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SortSpoke's artificial intelligence does the complex data extraction work that people do today. SortSpoke helps companies automate manual document processing. SortSpoke is a cloud service that learns how you classify your documents, what data you extract from them and then it does it for you.

Klearly Analytics, Inc. is a developer of a SaaS-based prescriptive intelligence platform tailored for B2B companies. Founded in 2017 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Klearly provides a solution that leverages data science and machine learning to enable sales and marketing teams to better understand their impact on revenue. The platform offers actionable insights by analyzing consumer behavior, tracking product sales, and assessing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. It empowers teams to prioritize accounts, focus on strategic activities, and anticipate business outcomes, thereby enhancing their ability to innovate marketing strategies and increase return on investment. Klearly is designed to replace traditional metrics with predictive capabilities, positioning itself as a vital tool for revenue-oriented marketing efforts.

Biospatial, Inc. designs and develops an online cloud-based platform to alert its users regarding anomalous events related to human health and the biosphere. The platform ingests data, processes inbound data records using machine learning, and offers data feeds to end users. It offers web-based interfaces to enable users to visualize data, generate reports, and control user access. Biospatial, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Boundless Life empowers families to live, learn, work, and experience beautiful destinations around the world. The company builds a collection of thoughtfully designed communities located in beautiful destinations around the world comprised of private homes, co-working spaces, a school system based on experiential learning, and locally adapted recreational hubs. It was founded in 2021 and is located in Montreal, Canada.

At Key, we're creating a world where real estate is a source of prosperity and freedom for everyone. Our patent-pending approach makes urban living possible again, free from the burdens of commuting, cost-prohibitive down payments, and the inflexibility that comes with a 25-year mortgage.

Finmark Financial Group specializes in developing financial planning and modeling software tailored for startups. Founded in 2020 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company offers a platform that simplifies the management of financial metrics, enabling businesses to efficiently handle their runway, hiring, and cash flow. By transforming complex financial concepts into an easy-to-use interface, Finmark allows companies to update, inspect, and share their financial data seamlessly. The software serves a wide range of businesses, from pre-revenue to pre-IPO, helping teams align on financial goals, enhance collaboration, and optimize resources.

A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

Pangea.app, Inc. operates an online platform that connects companies with college students for freelance projects, particularly in marketing and graphic design. Established in 2016 and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the platform serves as a marketplace where businesses can communicate directly with students, manage payments through a secure gateway, and rate performance to ensure accountability. By utilizing a proprietary dataset and artificial intelligence, Pangea.app enhances the matching process, enabling companies to access skilled talent early in their careers while allowing students to showcase their abilities. The company's mission focuses on providing equitable access to high-skill opportunities, making it easier for businesses to find and hire college freelancers for part-time engagements.

Pendo is the only platform to combine in-product engagement with robust product data and user feedback. With the ability to quickly take action on these qualitative and quantitative insights, product teams can make more informed decisions on how to support users throughout their journey.

Payzer is a North Carolina-based financial technology company that offers an all-in-one financial tool which helps contractors grow their businesses and exchange money with ease. Its mobile and cloud-based platform allows customers to accept credit and debit cards, and electronic checks in the field or at the home office with real-time tracking across their organizations. It also allows its users to provide instant financing up to $55,000 using a mobile phone, tablet, or personal computer as well as control purchases by giving employees Visa debit purchasing cards. Payzer was established in 2014.

Fenris Digital develops a cloud-based platform tailored for property and casualty insurers, focusing on enhancing customer acquisition and optimizing workflows throughout the insurance lifecycle. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, the company offers a suite of digital solutions, including an AI-based analytics engine and scoring that improve underwriting efficiency. Its TouchQuote platform serves as a white-labeled, mobile-first quoting solution, allowing clients to create personalized customer experiences. Fenris provides APIs that enable agencies, carriers, and financial services to integrate valuable insights and data into their operations, enhancing conversion rates and customer engagement. The platform covers a vast demographic, offering quality data enrichment for over 240 million consumers and 30 million businesses, and employs machine learning to refine predictive scores continuously. This approach not only streamlines the underwriting process but also maximizes marketing effectiveness by significantly improving completion and conversion rates.

