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Lineaje specializes in addressing critical security challenges in the Software Supply Chain faced by organizations involved in software development, usage, or distribution. The company offers a comprehensive platform that ensures software integrity throughout its lifecycle, from creation to deployment.

Green Mining is a company focused on enhancing environmental, social, and economic sustainability through its innovative reverse logistics technology. It specializes in efficiently retrieving post-consumer packaging by identifying waste generation points and collecting materials from surrounding areas. This systematic approach enables clients to reclaim materials and reintegrate them into the supply chain, thereby promoting responsible waste management and supporting recycling initiatives. Green Mining's solutions aim to create a more sustainable production cycle while fulfilling the shared responsibility of managing post-consumer waste.

Sedna Technologies provides traceability and monitoring solutions for seafood products across the supply chain. The company offers software and services for inventory management, sales and traceability, back office operations and reporting, dockside operations, water quality monitoring, and sensor data collection. Its IoT platform supports real-time condition monitoring, cold chain logistics, automated traceability, and predictive analytics to improve efficiency, transparency, and sustainability. The platform also helps manage purchases and accounts of critical supplies such as bait fuel, enabling suppliers and distributors to streamline operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote sustainable practices throughout the seafood value chain.

Procurance is a solution that helps manage the sustainability of brands, retailers, and other value-chain partners' supply chains. It combines intelligent web and mobile-based tools, developed using globally-aligned metrics and methodology for risk detection, advanced analytics that combine micro-data with satellite data (e.g. deforestation maps) to provide actionable insights to procurement, marketing, and sustainability managers.

Taskility helps logistics companies to digitally manage their shipments' lifecycle without coding. We are the Shopify of digital logistics.

Nile Agro Value Chain is an agribusiness startup in agriculture that identifies the set of actors and activities that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the field to final consumption, where at each stage value is added to the product. Nile Agro value Chain achieves this through vertical linking or a network between various independent business organizations and by involving them into food processing, packaging, storage, transport and distribution. The startup also engage in traditional agricultural value chains by generally through spot market transactions involving a large number of small retailers and producers. The venture also characterize agriculture value chain by vertical coordination, consolidation of the supply base, agro-industrial processing and use of standards throughout the chain. The venture achieves its mission in agriculture value chain through agricultural mechanization, traditional farming, farm portfolio investments, interstate trade of agricultural commodities, online trade of food produce through its online marketplace, aggregating farmers into a multipurpose cooperative society, linking farmers to off-takers, contract farming, food processing, providing extension services and collaborating with different stakeholders in the agriculture value chain in Uganda,Africa and beyond. We are currently working with over 1,200 farmers in Ibanda District aggregated or organized under our farmers groups and cooperative society.

Patturn is a web-based software company specializing in inventory management, with a unique focus on streamlining customer returns for resellers. Their end-to-end platform offers features such as purchase order management, inventory and warehouse management, sales channel integration, order management, and business intelligence. Notably, Patturn's system excels in processing customer returns, helping resellers recapture lost value from returned or distressed inventory. The software supports various inventory conditions (new, used, refurbished, open box) and provides data-driven metrics to aid decision-making. It aims to enhance productivity in resellers' operations and warehouses by guiding the return process step-by-step. Additionally, Patturn's platform is customizable, allowing resellers to tailor it to their specific business needs. The company also promotes sustainability by providing an alternative to landfilling returned inventory.

Relay Trade Solutions specializes in digitizing and enhancing the supply chain for domestic bulk commodity shipments. The company offers a collaborative web and mobile platform that facilitates the management of the shipment process from order to settlement. This platform enables users to create and manage orders, receive real-time status updates, and store essential documents, thereby streamlining the entire supply chain ecosystem. By connecting shippers, carriers, drivers, and various points of origin and destination, Relay Trade Solutions helps clients reduce error rates and redundancy, increase staff productivity, and expedite payment processes, ultimately providing quality logistics automation services.

