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Quotabook is a company that specializes in equity management.

Coolmate is an online shopping platform based in Hanoi, Vietnam, that focuses on providing a comprehensive shopping experience for male customers. The platform allows users to order up to ten items, including t-shirts, underwear, shorts, socks, and various accessories, all for under $20. Coolmate specializes in the design and production processes, encompassing weaving, dyeing, cutting, and finishing, to deliver fashionable and trendy clothing options at affordable prices. By catering specifically to the needs of men, Coolmate aims to enhance their style while maintaining cost-effectiveness.

Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West.

EZ Chow is a developer of a multi-channel digital ordering platform tailored for restaurants and hospitality organizations. The platform seamlessly integrates with various leading point-of-sale systems and supports multiple payment processing networks. By offering a turnkey ordering experience, EZ Chow allows merchants to maintain direct control over their operations through dynamic tools. This approach enhances brand value and drives sales for restaurant and hospitality businesses, making it easier for them to manage their digital ordering processes efficiently.

Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Resonate is an easier way to podcast. Your one-stop shop to create and distribute a professional podcast. We are trained and educated to use innovative technology to help you create a quality podcast that represents your unique creative expression so it will resonate with your listeners. Since 2014 we have been committed to building something bigger than a podcast production company. We’ve accomplished this by bringing together an amazing team of audio engineers and branding creatives, allowing you instant access to the most talented and competent podcasting partner in this industry. We offer a wide range of services to ensure you are able to consistently release high-quality episodes for your podcast with little to no hassle for you. Headquartered in Derby City–Louisville, Kentucky–we are committed to developing partnerships with our clients, not just performing transactions

Kare Mobile Inc. is a company that provides mobile dental services through a dedicated application. Founded in 2017 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, Kare Mobile connects patients with dentists based on factors such as location, availability, insurance, and the specific dental procedures needed. The platform aims to enhance access to oral healthcare, ensuring that individuals from all socioeconomic backgrounds can receive comprehensive dental care in a convenient and efficient manner through its mobile dental unit.

Stay Clean is a cloud-based clinical treatment platform that offers therapeutic counseling to those suffering from substance use disorder. It provides clinical treatment and therapeutic counseling to alcoholics, addicts, enabling patients to improve health and wellness and coping with negative feelings without resorting to harmful patterns including substance abuse. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company was founded in 2017.

True Adherence offers a digital personal trainer platform that empowers people of any age, shape, or size to own their fitness journey. The company is located in Provo, Utah.

Pav*r is an integrated productivity tool that leverages Google Calendar to help users with time and task management.

FlavorCraft is a provider of contract and private labeling services for the foodservice industry. It offers guidance, product development, private labeling, nutritional analysis, fulfillment services, logistics, floor stock arrangements, and warehousing services which enables restaurants, food producers, and retailers to respond quickly to market demands, control operating costs and improve business efficiency. The company was founded in Louisville, Kentucky in 2006.

Roborus Co., Ltd, founded in 2016 and based in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in developing robots that deliver customized marketing automation services for franchise stores. The company leverages facial recognition and advanced AI technology to enhance customer interactions by automating the identification process and improving the ordering experience. Its smart ordering solutions analyze customer data, including visit frequency, consumption patterns, and average spending, allowing businesses to provide personalized service and recommendations tailored to individual customer profiles. With a team boasting over 50 years of experience in AI, robotics, and international business, Roborus aims to help businesses save time, increase profits, and gain deeper insights into their customers.

BrainSTEM University is an EdTech startup offering a STEAM-based curriculum through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Developer of an artificial intelligence-driven senior care platform created to improve the quality of life for seniors. The company's platform uses voice technology to eliminate caregiver anxiety and offers complete control and access to scheduled care events, and daily reports on the senior's activities and well-being, while also providing health tips and content, enabling seniors to increase social interactions in daily life.

