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Playco Global, Inc. develops a browser-based streaming game engine. The company develops games, backend infrastructure, and analytics, and distributes the games across gaming platforms. Playco Global, Inc. was formerly known as Game Closure Inc. and changed its name to Playco Global, Inc. in August 2020. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Mountain View, California. It has additional offices in San Francisco, California; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, South Korea.

VentureBeat, Inc. operates a Web blog that provides news, events, research and perspective on technology innovation. Its blog offers research insights, analysis, perspective, and context from analysts and industry insiders linking executives; covers a range of technology trends from social to mobile, small business to enterprise, health tech, cloud, games, and more; and host large marketing events, mobile events, and webinars around innovative products, discussions, and ideas. The company’s blog also provides advertisers an engaging platform to reach tech executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and business enthusiasts. Its content and events provide context to help executives, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts make informed decisions. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Samba TV personalizes television leveraging the world’s most comprehensive source of real-time viewership data across broadcast, cable TV, OTT and digital media. Through software applications in smart TVs, set-top boxes and mapped to millions of connected devices, Samba makes TV audiences more addressable and measurable to help marketers activate cross-screen campaigns and analyze the impact of their media investment. Samba TV is headquartered in San Francisco with offices across the United States, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.samba.tv or follow @samba_tv on Twitter.

Where the greatest storytellers from film and video games are converging to create new AAA experiences for virtual reality and digital media. The Rogue Initiative is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company composed of award-winning entertainment industry professionals including alumni from Amblin Entertainment, Pixar, Dreamworks Animation, Disney and Activision Entertainment creating new AAA virtual reality, digital media experiences, film, and television content.

Accredible is the new digital credential standard for the online learning age. We are the certification provider behind companies like Rosetta Stone, Google, Udacity, Kaplan University, Hootsuite, Telefonica, The International Association of Privacy Professionals and many others. Our vision is to host the world’s credentials and in the process become the world’s first truly verifiable repository of human capital.

vidIQ is the first YouTube audience development and management suite that helps brands and agencies grow their views and subscribers. vidIQ is an end-to-end solution that assists YouTube marketers at every step of their workflow, including uploading their videos at the best time of day, connecting brands with their top influencers, YouTube SEO, monitoring viewer and engagement analytics across Twitter and Facebook, bulk description editing, comment moderation, and Facebook fan page syndication. vidIQ was founded in January of 2012 by ex-Viddler founder Rob Sandie, Todd Troxell, and James Cross. It is backed by some of the biggest names in angel investment, including Mark Cuban, Scott Banister, and David Cohen, among others.

DrChrono's mission is to give physicians, medical groups, large practices, enterprises, and clinics a path to the future. Our goal is to give physicians an all-in-one platform. As a health professional, you don't have to worry about any tech stuff. We alleviate the tech burden so you can focus on your patients. The company was founded by Daniel Kivatinos and Michael Nusimow in January 2009. The company focuses on today's healthcare ecosystem environment by providing an EHR, medical billing, RCM services, an App Directory and a medical API for developers to build on. As of 2020 DrChrono has launched a Telehealth platform for providers & consumers.

Hemster is an on-demand tailoring service that empowers customers to create their own size no matter where they shop. It offers and provides alteration and tailoring services to brand name retailers across the country. Hemster eliminates the most frustrating part of shopping: finding that perfect size. Instead of making shoppers look for their perfect size, retailers can now create a tailored size from off-the-rack inventory using Hemster’s Perfect Fit Platform. It was founded in 2015 and operates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York.

Reelgood provides a complete guide to online streaming content. It enables users to browse, search, and watch TV and movies from over 150 services. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Pixlee, Inc. develops a visual marketing platform that enables companies to market and sell products with real customer photos. The company enables users to create customer photos and videos in real-time from across social media; create shoppable social galleries; publish customer photos across various marketing channels for an omni-channel marketing; optimize user-generated content performance with display technology and built-in A/B testing; and create custom displays and innovate user-generated content strategy. It serves various industries, such as footwear and apparel, accessories, travel and hospitality, and consumer packaged goods. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in the San Francisco, California.

Verdigris enables building intelligent buildings through AI and real-time energy monitoring. In addition, Verdigris delivers insight into the power usage per device when in critical condition. Verdigris Building.AI is cloud analytics software for enterprise facilities managers and large commercial buildings. It allows them to optimize operations, increase facility uptime, and save on energy costs. Building.AI is a sophisticated machine learning analytics SAAS platform and embedded wireless sensor that enables real-time identification, disaggregation, and analysis of the loads in buildings, providing unprecedented insights about behavior and usage.

FabFitFun offers subscription services that allow its members to discover brands and products. FabFitFun is a team of self-starters, working together to achieve their mission. It’s a fast-paced environment, but they always take the time to celebrate birthdays, big wins, and cheer each other on. abFitFun was founded in 2010 and is backed by tier-one investors, including New Enterprise Associates, Upfront Ventures, and Simon Venture Group.

Bokksu is the only Japanese snack and tea subscription box that delivers gourmet cultural experiences through authentic storytelling. We directly partner with local snack makers across Japan to deliver both their snacks and their stories to people everywhere, which sustains and empowers local communities while spreading their traditional craft, culture, and history to the world.