Award Finalists, Executive Leadership Additions & More!

Happy August!

As we close out the week, check out what's been happening in the HPVP community below.

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HPVP Portfolio Companies Shine

We are immensely proud to have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR portfolio companies recognized as finalists for the? 1871 ?Momentum Awards:

• Certiverse?(FIII)?- Rising Star Award ???
• FourKites?(FI) - CityLIGHTS Award ???
• Godard Abel ?from?G2?(FI) - Outstanding Tech CEO ???
• Kristen Sonday ?from?Paladin?(FII) - Outstanding Tech CEO ???

Read full award descriptions and vote here?→

FourKites (FI) Expands Executive Leadership Team

New hires from Google and EY -? Bo Tao ,?CTO, will drive product innovation?and? Manik Mair ,?SVP of Corporate Growth, is responsible for FourKites, Inc. 's?corporate growth agenda. Read More →

G2 (FI) joins Pledge 1%

G2 has decided to join? Pledge 1% , a global movement that inspires, educates, and empowers every entrepreneur, company, and employee to be a force for good.?G2?intends?to donate 1% of the company’s equity. Co-Founders, CEO, CTO &?additional leadership?have also personally agreed to donate 1% of their own equity. Read More →

• G2 (FI) Co-Founder & CEO Godard Abel featured in HubSpot for Startups & LinkedIn's docuseries Spiraling Up.
• NoRedInk (FI) Announces their writing curriculum now includes content spanning Grades 3-12.

• Chowly (FII) Co-Founder & CEO Sterling Douglass featured in FoodOnDemand article?Standing Among Giants, Chowly Scales Up.

• Certiverse (FIII) Announces strategic partnership with?Akylade, an innovative center of technology certifications.
• Dentologie (FIII) Announces expansion plans into the Chicagoland Southport & Lincoln Park neighborhoods.
• HData (FIII) Announces Stan Wise, former Commissioner on the Georgia Public Service Commission, joins?Board of Advisors.
• MemQ (FIII) Their latest Scientific Paper?A Perspective on the Pathway to a Scalable Quantum Internet Using Rare-Earth Ions?was a featured article in Applied Physics Review.

• Angeles Investors Q3 Pitch Night & Awards?| Chicago | August 17-18
• Chicago SHRM ELEVATE Conference?| Chicago | September 20
• 1871's Momentum Awards?| Chicago | September 21

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• BDR with Paladin
• Field Maintenance Technician with Slip Robotics
• Sr. Software Engineer with G2
• Events Manager with NoRedInk
• Front Desk Concierge with Dentologie

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