Like this story? Please share!Convoy will feature more than 50 speakers with ties to Vanderbilt The event on March 4-6 is designed to foster the growth of the Vanderbilt Innovation Ecosystem.It is billed as an event where “SXSW meets Davos but with a healthy dose of Anchor Down!” Confused? If so, we’ll try to address the confusion.About a month from now – March 4 to 6 to be exact, Vanderbilt University is hosting the inaugural “Convoy” event, bringing together the most notable Commodores in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Leading-Edge Business to foster the growth of the Vanderbilt Innovation Ecosystem.The event over parts of three days features more than 50 alumni of the university or those who have ties, with a keynote presentation on the afternoon of March 4 by Mark Cuban, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of companies that bear his name. Probably best known for his long tenure on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” he is a parent of a Vanderbilt student and will participate in a fireside chat where Cuban will talk about the skillsets important to founders among other topics.Other notable Vanderbilt related speakers or alumni include:Jeff Rothchild , Vice Chair of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust. He has co-founded several technology and software companies, including Veritas Software, and was the founding engineer at Facebook where he worked from 2005 to 2015., Vice Chair of Vanderbilt’s Board of Trust. He has co-founded several technology and software companies, including Veritas Software, and was the founding engineer at Facebook where he worked from 2005 to 2015. Dora Hughes , Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services., Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Julia Cheek , Founder and CEO of Everly Health., Founder and CEO of Everly Health

ID.me has secured a $275 million credit facility from Ares Management, which also plans a significant equity investment. This funding will support ID.me's growth as it expands its digital identity wallet, which now has over 139 million users, with 65 million verified to federal standards. ID.me's revenue has grown over 450% from 2020 to 2024. The company is the only digital wallet meeting federal standards for secure login and multi-factor authentication.

ID.me announced it secured a $275 million credit facility from Ares Management, which also plans a substantial equity investment. The funds will accelerate ID.me's growth as it expands digital identity verification services. ID.me has over 139 million users, with 65 million verified to federal standards. The company has seen 450% revenue growth from 2020 to 2024. Ares Management, with $464 billion in assets, supports ID.me's next growth phase.