National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency established in 1950 and based in Alexandria, Virginia. It is dedicated to supporting research and education in science and engineering across a wide range of disciplines. The NSF provides significant non-dilutive funding, up to $1.5 million, to startups and small businesses through its America's Seed Fund initiative, which is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program mandated by Congress. With an operating budget of approximately $7.8 billion, the NSF is committed to advancing fundamental research and education, thus fostering innovation and technological development in the United States.

James Donlon

Program Director

Debasis Majumdar

Program Director

Graciela Narcho

Staff Associate

Sethuraman Panchanathan

Director

Past deals in Cloud Services

CloudBank

Grant in 2025
CloudBank is a platform that enables academics to use public clouds by providing resources such as a user site for managing cloud resources, financial operations support, and educational and training materials.

San Diego Supercomputer Center

Grant in 2024
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) enables international science and engineering discoveries through advances in computational science and data-intensive, high-performance computing. It provides access to a vast array of data and computational resources and services for all UC researchers who need cyberinfrastructure beyond their own laboratories, classrooms, departments, and academic units. SDSC’s research cyberinfrastructure includes: data-intensive computing resources to the academic and industrial communities through the RCI program's Triton Shared Computing Cluster (TSCC), a high-impact data analysis and preservation system featuring a large-scale disk storage facility, a data analysis facility for petascale research, and a shared research cluster; Gordon, the first high-performance supercomputer to use massive amounts of flash-based memory to speed solutions for data-intensive problems; Trestles, which also features flash-based memory, with a design tailored to the majority of user jobs rather than a handful of researchers who run jobs at thousands of core counts; a green data center equipped to house co-location servers; and an environment for all things related to data, including management, mining, curation, analysis, visualization, access and preservation as well as data storage technologies. Along with its broad spectrum of software, hardware, networking, and information resources, SDSC also offers users full-time support including 24-hour helpdesk services, code optimization, training, portal development, and a variety of other services. San Diego Supercomputer Center was founded in 1985.

WiLO Networks

Grant in 2024
WiLO Networks focuses on creating an innovative low-power sensor network platform that utilizes wake-up radio technology to facilitate continuous, low-latency communication while enhancing battery longevity and reducing electronic waste. This technology is particularly applicable in high-density deployments, especially within precision agriculture, where it aims to optimize sensor node installations using minimal battery power or energy harvesting. By improving the feasibility of sensor deployments in challenging environments, WiLO Networks seeks to support various Internet of Things (IoT) applications across multiple industries, including warehousing, healthcare, and retail. The company’s solutions are designed to enhance sustainability and economic growth by increasing operational efficiency and crop yields while lowering costs for farmers and other users.

Orbital Services Corporation (OSCorp)

Grant in 2024
OSCorp is an in-space services company that safeguards the space domain and builds a thriving in-space economy. OSCorp develops cutting-edge technologies at the nexus of GN and C, AI/ML, LiDAR sensors, space robotics, and lasercom terminals. The company aims to revolutionize space operations by delivering strategic capabilities for the U.S. government and commercial space operators. It also aims to provide government operators with unparalleled situational awareness and enable them to execute tactically responsive space operations to protect strategic government and commercial space assets, and the services they provide, from denial, disruption, destruction, or degradation.

Rapid7

Grant in 2023
Rapid7, established in 2000, is a cybersecurity company that offers a range of solutions to help organizations proactively manage their security. Initially focusing on vulnerability management, the company has since expanded its portfolio to include detection and response, security information and event management, cloud security, threat intelligence, application security, and security orchestration, automation, and response. Rapid7 empowers businesses with visibility and insights to make informed security decisions, create action plans, and monitor progress. The company, based in Boston, is committed to helping organizations enhance their security posture and is actively involved in the cybersecurity community.

Transparent Path

Grant in 2023
Transparent Path is a logistics technology company focused on enhancing supply chain visibility for perishable goods, addressing issues of waste, cost, and risk. Founded in 2018 and restructured as a social purpose corporation in 2020, the company combines advanced technologies such as AI, IoT, and machine vision to modernize outdated supply chain practices. Their flagship product, the Transparent Path Visibility Platform, utilizes cellular sensors affixed to pallets, providing real-time data on location and environmental conditions to prevent spoilage and ensure product safety. Additional offerings include FreshScore, a predictive freshness algorithm that helps optimize product routing, and ProofScore, an algorithm that evaluates transparency in supply chains. These innovations not only help reduce operational losses but also promote environmental sustainability by minimizing waste. Transparent Path serves a diverse clientele, including sectors such as food, pharmaceuticals, and construction chemicals, and has established partnerships with notable organizations like Intel and ReFED. The company is actively working towards scaling its operations and expanding its offerings.

Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium

Grant in 2022
The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) envisions a transformational partnership to promote advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) capabilities on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

QSimulate

Grant in 2022
QSimulate is a Boston-based company that develops cloud-based quantitative simulation tools aimed at addressing complex challenges in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. By harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics, QSimulate’s platform facilitates quantum molecular simulations, allowing clients to tackle industrial-scale problems more effectively. The tools offered by the company automate workflows, relieving computational scientists of routine tasks and thereby increasing productivity. This innovation enables organizations to accelerate their research and development processes, ultimately enhancing their capacity to innovate and solve critical issues in their fields.

Pyte

Seed Round in 2022
Pyte is a provider of secure data collaboration solutions that enables enterprises to share and utilize data while preserving confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle. The company’s innovative technology allows for computations on encrypted data without the need for decryption, facilitating seamless data access across various cloud environments and jurisdictions. This capability ensures compliance with privacy regulations and reduces the risk of data breaches. Pyte's platform supports diverse applications, from co-marketing to drug discovery and fraud detection, empowering businesses to collaborate effectively while safeguarding sensitive information. Founded by experts in secure computation, Pyte's team includes individuals with extensive academic backgrounds and accolades in the field.

ViQi

Grant in 2022
ViQi offers software-as-a-service solutions for scientific image analysis, catering to various sectors including life sciences, construction, and agriculture. The platform enables users to customize services for data storage and analysis through a straightforward subscription model. ViQi specializes in custom image processing and informatics, providing tools such as bio-image semantic queries, module development, and assistance with intranet deployment. This allows clients to efficiently view, investigate, share, and store complex data and images, facilitating swift results and discoveries in their respective fields.

Inception Robotics

Grant in 2022
Inception Robotics focuses on accelerating the development of autonomous mobile robotics applications through a suite of cloud-based tools designed for early-stage robotics companies. Their platform offers comprehensive resources that enable users to streamline the development process and reduce research and development costs. The company also specializes in creating autonomous robots capable of navigating public spaces for tasks such as contactless deliveries and indoor localization. This technology allows businesses to integrate small robots into their operations, enhancing productivity while lowering overall labor costs.

Moka Blox

Grant in 2022
Moka Blox specializes in providing sustainable blockchain solutions that significantly reduce the carbon footprint typically associated with blockchain technology. The company offers a framework designed for security, scalability, and efficiency, allowing organizations to effortlessly establish private blockchain networks across various cloud-based environments. Moka Blox's innovative approach enables businesses to harness the benefits of blockchain while minimizing environmental impact, making it easier for them to implement real-life applications securely and sustainably.

