Ashley Balla

Halogen Ventures Partners LLC (Halogen Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Jesse Draper. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

SomosVC is an organization that aims to increase the representation of Latino and Latina professionals in venture capital, help them build their careers and networks, and improve access to capital for Latino-led venture firms. The organization has hosted social happy hours, educational virtual programming events, and an event for Latino emerging managers to share best fundraising practices. In 2021, SomosVC officially incorporated and re-launched in partnership with founding sponsor, Silicon Valley Bank, to significantly grow the scale and impact of its efforts to help increase Latino representation in the venture capital industry. The organization also launched a mentorship program connecting junior Latino venture professionals with senior venture professionals. The organization was founded by a group of nine Latino professionals in venture capital who shared similar observations on the current state of the industry and ideas on how they could change the next generation of VCs to make significant progress in Latino VC representation.

Inked Brands provides an e-commerce platform that enables social media influencers to monetize client followers. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Bowling Green, NY.

Humble Tea, Inc. retails tea ingredients through online platform. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.