New Renaissance Ventures

We are a nationally-ranked venture capital firm and accelerator that brings together startup founders, investors, corporations, job seekers, universities, musicians and artists. The gener8tor platform includes more than 75 programs spanning startup accelerators, corporate programming, speaker series, conferences, skills accelerators and fellowships. gener8tor believes that everyone deserves opportunities, regardless of race, place or gender. And that is what we consider our mission. Why do we do it? Our mission is to be the best partner for a community to invest in its best and brightest. We envision communities achieving measurable and transformational growth through programming that enables equitable access and opportunity. We do what we do because we care about our communities. At gener8tor, everyone belongs. We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk. Our goal is to close equity gaps for founders, continually improve the workforce, and foster relationships with diverse communities and organizations that are dedicated to DE&I. From the culture of our own company to the experience of our programs and participants, we strive to create an inclusive and safe environment for everyone.

At Legendarium we strive for a world where culture is more financially independent and people can equally access it to enrich their lives. HOW WE WORK50 ideas: Ideation The first stage is the search for an idea on a given topic; it involves analyzing trends, brainstorming, choosing problems to solve, and sometimes attracting third-parties to create a disruptive business idea. 15 products: Validation The second stage is to test the feasibility and scalability of the idea by conducting market research and going through internal selection mechanisms developed by the studio, including creating an MVP. 9 projects: Creation The third stage is the development process. The startup team begins to bring the idea to life, creating prototypes and improving them. The initial business plan and financial model are thought through. Work with the first customers begins. 3 startups: Spinning out and Scaling UP If the project passes the previous stage, the team becomes a separate startup and starts working on scaling the idea.

We know there are no playbooks or rulebooks or formulas. Your culture is your company. It’s not about us. Nobody runs your company like you. Listening works. We have our own style. Products can make markets. Pattern-matching is for non-believers. Pitch decks aren’t everything. There’s no single right way to do this, but there are some pretty wrong ones. We invest in products we love, people, experiences, crazy, dreams, design, details, brains, reality, unreality, reinvention, new markets, weird stuff, The Future™, guts, independence, hustle, distinction, art, humanness, idealists, iconoclasts, oddities, optimism, communities, creation, surprises, technologists with the heart of an artist, each other. We love this job. To see impossible ideas made real. Not following the herd. Not being jerks. Committing. Having our minds blown. Sweating the details. Products - and actually using them. Swimming upstream. To prove the exceptions. Winning your way. Left and right brain. Form and function. The ups and downs and twists and turns of the decade-long journey. The chutzpah of founders. Dogs. We are here to do this with you.

We are a firm run by four entrepreneurs-turned-investors: Brit Morin, Dave Morin, Nate Bosshard and James Higa. Our mission is to back beautiful companies that matter in the world and elevate the well being of the founders who create this change. We are driven by a belief that the foundational technological breakthroughs which most benefit humanity are forged by diverse founders dwelling where science, engineering, art and design, and culture collide. The four of us have been in tech for quite awhile now, but we’ve never been this excited about the future, especially by the opportunities that live at the intersection of online and offline experiences that will give humans healthier and happier lives. As we explore these industries and opportunities and companies, we’re venturing to the far edges of fundamental humanist technological shifts in consumer, Web 3.0, women’s health, brain health, sustainability, and bringing the offline online. Founders are fellow artists as far as we’re concerned. Offline is the music studio where you come to write, record and mix your new album with us. And while you are busy innovating, we are purposeful about giving you the offline space we all need to find unbound creativity that can transform the world. On our mission to bring balance to our online and offline lives, we believe that this balance starts first with you as a founder. We know that too often founders are put in an unsustainable pressure cooker, where the demands of the job prevent even minimal levels of self-care. If professional athletes and artists are surrounded with the support and resources to keep their bodies and minds operating at peak performance, founders should be treated the same. As a firm, we are committed to ensuring that you receive comprehensive mental health and wellbeing support on your journey to build impactful companies. We announced our first fund of $100M today, as well as some very exciting investments in companies like Clubhouse, Bobbie, Pinata, Hedgehog, Potion, Kindbody, Ramble, Autumn Adeigbo and many more. We believe innovation happens at the edge of unreasonableness and we push our founders for as much diversity of expression, experience and perspective as humanly possible. We are very proud that this approach has not only led us to invest in some incredible companies, but has also resulted in more than half of Offline founders being women or people of color. Furthermore, as one of the first venture thought leaders in “web3,” we’ve dedicated nearly one-third of our portfolio to this emerging space. The promise of a decentralized internet is also one of a healthier internet, and we are eager to help fund and build its future. Yes, we said “build.” Because not only are we investing in companies, but we are inventing and incubating them as well. We are founders too, after all! Sometimes when we see a white space in a big market, we can’t help ourselves. Stay tuned for more news from us on that front. We couldn’t be doing all of this without our incredible supporters in the tech and investment world that share our vision of giving people healthier and happier lives. Partners like Apple, ICONIQ Capital, Parallel Advisors, Dolby Family Ventures, and individual investors and operators such as Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Peter Theil, Josh Koppelman, Kevin Starr, Dan Rosensweig, Bryan Meehan, Kevin and Julia Hartz, Caterina Fake, Scott Belsky, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Dr. Jordan Shlain and more. Plus, we’ve begun adding venture partners to our investing team, welcoming investor and entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg to the roster this year. We are eternally grateful to be on this journey together with some of the best and brightest around. Changing the world in a meaningful way is no easy feat, but we are ready for the challenge. If you are working in one of the areas we are focused on, and excited about what you read here today, talk to us. We want to hear from you. If you like our mission and want to join us for the journey, we’re actively hiring for various roles. Send us a note and tell us about yourself. And now, we’re headed Offline and back to work.

