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Higher Ground Labs Management LLC (Higher Ground Labs) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shomik Dutta and Andrew Mclaughlin. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. operates as a non-profit civil rights organization. It uses litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy to fight hate and bigotry and to seek justice for the most vulnerable members of the society. It was founded by Joseph J. Levin, Jr. and Morris Dees in 1971 and is headquartered in Montgomery, AL.

Citizen Engagement Laboratory, Inc. operates online portals for projects that engage working people. The American company was founded by James Rucker.

Sierra Club is a membership organization that focuses on spreading awareness on environmental issues. The firm operates stores for books, calendars, note cards, holiday cards, men’s and women’s apparel, bags and packs, and coffee and tea. The company was founded by John Muir in 1892 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Peers is a community-based mental health organization that aims to eliminate stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health through peer-led support groups, workshops, and community outreach. Peers envisions a world where people have access to a variety of mental health options that address the needs of the whole person and where mental health experiences are valued for their essential contributions to society. The organization was founded by Douglas Atkin and Natalie Foster and promotes innovative peer-based wellness strategies through culturally rich programs.

Spero Management Company, LLC (Spero Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Union Square Ventures LLC (USV) is a venture capital firm founded by Brad R. Burnham and Frederick R. Wilson in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Quantopian, Inc. develops online platform for building, developing and testing quantitative trading algorithms. It provides tools, infrastructure and a community for users to learn, test, and trade algorithmic strategies. The firm's users create and test algorithmic trading strategies in Python using an application programming interface and then can choose to trade with the strategies by connecting to a brokerage. The company was founded by John Fawcett and Jean Bredeche in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Homestead Technologies, Inc. provides website and online marketing solutions for small businesses. Its services encompass website creation software and eCommerce solutions. The company was founded by Justin Kitch in 1996 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Spark Capital Partners LLC (Spark Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Todd Dagres, Santo Politi, Alex Finkelstein and Paul Conway. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Democracy Works, Inc. operates as a nonpartisan, nonprofit that builds technology to simplify and modernize the voting process. The company was founded by Kathryn Peters and Seth Flaxman in 2012 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

The New Republic, Inc. publishes weekly and daily magazines. The firm releases the magazines on world news, American politics, foreign policy, and culture. It also publishes a daily web magazine featuring online only analysis of politics and culture. The company was founded by Martin H. Peretz in 1914 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Thing Daemon, Inc. offers online retail services. Its scrapbooking and shopping site allows a user to create a catalog of their favorite things around the web and around the world. The company’s users can curate a collection of things they love, receive updates on favorite brands and stores and share their discoveries all in one place. Thing Daemon was founded by Joseph Einhorn and Jack Einhorn in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.