This Thanksgiving, were sharing our gratitude with the individuals and organizations who make our work possible. Together we have accelerated 42 companies, made investments in 16 small businesses, and created nearly 15,000 dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Our Board Members
Sharmila Rathinam, Chair
Robin Wolaner, Vice-Chair
Anurag Chandra, Treasurer
Asawari RaoRane Agrawal
Caroline Bressan
Nathan Byrd
Patricia Devereux
Bulbul Gupta
Kusi Hornberger
Abhilash Mudaliar
Kim Rachmeler
Steve Schwartz
Nainesh Shah
Pro Bono Supporters
AB Chakravarthy
Dr. Ravi Chandra
Kartik Chandrasekar
Arindam Dasgupta
Peter Drury
Duarte Communications
Dean Forbes
P K Gopalakrishnan
Brigit Helms, DAI
Hermann International
Amrut Joshi
Bryan Lee
Sunanda Madan
Owen Mattison, Tableau
Lane Powell
Nagaraja Prakasam
Srinivas Ramanujam
Selvakumar Varadharajan
Women on Wings
Gala Chair
Sharmila Rathinam
2019 Gala Committee
Amy Bahl
Laurel Curran
Dipika Matthias
Saloni Mavani
Rupal Mehta
Yashodhra Painumkal
Nirav Randeria
Smita Soans
Anita Waghani
Gala Sponsors
Foundry Law Group
Holland America Line
IAWW
Celia & Ramesh Manne
Marcus & Dipika Matthias
Shirish & Mona Nadkarni
Nayamode
Seattle University
Vasudev & Shobha Shenoy
Sharmila & Pradeep Rathinam
Satya & Rao Remala Foundation
Sparrey Consulting
Gala Table Captains
Asawari RaoRane Agrawal
Jeff Cochran
Kate Cochran
Patricia Drew
Ramesh Manne
Dipika Matthias
Saloni Mavani
Vivek Nayak
Sharmila Rathinam
Ann Ross-Clarke
Steve Schwartz
Sachi Shenoy
Madhu Singh
Smita Soans
Andrea Sparrey
Meenakshi Rishi
Tim Wade
Robin Wolaner
Lalita Uppala
Gala In-Kind Donors
Armoire
Calm Seas Coaching
Sunava & Ashley Dutta
Elizabeth Chambers
Eterna Studios
Fletcher Bay Winery
JM Cellars
JungiGypsy
Kajri Crafts
Largesse
Live2Dance
Macrina Bakery
Meesha
Noble Wines Limited
Posh by Rathore
Potlee
Ananya Randeria
Resham Weaves
Seattle Art Museum
Asma & Rahul Sood
Tasveer
Tim Wade Real Estate
Gala Volunteers
Matt Cochran
Laurel Curran
Priya Nagar
Austin Smith
Nikki Sur
Ananya Randeria
Nirav Randeria
Matt Wittress
Investment & Selection Committees
Patricia Devereux
Sriram Gutta
Suhail Kassim
Sandhya Nakhasi
Sharmila Rathinam
Gwen Straley
Caroline Vance
Accelerator Outreach Partners
Arthan
Impactpreneurs
KIIT Technology Business Incubator
Mentroally
Sangam Ventures
SINE - IIT Bombay
Startup Oasis
Surge Impact
UnLtd India
Villgro
Accelerator Application Evaluators
Shreya Agarwal, Asha Impact
Deepak Goel, Shell Foundation
Jayanth Kashyap, Grameen Capital
Chandrakant Komaragiri, Ennovent
Deepak Menon, Village Capital
Surekha Routray, KIIT-TBI
Raghav Runta, Asha Impact
Parneet Soni, Uber
Pallavi Tak, Startup Oasis
Patrick Widmann, Surge Impact
Interns and Fellows
Emma Glover
Ayush Rastogi
Malvika Wadhawan
Special Funding Partners
3rd Creek Foundation
Allen Blue and Kira Snyder Fund
Chintu Gudiya Foundation
Crystal Springs Foundation
The Delta Fund
Galloway Family Foundation
Interhands Foundation
International Foundation
Montpelier Foundation
The Peery Foundation
Vibrant Village Foundation
