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WEMIMO ABBEY, 27;
SAMIR GOEL, 25
Cofounders, Esusu Financial
SHADI BAKOUR, 28;
AMER ORABI, 28
Cofounders, Pathwater
DARIUS BALLINGER, 28
Founder, Chasing23
ZACK BRAUN, 25;
TYLER SISK, 24
Cofounders, FireHUD
HARRISON BROADHURST, 27;
106 CHRISTOPHER RÄNNEFORS, 28
Cofounders, BatBnB
CLAIRE CODER, 22
Founder, Aunt Flow
LAURA COLAGRANDE, 29;
HALEY RUSSELL, 29
Cofounders, Chippin
LUC DANG, 26;
NICHOLAS KRUCZEK, 29
Cofounders, Phood
HENRY ELKUS, 24
Founder, Helena
DERRICK EMSLEY, 29
Cofounder, tentree
SOCIAL BRANDON LEIBEL, 29
STEVEN FORD, 29;

Cofounders, Sand Cloud
ALYSON FRIEDENSOHN, 29
Cofounder, Modern Health
ENTREPRENEURS Founder, Edquity
DAVID HELENE, 29
LAURA HERTZ, 29
Cofounder, Gifts for Good

WINNIE KARANJA, 28
Founder, Maydm
SAMIR LAKHANI, 27
Founder, Eco-Soap Bank
BRYAN MANNING, 29
Cofounder, Two Blind Brothers
LUCAS MASON-BROWN, 28;
YESHIMABEIT MILNER, 29
Cofounders, Data for Black Lives
TIFFANY PANG, 29
ALYSON FRIEDENSOHN, 29 Cofounder, Outreach Grid
ALWAR PILLAI, 29;
ABID VIRANI, 29
C OFOU ND ER , M ODERN H E ALT H
Cofounders, Fable Tech Labs
Work can be stressful: A Stanford Business School JOSUEL PLASENCIA, 24;
YULKENDY VALDEZ, 24
study estimated job burnout costs America $190 bil- Cofounders, Forefront
lion in health spending a year. Alyson Friedensohn ABHI RAMESH, 27
helps keep employees from hitting the breaking point. Founder, Misfits Market

Her digital mental-health startup, Modern Health, of- TAYLOR SAVAGE, 28;
fers psychological assessments, remote therapy sessions, KEVIN SONG, 29
Cofounders, With Company
career coaching and guided meditation. Think iFreud
DANYA SHERMAN, 22
where companies foot the bill. Clients include Pixar, Founder, KnoNap

benefits unicorn Gusto and neighborhood social net-
LAUREN SINGER, 28

work Nextdoor. Working at benefits provider Collec- Founder, Package Free
tive Health, Friedensohn noticed clients requesting RYAN SMITH, 29
a mental-health platform. In 2018, with cofound- Founder, Recyclops
er Erica Johnson, she joined accelerator Y Com- DAVID SUDOLSKY, 29
Founder, Boldr
binator to create one, raising $11 million from
the likes of Kleiner Perkins and actor Jared JOE TEPLOW, 28
Founder, Good Today
Leto. “We’re building a brand that helps re-
NICOLE TINSON, 29
move the stigma around therapy,” Frie- Founder, HBCU 20x20
densohn says. “We’re making mental health
STEPHANIE YOUNG, 27
cool.” —Ruth Umoh, Alexandra Wilson Cofounder, Riva

JUDGES: JEAN CASE, CEO, CASE FOUNDATION; CHERYL DORSEY, PRESIDENT, ECHOING GREEN; BRIAN KELLER & ZACHARY QUINN, COFOUNDERS, LOVE YOUR MELON (UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2019);
RANDALL LANE, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER, FORBES MEDIA.
ALYSON FRIEDENSOHN WEARS A SANDRO BLACK AND GOLD BROCADE JACKET AND BLACK LACE TOP, MADEWELL JEANS AND CHLOE GOSSELIN GREEN SATIN HEELS.

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