Sindhu Lakshmanan

1863 Ventures (1863 Fund) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Accelerate 500 Inc founded in 2016 by Melissa Bradley. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Opportunity Finance Network, Inc. is a national network of over 390 community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that provide affordable financial products and services in low-income rural, urban, and native communities across the United States. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. Acting as an intermediary between CDFIs and public and private sectors, the company partners with banks, philanthropies, corporations, and government agencies to create economic opportunities for all. Since its establishment in 1986, the company has originated $100.40 billion in financing, creating or maintaining over 2.6 million jobs, starting or expanding more than 696,000 businesses and microenterprises, and supporting the development or rehabilitation of more than 2.3 million housing units and over 13,600 community facility projects. The company was founded by Dick Jones, and Harold B. Pettigrew has been the CEO of the company since 2023.