Allison Phillips

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Moodlerooms, Inc. provides online teaching solutions to institutions worldwide. The firm offers Joule, a cloud-based enterprise learning management system that allows users to create and access courses; collaborate with peers, students, and instructors through forums, chats, blogs, and web conferencing; track student participation; connect to campus staff, students, and other systems; and provides distance learning services. The company was founded by Sheila Gatling, Thomas J. Murdock and Gina Russell Stevens in 2005 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

StraighterLine, Inc. provides online general education courses to postsecondary students. It offers online higher education courses that are equivalent to general courses required for a bachelor's degree. The company was founded by Burck Smith in 2009 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

American Prison Data Systems PBC engages in the provision of turnkey infrastructure, monitored mobile devices, and secure delivery services. It offers physical safety, digital security, curated content, and custom instruction. The company was founded by Christopher B. Grewe and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nepris, Inc. operates as a cloud-based technology platform, which connects teachers with experts and working professionals for online live interactions with students. It offers teachers the ability to see archived sessions for free, to sign-up for a license to request sessions of their own, or to participate in industry offered sessions at Nepris.com. The company was founded by Sabari Raja and Binu Thayamkery in 2013 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Signal Vine, Inc. develops an enterprise text messaging platform. The firm’s platform includes features for targeted messaging, intuitive interface, case management, hybrid messaging, and reporting and analytics. It also offers customer support services. The company was founded by Ralph Joseph Passarella and Brian Kathman in 2013 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Pelion Venture Partners (Pelion Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim C. Dreyfous and Joel D. Kellman. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City. Utah.

Bridgewater Associates LP (Bridgewater) is a registered investment advisor and fund of hedge funds manager headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Ray Dalio in 1975. They are a subsidiary of Bridgewater Associates Intermediate Holdings LP, which is owned by Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Inc. Bridgewater provides discretionary investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and single investor funds, and managed account clients.

BridgePath LLC operates an Internet platform allowing for staffing and human capital management services. The company was founded on January 28, 1997 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Siblu Europe Ltd. owns and operates leisure parks. It offers amenities such as clubs, large pool complexes, sports activities and family entertainment day and night. The company was founded on March 20,1958 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Schoolnet, Inc. engages in the provision of an online assessment and reporting system. Learners can see their progress in real time, and know where they need to improve. Teachers and administrators can create online tests, analyze data and better plan instruction. The company was founded by Jonathan D. Harber and Denis P. Doyle in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

NMGF Management LLC (New Markets Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mark Anthony Grovic and Robb Tyler Doub. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland.

Kaplan & Co. provides accounting, auditing and tax services. Its services include tax planning, tax return preparation, payroll compliance auditing, and business advisory. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Vernon Hills, IL.

Elevation Marketing LLC operates as a business-to-business integrated marketing communications agency. Its services include marketing communications planning and strategy, branding, website, mobile and application development, advertising, public relations, direct marketing, market research, interactive, event marketing and graphic design. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

DecisionDesk, Inc. provides a cloud-based platform for university application management. The firm specializes in enrollment management, application and review workflow management, and admission and enrollment software. The company was founded by Eric Neuman, Marc Plotkin, and John Knific in 2008 and is headquartered Lakewood, OH.

Galvanize, Inc. provides full-time and part-time immersive online boot camps and corporate trainings. The firm offers software engineering immersive, remote software engineering immersive, data science immersive, remote data science immersive, python fundamentals, and NY data analyst training accelerator. The company was founded by Lawrence Mandes, James Deters, and Chris Onan in November 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Storagetek Corp. supplies computer parts and accessories. The private company is based in Fort Worth, TX.

