BUILDing Change
Our students come from low-income communities with a 50%-70% high school drop- out rate. Expectations are low, inspiration rare. Yet through their determination, they overcome obstacles and become successful, self-sufficient individuals. This is BUILD’s most important result.
Supporting
Their Support Helps Us Change Lives
Thanks to the generous support of the organizations and individuals listed below, BUILD is able to make a difference in the lives of our aspiring entrepreneurs.IPO Investors ($50,000+)
David W. Mills
Jim and Jenna Ellis
Vadasz Family Foundation
The Ronald and Ann Williams Charitable Foundation
Mezzanine Investors ($25,000 - $49,999)
Series B Investors ($10,000 - $24,999)
Emiko Higashi
Noble and Lorraine Hancock
The Marcled Foundation
Julie Jensen
Bain Capital Children's Charity
Eldridge and Kirsten Gray
Silicon Valley Bank
Series A Investors ($2,500 - $9,999)
David Lazier
Robert Frazzini
Jean Kovacs
Wells Fargo
Oakland Unified School District
Ajay and Katherine Agarwal
Jeff and Amy Glass
East Bay Community Foundation
Comerica Bank
Seed Stage Investors ($1,000 - $2,499)
OneCalifornia Bank
The Women's Foundation of California
Fran and Jackie Meaney
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr
G. Thompson and Wende Hutton
Dorothy Lazier
Michael J. Caponiti
Union Bank of California
David Klahr and Pamela Weiss
Janet Larson
Bootstrappers (up to $999)
Anonymous (49)
Patrick and Yvonne Merrigan
David McNellis
LaVerne Kayne
Lois and Dick Halliday
Mary and Lon Israel
Suzanne McKechnie Klahr
Byung Chun Park
David Hanabusa
Eric Weaver
Miles McKey
Noelle Johnstone
Raj Patel
Susan Payne-Trutna
Thomas Logan
Burt Lampl
Jean Samuels
Pete Kazanjy