Transit X is a privately funded transportation technology company developing an automated public transit network that uses ultra-light pods traveling on a suspended guideway to deliver door-to-door, wait-free service. The system aims to eliminate car dependency by enabling non-stop, grade-separated travel for passengers and freight, with pods designed to seat multiple passengers and operate quietly alongside roadways. By providing automated electric mobility on an elevated podway, Transit X seeks to replace conventional modes such as buses, trains, cars, trucks, and short flights through a convenient, scalable urban transit solution.

Authena specializes in unit-level condition monitoring traceability solutions. It combines proprietary IoT devices, blockchain, and AI technologies to provide real-time tracking for industries such as pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, and food & beverage. Authena's offerings, including Authena SHIELD™ and Authena L1VE (Next Generation), enhance regulatory compliance while fostering consumer trust through transparency and commitment to sustainability.

MellowVans operates a fleet of electric delivery vehicles designed for urban last-mile deliveries. Their vans offer ample cargo space (2.4 cubic meters), class-leading range (over 100 km), and efficient operation at less than a dollar per day, making them an economical and eco-friendly solution for city-based logistics. Each vehicle is equipped with regenerative braking and IoT systems for data-driven route planning, enhancing overall delivery efficiency.

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, FreightFlows provides a data-driven platform offering predictive analytics for global maritime trade. Its platform enables users to optimize operational decisions by analyzing market trends, vessel availability, routes, and commodity cargo activities.

Less Platform is a logistics optimization company that provides route planning and management solutions. Their offerings include last-mile logistics, distribution logistics, less-than-truckload services, field services logistics, and third-party delivery.

Ponera Group develops modular industrial packaging systems designed to replace single-use wooden pallets and crates with reusable, digitally enabled alternatives. Its solutions are configurable to create the required box size by attaching components from any direction, enabling high-load, heavy-duty cargo handling. The company aims to support a circular economy in freight transportation by reducing environmental impact, improving operational efficiency, and enabling manufacturers, logistics providers, and industrial shippers to use reusable packaging throughout the supply chain.

TrucksOnTheMap Limited is a digital freight brokerage company that has developed a software-as-a-service platform designed to enhance truck and freight management. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company specializes in providing solutions for truckload allocation, spotting, bidding, and truck tracking. The platform offers a comprehensive view of truck availability, allowing users to visualize free trucks and book them efficiently. Additionally, it facilitates the optimization of logistics by helping trucking professionals manage empty miles and freight runs, turning potential losses into profitable opportunities. Through its innovative technology, TrucksOnTheMap aims to streamline transportation planning and improve overall supply chain efficiency.

Wenda is an innovative Italian startup founded in 2015, focused on enhancing food safety and sustainability through advanced technology. The company offers a comprehensive collaborative platform that automates the collection, analysis, and sharing of food traceability data across both cold and hot supply chains. This platform seamlessly integrates with existing measurement tools and management software, providing vital decision support and statistics related to temperature and traceability for all participants in the supply chain. Wenda's user-friendly interface allows for efficient data management, document digitization, and real-time collaboration among stakeholders. By leveraging IoT technology, machine learning, and blockchain, the platform ensures transparency, security, and improved operational efficiency. The company's mission is to reduce food waste and enhance traceability in the food system, supported by a multi-disciplinary team with extensive experience in technology and corporate client management. Wenda has established key partnerships with universities and leading European companies, enabling it to scale its solutions globally and meet the evolving needs of the food distribution industry.

Map Tag is a software platform designed to enhance logistics management for its users. The company's intelligent logistics assistant enables users to monitor their units, plan and optimize routes, and improve the overall delivery experience for customers. By providing real-time visibility, analytics, and route optimization tools, Map Tag helps businesses reduce resource consumption and lower logistic costs. The platform consolidates various aspects of logistics into a single interface, allowing companies to regain control over their operations efficiently.

Otrafy is a Quality Management Software company that specializes in optimizing vendor relationships for quality assurance departments, particularly within the food production sector. The company offers a blockchain-powered platform that enhances compliance and reduces operational risks in the supply chain. By addressing critical challenges such as certification, compliance management, production efficiency, food safety, disease prevention, and authenticity, Otrafy enables farmers to effectively communicate the history of their products from the farm to the store. This innovative approach helps food production facilities meet regulatory requirements more swiftly by automating mundane tasks and minimizing low-value activities.

