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Founded in Palo Alto, California in 2021 by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson, SGNL.AI specializes in dynamic access management for modern workforces. Its platform ensures secure access to sensitive data by intelligently managing permissions based on user attributes.

Aviz Networks specializes in facilitating SONiC deployments in Data Center & Edge Networks. It offers platform and ASIC agnostic applications for Network Orchestration, Monitoring, and Enterprise Grade Support. The company aims to drive open-source networking through disaggregated cloud-native applications, providing data-driven intelligence for multi-vendor network fabrics.

Enfabrica develops hardware, software, and system technologies to tackle interconnect bottlenecks in AI and accelerated computing workloads. It designs networking chips and converged memory fabric silicon and software to improve performance, scalability, and efficiency across hyper-scale cloud, edge, enterprise, and automotive infrastructure. The company focuses on technologies such as Compute Express Link to enable multi-GPU configurations and higher interconnect bandwidth, addressing bottlenecks in modern AI and data-intensive systems.

Founded in Palo Alto, California in 2021 by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson, SGNL.AI specializes in dynamic access management for modern workforces. Its platform ensures secure access to sensitive data by intelligently managing permissions based on user attributes.

Aviz Networks specializes in facilitating SONiC deployments in Data Center & Edge Networks. It offers platform and ASIC agnostic applications for Network Orchestration, Monitoring, and Enterprise Grade Support. The company aims to drive open-source networking through disaggregated cloud-native applications, providing data-driven intelligence for multi-vendor network fabrics.

Founded in Palo Alto, California in 2021 by Scott Kriz and Erik Gustavson, SGNL.AI specializes in dynamic access management for modern workforces. Its platform ensures secure access to sensitive data by intelligently managing permissions based on user attributes.

Island is a cybersecurity company that specializes in enterprise browser solutions. It offers a web browser tailored for businesses, enabling secure and efficient work environments. Island's platform provides organizations with comprehensive control, visibility, and governance over their online activities, enhancing performance and minimizing cybersecurity risks. The company fosters a collaborative work culture, valuing integrity, quality, and honesty in its interactions with clients.

Elevate Security, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in human risk management through its web-based platform designed to enhance organizational security. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Quebec, Canada, the company focuses on shifting employee behavior in response to security threats to prevent breaches. Its platform identifies users who are most likely to engage in high-risk activities, such as causing ransomware attacks or data loss, and provides an interactive learning experience to help them understand the implications of their actions. By continuously tracking security behaviors and measuring changes over time, Elevate Security enables organizations to tailor security controls effectively and minimize the risk of incidents, thereby supporting enterprise growth initiatives.

Island is a cybersecurity company that specializes in enterprise browser solutions. It offers a web browser tailored for businesses, enabling secure and efficient work environments. Island's platform provides organizations with comprehensive control, visibility, and governance over their online activities, enhancing performance and minimizing cybersecurity risks. The company fosters a collaborative work culture, valuing integrity, quality, and honesty in its interactions with clients.

Theta Lake develops an AI-based compliance application for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Its platform integrates with popular collaboration tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and others to detect compliance risks in real-time.

Mio, based in Austin, Texas, specializes in messaging interoperability solutions that facilitate collaboration across different communication platforms. Its flagship product, Mio Universal Channels, connects users on Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Teams, allowing seamless interactions between employees from various organizations. Users can engage in chat, share files, and manage conversations through their preferred tools, enhancing productivity and teamwork. Founded by Tom Hadfield and James Cundle, Mio has secured $12 million in funding from notable investors, including Goldcrest Capital and Y Combinator. The company aims to streamline cross-platform communication, enabling efficient collaboration regardless of the chat application used.

Founded in 2015, Cogniac designs and develops an enterprise platform for AI-grade visual observation. Its platform enables users to automate various visual tasks by connecting diverse media sources, defining use cases, monitoring performance, and integrating real-time alerts.

Whatfix provides a digital adoption platform that enhances user productivity, ensures process compliance, and improves user experience across various applications. It offers simulated application environments for training and no-code application analytics.

Panaseer is a cloud-based cybersecurity intelligence platform that provides continuous controls monitoring for the enterprise. The platform inventories assets, applications, users and datasets across the IT estate in real time, identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards, and substantiates regulatory compliance. It automates reporting to reduce manual effort and tailors insights for stakeholders from executives to security analysts. By cleaning, normalizing and unifying entity data, Panaseer enables monitoring of security metrics and prioritization of risk based on business impact, helping security teams automate reporting and improve cyber hygiene across the organization. The solution ingests data from multiple sources in the cloud and on premises to improve risk posture and cyber hygiene practices.

