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Suplari is an innovative startup, lead by veteran entrepreneurs focused on leveraging machine learning to help enterprises change the way they manage their suppliers and costs. Suplari aggregates data from disconnected internal systems including contracts, invoices, and usage data into a common datastore and then delivers applications on top of that data that provides customers with a holistic view of their suppliers.

Energsoft, Inc. provides an artificial intelligence-driven business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) platform with state of the art visualization and analytics tools for companies that manufacture or use energy storage devices. The company's platform tracks thousands of batteries, ultracapacitors, and energy storage systems from early R&D to the field. Batteries present a special challenge for technology and product developers due to the broad range and extent of characterization data including extensive cycling curves, impedance, and aging data which varies across processing, environmental and use cases. Our team would like to get funding to develop missing hardware integrations and the core of the intelligent agent system. The mission is to innovate and help to discover new materials that will generate and store renewable and clean energy in a low-cost. We are environmentally-caring organization and we want to make an impact at scale, because of energy storage perhaps the most important scientific challenge facing society today. However, all phases of this scientific process – design, synthesis, and characterization – are routinely stymied by the same challenge: researchers are not equipped to handle the deluge of data coming from their labs and high-performance computers. Energsoft accelerates slow battery modernization by giving engineering teams more powerful data supervision and analysis abilities.

Human is a Seattle-based consumer technology company that builds products which put people's needs, relationships and experiences first.

Undead Labs is a Seattle, Washington-based game development studio that’s on a mission to take online gaming in bold new directions. Our singular focus is to create the definitive zombie-survival game for gamers. Our first hit, the critically-acclaimed State of Decay, launched in June 2013. In June 2016, we announced State of Decay 2.

PlayFab is a cloud-based provider of tools and services for building and managing online games. PlayFab offers services like profile management, multiplayer servers, and matchmaking, in-game commerce and marketplaces, deep analytics, server operations, and management, and much more. The experienced team at PlayFab is dedicated to arming the most creative game talent with state-of-the-art backend services and tools so they can focus on the fun while staying competitive in today’s market. PlayFab brings together all the features you need, from leaderboards to virtual currency to user authentication to purchasing, all without needing to write a single line of code. It also offers a range of pricing plans to meet the diverse needs of its customers, from free plans for small indies to enterprise-level plans for major publishers.

Mixer, formerly Beam, offers gaming live-streams made interactive. Mixer gives viewers a window into streamer's game worlds, allowing you to do everything from striking lightning down, to generating the level's terrain. Mixer is a next-generation live streaming platform for gamers that lets viewers participate in the gameplay itself.Instead of sitting idle, viewers get to engage with the content directly, creating quests, choosing weapons, or even acting as characters within the game world.

Code.org is a non-profit organization focused on expanding computer programming education in the United States. It aims to integrate computer science into the core curriculum of K-12 education, alongside other STEM subjects. The foundation offers free online courses that utilize open source technology, allowing for widespread access to high-quality educational resources. Its curriculum materials and tutorials are shared under a Creative Commons license, promoting non-commercial use and collaboration. By fostering a greater understanding of computer science, Code.org seeks to prepare students for the demands of a technology-driven world.

Human is a Seattle-based consumer technology company that builds products which put people's needs, relationships and experiences first.

ClicData is a provider of cloud-based dashboard systems aimed at enhancing business efficiency through improved reporting and data management. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Lille, France, with additional offices in Seattle, Scottsdale, and Toronto, ClicData offers a collaborative workspace that enables users to create live dashboards and reports using a drag-and-drop interface. Its application serves a variety of industries, including banking, logistics, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, retail, education, and hospitality. ClicData's platform is designed to simplify business intelligence, making it accessible for small and medium-sized enterprises by allowing them to connect, manage, analyze, visualize, and share data from multiple sources. The company operates data centers in France and Canada and continues to evolve its offerings to meet the needs of its diverse clientele.

Play Works Studio develops science-based games for girls and boys. Its mission is to encourage children, especially girls, to discover a passion for science and technology while having fun. Play Works Studio was founded on May 7, 2013, and is based in Seattle, Washington, United States.

