Venture Access

Education - Opportunity - Impact

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      • Kevin Koym – Chairman
      • Severine Cushing
  • World Changers
    • Chris Nielsen
    • Crystal Victoria
    • Annie Carosa
    • Jonathan Colin
    • Shubhra Sharma
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World Changers

These world changers are part of a connected community of entrepreneurial enterprises, mentors and up and coming entrepreneurs who support one another addressing the business issues of the day. Below are some members experiences in their road to launching successful enterprises and the role our community played.

Members Journeys to Entrepreneurship

Shubhra Sharma

Ph.D., Founder, Curatif Inc., Austin, TX

At Curatif Inc. our mission is to offer meaningful, minimalist personal care products for maximum life-affirming affects. Our current offering is Cria, an all natural, vegan, gluten-free hair follicle energizer. Read More

Jonathan Colin

Ignition Capital
photo Jonathan Colin

In 2015, I decided to leave my position as Director of a business incubator and accelerator in Mexico. Since then I had been working on several startups and building a Holding Company that could manage them all.. Read More

Annie Carosa

Baby talk
Photo Annie Canosa

I have been a high school teacher for 20 years and although they say, “those who can’t, teach” I knew I could have a successful side job and I could nurture it into profitability.. Read More

Crystal Victoria

CEO, Target Evolution
photo of Crystal Victoria

For the past year, I’ve been pitching investors and trying to put together the perfect pitch for Target Evolution. I wanted to learn and needed to be coached after adjusting my business model a few times.. Read More

Chris Nielsen

CEO, Electric Cab
photo of Chris Nielsen

I was an alumni of one of the first Venture Forth Cohorts in 2011 when I was struggling to get my business, Electric Cab off the ground. We were the first to market in the emerging micro-transit industry so regulations had not exactly caught up with new technology.. Read More

Heather Herskowitz

CEO, HealthStart Foundation
photo of Robin Herskowitz

About 18 months ago HealthStart participated in Hack4Change where we had an opportunity to get support and help for our digital game, Monstralia. Kevin was one of the judges.. Read More

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