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Rivy is making it easier to finance small and medium sized businesses in Africa. There is a need for financing of $158 bn for SMEs in Nigeria alone. To start, Rivy o helps SMEs access and spend lender capital effectively. During their first full operational year in 2020, the Rivy o co--founders leveraged their domain expertise and founding experience to beat their 2020 goal by 50%.

Pennee solves cash flow problems for small businesses starting with credit financing.

Shuttlers is a technology-driven bus-sharing company that offers a convenient and affordable transportation solution for professionals in metropolitan areas. Its platform allows users to find, book, and share bus rides for commuting to and from work, ensuring a comfortable and efficient travel experience. By focusing on enhancing the daily commute, Shuttlers aims to provide a safer and more streamlined option for urban commuters, thereby simplifying their transportation needs.

Senga helps businesses deliver unparalleled service to their customers. They offer one-stop, high touch logistics services to companies moving goods via road. They provide services to businesses operating in retail, manufacturing, eCommerce, construction, and agriculture.

Bettr is a digital banking platform aimed at revolutionizing financial access for South Africa's youth. Founded by a group of creative entrepreneurs and fintech veterans, the company addresses the lack of accessible financial products for young people. Bettr's platform allows users to open online accounts, obtain cards, and engage in virtual banking without transaction fees, offering essential tools for transactions, saving, borrowing, and insurance. By leveraging technology and fostering community, Bettr seeks to empower young individuals with the confidence and resources to achieve their financial goals. The organization is committed to creating a new culture of money in Africa, focusing on nurturing individual worth alongside wealth.

Our entertainment and technology platform creates magical learning experiences for children and families, centred around a universe of proprietary characters. We are the creators of the Super Sema franchise, brought to life through animated series, apps and toys.

ShopEX is the teleshopping startup offers a different shopping experience from existing eCommerce players.

Ponto provides regulated payment services for global enterprises to offer financial services to their customers. The company manages and eliminates the risks involved with offering financial services worldwide. This way, new products can deliver on the promise of improving and democratizing access to the economy for everyone.

Traction Apps is a developer of a financial platform meant to take payments from small businesses. The platform of the company provides all of the tools required for monitoring sales, sending invoices, receiving payments, maintaining inventory, and allowing retailers to access financing for expansion in order to manage their businesses.

Octamile is an insurtech startup focused on transforming the African insurance ecosystem through a comprehensive digital platform. This platform aids insurance providers, brokers, agents, and fintech companies by streamlining their business processes and facilitating the distribution of insurance products. Octamile's solution encompasses embedded insurance distribution, end-to-end claims automation, and risk assessment, allowing users to create data-driven products. Additionally, it offers functionalities for vehicle valuation, history, and breakdown coverage, making it easier for clients to navigate financial infrastructure efficiently. Through these services, Octamile aims to digitize the insurance value chain, enhancing accessibility and efficiency for all stakeholders involved.

Shuttlers is a technology-driven bus-sharing company that offers a convenient and affordable transportation solution for professionals in metropolitan areas. Its platform allows users to find, book, and share bus rides for commuting to and from work, ensuring a comfortable and efficient travel experience. By focusing on enhancing the daily commute, Shuttlers aims to provide a safer and more streamlined option for urban commuters, thereby simplifying their transportation needs.

Big Wolf Games is a mobile game developer focused on creating narrative-driven games that are both easy to use and enjoyable. The company utilizes advanced technology to develop a variety of mobile games and offers additional services, including game marketing and development. By prioritizing user experience, Big Wolf Games aims to provide customers with engaging entertainment through diverse gaming options.