VoloMetrix is a people analytics technology company that uses big data to optimize organizational performance, providing executives visibility into the daily activities and relationships that propel business forward. The company's technology helps improve companies’ organizational alignment, drive sales, and promote employee engagement. Working with Fortune 100 companies, VoloMetrix extracts and analyzes anonymous aggregated collaboration data to reveal unprecedented insights into how employee behaviors drive business outcomes.

Slope is a software company that offers collaboration, workflow, and review tools designed for producing business content. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, Slope enables users to effectively manage projects by organizing campaigns, assigning responsibilities, and tracking deliverables. The platform allows for the upload and sharing of files while facilitating feedback and approval processes from both internal and external collaborators. It supports various multimedia formats, including time-coded comments and image annotations, and provides features for team management, notifications, and activity tracking. Slope primarily serves marketing managers, content marketers, video producers, graphic designers, and creative agencies, addressing the common challenges associated with project planning and execution. The software was developed to streamline the traditionally cumbersome processes of managing creative work, drawing from the team's extensive experience in the creative agency sector.

Accelerated Pictures is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing software designed to assist filmmakers in their decision-making processes. The company offers a visual film planning application that facilitates collaboration among creative teams. Its platform incorporates a Virtual Reality (VR) storyboarding system, allowing production stakeholders to better understand and align with each other's visions and concerns. Through these innovative tools, Accelerated Pictures aims to enhance the filmmaking experience by fostering communication and collaboration among all involved parties.

Slope is a software company that offers collaboration, workflow, and review tools designed for producing business content. Founded in 2013 and based in Seattle, Washington, Slope enables users to effectively manage projects by organizing campaigns, assigning responsibilities, and tracking deliverables. The platform allows for the upload and sharing of files while facilitating feedback and approval processes from both internal and external collaborators. It supports various multimedia formats, including time-coded comments and image annotations, and provides features for team management, notifications, and activity tracking. Slope primarily serves marketing managers, content marketers, video producers, graphic designers, and creative agencies, addressing the common challenges associated with project planning and execution. The software was developed to streamline the traditionally cumbersome processes of managing creative work, drawing from the team's extensive experience in the creative agency sector.

Ubi Interactive is a technology startup based in Seattle, that offers a patent pending solution to turn every surface into a 3D multitouch-screen. All you need is a Microsoft Kinect and a projector in order to turn your favorite surface into an interactive touch screen. Ubi was selected by Microsoft as one of the eleven promising companies from all over the word to be part of its first accelerator program. During this program, Ubi has developed and perfected its technology, making good use of the technical and business guidance it received from Microsoft. Ubi’s unique technology has caught the world's attention and has been featured in CNN, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, GeekWire and many other places. Microsoft called Ubi’s technology as the future of digital displays and featured it in the World Partner Conference 2012.

Socedo, Inc., doing business as Socedo, provides automated social media lead generation solutions. The company allows clients to find their target audience, engage them, and fill their funnel. It discovers the social prospects that match their custom criteria then further qualifies them via predefined engagement workflow; and provides critical business insights into their custom criteria and their engagement with social leads. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Heroic.ly operates an online marketing platform. Its platform offers the knowledge of publishers, platforms, and content that target customers; details on value of real-time marketing funnel; and report on customer centric insights such as predicted revenue, CPA targets, and lead time. Heroic.ly is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

GreenButton™ is an award winning global software company that specializes in high performance cloud computing. The company provides a cloud platform for development and delivery of software and services that enable independent software vendors (ISVs) to move to the cloud and for their users to access cloud resources. GreenButton is Microsoft Corp’s 2011 Windows Azure ISV Partner of the Year and the company is has offices in New Zealand, Palo Alto and Seattle. Cloud computing is a growing phenomenon, projected by industry analysts to exceed US$160billion, but end users and vendors are struggling with engagement models and portal interfaces. GreenButton has developed an intelligent interface (an API) called the “GreenButton” which enables the user to access this capacity whenever it is required, directly from their desktop application.

