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FounderNest is an AI company born out of Stanford whose mission is to leverage artificial intelligence to connect founders and investors in a neutral, efficient, and transparent way. The most prominent founders and investors worldwide are already using our product and trusting our proprietary technology on a daily basis. Co-founded by Stanford, Wharton, and Columbia grads, FounderNest is based in California and Madrid and is backed by top Silicon Valley investors who have also invested in Paypal, Waze, Palantir, Square or Pinterest.

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Irrigreen, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes innovative lawn irrigation systems, primarily targeting residential users, landscape contractors, municipalities, and water districts. Founded in 2010 and based in Edina, Minnesota, the company has developed an IoT digital sprinkler system that significantly reduces water usage in landscape irrigation by up to 50%. This system employs proprietary technology inspired by inkjet printing techniques to minimize water waste. Irrigreen sells its products through a network of distributors across the United States, utilizing an IoT service business model that fosters recurring revenue.

MiSalud offers a unique combination of personalized preventative wellness services, along with traditional healthcare via Spanish speaking physicians.

Pastel supports African businesses by offering tools that help manage their businesses and maximize efficiency.

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, VerImmune is an Immuno-Oncology company developing a first-in-class cancer therapy known as Anti-tumor Immune Redirection. This strategy utilizes a proprietary tumor-specific, tumor type agnostic, virus-inspired platform termed Anti-tumor Immune Redirection Virus-inspired Particles (AIR-ViPs) that redirects pre-existing pathogenic or childhood vaccine immune memory towards tumors.

Finalis is a modern broker-dealer and deal technology platform based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on enhancing private market transactions. Founded in 2017, the company provides compliance and technology solutions tailored for investment banks, placement agencies, and fintech firms. By streamlining the deal execution process, Finalis enables M&A professionals to efficiently manage due diligence, track checklists, and access pertinent information at any time. Its innovative approach aims to significantly improve the efficiency of deal-making for a range of financial services professionals, including investment bankers, fund managers, and corporate executives, ultimately saving them time and money.

Kogniz Incorporated develops security software using artificial intelligence and computer vision. The product can be used to identify problematic individuals, interpret behaviors for security purposes, detect objects, detect whether the individual is in secure area, and to cover multiple locations at same time. Additionally the company manufactures security cameras to assist its software. Kogniz Incorporated was founded in 2016 and is based in Mill Valley, California with development offices in Montreal, Canada.

Blockchain-based financing, development, operations and securitization platform (DFOS) for infrastructure.

Rubik, Inc. offers an AI-powered acquisition platform for real estate investors. The company provides research and analytics for on-market and off-market properties, enabling investors to purchase homes directly online. Rubik, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Founded in 2021, Allocate is a venture capital investment firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage startups based in the United States.

Prixz is on demand delivery system for pharmacies in Mexico We are connected with more than 2000 pharmacies on line to deliver more than 1 million orders a year

CoreChain Technologies is a business-to-business payments network built on blockchain technology.

Apomaya provides an innovative, cloud-based technology platform, which brings visibility and control to the digital ad supply chain.

Beam Impact, Inc. provides an application that allows user to donate part of everyday purchases to impact social issues. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Parfait is a brand-new wig customization platform aimed at disrupting the category by integrating facial recognition and artificial intelligence to provide buyers with customizable wig products.

Future Family, Inc. offers subscription plans which cover all healthcare costs and include guided care through concierge service. The company's features include, personal fertility planning, clinic matching, dedicated nurse concierge, 24/7 access to care team, digital health platform, clinic visits and procedures, labs, and medications. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, VerImmune is an Immuno-Oncology company developing a first-in-class cancer therapy known as Anti-tumor Immune Redirection. This strategy utilizes a proprietary tumor-specific, tumor type agnostic, virus-inspired platform termed Anti-tumor Immune Redirection Virus-inspired Particles (AIR-ViPs) that redirects pre-existing pathogenic or childhood vaccine immune memory towards tumors.

