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Practical VC LLC (Practical VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Dave McClure and Aman Verjee. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Extensia Financial LLC operates as credit union service organization. It focuses on member business lending and serving as a strategic advisor to hundreds of credit unions nationwide. The firm offers lending, insurance, risk and strategic services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Northridge, CA.

FINCA International, Inc. engages in the provision of financial resources. It caters to the low-income entrepreneurs with micro and small business loans, credit lines, and savings. The firm invests in social impact businesses and other market-based solutions. The company was founded by Rupert W. Scofield and John Hatch in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BigML, Inc. develops machine learning and predictive applications. The firm offers comprehensive platform, immediate access, interpretable and exportable models, collaboration, programmable and repeatable, automation and flexible deployment services. The company was founded by Jose Antonio Ortega, Tom Dietterich and Francisco J. Martin in January 2011 and is headquartered in Corvallis, OR.

CyberProof, Inc. provides cyber security solutions. It offers managed security, enhanced, and consulting services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Practical Venture Capital (PVC) is a venture capital secondary firm that buys LP and GP interests in early-stage VC funds and their breakout winners. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. PVC investors get discounted access to top venture portfolios that already have $1B+ winners. The company was founded in 2019 by Dave McClure, Aman Verjee.

Collective, Inc. operates as a data-driven and programmatic advertising company. It connects brand marketers to audiences with personalized ad experiences across screen and formats. The firm offers VISTO and Audience Engine solutions. The company was founded by Joseph Apprendi and Jerome Fitzgibbons in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

JA Worldwide, Inc. engages in activities to oversee global fund raising, brand development and protection, quality assurance, and financial accountability. It educates students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy through experiential and hands-on programs. The firm?s programs include JA economics, JA global marketplace, JA innovation camp, JA success skills, and JA finance park. The company was founded by Horace Moses, Theodore Vail and Murray Crane in 1919 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CAN Capital, Inc. provides working capital and data services. The firm offers capital to businesses through its subsidiaries that include Merchant Cash Advances by CAN Capital Merchant Services, Inc. and business loans through CAN Capital Asset Servicing, Inc. The company was founded by Gary A. Johnson and Barbara Johnson in 1998 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, GA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lehman Brothers Bancorp, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It offers savings, credit cards, and brokerage and mortgage services. The firm also provides home financing, asset based lending, and residential real estate finance. The company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

AVANA Capital LLC is a commercial real estate lender and asset manager that specializes in providing capital to niche industries such as hospitality and renewable energy. The private company is based in Glendale, AZ, and has subsidiaries in the United States. AVANA Capital provides direct private commercial real estate lending, including bridge loans, construction, acquisition, and refinance. AVANA Capital's team is composed of lending and financial services experts with extensive experience across multiple lending and investing markets. The company offers financial flexibility to small businesses and helps entrepreneurs build hotels, multi-use offices, or assisted living facilities through their conventional and SBA504 commercial construction loans. AVANA Capital is also known for saying yes to cannabis loans when most banks say no. The company was founded in 2002 by Sundip Patel and Sanat Patel, with Sundip Patel serving as the CEO since then.