Boxella helps consumers track important information and alerts about their big-ticket purchases throughout the lifecycle of those products.

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.

Keebitz automates referral marketing for dentists. Keebitz.com makes it easy for dentists to: •Stay on their patients minds. Get referred by them, online and on any mobile device. •Reward patients who refer them, via email. Track the delivery of their reward, in real time. •Be the first to know when your patients' friends and family are looking for a dentist, Before their competitors do.

Sensoro Co., Ltd. specializes in the manufacturing of chips, sensors, and communication modules that facilitate the collection and transmission of data through proximity and wireless sensor networks, catering to various Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The company’s product lineup includes the Alpha Base Station, Alpha Gateway, and Alpha Node-4AA, which provide comprehensive signal coverage and centralized management for IoT networks. Additionally, Sensoro offers innovative devices such as Yunzi, a multi-sensory device for real-world interactions, and Sensoro Beacon, a wireless intelligent sensor. Their advanced technology enables businesses to enhance operational efficiency and improve comfort and security in various environments, including smart city projects across the United Kingdom, Europe, Malaysia, and China. Founded in 2013, Sensoro is headquartered in Beijing, with additional offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Seattle.

Ranku offers a recruitment platform using predictive analytics to help colleges increase online degree enrollment. Ranku (pronounced ran-koo) was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in 2016.

Ripl was launched in October 2015 with the mission of helping small businesses and influencers succeed in the realm of digital marketing. A key part of finding that success is having the ability to create compelling visual and social media content. The application allows users to integrate their own photos into professionally-designed templates to create animated video posts. With simple customization options for text, colors, and music, Ripl makes it easy for users to create engaging posts on the go. In January 2016 the company introduced Ripl PRO, a premium plan for small businesses and other social media power users. The monthly PRO subscription unlocks access to the full library of animated post layout design templates and additional features such as custom brand integration, music track overlays, and content post scheduling. In 2017 the company released its Android mobile app. In 2018 the company launched its Web application for use on laptops and desktop computers.

Azuqua, Inc. operates a digital automation platform designed to integrate various software as a service (SaaS) applications. The platform features a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface that allows users to create custom integrations without coding, making it accessible for both business and IT professionals. Azuqua provides a comprehensive library of logic functions, security features, and error handling capabilities, enabling organizations to automate complex business processes efficiently. Its solutions address a range of needs, including customer experience, sales, human resources, and marketing. Azuqua serves both start-ups and established enterprises by enhancing productivity and improving employee and customer experiences through seamless application integration. Founded in 2010 and based in Seattle, Washington, Azuqua operates as a subsidiary of Okta, Inc. since 2019.

Heroic.ly operates an online marketing platform. Its platform offers the knowledge of publishers, platforms, and content that target customers; details on value of real-time marketing funnel; and report on customer centric insights such as predicted revenue, CPA targets, and lead time. Heroic.ly is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.

AppSheet is the intelligent no-code platform for business apps. It also enables business users to leverage their business data and build powerful, code-free apps. The company connects with a range of data sources including spreadsheets on Google Drive, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box, relational databases like SQLServer, MySQL, Postgres, AWS Aurora, and Oracle, cloud SaaS services like Salesforce, Smartsheet, AirTable, and many more. AppSheet quickly generates a working application that can be customized, enhanced, branded and deployed. The apps can be rich in function (offline access, workflow rules, machine learning, etc) and run on the web, iOS, Android, and messaging platforms. AppSheet was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA.

Boxella helps consumers track important information and alerts about their big-ticket purchases throughout the lifecycle of those products.

Azuqua, Inc. operates a digital automation platform designed to integrate various software as a service (SaaS) applications. The platform features a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface that allows users to create custom integrations without coding, making it accessible for both business and IT professionals. Azuqua provides a comprehensive library of logic functions, security features, and error handling capabilities, enabling organizations to automate complex business processes efficiently. Its solutions address a range of needs, including customer experience, sales, human resources, and marketing. Azuqua serves both start-ups and established enterprises by enhancing productivity and improving employee and customer experiences through seamless application integration. Founded in 2010 and based in Seattle, Washington, Azuqua operates as a subsidiary of Okta, Inc. since 2019.