Cinchy Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing a data collaboration platform utilizing data fabric technology. Founded in 2014, Cinchy's platform connects multiple data sources within a networked architecture, allowing organizations to manage and protect their data more effectively. By liberating data from application silos, Cinchy transforms it into a network of federated data products, facilitating real-time collaboration among systems and users. This approach eliminates the inefficiencies and errors associated with traditional data integration methods, such as APIs and spreadsheets, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Cinchy serves a diverse clientele, including major banks, retailers, and educational institutions, helping them accelerate transformation projects, improve data governance, and modernize legacy systems. The company's solutions also enhance compliance and streamline data workflows, ultimately fostering a more efficient and collaborative data environment.

ConsolHub is an online pricing and booking system for ocean consolidated shipments. Consolhub was created to simplify the search, access and booking of consolidated cargo. It simplifies and automates the logistics process Consolhub platform provide instantly to the shipper a range option in terms of the shipping companies (consolidators), departure dates, transit days, routes and price. The platform (consolhub.com) allows buyers to search for routes, pricing, itineraries and, then, securely book and upload all the documentation required. The advantages to the shippers (buyers) from using Consolhub include: • Time savings: less phone calls and emails to get the best options • 24/7 service: an online platform to book 24/7, where all the processes are automated and documents are managed online, saving more time and reducing errors • Access to better prices

Koldchain specializes in the development of monitoring technology aimed at ensuring the integrity of cold supply chains and distribution processes. The company offers thermosensitive labels that monitor the temperature of goods throughout the supply chain. These labels can be accessed and managed via a smartphone app, SMS, or handheld scanner, allowing users to receive real-time notifications regarding temperature fluctuations. By providing systemic validation at multiple points in the supply chain, Koldchain enhances the reliability of delivery systems, ensuring that products are transported under prescribed conditions.

Dronistics is a Swiss company based in Lausanne that specializes in developing a personal and user-friendly drone delivery system designed for last-centimeter delivery to hard-to-reach locations. Its innovative system utilizes autonomous drones, which are equipped with GPS technology and controlled through a web application accessible on various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The drones are connected to the internet via a 4G modem, enabling seamless operation. To ensure safety during flights and while unloading packages, Dronistics incorporates a series of safety checks into its software. This technology allows logistics and online retail companies to effectively address delivery challenges in remote areas, providing a reliable solution for modern delivery needs.

Topl is a blockchain-based technology company that enables organizations to monetize ethical and sustainable practices by recording verified impact on a transparent, auditable ledger. It provides a decentralized protocol and accompanying services designed to build an impact technology economy, allowing enterprises to prove and monetize their positive impact as an asset across industries and borders. The Topl platform offers blockchain infrastructure, a blockchain for impact verification, and hosted tooling that simplifies interaction with the network, including supply chain certification and related services. By combining cross-border projects with verifiable impact data, Topl helps brands unlock value from social and environmental programs while providing a scalable solution for impact monetization.

OtailO is an Israeli company established in 2019, specializing in AI-driven solutions for enterprise retailers. Its platform optimizes online product returns management by dynamically routing returns to the next best shelf in real-time and transforming authorized partners into local reselling spots. This reduces operational costs, carbon emissions, returns-related fraud, while enhancing customer loyalty through an improved post-purchase experience.

Authena specializes in unit-level condition monitoring traceability solutions. It combines proprietary IoT devices, blockchain, and AI technologies to provide real-time tracking for industries such as pharmaceuticals, luxury goods, and food & beverage. Authena's offerings, including Authena SHIELD™ and Authena L1VE (Next Generation), enhance regulatory compliance while fostering consumer trust through transparency and commitment to sustainability.