LexCheck, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven contract review software designed to enhance productivity and reduce legal costs for law firms and in-house counsel. Founded in 2015 and originally known as Lit IQ, Inc., the company provides a platform that automates and accelerates the processes of contract drafting, negotiation, and review. Its software features capabilities such as automatic provision correction, identification of potential fixes, and highlighting issues for user attention, all while managing contractual obligations. As users engage with the platform, it learns and adapts, improving its ability to address common and customized issues, thereby streamlining the often cumbersome phases of contracting.

FreeWill is an online service that provides legal forms and legal information. FreeWill is an award-winning social venture founded by graduate students at Stanford University in 2016, with the help and support of many of the world’s leading experts in law, design, and philanthropy. The company is making estate planning warm, accessible, and totally free – so that you can more easily care for the people and causes you love.

Hairtelligence develops a computer vision-powered solution designed for customizing hair products for African American women. Its platform will take all the measurements through a snap photo and provides custom styles with extensive texture variety. By infusing technology into the customer experience, the company helps women understand the best protective hairstyles for every phase of life, learning and growing with its customers along the way. The company was co-founded by Isoken Igbinedion and Ifueko Igbinedion.

Sika Health is a New York-based company founded in 2021 that specializes in payment solutions for the healthcare sector. The firm focuses on developing technology that facilitates the integration of health wallets, allowing users to manage expenses related to medical bills, dental services, and medications. By partnering with health and wellness brands, Sika Health's technology aims to enhance the customer experience at the point of sale, helping individuals discover and qualify for wallet purchases seamlessly. This approach not only minimizes the risk of cart abandonment but also encourages consumers to utilize their health benefits in a manner that aligns with their personal health needs and goals.

Cion Digital’s proprietary Blockchain Orchestration Platform allows institutions to build innovative finance solutions quickly, and to seamlessly connect their legacy systems with the complex and ever-changing world of decentralized finance. We help clients grow and protect revenue opportunities by expanding and integrating their existing financial systems to succeed in the rapidly evolving digital asset economy.

MosaicVoice develops an AI-driven platform designed to enhance the Quality Assurance processes in call centers. The software automates the monitoring of customer interactions by listening to conversations in real-time, allowing for immediate identification of compliance violations. By providing agents with real-time guidance and comprehensive analytics for both voice and video calls, MosaicVoice enables businesses to improve customer interactions while ensuring adherence to compliance standards. This innovative approach reduces the reliance on manual oversight, streamlining operations and enhancing overall performance in call center environments.

FarmRaise Inc. develops and operates a digital fund-raising platform for farmers. It offers FarmRaise, a digital platform that connects farmers to funding opportunities, such as grants, loans, cost-sharing programs, emergency and disaster relief programs, easement programs, and state-specific opportunities. The company also provides financial consulting services. FarmRaise Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Atherton, California.

NewRetirement develops a retirement planning tool offering a combination of automated financial and retirement planning services. NewRetirement acts as a virtual financial advisor focused on retirement planning to help people generate retirement income, get healthcare, lower taxes, and manage fees. The system will help users optimize across Social Security, Medicare, Taxes, Home Equity, Income, Asset drawdown, Relocation, Work, and Estate Planning. Users can also access fee-only advice on-demand for collaborative planning to help them make and act on better decisions about their future.

Pontoro operates a digital asset securitization and liquidity platform aimed at addressing the significant shortfall in infrastructure debt financing, estimated at $20 trillion. By leveraging its blockchain-based technology, Pontoro facilitates the flow of infrastructure loans from major bank originators to institutional investors, enhancing access to these typically private market assets. The company has developed an initial infrastructure loan pipeline valued at $500 million through relationships with large banks. In addition to expanding its offerings, Pontoro is in discussions with several prominent financial institutions to explore distribution opportunities for its digital assets, targeting registered investment advisors, family offices, and ultra-high net worth investors. With a team experienced in underwriting and managing over $100 billion in large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide, Pontoro aims to foster broader investor participation and improve liquidity and price transparency in this sector.

Overlay has developed the technology that enables Precision AR. Precision AR enables augmented reality to be shown outdoors with centimeter-level accuracy over large distances and long spans of time. The Overlay app can measure and do lat/long point capture, GIS data collection and correction in Esri ArcGIS, create site sketches that are editable in your favorite CAD program, and visualize BIM models or reality capture point clouds.

Big Wolf is a mobile game developer company.