For Businesses, OFunnel provides a way to tap into the networks of everyone in the organization--not just the sales team. With OFunnel, your sales team is able to spend more time gaining warm introductions and closing critical deals, and less time making cold calls.

Sensoro Co., Ltd. specializes in the manufacturing of chips, sensors, and communication modules that facilitate the collection and transmission of data through proximity and wireless sensor networks, catering to various Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The company’s product lineup includes the Alpha Base Station, Alpha Gateway, and Alpha Node-4AA, which provide comprehensive signal coverage and centralized management for IoT networks. Additionally, Sensoro offers innovative devices such as Yunzi, a multi-sensory device for real-world interactions, and Sensoro Beacon, a wireless intelligent sensor. Their advanced technology enables businesses to enhance operational efficiency and improve comfort and security in various environments, including smart city projects across the United Kingdom, Europe, Malaysia, and China. Founded in 2013, Sensoro is headquartered in Beijing, with additional offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Seattle.

Buddy Technologies Limited is an Australian IoT and cloud-based technology company that operates through two primary segments: Commercial Business and Consumer Business. It offers Buddy Ohm, a resource monitoring and analytics solution designed to enhance energy management for commercial and industrial clients. Additionally, Buddy provides Buddy Cloud, which facilitates data access and storage across various environments such as recreational vehicles, schools, and commercial buildings. The company also features Parse on Buddy, a mobile backend service, and markets Wi-Fi enabled lighting solutions through its LIFX brand, which has gained significant traction in the smart lighting market, being used in nearly one million homes and available in over 100 countries. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Adelaide, Australia, Buddy Technologies Limited has expanded its presence with offices in Seattle, Melbourne, Silicon Valley, and Shenzhen.

Appetas' restaurant marketing platform gets restaurants online instantly and empowers to easily market themselves. Appetas’ technology can instantly create beautiful web, mobile, and social sites for restaurants using their real menu, hours, and location. We reach restaurants through established partner channels and provide our marketing platform as a service. Individual and small chain restaurants struggle to establish a quality online presence. They understand the importance of marketing online but existing options are too complex, expensive, and time consuming. Appetas gets restaurants online in seconds with great looking web, mobile, and social sites provided alongside a partner they trust. They can make updates themselves or opt for a full service option.

Socedo, Inc., doing business as Socedo, provides automated social media lead generation solutions. The company allows clients to find their target audience, engage them, and fill their funnel. It discovers the social prospects that match their custom criteria then further qualifies them via predefined engagement workflow; and provides critical business insights into their custom criteria and their engagement with social leads. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

BagsUp helps people find answers in the travel data around them. They do this by liberating the data buried in your spreadsheets, databases and networks into beautiful products that help you understand context and take action. They are helping deliver the perfect trip by decoding the DNA of business travel starting with hotels and restaurants.

Keebitz automates referral marketing for dentists. Keebitz.com makes it easy for dentists to: •Stay on their patients minds. Get referred by them, online and on any mobile device. •Reward patients who refer them, via email. Track the delivery of their reward, in real time. •Be the first to know when your patients' friends and family are looking for a dentist, Before their competitors do.

BagsUp helps people find answers in the travel data around them. They do this by liberating the data buried in your spreadsheets, databases and networks into beautiful products that help you understand context and take action. They are helping deliver the perfect trip by decoding the DNA of business travel starting with hotels and restaurants.

Ripl was launched in October 2015 with the mission of helping small businesses and influencers succeed in the realm of digital marketing. A key part of finding that success is having the ability to create compelling visual and social media content. The application allows users to integrate their own photos into professionally-designed templates to create animated video posts. With simple customization options for text, colors, and music, Ripl makes it easy for users to create engaging posts on the go. In January 2016 the company introduced Ripl PRO, a premium plan for small businesses and other social media power users. The monthly PRO subscription unlocks access to the full library of animated post layout design templates and additional features such as custom brand integration, music track overlays, and content post scheduling. In 2017 the company released its Android mobile app. In 2018 the company launched its Web application for use on laptops and desktop computers.

