Uprising Ventures

Devoted Health is an all-in-one healthcare company on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for every person like family. To accomplish this, Devoted Health has designed and built an integrated healthcare solution that combines Devoted Health Medicare Advantage plans, access to top local providers alongside virtual and in-home care delivered by Devoted Medical, full-service guides, and world-class technology that powers it all.

THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS BROKEN They charge you more based on things that have nothing to do with how you drive. They point to gender, job title, marital status and even your credit score—which is systematically biased against vulnerable communities and has nothing to do with how you drive. They don’t want to change the system. We do. LOOP is different. We’re building fair, equitable, and affordable insurance based on how and where you drive. We put people first, treating our members with respect and dignity—making sure they can chat with an understanding person, not a frustrating bot. And as a B-Corp we’re committed to giving back and being a force for good in the world so we can uplift the communities impacted by systemic injustice. To us, that’s what it means to Drive Good.

Framework makes it easy for a creator to start a goals-based community. Creators earn money through by offering individual or membership-based programs through their community. The company was founded in 2019 by Rush Sadiwala and Jack Stevens and is headquartered in New York, United States.

THE CAR INSURANCE INDUSTRY IS BROKEN They charge you more based on things that have nothing to do with how you drive. They point to gender, job title, marital status and even your credit score—which is systematically biased against vulnerable communities and has nothing to do with how you drive. They don’t want to change the system. We do. LOOP is different. We’re building fair, equitable, and affordable insurance based on how and where you drive. We put people first, treating our members with respect and dignity—making sure they can chat with an understanding person, not a frustrating bot. And as a B-Corp we’re committed to giving back and being a force for good in the world so we can uplift the communities impacted by systemic injustice. To us, that’s what it means to Drive Good.

Topknot is the online personal development platform for women. With a unique blend of independent exercises and peer group feedback, Topknot supports women on their journey to building the life they want. By teaching skills rooted in coaching and mindfulness, Topknot's intentional interaction model empowers women to address what’s top of mind today, while also equipping them for tomorrow’s challenges–providing the space for processing, perspective, and accountability that leads to meaningful change.

Braintrust is a blockchain-powered freelancer marketplace that connects technical and design talents with organizations. The marketplace that the company offers a user-controlled talent network that provides enterprises with highly skilled technical and design talent that they need. It connects organizations directly to top tech talent, offering 40-70 percent savings by removing middlemen. The company charge a flat 10 percent project fee and talent keep 100 percent of their revenue. Braintrust aims to build a talent platform that disrupts traditional hiring methods and aligns incentives and redistributes value to talent and organizations. Adam Jackson, Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski, and Brian Flynn co-founded Braintrust in San Jose, California in 2018.

Hazel Health is a healthcare company that improves the health and well-being of students by increasing access to healthcare. It partners with schools and nurses, supporting student health to keep them healthy and ready to learn. With Hazel, students can talk with a doctor over the video, and get the care they need whether they are at home or in school. Its doctors provide treatment for a wide range of conditions. They can prescribe over-the-counter medicine at school with parent approval, or call in prescriptions.

Devoted Health is an all-in-one healthcare company on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for every person like family. To accomplish this, Devoted Health has designed and built an integrated healthcare solution that combines Devoted Health Medicare Advantage plans, access to top local providers alongside virtual and in-home care delivered by Devoted Medical, full-service guides, and world-class technology that powers it all.

Good Eggs is a pioneering online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent your food system, for good. The company is the only service that combines absurdly fresh local produce, meal kits for every occasion, grocery staples, and wine, beer, and spirits to wash it down.

tEQuitable’s mission is to help companies create a safe, inclusive and equitable workplace — work culture that works for everyone. tEQuitable is an independent, confidential platform to address bias and discrimination in the workplace. They provide a resource to employees for issues ranging from subtle to severe and they provide data and insights to companies to identify and improve systemic workplace culture issues.

sRNAlytics developed a computational platform to diagnose and subtype disease using small RNAs. We offer our technology and services to drug developers to identify companion diagnostics and uncover new therapeutic targets.

SV Academy is the non-coding way to make it in America. Founded in 2017, SV Academy supports 400+ SaaS employers with a highly-connected community of rigorously trained and high-performing Sales and Customer Success talent from underrepresented backgrounds. The company's platform provides skill-building, mentorship, job placement assistance, and post-hire support, such as alumni networking events and coaching, with 60% of its graduates promoted in the first year. SV Academy was named the #2 Most Innovative Education Program by Fast Company, and is backed by OWL Ventures, Uprising, Bloomberg Beta, Kapor Capital, ReThink Education, as well as Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures. To learn more, visit sv.academy.

PeerIQ is a New York-based financial information services company that is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-peer lending sector. We pool detailed loan data to provide authoritative, independent analytics and benchmarks that our institutional clients use to price instruments, value loan portfolios, develop investment views, and manage risk. PeerIQ aims to strengthen the P2P sector by increasing transparency, enabling efficient risk management, and providing analytics that support better investment decision-making.

