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 fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions nourishing meals around the world.When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes with the urgency of now to start cooking meals for people in need. WCK serves comforting meals to survivors of disasters quickly by partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of local restaurants, food trucks, or kitchens. To support regional economies, WCK prioritizes purchasing local ingredients to cook with or distribute. Food provides not only nourishment, but also comfort and hope, especially in times of crisis.

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 transforms lives and communities through entrepreneurship. Our mission is to empower and increase the entrepreneurial capacities of socially and economically diverse individuals, and thereby strengthen our communities through the creation of sustainable new businesses, new jobs, and the promotion of financial self-sufficiency.