Wayee Chu

NewSchools Venture Fund provides funds to other non-profit organization that improves public education. It provides education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children especially those in underserved communities have the opportunity to succeed. It supports education entrepreneurs, a special breed of innovators who create new nonprofit and for-profit organizations that redefine the sense of what is possible in public education. The company was founded by Brook H. Byers, Kim Smith and Louis John Doerr in and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

New Schools Capital LLC (New Schools Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Shauntel Poulson and Jennifer Carolan. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Yay Lunch LLC delivers real food, made fresh daily, directly to kids where they learn and play. Its menu includes chicken tender, organic grilled cheese, veggie burger, big chopped salad, black bean taco, cheese quesadilla and pasta bowl. The company was founded by Christina Liva and Derek Mansfield in January 2017 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Stryder Corp. provides career network and recruiting platform for college students. The firm offers solutions to recruit students and to transform the recruiting experience for college students, career centers and employers. The company was founded by Garrett Kingsley Lord, Scott Ringwelski and Ben Christensen in June 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Paper Education Co., Inc. provides unlimited online tutoring for all academic subjects. It offers tutoring through instant messaging and file sharing. The company was founded by Roberto Cipriani and Philip Cutler in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of CampusGroup, Inc., this private company provides online education services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Wishbone.org is a non-profit organization that empowers low-income high school students to experience life-changing summer programs. Since 2012, the Wishbone community has raised $4 million to send over 2,000 passionate students to summer programs. The organization identifies low-income students with clear passions and connects them with donors who sponsor their tuition and fees for a transformative summer program. Wishbone sends updates on student progress before, during, and after their program. The organization has helped 2176 students find funding to pursue their passion at a summer program.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art provides exhibitions, education, publications, collections, and related public programs. The company was founded by Grace McCann on January 18, 1935 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.