Topl is a blockchain-based technology company that enables organizations to monetize ethical and sustainable practices by recording verified impact on a transparent, auditable ledger. It provides a decentralized protocol and accompanying services designed to build an impact technology economy, allowing enterprises to prove and monetize their positive impact as an asset across industries and borders. The Topl platform offers blockchain infrastructure, a blockchain for impact verification, and hosted tooling that simplifies interaction with the network, including supply chain certification and related services. By combining cross-border projects with verifiable impact data, Topl helps brands unlock value from social and environmental programs while providing a scalable solution for impact monetization.

BlueTrace develops tagging, traceability and compliance technology for the seafood industry, focusing on shellfish growers, harvesters, wholesalers, distributors and dealers of all sizes. Its platform enables accurate traceability, regulatory compliance and inventory management, helping organizations meet customer demands, optimize operations and reduce labor costs.

GoFlit.com is a logistics company focused on integrating current technologies to make local freight transportation simpler and more efficient. It is an on-demand platform for local light cargo.

GenLots SA, founded in 2017 and based in Chexbres, Switzerland, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for industrial companies that process raw materials into final products. The company's core technology, known as the Artificial Supply Chain Brain, leverages machine learning to enhance supply chain operations. By integrating real-world data from enterprise resource planning systems, the platform provides on-demand recommendations to optimize purchasing strategies for industrial firms that procure raw materials in large quantities. These recommendations aim to decrease the frequency of order transactions, lower inventory levels, and capitalize on pricing advantages such as quantity discounts. Implementations of GenLots' technology have demonstrated significant cost savings, with major industrial clients experiencing reductions in total purchasing costs by up to 10%.

PartRunner is a delivery service provider founded in 2017 by Yosh Rozen in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company specializes in facilitating same-day deliveries for home service contractors and supply houses, particularly within the plumbing, HVAC, electrical, appliance, and construction sectors. PartRunner offers a platform that connects businesses with a network of independent truckers, enabling efficient movement of parts and materials at any time of day through web and mobile applications. By streamlining logistics and operations, PartRunner allows clients to access delivery services swiftly and conveniently, enhancing responsiveness to customer requests and improving operational efficiency.

Selina Wamucii facilitates international trade in African food and agricultural products. Its platform connects businesses worldwide with local cooperatives, farmers' groups, and agro-processors, ensuring trust and efficiency. The company offers a diverse range of products, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, oils, beverages, grains, spices, and commodities.

Conweigh is a mobile freight container weighing service located in Northgate, Queensland. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive solution for container and heavy machinery weighing, ensuring compliance with the Global IMO/SOLAS Container Weight Verification (VGM) legislation. Conweigh delivers verified gross mass certificates directly to shippers upon request, streamlining the process of obtaining weight declaration certificates. This service allows clients to meet regulatory requirements efficiently, facilitating smoother logistics and shipping operations.

BackTracker is a company focused on enhancing the traceability and integrity of seafood products by addressing the issues of mislabeled and substituted seafood. It offers a third-party application that connects government fishery landing records with seafood products, providing buyers with reliable assurance regarding the source of their seafood. The company has developed a comprehensive database that validates traceability data against official government harvest records. This technology enables seafood dealers, processors, retailers, and their customers to authenticate labeling claims, thereby improving supply chain transparency. BackTracker is currently implementing its solution on a large scale in collaboration with various stakeholders, including the State of Massachusetts, a major groundfish dealer in New England, a prominent seafood processor and distributor, and a well-known supermarket chain.

OnRout is a logistics technology company that has developed an online platform designed to optimize e-commerce delivery operations. By facilitating real-time bidding for parcel shipments, OnRout enables service providers to reduce shipping costs while improving asset utilization. The platform aims to streamline operations across various carriers, ultimately minimizing total delivery stops and lowering overall delivery expenses. Through its innovative approach, OnRout provides a solution that not only enhances operational efficiency but also contributes to environmental sustainability by decreasing the number of trucks on the road.

In developing countries, especially the millions of children, are vulnerable. The nutrition is based on milk and this milk can spoil by bad conditions of the environment . That’s why they are developing a mobile processing unit to ensure food safety and shortening the supply chain. Starting at this point the process means, that they can ensure the best quality of their final product and distribute it locally to the customers.