Praxis Labs advances diversity and inclusion outcomes through perspective-taking VR-based unconscious bias trainings.

Carbon Lighthouse, LLC specializes in providing energy solutions aimed at reducing utility costs and carbon emissions for commercial real estate, educational institutions, hospitality, and industrial sectors across the United States. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company focuses on implementing energy efficiency measures such as optimizing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and improving equipment performance through the installation of energy-saving technologies. Additionally, Carbon Lighthouse offers onsite renewable energy solutions, including solar photovoltaic systems, and provides consulting services that assist clients in navigating energy sourcing strategies and regulatory requirements. By addressing hidden inefficiencies within buildings, Carbon Lighthouse helps property owners and managers enhance comfort, increase net operating income, and achieve sustainability objectives, ultimately contributing to the fight against climate change.

Gable platform helps remote professionals across the globe can use to access a nearby neighborhood workspace to work, focus, innovate, connect, and thrive. Gable hosts accommodate small groups between four and 20 people, so companies can book a Gable for employees clustered in the same neighborhood to collaborate efficiently. Everyone is screened with background and health and safety checks, and all spaces must meet certain quality criteria to pass muster. All amenities like WiFi, phone calls, tea, restroom, parking, kitchen, printers, whiteboard, AC are provided.

Developer of a data management platform intended to manage and orchestrate data to automate privacy compliance, data governance, and security. The company's platform offers to leverage a single framework to manage complex global privacy programs, cross-channel collection, and comprehensive enforcement, enabling GCs, engineers, and information technology organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software faster.

Landed, Inc. is a financial services company based in San Francisco that assists essential professionals, particularly in education and healthcare, in purchasing homes and achieving financial stability within their communities. Founded in 2015, Landed provides debt-free financing options, allowing homebuyers to receive funds in exchange for a share of their home's value upon refinancing or selling. The company collaborates with schools, employers, and affinity networks to establish and manage down payment support funds, facilitating access to homeownership for teachers, school staff, and other professionals. Additionally, Landed offers personalized support through a dedicated team, including partner agents and homebuying experts, to help clients navigate their home-buying options and provide education on the process.

Tinycare is a network of modern, micro centers that serves infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It strives to provide the safest, cleanest, highest quality licensed daycares in San Francisco. It was founded by Michael Lai in 2018.

Compound Foods creates coffee without coffee beans

SUMA, LLC is a financial wellness company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2019. The company focuses on promoting financial inclusion within the Latino community by providing a comprehensive platform that combines digital media, financial technology, and virtual experiences. SUMA aims to educate and empower individuals by offering culturally relevant content and tools that simplify complex topics such as investment and debt management. Its mission is to help Latinos navigate financial challenges, enhance their economic knowledge, and build sustainable wealth, ultimately positioning itself as a trusted resource for fostering financial well-being and prosperity.

MiSalud offers a unique combination of personalized preventative wellness services, along with traditional healthcare via Spanish speaking physicians.

LingoHealth is a digital health platform designed to assist family members in supporting the health of their aging loved ones, particularly focusing on multilingual families. Recognizing that multilingual caregivers are significantly more involved in caregiving than their English-fluent counterparts, LingoHealth offers tools that enhance visibility into the necessary steps for appropriate care. The platform enables families to navigate healthcare options effectively and ensures that immigrant patients receive support in their preferred language and cultural context. By doing so, LingoHealth aims to improve engagement in care and promote better health management for seniors.

CoreChain Technologies is a business-to-business payments network built on blockchain technology.

CoreChain Technologies is a business-to-business payments network built on blockchain technology.

Savvy operates as a versatile platform that enhances both the rental application process and cryptocurrency transactions. For the rental market, Savvy streamlines the application experience for renters and landlords by utilizing open banking technology. This approach provides a more transparent, secure, and efficient application process, allowing renters to build credit through their rent payments and access a wider range of housing options. For landlords, the platform simplifies tenant screening with a comprehensive end-to-end solution that saves time and reduces the risk of tenant defaults. In addition, Savvy features a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to send, receive, and exchange various currencies securely. This wallet is designed with industry-standard encryption and includes a unique feature that consolidates dispersed ERC-20 token balances, making it easier for e-commerce merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with minimal transaction fees.