Odum Research leverages advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning architectures to build highly tuned pricing, risk, and execution strategies at ultra-low latency. Our proprietary AI models identify complex patterns across market microstructure, utilizing transformer-based architectures and reinforcement learning to predict market inefficiencies with unprecedented accuracy. Our automated systems deploy sophisticated machine learning algorithms that continuously adapt to market conditions, combining neural network-powered market making with predictive modeling for both pure and statistical arbitrage. The AI stack processes vast amounts of market data in real-time, using state-of-the-art natural language processing to incorporate sentiment analysis and on-chain analytics. While currently focused on crypto markets, our technology roadmap includes building the first community-driven Web3 exchange platform where trading profits are transparently distributed back to users through smart contracts. This revolutionary approach democratizes market making returns, creating a more equitable trading ecosystem that aligns with true decentralization principles. Our ambitions extend beyond traditional markets as we work to reshape the future of finance through the convergence of AI and blockchain technology Odum Group Ltd operates as a technology-driven investments company and is the parent company to Odum Research Ltd. Odum Group Ltd raised $3,142,950 in their pre seed round which was backed by 2VCs, VN2 Capital and EchoVC along with private investors. ​Our commitment to innovation remains unwavering, as we are poised to elevate the capacity and sophistication of our simulations and prediction models

The ANDO platform offers an end-to-end technology stack that begins when an order is placed and ends when an order is delivered and guest feedback is collected. The company's technologically advanced commercial kitchens ensure that all food is produced while keeping very sensitive prep times and quality requirements in mind.

TRADE X operates an interactive global automotive trading platform that connects buyers and sellers within a comprehensive trading network. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company provides a range of services including the acquisition of hard-to-obtain vehicles, logistics, compliance, and trade finance. Its platform integrates inventory management and distribution systems to enhance the trading experience, ensuring a safer, faster, and more efficient process for automotive dealers and buyers. By facilitating service trading alternatives and addressing compliance and insurance needs, TRADE X supports its users throughout the buying process.

Wapi Pay is a payment gateway that enables digital transactions between Africa and Asia using mobile money and bank accounts. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional offices in Africa, Singapore, and Beijing, the company provides a secure financial solution that is faster and more affordable than traditional telegraphic transfers. Wapi Pay's platform allows users to transfer funds through various methods, including bank-to-bank, wallet-to-wallet, and wallet-to-bank options, facilitating payments for individuals, merchants, and businesses. It supports bulk payment processing for organizations, including salary disbursements and business purchases, while ensuring electronic compliance and due diligence. Wapi Pay's infrastructure also allows for instant liquidity and service guarantees within 24 hours, making it a valuable tool for cross-border commerce.

FinAccess is a Nairobi-based developer of a cloud-based software platform tailored for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and organizations. The platform facilitates personalized payment reminders, arrears follow-up campaigns, transaction notifications, and marketing messages, enhancing communication between MFIs and their clients. Additionally, it offers features such as detailed reporting, debit card issuance, and integration with third-party mobile money providers. By providing a comprehensive digital infrastructure, FinAccess aims to support MFIs in reducing costs, improving operational efficiency, and scaling their services, particularly in rural areas and growth markets.

Gro Intelligence, Inc. is an agricultural data analytics company that provides insights to enhance productivity and access to capital in the farming sector. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Nairobi, the company employs proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to aggregate, process, and analyze data related to weather patterns, trade flows, pricing dynamics, and production. Its platform offers computational and visualization tools that enable financial institutions, corporations, and government entities to make informed decisions regarding supply chains, climate change, and food security. By bridging data gaps across global agriculture, Gro Intelligence synthesizes diverse farming data points from various sources, delivering a comprehensive view of factors influencing commodity markets. The company emphasizes the importance of combining artificial intelligence with human insight to transform raw agricultural and climate data into actionable knowledge.

Bettr is a digital banking platform aimed at revolutionizing financial access for South Africa's youth. Founded by a group of creative entrepreneurs and fintech veterans, the company addresses the lack of accessible financial products for young people. Bettr's platform allows users to open online accounts, obtain cards, and engage in virtual banking without transaction fees, offering essential tools for transactions, saving, borrowing, and insurance. By leveraging technology and fostering community, Bettr seeks to empower young individuals with the confidence and resources to achieve their financial goals. The organization is committed to creating a new culture of money in Africa, focusing on nurturing individual worth alongside wealth.

