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Persona specializes in identity verification solutions for businesses. It offers an automated suite of tools to verify customer identities globally, enhancing trust and security online while preventing fraud.

Vinyl Equity develops a digital transfer agent platform that automates workflows for public companies. Its platform connects issuers, shareholders, and service providers, enabling real-time reporting, efficient collaboration across stakeholders, and streamlined management of equity plans, treasury stock, dividend plans, proxy voting, and compliance.

Bridge is developer of an application programming interface for money movement within the financial technology sector. The company provides APIs that enable developers to convert various forms of currency into stablecoins and to facilitate instant, global transactions with built-in compliance and programmability features.

Founded in 2017, Transcend specializes in data privacy management. Its platform automates the fulfillment of user access and erasure requests across various systems and vendors, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. It also offers consent management tools and a Privacy Center for users to manage their preferences.

Anrok provides a sales tax software platform for SaaS businesses to monitor, calculate, and remit sales and value-added taxes across the entire financial stack. The solution automates tax calculations, filing, and remittance, offers configurable alerts and reporting, and delivers visibility into tax exposure. By consolidating tax management into one system, it aims to reduce manual work for finance teams and streamline compliance from startups to enterprises, generating audit-ready records.

SESO Inc. is an online platform that specializes in agricultural labor recruitment, focusing on connecting U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. Established in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SESO addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in an annual loss of $15 billion. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the recruitment, qualification, and training of workers, as well as workforce management software designed to help agricultural employers navigate complex local and federal compliance requirements. By streamlining the hiring process and enhancing workforce quality, SESO aims to provide agricultural employers with a cost-effective solution while offering meaningful and safe employment opportunities to workers.

Matera, incorporated in 2017 and based in Paris, France, operates an online condominium management platform designed to simplify the lives of co-owners in residential properties. The platform facilitates the management of buildings by automating administrative and accounting tasks, generating necessary documents and bills based on the specific co-ownership agreements. By securely providing access to these resources online, Matera enables co-owners to independently manage their buildings without relying on traditional property management services. The company also offers legal and accounting support, further enhancing the self-management capabilities of its users.

Loctax is a collaborative platform designed for global in-house tax teams. It centralizes tax compliance, risk management, governance, projects, audits, transfer pricing, and other tax responsibilities. The platform aims to enhance efficiency, transparency, and decision-making while preparing organizations for the evolving landscape of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.

Fonoa is a tax automation platform that helps businesses authenticate tax IDs, compute taxes, generate invoices, report transactions, and file tax returns within a single solution. The software automates tax rate determination and calculation for sales transactions, supports invoicing compliance, country reporting, and the issuance of fully VAT-compliant invoices, enabling tax managers to manage obligations efficiently.

SESO Inc. is an online platform that specializes in agricultural labor recruitment, focusing on connecting U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. Established in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, SESO addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in an annual loss of $15 billion. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including the recruitment, qualification, and training of workers, as well as workforce management software designed to help agricultural employers navigate complex local and federal compliance requirements. By streamlining the hiring process and enhancing workforce quality, SESO aims to provide agricultural employers with a cost-effective solution while offering meaningful and safe employment opportunities to workers.

Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Anrok provides a sales tax software platform for SaaS businesses to monitor, calculate, and remit sales and value-added taxes across the entire financial stack. The solution automates tax calculations, filing, and remittance, offers configurable alerts and reporting, and delivers visibility into tax exposure. By consolidating tax management into one system, it aims to reduce manual work for finance teams and streamline compliance from startups to enterprises, generating audit-ready records.

Fonoa is a tax automation platform that helps businesses authenticate tax IDs, compute taxes, generate invoices, report transactions, and file tax returns within a single solution. The software automates tax rate determination and calculation for sales transactions, supports invoicing compliance, country reporting, and the issuance of fully VAT-compliant invoices, enabling tax managers to manage obligations efficiently.

Cocoon is a leave management software company based in the Mission District of San Francisco. Established in 2020 by former employees of Stripe and Square, Cocoon aims to simplify the complexities associated with employee leave. The company partners with organizations such as Carta, Khan Academy, and Benchling to assist their employees during significant life events, including childbirth, caregiving, and personal health matters. By automating the processes related to compliance, claims, and payroll, Cocoon alleviates the confusion and stress often associated with managing leave, allowing human resources teams to focus on employee well-being. The company operates from a small studio space that reflects its commitment to designing exceptional digital experiences for small groups.

Persona specializes in identity verification solutions for businesses. It offers an automated suite of tools to verify customer identities globally, enhancing trust and security online while preventing fraud.