Developer of a data management platform intended to manage and orchestrate data to automate privacy compliance, data governance, and security. The company's platform offers to leverage a single framework to manage complex global privacy programs, cross-channel collection, and comprehensive enforcement, enabling GCs, engineers, and information technology organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software faster.

Founded in 2021, Allocate is a venture capital investment firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage startups based in the United States.

Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company that has developed a platform for the digital capture of taste and scent, enabling quantitative representations of sensory data. The company's core product, the EssenceChip, utilizes a disposable bioassay to replicate human olfactory and taste receptors, providing a digital readout of biochemical signals from various substances. This technology is particularly useful for predicting the scent of new chemicals and is employed across multiple industries, including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and flavor and fragrance. Aromyx also offers a suite of software tools, such as Allegory and AromaGraph, which facilitate the analysis, modification, and archiving of sensory data. Founded in 2006 and based in Mountain View, California, Aromyx aims to enhance product development, quality assurance, and branding through its innovative approach to sensory analysis.

Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018. It specializes in providing consumer financial solutions focused on home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning. Figure offers a range of products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, home buy-lease back offerings, and mortgage refinancing. The company utilizes blockchain technology, along with artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance its services and enable customers to access capital quickly, often in as few as five days. Additionally, Figure provides Provenance, a blockchain platform designed for business applications.

Mon Ami, Inc. is a technology company that has developed an application designed to connect college students with seniors who experience social isolation due to conditions such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, autism, and cancer. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Mon Ami's service enables users to schedule visits between students, referred to as "Activity Companions," and seniors, fostering meaningful interactions through personalized activities like memoir-writing, art, and music. The company aims to enhance the well-being of both seniors and their families by providing companionship and engagement, thereby addressing the challenges of social isolation. Mon Ami also maintains additional locations throughout California to extend its reach and impact.

Mile Auto, Inc. is an auto insurance provider that specializes in pay-per-mile coverage for low-mileage drivers in Georgia, Illinois, and Oregon. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Atlanta, the company offers full coverage auto insurance, including protection against accidents, theft, and damage. Customers benefit from comprehensive and collision coverage options, as well as additional services such as rental vehicle reimbursement and roadside assistance. Utilizing patented computer vision technology, Mile Auto allows customers to report their mileage via smartphone once a month, ensuring transparent billing based on actual miles driven. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including college students, retirees, urban commuters, and remote workers, aiming to help them save money on their insurance costs. Policies are available through the company’s agents.

Imeve builds software and solutions for professional production of live immersive events for VR and AR.

WellBeam Inc owns and operates a cloud based software solutions that connect hospitals with third party clients. It offers WellBeam authorization portal, a mobile signature system that enables providers to sign and return essential medical authorizations and WellBeam Clinician portal that connects partner clinicians with the physicians’ teams. The company offers its services to physicians' teams, hospitals, and home health agencies. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Nowsta, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company offers an all-in-one software platform designed for hourly and event-based workforces, which includes features for scheduling, time tracking, and financial technology solutions. By leveraging advancements in machine learning and payment technologies, Nowsta aims to enhance the management capabilities of employers, enabling them to efficiently oversee their hourly workforce. The platform focuses on improving communication and payment processes for hourly wage employees, thereby transforming the way companies manage labor.

Truth{set} was founded in 2019 by industry veterans from Nielsen, Salesforce, LiveRamp, and Procter & Gamble. Truth{set} is funded by super{set}, a new venture studio headed by Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya, and WTI, Ulu Ventures, and strategic angel investors. Truth{set} is a data intelligence company focused exclusively on validating the accuracy of consumer data. The company helps brands build trust in data, and improve the performance of any data-driven decision. Truth{set} does not sell data and is not a data broker; it compiles a likelihood of truth for any individual record that can be used to validate the accuracy of data and power more accurate consumer interactions.

Developer of a data management platform intended to manage and orchestrate data to automate privacy compliance, data governance, and security. The company's platform offers to leverage a single framework to manage complex global privacy programs, cross-channel collection, and comprehensive enforcement, enabling GCs, engineers, and information technology organizations to build secure, regulation-proof software faster.

