Surdna Foundation

The Surdna Foundation is an independent non-profit private foundation based in New York City, established in 1917. Its primary mission is to foster just and sustainable communities across the United States, emphasizing principles of social justice. The foundation is committed to promoting healthy environments, vibrant local economies, and thriving cultural expressions within these communities. Governance of the foundation's assets is managed by a board of directors, ensuring alignment with its philanthropic goals.

Adam Connaker

Director, Impact Investments

Marc de Venoge

Vice President, Finance and Investing

4 past transactions

Blk Grvty

Grant in 2024
Blk Grvty offers services for wealth and wellbeing for people and planet.

Founders First Capital Partners

Series A in 2021
Founders First Capital Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm established in 2015 and located in San Diego, California. The firm specializes in providing growth capital and revenue-based funding to service-oriented businesses, particularly those led by women, ethnic minorities, and military veterans. In addition to funding, Founders First Capital Partners offers business acceleration services, including proprietary accelerator programs, advisory services, and educational platforms. The firm aims to create an ecosystem that supports the development and success of small businesses, especially those situated in low- to moderate-income areas across the United States.

Center for Black Innovation

Grant in 2020
The Center for Black Innovation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to empowering under-resourced and minority students through technology education. It focuses on cultivating diverse talent and leadership to foster smart cities and communities. The organization offers a variety of learning opportunities, including summer camps, weekend boot camps, and year-round courses that emphasize creativity, problem solving, entrepreneurship, and network development. By teaching coding and technology skills, the Center aims to equip students to create and innovate within their own communities.

Youth Noise

Venture Round in 2006
Two young entrepreneurs ; Ronell Stewar and Ajay Paghdal, met at an online marketing event. They knew that there were thousands of business owners struggling to survive due to the lack of traffic to their websites. After working on a few successful projects together they formed Youth Noise to help business owners with this growing issue. How do we generate ongoing results for our clients? We do this by executing proven methods of search engine marketing; search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), real time bidding (RTB), and video optimization. Our techniques and strategies are not based on abstract theory, but years of hard work and education. At Youth Noise, there’s 100% transparency, no smoke and mirrors. We don’t guarantee rankings however we’re very good at delivering substantial value for our clients and promise professional services backed by results.
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