SkyGig

Grant in 2022
SkyGig is a communication technology company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that specializes in millimeter-wave wireless communications. The company focuses on improving wireless communication through its innovative beamforming technology, which aims to make wireless broadband communication scalable and cost-effective. By providing seamless broadband connectivity, SkyGig enables both businesses and individuals to access high-speed data transmission capabilities, overcoming the limitations of traditional infrastructure.

AEROSENS

Grant in 2022
AEROSENS LLC is a company based in Hollywood, Florida, specializing in cloud-based cabin management software for the aviation industry. Its flagship product, the Aircraft Cabin Management Solution, is a patent-pending platform that offers pre-flight and real-time visibility into critical aircraft cabin safety and security equipment. This solution enhances operational efficiency and reduces costs for airlines. In addition to its cabin management offerings, AEROSENS provides a Tool Management Solution that enables real-time tracking of tools in the manufacturing sector. The company also offers business consulting, benchmarking, training, and cabin retrofit services to support its clients' needs in the aviation market.

OmicsCraft

Grant in 2022
OmicsCraft offers customers access to a customised data analytics pipeline and a sample-to-solution service. They offer cloud-based platforms that allow them to build analytics pipelines for omic data preprocessing, mass spectrometric-based metabolite identification, differential analysis of metabolite profiles, and multi-omics integration.

Pyte

Grant in 2022
Pyte is a provider of secure data collaboration solutions that enables enterprises to share and utilize data while preserving confidentiality throughout the data lifecycle. The company’s innovative technology allows for computations on encrypted data without the need for decryption, facilitating seamless data access across various cloud environments and jurisdictions. This capability ensures compliance with privacy regulations and reduces the risk of data breaches. Pyte's platform supports diverse applications, from co-marketing to drug discovery and fraud detection, empowering businesses to collaborate effectively while safeguarding sensitive information. Founded by experts in secure computation, Pyte's team includes individuals with extensive academic backgrounds and accolades in the field.

Omega Hydrodynamics Research

Grant in 2022
Omega Hydrodynamics Research specializes in developing innovative computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to address complex fluid-structure interaction challenges. The company's flagship product, OMEGA-CFD, is designed for simulating transient fluid-structure interactions, while OMEGA-SW offers a comprehensive model for analyzing wave-ship-bathymetry interactions in shallow water environments. By providing cloud-based solutions and consulting services, Omega Hydrodynamics Research caters to various industries, including marine, energy, and aerospace, allowing clients to access customized services tailored to their specific needs.

ExciPlex

Grant in 2021
ExciPlex specializes in developing diagnostic systems for the detection of mycotoxins in animal feed and feed inputs. The company has created a portable spectrometer that can operate with both cloud-based and offline processing capabilities. This device allows for on-site detection of toxin levels in various types of feed, including grains, finished feeds, silages, and forages. By utilizing photochemical techniques, ExciPlex's technology provides real-time quantification of mycotoxins, enabling farmers to achieve comprehensive traceability throughout the feed production chain. This innovation aims to help prevent the adverse impacts of mycotoxins on animal health and productivity.

Iris Light Technologies

Grant in 2021
Iris Light Technologies is an electronics company that focuses on advancing the cloud through innovative on-chip laser technology. It specializes in artificial intelligence, 5G communications, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company has developed a proprietary and scalable method to deposit multiple lasers onto a single chip, enhancing the bandwidth and energy efficiency of light chips. This technology supports applications in optical communications, optical sensors, and various emerging areas, including IoT sensors, positioning Iris Light Technologies as a key player in the rapidly growing silicon photonics market.

Onclave Networks

Grant in 2021
Onclave Networks specializes in IoT security and consulting, focusing on the protection of Operational Technology devices via its Secure IoT platform. This solution integrates best practices with patented software on standard hardware to ensure effective isolation and containment of segmented devices. The company offers a range of information technology-managed services, including cyber threat identification and analysis, server management, and cloud customer relationship management. By addressing potential IT issues, Onclave Networks helps businesses optimize their information storage, analysis, and delivery processes, ultimately aiming to reduce costs, enhance revenue, and mitigate risks.

Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium

Grant in 2021
The Minority Serving - Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) envisions a transformational partnership to promote advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) capabilities on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Etalyc

Grant in 2021
Etalyc is a provider of cloud-based software designed to enhance traffic operations by leveraging advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, machine learning, and big data analytics. The company's platform integrates data from various sources, including road sensors, GPS, cameras, and even weather and social media inputs, to create a comprehensive map of traffic patterns. This innovative approach allows traffic operators to efficiently monitor infrastructure, optimize traffic flow, and address issues related to congestion and emissions. By utilizing modern technology, Etalyc aims to improve overall traffic management and enhance the efficiency of transportation systems.

WiLO Networks

Grant in 2021
WiLO Networks focuses on creating an innovative low-power sensor network platform that utilizes wake-up radio technology to facilitate continuous, low-latency communication while enhancing battery longevity and reducing electronic waste. This technology is particularly applicable in high-density deployments, especially within precision agriculture, where it aims to optimize sensor node installations using minimal battery power or energy harvesting. By improving the feasibility of sensor deployments in challenging environments, WiLO Networks seeks to support various Internet of Things (IoT) applications across multiple industries, including warehousing, healthcare, and retail. The company’s solutions are designed to enhance sustainability and economic growth by increasing operational efficiency and crop yields while lowering costs for farmers and other users.

Sequegenics

Grant in 2021
Sequegenics operates a fully automated cloud platform designed to detect structural variants and other complex types of genetic variations. By employing a novel approach that utilizes low-pass long-read next-generation sequencing (NGS), the platform processes raw DNA sequence data efficiently. This innovation allows clients to significantly reduce the time and costs associated with variant calling while enhancing scalability and turnaround times. Sequegenics aims to streamline the detection of complex genetic variations, thereby facilitating more effective genetic analysis for its users.

Kaleido

Grant in 2021
Kaleido, Inc. is a developer of a cloud-based blockchain platform that simplifies the creation and management of enterprise private blockchain networks. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company offers a versatile platform that supports various protocols, including Ethereum, Polygon Edge, and Hyperledger, allowing organizations to build multi-region and multi-cloud blockchain networks. Kaleido's services include features such as token transfer, identity management, document storage, and integrated analytics, all designed to meet the rigorous demands of regulated industries. The platform ensures high availability and disaster recovery, achieving 99.99% uptime over the past four years, and is certified for security and compliance. Kaleido serves a diverse clientele, ranging from web3 startups to large enterprises, facilitating the adoption of digital asset technologies and the digitization of critical business processes across sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance, and supply chains.

DeepBits

Grant in 2021
DeepBits is a technology company specializing in cybersecurity solutions. It organizes and indexes the world's binary code to swiftly identify vulnerabilities and malware in various devices, including computers, mobile phones, and IoT devices. Backed by extensive research funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense, DeepBits' AI-driven tools generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), detect vulnerabilities, and ensure software supply chain security compliance. The company's platform disassembles and analyzes binary files to accurately pinpoint threats, enabling businesses to mitigate risks and reduce cybersecurity expenditure.

