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Locale is transforming the way residents support their local businesses and farms through aggregated weekly deliveries directly to customers’ homes. Locale has partnered with over 40 small businesses and farms while maintaining a high degree of exclusivity and full curation of its product line. The company delivers all across the South Bay Area and into Santa Cruz while providing customers access to the very best food their community has to offer. Locale has delivered over 8,000 orders and hired 80+ local students since its inception in May 2020. For more information, please visit www.shoplocale.us

Push Protocol, officially known as Ethereum Push Notification Service Private Limited, is a decentralized notification protocol founded in 2020 and based in Allahabad, India. The protocol allows decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts to send dynamic and platform-agnostic notifications directly to user wallets. By facilitating communication between various services and user wallets, Push Protocol enables users to receive important alerts and updates while also allowing them to earn from these notifications. The service aims to enhance user engagement by providing a reliable way for crypto services to inform users about relevant activities and events.

Huddle is a platform designed to connect startups with skilled creators for various project needs, including pitch decks, branding, and mobile app development. By matching founders with creators based on industry, timeline, and budget, Huddle streamlines the hiring process. The platform also manages payment processing and contracts, allowing for flexibility in compensation, such as sweat equity. This approach enables startups to collaborate effectively with experienced freelancers while conserving their financial resources. Huddle fosters an environment that supports teamwork between founders and their freelance teams, ultimately helping to bring innovative ideas to fruition.

Operator of a one-stop production platform designed to connect brands with creators across the globe. The company's platform offers photographers the opportunity to network and share technical tips, negotiation strategies, and portfolio reviews, and provides resources that boost creators' impact and income, while streamlining traditional workflows for brands to create high-quality, diverse content, at scale, enabling brands to avail qualified professionals for creating portfolio and albums.

D/Bond has developed the ERC-3475 standard, empowering everyone to create customised, tradable bonds on the blockchain. Besides the standard, it has also created a user-friendly, open-source platform for everyone to enjoy the benefit of even fixed-rate D/Bonds — now with guaranteed interest payment and capital repayment. A whole new world of financial possibilities for everyone.

Thatch is building a home for travel creatives by giving them a space to create and share experiences based content, build a brand, and monetize their knowledge and expertise.

Camus Energy is building an open source Grid Management Software as a Service (GMaaS) platform to enable the future DSO. Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, Camus’s platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. Camus’ founders and partners are leveraging experiences from other industries – including the founders’ pioneering work building Google’s global traffic management platform – to address new opportunities on distribution grids.

Camus Energy is building an open source Grid Management Software as a Service (GMaaS) platform to enable the future DSO. Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, Camus’s platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. Camus’ founders and partners are leveraging experiences from other industries – including the founders’ pioneering work building Google’s global traffic management platform – to address new opportunities on distribution grids.

Darwin Homes, Inc. provides property management services for owners and residents. Its services include repairs and maintenance, leasing, resident screening, rent collection, inspections, and eviction for owners; and services for residents. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Boox PBC, founded in 2019 and based in Petaluma, California, operates an online platform that specializes in providing reusable shipping boxes. The company aims to address the environmental impact of online consumerism by offering tech-enabled packaging solutions that allow businesses to ship products in reusable containers. By promoting the use of these sustainable shipping options, Boox seeks to minimize waste and support a circular economy, enabling companies to reduce their reliance on single-use packaging.

Bobbie Baby, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in organic infant nutrition products. Founded in 2018, the company offers a natural infant formula made from pasture-raised milk sourced from organic valley farms. Bobbie aims to provide parents with healthy and safe food options for their babies. Its products are available for purchase online through the company's website, and the company also offers food delivery services within California.

BASIS Science, Inc. focuses on enhancing health management through technology. The company has developed a wrist-based health tracker and an online personal dashboard aimed at integrating healthy habits into users' daily routines. This device utilizes advanced sensors to monitor various health metrics, including steps taken, calories burned, sleep quality, and heart rate. Users can set health goals, with the tracker automatically adjusting targets based on their progress, fostering sustainable healthy habits over time. Additionally, BASIS Science offers a mobile mental health application that enables users to book confidential therapy sessions with trained specialists. This platform provides a secure environment for patients to explore coping strategies for their personal challenges, enhancing overall well-being. The company is supported by Norwest Venture Partners and Doll Capital Management.