AVIA is a digital transformation partner for healthcare organizations. They provide market intelligence, collaborative tools, and results-based consulting to help solve healthcare’s strategic challenges. They are an online marketplace for health care leaders to research, evaluate, and select digital health companies and solutions.

AVIA

NextEquity Partners makes mid-late stage private investments in consumer and enterprise technology companies with $10-50M+ revenue. Founded in 2015, NextEquity is led by senior executives from Apple (former Apple Chief Software Officer Avie Tevanian and former Apple CFO Fred Anderson) and private equity execs from Elevation Partners (Adam Hopkins, Rami Reyes) who have been investing together for over 10 years in leading companies such as Facebook, Yelp, MarketShare, Sonos, Airbnb, The RealReal, Masterclass, Ring, Venafi, and SentinelOne. The team brings a unique combination of Apple DNA, Silicon Valley relationships, and private equity discipline to mid-late stage tech investing.

NextEquity Partners

Bradley Family Trust is owned by David and Katherine Bradley

Bradley Family Trust

Business Talent Group

Business Talent Group  mission is to bring together the world's top companies and independent professionals to enhance business performance and improve people's lives. Since 2007 we've provided leading companies, private equity firms and major non-profits with project-based solutions that are more effective and less expensive than traditional consulting. We deliver an on-demand model to help organizations get the skills they need at lower cost. We deploy consultants, project managers and executives in whatever combination the situation requires. And we do it fast. It's a new way to work, and BTG is leading the charge.

<div><p>Business Talent Group (BTG) is a provider of vetted independent workers in areas such as sales and marketing, finance, HR, and technology. The company provides talent based on its rigorous vetting process by using algorithms for skills diagnosis, and claims that 66% of its talent have consulting and operational experience. BTG operates from offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, and Boston.</p></div>

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    Business Talent Group (BTG) is a provider of vetted independent workers in areas such as sales and marketing, finance, HR, and technology. The company provides talent based on its rigorous vetting process by using algorithms for skills diagnosis, and claims that 66% of its talent have consulting and operational experience. BTG operates from offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, and Boston.
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    The company is focused on enterprise clients and its customer profile includes about 50% of the Fortune 100. In 2017, the platform recorded USD 45 million in gross spend. In June 2020, BTG announced its collaboration with leading freelancer marketplace, Upwork. The collaboration will give respective clients and freelancers access to both networks, increasing the pool of buyers and sellers for the two platforms.
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    In 2018, the company received a minority investment from American staffing company Kelly Services, after closing its Series B funding of USD 8 million in 2016. The company highlights plans to accelerate growth by enhancing its proprietary technology for vetting and curation of top independent workers.
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    Tempo is a UK-based platform connecting businesses to local freelancers. The company is currently based in London and Manchester.
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    The company claims it can significantly lower hiring lead time and cut recruitment costs by 65%. As of February 2022, the platform has worked with 2,500+ clients in sectors such as financial services, software, and e-commerce. The platform has a pool of 80,000 candidates up for permanent and temporary roles.
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    The platform’s most recent funding came in June 2020 when it raised its Series A extension worth USD 6.4 million led by industry incumbent  The Adecco Group. The fresh capital will be used to fuel its expansion across the UK and boost hiring from 35 to 50 team members in 2020.
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Tempo

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    Textbroker is a platform for creative writing freelancers to connect with businesses. Textbroker freelancers work on projects such as social media posts, news stories, and blog posts. The platform provides content in over 35 languages, while connecting businesses with freelancers in the target country.
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    As of October 2020, the platform served over 80,000 clients and has processed over 10 million orders. The platform's pricing starts at USD 1.5 cents per word and serves clients including Ebay and Staples.
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Textbroker

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    Procurement Freelancers provides freelancers for procurement functions such as sourcing/category management, quality control and assurance, and advisory.
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    The platform is free to use for freelancers, while clients purchase subscriptions to hire and manage freelancers at no added cost.
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    In March 2019, the company acquired Dragon Sourcing, a procurement and sourcing service provider.
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Procurement Freelancers

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    Kolabtree  is a UK-based  freelancer marketplace connecting businesses and scientists. The platform provides businesses with skills such as data analysis, product development, scientific consulting, desk research, and other science related services within 24 hours of receiving business requests.
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    As of September 2020, the platform had a pool of over 15,000 freelancers (across 170+ countries) qualified in over 2,000 scientific disciplines. In addition, the company has worked with over 3,500 businesses over the past three years and has 8,000 active users. 
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kolabtree

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    Codersera is a freelance marketplace for businesses seeking developers. The company claims to provide the top 1% of developers through its five tier vetting process. The platform’s freelancers cover a spectrum of developer and data science technologies such as iOS, Android, Python, and Java.
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Codersera Inc

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