Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.
Mojo Vision is a developer of augmented reality products and platforms intended to invent the future of computing. The company has developed a smart contact lens with a built-in display that gives timely information without interrupting the focus and delivers immediate, powerful, and relevant information without the intrusions of today's mobile devices, enabling users to connect with others at a glance, anytime, anywhere handsfree. Mojo Vision was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Saratoga, California.
Fabric8Labs, Inc. is a company based in La Jolla, California, established in 2015, specializing in the development and manufacturing of non-thermal metal 3D printers. The company has created an innovative process that integrates two established technologies: Stereo-Lithography and Electro-Deposition. This unique approach aims to enhance the capabilities of metal 3D printing, making it more efficient and accessible for various industrial applications.
Moximed, Inc. is focused on developing joint-preserving solutions for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. The company's primary product, the Atlas System, functions as an implantable joint unloader, similar to a shock absorber, specifically targeting individuals experiencing pain in the medial compartment of the knee. This innovative approach aims to alleviate joint pain, reduce dynamic load, and potentially delay the necessity for more invasive surgical interventions. Moximed seeks to enhance the standard of care for osteoarthritis patients, helping them maintain an active lifestyle while serving both patients and medical professionals globally. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Hayward, California, Moximed was previously known as ExploraMed NC4, Inc.
Gossamer Bio is a San Diego-based company focused on the discovery and development of novel and differentiated therapeutic products, to address high unmet needs amongst various targeted patient populations. Founded by the former Receptos executive team, Gossamer Bio’s strategy will be to leverage an asset-rich in-licensing environment, with a focus on areas of high unmet need, utilizing a team with a strong track record of execution in immunology, inflammation, fibrosis and oncology.
DeltaStream is the serverless database to manage, secure, and process all your streams.
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.
Graft is a cloud-native platform that uses AI techniques to unlock the value of text, images, video, audio, and graphs. There is no requirement for machine learning skills, no need to hire a team, and no infrastructure to build or maintain.
Mashgin Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2013. The company specializes in manufacturing a self-checkout kiosk that utilizes computer vision to automate the checkout process for consumers at cafés, convenience stores, specialty shops, and travel retail locations. Mashgin's AI-powered system can be installed quickly and cost-effectively, making it a competitive alternative to existing solutions like Amazon Go. The kiosks are currently deployed in hundreds of locations and are utilized by tens of thousands of customers daily, streamlining the purchasing experience in various retail environments.
Sentry is an open-source platform for workflow productivity, aggregating data from errors and crashes across the stack in real time. The company's tool shows every crash in stack as it happens, with the details needed to prioritize and identify it, as well as offers insight into deployments and information to reproduce and fix crashes, enabling users to see which errors are doing the most harm to their business and helps them to understand how issues affect their bottom line.
Wheelhouse, Inc. develops a software which allows house and property owners to decide pricing of their properties on rent. The company's software helps analyze the pricing of the local home-sharing listings, local hotels, and current events. The company's pricing algorithm helps users determine pricing and optimize revenue and bookings. Wheelhouse, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Glacier is the creator of the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robot for recycling.
Genies, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Venice, California, that specializes in the creation of personalized digital avatars. Founded in 2017, Genies allows users to design their own avatars with a wide range of clothing and facial options, enabling them to express their identity in social media and messaging platforms. The company also offers an Avatar Agency and SDK, facilitating the integration of avatars into various aspects of culture and commerce. In addition to avatar creation, Genies develops a social sharing application targeted at college students, allowing them to share experiences and engage with brands. This platform enables students to earn recognition through snaps (likes) from peers and redeem them for rewards, while brands can connect with this desirable demographic. Genies aims to enhance user engagement and provide brands with opportunities to sell exclusive digital goods through their interactive avatar experiences.
Built Robotics Inc. develops automation technology solutions for the construction industry. It develops AI guidance systems to transform heavy equipment into autonomous robots, which combines various sensors, such as GPS, cameras, and Lidar with advanced software. The company’s guidance systems are deployed on earthmoving equipment, and used to build critical infrastructure, such as wind farms, oil and gas pipelines, mining, and new housing developments. Built Robotics Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Antimatter is a cryptographic infrastructure service enabling B2B SaaS companies to provably guarantee the security of their customers' data, fundamentally solving the challenges of data security and privacy requirements without requiring any changes to code. Antimatter was founded in 2021 and is based in Oakland, California.
ForAllSecure Inc. is a cybersecurity company focused on enhancing software security through advanced testing solutions. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with additional locations in Palo Alto, California, and Crystal City, Virginia, the company leverages patented technology developed from research at Carnegie Mellon University. Its primary product, Mayhem, is a fuzz testing solution that automates the detection of software defects at scale and integrates seamlessly into continuous integration pipelines, thereby streamlining security processes for organizations. ForAllSecure partners with Fortune 1000 companies across industries such as aerospace, automotive, and high-tech to provide scalable security testing that keeps pace with rapid development cycles. The company has received recognition for its innovative contributions to cybersecurity, including winning DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge and being listed among the 50 Smartest Companies by MIT Technology Review.
