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KISI Inc. is a provider of cloud-managed keyless access solutions designed to enhance physical security for various types of properties, including commercial buildings, multi-family residences, and student housing. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with an additional office in Munich, Germany, KISI develops both hardware and software that facilitate secure and flexible access management. The system features capabilities such as visitor link access, offline functionality, and event export, enabling clients to manage door access, conduct visual audits, and implement lockdown procedures remotely. KISI's solutions extend cybersecurity features to physical spaces, ensuring compliance and scalability for diverse applications.

Navdy, Inc. is a company that specializes in the development of head-up display (HUD) solutions for vehicles, operating both in the United States and internationally. The flagship product, Navdy, is an aftermarket car console that connects to smartphones via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, allowing drivers to access various applications while maintaining focus on the road. This device supports functionalities such as Google Maps navigation, notifications for texts and social media, call management, and music playback, compatible with both iPhone and Android devices. Navdy's technology aims to enhance driving safety by minimizing distractions, enabling drivers to keep their attention forward rather than looking down at their phones. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company collaborates with Harman International Industries, furthering its mission to reinvent the driving experience.

Canvs AI is an emotion and behavior insights platform that specializes in analyzing consumer feedback to provide actionable business intelligence. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, the company utilizes patented AI and machine learning technology to transform unstructured data from surveys, social media, and product reviews into meaningful insights. Canvs offers a range of products, including Canvs TV, which measures emotional responses to television content, and Canvs Surveys, which automates the analysis of open-ended survey responses. Other offerings include solutions for content planning, marketing decision-making, and publisher engagement. By analyzing over 10 billion conversations, Canvs helps brands like Disney and AMC to unlock marketing opportunities and enhance product experiences. The company has been recognized on the Inc 5000 list for its growth and innovation in the insights sector.

At BetterCompany, it is our mission to help companies connect with best candidates at the best time, when they're looking! We use a blend of art and science to match candidates to roles and companies and we understand that timing is everything.

Sightly Enterprises, Inc. operates a local video platform designed to connect consumers with local businesses through personalized video advertising. Founded in 2006 and based in Del Mar, California, the company specializes in mobile and in-stream video marketing solutions that enable businesses to enhance their visibility in an increasingly video-centric marketplace. Sightly's technology allows for dynamic ad personalization and targeted campaigns across various platforms, including YouTube and Google, tailored to meet specific client objectives. Utilizing an advanced segmentation and optimization engine driven by local data, Sightly provides a comprehensive solution for local brand awareness and customer engagement. Its platform facilitates scalable campaign management through features such as automated bidding and refined audience targeting, ensuring cost-effective investment in the most relevant geographic areas. With a focus on maximizing the effectiveness of video advertising, Sightly empowers businesses to engage with both existing and potential customers effectively.

Problem: No way exists to track analytics for physical books, games, and toys beyond the point of sale. Solution: We're building Campfire, an Ecommerce platform for immersive audio/visual experiences around physical products.

Lettuce is a simple order management system with a mobile sales app enabling your business to capture, track, and process orders anywhere in real time. We primarily focus on small and medium sized businesses.

Reactor Inc, founded in 2012 and based in Boulder, Colorado, developed innovative artificial intelligence solutions focused on preemptive search, knowledge graph technology, and natural language interfaces. The company's flagship product, Winston, is a conversational assistant designed to curate and summarize information from users' social feeds and news interests, creating a personalized information experience. By leveraging patent-pending graph technology, Winston interconnects vast amounts of data, including semantic relationships and third-party services, to enhance user engagement. Reactor Inc. aimed to empower human curiosity by fostering a more intuitive relationship between individuals and information. The company was acquired in 2014, marking a significant milestone in its development and contribution to the AI landscape.