Poppy Flowers, founded in 2019 and based in Washington, D.C., operates as a tech-enabled marketplace within the $13 billion flower industry. The company specializes in retailing flowers and customized floral products specifically for weddings and event decorations. Poppy Flowers manages a floral supply chain that connects customers with independent floral designers and directly sources high-quality flowers from reputable farms. Through its online platform, Poppy Flowers aims to simplify the purchasing process for customers by leveraging technology, including machine learning and computer vision, to enhance the overall customer experience. The company is committed to providing affordable floral solutions while supporting local designers.

Finmark Financial Group specializes in developing financial planning and modeling software tailored for startups. Founded in 2020 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company offers a platform that simplifies the management of financial metrics, enabling businesses to efficiently handle their runway, hiring, and cash flow. By transforming complex financial concepts into an easy-to-use interface, Finmark allows companies to update, inspect, and share their financial data seamlessly. The software serves a wide range of businesses, from pre-revenue to pre-IPO, helping teams align on financial goals, enhance collaboration, and optimize resources.

PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a platform that provides location-based advertising and analytics across multiple industries. It offers VISIT Local that provides foot traffic attribution, location-based analytics, and audience building for agencies, media companies, and brands. The company also provides VISIT Match that provides instant audience scale for locations, analytics, and products. In addition, it offers VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise products and analytics platforms. The company provides solutions in the areas of agencies, brands, digital out of home, media companies, and data driven companies. Reveal Mobile, Inc. was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc. and changed its name to Reveal Mobile, Inc. in March 2015. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

ChoiceWORX, Inc. operates as an automation software firm for IT operations. Its products include apptinuum; which provides an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) platform that enables intelligent automation of end-user support and device management; and robotinuu, an AI platform that manages robotic automation environments across the endpoint, application, and infrastructure layers. Its solution enables companies to reduce costs, improve worker productivity, and reduce dependence on human labor. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Second Nature is a consumer goods company that specializes in providing air filters. It offers a web-based platform that enables people to purchase online its services include shipping, installation, and maintenance that helps their client to improve their indoor air quality and protect the HVAC system. The company was founded in 2012 and headquartered in North Carolina, United States.

PunchList was founded by a contractor and a real estate agent to solve a consistent pain point in the real estate transaction: completing inspection repairs fast, with quality, and with consistency from job to job. Building from their early success in their home base of Charleston, SC, their growing team of licensed contractors and support specialists now help thousands of agents and their clients across the US.

InsightFinder provides innovative machine learning technology to unlock the value in IT operational data, from performance metrics to textual log files, finding root causes for deviations from normal behaviors and recurring patterns, as well as predicting future events and outages, involving your staff only when necessary and appropriate to do so. InsightFinder’s core technologies and patent-pending solutions are available via online subscription or on-premise deployment.

Silbo Inc. is a marketplace that connects sports games with officials, facilitating the scheduling, payment, and communication processes. The company offers a software-as-a-service platform where youth and adult leagues, clubs, and tournaments can post games online. This system allows qualified officials to easily access available games, select assignments, and receive digital payments, while also providing a mechanism for feedback. Founded in 2016, Silbo operates from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Klearly Analytics, Inc. is a developer of a SaaS-based prescriptive intelligence platform tailored for B2B companies. Founded in 2017 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Klearly provides a solution that leverages data science and machine learning to enable sales and marketing teams to better understand their impact on revenue. The platform offers actionable insights by analyzing consumer behavior, tracking product sales, and assessing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. It empowers teams to prioritize accounts, focus on strategic activities, and anticipate business outcomes, thereby enhancing their ability to innovate marketing strategies and increase return on investment. Klearly is designed to replace traditional metrics with predictive capabilities, positioning itself as a vital tool for revenue-oriented marketing efforts.

A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

They give your people actionable insights and motivational messages based on their performance using microgoals™ similar to health trackers that breakdown insurmountable goals into achievable hourly and daily activities. They also replace generic coaching based on "gut-feel" with specific, individualized, and motivational coaching based on data.