Monad develops a cybersecurity platform aimed at simplifying access to security data for DevOps and cloud engineering teams. The platform focuses on addressing data management challenges within the security sector by collecting, normalizing, and enriching data from various security tools, such as vulnerability management and asset management applications. By uniting disparate security data silos, Monad enables organizations to streamline their security and compliance workflows, allowing teams to effectively communicate and collaborate on critical security insights.

Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Anrok provides a sales tax software platform for SaaS businesses to monitor, calculate, and remit sales and value-added taxes across the entire financial stack. The solution automates tax calculations, filing, and remittance, offers configurable alerts and reporting, and delivers visibility into tax exposure. By consolidating tax management into one system, it aims to reduce manual work for finance teams and streamline compliance from startups to enterprises, generating audit-ready records.

Matera, incorporated in 2017 and based in Paris, France, operates an online condominium management platform designed to simplify the lives of co-owners in residential properties. The platform facilitates the management of buildings by automating administrative and accounting tasks, generating necessary documents and bills based on the specific co-ownership agreements. By securely providing access to these resources online, Matera enables co-owners to independently manage their buildings without relying on traditional property management services. The company also offers legal and accounting support, further enhancing the self-management capabilities of its users.

Persona specializes in identity verification solutions for businesses. It offers an automated suite of tools to verify customer identities globally, enhancing trust and security online while preventing fraud.

Cocoon is a leave management software company based in the Mission District of San Francisco. Established in 2020 by former employees of Stripe and Square, Cocoon aims to simplify the complexities associated with employee leave. The company partners with organizations such as Carta, Khan Academy, and Benchling to assist their employees during significant life events, including childbirth, caregiving, and personal health matters. By automating the processes related to compliance, claims, and payroll, Cocoon alleviates the confusion and stress often associated with managing leave, allowing human resources teams to focus on employee well-being. The company operates from a small studio space that reflects its commitment to designing exceptional digital experiences for small groups.

Fonoa is a tax automation platform that helps businesses authenticate tax IDs, compute taxes, generate invoices, report transactions, and file tax returns within a single solution. The software automates tax rate determination and calculation for sales transactions, supports invoicing compliance, country reporting, and the issuance of fully VAT-compliant invoices, enabling tax managers to manage obligations efficiently.

Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

ComplyAdvantage provides AI-driven technology for detecting financial crime risks. It helps over 500 global enterprises identify and mitigate money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and other financial crimes by offering a real-time database of people and companies.

Founded in 2017, Transcend specializes in data privacy management. Its platform automates the fulfillment of user access and erasure requests across various systems and vendors, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. It also offers consent management tools and a Privacy Center for users to manage their preferences.

Silverfin is a cloud-based platform designed to enhance the efficiency and profitability of accounting services. By centralizing financial data from client systems into a secure Structured Data Hub, Silverfin enables accountants to streamline compliance processes. The platform standardizes and automates accounting workflows, significantly reducing the time required to complete tasks from days to hours. This digitization of traditional accounting practices not only improves accuracy but also empowers accountants and finance professionals to deliver high-quality advisory services. With a focus on increasing competitiveness, Silverfin is transforming the landscape of compliance and advisory accounting.

Remote is a global HR solutions provider that facilitates international hiring and payroll management for distributed teams. They offer a platform designed to help companies recruit top talent worldwide, ensuring compliance with local laws while streamlining project allocation and payments. This enables businesses to expand their workforce globally, enhancing productivity and employment opportunities.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

Matera, incorporated in 2017 and based in Paris, France, operates an online condominium management platform designed to simplify the lives of co-owners in residential properties. The platform facilitates the management of buildings by automating administrative and accounting tasks, generating necessary documents and bills based on the specific co-ownership agreements. By securely providing access to these resources online, Matera enables co-owners to independently manage their buildings without relying on traditional property management services. The company also offers legal and accounting support, further enhancing the self-management capabilities of its users.

Founded in 2019, HMBradley is a digital banking platform that rewards users for adopting sound financial habits. Its platform offers instant credit cards and mobile banking services.

ComplyAdvantage provides AI-driven technology for detecting financial crime risks. It helps over 500 global enterprises identify and mitigate money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and other financial crimes by offering a real-time database of people and companies.

Credit Benchmark operates as a financial data analytics company, aggregating and anonymizing credit risk estimates from global market participants. It provides forward-looking credit assessments, including probability of default and loss given default data, on sovereigns, corporates, banks, and non-bank financial entities. The company's platform enables clients to enhance risk management, meet regulatory expectations, and assess unrated counterparties with greater transparency.

Scratch Services, LLC, established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing innovative loan servicing solutions. It offers a proprietary loan accounting system, payments infrastructure, and a user-friendly web application, all designed to enhance borrowers' understanding and management of their loans. Scratch aims to transform the debt experience by prioritizing the borrower's needs, ultimately improving repayment outcomes and fostering a more efficient service ecosystem for both borrowers and lenders.

