Lola: New York City

LOLA was created with a simple and seemingly obvious idea: women shouldn’t have to compromise when it comes to tampons. Most women have been using the same feminine care products since they were teenagers—over-marketed, unapproachable brands bought by default every time women ran to the drugstore ill-prepared. While founders Jordana and Alex are the first…

Jacob Shwirtz: New York City

Security Check: Hi! I’m Jacob and I’m a Chief Social Media Officer. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? Even though I’m a Brooklyn native, born and raised and went to Brooklyn College, LA has always had a strong place in my heart. I have several family members and friends who’ve always lived…

Trace: Los Angeles

We started with AlpineReplay – a free stat tracking app for skiers and snowboarders. AlpineReplay, now called Trace Snow, has since become the most used, highest rated stat tracking app in the world. But we want to bring our technology and expertise to the rest of the action sports community.

Mindfresh: New York City

Mindfresh was born out of the belief that we should feel good at work. It is, after all, where we spend the most hours of our waking day. While working in media and fashion, co-founders Jen Kluczkowski and Chiyoko Osborne were known to duck out of the office mid-day for yoga and meditation whenever possible….

Ted Werth: Los Angeles

Security Check: Hi, I’m Ted, and I’m a tech entrepreneur, occasional artist, community catalyst, and lover of curiosity and exploration. Professionally, I’m the CEO of Tengrade (ratings and reviews). Philanthropically, I’m the Chairman of Create Fixate (arts foundation). Artistically, I’m a Co-Director of DISORIENT (Burning Man camp and art collective). What’s your historical Los Angeles…

HelloTech: Los Angeles

HelloTech is a new on-demand tech support service provided by fully-vetted and trained team of techs. Each of their techs is hand-selected, background-checked and completes a comprehensive training program. In addition to a complete range of tech support services, they also provide new technology consultation and training. HT not only fixes problems, they educate and…

Catchpool: New York City

Are you tired of being overwhelmed by the Internet? Is content coming at you from every which direction, and taking up too much of your valuable time? Do you feel like it’s too rare that you read, watch, or listen to a link and actually feel stimulated, inspired, and better for having found it? Look…

Anjali Kulkarni: New York City

Security Check: Hi, I’m Anjali, and I’m a lawyer, now based in San Francisco, after stints in LA and NYC. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I went to college in LA at USC, and I moved to New York to teach. Describe your experience in LA and your experience in NYC…

Clutter: Los Angeles

Clutter makes it easy for you to enjoy a simple and organized home by safely storing your extra stuff and bringing it back to you on demand. You don’t have to waste time, money, and effort to enjoy the cool things you own. That’s the beauty of Clutter full-service storage!

Get//Out: New York City

GET//OUT is a new social enterprise creating fun ways to support equality through content, events, and products. What if there was a delicious way to show your support for LGBT equality? You’re in luck. BLgT USA is the first 50 state food tour for equality. From May 23 – September 22, 2015 chefs across America…

Harry Duran: Los Angeles

Security Check: Hi, I’m Harry, founder of FullCast. What’s your historical Los Angeles and New York connection? I was born in El Salvador but arrived in NY when I was 1-year old. I was raised in Yonkers, NY and lived most of my life in NYC (Williamsburg, East Village). A little over a year ago,…

Ferris: Los Angeles

Ferris uses mobile technology to empower people to create and share their own untold stories. Ferris was started to help consumers organize their video moments into beautiful sharable stories. We’ve been rethinking how mobile video should be approached. Our mobile technology is changing the way people collect and share their video content online and we’re…