Vilcap Advisory LLC (Vilcap Advisory) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Vilcap Inc founded in 2009 by Victoria Elouise Fram and Ross E Baird. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Motimatic LLC operates an online advertising platform. It's messages support specific users in achieving goals, while creating economic value for client organizations in various markets that range from healthcare to financial services, insurance and education. The company was founded by Alan Harvey Tripp and Greg Gibson in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Climb Credit, Inc. engages in the provision of educational loans to school students. The company was founded by Vishal Garg, Zander Rafael, Amit Sinha and Raza Munir in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CreatorUp, Inc. provides e-learning platform. It develops a series available publicly on YouTubu?s creator academy channel which includes script development, casting & pre-shoot planning, production and editing and media management and publishing. The company was founded by Sara Akhteh, Michael Tringe, Xiaoyu Hugh Hou and Jain Priyesh and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

NewCampus Pte Ltd. operates as a provider of a career and lifestyle portal. The firm develops a platform that enables corporate professionals to get informed about career and lifestyle opportunities. The company was founded by Will Fan, Fei Yao and Luke Johnson and is headquartered in Singapore.

KidzToPros, Inc. operates as a marketplace for after school enrichment programs, camps and structured recess. The company was founded by Pooja Shah and Shane Fernandes in June 2015 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Mursion, Inc. provides virtual training platform where professionals practice and master the interpersonal skills to be effective in high stakes careers. It offers services for education, healthcare, hospitality, and corporate learning. The company was founded by Mark Atkinson and Arjun Nagendan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

VictoryVR, Inc. engages in the development of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) educational products. The firm creates VR and AR experiences. Its products include VXR.Direct, getting nerdy AR & VE, virtual reality curriculum, library bundles, and victory XR school VIP. The company was founded by Steven Grubbs, Kelli Grubbs, Brian Dumas, Dave Hageman and Wayne Yocum in 2016 and is headquartered in Davenport, IA.

Cruxpoint Health Breakthrough, Inc. provides assessment which help prevent, stop, and even reverse cardiovascular disease. The company was founded by Gary V. Koyen in 2017 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Credential Me, Inc. provides mastery of skills and knowledge by taking competency-based tests and earning credentials, certifications and badges. It offers credit-by-examination, online courses for college credit, credit for internships and work experience, and certifications. The company was founded by Saad Alam and Jason Palmer and is headquartered in College Park, MD.

CLIMB.JOBS. engages in the management of a job search website. The company was founded by Jason Palmer and Saad Alam and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Cinematic Health Education, Inc. provides healthcare training services. It offers ReadyCNA, a cloud-based training curriculum to prepare individuals for careers as certified nursing assistants. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Green Brook, NJ.

Juvo Ventures LLC (Juvo Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Governors University. The firm is founded in 2018 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.

MentorWorks Education Capital, Inc. provides income share agreement (ISA) programs to help college and non-traditional students complete their education without incurring up-front tuition costs. The company is based in Boston, MA. The ISA programs are alternatives to loans, and approved students will have their tuition paid and, once employed, will make payments calculated to a fixed percentage of their income, for a set period of time, up to a maximum cap, without accruing interest. Additionally, MentorWorks provides career development support, mentoring, and access to employers through their online and asynchronous Talent Accelerator Platform (TAP). The company was founded in 2016 by Karthik Krishnan and Mark Bernfeld. Karthik Krishnan has been the CEO since 2016.

Voxy enGen PBC is a public benefit corporation that provides virtual English language education to immigrants and refugees. The company is based in Bethesda, MD. The company helps these individuals achieve self-sufficiency, economic mobility, civic participation, and a better quality of life. The language learning platform was built and refined for ten years and informed by data of over four million learners. The platform offers customized learning pathways that adapt to language level, real-world interests, and career goals. According to a May 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, immigrants, refugees, and speakers of other languages now represent nearly one in five workers. The company was founded in 2018 by Katharine Nielson. The CEO is Gregg Levin.

The Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is based in Washington and is home to over 2,100 animals from almost 400 different species. The Health Program operates under the pillars of capacity building and training, emerging infectious disease research, and wildlife health, with the aim of improving public health and the health and conservation of wildlife species worldwide. The institute is known for its lions, which are the world's most social felines, and can be watched live on the Lion Cam.