Trusted by more than 70 cities around the world, Populus is a comprehensive digital solution that empowers cities to manage their streets, and develop data-driven policies with access to data from mobility operators (shared bikes, scooters, and cars).

Deliberate AI is a developer of technology focused on behavioral and mental health care applications. The company has created a platform that employs artificial intelligence algorithms to deliver regulatory-grade objective measurements. This technology supports diagnostics, monitoring, and data insights specifically tailored for mental and neurological healthcare, as well as clinical trials. By providing clinicians, physicians, and healthcare researchers with reliable, data-driven tools, Deliberate AI enhances the ability to diagnose and monitor mental health conditions effectively.

Praxis Labs advances diversity and inclusion outcomes through perspective-taking VR-based unconscious bias trainings.

TomoCredit LLC, established in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, focuses on providing innovative credit solutions tailored for Millennials, particularly those with no credit history or credit score. The company manufactures electronic smart and credit cards that enable users to build credit and qualify for loans by utilizing a proprietary algorithm to analyze alternative data sources. In addition to its credit card offerings, TomoCredit has developed a mobile application that allows users to manage their accounts effectively. The founding team, composed of immigrant founders, aims to address the challenges faced by foreign nationals in accessing credit, drawing on their backgrounds from notable institutions such as Coinbase, The Kenetic Hedge Fund, and Google, as well as prestigious educational establishments like MIT and UC Berkeley.

Aromyx Corporation is a biotechnology company that has developed a platform for the digital capture of taste and scent, enabling quantitative representations of sensory data. The company's core product, the EssenceChip, utilizes a disposable bioassay to replicate human olfactory and taste receptors, providing a digital readout of biochemical signals from various substances. This technology is particularly useful for predicting the scent of new chemicals and is employed across multiple industries, including consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, tobacco, and flavor and fragrance. Aromyx also offers a suite of software tools, such as Allegory and AromaGraph, which facilitate the analysis, modification, and archiving of sensory data. Founded in 2006 and based in Mountain View, California, Aromyx aims to enhance product development, quality assurance, and branding through its innovative approach to sensory analysis.

VIA Global Ventures, Inc. is an online marketplace founded in 2017 and based in Key Biscayne, Florida, that connects professionals with short-term onsite work opportunities at companies. The platform facilitates projects in various areas, including strategy, business development, marketing, financial analytics, and process improvement. VIA emerged from a project at Stanford University in 2016 and aims to effectively allocate talent globally, fostering connections between skilled individuals and innovative organizations. With operations in Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Europe, VIA seeks to enhance career advancement and industry exploration for professionals while assisting companies in achieving their strategic goals.

Axiom Cloud Inc. uses AI to solve the biggest energy and maintenance problems plaguing the underserved commercial cooling/refrigeration industry ($120B/year in the US alone). Our first target customer segment is retail grocery. Customers pay an initial setup fee to install/configure the IoT platform onsite, along with recurring SaaS fees for one or more cloud-based software apps that run on the IoT platform.

Sounder.fm is a platform that helps audio creators manage, market, and measure their audio content. Sounder offers free hosting, transcription, Pinpoint Audio Search, and analytics to help the user grow its audience. It aims to drive creativity and make audio better for everyone. The company was founded in 2019 and based in New York, New York.

Lokker gives companies instantaneous control over third-party data collection and risk to protect their customers’ privacy and comply with privacy laws. The company's patent-pending technology measures, monitors, and mitigates privacy issues. Lokker was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Their academia-leading research was the initial component of our expanding portfolio of AI technologies. They are combining novel deep neural networks, biophysical simulation, and massively scalable computing infrastructure to achieve industry-leading performance in a molecular generation and property prediction. The company was founded in 2019 and based in South San Francisco, California.

Axiom Cloud Inc. uses AI to solve the biggest energy and maintenance problems plaguing the underserved commercial cooling/refrigeration industry ($120B/year in the US alone). Our first target customer segment is retail grocery. Customers pay an initial setup fee to install/configure the IoT platform onsite, along with recurring SaaS fees for one or more cloud-based software apps that run on the IoT platform.