Isovalent develops open-source software and enterprise solutions for cloud-native networking, security, and observability. Its flagship product, Cilium, enables enterprises to connect, monitor, and secure workloads in modern environments. Isovalent serves leading global organizations and has offices in Cupertino, CA and Zurich, Switzerland.

Theta Lake develops an AI-based compliance application for video, audio, and unified digital communications. Its platform integrates with popular collaboration tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and others to detect compliance risks in real-time.

MemVerge specializes in memory storage convergence software designed to optimize cloud infrastructure. Its proprietary Distributed Memory Objects (DMO) technology leverages Intel's Optane DC persistent memory, enabling data-intensive workloads like AI/ML and big data analytics to run at memory speed with consistent data across systems.

Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

Whatfix provides a digital adoption platform that enhances user productivity, ensures process compliance, and improves user experience across various applications. It offers simulated application environments for training and no-code application analytics.

Theatro develops wearable-based communication and digital workflow software for indoor mobile workers, primarily serving retail, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors. Its platform combines real-time command, collaboration, and information delivery through SaaS apps and, at times, hardware, supported by cloud services, in‑door location, and analytics. The company emphasizes gathering behavioral and contextual data to optimize workflows, safety, and customer service, and enables AI-enabled interactions with minimal processing overhead. Theatro is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional operations in Dallas and Bengaluru, India, and was founded in 2011 (originally in Menlo Park).

Voicea is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company offers its flagship product, EVA, an Enterprise Voice Assistant that serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator. EVA listens to meetings, takes notes, and identifies key decisions and action items, making discussions searchable and actionable. By leveraging advanced AI and speech recognition technologies, Voicea aims to help professionals conduct more efficient and effective meetings. In December 2018, the company rebranded from Voicera and has since operated as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Whatfix provides a digital adoption platform that enhances user productivity, ensures process compliance, and improves user experience across various applications. It offers simulated application environments for training and no-code application analytics.

Deskera is a technology company specializing in cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions tailored for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Their integrated platform offers modules such as finance tracking, customer relationship management, manufacturing resource planning, project management, and human capital management, enabling businesses to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and efficiently manage resources.

Puppet is an information technology company that specializes in automation solutions aimed at addressing common business challenges. The company offers a comprehensive platform for infrastructure automation, covering areas such as configuration management, compliance, application delivery, and patch management. Puppet's tools facilitate the development, management, version control, and code analysis necessary for effective IT operations. By enabling clients to deliver, update, monitor, and secure software across both physical and virtual machines, Puppet enhances operational efficiency and reliability in IT environments.

Panaseer is a cloud-based cybersecurity intelligence platform that provides continuous controls monitoring for the enterprise. The platform inventories assets, applications, users and datasets across the IT estate in real time, identifies gaps in controls coverage, aligns security with framework standards, and substantiates regulatory compliance. It automates reporting to reduce manual effort and tailors insights for stakeholders from executives to security analysts. By cleaning, normalizing and unifying entity data, Panaseer enables monitoring of security metrics and prioritization of risk based on business impact, helping security teams automate reporting and improve cyber hygiene across the organization. The solution ingests data from multiple sources in the cloud and on premises to improve risk posture and cyber hygiene practices.

Cohesity develops hyper-converged secondary storage solutions that consolidate, protect, and share non-mission-critical data assets of large organizations. Its platform, Cohesity DataPlatform, converges data protection infrastructure including backup, replication, disaster recovery, and cloud tiering. Additionally, it offers Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based management solution for monitoring and managing secondary data and applications.

CNEX Labs develops storage semiconductor and software solutions, specializing in NVMe PCIe SSD controller ASICs that support LightNVM and Open-Channel operation with native NVMoE I/O connectivity. The controllers deliver high performance with low and predictable latency, scalability, and flexibility for software-defined storage, accelerating big data computing and analytics in cloud, hyperscale, and enterprise data centers. The company serves cloud and data center customers and partners with solid-state storage manufacturers to create differentiated storage solutions across form factors such as M.2, U.2, U.3, HHHL, and EDSFF. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, CNEX maintains additional offices in Copenhagen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tokyo.

RStor Inc. is a technology company based in Saratoga, California, founded in 2016, that specializes in developing a software-defined platform designed to aggregate and automate computing resources from private data centers and public cloud providers. The RStor Multicloud Platform facilitates seamless operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments by allowing organizations to efficiently compute, connect, and manage data without incurring high access fees typically associated with other cloud services. Its design includes features for secure data management and orchestration, enabling users to move data effortlessly across various platforms and locations. The leadership team brings extensive experience from notable enterprises in the cloud computing sector, including previous ventures that focused on infrastructure development for major companies.