Kapalya

Grant in 2021
Kapalya Inc. specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates secure access to corporate and cloud servers for both Apple iOS and Android devices. The Kapalya app enables users to navigate and transfer files between various platforms, including corporate SharePoint farms, Windows file shares, and cloud storage applications, utilizing fingerprint recognition for enhanced security. The company also provides real-time encryption key management, ensuring the protection of sensitive files both at-rest and in-transit across multiple endpoints and cloud platforms. Kapalya's services cater to chief information officers, chief information security officers, executives, and enterprise users, allowing them to securely manage and share encrypted files. Founded in 2015, Kapalya is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an additional office in Berkeley, California.

Corsha

Grant in 2021
Corsha is a provider of cloud-based streaming authentication software that focuses on securing application programming interfaces (APIs) to prevent data breaches. The company offers a Total Identity Provider solution for machines, enabling secure connections and data movement between devices from any location. Corsha's software safeguards all online accounts, whether accessed through smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, or containerized microservices in the cloud. This comprehensive approach allows enterprises to confidently shift workloads to public cloud environments while enhancing the return on investment for hybrid cloud infrastructures.

Synaptek

Grant in 2021
Synaptek offers a digital platform designed to streamline concussion management for clinicians and service providers. This HIPAA-compliant mobile application simplifies the processes of testing, tracking, and reporting concussions, thereby enhancing athlete health and recovery. By integrating concussion testing, documentation, and analytics into one user-friendly solution, Synaptek enables athletic trainers to save time, improve communication, and make informed clinical decisions. The platform aims to optimize the management of concussions, benefiting both healthcare professionals and the athletes they serve.

Semiotic AI

Grant in 2021
Semiotic AI is a company that specializes in encrypted computing services utilizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to enhance data security and privacy in cloud environments. By allowing organizations to perform data analytics on sensitive information without compromising its integrity, Semiotic AI addresses critical concerns related to data protection. The company's technology also safeguards proprietary models by encrypting them prior to deployment. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Semiotic AI aims to play a significant role in the evolving landscape of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. In addition, the company develops automated decision-making tools that leverage AI and cryptography to facilitate decentralized markets on the blockchain, enhancing price efficiency and usability for businesses and consumers alike. The founders bring extensive experience in cryptography and AI, positioning Semiotic AI as a key player in the future of secure data management.

HealthTrends.AI

Grant in 2021
HealthTrends.AI is a provider of an AI and blockchain-based platform that focuses on enhancing the accessibility and trustworthiness of public health data. The company aims to assist organizations in converting health data into actionable insights through its innovative solutions. Its offerings include standard APIs, predictive analytics, and comprehensive analysis reports, which facilitate the management of finance, supply chain, logistics, and patient engagement for healthcare providers. HealthTrends.AI's products are available as streaming feeds, dashboards, and other formats, allowing for seamless integration with third-party tools such as Power BI and Tableau. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and complements existing systems, making authoritative health information readily accessible and independently auditable.

Aliro Technologies

Grant in 2021
Aliro Technologies, Inc., founded in 2019 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in developing cloud-based software for quantum computing. The company's platform provides a hardware-independent toolkit that facilitates the creation of quantum algorithms and applications, catering to developers in the quantum environment. Known for its product AliroNet™, the company focuses on emulating, piloting, and deploying entanglement-based quantum networks that support various applications, including secure communications and distributed quantum sensing. Emerging from NarangLab at Harvard University, Aliro Technologies boasts a team of experts in quantum and classical networking and actively contributes to the advancement of quantum networking technologies. Its users range from utility companies and telecommunications providers to public sector organizations and researchers engaged in building scalable quantum systems. The company collaborates with industry and academic partners through initiatives like the Quantum Economic Development Consortium and the NSF Center for Quantum Networks, while also participating in several quantum networking standards groups.

GreenSight

Grant in 2021
GreenSight Agronomics, Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, specializes in manufacturing drones tailored for turfgrass and agricultural applications. The company operates a cloud-based platform that integrates automated drone systems, advanced sensors, and data analytics to provide actionable insights for land managers. GreenSight's services include plant health monitoring, irrigation management, crop protection, and labor management, primarily serving the golf course industry with potential savings of over $1 billion annually through water reduction alone. The company aims to expand its services to other agricultural sectors, such as farms and energy infrastructure, using its advanced sensor technology and autonomous drone capabilities.

Emanate Wireless

Grant in 2020
Emanate Wireless specializes in developing solutions that monitor the operation and productivity of clinical assets within healthcare facilities. By utilizing intelligent, cloud-connected sensors, the company's devices track the usage, utilization, and maintenance of healthcare equipment. This approach addresses the complexities associated with managing assets that are frequently in motion or in use, ultimately enhancing productivity and safety while ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. Emanate Wireless's focus on optimizing asset management helps to alleviate staff stress and improve operational efficiency in the healthcare sector.

ClimateAI

Grant in 2020
ClimateAI, Inc. is an enterprise climate platform established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in providing cloud-based software solutions that help businesses assess and adapt to physical climate risks. Its platform utilizes a climate decision engine and open-source satellite imagery, applying statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to deliver insights for various sectors, including agriculture, energy, construction, and asset management. By enabling users to make informed decisions regarding risk management and investment valuations, ClimateAI aims to climate-proof the global economy, thereby minimizing losses to lives, livelihoods, and the environment.

PocketLab

Grant in 2020
PocketLab offers a range of wireless sensors designed to facilitate scientific exploration and experimentation for educators, students, and curious individuals. The product enables users to conduct hands-on science investigations by measuring various parameters such as acceleration, force, angular velocity, magnetic field, pressure, altitude, and temperature. With a simple connection to a smartphone or tablet, data can be instantly streamed, viewed, and recorded. PocketLab's intuitive interface and low-cost sensors provide the functionality of traditional lab equipment, making it accessible for a wider audience. Additionally, the accompanying cloud software allows users to analyze their data and create graphs, enhancing the educational experience by integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in an engaging manner.

Solvus Global

Grant in 2020
Solvus Global specializes in advanced technology solutions for the materials and manufacturing industries, focusing on additive manufacturing, machine learning, and sustainable materials processing. The company offers a unique online platform for purchasing quality-controlled, custom-processed powders tailored for cold spray and additive manufacturing, adhering to stringent quality standards. Solvus Global also integrates customized data management systems into manufacturing cells, allowing clients to achieve real-time, secure cloud synchronization. This capability enables the implementation of machine learning-powered feedback controls, enhancing process performance and efficiency. With its expertise, Solvus Global is well-equipped to provide tailored solutions that improve manufacturing capabilities and foster growth for its clients.

bosWell

Grant in 2020
BosWell provides a record-keeping platform tailored for community-based organizations, focusing on simplifying and securing data collection. The platform features a user-friendly dashboard and custom client intake forms that allow organizations to gather client information from any device. This functionality not only enables organizations to save time and digitize their data but also facilitates the generation of insights that can lead to improved client outcomes. By streamlining these processes, BosWell supports community organizations in effectively managing their records and enhancing their service delivery.

