collective Co., Inc. is a global collective of entrepreneurs and business leaders that believes in the power of plant-based alternatives to make the food system sustainable. The company is based in New York, NY. The company's portfolio of brands, including Oumph!, The Fry Family Food Co., and LikeMeat, provides consumers around the world with healthy, sustainable, and delicious food options. Livekindly Collective Co. is also the voice of the movement, communicating informative, entertaining, and inspiring content about veganism and the environment through its media and lifestyle platform, Livekindly. Livekindly Collective Co. was founded in 2020 by Kees Kruythoff, Jodi Monelle, Roger Lienhard. David Knoff has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Springdale Ventures LLC (Springdale Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Daniel A. Graham and Gilbreath G. Genevieve. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

The Double H Ranch provides specialized programs and supports for children and their families dealing with life-threatening illnesses. The company was founded by Charles R. Wood and Paul Newman on July 4, 1993 and is headquartered in Lake Luzerne, NY.

The LiveKindly Co., Inc. produces and distributes plant-based food products. It owns and operates a portfolio of start-up brands such as The Fry Family Food Co., LikeMeat, and LiveKindly Media. The company was founded by Roger Lienhard, Bjorn Witte, Marcus Keitzer, and Thomas Kindler in 2019 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.