Savvy operates as a versatile platform that enhances both the rental application process and cryptocurrency transactions. For the rental market, Savvy streamlines the application experience for renters and landlords by utilizing open banking technology. This approach provides a more transparent, secure, and efficient application process, allowing renters to build credit through their rent payments and access a wider range of housing options. For landlords, the platform simplifies tenant screening with a comprehensive end-to-end solution that saves time and reduces the risk of tenant defaults. In addition, Savvy features a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to send, receive, and exchange various currencies securely. This wallet is designed with industry-standard encryption and includes a unique feature that consolidates dispersed ERC-20 token balances, making it easier for e-commerce merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments with minimal transaction fees.

Mighty helps young entrepreneurs start and grow their own businesses. With Mighty, each kid will master the tools of business and harness the power of social impact. It's the modern day lemonade stand, but this time the products for sale are good for the world. Mighty gathers a dedicated team of investors to hit the ground running. They partner with great companies including Sesame Street, Collaborative Fund, and the founders behind Indiegogo and Flickr. All that's left to do is launch businesses.

Dwellsy, Inc. is a company that focuses on developing a platform for residential home rentals. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Altos, California, Dwellsy offers an online portal where property owners and managers can list their vacant units, while renters can search for homes that meet their specific needs. The platform is designed to facilitate organic search, contrasting with the pay-to-play model used by many existing rental listing services. This approach aims to enhance the value of the rental search experience for both property owners and potential tenants.

Oyster Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that offers an online application designed to manage capital and simplify financial management for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Mexico City and Kathmandu, Oyster provides a comprehensive digital platform that allows business owners to conduct various financial tasks directly from their mobile devices. Services include a Mastercard debit card, fee-free fund transfers, bill payments to over 70 service providers in Mexico, invoice management, and access to discounts at numerous locations. By streamlining these processes, Oyster aims to empower entrepreneurs to achieve their business goals and make informed financial decisions.

FreeWill is an online service that provides legal forms and legal information. FreeWill is an award-winning social venture founded by graduate students at Stanford University in 2016, with the help and support of many of the world’s leading experts in law, design, and philanthropy. The company is making estate planning warm, accessible, and totally free – so that you can more easily care for the people and causes you love.

Eskalera, Inc. designs and develops human resource (HR) software. It enables large and medium-sized companies to transform HR operations by improving employee engagement, productivity, and growth. The company offers Eskalera Engage, an evidence-based finding on diversity and inclusion with core HR data to generate signals about employees' experiences. It also offers solutions, such as skill-based programs that designed to remedy the issues and enhance the workplace culture. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

RealBlocks is a technology platform that connects advisors and investors to the best alternative investment managers. Today many real estate and alternative investment managers are limited to raising capital locally. However with RealBlocks, these managers can now raise capital globally through institutional and intermediary channels. RealBlocks also offers a secondary trading mechanism for enhanced liquidity options.

Buzz Solutions, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-based software platform aimed at enhancing the inspection of energy infrastructure, specifically power lines. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers an image-recognition solution that identifies defects and anomalies in utility infrastructure. The platform automates the process of storing and analyzing visual data collected through drones and helicopters, using AI algorithms to generate actionable insights, predictive analytics, and heat maps. This technology enables power utilities to significantly reduce the time and costs associated with data analysis by over 50%, facilitating condition-based maintenance. As a result, Buzz Solutions' offerings contribute to preventing wildfires, power outages, and other adverse effects related to climate change on critical grid infrastructure.

Pando has created a new financial tool for people in high volatility careers. We connect individuals with similar expected earnings and provide tools for them to pool a fraction of their future income — delivering both risk mitigation and the ability to capture upside potential. Our client focus includes professional athletes, entrepreneurs, and MBA’s.

Their academia-leading research was the initial component of our expanding portfolio of AI technologies. They are combining novel deep neural networks, biophysical simulation, and massively scalable computing infrastructure to achieve industry-leading performance in a molecular generation and property prediction. The company was founded in 2019 and based in South San Francisco, California.