Pngme is a financial data platform that aims to enhance access to finance for unbanked and underserved populations. It simplifies the processes of collecting, analyzing, and utilizing financial data, enabling banks, fintech companies, and credit bureaus to develop innovative financial products. The platform facilitates one-click data sharing and provides real-time insights and credit scoring, which empower financial institutions to scale their lending operations while managing risk effectively. By digitizing the credit scoring and capital procurement processes, Pngme helps these institutions access additional capital and improve their offerings. The company's mission centers on returning data ownership to individuals, thereby promoting equitable financial opportunities and fostering wealth creation for billions globally.

Kbox Global Limited is a technology company that specializes in developing a cloud kitchen platform to enhance the efficiency of food delivery operations. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company focuses on maximizing kitchen space productivity and increasing food sales through innovative, risk-free solutions. Kbox Global connects kitchens with high-performing delivery services, allowing establishments such as restaurants, hotels, and bars to make the most of their underutilized kitchen assets by licensing a variety of bespoke food brands. This approach not only helps boost profitability but also capitalizes on the growing demand for food delivery services. Originally named Splendid Restaurants Limited, the company rebranded to Kbox Global in May 2020 to better reflect its focus on the cloud kitchen model and multi-brand delivery opportunities.

MarketForce is a technology company based in the US, Kenya, and Nigeria, focused on creating a comprehensive SuperApp for Africa's merchants. Through its B2B commerce and fintech platform, known as "RejaReja," it enables over 200,000 merchants across Sub-Saharan Africa to digitally source and order inventory, make payments, and access financing. The platform also allows merchants to generate additional income by reselling digital financial services, including airtime and bill payments. Founded in 2018 and supported by Y Combinator, MarketForce operates in five markets and employs an asset-light business model. Additionally, it offers tools for sales and distribution automation, empowering field agents to efficiently record activities and collect data in real-time using mobile devices. This integration enhances the overall efficiency and productivity of businesses in the region.

Eze operates a business-to-business marketplace that facilitates the buying and selling of electronic commodities, specifically targeting telecommunication and global electronic wholesalers. By providing a platform for these wholesalers to trade devices in wholesale quantities, Eze aims to streamline the fragmented second-hand electronics market, which is estimated to be worth $46 billion. The marketplace offers real-time market data, enabling users to make informed decisions and maximize profits on their transactions. Through this approach, Eze seeks to enhance efficiency and transparency in an industry that has traditionally faced challenges in formalization and organization.

Spenny is a micro-investing platform that simplifies the process of saving and investing by allowing users to invest their spare change from daily digital transactions. The platform automatically rounds off transaction amounts to the nearest ten rupees and invests the collected change into a diversified portfolio on behalf of the user. Spenny prioritizes the safety of assets by employing encryption and partnering with insured custodians to ensure secure management of funds. This approach enables users to effortlessly invest small amounts of money into various investment vehicles, promoting a more accessible way to grow their savings.

QuickBus is an online marketplace that facilitates the booking of bus tickets across Africa. The platform enables users to easily choose their travel destination and select a bus based on user ratings. Through its mobile application, QuickBus allows individuals to view seat layouts and select preferred seating, making the booking process straightforward and efficient. Additionally, users can access reviews for various bus services, enhancing their decision-making experience. QuickBus aims to simplify the travel experience by providing a hassle-free way to compare and purchase bus tickets.

Torre is a Singapore-based financial technology company that focuses on connecting family offices and high-net-worth investors with global investment opportunities. It aims to democratize access to alternative investments such as private equity, venture capital, real estate funds, and hedge funds, providing a wealth management platform that allows mass affluent investors to engage in these markets with lower investment thresholds. Additionally, Torre operates a professional network designed to streamline the recruitment process, facilitating job searches and matches between tech talent and companies. The organization is comprised of a team with expertise in consulting, asset management, and digital technology, enhancing its capability to innovate in both wealth management and recruitment sectors.

