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Prepared develops an AI-powered platform that enhances emergency response by streamlining call-taking, dispatch, and quality assurance. The solution provides real-time access to video, GPS location, and texts from mobile 911 callers, along with automated language translation and real-time QA tools. These capabilities help public safety agencies reduce response times, improve dispatch efficiency, and better serve diverse communities. Prepared emphasizes people, mission, and values to maximize impact on public safety across communities.

Arketa is a wellness platform that supports fitness instructors in managing and growing their online businesses. The platform simplifies operations by enabling instructors to host live fitness classes, sell on-demand video content, and establish membership options directly on their own websites. This comprehensive approach allows wellness businesses to engage with their clients effectively while providing access to resources that promote both physical and mental health. By offering these tools, Arketa empowers instructors to create a sustainable online presence and foster a loyal customer base.

Prepared develops an AI-powered platform that enhances emergency response by streamlining call-taking, dispatch, and quality assurance. The solution provides real-time access to video, GPS location, and texts from mobile 911 callers, along with automated language translation and real-time QA tools. These capabilities help public safety agencies reduce response times, improve dispatch efficiency, and better serve diverse communities. Prepared emphasizes people, mission, and values to maximize impact on public safety across communities.

LiveControl transforms traditional video production by leveraging cloud technology and advanced artificial intelligence. This company offers a unique remote videography service that simplifies the process of live streaming and content creation, enabling users to produce high-quality video with minimal effort. LiveControl caters to a diverse range of clients, including educational institutions, performing arts venues, and event organizers, who benefit from its automated solutions for videography. By allowing remote control of cameras in real-time, LiveControl facilitates collaboration among users worldwide while significantly reducing production costs.

BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs. Their mission is to enable communities to easily produce and partake in virtual Esports. At the core of it all is our self-driving Esports technology layer that provides a one-button solution for anyone to create, participate, and/or spectate Esports content.

Knowable Universe, Inc., operating as Knowable, is an e-learning provider based in Los Angeles, California, established in 2013. The company specializes in developing an online platform that offers audio courses designed to help users acquire new skills. Its offerings feature long-form audio instruction complemented by detailed lesson summaries, curated learning tools, and downloadable e-textbooks. Additionally, Knowable provides access to private student communities, enhancing the learning experience through engagement and interaction. The team behind Knowable comprises editors, producers, and journalists from well-known institutions, all committed to creating engaging and effective audio courses.

LiveControl transforms traditional video production by leveraging cloud technology and advanced artificial intelligence. This company offers a unique remote videography service that simplifies the process of live streaming and content creation, enabling users to produce high-quality video with minimal effort. LiveControl caters to a diverse range of clients, including educational institutions, performing arts venues, and event organizers, who benefit from its automated solutions for videography. By allowing remote control of cameras in real-time, LiveControl facilitates collaboration among users worldwide while significantly reducing production costs.

Studio operates a connected fitness platform that streams live and on-demand classes to users in their homes through a sleek, responsive display. The system personalizes content in real-time by utilizing user feedback and biometric data, allowing access to a diverse range of classes, including cardio, strength training, and yoga. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Studio aims to enhance the fitness experience by combining technology with user engagement to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Vidme is a startup video lab that operates a video-sharing platform aimed at fostering a community for expressing and sharing ideas. The platform allows users to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Users can share their content within relevant community sections, and notably, Vidme enables uploads without requiring users to create an account. This accessibility encourages broader participation and engagement within its community, making it a versatile space for video content creators.

BoomTV is an Esports entertainment platform that provides tools to automate score tracking, streaming, and generating event hubs. Their mission is to enable communities to easily produce and partake in virtual Esports. At the core of it all is our self-driving Esports technology layer that provides a one-button solution for anyone to create, participate, and/or spectate Esports content.

Studio operates a connected fitness platform that streams live and on-demand classes to users in their homes through a sleek, responsive display. The system personalizes content in real-time by utilizing user feedback and biometric data, allowing access to a diverse range of classes, including cardio, strength training, and yoga. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, Studio aims to enhance the fitness experience by combining technology with user engagement to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Vidme is a startup video lab that operates a video-sharing platform aimed at fostering a community for expressing and sharing ideas. The platform allows users to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Users can share their content within relevant community sections, and notably, Vidme enables uploads without requiring users to create an account. This accessibility encourages broader participation and engagement within its community, making it a versatile space for video content creators.

Voxel is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2013. It specializes in developing a virtualization platform that allows users to build and run mobile applications in the cloud, streaming them directly to client devices. Voxel enhances the mobile app discovery process by creating engaging and interactive mobile advertisements, enabling users to experience applications before making a purchase decision. This approach not only increases user engagement but also contributes to higher lifetime value for users visiting the app store through Voxel's platform.

Imagine a true global television experience in which a subscriber in Paris watches U.S. television programming as if they were living in New York. Also imagine a business person traveling the globe while still watching their cable subscription from back home. This is the world enabled by NimbleTV – TV as it should be – TV from Anywhere -- without the limitations of traditional cable and satellite TV services. NimbleTV enhances rather than replaces traditional pay TV services. It creates value for all players in the TV ecosystem, including distribution companies, and content producers. Nimble utilizes its proprietary advanced cloud-based streaming and HD-DVR solution to allow subscribers to access their pay TV subscriptions at any time, from any device, from anywhere around the world. For more information, please visit NimbleTV.com.

Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits). Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out. Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify. In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.

Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

MeetMe is a social networking company focused on meeting new people, primarily in the United States. It originated as MyYearbook and now operates MeetMe.com and a suite of iOS and Android apps, available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The platform monetizes through advertising and virtual currency and has a strong mobile presence. It also provides livestreaming video and creator economy solutions to help brands monetize and engage audiences, supported by a portfolio of mobile apps and services designed to foster connection and community.

Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

[Flowgram](http://www.flowgram.com) is a way to share Web pages, photos, and videos in a browser-based player that acts like an interactive screencast. The company is headed by [Abhay Parekh](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/abhay-parekh), the co-founder of FastForward Networks (which was sold to Inktomi for $1.3 billion in 2000) and an ex-[Accel](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/accel-partners) Venture Partner.

MeetMe is a social networking company focused on meeting new people, primarily in the United States. It originated as MyYearbook and now operates MeetMe.com and a suite of iOS and Android apps, available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The platform monetizes through advertising and virtual currency and has a strong mobile presence. It also provides livestreaming video and creator economy solutions to help brands monetize and engage audiences, supported by a portfolio of mobile apps and services designed to foster connection and community.

Imeem is an online music service that offers users instant access to a vast library of songs at no cost. In addition to music, the platform provides videos and photos, creating a comprehensive online community for musicians, directors, photographers, and various groups. By facilitating connections among creators and fans, Imeem enhances the music experience and fosters an interactive environment for sharing and discovery.

Odeo is a platform dedicated to podcasting, offering users the ability to explore, search, discover, share, and publish aggregated podcasts. It serves as a hub for audio and video content syndicated via RSS.

Prepared develops an AI-powered platform that enhances emergency response by streamlining call-taking, dispatch, and quality assurance. The solution provides real-time access to video, GPS location, and texts from mobile 911 callers, along with automated language translation and real-time QA tools. These capabilities help public safety agencies reduce response times, improve dispatch efficiency, and better serve diverse communities. Prepared emphasizes people, mission, and values to maximize impact on public safety across communities.