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Adrian Ridner
Adrian Ridner is the CEO and Co-Founder of Study.com, one of the world's most visited online education platforms serving 34+ million monthly users. An Argentine-Jewish immigrant who navigated multiple countries before settling in California, Ridner built Study.com from a bootstrapped startup in 2002 into a 4,100-person company offering 20,000+ micro-video lessons and 200+ transferable college courses. His Working Scholars program has saved graduates $20 million in tuition and is particularly focused on first-generation college students and students of color. Ridner is a recipient of the ASU+GSV 2022 Innovator of Color Award and Silicon Valley Business Journal's 40 Under 40.
Viviana Faga
Viviana Faga is a General Partner at Felicis, the early-stage venture firm behind breakout companies like Shopify, Fitbit, and Canva. A first-generation Mexican-American who grew up dismantling appliances to understand how things work, she spent 20+ years building category-defining brands at Salesforce, Yammer (acquired by Microsoft for $1.2B), Zenefits, and Platfora before making the leap into investing. At Felicis she leads investments from seed to Series B across AI infrastructure, vertical SaaS, and enterprise software - bringing an unusually hands-on operational lens to portfolio companies like Runway, Supabase, and Exowatt.