Truth{set} was founded in 2019 by industry veterans from Nielsen, Salesforce, LiveRamp, and Procter & Gamble. Truth{set} is funded by super{set}, a new venture studio headed by Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya, and WTI, Ulu Ventures, and strategic angel investors. Truth{set} is a data intelligence company focused exclusively on validating the accuracy of consumer data. The company helps brands build trust in data, and improve the performance of any data-driven decision. Truth{set} does not sell data and is not a data broker; it compiles a likelihood of truth for any individual record that can be used to validate the accuracy of data and power more accurate consumer interactions.

Rever, Inc is a Silicon Valley-based company, founded in 2015 by people that blended their experiences in Toyota, Airbus, Eurocopter, IBM, Procter & Gamble, and a handful of tech startups, to take on the mission of developing the next billion knowledge workers. Rever is a digitized Continuous Improvement system for global industrial companies. Though our mobile and web applications, we help them engage and recognize all their frontline employees for executing daily improvement ideas (not just suggesting them) and to automatically share and reuse best practices across sites and countries. All of which is effortlessly tracked in the Rever platform.

Span.IO, Inc. specializes in renewable energy products for residential use, focusing on smart electrical panels that serve as the central hub for managing home energy. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also offers an application called The Span, which allows homeowners to monitor and control their energy consumption remotely, schedule usage, and receive alerts. Span.IO aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy through innovative technology that enhances user experience while promoting sustainability. The company collaborates with installers, technology providers, and energy companies to reach homeowners and is driven by a team of engineers committed to creating impactful solutions in the energy sector.

Tinycare is a network of modern, micro centers that serves infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It strives to provide the safest, cleanest, highest quality licensed daycares in San Francisco. It was founded by Michael Lai in 2018.

Cerebro Capital, Inc. is a technology company that provides a web-based portal tailored for middle-market companies seeking to access credit facilities for various purposes, including operations, growth, and acquisitions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the company aggregates data from over 80 lenders and employs analytics to facilitate optimal financing matches for its users. Its platform features user-friendly graphical interfaces that enhance data interpretation, allowing financial teams to effectively analyze and manage their corporate credit options. By focusing on security and industry expertise, Cerebro Capital aims to streamline the connection between middle-market businesses and commercial lenders, ultimately transforming the corporate borrowing landscape.

Praxis Labs advances diversity and inclusion outcomes through perspective-taking VR-based unconscious bias trainings.

Bridge is a developer of a banking platform used to help achieve financial freedom. It aims to provide a path towards upward financial mobility for the millions of people left behind by the traditional banking system. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Buzz Solutions, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence-based software platform aimed at enhancing the inspection of energy infrastructure, specifically power lines. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers an image-recognition solution that identifies defects and anomalies in utility infrastructure. The platform automates the process of storing and analyzing visual data collected through drones and helicopters, using AI algorithms to generate actionable insights, predictive analytics, and heat maps. This technology enables power utilities to significantly reduce the time and costs associated with data analysis by over 50%, facilitating condition-based maintenance. As a result, Buzz Solutions' offerings contribute to preventing wildfires, power outages, and other adverse effects related to climate change on critical grid infrastructure.

WellBeam Inc owns and operates a cloud based software solutions that connect hospitals with third party clients. It offers WellBeam authorization portal, a mobile signature system that enables providers to sign and return essential medical authorizations and WellBeam Clinician portal that connects partner clinicians with the physicians’ teams. The company offers its services to physicians' teams, hospitals, and home health agencies. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Sounder.fm is a platform that helps audio creators manage, market, and measure their audio content. Sounder offers free hosting, transcription, Pinpoint Audio Search, and analytics to help the user grow its audience. It aims to drive creativity and make audio better for everyone. The company was founded in 2019 and based in New York, New York.

FastForward.ai is a company that specializes in developing a social media engagement and commerce platform designed for enterprises. Founded in Mountain View, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service platform that facilitates digital marketing, commerce, and payments within social media and messaging applications. This platform allows businesses to modernize their customer engagement strategies by enabling 1-click digital commerce and payments, thereby enhancing the user experience where consumers predominantly spend their time online. FastForward.ai's patented technology supports efficient advertising and customer relationship management, allowing users to access personalized offers, make purchases, and view their transaction history, all while interacting with engaging content. The company aims to transform how enterprises connect with their customers in the evolving digital landscape.