Prime Labs

Grant in 2020
Prime Labs is a company focused on enhancing drug discovery through its cloud-based software platform, which specializes in mass spectrometry data processing, analysis, reporting, and visualization. The software is designed to support a variety of instruments and workflows, enabling scientists to conduct experiments with greater accuracy and efficiency. By streamlining the data processing experience, Prime Labs offers a user-friendly solution that minimizes the complexity typically associated with such tasks, allowing researchers to focus on their work with minimal training or installation requirements. This innovative approach facilitates a broader range of experiments in a shorter time frame, ultimately contributing to advancements in medical research and drug development.

ZBeats

Grant in 2020
ZBeats is a Stony Brook, New York-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in cloud-based, AI-enabled electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis. The company's platform facilitates accurate arrhythmia detection by providing real-time, objective patient data to healthcare providers without restrictions. This accessibility allows for enhanced diagnosis and treatment capabilities, supporting various healthcare operations while minimizing the need for outsourcing services. ZBeats aims to improve the quality of care for patients and reduce medical costs, ultimately empowering physicians to deliver more effective healthcare services.

ViQi

Grant in 2020
ViQi offers software-as-a-service solutions for scientific image analysis, catering to various sectors including life sciences, construction, and agriculture. The platform enables users to customize services for data storage and analysis through a straightforward subscription model. ViQi specializes in custom image processing and informatics, providing tools such as bio-image semantic queries, module development, and assistance with intranet deployment. This allows clients to efficiently view, investigate, share, and store complex data and images, facilitating swift results and discoveries in their respective fields.

ChameleonCloud

Grant in 2020
Cloud services have become ubiquitous to all major 21st century economic activities. However, cloud services and technologies can be significantly more powerful than they are now. A persistent barrier to further advancement has been the lack of a large-scale and open cloud research platforms. With funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Chameleon project will provide such a large-scale platform to the open research community allowing them explore transformative concepts in deeply programmable cloud services, design, and core technologies. Chameleon will allow users to explore problems ranging from the creation of Software as a Service to kernel support for virtualization. This broad range of supported research includes many other areas such as developing Platforms as a Service, creating new and optimizing existing Infrastructure as a Service components, investigating software-defined networking, and optimizing virtualization technologies. The Chameleon testbed, will be deployed at the University of Chicago and the Texas Advanced Computing Center and will consist of 650 multi-core cloud nodes, 5PB of total disk space, and leverage 100 Gbps connection between the sites. While a large part of the testbed will consist of homogenous hardware to support large-scale experiments, a portion of it will support heterogeneous units allowing experimentation with high-memory, large-disk, low-power, GPU, and co-processor units. The project will also leverage existing FutureGrid hardware at the University of Chicago and the Texas Advanced Computing Center in its first year to provide a transition period for the existing FutureGrid community of experimental users. To support the broad range of experiments experiments described above, the project will support a graduated configuration system allowing full user configurability of the software stack, from provisioning of bare metal and network interconnects to delivery of fully functioning cloud environments. A special feature of Chameleon is that it provides for an exceptionally close integration of clouds and networks, which substantially enhances the capabilities of both. In addition, to facilitate experiments, Chameleon will support a set of services designed to meet researchers needs, including support for experimental management, reproducibility, and repositories of trace and workload data of production cloud workloads. The project is led by the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago and partners from the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas at Austin, the International Center for Advanced Internet Research at Northwestern University, the Ohio State University, and University of Texas at San Antonio, comprising a highly qualified and experienced team. The team includes members from the NSF supported FutureGrid project and from the GENI community, both forerunners of the NSFCloud solicitation under which this project is funded. Chameleon will also form a set of partnerships with commercial and academic clouds, such as Rackspace, CERN and Open Science Data Cloud (OSDC), and will partner with other testbeds, notably GENI and INRIA's Grid'5000 testbed.

Blue Cranium

Grant in 2020
Blue Cranium develops cutting-edge technology solutions for the commercial, medical, transportation, space, and defense industries. Comsat Architects has been established as a trade name by Blue Cranium LLC.

Exostellar

Grant in 2020
Exostellar is a company that specializes in cloud resource management and optimization, helping enterprises reduce their cloud computing expenses. Founded in 2018 and based in Ithaca, New York, Exostellar leverages exclusive patent-pending technologies developed at Cornell University, integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance its offerings. Its platform includes tools like X-Spot, which dynamically relocates containers between spot and regular instances, and X-Consolidate, which efficiently manages container workloads by consolidating them during low demand and expanding them when necessary. By combining application containers with virtual machines, Exostellar provides a portable architecture that supports live migration of stateful workloads, ultimately improving reliability and performance while driving cost efficiency in cloud computing.

Coagulo Medical Technologies

Grant in 2020
Coagulo Medical Technologies, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based company focused on developing advanced testing systems for coagulation management. The company provides a portable and connected precision-medicine platform that enables healthcare professionals to detect, identify, and quantify the effects of various anticoagulants in whole blood. By utilizing a combination of patent-pending coagulation assays, microfluidic technology, and data analytics, Coagulo's system offers actionable results, facilitating personalized diagnosis and management of coagulation-related conditions. This innovative approach aims to improve healthcare outcomes by making coagulation testing more accessible and efficient for both providers and patients.

ApertureData

Grant in 2020
ApertureData specializes in data management services, offering a platform that seamlessly handles large data objects, including images, videos, and documents, without relying on multiple disconnected systems. Its flagship product, ApertureDB, integrates knowledge graphs, multimodal data, and vector search into a single database, significantly reducing data infrastructure setup times by 6 to 12 months. This efficiency is particularly valuable for Chief Technology Officers and Chief Data Officers tasked with navigating the complexities of AI deployment. By centralizing relevant datasets and providing a uniform schema view, ApertureDB enhances data retrieval and query handling, thereby supporting various AI applications, such as chatbots and machine learning solutions. The platform is designed to boost the productivity of data science and machine learning teams by an average of ten-fold, improving performance and accessibility for AI initiatives.

RediMinds

Grant in 2020
RediMinds is a data and analytics consulting firm that specializes in providing digital engineering services tailored to enhance business operations. The company assists clients in managing large databases and implementing modern data systems, focusing on areas such as data strategy, data engineering, and data innovation. By leveraging advanced analytics and emerging data-driven insights, RediMinds enables businesses to optimize their operations, improve decision-making, and drive profitability. Their custom solutions are designed to create improved customer experiences while allowing clients to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market. Through rigorous market testing and validation of digital, cloud, and AI investments, RediMinds supports clients in achieving growth and realizing their full potential.

Astrolabe Analytics

Grant in 2020
Astrolabe Analytics specializes in battery data management and predictive analytics, catering to various sectors, including automotive, electric vehicles, aerospace, and grid storage. The company has developed an analytics platform that serves partners across the battery value chain, from materials developers to systems integrators. By providing customized insights and solutions, Astrolabe Analytics aims to enhance business outcomes, accelerate time-to-market, and facilitate informed decision-making. In addition to its platform, the company also offers consulting services to support its clients in optimizing their battery-related operations.

