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Zak Ringelstein
Zak Ringelstein is the co-founder and CEO of Zigazoo, a moderated, kid-safe social network often described as the antidote to TikTok. A former public school teacher and Teach For America alum, he built and sold his first edtech company UClass to Renaissance Learning, ran a left-insurgent 2018 U.S. Senate campaign in Maine as the only DSA-endorsed major-party nominee, then launched Zigazoo with his wife Leah during the pandemic. The company has raised roughly $26M total, including a $17M celebrity-studded Series A, and made headlines when Australia exempted Zigazoo from its sweeping social media ban.
Matt Britton
Matt Britton is the founder and CEO of Suzy, an AI-powered consumer intelligence platform used by enterprise brands to get real-time answers from real people. A two-time #1 Amazon business bestselling author (YouthNation, Generation AI) and one of the most in-demand keynote speakers on AI and generational change, he has spent 25+ years decoding how the next generation buys, works, and lives. Before Suzy he built youth-marketing agency Mr Youth into MRY, a 500-person global shop sold to Publicis, and spun out Crowdtap, which became Suzy in 2017.
Matt Lee
Matt Lee is the Founder and General Partner of Progression Fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage consumer technology VC firm co-founded with alumni from musical.ly and TikTok. Based in Oakland, California, he backs visionary founders building AI-native products for everyday consumers and prosumers, with a particular thesis around generational behavior shifts - specifically Gen Z and Gen Alpha. His portfolio spans consumer tech, gaming, entertainment, social platforms, live streaming commerce, and digital health, with notable investments including Perplexity AI and Dapper Labs. He brings a global perspective from prior roles at ChinaRock Capital Management, Pereg Ventures, and engineering and consulting stints at Macquarie Group and Capco.