Michael Tanne

Linden Research, Inc. engages in the development and operation of virtual world platform Second Life. It also involves in registered money services business under the Tilia platform. The company was founded by Philip Rosedale in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quirky, Inc. operates as a social product development company, which brings new product ideas to life through its online collaborative platform. It facilitates and provides general market research data and information to individuals or entities that submit a product idea. The firm offers products in the areas of bed and bath, electronics and accessories, kids, kitchen, house wares, pets, sports/outdoors, travel, and others. The company was founded by Benjamin M. Kaufman in June 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

WePay, Inc. provides payments as a service for online platforms and marketplaces. It powers payments for online platforms, including Care.com, Constant Contact, FreshBooks, GoFundMe and Meetup. The firm protects its partners from risk and regulatory exposure, while supporting end-users. The company was founded by Richard B. Aberman and William D. Clerico in August 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

BillFloat, Inc. provides leasing and credit solutions to consumers and small businesses online, in-store, and via mobile. The firm offers SmartPay for consumers, a lease-to-own payment plan, to get smartphones, accessories and other high-value items; and SmartBiz that allows users to apply online for low-interest, long-term, SBA-guaranteed working capital loans. The company was founded by Ryan M. Gilbert and Sean O'Malley in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The California Endowment Fund operates health funds and provides health care services. The Endowment has regional offices in San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno and San Diego, with program staff working throughout the state. The Endowment makes grants to organizations and institutions that directly benefit the health and well-being of the people of California. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA

Generation Investment Management LLP (Generation) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2004 and manages the Generation specialist fund range, which focuses on global sustainability issues, for institutional investors, foundations, family offices, endowments and high-net worth individuals. Generation is a founding signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Garage Technology Ventures LLC (Garage Technology Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pegasus Tech Ventures, Inc. founded in 1998 by Guy Takeo Kawasaki, Craig Winfield Johnson and Richard P. Karlgaard. The firm is headquartered in the Los Altos, California.

Rocket Mortgage LLC provides retail mortgage lending services. It offers fixed and adjustable rate loans, refinancing, reverse mortgage, and federal and veteran housing plans. The company was founded by Dan Gilbert in 1985 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

The Mozilla Foundation operates as a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the public benefit. The foundation also wholly owns the subsidiary organization, the Mozilla Corporation. Its purpose is to develop open source, standards compliant, free Internet applications that will be useable free of charge. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Omidyar Network LLC (Omidyar Network) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Omidyar Network Commons LLC founded in 2004 by Pierre Omidyar and Pam Omidyar. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. provides legal and advocacy services. It offers free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies. The company was founded by John Perry Barlow and John Gilmore in July 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quantal International, Inc. provides portfolio analytics services for the investment management industry. It offers investment strategy, portfolio risk profile, portfolio rebalancing, custom investment, and asset allocation solutions. The company was founded by Terry Marsh and Paul Pfleiderer in 1990 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. operates as a holding company with interest in operating a peer-to-peer online credit platform. The firm through its subsidiary Proper Funding operates an online marketplace that permits the lender members to bid on loan listings and purchases. It handles the funding and servicing of the loan on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors. The company was founded by Christian A. Larsen and John B. Witchel on March 22, 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

Kapor Capital Management Co LLC (Kapor Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Freada Kapor Klein and Mitchell David Kapor. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

SohoOS Ltd. provides a business platform for small and micro business owners. It offers Soho OS, an Eco-system which provides vendor with client management, marketing & sales management tools, product & inventory management, billing and price books, shared calendar & email, and purchase and sales order solutions to small and micro business owners. The company was founded by Ron Daniel and Nadav Elyada in July 2009 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Empower Personal Wealth LLC provides financial advisory services. Its financial tools offers net worth, fee analyzer, investment checkup and retirement planner. The firm?s financial advisory services include investment strategy, advisors, private client and additional services. The company was founded by William Hamilton Harris Jr. and Robert Foregger in 2009 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Candex Solutions, Inc. provides recruitment supply chain for permanent positions. It offers value preposition, rollout and management, and reporting solutions. The firm has offices in London, New York, and Ramat Gan. The company was founded by Jeremy Scott Lappin on June 4, 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UNOW, Inc. provides competency-based learning platform. It operates online and self-paced universities that offer associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs. The company was founded by David Meyer and Eugene V. Wade Jr. in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bronze Investments LLC (Bronze Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Stephen de Berry. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Credit Interlink, Inc. provides software services. Its products include credit reports, income verify and fraud. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Mitchell Kapor Foundation engages in building sustainable communities. The company was founded by Mitchell David Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Human Interest, Inc. helps small businesses to setup retirement savings plans for employees. The company was founded by Roger Lee and Paul Sawaya in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blokable, Inc. develops and manufactures bloks, connectable and stackable modules. The firm specializes in modular housing, design, engineering, multifamily housing, affordable housing, homeless housing, workforce housing, architecture, smart home and technology. The company was founded by Michael Duncan, Nelson Del Rio, Timothy Miller, Aaron Holm and Blair Barnes in March 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

MK Kapor Center for Social Impact engages in the provision of social services which helps in technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship. The company was founded by Mitchell Kapor in 1997 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

C-Stacks, Inc. engages in issuance of credit cards to customers and individuals. The company was founded by Robert H. Hartheimer and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Bloom Credit, Inc. develops online platform which helps to improve financial eligibility of people declined for lending products. The company was founded by Matt Harris, Mo Gong and Corey Kaplan and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Odeko, Inc. provides telecommunication services. The company was founded by and Atkinson and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Smash Academy, Inc. is a non-profit company that is committed to supporting and serving youth from underrepresented communities. The company is based in Oakland, CA. The company works to eliminate the lack of equal access in STEM faced by their scholars. Since 2004, they have provided over 1,300 motivated high school scholars from underrepresented communities with the opportunity to enhance their education. The company was founded in 2004 by Freada Kapor Klein. The CEO is Johnathan Durfield.