Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with and funds extraordinary talent to cofound and scale $1B+ companies. Our core hypothesis is that world-class talent who have the right guidance and support can become startup CEOs, achieve early profitability, and, through aggressive reinvestment, can scale $1B+ companies with minimal risk.

SmallWorld was founded to help companies unlock the vast network of relationships available to them for warm introductions and referrals. We believe that the collective relationships available to a company are one of the most underutilized assets they have today. These relationships open new doors of opportunity and can greatly impact overall business results. Whether it’s a former colleague, classmate, business partner, or neighbor, the extended network of ways to connect with people is invisible through most tools today. SmallWorld's is to unlock this relationship asset and help customers engage any target prospect through existing relations

Chromatic automates frontend workflows for UI feedback, visual testing, and documentation. We simplify UI testing, maintenance, and collaboration. Customers include Adobe, BBC, and CircleCI. We also build Storybook, the most popular tool for building UI components. It's used by tens of thousands of companies including Airbnb, Microsoft, IBM, and Shopify.

Founded by partners from Bain Capital Ventures, Spectrum Equity, and Accel Partners, Silversmith is a Boston-based growth equity firm with $1.1 billion of capital under management that aims to partner with exceptional management teams in the software and healthcare verticals, investing $20-$100M for expansion, acquisition opportunities, and founder liquidity.

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.Across 58 offices in 37 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster and more enduring outcomes. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients. We proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry, and our clients have outperformed the stock market 4-to-1.