With Stuccco, you can get any room virtually staged or designed in as little as a day, completely disrupting the $5.6B traditional in-person home staging and $114B traditional in-person interior design industries. Offer: Virtual staging Offer description: Realtors® send photos of properties to Stuccco. In 24 hours or less, Stuccco edits those photos (most commonly by adding photo-realistic renderings of furniture and decor to photos of vacant rooms). Realtors® then use these photos to market and sell properties faster and for more money. Price: From $29 per photo Customers: Realtors, home builders and for sale by owners Turnaround time: 12-24 hours Offer: Online interior design Offer description: Homeowners share info about a room in their home that they want designed (such as their budget/style preference/dimensions/etc.) and are matched with a professional online interior designer. The online interior designer then collaborates with the homeowner to design their exact room to spec. Price: From $499 per room Customers: Homeowners and renters Turnaround time: 14 days or less Offer: Stuccco Store Offer description: Retailers of home goods hire Stuccco to build photo-realistic 3D models of their products. Stuccco then uses these renderings when virtually staging and designing homes at the perfect moment (when homeowners are buying and selling homes). Homeowners can then purchase these items. Price: Varies Customers: Homeowners, renters and home goods retailers

Unitonomy is defining 'culture management software' through its products that help companies change their culture. Using AI, Unitonomy software augments communication to build connections between people, between people and purpose, and between people and internal knowledge. Products include GetCommit, Glvvv, and OrgVitals.

Unitonomy is defining 'culture management software' through its products that help companies change their culture. Using AI, Unitonomy software augments communication to build connections between people, between people and purpose, and between people and internal knowledge. Products include GetCommit, Glvvv, and OrgVitals.

Handshake Development Inc., also known as Handshake Foundation, operates a decentralized certificate authority and naming protocol utilizing blockchain technology. The company has developed the Handshake protocol, which is a permissionless and decentralized system that allows users to manage and validate the root zone, serving as an alternative to traditional certificate authorities. By maintaining the root zone file in a decentralized manner, Handshake aims to ensure that the naming system is uncensorable and free from gatekeepers. This protocol facilitates a collaborative environment where individuals can agree on names and cryptographic keys without a single entity monopolizing the naming process. Incorporated in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Handshake represents a significant innovation in the realm of digital naming and identity verification.

Nervos Network provides a hybrid solution that combines public blockchain and an application chain that allows enterprise to build and deploy decentralized application without committing tech stack to the blockchain. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Hangzhou, China.

Drivetime, Inc. is a company that develops interactive audio games specifically designed for users to play while driving. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, Drivetime offers a platform that enables hands-free, voice-driven gameplay, allowing players to engage in trivia and challenge friends, family, and co-workers without distraction. The company's focus on non-distracting games aims to enhance the driving experience while prioritizing safety.

Bolt Labs, Inc. is a company based in Baltimore, Maryland, that specializes in providing a lightning network protocol designed for privacy-preserving micropayments and non-custodial trading with centralized exchanges. Founded in 2018, Bolt Labs facilitates instant private payments for everyday purchases, as well as the operation of private decentralized exchanges. The company's focus on privacy and efficiency positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital transactions and decentralized finance.

Flexa is the payments company of tomorrow. We're enabling faster, more secure transactions in a world without borders. Where fraud is no longer possible and currency is a matter of choice. In 2018, Flexa is paving the way for the mass adoption of blockchain technologies and perfect authentication. Payments between people and places, not institutions—commerce as it should be.

Public Market is restoring the Commercial Commons by building an open, transparent, and competitive architecture for marketplace eCommerce.

Paykii Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based company that offers a cross-border bill payment solution, primarily targeting individuals living abroad who wish to pay utility bills for their families back home. By connecting remittance providers with utility billers globally, Paykii simplifies the process of making these payments through a single transaction hub. The service ensures high levels of security, utilizing bank-level security measures including HSN authentication, 256-bit encryption, and SSL/TLS secured communication. Paykii primarily serves money transfer operators, banks, and mobile money operators, enabling their customers to manage expenses for family members in different countries efficiently.

Fig Tech, Inc. provides loans for customers in Texas. It offers emergency loans and financial stability products. Fig Tech, Inc. was formerly known as Fig Loans Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas.Fig Tech, Inc. offers payday loan and auto title loan in Texas. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Basis is a company based in Hoboken, New Jersey, that develops an algorithmic cryptocurrency protocol. Founded in 2017, Basis aims to stabilize the purchasing power of its cryptocurrency by managing its supply in a manner similar to how central banks operate with fiscal debt. The protocol is designed to expand and contract the supply of the cryptocurrency, thereby maintaining its value and ensuring stability in the market.