Allvision IO, Inc. is a software company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing a platform that aggregates various sources of three-dimensional data, utilizing machine learning and cloud computing to provide actionable insights. The company's offerings include high-definition, time-based maps for mobility, infrastructure, and transportation, as well as tools for asset detection, tracking, and compliance analysis. By enabling street-level analytics on a global scale, Allvision aims to connect decision-makers across industries such as transportation, engineering, government, and insurance with valuable spatial data, helping them address complex challenges and make informed decisions.

Payzer is a North Carolina-based financial technology company that offers an all-in-one financial tool which helps contractors grow their businesses and exchange money with ease. Its mobile and cloud-based platform allows customers to accept credit and debit cards, and electronic checks in the field or at the home office with real-time tracking across their organizations. It also allows its users to provide instant financing up to $55,000 using a mobile phone, tablet, or personal computer as well as control purchases by giving employees Visa debit purchasing cards. Payzer was established in 2014.

LiveSource’s cloud-based supplier collaboration suite specializes in strategic sourcing and supplier performance management, as well as the facilitation of all supplier interactions up and down the supply chain. LiveSource focuses on global manufacturers in highly regulated and complex manufacturing industries and a majority of its revenue is derived from the automotive and aerospace industries.

A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

Payzer is a North Carolina-based financial technology company that offers an all-in-one financial tool which helps contractors grow their businesses and exchange money with ease. Its mobile and cloud-based platform allows customers to accept credit and debit cards, and electronic checks in the field or at the home office with real-time tracking across their organizations. It also allows its users to provide instant financing up to $55,000 using a mobile phone, tablet, or personal computer as well as control purchases by giving employees Visa debit purchasing cards. Payzer was established in 2014.

Ceterus, Inc. develops Web-based accounting and financial reporting solutions. It offers Ceterus Edge, an accounting software that gives access to financial, peer-benchmarks, key performance metrics, and daily balances from various connected devices; and Ceterus Tax, a tax preparation software. The company serves restaurants, fitness, wellness, retail, education, and beauty companies. Ceterus, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Charleston, South Carolina with an additional office in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Impossible Objects is a developer of a 3D printing technology used to make objects from sheets of kevlar, carbon fiber, and fiberglass. Its composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) technology combines high-performance polymers like nylon and PEEK with long-fiber carbon and fiberglass sheets to deliver complex parts at production speeds and volumes that enable clients to churn out parts that are ready to use in cars, planes, computers, and more. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

Second Nature is a consumer goods company that specializes in providing air filters. It offers a web-based platform that enables people to purchase online its services include shipping, installation, and maintenance that helps their client to improve their indoor air quality and protect the HVAC system. The company was founded in 2012 and headquartered in North Carolina, United States.

Pendo is the only platform to combine in-product engagement with robust product data and user feedback. With the ability to quickly take action on these qualitative and quantitative insights, product teams can make more informed decisions on how to support users throughout their journey.

Ceterus, Inc. develops Web-based accounting and financial reporting solutions. It offers Ceterus Edge, an accounting software that gives access to financial, peer-benchmarks, key performance metrics, and daily balances from various connected devices; and Ceterus Tax, a tax preparation software. The company serves restaurants, fitness, wellness, retail, education, and beauty companies. Ceterus, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Charleston, South Carolina with an additional office in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Mati Inc. is a company based in Durham, North Carolina, that specializes in the production and sale of energy drinks. Founded in 2012, it offers a unique energy drink brewed from plant-based ingredients, fruit juice concentrates, and water. The flagship product, MATI, is designed to provide a healthier alternative for active and health-conscious consumers seeking to enhance their everyday performance. Mati Inc. distributes its products through various channels, including wholesalers, retail outlets, and online platforms, primarily serving customers in North Carolina and surrounding counties. As of April 2020, Mati Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NOBL Beverages.

First is a software company that uses artificial and predictive intelligence on when and why people move to predict sales and marketing. It brings predictive marketing to real estate. Fundamentally changing how service providers find their next customer. They discover when and why people will buy or sell a house, so they can connect realtors with new clients at the perfect time. Thus, the company predicts who will sell by tracking 700+ signals across 214 million people nationwide.