Clausematch Limited is a London-based regulatory technology (RegTech) company founded in 2012, specializing in cloud-based solutions designed to assist heavily regulated organizations in managing compliance obligations. The company offers an AI-powered platform that facilitates end-to-end policy management and regulatory compliance, allowing users to navigate the compliance lifecycle effectively. Clausematch's platform employs machine learning to enhance collaboration among compliance, legal, finance, operations, and risk departments, automating impact assessments and streamlining the implementation of regulatory changes. This innovative approach enables organizations to standardize and automate their processes, reduce operational costs, accelerate implementation timelines, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

Behavox provides a unified enterprise platform that combines various data types into a single data lake. This enables real-time querying of data and application of machine learning to identify misconduct, insider threats, and other risks in capital markets. The company's software is designed for large-scale deployment at major financial institutions, offering sophisticated engineering solutions based on cutting-edge academic research.

Silverfin is a cloud-based platform designed to enhance the efficiency and profitability of accounting services. By centralizing financial data from client systems into a secure Structured Data Hub, Silverfin enables accountants to streamline compliance processes. The platform standardizes and automates accounting workflows, significantly reducing the time required to complete tasks from days to hours. This digitization of traditional accounting practices not only improves accuracy but also empowers accountants and finance professionals to deliver high-quality advisory services. With a focus on increasing competitiveness, Silverfin is transforming the landscape of compliance and advisory accounting.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

Credit Benchmark operates as a financial data analytics company, aggregating and anonymizing credit risk estimates from global market participants. It provides forward-looking credit assessments, including probability of default and loss given default data, on sovereigns, corporates, banks, and non-bank financial entities. The company's platform enables clients to enhance risk management, meet regulatory expectations, and assess unrated counterparties with greater transparency.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

Credit Benchmark operates as a financial data analytics company, aggregating and anonymizing credit risk estimates from global market participants. It provides forward-looking credit assessments, including probability of default and loss given default data, on sovereigns, corporates, banks, and non-bank financial entities. The company's platform enables clients to enhance risk management, meet regulatory expectations, and assess unrated counterparties with greater transparency.

Osper is a London-based prepaid debit card and mobile banking service designed to help young people manage their finances responsibly and develop good financial habits from an early age. The platform offers a secure prepaid debit card and a user-friendly mobile banking app that features separate logins for children and their parents or guardians. All funds are managed by a regulated European bank, ensuring safety and security. Young users, starting from age eight, can track their spending through the app, which categorizes their expenses to promote awareness and encourage saving. Parents or guardians are required to sign up alongside their children and must hold a U.K. bank debit card. Founded in 2012 by Alick Varma, who has a background in consulting and education, Osper aims to equip the next generation with essential money management skills. The company has garnered support from various investors, including notable venture capital firms and industry professionals.

Justworks, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that offers a comprehensive software platform designed to simplify payroll, benefits, human resources, and compliance for small and medium-sized businesses. By serving as a professional employer organization, Justworks enables businesses to bundle essential employment-related functions, allowing them to efficiently manage payroll, employee information, and compliance requirements. The platform also provides access to affordable health insurance and benefits, along with self-service capabilities for businesses to navigate workforce management confidently. Justworks enhances operational efficiency and cost savings through its cloud-based solutions, offering 24/7 support and expertise tailored for modern business needs.

CipherCloud is a cloud security company based in San Jose, California, founded in 2010 by Pravin Kothari. The company offers a platform designed to ensure data protection, compliance, and control for organizations adopting cloud applications. By addressing risks related to data privacy, residency, security, and regulatory compliance, CipherCloud enables secure cloud usage. Its platform features a range of advanced security controls, including AES 256-bit encryption, tokenization, data loss prevention, malware detection, and monitoring tools. Notably, CipherCloud's technology protects sensitive information in real-time before it is transmitted to the cloud, all while maintaining the usability and functionality of applications.

SecureWave specializes in endpoint security software solutions, delivering a range of products designed to enhance the security and integrity of corporate networks. The company's offerings include desktop security, data leakage prevention, malware protection, IT system health maintenance, and compliance solutions. One of its key products is Sanctuary, which helps organizations manage, monitor, and control applications and devices while safeguarding against known and unknown data threats. SecureWave caters to various sectors, including finance, government, healthcare, education, manufacturing, and legal, and distributes its solutions through a network of reseller and service provider partners.

Duna is a technology company that specializes in streamlining business onboarding processes. Its core product is a business management platform designed to simplify and accelerate the process of establishing and verifying business identities. This platform aims to reduce manual work, eliminate friction, and ultimately drive revenue growth for enterprises by enabling instant, secure, and seamless business-to-business connections.