Amy Omand

NewSchools Venture Fund provides funds to other non-profit organization that improves public education. It provides education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children especially those in underserved communities have the opportunity to succeed. It supports education entrepreneurs, a special breed of innovators who create new nonprofit and for-profit organizations that redefine the sense of what is possible in public education. The company was founded by Brook H. Byers, Kim Smith and Louis John Doerr in and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tipping Point Community is a non-profit organization based in the Bay Area. The American company's mission is to break the cycle of poverty for people who lack the resources to meet their basic needs. Since 2005, Tipping Point has invested in housing, early childhood, education, and employment solutions in the region. The non-profit company's board covers 100% of its operating costs, ensuring that every dollar donated goes where it's needed most. Tipping Point's grantees provided life-changing services to more than 500,000 people in the region last year, helping over 130,000 people on a path out of poverty. The company was founded by Daniel Lurie, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes ice cream and frozen products. Its brands include Grand, Slow Churned Light, Butterfinger, Toll House, Carnation, Dibs, Fruit Bars, Starbucks and The Skinny Cow. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Revolution Foods, Inc. offers healthy meals to both schools and stores. Its meals and snacks contain whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. The company was founded by Jonathan Klein, Kirsten Saenz Tobey and Kristin Groos Richmand in 2006 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.