A team of experienced Triangle, NC entrepreneurs are building the World's first on-demand smartphone-powered technology-enabled mobile car wash and detailing service. Schedule your wash in under a minute using our app or website and we come to you! All payment and communication is handled via the app so that it is super-convenient. Also at Spiffy we care deeply about the environment and all of our washes are 100% eco-friendly. We recycle 100% of the water and leave zero run-off.

Pendo is the only platform to combine in-product engagement with robust product data and user feedback. With the ability to quickly take action on these qualitative and quantitative insights, product teams can make more informed decisions on how to support users throughout their journey.

Payzer is a North Carolina-based financial technology company that offers an all-in-one financial tool which helps contractors grow their businesses and exchange money with ease. Its mobile and cloud-based platform allows customers to accept credit and debit cards, and electronic checks in the field or at the home office with real-time tracking across their organizations. It also allows its users to provide instant financing up to $55,000 using a mobile phone, tablet, or personal computer as well as control purchases by giving employees Visa debit purchasing cards. Payzer was established in 2014.

Ceterus, Inc. develops Web-based accounting and financial reporting solutions. It offers Ceterus Edge, an accounting software that gives access to financial, peer-benchmarks, key performance metrics, and daily balances from various connected devices; and Ceterus Tax, a tax preparation software. The company serves restaurants, fitness, wellness, retail, education, and beauty companies. Ceterus, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Charleston, South Carolina with an additional office in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

As of January 3, 2019, Windsor Circle, Inc. was acquired by WhatCounts, Inc. Windsor Circle, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service customer retention software for the retail industry worldwide. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service marketing automation platform for retailers to drive customer loyalty, retention, and revenue through their marketing campaigns. It provides personalized, automated, and segmented data-driven campaigns including, lifecycle marketing, loyalty and retention, product recommendations, product replenishment, cart recovery, and browse abandonment and more; and predictive marketing services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Our mobile-first, real-time feedback platform captures true audience sentiment, increasing participation and conversions. We are personalized, two-way feedback for the mobile generation.

Lucerno Dynamics, LLC is a medical technology company based in Cary, North Carolina, focused on the development and distribution of systems that detect and quantify radiolabeled biomarkers in tissue. Established in 2011, the company offers a range of products, including the Lucerno LD1 system, which helps clinicians assess tumor response early in treatment, and the Lara System, designed to monitor nuclear medicine injections. Lucerno's innovative devices leverage advanced PET crystal technology to provide healthcare providers with reliable information on the quality of nuclear medicine used in disease evaluations. Their solutions have applications in various areas, including quality assurance for clinical PET/CT scans, non-invasive measurement of arterial input function, and monitoring the effectiveness of therapies for superficial tumors, as well as supporting preclinical research in animal studies.

Sift MediaSift Media is leveraging advanced AI and machine learning algorithms to hyper-target app install ads for its clients. They sift through 50 billion mobile ad requests daily, leveraging advanced AI & machine learning algorithms to hyper-target app install ads for our clients. To date, Sift has served 40B+ mobile ads and delivered 25M+ app installs for thousands of advertisers. In January 2016, Sift announced $3.25 million in funding led by Wakefield Group, with participation from Piedmont Capital, Alerion Ventures, IDEA Fund Partners, and several angel investors.

WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience. Available on both iPhones and Androids, guests can share their photos to one single album for the Bride and Groom, solving the universal problem for Wedding Couples everywhere. WedPics is fully interactive with the ability to comment, "Love" and share with existing social networks. They’ve included 5 custom filters to make every guest a personal wedding photographer on these special occasions. For those who choose to capture these special moments on traditional digital cameras, they can upload their photos via the web directly to the Wedding Couple’s WedPics album. WedPics replaces the need for the archaic, low-quality use of disposable cameras and brings Weddings into the era of smartphone/mobile technology. WedPics is developed by Deja mi Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina based mobile/web photo app development company. Their initial app, also named "Deja mi," allowed users to explore and discover venues around them-through crowdsourced content-in real-time. The team's focus shifted in early 2012 to a more niche market: weddings. Shortly after they launched WedPics.