We are group of highly experienced technology, market, and business professionals who believe the Social Web is a critical evolution of the Web as a communication and interaction channel for businesses. We bring multiple decades of expertise in delivering enterprise class solutions in digital media, Web infrastructure, SaaS, and security. We are funded and committed to delivering Enterprise Social Brand Protection and Compliance solutions. Our intent is to allow organizations to more safely utilize their new Social Web infrastructure to capture the opportunity and avoid the risks it presents. Nexgate delivers an intuitive way to find and understand your organization's social presence while matching and valuing it against its actual network of contacts, stakeholders, and influencers. This includes a complete security and compliance system, key aspects of content management and publishing, social account management, actionable and meaningful metrics, and the ability to leverage other key investments and enterprise infrastructure. Beyond these key capabilities, Nexgate allows your organization to mobilize your actual network on the Social Web and convert them into a mobilized and productive network of social advocates and topline business drivers.

Reactor Inc, founded in 2012 and based in Boulder, Colorado, developed innovative artificial intelligence solutions focused on preemptive search, knowledge graph technology, and natural language interfaces. The company's flagship product, Winston, is a conversational assistant designed to curate and summarize information from users' social feeds and news interests, creating a personalized information experience. By leveraging patent-pending graph technology, Winston interconnects vast amounts of data, including semantic relationships and third-party services, to enhance user engagement. Reactor Inc. aimed to empower human curiosity by fostering a more intuitive relationship between individuals and information. The company was acquired in 2014, marking a significant milestone in its development and contribution to the AI landscape.

Kloudless, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based application programming interface (API) integration platform designed to simplify the integration of various business applications. By offering a unified interface, Kloudless allows developers to connect to over 100 software services, including cloud storage, customer relationship management, email, and project management, without the need to integrate each API individually. This approach reduces engineering overhead and accelerates time to market for its clients. The company's offerings include a range of tools such as connectors, file explorers, and real-time notifications, as well as Kloudless Enterprise, which enables secure deployment in private or cloud environments. Kloudless caters to software developers, independent software vendors, and OEM partners across diverse industries, including government, healthcare, and finance. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, Kloudless also provides open-source software development kits in multiple programming languages, facilitating easy integration for its users.

Food Genius, Inc. is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in data and menu analysis services for the food industry. Founded in 2010, the company offers a web-based platform known as Food Genius Reports, which delivers in-depth insights into restaurant menu trends and flavors by analyzing various menu items across numerous restaurant locations in the United States. Catering to foodservice manufacturers, operators, and distributors, Food Genius provides straightforward and digestible reports that address complex business questions, such as competitive price tracking and statistical analysis of menu offerings. The company serves notable clients, including Kraft, Coca-Cola, Arby’s, and US Foods. As an industry leader in foodservice data analytics, Food Genius aims to empower its clients with the knowledge necessary for making informed business decisions.

We are group of highly experienced technology, market, and business professionals who believe the Social Web is a critical evolution of the Web as a communication and interaction channel for businesses. We bring multiple decades of expertise in delivering enterprise class solutions in digital media, Web infrastructure, SaaS, and security. We are funded and committed to delivering Enterprise Social Brand Protection and Compliance solutions. Our intent is to allow organizations to more safely utilize their new Social Web infrastructure to capture the opportunity and avoid the risks it presents. Nexgate delivers an intuitive way to find and understand your organization's social presence while matching and valuing it against its actual network of contacts, stakeholders, and influencers. This includes a complete security and compliance system, key aspects of content management and publishing, social account management, actionable and meaningful metrics, and the ability to leverage other key investments and enterprise infrastructure. Beyond these key capabilities, Nexgate allows your organization to mobilize your actual network on the Social Web and convert them into a mobilized and productive network of social advocates and topline business drivers.

Agility is the greatest advantage in the modern marketplace. Enterprises that can’t adapt quickly can’t win. So we’ve made it our mission to help companies act proactively and react rapidly to achieve their business goals. The SocialChorus FirstUp platform is the communications backbone of the enterprise, enabling organizations to reach every employee–from the front line to the C-suite—with targeted information at the right time, in the right place and in the right language. At the same time, it unifies the digital workplace, giving workers personalized access to all the systems, resources and applications they need to do their jobs. Employees get a simplified workflow that helps them be more productive, while companies get enterprise-wide analytics and valuable intelligence on their workforce. That’s why the world’s largest employers, like Amazon, Ford and ABInBev, choose SocialChorus to move their business forward.