Migo is an embedded lending software that specializes in microfinance, credit, and loan services.

Lori Systems is a logistics platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, that connects transporters with cargo owners across Africa. Founded in 2016, the company also has offices in Mombasa, Uganda, and Lagos. Lori addresses a significant challenge in the African logistics sector, where up to 75% of product costs can be attributed to logistics, compared to only 6% in the United States. The platform provides a tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace that enhances transparency, flexibility, reliability, and cost efficiency, achieving savings of over 18% for users. It offers real-time tracking of cargo, automated documentation, and streamlined payment processes, facilitating smoother goods transportation across the continent. Since its product launch in May 2017, Lori has experienced rapid growth, with a compounded monthly increase of 30%. The demand for its services continues to rise, supported by recent investments from prominent institutional and strategic investors. The company has also received recognition, including winning Techcrunch Battlefield Africa.

KangarooHealth, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops motion-tracking software solutions tailored for physical therapy and post-surgery recovery care. Founded in 2015 by experienced entrepreneurs from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Stanford StartX, the company utilizes AI technology to enhance patient rehabilitation. Its platform enables the tracking of patients' movements, providing real-time feedback for home rehabilitation. By collecting objective measurements and reporting performance to healthcare providers, KangarooHealth facilitates remote monitoring, improving care accountability and patient recovery outcomes. The software allows for personalized health coaching and customized patient engagement, which not only enhances the quality of care but also eases the workload for physicians and helps unlock new revenue opportunities for healthcare providers.

PayJoy Inc. is a consumer financing provider based in San Francisco, California, established in 2015. The company specializes in offering smartphone-enabled financing solutions aimed at individuals in emerging markets. Customers can select a smartphone, make a deposit, and choose a flexible payment plan that suits their needs. PayJoy's innovative mobile security technology allows smartphones to serve as collateral, facilitating access to credit for first-time buyers and further financial assistance for unexpected expenses. With a focus on the underbanked population, PayJoy has successfully reached over 10 million customers across various countries, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and South Africa. The company has achieved profitability and continues to grow, reinforcing its mission to provide credit access to underserved communities.

WorldCover is an innovative company dedicated to protecting farmers globally from the impacts of drought and other natural disasters through satellite-enabled insurance solutions. Founded by professionals from MIT with expertise in computer science and finance, the company aims to address the significant climate risks that threaten agricultural livelihoods, estimated at $100 billion. By leveraging remote sensing technology and advanced risk modeling, WorldCover offers a peer-to-peer investment and insurance platform that delivers affordable crop insurance to smallholder farmers, particularly in developing countries. This approach not only enhances food and income security for those who depend on agriculture but also supports the livelihoods of over 70% of the 2.5 billion individuals living at the base of the economic pyramid worldwide.

eBanqo is a customer engagement SaaS provider that helps organizations automate customer-facing services and speed up the resolution of customer issues. It helps businesses extend their services to every digital channel their customers use - webchat, in-app chat, social media, USSD, and SMS - promoting connectivity and quick issue resolution. Equipped with the latest technology in AI, businesses using eBanqo’s platform provide a consistent personalized interaction across all digital platforms, leading to repeat customers and high brand affinity. eBanqo substantially lowers cost, while providing automated customer support, self-service, issue resolution, and multi-channel live chat on diverse messaging platforms.

Shoobs is an online platform dedicated to discovering and booking tickets for urban nightlife events. It caters to a variety of occasions, including club nights, concerts, comedy shows, and networking events. The platform facilitates easy access for users, particularly millennials, to find and purchase tickets for events that align with their interests. By promoting events and connecting eventgoers with organizers, Shoobs enhances the overall experience of engaging with urban culture, making it a valuable resource for those looking to explore and participate in vibrant nightlife activities.

ShopEX is the teleshopping startup offers a different shopping experience from existing eCommerce players.