Switchboard Live Inc. operates a live audience network that connects advertisers and brands with targeted viewers across various online channels. The company specializes in live video and social media management, enabling content creators to manage their live streams and extend their reach to online audiences. Its offerings include a solution called Producer, which allows brands to access audiences tailored to their budget and demographics, and Joicaster, a stream-sharing tool that consolidates live chats into a unified cross-platform experience. The company serves a diverse range of content creators in fields such as entertainment, government, gaming, worship, sports, podcasts, and keynote events. Founded in 2014 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Switchboard Live was previously known as Joicaster Inc. before rebranding in February 2016.

Pendo is the only platform to combine in-product engagement with robust product data and user feedback. With the ability to quickly take action on these qualitative and quantitative insights, product teams can make more informed decisions on how to support users throughout their journey.

Sarda’s disruptive voltage regulator products significantly improve the energy efficiency of cloud computing systems, enabling them to keep up with the Internet's exponential growth.

Canopy is a landscaping company that uses technology for consumers to purchase and schedule lawn maintenance services. It uses technology to streamline operations and improve communications in order to provide an exceptional employee and customer experience. The company provides lawn care and landscaping, from weed control and fertilization to mowing and maintenance, in an environmentally responsible and intelligent fashion. Canopy Lawn Care was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates a platform that provides location-based advertising and analytics across multiple industries. It offers VISIT Local that provides foot traffic attribution, location-based analytics, and audience building for agencies, media companies, and brands. The company also provides VISIT Match that provides instant audience scale for locations, analytics, and products. In addition, it offers VISIT Data, a customizable location-data solution for enterprise products and analytics platforms. The company provides solutions in the areas of agencies, brands, digital out of home, media companies, and data driven companies. Reveal Mobile, Inc. was formerly known as StepLeader, Inc. and changed its name to Reveal Mobile, Inc. in March 2015. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Reveal Mobile, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of CBC New Media Group, LLC.

Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

CloudTags created a flexible data-driven pop-up ecosystem that engages customers on their smartphones with no app using sonic frequency sound. Retailers can sign up for a day, week, or month at locations. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience. Available on both iPhones and Androids, guests can share their photos to one single album for the Bride and Groom, solving the universal problem for Wedding Couples everywhere. WedPics is fully interactive with the ability to comment, "Love" and share with existing social networks. They’ve included 5 custom filters to make every guest a personal wedding photographer on these special occasions. For those who choose to capture these special moments on traditional digital cameras, they can upload their photos via the web directly to the Wedding Couple’s WedPics album. WedPics replaces the need for the archaic, low-quality use of disposable cameras and brings Weddings into the era of smartphone/mobile technology. WedPics is developed by Deja mi Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina based mobile/web photo app development company. Their initial app, also named "Deja mi," allowed users to explore and discover venues around them-through crowdsourced content-in real-time. The team's focus shifted in early 2012 to a more niche market: weddings. Shortly after they launched WedPics.

Royalty Exchange is an online platform for buying and selling royalties and a member company of Techstars Music Accelerator. It offers a centralized, open marketplace to conduct royalty auctions, bringing transparency to a historically private process. The result maximizes value for royalty owners and provides a standardized and secure alternative investment opportunity for buyers and investors.

As of January 3, 2019, Windsor Circle, Inc. was acquired by WhatCounts, Inc. Windsor Circle, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service customer retention software for the retail industry worldwide. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service marketing automation platform for retailers to drive customer loyalty, retention, and revenue through their marketing campaigns. It provides personalized, automated, and segmented data-driven campaigns including, lifecycle marketing, loyalty and retention, product recommendations, product replenishment, cart recovery, and browse abandonment and more; and predictive marketing services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Automated Insights Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in content automation services. The company is known for its Wordsmith platform, a natural language generation engine that transforms raw data into coherent narratives, such as articles, summaries, and visualizations. This technology enables organizations across various sectors, including finance, real estate, and sports, to efficiently produce millions of personalized reports and content pieces in a fraction of the time it would take to write them manually. With over 200 clients, including notable names like Allstate and The Associated Press, Automated Insights generates more than 1.5 billion content pieces annually. Originally founded as StatSheet, Inc. in 2007, the company rebranded to Automated Insights in 2011 and operates as a subsidiary of STATS LLC.

