Endeavor8 backs entrepreneurs and scientists using novel technology pioneered and developed in high-margin industries with the capability to expand to other sectors, beginning with food, agriculture, energy, and climate.We are focused on companies that address changing consumer preferences in food, identify new chemical and biological compounds, conduct data-driven operations improvement, and provide new approaches to finance & risk management.

Select Investments: Believer Meats, Botrista, BlueNalu, Thistle, Tovala, Atomo CoffeeRich Products Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Rich Products Corporation, one of the largest food companies and leading frozen food manufacturers in the United States. As a private, family-owned company, we make minority equity investments in companies that will shape the future of food through technology and innovation. Our focus areas are Nutrition & Health, Sustainable Production, Dynamic Supply Chain, and Next Generation Retail & Food Service.

Select Investment: Expel.IO (Cybersecurity, Series E), Corellium (Virtualization, Series A), UndisclosedSupply Chain Data Platform, Glasswing VenturesSelect Acquisitions: Opsani (Cloud Optimization, Data Analytics)

The Cisco LIFT (Leaders in Finance and Technology) Program is an intensive two year finance leadership development rotational program intended to give recent graduates a diversified finance experience early in career across 4 unique finance functions.1st Rotation: Corporate Controllers Group, Consolidations Analyst2nd Rotation: AppDynamics, Sales & Service Financial Analyst3rd Rotation: Cisco Investments, Corporate Development Analyst

• Compiled and automated, via Tableau, the weekly Sales Headcount Dashboard of over 700+ employees within the sales organization of AppDynamics to be distributed to product managers for value-added tasks• Documented and reconciled weekly reports for Regional Bookings Revenue and quarterly Worldwide Bookings Revenue reports for AppDynamics’ Products

• Optimized forecasting techniques for Waterfall Deferred Revenue segments of Cisco’s technical services worth over 100 million dollars using ANOVA and ARIMA processes• Analyzed the Multi-Factor Authentication market and forecasted a Merger & Acquisition case study between a startup within the industry and a larger technology firm• Presented 3 new methods to senior management on how to increase production of Robotic Process Automations (RPA) to accelerate the process of financial forecasting and reporting

• Brought awareness to the brand at University events of over 5000 attendees and educated them on the benefits of Prime Student• Directed events that led to additional sign ups of Student Prime by surprising and delighting with products provided by Amazon

• Consolidated and constructed a database for the firm’s 10 plus automotive wireless products that would aid the sales team in creating new client leads and maintaining current client relationships• Built deal packets for 8 of the firm’s biggest clients using advanced Excel models to accelerate pricing processes by providing key revenue and cost insights• Constructed a price book on 2 products lines to analyze and determine rationale for price reduction on Distributor Booking Costs for different product parts

• Researched 8 different industries and conducted a Total Addressable Market report to aid in marketing efforts to speculate new markets to penetrate• Used the Total Addressable Market report to determine the price of a cloud-based software in each corresponding industry and wrote a report on which industries the firm should prioritize for product expansion• Aided in the creation of slide decks to pitch to clients based on industry and client needs• Helped research over 70 Chamber of Commerce to create points of contact for startup initiatives that will help the firm expand its markets across the United States

• Analyzed 900 client package rates and worked directly with the CEO to optimize pricing for the consumer to maintain a calculated revenue stream• Utilized Google and Facebook Ad Analytics to create a new advertising campaign which led to an increase in company appearances within the search engines• Compiled admission data and researched admission trends on over 50 schools to write 2 weekly blogs that would bring potential customers to Synocate’s website