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Alexis RingwaldAlexis Ringwald is a Fulbright Scholar and one of the founders of both the Valence Energy and LearnUp corporation. She was twice a member of Forbes 30 under 30[1][2][3] for having founded the two companies. She was 2010's Most Influential Women in Technology by Fast Company magazine.[4] Education and early careerRingwald graduated from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Science (F&ES) (which is presently the Yale School of the Environment) in 2006 with a dual BA and MEM (Masters in Environment Management) degree in environmental management.[5] That same year, she began her research at the Tata Energy Research institute (presently The Energy and Resources Institute) in India as a Fulbright Research Fellow.[6] After graduating, her book Momentum for Renewable Energy in India (2008) was published.[7] In 2009, she and Caroline Howe (also from Yale) orchestrated the Climate Solutions Road Tour.[8][9] She later became the co-founder of Valence Energy, a company that produces energy management software and that was later sold to Serious Energy.[10] LearnUpShe later was chairman and co-founder with Kenny Ma of LearnUp, a career management platform for entry-level workers. In 2015, the company was funded in a Series A transaction with venture capital firms Floodgate, Greylock Partners, High Line Ventures Partners, and Shasta Ventures.[11] In the same year, the company was the by the World Economic Forum's 2015 Technology Pioneer. The company was later acquired by Manpower Group in 2017.[12][13] Awards and accolades
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