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Halcyon advisors offer one-on-one sessions to founders, addressing challenges and questions during their programs.
In February 2022, Halcyon closed its $5M pilot fund investing in alumni of Halcyon fellowships. Halcyon Fund I launched with an average initial investment of $120K, and is now fully deployed. Of the 17 companies in the portfolio, 71% were founded by women and 71% were founded by people of color.
Bonocle is a Braille education and entertainment platform that makes learning Braille more accessible through digital content and games.
Halcyon’s *Voices of Halcyon* series features interviews with fellows, alumni, partners, and team members to highlight community stories.
The D.C. State Board of Education has nine members, who are the city’s only elected representatives focused on education.
Amelia DeSorrento participated in the Georgetown-based Halcyon Incubator program in spring 2015, where she met her business partner, Param Jaggi.
Black Girl Ventures and Halcyon Partner with Bank of America on 2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Program D.C.-Based Organizations to Incubate 10 Black and Brown Women Founders With Financial, Leadership Support Provided by Bank of America
Sara Gilgore, Washington Business Journal
Halcyon and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) are collaborating to address food insecurity in Africa through agricultural technology. The collaboration has identified 10 African startup founders developing solutions to food insecurity.
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States and Halcyon held the 2025 Innovation Spotlight in Washington, D.C., marking the culmination of the eight-week Halcyon Health Fellowship. The fellowship supports early-stage health care ventures.
Empowering Changemakers, Igniting Impact
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Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, actress/comedian Michelle Buteau brings her unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. She can currently be seen as the host of the new season of the popular Netflix series THE CIRCLE. She is also one of the stars of the TV remake of FIRST WIVES CLUB, the second season premiered July 15th, 2021 on BET+. Other film and TV credits include scene-stealing scenes in ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE, AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS, RUSSIAN DOLL, SOMEONE GREAT
Muktesh ‘Micky’ Pant retired from Yum Brands in 2018 after leading roles including CEO of Yum China Holdings and KFC globally.
Raj Sisodia is a professor at Babson College, co-founder of Conscious Capitalism Inc., and author of *Conscious Capitalism* and *Everybody Matters*.
Halcyon supports entrepreneurs in Climate, Health, and EquityTech by scaling sustainable solutions through its accelerator model.
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