Reveal is an OS X application that connects its users instantly in one-on-one chats with new people nearby or across the globe. It allows both parties to start anonymous, and then choose to reveal info about themselves, like their name or photo, as they become comfortable. The company was launched in 2014 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

AppSheet is the intelligent no-code platform for business apps. It also enables business users to leverage their business data and build powerful, code-free apps. The company connects with a range of data sources including spreadsheets on Google Drive, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box, relational databases like SQLServer, MySQL, Postgres, AWS Aurora, and Oracle, cloud SaaS services like Salesforce, Smartsheet, AirTable, and many more. AppSheet quickly generates a working application that can be customized, enhanced, branded and deployed. The apps can be rich in function (offline access, workflow rules, machine learning, etc) and run on the web, iOS, Android, and messaging platforms. AppSheet was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA.

Ubi Interactive is a technology startup based in Seattle, that offers a patent pending solution to turn every surface into a 3D multitouch-screen. All you need is a Microsoft Kinect and a projector in order to turn your favorite surface into an interactive touch screen. Ubi was selected by Microsoft as one of the eleven promising companies from all over the word to be part of its first accelerator program. During this program, Ubi has developed and perfected its technology, making good use of the technical and business guidance it received from Microsoft. Ubi’s unique technology has caught the world's attention and has been featured in CNN, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, GeekWire and many other places. Microsoft called Ubi’s technology as the future of digital displays and featured it in the World Partner Conference 2012.

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.

Rosetta Biosoftware provides life science informatics solutions that enable breakthroughs in basic biological research, drug discovery and development, and translational medicine. Their products accelerate research and improve safety and therapeutic decision making. We continue to innovate leading technology that converts data into understanding in support of the promise of personalized medicine. Rosetta Biosoftware was formerly a subsidiary of [Merck](http://www.merck.com), and was sold to Microsoft in June 2009.

Farecast is a fare-prediction service founded in 2003 that helps travelers decide when to purchase airline tickets. The company utilizes a sophisticated analytical engine that examines 175 billion points of historical airfare data to predict future price movements, claiming a success rate of 70-75% for its predictions. This allows users to determine whether to buy a ticket now or wait for potential fare drops. In addition to airfare predictions, Farecast has expanded its offerings to include hotel deals, displaying results from various travel search sites on a map with pricing information. The platform highlights overpriced hotels in blue and those with attractive pricing in red, helping users identify the best deals. Farecast distinguishes itself in a competitive market by focusing on predictive analytics, asserting that it is the only company capable of forecasting future airfare prices.

Developer of a software designed to create and share digital media. The company's Vizrea Snap software allows users to securely and automatically move photos, video, audio, and more between camera phones and computer and share them with friends, enabling them to view photos from anywhere.

aQuantive is an advertising network purchased by Microsoft in May 2007.

Founded in 2003, the company that would eventually become Seadragon Software was originally named Sand Codex. Based in Princeton, Sand Codex moved to Seattle in 2004 to accommodate founder Blaise Ag era y Arcas's wife's new role at the University of Washington. In 2005 Sand Codex received 4 million in angel and venture capital funding, including 2 million from the Madrona Venture Group. 2 It was after this injection of capital that the company changed its name to Seadragon Software. In early 2006, Seadragon Software was acquired by Microsoft 3 and organized within the newly formed Live Labs, a midpoint between Microsoft's online product groups and MSR, under Dr. Gary William Flake.

DiscoverMusic.com is the provider of music samples and data for use by Internet and traditional music retailers to facilitate the sale of music.

Visio Corporation supplied business drawing and diagramming software products. The company's primary products were Visio Standard, Visio Technical, Visio Professional, Visio Enterprise, and IntelliCAD. Visio's software enabled business and technical users to create drawings and diagrams.