AppDynamics Small Business Assistance Fund

World Central Kitchen, Inc.

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. WCK has served more than 200 million fresh meals to people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. WCK’s Resilience Programs strengthen food and nutrition security by training chefs and school cooks; advancing clean cooking practices; and awarding grants to farms, fisheries, and small food businesses while also providing educational and networking opportunities.

La Cocina Inc

The mis­sion of La Cocina is to cul­ti­vate talented low-income food entre­pre­neurs asthey for­mal­ize and grow their busi­nesses by pro­vid­ing afford­ablecom­mer­cial kitchen space, industry-specific tech­ni­cal assis­tanceand access to mar­ket oppor­tu­ni­ties. We focus pri­mar­ily on womenfrom communities of color and immigrant communities. Our vision isthat entre­pre­neurs will become eco­nom­i­cally self-sufficient andcon­tribute to a vibrant econ­omy doing what they love to do.

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center's mission is to empower and increase the entrepreneurial capacities of socially and economically diverse women and men and thereby strengthen our communities through the creation of new businesses, new jobs and the promotion of financial self-sufficiency.