FoodBlockchain.XYZ is building Food Supply Chain 2.0: through the combination of sensor systems, blockchain and smart contracts Food Blockchain XYZ can assure quality, safety and origins of food throughout the entire supply chain. Smart Contracts powered by their crypto-token Foodcoin will promptly and transparently resolve any financial disputes, allowing creation of new commercial relationships and financial innovation within the food supply chains.

AirDAO is a Swiss-based startup focused on revolutionizing global supply chains via blockchain technology. It operates Ambrosus, an open-source platform designed for decentralized finance (DeFi). AirDAO enables secure, autonomous supply chain management through reliable product history recording and transparent commercial transactions. The platform aims to enhance distribution processes and empower consumers with product origin and composition information. Users can earn token rewards by operating Ambrosus Network validator nodes and accessing innovative dApps via a unified dashboard.

Facterra specializes in collaborative performance management software tailored for the manufacturing industry, focusing on industrial after-sales services and asset management. The company offers a cloud-based platform that integrates asset management, maintenance, and energy and water management functions. This user-friendly system enables manufacturing businesses to mobilize staff across maintenance, quality, and production teams, facilitating cross-functional initiatives. By connecting various data sources, including ERP systems and automation tools, Facterra enhances operational efficiency. Its solutions are designed to optimize asset performance and maintenance activities, thus supporting both machine builders and producers in the food and beverage sector.

Hive Maritime specializes in optimizing maritime operations through advanced predictive analytics and machine learning technology. The company offers a predictive analysis platform that forecasts traffic in ports and canals weeks in advance, allowing ship owners and operators to optimize routes and speeds. This innovative approach aims to reduce operational costs significantly, with estimates suggesting savings of over $26 billion in expenses. By enhancing route profitability and improving cargo arrival predictions, Hive Maritime enables charterers and brokers to make informed decisions, ultimately enhancing supply chain efficiency. Their solutions also help minimize fuel consumption, reduce machinery failures, and prevent contractual late fees, contributing directly to financial improvements for carriers in the maritime shipping industry.

Loginno is a company focused on transforming traditional shipping containers into smart, IoT-enabled units. By collaborating with shipping companies, Loginno aims to equip entire container fleets with a patented low-cost device that collects and analyzes cargo and voyage data. This innovation creates an Internet-of-Shipping-Containers infrastructure, allowing various stakeholders, including carriers, cargo owners, freight forwarders, insurers, and customs, to access vital information via a cloud-based service. One of the notable partnerships is with Log-In Logistica Intermodal, a leading Latin American cabotage shipping company, which has been selected to become the world's first fully digital shipping company through this initiative.

Taste of Kenya is an online marketplace based in Europe that connects Kenyan coffee farmers directly with coffee roasters in the European Union through direct trade. By shortening the supply chain, the company ensures that farmers receive fair prices for their products while providing roasters with better traceability of the coffee they source. In addition to exporting coffee, Taste of Kenya also focuses on roasting and selling fresh coffee domestically, which creates additional income opportunities for Kenyan farmers. This model allows consumers to access quality Kenyan coffee at affordable prices while supporting the livelihoods of local farmers.

Wise Systems develops autonomous dispatch and routing software for last-mile delivery, using machine learning to automatically schedule, monitor, and adjust routes in real time to improve fleet efficiency and customer service. The platform analyzes orders, optimizes routes, tracks progress and ETAs, and evaluates driver performance, while providing a customer portal with real-time order visibility. It also includes Smart Reservation Management that lets customers select delivery dates and times. Serving industries such as food and beverage, parcel and courier, retail, field service, and other logistics sectors, Wise Systems processes millions of data points to deliver thousands of decisions daily. The company originated from MIT research and operates from Massachusetts, delivering scalable solutions that reduce mileage, boost fleet utilization, and minimize late deliveries.