NextCounsel Limited is a legal technology company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing practice management solutions for law firms and organizations, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and productivity. The company's platform encompasses various features, including case management for organizing contacts and information, a time and billing solution for managing matters and cost entries, and a document management system for profiling and assembling documents. Additionally, it offers an accounting module to facilitate the generation and printing of invoices, as well as human resource information systems. By providing these comprehensive tools, NextCounsel empowers legal professionals to streamline their operations and strengthen the overall legal ecosystem.

Ligare offers tech-enabled logistics services via the easyload365 app, allowing shippers to book, pay, and track shipments in one place.

Traders of Africa is an eCommerce platform designed to facilitate trade both within Africa and globally through technological solutions. It aims to create sustainable wealth for individuals, communities, organizations, and nations by providing a marketplace that features a diverse range of products, including agricultural produce, leather, and textiles. The platform connects buyers and sellers efficiently, fostering economic growth and enhancing trade opportunities across various sectors.

Our entertainment and technology platform creates magical learning experiences for children and families, centred around a universe of proprietary characters. We are the creators of the Super Sema franchise, brought to life through animated series, apps and toys.

SystemOne is a company that focuses on addressing infectious disease challenges through a comprehensive approach that emphasizes the importance of data connectivity. By developing a disease intelligence platform, SystemOne enables the seamless transfer of critical information related to testing, device operations, and environmental conditions. This platform provides healthcare providers with real-time insights into disease patterns and treatment outcomes, facilitating informed decision-making regarding resource allocation and patient management. The company's efforts aim to ensure that every positive diagnosis is effectively linked to a patient, thus confirming treatment and ultimately improving global health outcomes.

Cellulant Corporation is a prominent multinational payments company based in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on digitizing payments across Africa's largest economies. Established in 2004, Cellulant offers a comprehensive mobile payments platform that connects businesses and governments, facilitating consumer payments, digital banking, and remittance solutions. The company provides several innovative products, including Mula for general payment processing, Agrikore—a blockchain-based tool for agricultural transactions, and Tingg, which enables card, bank, and bill payments. By delivering locally relevant payment methods and supporting multiple currencies, Cellulant addresses the complex payment requirements of various businesses, making it easier for merchants to accept and manage payments.

Easyshop Easycook Services Limited Is A Proudly Nigerian Domestic Outsource Company That Specializes In Shopping Services. They Provide Customized Domestic Solutions To The Working Professional Who Otherwise Cannot Meet Up Due To Work And Timing Challenges.

Frontier Car Group is a Berlin-based startup that operates used automotive marketplaces in emerging market economies, including Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The company aims to enhance the efficiency of buying and selling used cars through a digital marketplace that offers users an instant price quote for their vehicles and facilitates quick inspections to complete sales. By leveraging technology, creating infrastructure, and implementing innovative business models, Frontier Car Group ensures that all stakeholders benefit from the automotive trading process. Additionally, the company is involved in joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland, further expanding its reach and impact in the used car market.

MyPadi.ng is a leading platform in Nigeria that connects students with off-campus hostels and potential roommates. It offers a comprehensive real estate solution by providing detailed information from verified landlords, including photographs, video tours, pricing, and roommate profiles. This allows students to access essential data about available accommodations near their schools and colleges, making the search for suitable housing more efficient and informed. By centralizing this information, MyPadi.ng addresses the needs of students seeking off-campus living arrangements.

LifeBank is a healthcare platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in the delivery of critical medical supplies to hospitals and blood banks across Africa. Founded in 2015, the company offers a marketplace through its application, enabling clients to efficiently source blood and medical products necessary for patient care. LifeBank's services include a blood donor database that encourages community members to donate blood and a logistics system designed for timely delivery of essential items such as blood, oxygen, and medical consumables. This platform supports healthcare facilities in accessing vital resources, thereby enhancing their capacity to respond effectively during emergencies.

Migo is an embedded lending software that specializes in microfinance, credit, and loan services.

