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About Investor

Dr. Joy Ippolito is the Social Investments Managing Director at the American Family Insurance Institute, based in Madison, Wisconsin. She focuses on artificial intelligence and education companies at the Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages. Her work involves supporting founders whose technologies can improve learning, opportunity, community outcomes, or access to important services. Joy helps evaluate both the commercial potential and broader social value of early-stage businesses. As Managing Director, she contributes to investment strategy and works with entrepreneurs as they validate products and develop sustainable models for growth. Her associated investment range is between $250,000 and $1 million, with a typical investment size of approximately $500,000, while her lead-investor status is not specified.