SkyGig

Grant in 2020
SkyGig is a communication technology company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that specializes in millimeter-wave wireless communications. The company focuses on improving wireless communication through its innovative beamforming technology, which aims to make wireless broadband communication scalable and cost-effective. By providing seamless broadband connectivity, SkyGig enables both businesses and individuals to access high-speed data transmission capabilities, overcoming the limitations of traditional infrastructure.

Curated Networks

Grant in 2020
Curated Networks, founded in 2019 and based in Santa Cruz, California, specializes in innovative link-layer and network-layer routing solutions. The company aims to transform traditional static network configurations by introducing a dynamic approach that enhances quality of service, policy-based routing, and 5G slicing capabilities. By providing a comprehensive suite of performance and policy options within a secure, default-deny framework, Curated Networks enables network operators to adopt either centralized or distributed architectures. This approach is designed to reduce network fragility, streamline administration, and lower operational costs, thereby offering a more flexible and efficient networking solution.

NeuroFlow

Grant in 2020
NeuroFlow, Inc. is a digital health company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to enhance access to behavioral health and engage patients throughout the continuum of mental healthcare. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NeuroFlow provides healthcare providers with tools for remote patient monitoring and integration of behavioral health across various care settings, including psychology, primary care, and pain management. The platform employs evidence-based practices to track, assess, and engage patients, promoting overall wellness and improving compliance with treatment. By utilizing patient-generated questionnaires and journaling, NeuroFlow enables individuals to monitor their mental health outcomes and achieve tangible progress. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Smart Health Innovation Lab and Mental Health America to further its mission of improving mental health support and outcomes.

JuliaHub

Grant in 2020
JuliaHub is a platform that facilitates modeling, simulation, and the development of user-built applications, primarily targeting scientists, engineers, and innovators. Established in 2015 by Viral Shah in Cambridge, Massachusetts, JuliaHub provides high-performance computing capabilities that enable users to bring their innovative ideas to fruition at any scale. The platform supports the open-source Julia programming language, which is designed to simplify programming tasks related to data science, machine learning, and scientific computing. This includes applications in research, backtesting, trading, and contract modeling. With features that emphasize ease of use and an intuitive syntax, JuliaHub enhances the user experience while maintaining robust performance for complex data analysis and computations.

Mytide Therapeutics

Grant in 2019
Mytide Therapeutics specializes in the development of peptide-based solutions aimed at addressing challenges in the synthesis and purification of specific peptide classes. The company collaborates with partners to explore peptide modifications and create comprehensive peptide libraries. Mytide leverages advanced biopolymer fabrication technology, incorporating predictive analytics and machine learning to enhance the production and discovery of synthetic biomolecules. This innovative approach aims to accelerate the development of biological therapeutics for patients suffering from serious illnesses, including metabolic disorders, cancer, and inflammatory conditions. Additionally, Mytide offers a cloud platform that allows partners to easily order peptides, track orders, and access interactive data displays.

USEncryption

Grant in 2019
USEncryption specializes in unlocking value from confidential data while prioritizing privacy and security. The company addresses the common challenges associated with protecting sensitive information, which is often isolated in silos, thus hindering access to potentially transformative insights. By utilizing its patented Privacy-Enhancing Technology, USEncryption enables the sharing of encrypted data, allowing untrusted parties to derive insights without accessing the original content. This innovative approach supports applications such as training machine learning models on encrypted datasets, facilitating the development of advanced AI models without jeopardizing the confidentiality of the data. Ultimately, USEncryption's solutions promote regulatory compliance and enhance the ability to extract meaningful insights from protected information.

Axalume

Grant in 2019
Axalume is a fabless semiconductor startup focused on developing advanced silicon photonic integrated circuits aimed at addressing interconnect bottlenecks in servers, data centers, and high-performance networking systems. Their proprietary technology integrates silicon photonic circuits with silicon electronics, offering significant improvements in performance metrics. Axalume's upcoming electronic-photonic integrated circuit (EPIC) chipsets are engineered to enhance the efficiency and scalability of data center operations, promising up to a 4.5x increase in density, a 3.5x boost in energy efficiency, and a 2x reduction in latency compared to existing networking components. The company's product offerings will include silicon photonics intellectual property, chipsets, and architectural solutions tailored to optimize internet data centers, making them faster, more cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. With recognition from commercial, academic, and government sectors, Axalume is positioned to play a pivotal role in the evolution of cloud computing infrastructure.

Culture Biosciences

Grant in 2019
Culture Biosciences, Inc. is a biomanufacturing company based in South San Francisco, California, that offers a cloud-based platform for scientists to conduct, monitor, and analyze bioreactor experiments. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on automating bioprocesses to help biotech firms optimize their manufacturing processes and expedite product development. By utilizing robotic sample handling and cloud data monitoring, Culture Biosciences enhances the efficiency of fermentation and bioreactor operations, allowing researchers to achieve results more rapidly than with traditional methods.

PQSecure Technologies

Grant in 2019
PQSecure is a security solutions company that specializes in quantum-safe cryptographic technologies. It develops and provides post-quantum cryptographic solutions designed to protect current devices from potential threats posed by quantum-enabled attackers. The company offers a range of services that include classical cryptography, hybrid cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography, which are embedded in smart IoT devices and cloud environments. By focusing on enhancing crypto-agility, PQSecure aims to help clients effectively transition to more secure cryptographic methods as technology evolves.

Prime Labs

Grant in 2019
Prime Labs is a company focused on enhancing drug discovery through its cloud-based software platform, which specializes in mass spectrometry data processing, analysis, reporting, and visualization. The software is designed to support a variety of instruments and workflows, enabling scientists to conduct experiments with greater accuracy and efficiency. By streamlining the data processing experience, Prime Labs offers a user-friendly solution that minimizes the complexity typically associated with such tasks, allowing researchers to focus on their work with minimal training or installation requirements. This innovative approach facilitates a broader range of experiments in a shorter time frame, ultimately contributing to advancements in medical research and drug development.

Sober Grid

Grant in 2019
Sober Grid, Inc. is a digital health company that operates a sober social network aimed at supporting individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Incorporated in 2015 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company has developed a mobile application available on both iOS and Android platforms. The app allows users to connect with others who are also navigating sobriety, fostering a community where they can share experiences and challenges. Sober Grid's platform is utilized in over 170 countries and has been accessed more than 20 million times. It integrates features such as GPS locator interfaces, direct messaging, and educational resources, while also offering certified coaching services available 24/7. The app employs a unique community-based approach to chronic disease management, utilizing predictive analytics to anticipate relapse risks and provide timely interventions. Sober Grid's commitment to improving health outcomes is supported by research collaborations with esteemed institutions like Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing relapse rates among users.

Etalyc

Grant in 2019
Etalyc is a provider of cloud-based software designed to enhance traffic operations by leveraging advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, machine learning, and big data analytics. The company's platform integrates data from various sources, including road sensors, GPS, cameras, and even weather and social media inputs, to create a comprehensive map of traffic patterns. This innovative approach allows traffic operators to efficiently monitor infrastructure, optimize traffic flow, and address issues related to congestion and emissions. By utilizing modern technology, Etalyc aims to improve overall traffic management and enhance the efficiency of transportation systems.

