Melissa Kim

The Body Shop International Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of beauty products. It produces and markets products for face, skincare, fragrance, make up, gifts, and hair-care. The company was founded by Anita L. Roddick in 1976 and is headquartered in Littlehampton, UK.

RealSelf, Inc. provides information on cosmetic, dermatology and dentistry procedures. It offers information on tummy tuck, breast implants, breast augmentations, rhinoplasty, brazilian butt lift, botox, coolsculpting, breast reduction, cellulaze, and liposuction. The company was founded by Thomas Seery Jr., Greg Bear and Eric Kennedy in 2006 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Extole, Inc. operates as a referral marketing company. It provides SocialBuilder platform that enables users to connect with customers and their friends to other social media sites. The company was founded by Robert Nolte, Blake Hayward, Brad Klaus, Andrew Beranbom, Paul M. Butler, Shane Holland, and Faisal Qureshi in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Polaris Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Stephen D. Arnold, Jonathan A. Flint and Terrance G. McGuire. Polaris Partners is headquartered in Waltham.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

JMI Management, Inc. (JMI Equity) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1992 by Harry S. Gruner and Charlie E. Noell. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

VCP I Inc (VCP) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Vestar Management Corp. II founded in 1988 by Norman W. Alpert, Daniel S. O’Connell and Robert L. Rosner. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a private equity firm founded in 1979 by Patrick Welsh, Russ Carson and Bruce Anderson. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Thoma Cressey Bravo, Inc. is a private equity investment firm. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, formerly known as Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, Inc. The firm was founded in 1997.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Brentwood Associates (Brentwood Associates) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by William M. Barnum and B. Kipling Hagopian. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Eve.com, Inc. retails beauty products over the internet. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Varsha R. Rao, Mariam Naficy. Eve.com, Inc. was acquired by Idealab Corp. on October 20, 2000 for $110 million.

Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc. (dba The Body shop) sells natural skin and hair care products through nearly 300-plus company-owned and franchised stores. It oversees its parent company's United States operations. Buth-Na-Bodhaige is headquartered in Wake Forest, NC.

Norwest Venture Partners is a venture capital division of Norwest Partners founded in 1961. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Mumbai and Herzliya.

TCMI, Inc.(TCV) is a venture capital firm founded in 1995 by Jay Crandall Hoag and Richard Herrick Kimball. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Francisco Partners Management LP (Francisco Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by Benjamin Ball, Dipanjan Deb, Neil Garfinkel, Sanford Robertson and David Stanton. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco and London.

PersonalizationMall.com LLC engages in the provision of online shopping services. It offers personalized gifts for all recipients and occasions. The firm provides treat bags, decorations and accessories, baby and youth apparel, teen and adult apparel, anniversary and wedding gifts, baby gifts, birthday gifts, business gifts, golf gifts, Christmas gifts, home and entertaining, jewelry gifts, ladies boutique, sports and leisure, stationery and party, and teacher gifts, and kids gift products. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Burr Ridge, IL.

Polyvore, Inc. operates as an online store for clothes and accessories. Its category includes dresses, skirts, tops, jackets, coats, jeans, pants, handbags, shoes and jewelry. The company was founded by Pasha Sadri, Jianing Hu, Lee Jess and Guangwei Yuan on February 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Irving Place Capital Management LP (Irving Place Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by John David Howard. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Brex, Inc. engages in the provision of business-to-business (B2B) financial solutions. It offers payment services by creating corporate cards, rewards, and travel programs. The company was founded by Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi on February 8, 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Founded in 2002, Permira Advisers LLC is a private equity firm located in New York City with an additional office in Menlo Park, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Permira Advisers LLP, formerly known as Schroder Ventures, a London, England-based private equity firm that was founded in 1985

Prodege LLC operates as an internet and media company. It offers mobile solutions, data and insights platform. and research solutions. The company was founded by Josef Gorowitz and Scott Dudelson in 2005 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Consumer Safety Technology LLC manufactures ignition car lock devices. Its products include legacy, E-alert, E-alert 24 and home E-alert.The firm?s ignition interlock device is a state-of-the-art breath alcohol monitoring device that integrates a fuel cell based breathalyzer with users vehicle?s ignition system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Des Moines, IA.

Lymi, Inc. designs and manufactures clothes. It offers dresses, wedding/party collections, tops, jumpsuits, bottoms, two pieces, tees, accessories and bodysuits. The company was founded by Yael Aflalo in 2009 and is headquartered in Vernon, CA.

Every Mother Counts is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Christy Turlington Burns. Every Mother Counts is based in New York, NY. The non-profit company's mission is to make pregnancy and childbirth safe, respectful, and equitable for every mother, everywhere. The company educates the public about maternal health and invest in community-led programs to improve access to essential maternity care. Every Mother Counts engages communities, thought leaders, and partners in efforts to affect maternal health care practices and policies at a systemic level. The company has invested more than $21 million across 13 countries and have directly impacted more than one million lives. The company also creates original content, tools, and resources for the public to share with their own communities and advocate for solutions that improve maternal health outcomes.

A Medium Corp. operates as a publishing platform. It enables users to share stories, ideas and unique perspectives. The company was founded by Evan Williams in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tonic Labs, Inc. is a company that specializes in generative art and blockchain technology. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded by Susannah Maybank and Mariam Naficy. The company offers a platform for collectors to buy and collect works from leading generative artists. Tonic Labs has partnered with experts in art and design to bring fine-art NFTs to life. Susannah Maybank has been the CEO since incorporation.

Heretic Ventures LLC (Heretic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Mariam Naficy. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Absorb Software, Inc. develops cloud based learning and performance management software. It offers Absorb LMS, a cloud-based SaaS learning management system. The company was founded by Mike Eggermont and Mike Owens in 2002 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

SKKY Partners, LP (SKKY Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2022 by Jay Sammons and Kim Kardashian. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Eskalera, Inc. operates as a career building platform. The company was founded by Tom Chavez, Roopak Gupta, Dane Holmes and Debra Kadner, Tolonda M. Tolbert and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Safegraph, Inc. builds and maintains data sets to help accelerate machine learning and AI. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Kazoo, Inc. provides employee management services. The frim offers employee engagement, performance management, recognition and rewards, employee surveying, feedback services. Its products include recognition and rewards, performance management, engagement surveys, pricing, integrations and security. The company was founded by Kenny Tomlin and Autumn Manning and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Linq LLC operates and develops an application which enables users to create a networking profile. The company was founded by Elliott Potter on May 17, 2019 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Attentive Mobile, Inc. engages in the development of mobile messaging platform for e-commerce and retail brands. The firm serves to retail, E-commerce, food and beverage, entertainment, media and publishing, travel and hospitality industries. The company was founded by Brian Culbertson Long, Andrew Jones, and Ethan Lo in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Curriculum Associates LLC engages in the design of research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. The firm offers distance learning, actionable assessments, differentiating instruction, data-driven classrooms, blended mathematics curriculum, supporting English learners, and equity in learning. The company was founded by Frank E. Ferguson in 1969 and is headquartered in North Billerica, MA.