Bolster is the new way to find the right executives

Two of the most impactful manifestations of this were the creation of the care-giver returnship nonprofit Path Forward which started as an in-house initiative to diversify Return Path’s largely white and largely male engineering team, and a long-standing partnership with NCWIT (National Center for Women and Information Technology). After exiting Return Path, we wanted to do for others what we did for each other as a seasoned executive team. We wanted to know: "How could we help other CEOs, executives and boards bolster themselves to go the distance and scale with their organizations?"

While the founding team and our prior venture investors Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, and Costanoa Venture Capital were exploring potential business opportunities that allowed us to make a bigger impact on the world, our friends at Silicon Valley Bank and High Alpha Innovation were together envisioning a platform to help VC-backed portfolio companies more effectively navigate the complex world of executive talent needs. Our groups came together with a shared vision to build a company that puts people first in all aspects to drive high-growth businesses.