71lbs helps small and medium businesses save money on shipping by providing analytics and reporting tools to help businesses understand their costs. We have been in the parcel shipping business for decades. We have shipped thousands of packages, negotiated many shipping contracts, and also worked for the major parcel shipping carriers. After all of our time in the industry, we have become all too familiar with the differences of their shipping services, their strengths and also their weaknesses. We bring all this experience to help you. We have used all that what we know to simplify shipping for you. We help you understand your shipping costs. We help you save money on shipping.

Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience. Available on both iPhones and Androids, guests can share their photos to one single album for the Bride and Groom, solving the universal problem for Wedding Couples everywhere. WedPics is fully interactive with the ability to comment, "Love" and share with existing social networks. They’ve included 5 custom filters to make every guest a personal wedding photographer on these special occasions. For those who choose to capture these special moments on traditional digital cameras, they can upload their photos via the web directly to the Wedding Couple’s WedPics album. WedPics replaces the need for the archaic, low-quality use of disposable cameras and brings Weddings into the era of smartphone/mobile technology. WedPics is developed by Deja mi Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina based mobile/web photo app development company. Their initial app, also named "Deja mi," allowed users to explore and discover venues around them-through crowdsourced content-in real-time. The team's focus shifted in early 2012 to a more niche market: weddings. Shortly after they launched WedPics.

As of January 3, 2019, Windsor Circle, Inc. was acquired by WhatCounts, Inc. Windsor Circle, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service customer retention software for the retail industry worldwide. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service marketing automation platform for retailers to drive customer loyalty, retention, and revenue through their marketing campaigns. It provides personalized, automated, and segmented data-driven campaigns including, lifecycle marketing, loyalty and retention, product recommendations, product replenishment, cart recovery, and browse abandonment and more; and predictive marketing services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

As of January 3, 2019, Windsor Circle, Inc. was acquired by WhatCounts, Inc. Windsor Circle, Inc. provides Software-as-a-Service customer retention software for the retail industry worldwide. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service marketing automation platform for retailers to drive customer loyalty, retention, and revenue through their marketing campaigns. It provides personalized, automated, and segmented data-driven campaigns including, lifecycle marketing, loyalty and retention, product recommendations, product replenishment, cart recovery, and browse abandonment and more; and predictive marketing services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Distil, Inc. develops and provides cloud security software designed to protect websites from malicious bots and automated attacks. The company's solutions effectively block a wide range of threats, including web scraping, competitive data mining, form spam, click fraud, and account takeovers, ensuring that legitimate users are not affected. Distil's offerings include Bot Defense for API, which safeguards API servers that support public-facing websites and mobile applications, and the Distil Analyst Managed Service, which incorporates human intelligence into bot mitigation efforts. Serving enterprise customers globally, Distil aims to make the web more secure by enabling users to automatically block 99.9% of malicious traffic. Founded in 2011 and based in Arlington, Virginia, Distil Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Imperva, Inc. since 2019.

Automated Insights Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in content automation services. The company is known for its Wordsmith platform, a natural language generation engine that transforms raw data into coherent narratives, such as articles, summaries, and visualizations. This technology enables organizations across various sectors, including finance, real estate, and sports, to efficiently produce millions of personalized reports and content pieces in a fraction of the time it would take to write them manually. With over 200 clients, including notable names like Allstate and The Associated Press, Automated Insights generates more than 1.5 billion content pieces annually. Originally founded as StatSheet, Inc. in 2007, the company rebranded to Automated Insights in 2011 and operates as a subsidiary of STATS LLC.

Axial Exchange Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in a remote patient and population health monitoring platform. Founded in 2009 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the platform provides continuous, real-time insights into community health interests, goals, and behaviors. It enhances patient care by enabling healthcare teams to detect complications early and access trending health and behavior data between provider encounters. Additionally, Axial Exchange empowers patients to understand their health journeys, encouraging active participation in their care. This approach aims to improve patient outcomes while reducing overall healthcare costs through early intervention and optimized care management. As of 2015, Axial Exchange operates as a subsidiary of IngagePatient, Inc.

