Expanding the potential for people with autism to lead great lives
We exist to accelerate new technologies that will make consequential, measurable, and scalable improvement in the lives of people with autism to keep them safe, happy, and fulfilled.
Our Story
Multiple was born in response to the overwhelming challenges that come with raising a child with autism. Our founder, Dan, experienced just that—without any dedicated learning tools, his son struggled to engage in the classroom. So, Dan co-founded TeachTown, a digital education platform that combines an online curriculum, world-class animation, and traditional instructional materials for children with autism. TeachTown now serves over 50,000 students every month in over 1,000 school districts. After TeachTown was sold in one of the industry’s largest exits to date, Dan redirected his passionate energy toward a new problem: autism innovation lacks the critical support it needs to power positive change. The solution is Multiple—it stands for the greater impact that we can make when we all create together.
Dan Feshbach
Founder and Executive Board Chairman
Dan is a social entrepreneur creating new possibilities for people with autism.
Before launching Multiple, Dan co-founded TeachTown, a digital education platform for children with autism that was sold in a substantial exit and now serves over 50,000 students every month in more than 1,000 school districts. He also co-founded Oak Hill School, a certified special education facility. Dan is a founding organizer of the Autism Impact Fund and an advisor to Neuvation and the Disability Opportunity Fund.
Dan’s passion for neurodiversiy is deeply personal—his son, Reed, was diagnosed with autism at just two years old. When Dan couldn’t find any resources to engage his son in learning, he decided to build what didn’t exist.
Throughout his career, Dan has helped countless autism innovators navigate toward funding, growth, and exponential impact. This work is the genesis of Multiple, his newest venture, connecting an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and funders around transformative technologies focused on autism.
Mike Holstein
Chief Technology Officer
Mike is a Program and Agile consultant with extensive experience directing and leading transformational programs for Fortune 500 companies as an IT Architect. Mike is also a successful entrepreneur who built, founded, and sold his own multinational web services company serving more than 150,000 end users.
Mike and his wife have three children, one of whom is autistic. This experience has been his source of inspiration, driving his unwavering dedication to the autism community for over 20 years.
John Patrick Jasionowicz IV
Strategic Technology Advisor
John is an entrepreneur, veteran, and neurodiverse individual. He founded Promptis Strategy, a consultancy focused on applying analytics and technology to business strategy. Previously he served as a Combat Engineering Officer with the US Army and led a variety of teams to complete complex projects. This included a term at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. He is a Neurodiversity Inspired Science & Engineering (NISE) fellow with the Frist Center, and the Director of Graduate Programs for Service to School. He is completing his Master of Business Administration at Vanderbilt and would like to pursue a PhD in Operations Management post-graduation.
Board of Directors
Our dedicated experts are backed by first-hand experience with the challenges that autism brings and the opportunities that progress creates. We’re personally connected to the autism community and deeply passionate about its future.
Stuart Savitz
Board Member
Mr. Savitz has been a member of the national Board of Directors of Autism Speaks since 2012. He chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee from 2015-2019, leading a modernization of the organization. He serves as a member of Nominating and Governance, as well as the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee, the Diversity, Access, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and the Strategic Planning Committee.
Vanessa Castañeda Gill
Board Member
Captain of the SS Social Cipher. Vanessa handles all the business to keep Social Cipher shipshape. When she’s not thinking up the next big move for SC, she builds escape rooms and online mafia games.
Gautam Nadella
Board Member
Gautam is an Operating Partner at EQT leading activities for their portfolio around M&A (buy side and sell side), fundraising (internal and external) and strategy across all of the firm's investment line including buyout, ventures, growth, life sciences. His extensive corporate development expertise spans multiple industries, including significant roles at companies such as BlueCat, Ebay, Cisco, and many others.
Gautam holds degrees from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a father to two sons, the youngest of whom is autistic, and it is this experience that has served as the driving force behind Gautam's commitment to Multiple.
Amanda Lukof
Board Member
Amanda Lukof is a special needs advocate and the sister of a brother with autism. A lawyer by trade, she has been heavily involved in advocating for the Autism community through organizations such as Newmark Education, Autism Impact Fund, Cooke School in New Jersey and is the founder of Autism Speaks to Young Professionals, an educational event series.
Most recently, Amanda co-founded Eleplan, a technology company that leverages AI to enable families affected by unique needs to develop a plan and streamline communication of key information to care providers and family members, allowing for peace of mind in both current and future planning needs.
Eric Lars Olafson
Board Member
Eric is a keen advocate and supporter of innovation within the spectrum community. A former software CEO, Eric is an investor and member of the global board of auticon GmbH. Headquartered in Munich, auticon hires autistic people with tech skills as consultants that are deployed to leading companies around the world. Both Eric and his wife are active supporters of Columbus Serves, Utah Autism Academy, Utah Autism Society, Guadalupe School, and local shelters and programs.
Momentum
Launched as a non-profit with support from the Disability Opportunity Fund
Collaborated on the launch of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Showcase in partnership with the Foundation and MassChallenge
Connected Hiki, Floreo, Life Sherpa, and Divergent to funding
Catalyzed the Autism Impact Fund in partnership with Elizabeth Horn 2 M Foundation and Sean O’Sullivan (SOSV Founder & GP)
Incubated Neuvation Ventures, an early-stage autism fund and accelerator
Developed an autism innovation database that catalogues a network of entrepreneurs and funders from around the world
Get in Touch
We’re always looking for new partners to add to our growing ecosystem. If you’re interested in working together, reach out.