Red Oak Strategic

Grant in 2019
Red Oak Strategic is a data science and analytics firm that empowers clients with tailored, data-driven solutions. They specialize in cloud-based data science applications using R, Python, Spark, and h2o, along with infrastructure design, database solutions, and data visualizations. Their expertise spans various sectors, including political campaigns, corporate institutions, non-profits, and startups, helping these organizations enhance decision-making, optimize processes, and achieve strategic goals.

SkyGig

Grant in 2019
SkyGig is a communication technology company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that specializes in millimeter-wave wireless communications. The company focuses on improving wireless communication through its innovative beamforming technology, which aims to make wireless broadband communication scalable and cost-effective. By providing seamless broadband connectivity, SkyGig enables both businesses and individuals to access high-speed data transmission capabilities, overcoming the limitations of traditional infrastructure.

bosWell

Grant in 2019
BosWell provides a record-keeping platform tailored for community-based organizations, focusing on simplifying and securing data collection. The platform features a user-friendly dashboard and custom client intake forms that allow organizations to gather client information from any device. This functionality not only enables organizations to save time and digitize their data but also facilitates the generation of insights that can lead to improved client outcomes. By streamlining these processes, BosWell supports community organizations in effectively managing their records and enhancing their service delivery.

SegAna

Grant in 2019
SegAna, LLC is a medical device company based in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2015. It specializes in developing a cloud-based platform called RTapp, designed to enhance the radiation treatment of cancer. RTapp equips radiation oncology teams with advanced technology that automatically visualizes daily anatomical changes during treatment, allowing for more accurate tracking of tumor locations. This capability helps identify treatment plans at risk and predicts when these plans may exceed safety constraints, ultimately protecting healthy tissue from unnecessary radiation exposure.

Visikol

Grant in 2019
Visikol Inc. is a company based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, specializing in advanced drug discovery services and bio-imaging technology. It develops and provides a range of products, including Visikol, an optical sectioning tool for plant tissues, and Visikol HISTO, a series of tissue clearing kits and reagents designed to enhance 3D imaging in tissue processing workflows. Visikol's technologies enable researchers to visualize specimens effectively, allowing for the identification of adulterants and assessment of sample quality. The company also offers comprehensive drug discovery services, including the development of 2D and 3D in vitro models, assays, and digital pathology solutions. By transforming tissues into high-resolution images and quantitative datasets, Visikol supports clients in making informed decisions during the drug discovery process. Additionally, the firm manufactures 3D immuno-labeling kits, facilitating rapid imaging of whole tissues and 3D cell culture models, thereby moving beyond traditional 2D sectioning methods.

Chef Koochooloo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Chef Koochooloo is an educational company that offers a unique platform combining cooking with learning to teach children essential skills in math, science, and global awareness. The program integrates culinary activities with academic lessons, allowing students to explore different cultures through cooking while aligning with various educational standards, including Common Core and NGSS. Chef Koochooloo features a range of products, such as a TV show, a kid-friendly cookbook, and an interactive app that guides students through recipes while reinforcing relevant concepts in math, geography, and science tailored to their grade levels. The company’s mission focuses on engaging kids and educators in healthy, collaborative cooking experiences enriched with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) principles. With a team of nutritionists, chefs, curriculum specialists, and game designers, Chef Koochooloo aims to provide adaptable educational enrichment programs for the classroom and beyond.

Stateless

Grant in 2019
Stateless, Inc., established in 2016 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in network architecture for private and hybrid cloud environments. The company offers virtualized network functions and Luxon, a software-defined interconnect network platform, enabling cloud service providers to dynamically deliver routing, security, and automation services at scale.

Agita Labs

Grant in 2019
Agita Labs, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is a startup focused on developing advanced privacy-enhanced computing architectures. The company aims to create new data markets by safeguarding data intellectual property rights and respecting personal information. Its technology employs sequestered encryption to deliver robust cryptographic defenses against various threats, including data disclosures, integrity attacks, and side-channel attacks. Agita Labs' solutions enable secure data sharing and allow for complex computations on encrypted data, facilitating discovery while maintaining privacy.

Solvus Global

Grant in 2019
Solvus Global specializes in advanced technology solutions for the materials and manufacturing industries, focusing on additive manufacturing, machine learning, and sustainable materials processing. The company offers a unique online platform for purchasing quality-controlled, custom-processed powders tailored for cold spray and additive manufacturing, adhering to stringent quality standards. Solvus Global also integrates customized data management systems into manufacturing cells, allowing clients to achieve real-time, secure cloud synchronization. This capability enables the implementation of machine learning-powered feedback controls, enhancing process performance and efficiency. With its expertise, Solvus Global is well-equipped to provide tailored solutions that improve manufacturing capabilities and foster growth for its clients.

AquaNRG

Seed Round in 2019
AquaNRG has developed a state-of-the-art cloud-based application for energy, water and environmental markets which merges physics-chemistry simulation with machine learning for faster, more accurate and less expensive product and process design and engineering

Cloudseal

Grant in 2019
Cloudseal focuses on enhancing the reliability and predictability of computing by addressing the issue of hard-to-reproduce bugs that often hinder developers' productivity. The company has developed a secure deterministic container technology that allows for efficient and continuous recording of software behavior. This technology creates a consistent software execution environment, enabling developers to conduct accurate tests on their code. When bugs or crashes occur, Cloudseal's solution facilitates the full reproduction of these issues, allowing developers to minimize the time spent on debugging and managing unexpected failures. Through its innovative approach, Cloudseal aims to streamline the software development process and improve overall code quality.

Kaizen Technologies

Grant in 2019
Kaizen Technologies helps organizations improve their performance, manage their projects, implement technology, and develop new products and services. They have helped companies from serial entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies solve their technology, software development, and mobile app development needs.

Exostellar

Grant in 2019
Exostellar is a company that specializes in cloud resource management and optimization, helping enterprises reduce their cloud computing expenses. Founded in 2018 and based in Ithaca, New York, Exostellar leverages exclusive patent-pending technologies developed at Cornell University, integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance its offerings. Its platform includes tools like X-Spot, which dynamically relocates containers between spot and regular instances, and X-Consolidate, which efficiently manages container workloads by consolidating them during low demand and expanding them when necessary. By combining application containers with virtual machines, Exostellar provides a portable architecture that supports live migration of stateful workloads, ultimately improving reliability and performance while driving cost efficiency in cloud computing.

BioInfoExperts

Grant in 2018
BioInfoExperts specializes in comprehensive molecular surveillance services aimed at understanding infectious disease dynamics and monitoring pathogens. The company offers a range of services, including genomic sequencing, RNA and DNA extraction, data analytics, and cloud-based data visualization. These services are designed to support clients in researching and developing various diagnostic tests while providing essential laboratory capabilities. Through its expertise, BioInfoExperts contributes to advancements in the field of infectious disease management and pathogen tracking.