The Parallel Wireless team has experience building every component of the cellular network through its evolution from 2G, 3G to 4G. For the past three years, our team has been reimagining the architecture of the cellular radio access network (RAN) to address the challenges presented by HetNets and the evolution to 5G.

WhereIsMyTransport Ltd is a mobility technology company focused on providing comprehensive public transport data for megacities in emerging markets. Headquartered in London, with an additional office in Cape Town, the company specializes in digitalizing network information from various modes of public transport across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Europe, and South and Southeast Asia. By employing a data collection playbook, WhereIsMyTransport maps both formal and informal transport networks, ensuring data accuracy as these systems evolve. The company's platform serves businesses, municipalities, and citizens, enhancing the public transport experience and facilitating informed decision-making for infrastructure improvements and market entry.

Gro Intelligence, Inc. is an agricultural data analytics company that provides insights to enhance productivity and access to capital in the farming sector. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Nairobi, the company employs proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to aggregate, process, and analyze data related to weather patterns, trade flows, pricing dynamics, and production. Its platform offers computational and visualization tools that enable financial institutions, corporations, and government entities to make informed decisions regarding supply chains, climate change, and food security. By bridging data gaps across global agriculture, Gro Intelligence synthesizes diverse farming data points from various sources, delivering a comprehensive view of factors influencing commodity markets. The company emphasizes the importance of combining artificial intelligence with human insight to transform raw agricultural and climate data into actionable knowledge.

Frontier Car Group is a Berlin-based startup that operates used automotive marketplaces in emerging market economies, including Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The company aims to enhance the efficiency of buying and selling used cars through a digital marketplace that offers users an instant price quote for their vehicles and facilitates quick inspections to complete sales. By leveraging technology, creating infrastructure, and implementing innovative business models, Frontier Car Group ensures that all stakeholders benefit from the automotive trading process. Additionally, the company is involved in joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland, further expanding its reach and impact in the used car market.

Cars45 is an online platform that simplifies the buying and selling of pre-owned vehicles in Nigeria. The process begins with vehicle owners submitting their car information for a free quote online. They can then schedule an appointment at one of the company's inspection centers, where a comprehensive evaluation of the vehicle's condition is conducted, including assessments of the engine, brakes, tires, and a road test. Following this evaluation, Cars45 makes an offer to the owner, and if accepted, guarantees a wire payment to the owner's bank account within 45 minutes. After pricing the vehicle and creating a digital service history, Cars45 provides the acquired cars to a private network of buyers, ensuring a transparent and efficient transaction process.

Riby is a finance technology company based in Lagos, Nigeria, that offers a digital finance management platform tailored for cooperatives, trade groups, associations, and micro and small businesses. The platform facilitates the creation and management of bank or mobile money accounts, providing users with access to essential financial services. By collaborating with banks and payment processing firms, Riby assists middle to low-income earners in automating savings processes, securing collateral-free loans, and making payments through various efficient channels. This comprehensive approach enables clients to effectively manage their finances and enhance their growth potential.

Ma3Route is a digital platform based in Ngong, Kenya, that crowd-sources transport data to enhance travel experiences in developing countries. Launched in 2011, the platform provides real-time information on traffic conditions, matatu directions, and driving reports through various channels, including mobile applications, web, SMS, and social media. By utilizing natural language processing and a moderation team, Ma3Route ensures the accuracy of the information shared with users. The company's mission is to democratize access to timely transport information, thereby improving mobility and contributing to better city planning and transport regulation in emerging economies.

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Printivo.com is disrupting the Nigerian printing industry through its efficient printing expertise, wide range of design templates and the reach of the internet. Printivo is an online print provider that provides its customers with free templates created by designers across Nigeria. Printivo aims to help Nigeria business print marketing and business materials with ease.

NetPlusDotCom is a technology company with solutions in e-commerce, e-payment and digital trends. Their Mission is to use their expertise in software development, digital advancements and business strategy to solve real business problems thereby creating value and accelerating the growth and profitability of their customers. Since starting business in 2009, they have passionately been engaged in R&D process seeking technology solutions to drive value for businesses especially among the small and medium enterprises.