Christie’s Ventures is a new enterprise through which we engage with earlier stage companies having direct relevance to our businesses. Through direct investment and both brand support and market access, we will help startups to accelerate their build-out and adoption, while simultaneously advancing Christie’s leadership in the ecosystem around fine art and luxury goods. Our focus is early-stage technology and FinTech companies, built by proven-track record founders, which can apply solutions to opportunities or challenges in our market. With a demonstrated leadership in how technological advancement can benefit our buyers and sellers (online auctions, multi-city livestreaming, augmented reality, NFT digital art, Art+Tech Summits and others), Christies has consistently lead innovation in the art market. The Christie’s Ventures value proposition combines the power of our brand and capital together with our network and expertise; it is another example of the formidable Christie’s Advantage. Our Focus Our focus is early-stage technology companies built by founders with a track record of execution with a focus on challenges that intersect with Christie’s goals. Over the last few years and especially most recently our efforts in embracing technology have given us a front row seat at some of the very exciting companies that are being built and we feel that now is the time to support some of these innovations. Christie’s Ventures will start by exploring three broad categories: Web3.0 innovation, art related financial products and solutions and technologies that enable seamless consumption of art. What We Offer Christies bring centuries of expertise in managing multi-generational cultural assets. Our portfolio companies will benefit from: Access: We will provide founders with our knowledge and network in the art world. We will do so both directly working with founders as well as by creating opportunities for a broader discourse – e.g. Art+Tech Summits. Capital: When appropriate we will deploy our capital by directly investing in early-stage companies. Expertise: We will provide our expertise in the luxury market that we have cultivated for over 250 years – from consumer insights to marketing and technology. FAQs What are some of the companies you have invested in? Our first investment is in a cross-chain interoperability company in the Web 3.0 space – LayerZero Labs Do you take outside capital? This is a Christie’s strategic venture with no outside capital. What stage companies are you investing in? Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A. Others will be evaluated on a case by case basis. How do I get in touch with you? Contact us at ventures@christies.com

We are an organization dedicated to creating pathways to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. We center our work on education, immigration reform, the environment, health, with justice as our goal. We use a wide range of tools and strategies - partnering with entrepreneurs and experts, makers and policymakers, advocates, and creatives - to build and execute innovative solutions that will spur change and promote equality. In order to address national and global-scale problems, we employ a wide range of tools and strategies. We believe that a combination of Philanthropy and Venture Capital can support the greatest leaps of innovation. This model allows us to deploy resources in the most flexible way for the greatest impact. Other ways we work include: Policy and Campaigns Arts and Activism Data and Technology Communications, Creativity, and Storytelling Learn more about us by reading the letter from our founder Laurene Powell Jobs.