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Magma is a multifaceted company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in art management and collaborative painting solutions tailored for creative studios in various sectors, including game development, animation, film, webcomics, and art education. In addition to its focus on creative industries, Magma also develops and manufactures PCI and PCI Express expansion systems designed for servers, desktops, and portable platforms. The company's patented expansion products facilitate the extension of PCI and PCI Express signals outside of computers, allowing for the connection of multiple card slots in a chassis. Magma's offerings include a range of solutions, from single slot expansion products to advanced, fault-tolerant chassis engineered for mission-critical applications, enabling organizations to protect their investments in specialized hardware while transitioning to higher-speed protocols.

Magma is a multifaceted company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in art management and collaborative painting solutions tailored for creative studios in various sectors, including game development, animation, film, webcomics, and art education. In addition to its focus on creative industries, Magma also develops and manufactures PCI and PCI Express expansion systems designed for servers, desktops, and portable platforms. The company's patented expansion products facilitate the extension of PCI and PCI Express signals outside of computers, allowing for the connection of multiple card slots in a chassis. Magma's offerings include a range of solutions, from single slot expansion products to advanced, fault-tolerant chassis engineered for mission-critical applications, enabling organizations to protect their investments in specialized hardware while transitioning to higher-speed protocols.

Developer of an AI platform that enables users to interact with anime-inspired characters and create custom anime art.

Founded in 2021 by Fanatics, Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuk, Candy Digital is a rapidly growing company specializing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), enabling fans to buy, sell, and trade officially licensed digital collectibles. The company offers a wide range of digital assets, initially focusing on sports content before expanding into art, entertainment, and music.

Founded in 2017, GigLabs is on a mission to empower brands, creators and collectors to create defining and memorable NFT experiences. The company partners with brands, agencies and creators to provide easy-to-use products for generating, minting, and selling NFTs that can be presented within fully customizable brand experiences, both on the web and in VR. Built by the GigLabs’ team of experienced blockchain developers and NFT enthusiasts, the API-driven NFT Bridge platform delivers flexible and scalable NFT tools that allow any brand to build any NFT experience imaginable. RareRooms (www.rarerooms.io) is GigLabs’ customizable 3D immersive metaverse for showcasing NFTs - digital collectibles, art and more - that’s integrated across multiple blockchains.

CLLCTVE is a portfolio platform designed to empower creators by providing them with essential tools, resources, and a supportive network to pursue their aspirations. The platform facilitates a community-driven experience, enabling freelancers to showcase their creative talents without needing to build websites or resumes. By connecting brands with a diverse pool of creators, CLLCTVE matches opportunities based on brand requirements and the skills and interests of its members. Additionally, the platform focuses on engaging college students, allowing them to create transmedia content for brands while connecting with a freelance community on campuses nationwide. Through this innovative approach, CLLCTVE fosters collaboration and provides valuable opportunities for both creators and brands.

Yieldstreet is a management platform that provides retail investors access to income-generating investment products. Founded in 2015, It gives individuals access to alternative investments that have traditionally been off-limits to the average investor. With over $2.5 billion invested across multiple asset classes, Yieldstreet is changing the way people generate passive income by lowering and removing the barriers that historically kept these lucrative opportunities far out of reach. In 2013, founders Milind Mehere and Michael Weisz were frustrated that many investment strategies were typically reserved only for institutions and the ultra-wealthy. Typically, the average investor was left to choose between the stock market and bonds with falling yields - with few options in between. Asset-based investments had longer hold periods and a higher barrier of entry, keeping them well out of reach of accredited investors — even more so for unaccredited investors. As a result, they decided to leverage the growing fintech disruption to give more people access to these previously restricted alternative investments. Milind’s background in building companies combined with Michael’s decade-plus experience in investing and fund management formed the core of Yieldstreet. Passion for their investors and employees as well as a willing embrace of innovation, has been part of Yieldstreet’s identity from the beginning. Each decision to leverage a new technology, or investment strategy, or originate a new deal is made to put investors first. That drive has propelled Yieldstreet across all 50 states, crossing $100M invested in less than eight quarters, with the $1B milestone coming only three years later. In 2019, Yieldstreet’s membership had grown to 100,000, and a savings account for members was launched. Yieldstreet, since its launch in 2015, has not deviated from its goal to change investing for the better, nor has it slowed down. Yieldstreet was ranked number 46 on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies and has been recognized by Built In as one of the Best Places to Work. Yieldstreet today delivers wealth generation options and alternative investments for more than 330,000 investors and has returned more than $1.3 billion in principal/interest. Many alternative investment platforms only focus on one asset class, such as real estate or art. Yieldstreet’s offerings, accessed through cash or a low-fee IRA, cover a wide range of asset classes — art, real estate, legal, corporates, consumer, and commercial, via single investments or funds. Yieldstreet also offers its members short-term notes on offerings with a hold period between 3 and 6 months, which generally boast higher interest rates than money markets and CDs. Yieldstreet is headquartered in New York and has offices in Brazil, Greece, and Malta. Michael Weisz serves as President and Milind Mehere serves as CEO. Together, they manage a team of more than 140 employees, all working toward Yieldstreet’s one goal: to change the way people invest for the better.

ARTA specializes in global logistics services for high-value items such as art, design objects, furniture, antiques, jewelry, watches, and collectibles. Their API automates shipping and fulfillment processes, enabling online and offline sellers to offer a seamless purchase experience while reducing overhead costs.

Facet is a software company that empowers artists and engineers by offering innovative image editing technology. Its cloud-based platform automates tasks like intelligent layering and AI-assisted adjustments, helping creative teams enhance storytelling efficiency while maintaining consistency across visual assets.