Voicea is a technology company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based voice assistant software designed to enhance workplace productivity. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the company offers its flagship product, EVA, an Enterprise Voice Assistant that serves as an intelligent meeting facilitator. EVA listens to meetings, takes notes, and identifies key decisions and action items, making discussions searchable and actionable. By leveraging advanced AI and speech recognition technologies, Voicea aims to help professionals conduct more efficient and effective meetings. In December 2018, the company rebranded from Voicera and has since operated as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Dynamic Signal, established in 2010 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, specializes in employee communication and engagement. Its platform connects companies with their employees, facilitating the dissemination of timely, relevant content across various channels and devices. This enhances productivity, fosters employee engagement, and amplifies corporate messaging. Dynamic Signal serves hundreds of global enterprises, including 85 Fortune 500 companies, such as IBM, Salesforce, and Edelman.

Theatro develops wearable-based communication and digital workflow software for indoor mobile workers, primarily serving retail, hospitality, and manufacturing sectors. Its platform combines real-time command, collaboration, and information delivery through SaaS apps and, at times, hardware, supported by cloud services, in‑door location, and analytics. The company emphasizes gathering behavioral and contextual data to optimize workflows, safety, and customer service, and enables AI-enabled interactions with minimal processing overhead. Theatro is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with additional operations in Dallas and Bengaluru, India, and was founded in 2011 (originally in Menlo Park).

Elastifile is a technology company focused on transforming data storage and management for enterprises operating in cloud and hybrid cloud environments. It offers an elastically scalable, enterprise-grade distributed file system that incorporates integrated object tiering, forming a cross-cloud data fabric that provides high performance and unified access to global data. By eliminating traditional storage silos, Elastifile facilitates the seamless movement of applications across various cloud infrastructures, enabling businesses to leverage cloud services effectively. This capability supports a range of data-driven workflows, including analytics, DevOps, and high-performance computing, thereby empowering enterprises to optimize their operations and adapt to the demands of the cloud era.

Flashpoint is a leader in risk intelligence, providing organizations with comprehensive coverage of threatening activities on the internet. The company develops actionable threat intelligence and automation software that draws critical data from the deep and dark web. This allows security teams to receive timely alerts when their organization, industry, or stakeholders face increased risks. By partnering with both commercial and government customers, Flashpoint helps them quickly identify and mitigate critical security threats, enhancing their cyber and physical security while addressing issues such as fraud and insider threats.

Gainsight is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2009. It specializes in customer success technology aimed at helping businesses retain customers and drive growth. Gainsight's platform offers solutions focused on customer success, product experience, revenue optimization, customer experience, and customer data management. These tools enable enterprises to prioritize the customer, systematically address concerns, and enhance engagement efforts, ultimately aiding in successful customer onboarding, retention, and expansion.

Mist Systems, Inc. is a technology company specializing in transforming indoor Wi-Fi experiences through advanced machine learning and real-time data analytics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, with additional offices in Austin and San Francisco, the company creates intelligent wireless network products that enhance user experiences and allow IT departments to manage networks proactively. Its offerings include cloud-managed access points, network elements, and client mobile devices, along with services such as Wi-Fi assurance, Marvis virtual assistant, and asset visibility. These solutions cater to various industries, including retail, education, digital workplaces, and healthcare. In April 2019, Mist Systems became a subsidiary of Juniper Networks, Inc., further expanding its capabilities in AI-driven wireless technology.

Flashpoint is a leader in risk intelligence, providing organizations with comprehensive coverage of threatening activities on the internet. The company develops actionable threat intelligence and automation software that draws critical data from the deep and dark web. This allows security teams to receive timely alerts when their organization, industry, or stakeholders face increased risks. By partnering with both commercial and government customers, Flashpoint helps them quickly identify and mitigate critical security threats, enhancing their cyber and physical security while addressing issues such as fraud and insider threats.

Moogsoft Inc. is a provider of artificial intelligence for information technology operations (AIOps) solutions, designed to enhance the efficiency of IT teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers an AIOps platform that automates service assurance, helps prevent outages, and accelerates digital transformation initiatives. Moogsoft's technology analyzes billions of events daily, enabling enterprises to proactively identify performance issues and manage problems before they escalate. Additionally, the Moogsoft Observability Cloud equips DevOps practitioners and site reliability engineers with self-service intelligent observability capabilities, allowing them to gain actionable insights and effectively manage events across their digital infrastructure. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including SAP SuccessFactors, American Airlines, Intuit, Yahoo!, and GoDaddy, and maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as AWS, Cisco, HCL Technologies, and Wipro.

