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Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical products for gastro-intestinal disorders. The company was founded by Lisa A. Conte in November 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Catchafire, Inc. operates a website that connects professionals who want to give their skills with nonprofits and social enterprises. The company was founded by Rachael Chong in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/ (Zell Lurie Institute) is a venture capital subsidiary of Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Studies founded in 1997 by Samuel Zell, Ann Lurie and Robert H. Lurie. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Echoing Green, Inc. provides seed funding and technical assistance to emerging social entrepreneurs with ideas for social change. The firm offers a fellowship program that provides seed funding to emerging social entrepreneurs; open society black male achievement fellowship, a program for improving the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States through social entrepreneurship; and works on purpose, a career training program. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SourceTrace Systems, Inc. specializes in agriculture software mobile applications. Its mobile applications are scalable from small co-operatives, farmer producer companies to large agribusiness corporations and government agencies working in the sustainable development sector. The company was founded by Frank Hicks, Stephen Sellers and Chris Boas on April 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, they give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Their rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.

Serious Change Investments LP (Serious Change Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Josh Mailman. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Social Venture Network is a venture capital firm. The American company was founded by Joel Solomon.

Directors Academy, Inc. provides development services for board members. It offers NextGen Directors Program and Board Leaders Program. The company was founded by James D. White and Keith Meyer and is headquartered in the United States.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.

Black Girls CODE, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to provide girls from underrepresented communities access to technology and the necessary skills to become tech leaders. The non-profit company is based in Oakland, CA. The organization's vision is to increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields. Black Girls CODE has been dedicated to placing one million girls of color in tech by 2040. The organization partners with schools, local organizations, and volunteers to provide resources to participants. The company has been providing computer programming education to black girls, girls of color, and gender nonconforming youth for more than a decade.

Pivotal Ventures LLC (Pivotal Ventures) is an investment and incubation company founded in the year 2015 by Melinda Gates. The firm is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, District of Columbia.

Part of Opportunity@Work, Inc., LaborX, Inc. operates an online employment platform. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 2015 by Yscaira Jimenez. Yscaira Jimenez has been the CEO since 2015. LaborX was acquired by Opportunity@Work, Inc. on March 18, 2021.

Black Operator Ventures LLC (Black Operator Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.