Clockwork Systems is a technology enables next generation time-sensitive applications in on-prem data centers, public clouds, and hybrid environments.
SafeBase, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in cloud-based security software designed to assist businesses in establishing effective security programs. Founded in 2020, SafeBase offers tools that streamline the security assessment process, enabling B2B SaaS companies to expedite enterprise deals. The primary product, SafeBase Inspected, provides a badge for websites that links to a customized security status page, enhancing customer trust and credibility. Additionally, the software includes features such as custom security checklists, continuous monitoring of security systems, and the ability to configure security policies, all aimed at giving sales teams a competitive advantage in presenting their security measures.
Timescale, Inc. operates a data analysis platform focused on time-series data, featuring its flagship product, TimescaleDB. This open-source time-series database, built as an extension of PostgreSQL, supports full SQL and is designed for high performance, capable of scaling to over 100 billion rows on a single server. TimescaleDB is optimized for rapid data ingestion and complex queries, making it suitable for advanced analytics and production use cases. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, Timescale has additional offices in Stockholm and Los Angeles. The company boasts a team of experts with extensive experience in building scalable systems, and it is supported by reputable investors in the technology sector.
Cohere Technologies is a leading pioneer for software enhanced 4G & 5G networks. The company has developed a 3GPP compliant software solution to dramatically improve today’s 4G and 5G networks. Founded in 2009, Cohere Technologies is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Cohere includes an all-star team of telecom and wireless industry veterans and is backed by leading investors: NEA (New Enterprise Associates), Lightspeed Venture Partners, Macquarie Capital, Telstra and Altice
Uniphore is a global technology company that specializes in multilingual speech recognition software for speech analytics, virtual assistance, and voice biometrics. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Chennai, India, with additional offices in the U.S., Philippines, UAE, and Singapore, Uniphore aims to enhance customer service through its integrated suite of software products. Its offerings include auMina, which provides conversational analytics to transform customer interactions; akeira, an AI-enabled conversational assistant designed to improve customer engagement; and amVoice, a solution focused on preventing fraud and identity theft. Uniphore serves various sectors, including banking, insurance, retail, healthcare, and education, helping businesses leverage AI and automation technologies to improve customer engagement, build loyalty, and achieve operational efficiencies.
Branch is a technology company that specializes in deep linking solutions aimed at enhancing user acquisition and retention for mobile applications. Founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California, Branch offers a suite of features that facilitate user-to-user referral programs, including rewarded referrals and content sharing. Its technology simplifies the app discovery process and personalizes user experiences through deep views, download banners, and tailored onboarding. Additionally, Branch provides a free software development kit (SDK) for deep linking, attribution, and mobile analytics, making it easier for developers to integrate these capabilities into their applications.
FTX Trading LTD is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform caters to both professional traders and novices, offering features such as futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an over-the-counter portal. It supports a variety of financial products, including quarterly and perpetual futures for major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and binance coin, as well as various altcoin and midcap indices. FTX was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, with initial backing from Alameda Research, which provided significant liquidity from the outset. The exchange aims to enhance the cryptocurrency trading experience and facilitate institutional adoption within the sector.
HackerOne, founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, develops a hacker-powered security platform that connects businesses with penetration testers and cybersecurity researchers. The platform offers various services, including bug bounty solutions and vulnerability disclosure programs, which help organizations identify and mitigate security risks before they can be exploited. By collaborating with a global community of ethical hackers, HackerOne assists companies in enhancing their vulnerability coordination processes, ultimately protecting consumer data and trust. With additional offices in London, New York City, Singapore, and the Netherlands, HackerOne plays a crucial role in facilitating communication between businesses and security experts to address relevant security issues effectively.
Smartcar, Inc. builds and operates a platform to build Web and mobile apps that communicate with vehicles. It offers Smartcar, a solution that allows the user’s mobility app to instantly communicate with their customers’ vehicles. The company’s API endpoints is also used to know EV battery status, fuel tank status, odometer status, oil life, tire pressure, vehicle attributes, and location; lock and unlock the vehicle; and retrieve vehicle identification numbers. Smartcar, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California.
Developer of an AI-based educational platform designed to create computer science curriculum-based learning tools and content management for class 12 schools globally. The company's platform utilizes artificial intelligence and offers science, technology, engineering, and math-focused education with advanced learning techniques, enabling schools and teachers tools, curriculum, and resources to empower and inspire the next generation of students to gain the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly transforming world.
Aquabyte, Inc. specializes in developing advanced monitoring systems for the aquaculture industry, focusing on enhancing fish farming efficiency through machine learning and computer vision technologies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Bergen, Norway, Aquabyte's innovative solutions include a smart camera system that facilitates real-time sea lice counting, biomass estimation, appetite detection, and feed optimization. By providing a comprehensive web dashboard for continuous monitoring, Aquabyte enables fish farms to reduce operational costs and minimize environmental impacts, ultimately contributing to a more sustainable and profitable aquaculture sector. The company's commitment to leveraging technology aims to address challenges in food production, making a significant impact on the industry's growth and efficiency.
