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Neal Graziano

Director, Investments

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Carlos Rangel

Director, Investments

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Reginald Sanders

Director, Investments

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Donald Williamson

VP, Finance and Treasurer

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Stephanie Withers

Associate Controller and Senior Manager, Investment Operations

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Joel Wittenberg

VP and CIO

16 past transactions

Macro

Funding Round in 2017
Macro Media, LLC, a media brand, develops and finances film, television, digital content, and technologies that represent the voice and perspective of Persons of Color (POC). The company's content is driven by POC that encompass universal themes to which all people can connect and relate. Macro Media, LLC was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Sixup

Debt Financing in 2017
Sixup PBC, Inc. operates an online platform which provides low-income students with loans. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Founders First Capital Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital. The firm seeks to invest in service-based companies in areas such as IT, training and certification. Founders First Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 2015 and is based in San Diego, California.

STEM NOLA

Grant in 2021
STEM NOLA is a non-profit organization founded to expose, inspire and engage communities

Everytable

Debt Financing in 2019
Everytable, PBC, doing business as Everytable, owns and operates grab-and-go restaurants. It offers food and meals, including chicken caesar and cobb salads, Puebla chicken tinga, Jamaican jerk chicken, Cajun blackened fish food, pozole rojo, Yucatan chili, and more; and kids meals, such as spaghetti and meatballs, and picnic party boxes. Everytable, PBC was formerly known as Harvest Fresh Foods, PBC and changed its name to Everytable, PBC in November 2017. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
The Grand Rapids Children's Museum is daily drop-in programs that encourage discovery and learning through play.

Prosperity Works

Grant in 2017
Prosperity Works partners with organizations across the state so that every New Mexican has the opportunity, knowledge and relationships to achieve economic prosperity.
Mississippi Food Network began in 1984 as a food bank warehouse facility to accumulate, store and distribute food and household items for charities that would make the final distribution to needy people in the community.
Marketplace is a radio program that focuses on business, the economy, and events that influence them. It is the national daily business news program originating from the West Coast. It is hosted by Kai Ryssdal, an American radio journalist. The show is produced and distributed by American Public Media, in association with the University of Southern California. Its list of companion programs includes Marketplace Morning Report with David Brancaccio, Marketplace Weekend with Lizzie O'Leary, and Marketplace Tech with Ben Johnson. Marketplace programs are currently being broadcasted by more than 500 public radio stations nationwide across the United States and are heard by nearly 11 million weekly listeners.
Wayne State University Law School is a school.

Merantix

Series A in 2020
Merantix AG is an incubator and venture capital firm specializing in pree seed, seed and growth capital investments. It seeks to target artificial intelligence and technology industry. It prefers to invest in Germany. The firm invest a seven-digit EUR sum in pre-seed and seed. Merantix AG was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany with an additional office in Berlin, Germany.

Sixup

Convertible Note in 2017
Sixup PBC, Inc. operates an online platform which provides low-income students with loans. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Illustrative Mathematics

Venture Round in 2018
High-quality educational resources for teachers and students to know, use, and enjoy mathematics.Providing comprehensive math curriculum, tasks, lesson plans, professional services and a format for engaging mathematical discussion.

Southwest Solutions

Grant in 2018
Southwest Counseling Solutions has served the southwest Detroit community since 1970. They help more than 16,000 individuals and families a year improve their lives through our four Centers of Excellence: Adult Counseling Services; Early Childhood and Family Literacy; Children, Youth and Families; and Supportive Housing. Southwest Counseling Solutions is a 501(c)(3) that employs more than 350 staff persons. They represent the fields of psychiatry, psychology, social work, counseling and education. They are one of the largest providers of bilingual services in the state, and offer all of our services in both English and Spanish.