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SOCi, Inc. is a social media management platform designed to help enterprises, multi-location brands, and service providers effectively manage their online presence. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that equips social media managers with essential tools for account management, campaign execution, and reputation oversight. SOCi serves a diverse clientele, including the property management industry, agencies, brands, and franchises, empowering them to automate and scale their marketing efforts across various locations and digital channels. Utilizing advanced generative AI and machine learning, the SOCi platform delivers actionable insights and recommendations, enhancing customer engagement and ensuring a robust digital footprint. With a focus on brand consistency and local optimization, SOCi aids businesses in managing their online reputation while driving significant marketing results.

Inscripta, Inc. is a gene editing technology company based in Boulder, Colorado, with additional offices in Pleasanton and San Diego, California. Founded in 2015, Inscripta focuses on developing CRISPR enzymes, specifically MADzymes, for precision gene editing. The company has created a benchtop platform for scalable digital genome engineering, which includes an instrument, consumables, software, and assays that facilitate a fully automated workflow. This platform allows for massively parallel and trackable editing of single cells, significantly enhancing the scale and efficiency of gene editing research. By making its MAD7 CRISPR nuclease freely available for research and development, Inscripta aims to remove existing technical and licensing barriers, thereby empowering scientists and fostering a new era of biological discovery.

Embodied, Inc. is a robotics company based in Pasadena, California, specializing in the development of personal companion robots aimed at enhancing care and wellness. Founded in 2016 and formerly known as CareBots, Inc., the company has created Moxie, an interactive robot designed for children that promotes social, emotional, and cognitive development through play-based learning. Drawing on over 14 years of research in socially assistive robotics from the University of Southern California and extensive experience in consumer robotics, Embodied combines advanced artificial intelligence with engaging storytelling and animation techniques. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by providing life-like, interactive robots that serve as motivators, coaches, and companions, empowering users to improve their own well-being.

Menlo Micro, Inc. specializes in the design and development of electronic switches, particularly through its innovative Ideal Switch technology. This electromechanical switch is capable of handling both AC/DC and RF signals, making it suitable for a range of applications including high-power tunable resonators, filters, broadband power amplifier impedance matching, and electronically steerable antennas. The company's products are utilized in various industries, such as battery management, home automation, electronic vehicles, medical instrumentation, and the industrial Internet of Things, as well as in next generation 5G mobile networks. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Menlo Micro aims to enhance the efficiency and performance of advanced systems under high-stress conditions.

Freeletics GmbH is a digital fitness company based in Munich, Germany, that develops and operates a fitness application designed to enhance physical fitness and mental strength. Founded in 2013, Freeletics provides personalized, AI-powered coaching in fitness, health, nutrition, and mindset through its app. The platform offers tailored training programs and nutrition coaching, allowing users to engage in workouts without the need for equipment or a gym. By focusing on individual potential, Freeletics aims to help users improve their physical fitness, mental resilience, and overall confidence, empowering them to achieve their personal health and lifestyle goals.

Cyberinc Corporation is a cybersecurity company that specializes in protecting enterprises from web, email, and document-based threats. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, with additional offices in Mumbai, Thane, and Bonifacio Global City, the company emerged from the merger of Spikes Security and Aurionpro’s Security Division. Its flagship product, the Isla Isolation platform, employs advanced isolation technology to neutralize malware threats before they can inflict damage, offering organizations a secure and efficient means of safeguarding their digital environments. Additionally, Cyberinc focuses on providing comprehensive identity and access management solutions that have successfully secured over 100 million identities worldwide. As a subsidiary of Aurionpro Solutions Limited, Cyberinc is committed to helping enterprises expand their security perimeter and effectively counter the primary threat vectors of the digital age.

RiskSense, Inc. specializes in cyber risk management solutions, offering a cloud-based platform that enables organizations to assess and manage their cybersecurity risk effectively. The RiskSense Platform provides vulnerability prioritization and management, utilizing risk-based scoring and analytics to identify critical security weaknesses. It features services such as vulnerability assessments and attack surface validation, which help organizations discover misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, as well as assess potential infiltration paths used by cyber adversaries. By continuously correlating customer infrastructure with extensive vulnerability data and threat intelligence, RiskSense delivers actionable insights that prioritize remediation efforts and enhance overall security posture. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and India, RiskSense was previously known as CAaNES, LLC before rebranding in May 2015.

IdentityMind Global, a Palo Alto-based company, offers a SaaS platform for online risk management and compliance automation. It specializes in reducing client onboarding fraud and transaction fraud, while enhancing Anti-Money Laundering (AML), sanctions screening, and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes. The company's core technology, eDNA™, continuously builds, validates, and risk-scores digital identities, creating Trusted Digital Identities (TDIs). This enables businesses to securely track entities involved in transactions, build payment reputations, and identify potential fraud or money laundering activities. IdentityMind also evaluates merchant account applications and provides payment processing solutions featuring a Tier-1 PCI compliant gateway.

Founded in 2012, Spikes Security is focused on delivering secure, scalable, high performance appliance and software solutions that empower businesses with the freedom to safely leverage the web without fear of cyber-attacks. Its flagship offering is a powerful web malware isolation system that prevents all browser-borne malware from entering corporate networks and infecting endpoints, including mobile devices, without requiring installation of any endpoint software. Watch an analyst interview with CEO Branden Spikes here: https://vimeo.com/127027498