Illusive Networks Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in deception-based solutions designed to protect enterprise systems from cyber threats. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in New York, Illusive aims to reduce cyber risk by shrinking the attack surface and hindering an attacker's lateral movement within the network. Its platform creates a hostile environment for potential intruders by replacing vulnerable connections with deceptive alternatives, enabling the identification of attackers and providing actionable forensic insights. The company's offerings include a range of services such as compliance support, insider threat defense, and cloud security, as well as tools like the Illusive Networks Management Platform and Attack Surface Manager. Illusive serves a diverse clientele across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, retail, and technology, and is recognized for its advanced detection of persistent threats and targeted attacks.

Skyport Systems specializes in developing Hyper-Secured Infrastructure (HSI) that safeguards mission-critical IT assets. The company offers a comprehensive solution through its SkySecure System, which integrates hardware, software, and services into a unified turn-key system. This system is designed to provide continuous protection and integrity verification for application workloads, ensuring that both hardware and software remain secure. Skyport's enterprise IT software features a hyperconverged platform that simplifies IT infrastructure by merging compute, virtualization, networking, and storage into one cohesive unit, all while maintaining high levels of security and performance. By streamlining and automating operations, Skyport enables IT organizations to save time and resources, empowering application owners with greater control over their infrastructure.

LiveAction, Inc. is an enterprise software company that specializes in application-aware network performance management and quality-of-service control solutions. Founded in 2008 and based in Palo Alto, California, LiveAction offers its flagship product, LiveNX, which simplifies the monitoring, analysis, and configuration of various network technology areas such as QoS, NetFlow, and WAN management. The company also provides dedicated hardware with its LiveNX Server Appliance, along with solutions for voice and video optimization, application performance troubleshooting, WAN bandwidth management, and cybersecurity. LiveAction serves a diverse range of public and private sector enterprises across industries including government, education, healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, focusing on enhancing network visibility and control to improve digital experiences.

Springpath is a provider of a hyperconverged software solution designed for enterprise storage and data management. The company has developed the industry’s first software-defined data platform that utilizes its patent-pending Hardware Agnostic Log-structure Objects architecture. This platform is engineered to deliver elastic scaling, autonomous management, and a comprehensive enterprise-grade feature set while operating on standard servers. By eliminating the need for traditional network storage, Springpath's data platform seamlessly integrates with existing management tools, enhancing operational efficiency. This approach allows enterprises to independently manage compute, caching, or capacity resources, enabling them to adapt to changing business needs and maintain agility in a silo-free environment.

6WIND S.A. is a high-performance networking software company specializing in the design and development of solutions for the networking and telecommunications sectors. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, with additional offices in the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea, 6WIND provides a range of products, including network function virtualization, software-defined networking, and data center solutions. Key offerings include 6WINDGate, a packet processing software that facilitates the large-scale deployment of high-performance infrastructure networks, and the 6WIND Virtual Accelerator, which enhances virtual switching capabilities. The company also offers Turbo Router software for bare metal and virtual environments, as well as secure VPN solutions for data center interconnection. 6WIND's software solutions enable service providers, cloud providers, and enterprises to replace costly hardware with efficient software, enhancing operational performance and addressing time-to-market challenges in various networking applications.

Flashpoint is a leader in risk intelligence, providing organizations with comprehensive coverage of threatening activities on the internet. The company develops actionable threat intelligence and automation software that draws critical data from the deep and dark web. This allows security teams to receive timely alerts when their organization, industry, or stakeholders face increased risks. By partnering with both commercial and government customers, Flashpoint helps them quickly identify and mitigate critical security threats, enhancing their cyber and physical security while addressing issues such as fraud and insider threats.

Team8 is a global venture group established in 2014, headquartered in Tel Aviv. It builds and invests in companies specializing in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data science, AI, and fintech. Team8's signature 'Foundry' model identifies big problems, ideates solutions, and accelerates success through technology, market fit, and talent acquisition. Backed by global corporations like Microsoft, Walmart, Cisco, Barclays, and Moody's, Team8 is led by serial entrepreneurs and industry pioneers.

Stratoscale is a cloud infrastructure company that offers software solutions designed for enterprise IT, development teams, and service providers. Its primary product, Stratoscale Symphony, is a cloud data center software that can be rapidly deployed on standard x86 servers, effectively providing users with an experience similar to Amazon Web Services while enhancing existing VMware infrastructure. The company's technology focuses on virtualization, allowing IT teams to optimize their current infrastructures through a hyper-converged operating system that utilizes a rack design, as opposed to traditional single-server setups. This approach enables clients to develop a new software stack that can efficiently manage and scale their data center operations. Stratoscale has been recognized as a notable player in the industry and has received considerable investment from prominent firms, further solidifying its position in the market.

