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Atlas Obscura Inc. is an online magazine and travel company that serves as a comprehensive guide to unique and unusual destinations around the world. Founded in 2009 by Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Atlas Obscura allows users to explore a vast array of curious sites, including miniature cities, glass flowers, and unusual architectural wonders. The platform features user-generated content alongside editorial articles that cover various topics, including history, science, food, and travel. Additionally, Atlas Obscura highlights events in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., fostering a community of explorers eager to discover the world's hidden gems.

Shuttl is a mobile-based office shuttle service designed to enhance the daily commute experience. The company offers an app that facilitates easy bus booking at affordable flat rates, ensuring a convenient and comfortable journey. Shuttl's vehicles are air-conditioned and operate frequently on fixed routes, providing a reliable alternative to traditional public transport. By focusing on safety, dignity, and affordability, Shuttl aims to transform mass transit into a shared, eco-friendly, and tech-enabled solution for commuters. The service targets the challenges of daily travel by eliminating long waits and overcrowding, making it a practical choice for individuals seeking a more efficient way to reach their destinations.

ExecOnline, Inc. is a New York-based company that offers a learning platform tailored for business executives, focusing on online executive education programs. Incorporated in 2012, ExecOnline partners with elite business schools to provide a dynamic, interactive online learning environment that enhances professional development for executives at major corporations. The platform features on-demand video lectures, self-paced application exercises, and opportunities for live interaction with professors and peers, allowing users to gain critical insights and practical solutions at a fraction of the cost of traditional on-campus programs. ExecOnline supports its academic partners with a customizable learning management system and comprehensive sales and marketing capabilities, facilitating the development of high-quality online executive education offerings.

Yieldbot Inc. is a predictive data intelligence company based in New York, founded in 2009. It specializes in leveraging publisher site data, including visitor referrer and click stream information, to enhance audience understanding and monetization. The company offers the Intent Graph service, which provides analytical and graphical mapping of visitor intent, enabling users to better engage with their audience. Additionally, Yieldbot developed Pubfood.js, an open-source header bidding framework that streamlines the integration of demand partners into publisher ad systems. Focused primarily on serving news and media companies, Yieldbot aims to transform how media value is generated for consumers, brands, and publishers, ultimately fostering a more relevant and effective digital advertising landscape.

ScreenMeet, Enterprise Remote Support in the cloud. The cloud-native remote support solution that is fully integrated with your existing CRM/CSM/ITSM system (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics and Zendesk). From a ticket, case or incident see, takeover and fix any PC, MAC or mobile device. All data gets written back to your CRM for auditing, analytics and reporting.

Atlas Obscura Inc. is an online magazine and travel company that serves as a comprehensive guide to unique and unusual destinations around the world. Founded in 2009 by Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Atlas Obscura allows users to explore a vast array of curious sites, including miniature cities, glass flowers, and unusual architectural wonders. The platform features user-generated content alongside editorial articles that cover various topics, including history, science, food, and travel. Additionally, Atlas Obscura highlights events in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., fostering a community of explorers eager to discover the world's hidden gems.

Cognito offers intelligent identity verification solutions that assist businesses in compliance and risk management. The company provides APIs that verify customer information, including name, date of birth, address, and identification numbers, to ensure compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and combat fraud. Its services extend to various industries, including crowdfunding, virtual currency, healthcare, and on-demand sectors. Cognito’s technology enables real-time verification, allowing businesses to authenticate customer data, check against watchlists, and utilize knowledge-based authentication. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, Cognito was originally known as BlockScore, Inc. before rebranding in 2014.

Scoutmob, Inc. is an Atlanta-based online retailer that specializes in curated goods from over 1,000 independent makers across the United States, offering more than 10,000 products. The company features a diverse array of items, including clothing, footwear, home décor, kitchen products, and various gifts. Its primary business channels include its own e-commerce platform, a wholesale program, and partnerships with major retailers. Scoutmob aims to provide a distinctive shopping experience by promoting handcrafted, authentic goods, thereby distinguishing itself from larger online marketplaces. Founded in 2010, Scoutmob focuses on serving both individual consumers and wholesale clients, capitalizing on the growing demand for unique, independent products in the retail market.