Founders & Ventures

Derwin Dubose has raised more than $6.5 million for political campaigns and nonprofits—including a North Carolina gubernatorial campaign, Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House…

DeShuna Spencer is CEO of kweliTV. Previously, she served as founding publisher of emPowermagazine.com, where she launched the emPower Players Awards honoring community activists…

Designovel is an online platform using artificial intelligence technology to match the work of artists with interested fashion designers and manufacturers. The Designovel platform…

Deviant shows up as an agent of socialization that curates safe spaces for and by queer people of color. Deviant’s card game, “Keep it…

Diana Monsalve is a construction businesswoman and international negotiator with (as of 2025) over a decade of experience leading technology-driven projects across Latin America,…

Diana Paola Camacho has a deep passion for biodesign and expertise in refrigeration and cold chain solutions. She is dedicated to making a positive…

Diana Sierra is the Co-founder and CEO at Be Girl. Diana built her career in industrial design as a consultant, working for almost 10…

Diana Yafi is a highly experienced registered nurse with over a decade of expertise in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. With a bachelor’s…

Diego Blixen was born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay. He lived in Spain for two years, where he had the opportunity to pursue a…

Dieumerci Christel’s story begins in a Tanzanian refugee camp, where resilience wasn’t a choice, but a daily necessity. Today, he has transformed those early…

Digvijay gets animated about health equity in society, and its various drivers in the living and non-living ecosystems around us. He holds degrees in…

DJ Little is an economic futurist, co-creator, and venture builder who is the founder of the web3 incubator, SEEDstudio. In the Fall of 2022,…