Moogsoft Inc. is a provider of artificial intelligence for information technology operations (AIOps) solutions, designed to enhance the efficiency of IT teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers an AIOps platform that automates service assurance, helps prevent outages, and accelerates digital transformation initiatives. Moogsoft's technology analyzes billions of events daily, enabling enterprises to proactively identify performance issues and manage problems before they escalate. Additionally, the Moogsoft Observability Cloud equips DevOps practitioners and site reliability engineers with self-service intelligent observability capabilities, allowing them to gain actionable insights and effectively manage events across their digital infrastructure. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including SAP SuccessFactors, American Airlines, Intuit, Yahoo!, and GoDaddy, and maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as AWS, Cisco, HCL Technologies, and Wipro.

CNEX Labs develops storage semiconductor and software solutions, specializing in NVMe PCIe SSD controller ASICs that support LightNVM and Open-Channel operation with native NVMoE I/O connectivity. The controllers deliver high performance with low and predictable latency, scalability, and flexibility for software-defined storage, accelerating big data computing and analytics in cloud, hyperscale, and enterprise data centers. The company serves cloud and data center customers and partners with solid-state storage manufacturers to create differentiated storage solutions across form factors such as M.2, U.2, U.3, HHHL, and EDSFF. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, CNEX maintains additional offices in Copenhagen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tokyo.

N3N is a software company that specializes in developing control system software aimed at helping large enterprises visualize and manage their operations. Formed in 2012 through the merger of Semsol Information Technology and Innotive Korea, N3N offers solutions that leverage video rendering technology to enhance productivity and efficiency in intelligent operations centers. Their software integrates multiple sources of video and data into a single user interface, allowing businesses to monitor and optimize their operations effectively. N3N's products are utilized globally by major brands for Internet of Things applications and by various jurisdictions for Smart City management, enabling customers to achieve comprehensive control and visibility over their business processes.

MuleSoft provides a software platform called Anypoint Platform that enables organizations to connect applications, data, and devices through API-led connectivity, creating application networks that integrate SaaS, on-premises, cloud, mobile, and data sources. Using APIs as the digital glue, the platform supports reusable building blocks to compose applications and facilitate secure data sharing across environments. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, MuleSoft operates as part of Salesforce and has alliances with strategic partners such as IQVIA. The company helps re-architect legacy and proprietary systems to improve agility and enable rapid integration across enterprise ecosystems.

AeroScout specializes in real-time location technology, offering Wi-Fi-based RFID solutions for asset tracking and monitoring. The company's primary products include Engine, a software component that supports location-based applications within wireless LAN environments, and MobileView, an application designed for enterprise visibility solutions. AeroScout's technology enables organizations to enhance operational efficiency by saving time and costs, improving productivity, and reducing errors. In addition to its core products, the company provides professional services such as site planning and pre-installation support to ensure effective implementation of its solutions.

Vocera Communications, Inc. specializes in providing secure and integrated communication and workflow solutions tailored for mobile workers across various sectors, including healthcare, hospitality, retail, energy, and education. The company’s offerings enhance communication and operational efficiency by integrating with existing clinical systems, such as electronic health records and nurse call systems. Vocera's product suite includes the Vocera Communication and Workflow System, which connects various communication devices, including hands-free and voice-controlled options, and the Vocera Care Experience software, designed to improve patient care quality and streamline manual tasks. Additionally, Vocera operates the Experience Innovation Network, collaborating with healthcare organizations to develop innovative solutions that improve patient and care team experiences. The company, founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Jose, California, serves approximately 1,700 healthcare facilities globally, including hospitals and clinics, and distributes its products through direct sales, resellers, and distributors.

SAN Valley is a privately held Silicon Valley company whose mission is to deliver high reliability, cost effective, next generation storage infrastructure solutions to enterprise and service providers worldwide. SAN Valley is developing high performance end-to-end optical edge access products to address the multi-billion dollar market opportunity for delivering value-added storage connectivity into enterprise, service provider and carrier networks.

Digiquant is a company specializing in the development of software solutions for operations and business support systems, primarily aimed at communications, content, and data services. Founded in 1979 and based in Denmark, Western Australia, Digiquant provides a multi-service platform that facilitates the management and billing of services for carriers and service providers utilizing data networks. The company's flagship product, IMS, enables users to effectively oversee and charge for their services. In 2003, Digiquant was acquired by Intec Telecom Systems, further enhancing its capabilities in the infrastructure software sector.