Brushfire is a full service digital agency specializing in consumer-focused software development. Our team of industry leading technologists shares a passion for creating revolutionary mobile, web, and social experiences. Brushfire has helped redefine digital experiences for entertainment clients such as Showtime and TNT, Fortune 500 companies such as EDMC and Trimble, and non-profits like Compassion International and the International Justice Mission. Brushfire inspired products have received numerous awards such as Apple's App Design of the Year, NRB Mobile Initiative of the Year, 3 Apple Hall of Fame Apps, and a NY Times Top 10 App. Our work has also been featured on CNN, Forbes, USA Today, and Wired Magazine.

Catchafire, Inc. operates an online skills-based volunteering platform that matches and connects working professionals and organizations who want to volunteer their skills with nonprofits and social enterprises. The company also works with companies to develop and scale skills-based employee volunteer programs. It offers projects in the areas of infographic, Website visual design, bookkeeping, and brand messaging. Catchafire, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in New York, New York. It has an additional office in San Francisco, California.

MobileServe is a mobile application developer that enables its users to manage volunteerism within their organizations through interactive mobile and web-based applications. It developed a mobile application that allows organizations to communicate their social impact and service to the community quickly, easily, and efficiently. Through its application, users are able to record and verify service work, allowing easy tracking, aggregation, and reporting by individuals, companies, school-groups, fraternities, and more. MobileServe was launched in 2015.

Ethic operates as a tech-driven asset manager that powers the creation of investment portfolios. It builds separately managed accounts (SMAs) optimized to track the market, align with one’s investment allocation, and outperform on a client’s chosen sustainability criteria. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, United States.

Fig Tech, Inc. provides loans for customers in Texas. It offers emergency loans and financial stability products. Fig Tech, Inc. was formerly known as Fig Loans Inc. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas.Fig Tech, Inc. offers payday loan and auto title loan in Texas. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Upsie Technology Inc. specializes in providing a mobile application that simplifies the process of purchasing extended warranties for consumer electronics and appliances. Founded in 2015 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the app allows users to buy warranties for a wide range of products, including TVs, laptops, headphones, home appliances, and cameras. Upsie offers competitive pricing without the high markups typically associated with warranty sales, presenting all coverage options transparently within the app. Users can easily manage their warranties, initiate claims, and even scan barcodes while shopping to view available options for specific items. The app also features a function for photographing and storing receipts, enhancing the user experience by keeping all warranty information organized and accessible.

Hot Chicken Takeover operates a chain of fast-food restaurants that specializes in serving Nashville-style hot chicken with various sides. The community-focused restaurant serves juicy, perfectly-fried Nashville Hot Chicken to Central Ohio residents. HCT attracts a mix of customers eager to gather around long communal tables and sip free iced tea, making the Hot Chicken Takeover experience feel more like a backyard block party than a restaurant. It was founded in 2014 in Columbus, Ohio.

Bright Funds is the next generation platform for individual and workplace giving, empowering everyday donors to become strategic philanthropists. Bright Funds supports thousands of individuals in their personal giving, and partners with the world's leading companies to bring impact-focused workplace giving to employees on a global scale. Bright Funds helps companies realize the true potential of a comprehensive corporate social responsibility strategy that takes into account the demands and expectations of a new generation of donors.

MobileServe is a mobile application developer that enables its users to manage volunteerism within their organizations through interactive mobile and web-based applications. It developed a mobile application that allows organizations to communicate their social impact and service to the community quickly, easily, and efficiently. Through its application, users are able to record and verify service work, allowing easy tracking, aggregation, and reporting by individuals, companies, school-groups, fraternities, and more. MobileServe was launched in 2015.

Quotanda is a lending as a service (LaaS) platform providing a suite of student loan services. Quotanda technology enables organizations (lenders, schools, institutions, foundations and communities) to quickly introduce affordable education loan programs in any country and currency in a matter of days without the need to hire additional resources. Quotanda technology and staff take care of all aspects of partners’ online lending programs, including: program set-up, marketing, compliance, origination, automated credit decisions, loan disbursement, extended servicing (collecting interest and principal), and default management.

Vault is a technology company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2013, that offers a comprehensive platform designed to simplify student loan management and support for both employers and employees. The company's services help organizations address the financial burden of student loan debt, enabling them to attract and retain talent through student loan repayment contributions. Vault's secure, web-based tool empowers employees to manage their student debt more effectively while also building their 401(k) savings. By providing relevant and flexible products, Vault aims to create pathways for financial freedom and enhance overall employee well-being. Formerly known as Student Loan Benefits, Inc., Vault has established itself as a leader in the student loan management sector.