Upgrade is a neobank that offers credit to mainstream consumers through cards and personal loans, together with free credit monitoring and education tools that help consumers understand and manage their finances. Upgrade Card provides an innovative credit card that brings the low cost and responsible credit of installment lending to millions of retail locations in the U.S., while Upgrade Account is a mobile banking product offered to mainstream consumers.

Good Eggs is a pioneering online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent your food system, for good. The company is the only service that combines absurdly fresh local produce, meal kits for every occasion, grocery staples, and wine, beer, and spirits to wash it down.

ClassDojo is a school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use to build close-knit communities. It connects teachers with students and parents to build amazing classroom communities and instantly share photos, videos, and announcements on Class Story, or privately message with any parent. It aims to bring communities together and give kids a learning experience they love. ClassDojo was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

PeerIQ is a New York-based financial information services company that is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-peer lending sector. We pool detailed loan data to provide authoritative, independent analytics and benchmarks that our institutional clients use to price instruments, value loan portfolios, develop investment views, and manage risk. PeerIQ aims to strengthen the P2P sector by increasing transparency, enabling efficient risk management, and providing analytics that support better investment decision-making.

PeerIQ is a New York-based financial information services company that is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-peer lending sector. We pool detailed loan data to provide authoritative, independent analytics and benchmarks that our institutional clients use to price instruments, value loan portfolios, develop investment views, and manage risk. PeerIQ aims to strengthen the P2P sector by increasing transparency, enabling efficient risk management, and providing analytics that support better investment decision-making.

AltSchool is an interdisciplinary team of educators, technologists and entrepreneurs building a network of schools that prepare students for our changing world. Each individual school is able to adapt to the needs of students, families and the surrounding community; the larger network connects everyone together and enables a far greater impact in our efforts to improve education. Underlying it all is a platform and curriculum that is personalized to each individual child.

Minerva Project, Inc. is an innovative educational institution based in San Francisco, California, that offers undergraduate courses through Minerva Schools at KGI. Established in 2011, the institution focuses on preparing global leaders and innovators for the complexities of the 21st century by integrating pedagogy, curriculum, and class environments. Minerva emphasizes a liberal arts and sciences education while developing critical life skills, professional capabilities, and personal character. Additionally, the organization operates the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship, which provides scholarship and loan programs to support higher education.

PeerIQ is a New York-based financial information services company that is creating tools to analyze, access, and manage risk in the peer-to-peer lending sector. We pool detailed loan data to provide authoritative, independent analytics and benchmarks that our institutional clients use to price instruments, value loan portfolios, develop investment views, and manage risk. PeerIQ aims to strengthen the P2P sector by increasing transparency, enabling efficient risk management, and providing analytics that support better investment decision-making.

Good Eggs is a pioneering online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent your food system, for good. The company is the only service that combines absurdly fresh local produce, meal kits for every occasion, grocery staples, and wine, beer, and spirits to wash it down.

Lyft is a transportation company that designs, markets, and operates a mobile application connecting drivers with passengers who request rides. The app also facilitates payment. Additionally, it allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance. Lyft primarily focuses its services on college, university, and corporate communities.

Zopa is a P2P money lending service that allows lenders and borrowers to deal directly with one another, cutting out the banks that act as middlemen. Zopa provides an app designed to help users manage their loans, credit cards, and savings and monitor their credit scores conveniently. Zopa also mitigates lenders' risk by enforcing monthly direct debit repayment, making borrowers sign a legal contract, and allowing lenders to lend small chunks of money to individual borrowers (e.g., someone lending £1000 would have their money spread across, say, 100 borrowers). The company itself makes money by charging a fixed fee for borrowers and a 1% annual fee for lenders. Zopa has received public acclaim as well, having been awarded CNET Technology Awards' 2006 Internet Innovation of the Year, the 2007 Webby Award for Best Banking/Bill-Paying Website, the 2008 Webby Award for Financial Services, the Banker 2007 Award for Best Internet Project, and Moneywise 2009 Awards for Best Customer Service and Best Personal Loan.

Lots of media companies have a mission. But Upworthy is on a mission to change what the world pays attention to. We believe that stories about important issues can and should be great stories — stories for everyone, stories that connect us and sometimes even change the world —because we’re all part of the same story.

Change.org is the world’s largest social change platform with over 150 million users in 196 countries. Change.org empowers anyone, anywhere, to create the change they want to see. On Change.org, people everywhere are starting campaigns, mobilizing supporters, and working with decision-makers to drive solutions. Change.org is a certified B-corporation, a new class of companies dedicated to positive impact. Investors include Bill Gates, Arianna Huffington, Ev Williams, Richard Branson, Reid Hoffman, and the Omidyar Network, started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

Zaarly is an American private company focused on developing a proximity-based, real-time, buyer-powered market platform.