Wise Systems develops autonomous dispatch and routing software for last-mile delivery, using machine learning to automatically schedule, monitor, and adjust routes in real time to improve fleet efficiency and customer service. The platform analyzes orders, optimizes routes, tracks progress and ETAs, and evaluates driver performance, while providing a customer portal with real-time order visibility. It also includes Smart Reservation Management that lets customers select delivery dates and times. Serving industries such as food and beverage, parcel and courier, retail, field service, and other logistics sectors, Wise Systems processes millions of data points to deliver thousands of decisions daily. The company originated from MIT research and operates from Massachusetts, delivering scalable solutions that reduce mileage, boost fleet utilization, and minimize late deliveries.

Inspecto Solutions Ltd is an innovative company that develops a portable nanoscale scanner designed to detect food contaminants quickly and efficiently. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Israel, Inspecto Solutions aims to enhance food safety by providing a solution that allows farmers, producers, suppliers, buyers, retailers, and quality assurers to receive rapid results. Unlike traditional detection methods that are often expensive and complex, Inspecto's technology enables users to check for early signs of contamination within minutes and at a significantly lower cost. The company's platform also includes a cloud-based application that integrates big data analytics and blockchain technology, ensuring secure data storage and facilitating real-time analysis for multiple contamination parameters. This comprehensive approach helps improve business performance by enhancing traceability and quality assurance throughout the food supply chain.

CornerDrop is a company that addresses the persistent issue of missed deliveries in the online retail sector. It offers an alternative delivery address platform that is accessible to anyone, regardless of the delivery method used. Unlike traditional courier services that often limit alternative solutions to their own networks, CornerDrop provides a comprehensive solution that spans the entire UK. The platform allows online retailers, consumers, and couriers to integrate and utilize a shared network for parcel deliveries. This innovative approach enhances convenience for consumers by providing more flexible delivery options, thereby improving the overall delivery experience.

Nix86, Inc. is a cloud-based ordering platform designed for the foodservice industry, established in 2015 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. The company connects restaurants with foodservice distributors, simplifying the ordering and fulfillment process. By allowing users to request quotes from various suppliers, including broad-liners and specialty distributors, Nix86 enables restaurants to efficiently source ingredients and products at competitive prices. The platform enhances operational efficiency by reducing the time spent on traditional ordering methods, such as phone calls and emails, thereby allowing managers to focus on other critical aspects of their business. Accessible via tablet or smartphone, Nix86 provides a streamlined solution for managing vendor relationships and inventory needs, ultimately delivering significant time and cost savings for its users.

They are changing the story of the smallholder farmer starting with Moringa, known worldwide as “the miracle tree” for its highly nutritional leaves. They take the forgotten part --the seeds-- and process them into an oil with unmatched cosmetic benefits for hair and skin care and a press meal for animal feed and water purification. They manage the entire supply chain- training, micro-credit, miniaturized value-added processing, and marketing to a global audience.

Modalyst, LLC is an online wholesale marketplace that facilitates connections between brands, retailers, designers, and consumers. Established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in dropshipping automation for e-commerce businesses. Its platform enables retailers to source unique fashion accessories and jewelry from a community of designers while allowing those designers to distribute their products globally. Modalyst provides essential tools for store owners to manage supplier relationships, import product catalogs, sync inventory, and process orders efficiently. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify, Wix, and Bigcommerce, helping retailers operate without the financial risks associated with inventory purchases.

SmartSense delivers data-driven IoT solutions for food safety, facilities monitoring, and supply chain visibility. They founded SmartSense in 2005 to transform how organizations sense, monitor, and make decisions. It was based on an observation that something fundamental was changing with the way organizations thought about efficiency, quality, and agility. Internet connected sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) were enabling an operational paradigm where real-time information improved efficiency and decision-making. They set out to enable sensor-driven decisions and to focus on big challenges. They automate monitoring for food and medication safety and compliance, and they monitor critical equipment and tanks for product quality and preventative maintenance. Today thry have earned the trust of the most critical government, commercial, and non-profit institutions in the world. Their systems enable real-time sensor-driven decisions at over 2,000 organizations in 75 countries, including at Walmart, CVS Health, SpaceX, Apple, Coca Cola, McDonald’s, and the US Department of State.