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Socium (n) – partner, ally At Socium, we derive our name from what we care about the most: building genuine partnership. To us, this extends far beyond meetings or business transactions. From outcome-based planning, to sufficient risk protection, to long-term goal funding, we’re passionate about paving the way to prosperous futures for our clients and mutual accountability along the way. Together, our in-house team and network of national affiliates combine decades of industry experience with a diverse set of skills to ensure that the ways we serve our clients reflect their intentions, input, and needs. Our comprehensive approach focuses on seven interconnected components, all of which are vital to a complete financial blueprint. This approach allows our clients to have the best experience in every area from one cohesive source.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. We aim to be the first true believers in tomorrow’s most consequential companies. We partner with a few outliers each year and go all-in, providing them with the hands-on help required at every stage of the company building journey. Our expertise comes from nearly 50 years of working with legendary founders like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Larry Page, Jan Koum, Brian Chesky, Tony Xu, Lin Qiao, Eric Yuan, Christina Cacioppo, and Patrick Collison. In aggregate, Sequoia-backed companies account for more than 30% of NASDAQ's total value. The vast majority of the money we invest has been on behalf of nonprofits and schools like the Ford Foundation, Mayo Clinic and MIT, which means most of the returns we generate benefit these great causes.