Zulip

Grant in 2018
Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes rely on Zulip - Fortune 500 companies, open-source projects, startups, and many others. Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud. Zulip can transform how your organization communicates: - Leaders can prioritize their time and batch-reply to messages, and thus effectively participate in the chat community. - More discussions can be moved from meetings and email to chat. - Individual contributors can do focused work instead of paging through GIFs making sure they don’t miss anything important. -Remote workers can participate in an equal way to people present in person. -Employees don’t need to be glued to their keyboard or phone in order to avoid missing out on important conversations. -Everyone saves a huge amount of wasted time and attention.

OpenSpace

Grant in 2018
OpenSpace is a technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for the construction industry. Its core product captures images every half-second and automatically integrates them with project plans, offering builders a comprehensive view of job sites from preconstruction to operations. By employing artificial intelligence, OpenSpace enables the creation of navigable photo representations of construction sites, significantly enhancing data capture speed compared to traditional methods. Additionally, the company's Clear Sight product suite provides AI-powered analytics to quantify project progress, facilitating collaboration and risk reduction in construction workflows.

NeuroFlow

Grant in 2018
NeuroFlow, Inc. is a digital health company that develops a cloud-based platform designed to enhance access to behavioral health and engage patients throughout the continuum of mental healthcare. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NeuroFlow provides healthcare providers with tools for remote patient monitoring and integration of behavioral health across various care settings, including psychology, primary care, and pain management. The platform employs evidence-based practices to track, assess, and engage patients, promoting overall wellness and improving compliance with treatment. By utilizing patient-generated questionnaires and journaling, NeuroFlow enables individuals to monitor their mental health outcomes and achieve tangible progress. The company has established strategic partnerships with organizations like Smart Health Innovation Lab and Mental Health America to further its mission of improving mental health support and outcomes.

eSat Global

Grant in 2018
eSAT Global, founded in 2017 and based in San Diego, California, specializes in providing direct-to-satellite connectivity solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The company offers ultra-low power, two-way, and low-latency narrowband services, which do not rely on terrestrial infrastructure or backhaul. This capability ensures global coverage with latency below two seconds, making it applicable across various sectors, including power distribution, oil and gas, smart agriculture, transportation, and maritime industries. By delivering guaranteed transmission, eSAT Global enables its clients to enhance operational efficiency and minimize losses.

Intensivate

Grant in 2018
Intensivate specializes in advanced chip technology designed to enhance cloud-based analytics and database workloads. The company develops accelerator cards that feature patented cluster central processing units specifically engineered for memory-intensive parallel processing applications. This innovative technology allows clients to significantly improve the performance of distributed workloads in data centers, achieving substantial gains in computing power, cost efficiency, power consumption, and space utilization. Importantly, Intensivate's solutions do not necessitate any modifications to existing application software, making them accessible and beneficial for organizations seeking to optimize their computing infrastructure.

PocketLab

Grant in 2018
PocketLab offers a range of wireless sensors designed to facilitate scientific exploration and experimentation for educators, students, and curious individuals. The product enables users to conduct hands-on science investigations by measuring various parameters such as acceleration, force, angular velocity, magnetic field, pressure, altitude, and temperature. With a simple connection to a smartphone or tablet, data can be instantly streamed, viewed, and recorded. PocketLab's intuitive interface and low-cost sensors provide the functionality of traditional lab equipment, making it accessible for a wider audience. Additionally, the accompanying cloud software allows users to analyze their data and create graphs, enhancing the educational experience by integrating science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in an engaging manner.

Prime Labs

Grant in 2018
Prime Labs is a company focused on enhancing drug discovery through its cloud-based software platform, which specializes in mass spectrometry data processing, analysis, reporting, and visualization. The software is designed to support a variety of instruments and workflows, enabling scientists to conduct experiments with greater accuracy and efficiency. By streamlining the data processing experience, Prime Labs offers a user-friendly solution that minimizes the complexity typically associated with such tasks, allowing researchers to focus on their work with minimal training or installation requirements. This innovative approach facilitates a broader range of experiments in a shorter time frame, ultimately contributing to advancements in medical research and drug development.

SegAna

Grant in 2018
SegAna, LLC is a medical device company based in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2015. It specializes in developing a cloud-based platform called RTapp, designed to enhance the radiation treatment of cancer. RTapp equips radiation oncology teams with advanced technology that automatically visualizes daily anatomical changes during treatment, allowing for more accurate tracking of tumor locations. This capability helps identify treatment plans at risk and predicts when these plans may exceed safety constraints, ultimately protecting healthy tissue from unnecessary radiation exposure.

Planck Aerosystems

Grant in 2018
Planck Aerosystems Inc. is an autonomous drone company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing innovative drone-based surveillance software named Shearwater, which is designed for various applications including survey and mapping, emergency response, safety and surveillance, and scientific research. The company integrates artificial intelligence into its drone technology, enabling advanced capabilities such as vision-based navigation and control. This technology allows drones to autonomously launch and land on moving vehicles and vessels, significantly enhancing operational applications in sectors such as security, defense, maritime, and logistics. Planck Aerosystems primarily serves government agencies and industrial maritime operators, providing them with cutting-edge solutions for drone autonomy and mobility.

NGCodec

Convertible Note in 2018
NGCodec Inc. specializes in video encoding technology that adheres to the HEVC standard, also known as H.265, and supports AVC/H.264. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company develops innovative solutions for cloud video processing, transcoding, and interactive applications in virtual and augmented reality. NGCodec's flagship product, Reality Codec, is designed for ultra-low latency and high-quality video compression, utilizing advanced algorithms and silicon logic. The company primarily targets markets such as decoder system-on-chip, encoder field-programmable gate array, and encoder system-on-chip, and serves clients globally. As of July 2019, NGCodec operates as a subsidiary of Xilinx, which supports its efforts to enhance real-time media experiences, particularly in the AWS marketplace.

PQSecure Technologies

Grant in 2017
PQSecure is a security solutions company that specializes in quantum-safe cryptographic technologies. It develops and provides post-quantum cryptographic solutions designed to protect current devices from potential threats posed by quantum-enabled attackers. The company offers a range of services that include classical cryptography, hybrid cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography, which are embedded in smart IoT devices and cloud environments. By focusing on enhancing crypto-agility, PQSecure aims to help clients effectively transition to more secure cryptographic methods as technology evolves.

Bayesian Health

Grant in 2017
Bayesian Health Inc. is a digital health company based in New York, established in 2016. It specializes in an AI-driven platform that enhances patient monitoring by assessing illness severity and detecting changes in acuity. This technology integrates with hospital electronic medical records (EMR), allowing clinical staff and hospital leadership to access real-time data and insights. The platform provides actionable early detection alerts and supports decision-making in complex clinical environments, ultimately optimizing patient care throughout their hospital stay. By leveraging existing investments in EMR systems, Bayesian Health enables healthcare providers to make informed, data-driven decisions that improve safety and efficiency in patient management.

DeepBits

Grant in 2017
DeepBits is a technology company specializing in cybersecurity solutions. It organizes and indexes the world's binary code to swiftly identify vulnerabilities and malware in various devices, including computers, mobile phones, and IoT devices. Backed by extensive research funded by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense, DeepBits' AI-driven tools generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), detect vulnerabilities, and ensure software supply chain security compliance. The company's platform disassembles and analyzes binary files to accurately pinpoint threats, enabling businesses to mitigate risks and reduce cybersecurity expenditure.

