Alexis McLaughlin

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bain Capital Ventures LP (Bain Capital Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York and California. The firm is wholly owned by Bain Capital LP.

Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Deeplite develops artificial intelligence solutions. Its product, Neutrino, is a multi-objective design space exploration approach for deep neural network (DNN) models. The company was founded by Nick Romano, Davis Sawyer and Ehsan Saboori and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Innospark Ventures LLC (Innospark ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Dr. Venkat Srinivasan. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

AdeptMind, Inc. is a Canadian AI-based e-commerce product discovery company that enhances the customer purchasing journey using state-of-the-art active and deep learning techniques. The company is based in Ontario, Canada, with offices in other locations. The company supports over 400 retailers, shopping centers, and small to medium-sized businesses worldwide, including partners such as Ulta Beauty, Decathlon, Cadillac Fairview, and Centennial. AdeptMind was founded in 2017 by Jing He and Zhi Yuan Wu, both former employees of the Microsoft-exited tech startup Maluuba. Zhi Yuan Wu has been the CEO since 2017.

CharterUp LLC is a leading charter bus reservation platform that works with over 1,000 bus operators to create an online marketplace for charter bus and shuttle transportation. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. Armir Harris has been the CEO since incorporation. The company offers real-time data, allowing travelers to charter buses within 60 seconds, and shuttle service options through its proprietary advanced shuttle management system. Founded by Armir Harris in 2018, CharterUp is headquartered in and works with operators in dozens of local markets throughout the country.

Thinkster Math, Inc. engages in artificial intelligence driven tutoring and test prep for kindergarten through high school and competitive test prep programs. The company was founded by Raj E. Valli and is headquartered in Kendall Park, NJ.

Stealth Startup Solutions LLC engages in provision of consulting services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cache DNA, Inc. operates as a personalized medicine and American digital data storage company. The company focuses on making storage and access to biomolecules easier. The company was founded by James Banal.