Argyle Software provides a Social Media Marketing Solution that enables marketers to generate more prospects, qualify more leads, and create greater engagement across their social base. Argyle Social integrates with Pardot, Marketo, and soon with Silverpop as well, to provide marketers with the only way to tie social in to the efforts of the rest of the marketing department. Hundreds of mid-sized businesses - including Uservoice, Backupify, Sharefile, and Global Giving - rely on Argyle to power their social media marketing programs.

Automated Insights Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in content automation services. The company is known for its Wordsmith platform, a natural language generation engine that transforms raw data into coherent narratives, such as articles, summaries, and visualizations. This technology enables organizations across various sectors, including finance, real estate, and sports, to efficiently produce millions of personalized reports and content pieces in a fraction of the time it would take to write them manually. With over 200 clients, including notable names like Allstate and The Associated Press, Automated Insights generates more than 1.5 billion content pieces annually. Originally founded as StatSheet, Inc. in 2007, the company rebranded to Automated Insights in 2011 and operates as a subsidiary of STATS LLC.

Social Solutions is a provider of outcome management software designed specifically for human and social service organizations. Established in 2000, the company introduced its flagship product, Efforts to Outcomes Software (ETO Software), which helps organizations connect their operational efforts to measurable outcomes, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of social service delivery. ETO Software has been widely adopted by thousands of human service organizations and government agencies across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to software solutions, Social Solutions offers a range of ETO Services to support organizations in their implementation of outcome-based practices. The company also engages in advocacy initiatives aimed at raising awareness and improving the funding and evaluation processes in the human services sector. By providing comprehensive case management, participant connection, data insights, and outcome analytics, Social Solutions empowers organizations to streamline operations and optimize service delivery.

BrightDoor Systems, Inc. develops and delivers customer relationship management (CRM), mobile application, interactive kiosk, marketing, and sales software solutions for single and multifamily developers, homebuilders, and new home brokers. It offers BrightDoor Central, a CRM and marketing system that delivers typical lead management and others; BrightDoor Kiosk, to transform a discovery center, model home, or leasing gallery visit into a sales experience; and BrightDoor Mobile, a solution that engage with sellers with the buyers. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. It also operates a client service office in Costa Mesa, California.

Social Solutions is a provider of outcome management software designed specifically for human and social service organizations. Established in 2000, the company introduced its flagship product, Efforts to Outcomes Software (ETO Software), which helps organizations connect their operational efforts to measurable outcomes, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of social service delivery. ETO Software has been widely adopted by thousands of human service organizations and government agencies across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to software solutions, Social Solutions offers a range of ETO Services to support organizations in their implementation of outcome-based practices. The company also engages in advocacy initiatives aimed at raising awareness and improving the funding and evaluation processes in the human services sector. By providing comprehensive case management, participant connection, data insights, and outcome analytics, Social Solutions empowers organizations to streamline operations and optimize service delivery.

Oncoscope, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops optical imaging systems for epithelial tissues in the oral cavity, esophagous, stomach, colon, lung, cervix, and bladder. Its systems provide in vivo measurements of the diameter and density of cell nuclei. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

iContact LLC is a provider of email marketing software and solutions specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses globally. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, the company offers a range of products including iContact, iContact Pro, and iContact for Salesforce, which facilitate the creation, sending, and tracking of email campaigns, newsletters, surveys, and automated responses. iContact is recognized as a leading private provider in the email and social media marketing sector. As a B Corporation, the company adheres to a social responsibility model, contributing 1% of employee time, payroll, equity, and products to community initiatives. iContact fosters a vibrant company culture focused on creativity and community engagement and operates as a subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc.

iContact LLC is a provider of email marketing software and solutions specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses globally. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, the company offers a range of products including iContact, iContact Pro, and iContact for Salesforce, which facilitate the creation, sending, and tracking of email campaigns, newsletters, surveys, and automated responses. iContact is recognized as a leading private provider in the email and social media marketing sector. As a B Corporation, the company adheres to a social responsibility model, contributing 1% of employee time, payroll, equity, and products to community initiatives. iContact fosters a vibrant company culture focused on creativity and community engagement and operates as a subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc.