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Digs is a web-based collaboration platform that leverages AI to make it simple for builders to store documents, collaborate on home builds, and generate automatic digital homeowner handoffs. Digs’ results in more efficient builds and a full digital understanding [digital twin] of the home for the homeowner that is both usable and shareable.

VShojo is a talent-first VTuber company working for the growth and success of its members. VShojo applies its deep bench of industry knowledge to service the high influx of rising virtual stars in the nascent US VTuber scene. The company is composed of content creators who use animated avatars as their public-facing personas on YouTube, Twitch, and other platforms. The company was co-founded by CEO Justin “TheGunrun” Ignacio and CTO Phillip "MowtenDoo" Fortunat.

Flow is a technology company focused on transforming the commercial real estate sector through the use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. By integrating data science with innovative technology and industry expertise, Flow addresses the complexities of fund infrastructure. The company connects information across various stakeholders, including investors and providers, to enhance decision-making processes. Its cross-platform software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions are designed to optimize productivity and streamline operations, enabling users to invest more time in strategic decisions. By targeting the alternative asset market, Flow aims to accelerate decision-making, capital deployment, and overall growth, which are essential for the vitality of market-based economies.

Edgegap Technologies Inc. is a software development company based in Quebec City, Canada, specializing in gaming infrastructure services through edge computing. Founded in 2018, the company provides innovative solutions that enable video game studios, publishers, and developers to effectively manage multiplayer environments. By leveraging edge computing technology, Edgegap offers unique methods for optimizing gaming experiences and monetizing various use cases within the gaming industry.

Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.

VRChat is a virtual reality social platform established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It enables users to create and explore virtual worlds, allowing them to interact with others in a social setting. The platform facilitates the development of custom avatars and the building of 3D environments, which users can navigate together. Content creators can publish their virtual worlds and sell them through the VRChat marketplace, enhancing the platform's community-driven experience. By providing tools that allow for quick and easy world-building, VRChat fosters creativity and collaboration among its users, making it a unique space for social engagement in virtual reality.

Simplified is the all-in-one design platform where freelancers and entrepreneurs can collaborate, scale, and grow their content— effortlessly and beautifully.

Infinite Objects, Inc operates an online design store that sells homeware designs, stickers, Christmas gifts, and other products. Infinite Objects, Inc is headquartered in the United States.

Hiber AB provides a browser-based game creation and social gaming platform. It allows users to design own games without the need to code and play the games created by other users on the Web browser, mobiles, tablets, and personal computers. Hiber AB was founded in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Theta Labs, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Cupertino, California, is the developer of the Theta Network, a decentralized blockchain-powered video streaming platform. The network enables users to share their bandwidth in a peer-to-peer manner, facilitating efficient video delivery while rewarding them with cryptocurrency. By leveraging existing streaming applications, Theta Network allows users to stream live content from popular platforms with reduced latency, thereby lowering content delivery costs for video providers. The company has attracted strategic investments from notable corporate entities, including Samsung NEXT and Sony Innovation Fund, as well as various media and venture capital firms. Theta Labs operates as a subsidiary of Sliver VR Technologies, Inc.

Pocket Worlds is a social sandbox where players can create their own avatars, environments, and fashion. Pocket Worlds create games that are social by design and played for decades.

Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

Stakester Ltd is a skill-based competition platform that facilitates competitions among gamers and sports enthusiasts for prizes. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, Stakester supports a wide array of online games, including popular titles like Call of Duty, FIFA 21, and UFC 4, as well as traditional sports such as pool, chess, golf, badminton, and table tennis. The platform serves as both a competition facilitator and a marketplace, allowing users to engage in one-on-one matchups and earn rewards based on their skills. Stakester aims to provide a meaningful way for players to compete and monetize their gaming abilities.

Hiber AB provides a browser-based game creation and social gaming platform. It allows users to design own games without the need to code and play the games created by other users on the Web browser, mobiles, tablets, and personal computers. Hiber AB was founded in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Fable Studio, Inc. develops content using artificial intelligence characters on augmented and virtual reality. Fable Studio works on interactive cinematic projects. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

The Meta Game Inc. is a company focused on developing training tools for first-person shooter (FPS) gamers, enhancing their skills across all levels. Its primary product, KovaaK, features a range of capabilities including realistic weapon simulation, target and dodging physics, and customizable training scenarios tailored to individual user profiles. The company integrates principles from performance science, game development, and machine learning to create effective training modules that help gamers refine their tactics and improve their gameplay. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, The Meta Game Inc. aims to advance the eSports training landscape.

GameClub Inc. develops an application for games. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Edgegap Technologies Inc. is a software development company based in Quebec City, Canada, specializing in gaming infrastructure services through edge computing. Founded in 2018, the company provides innovative solutions that enable video game studios, publishers, and developers to effectively manage multiplayer environments. By leveraging edge computing technology, Edgegap offers unique methods for optimizing gaming experiences and monetizing various use cases within the gaming industry.

FanAI Inc. operates an artificial intelligence-driven audience monetization platform, primarily targeting the esports industry and its associated sponsorship ecosystems. Established in 2016 and located in Santa Monica, California, the company provides sponsors with valuable insights into fan behavior, enabling them to cultivate targeted relationships with fans and predict their responses. The platform offers a range of features, including dashboards, real-time analysis, fan segmentation, behavior analytics, and metrics for measuring return on investment and sponsorship effectiveness. By making audience data actionable, FanAI aims to enhance franchise and sponsorship revenues for event organizers, game publishers, leagues, teams, digital agencies, and brands.

ProGuides was founded with one mission: to help gamers take their play to a new level. Members access premium courses and on demand game coaching. ProGuides makes it possible for anyone to learn from and play with the best. ProGuides currently has 60+ courses (1000+ lessons) featuring 20+ of the best eSports pros from Fortnite, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Magic the Gathering: Arena, and Overwatch.

VRChat is a virtual reality social platform established in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It enables users to create and explore virtual worlds, allowing them to interact with others in a social setting. The platform facilitates the development of custom avatars and the building of 3D environments, which users can navigate together. Content creators can publish their virtual worlds and sell them through the VRChat marketplace, enhancing the platform's community-driven experience. By providing tools that allow for quick and easy world-building, VRChat fosters creativity and collaboration among its users, making it a unique space for social engagement in virtual reality.

Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.

Apprentice FS, Inc. offers an industrial augmented reality platform tailored for research and development, as well as manufacturing sectors, particularly within the life sciences. Founded in 2014 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company provides an intelligent manufacturing execution system that incorporates artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies. Its platform features modules such as Tandem, Manuals, and BioCapture, which are compatible with various smart glasses and facilitate hands-free operation in laboratory and manufacturing environments. This system allows users to record data, manage batch records, and oversee assays and procedures while ensuring critical information is readily available, thereby minimizing process deviations. Apprentice serves a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotech, chemicals, consumer goods, and cosmetics, aiming to enhance efficiency and speed in drug production and other processes.

Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends. Its platform includes built-in user-generated avatars that let its users engage in real-time virtual chats, read reviews, surf across the latest news feed and keep in touch with their friends to customize and self-designed games, enabling users to make new friends, host real-time games and create fun contents for publicizing. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

ProGuides was founded with one mission: to help gamers take their play to a new level. Members access premium courses and on demand game coaching. ProGuides makes it possible for anyone to learn from and play with the best. ProGuides currently has 60+ courses (1000+ lessons) featuring 20+ of the best eSports pros from Fortnite, League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Magic the Gathering: Arena, and Overwatch.