Africa Courier Express (ACE) is a logistics company operating in Africa, focused on providing delivery solutions for businesses and consumers. The company utilizes a technology-enabled logistics platform that facilitates efficient communication between clients and service providers. ACE's platform offers multiple rescheduling options, catering to the diverse needs of customers. With a commitment to timely service, ACE enables clients to access same-day and next-day delivery across various regions in Africa, enhancing the overall logistics experience.

Dekko was founded on the belief that society is entering an amazing transition in how they experience their technology. Smartphones and Tablets have ushered in the first taste of a "Post-PC" world, where their ability to connect to each other and to their favorite online services is mobile. They are beginning to experience entertainment, contextual information & personal interactions through natural interfaces that are not just "tiny screened PCs". Multi-sensor devices and The Internet of Things will provide the hardware foundation for true mobile operating systems. They are moving away from intermediated interfaces driven by keyboards and mice towards more natural and direct touch and voice interactions. Their most engaging sense, vision, will also experience a new natural interface, as content is placed in the world, in a truly believable manner.

Retailigence Corporation operates an online-to-offline marketing platform that enhances in-store product sales through innovative technology. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SAAS) solution that utilizes machine learning for various applications, including store clustering, assortment optimization, in-store monitoring, and customer segmentation. Its adPOP Engine provides a seamless application programming interface that integrates data into programmatic advertising, enabling location-based user experiences across mobile and digital advertising channels. Additionally, Retailigence delivers a mobile application that displays local store-level product availability and serves as a central data distribution point for retailers, brands, and marketing solutions. The company caters to various clients, including advertising solutions providers, application developers, agencies, and brick-and-mortar stores in the United States. Founded in 2009 and based in Redwood City, California, Retailigence operates as a subsidiary of ShopAdvisor, Inc. after a strategic partnership with Gimbal, Inc.

MediaSpike provides a native monetization platform for applications, with a focus on social and mobile games. For application developers, integration involves using one of the MediaSpike SDKs to interact with the MediaSpike backend. Brands and agencies can then search by several parameters for appropriate placements through the MediaSpike dashboard. Placements are made by selecting an available placement, uploading the appropriate asset(s), previewing the placement and then submitting the placement to the developer through the MediaSpike dashboard. Once submitted a placement is reviewed and approved by the developer. Analytics for live placements are tracked and viewable through the MediaSpike dashboard.

Nutrivise is a nutrition solution that helps you know exactly what you need to eat in order to reach your health and fitness goals effectively. Think of us as a pocket nutritionist that helps you make the smartest food decision no matter where you are or what you are craving. Our first product Here&Now is a revolutionary mobile app that recommends both chain and local restaurant dishes based on your location, biometrics, and goals. Here&Now will recommend the healthiest dishes nearby, give recommendations for specific restaurants, and search for the most wholesome versions of the food you crave.

Zerply, Inc. operates an exclusive community tailored for creative professionals in the film, gaming, and virtual/augmented reality sectors. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Tallinn, Estonia, the company provides artists with tools to manage their careers effectively. Through its platform, Zerply allows users to showcase their work and connect with peers, fans, and studios seeking talent. This network not only facilitates the sharing of creative portfolios but also aids artists in transitioning between projects while enabling studios to discover suitable talent for their needs.

GraphScience is a full-service social data and Facebook advertising platform for Fortune 500 brands and retailers. Built on top of the Facebook ads API, GraphScience delivers the highest impact branding and revenue for top retailers, CPGs, and brands. The company's technology platform manages and analyzes big data and generates advertising performance at scale. Led by a team of social media advertising and technology innovators, GraphScience is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and backed by leading investors.

Tinkercad is a new and faster way of creating designs for your 3D printer. With the help of the latest web technology you can now use a solid modeling CAD directly in your browser.