Axalume

Grant in 2017
Axalume is a fabless semiconductor startup focused on developing advanced silicon photonic integrated circuits aimed at addressing interconnect bottlenecks in servers, data centers, and high-performance networking systems. Their proprietary technology integrates silicon photonic circuits with silicon electronics, offering significant improvements in performance metrics. Axalume's upcoming electronic-photonic integrated circuit (EPIC) chipsets are engineered to enhance the efficiency and scalability of data center operations, promising up to a 4.5x increase in density, a 3.5x boost in energy efficiency, and a 2x reduction in latency compared to existing networking components. The company's product offerings will include silicon photonics intellectual property, chipsets, and architectural solutions tailored to optimize internet data centers, making them faster, more cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. With recognition from commercial, academic, and government sectors, Axalume is positioned to play a pivotal role in the evolution of cloud computing infrastructure.

Zizmos

Grant in 2017
Zizmos Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializes in developing cloud-connected seismic networks. These systems provide critical earthquake early-warning services and high-resolution shake maps, specifically tailored for urban areas. By leveraging advanced mobile and wireless sensors, Zizmos enables real-time seismic activity detection and notification, enhancing public safety and resilience.

Intentionet

Grant in 2017
Intentionet is a developer of management software that specializes in analyzing network configurations to identify and rectify errors. The company's software automates the testing of changes within both on-premises and cloud-based networks, proactively addressing potential issues that could lead to outages or security breaches. By providing clients with enhanced visibility into their network's security posture and connectivity, Intentionet facilitates rapid deployment and ongoing maintenance of network systems without the risk of service interruptions or compliance violations.

Perceive

Grant in 2017
Perceive specializes in advanced computer vision technology and cloud-based retail analytics, focusing on enhancing business operations through data-driven insights. The company employs artificial intelligence to gather comprehensive 3D video data on consumer interactions within physical spaces, moving beyond traditional methods like surveys and clipboard tracking. This innovative approach allows businesses to make informed decisions based on actual behavior rather than anecdotal evidence. Perceive's analytics platform offers machine learning tools that measure in-store shopper behavior and stream actionable metrics, thereby enabling organizations to assess their return on investment effectively. By aggregating detailed insights about consumer engagement, Perceive aims to revolutionize the way businesses understand and optimize their physical environments.

OpenSpace

Seed Round in 2017
OpenSpace is a technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for the construction industry. Its core product captures images every half-second and automatically integrates them with project plans, offering builders a comprehensive view of job sites from preconstruction to operations. By employing artificial intelligence, OpenSpace enables the creation of navigable photo representations of construction sites, significantly enhancing data capture speed compared to traditional methods. Additionally, the company's Clear Sight product suite provides AI-powered analytics to quantify project progress, facilitating collaboration and risk reduction in construction workflows.

Virridy

Grant in 2017
Virridy offers cost-effective remote monitoring solutions tailored for water, energy, and environmental projects, primarily in global development contexts. The company specializes in remote sensors designed to monitor rural and remote water supplies, including applications such as water pumps, filters, cook stoves, and latrines. These sensors utilize cellular-based reporting to deliver user and performance data that is analyzed and presented online in near-real time. By enhancing transparency, accountability, and cost-effectiveness, Virridy aims to improve health and overall quality of life for communities reliant on these critical resources.

ViSOAR

Grant in 2017
ViSOAR provides multidimensional data arrays for platform-independent collaborative analytics and visualization. The ViSOAR Explorer software solutions, powered by ViSUS, were designed with the primary philosophy that massive data visualization does not require specialized hardware or infrastructure. To put it another way, a large data visualization environment can be designed to be lightweight, highly scalable, and run on a variety of platforms or hardware.

Sober Grid

Grant in 2017
Sober Grid, Inc. is a digital health company that operates a sober social network aimed at supporting individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Incorporated in 2015 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company has developed a mobile application available on both iOS and Android platforms. The app allows users to connect with others who are also navigating sobriety, fostering a community where they can share experiences and challenges. Sober Grid's platform is utilized in over 170 countries and has been accessed more than 20 million times. It integrates features such as GPS locator interfaces, direct messaging, and educational resources, while also offering certified coaching services available 24/7. The app employs a unique community-based approach to chronic disease management, utilizing predictive analytics to anticipate relapse risks and provide timely interventions. Sober Grid's commitment to improving health outcomes is supported by research collaborations with esteemed institutions like Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing relapse rates among users.

Culture Biosciences

Grant in 2017
Culture Biosciences, Inc. is a biomanufacturing company based in South San Francisco, California, that offers a cloud-based platform for scientists to conduct, monitor, and analyze bioreactor experiments. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on automating bioprocesses to help biotech firms optimize their manufacturing processes and expedite product development. By utilizing robotic sample handling and cloud data monitoring, Culture Biosciences enhances the efficiency of fermentation and bioreactor operations, allowing researchers to achieve results more rapidly than with traditional methods.

Voxel Healthcare

Grant in 2017
Voxel Healthcare is a medical technology company specializing in cloud-based AI for medical imaging. It develops software that automatically identifies and measures key structures in brain MRI scans, enabling radiologists and clinicians to more accurately diagnose pediatric brain disorders by comparing patient data to a large database of normal subjects.

Tala Security

Grant in 2017
Tala Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Fremont, California, founded in 2016. It offers an enterprise website security platform designed to protect critical web assets from various threats, including formjacking and advanced attacks. Tala's solutions are built on powerful web standards like Content Security Policy (CSP) and are completely agent-less, allowing for quick deployment across diverse web technologies. The platform automates security processes, providing businesses with the ability to secure their websites and applications in a matter of minutes. Tala's software also analyzes applications to extract security-relevant behaviors and offers insights into the attack surface, helping organizations track their security posture and mitigate potential data breaches and fraud. The company is led by experienced professionals with backgrounds in cybersecurity and is supported by venture capitalists and the National Science Foundation.

OpenSpace

Grant in 2017
OpenSpace is a technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, that specializes in automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for the construction industry. Its core product captures images every half-second and automatically integrates them with project plans, offering builders a comprehensive view of job sites from preconstruction to operations. By employing artificial intelligence, OpenSpace enables the creation of navigable photo representations of construction sites, significantly enhancing data capture speed compared to traditional methods. Additionally, the company's Clear Sight product suite provides AI-powered analytics to quantify project progress, facilitating collaboration and risk reduction in construction workflows.

Zulip

Grant in 2017
Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes rely on Zulip - Fortune 500 companies, open-source projects, startups, and many others. Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud. Zulip can transform how your organization communicates: - Leaders can prioritize their time and batch-reply to messages, and thus effectively participate in the chat community. - More discussions can be moved from meetings and email to chat. - Individual contributors can do focused work instead of paging through GIFs making sure they don’t miss anything important. -Remote workers can participate in an equal way to people present in person. -Employees don’t need to be glued to their keyboard or phone in order to avoid missing out on important conversations. -Everyone saves a huge amount of wasted time and attention.
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