Christopher Webb

Upfront Ventures Management LLC (Upfront Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Steven J. Dietz and Yves B. Sisteron. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calirfornia.

Him For Her, Inc. is a social impact venture that aims to accelerate diversity on corporate boards. Him For Her is based in Oakland, CA and is a 501c3 corporation that provides its services free of charge thanks to supporters like Brad Feld & Amy Batchelor, Reid Hoffman, Jeff Weiner, Nasdaq, and others. Him For Her has built a referral-only talent network of 2500+ board-ready women, a third of whom are women of color, and delivered free board-referral lists to 450+ companies ranging from start-ups to S&P 100. The private company creates warm introductions between board candidates and CEOs through its series of small events guest-hosted by renowned leaders. The company was founded in 2018 by Jocelyn C. Mangan, Ann Shepherd, and Fiona Tang, with Jocelyn C. Mangan serving as the CEO since then.

Adly, Inc. provides digital marketing software and services. Its services include campaign strategy and performance insights. The company was founded by Rad Sean and Derek Christopher Rey in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

YouTube LLC hosts user-generated videos which include network and professional content. It is a media company for people to watch and share videos via the internet. The firm allows people to upload, tag, and share personal video clips through the website. The company was founded by Steve S. Chen, Chad Meredith Hurley and Jared Karim in May 2005 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

GrubHub Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and operation of online and mobile platforms for restaurant pick-up and delivery orders. Its technology allows diners to order directly from takeout restaurants. The company was founded by Matthew M. Maloney in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Open Space Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of software solutions. The company was founded by Jeevan Kalanithi, Philip DeCamp, and Michael Fleischman and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Wag Labs Inc. develops a mobile dog walking application. Its platform Wag! finds dog walkers through mobile phones. It offers dog sitting, and dog boarding services. The company was founded by Joshua Viner and Jason Meltzer in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Ring LLC manufactures Wi-Fi enabled video doorbells that stream live audio and video. The company is based in Hawthorne, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 2013 by Mark Dillon and Jamie Siminoff. Elizabeth Bastiaanse Hamren has been the CEO of the company since 2023. Ring was acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. on April 12, 2018 for $900 million.

Motiv Power Systems, Inc. engages in the development of software to electrify medium-duty trucks and buses. It offers Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC), an all-electric equivalent to the internal combustion powered chassis fleets used in medium-duty vehicles. Its product is available in body configurations including step vans, box trucks, work trucks, shuttle buses, school buses, trolleys, and other specialty vehicles. The company was founded by Jim Michael Castelaz in August 2009 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

The Saas Co. provides sales lead and automation software solutions. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The German company was founded by David Aylmer, Dustin McIntire.

Applied Predictive Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based predictive analytics software solutions. Its products include APT Index, APT Illuminate, engage, category management insights, market basket analyzer, network planner, and space planning optimizer. The firm serves to the airlines, automotive, hotels, insurance, retail, technology and telecom industries. The company was founded in 1999 by Anthony Bruce, James J. Manzi and Scott H. Setrakian and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Tile, Inc. designs and develops location tracking device and application. Its products include Tile Mate, Slim, Style, Sport, and Bluetooth tracker that is attached to keys, luggage, backpacks, purses, and other valuable items which when lost can be located through the Tile software application. The firm also offers accessories such as adhesives, luggage tags, pockets, zip straps, and money clips. The company was founded by Michael G. Farley and Nicholas G. Evans in 2012 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

APT Software Holdings, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Snagajob.com, Inc. provides online recruiting services. The company was founded by Shawn C. Boyer and J. Hardin Boyer in 2000 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Inc. provides investment advice. The company is based in Albany, NY.

Calmwave Inc is a healthcare technology company that aims to improve the lives of patients and providers by addressing alarm fatigue and eliminating non-actionable alarms in ICUs. Calmwave is headquartered in Seattle, WA and has raised a pre-seed round led by Bonfire Ventures with participation from Tau Ventures, AI2 Incubator, SeaChange Ventures, Hike Ventures, and the co-founders of PagerDuty. The company has developed a transparent AI platform that remediates alarm fatigue, improves staff retention, and transforms operations health through data science and AI. The company's mission is to objectively improve the lives of patients and providers by starting with eliminating non-actionable alarms, which leads to more stable and quieter ICUs.

Glipped, Inc. operates as a software company. The firm provides companies with a SaaS solution that streamlines and powers employee engagement programs such as volunteering, team activities, leadership & training and diversity & inclusion. The company was founded by Gaurav Bhattacharya and Saumya Bhatnagar and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

Operative Intelligence Pty Ltd. operates as an artificial intelligence-based operations management platform. The company is based in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian company was founded in 2021. The CEO is Peter Iansek.

Prevoty, Inc. operates as a cloud-based security company. It provides web application security. The firm products offers performance optimization, multi-source content protection, flexibility, in-application security development, scalability and compliance. The company was founded in 2013 by Julien Bellanger and Kunal Anand and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Clique Media Ltd. operates as an advertising agency company. The company was founded by Dallas Chelick and Ryan Whittaker is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada.

Galleon Technologies, Inc. develops software for logistics managers. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Fama Technologies, Inc. provides cloud-based software system and services. Its solutions include fama for hires and fama for management. The company was founded by Collin Scangarella, Ben Mones, and Alec S. Andronikov in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Gilded, Inc. is a company that provides financial tools for businesses to succeed in the new reality of blockchain and cryptocurrency. The company is based in Walnut, CA and was founded in 2018 by Eledi Dyrkaj, Raina Casbon-Kelts, Gil Hildebrand, Ken Gaulter, and Joey Ryan. The company helps finance and operations teams deliver a reliable and repeatable crypto operations strategy. The company's services include mapping crypto transactions to specific accounts in QuickBooks, defining rules for how crypto transactions are mapped, paying vendors in crypto, tracking expenses for write-offs, and providing revenue operations for NFT platforms. Gilded also allows businesses to run on-chain with confidence by sending crypto invoices, receiving payments, running payroll, and syncing crypto transactions to QuickBooks, Xero, and NetSuite. Gil Hildebrand has been the CEO since 2018.

Brightflow AI, Inc. is a financial intelligence platform that enables businesses to make data-driven decisions, manage their cash flow, and access capital. The company is based in Covina, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Brightflow AI has been named to the SMBTech 50 list and offers a free trial with no credit card required. It was founded by Robbie Bhathal and Jeffery Priebe, with Robbie Bhathal serving as CEO since incorporation.

Figment Networks, Inc. provides transparent and compliant token staking services. The company was founded by Andrew Cronk, Ami Harrop and Lorien Gabel and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Bonfire Ventures Management LLC (Bonfire Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Jim Andelman and Mark Christopher Mullen. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Daniels & Associates LLC provides legal services. The private company is based in Houston.

Mull Capital LLC an evergreen fund invests in both direct venture investments as well as venture capital funds located in the US. The fund invests in companies based on the internet, software and technology. It provides financing for early and fund of fund capital requirements.

Yoi Corp. provides software as a service based mobile digital tools for line managers. It builds digital tools that enable talent pool from onboarding to integration, engagement, evaluation, performance management, development and training. The company was founded by Keith Ferrazzi and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

MomentFeed, Inc. develops location based analytics and campaign management platform for global brands and enterprise marketers. It's solutions include paid media, search and discovery, social media, and customer experience platform. The company was founded by Robert David Reed in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.