Mojo Vision is a developer of augmented reality products and platforms intended to invent the future of computing. The company has developed a smart contact lens with a built-in display that gives timely information without interrupting the focus and delivers immediate, powerful, and relevant information without the intrusions of today's mobile devices, enabling users to connect with others at a glance, anytime, anywhere handsfree. Mojo Vision was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Saratoga, California.
Sorriso Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company advancing a pipeline of disease-modifying antibodies for the treatment of inflammatory disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The Sorriso platform generates potent antibodies that can be delivered orally and are designed to maintain activity throughout the intestinal system. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in San Diego, California.
Yumi is the definitive source for parents seeking to understand what they are feeding their children and why, offering a science-based early childhood meal delivery program that is the most convenient and most nutritional option in the market.
Forethought Technologies, Inc. is an AI company that specializes in developing advanced models for question-answering and information retrieval to enhance employee workflows. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a platform known as Agatha, an AI-powered customer support agent designed to streamline customer interactions. Agatha effectively addresses customer inquiries, automates repetitive tasks, and provides real-time assistance to support agents, thereby improving operational efficiency. The company’s tools also enable businesses to enhance accuracy in finding solutions and managing workloads, ultimately reducing resolution times and increasing agent productivity. Forethought’s innovative approach aims to transform how enterprises access and utilize knowledge within their operations.
Wonder is a gaming company focused on developing an all-in-one gaming platform specifically for Android mobile devices. The platform enables users to play, stream, and share games seamlessly across different devices, thereby enhancing the overall gaming experience. Additionally, Wonder is exploring VR-ready gaming hardware to further enrich its offerings. Currently, the company operates in stealth mode, indicating that it is in the early stages of development and not yet publicly available.
Anyscale, Inc. is a company that develops and operates platforms and tools for distributed programming, specifically aimed at simplifying the development of distributed AI applications. The company offers a platform built on an open-source framework called Ray, which allows software developers and machine learning engineers to scale their applications more efficiently. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, Anyscale focuses on enabling developers to create compute-intensive applications without needing to manage complex hardware decisions. Originally known as Indigostack, Inc., the company rebranded to Anyscale in November 2019, reflecting its commitment to providing accessible solutions for distributed application development.
Regulus Therapeutics Is a biopharmaceutical company leading the discovery of a new class of high-impact medicines based on microRNAs. The discovery of MicroRNA in humans is one of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs in the last decade. MicroRNAs are small RNA molecules, typically 20 to 25 nucleotides in length, that do not encode proteins but instead regulate gene expression.
It was founded in 2007 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
Recludix pharma is a developing platform to discover potent and selective inhibitors of challenging protein targets. The platform approach integrates custom generated DNA-encoded libraries, massively parallel determination of structure-activity relationships, and a proprietary screening tool to ensure selectivity.
Contra gives everyone the tools and infrastructure they need to work for themselves.
Stride Health, Inc. operates a health benefits platform that allows independent workers and part-time employees to select and enroll in affordable health coverage. It offers dental plans, drive plans, and doctor and prescription insurance plans. The company serves customers in the United States. Stride Health, Inc. was formerly known as Covered, Inc. and changed its name to Stride Health, Inc. in March 2013. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Embrace Mobile, Inc. is a software company specializing in performance monitoring and debugging solutions tailored for mobile applications. Founded in 2007 and based in Culver City, California, Embrace provides developers with tools to identify and resolve issues that negatively impact user experiences. The platform enables teams to detect app crashes, analyze bugs in checkout processes, and address errors efficiently, allowing them to swiftly trace user sessions and understand the circumstances leading to problems. By offering insights into user interactions and app performance, Embrace empowers mobile developers to enhance application reliability and user satisfaction.
Sisu is the fastest and most comprehensive diagnostic platform for structured data. Based on years of research at Stanford University and proven at scale at Microsoft, Facebook and Google, Sisu’s diagnostic analytics platform combines machine learning and powerful statistical analysis to help anyone get answers to their toughest business questions. To learn more about Sisu, visit www.sisu.ai.
858 Therapeutics
Series A in 2021
858 Therapeutics is a stealth company specializing in the area of healthcare services, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA.
Allay Therapeutics offers analgesic products for post-surgical pain management and recuperation. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States.
Databricks Inc. offers a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to streamline data engineering and collaborative data science. The company provides a cloud-based platform that enables developers and data scientists to integrate data seamlessly, conduct real-time experimentation, and deploy production applications efficiently. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the scalability of a data warehouse with the low latency of streaming data ingestion, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake, an open-source technology for handling both batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, among others. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has a presence in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru, and maintains strategic partnerships with several organizations to enhance its offerings.
Workera is the assessment platform that evaluates the skills of data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software engineers. It provides performance feedback, learning plans, certification, and referrals to the best jobs in AI. Workera partners with companies across industries to help them establish a top performing AI team. This includes engineering, applied science, and research teams in Education, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Autonomous Driving, Energy, Transportation, Robotics, Social Media, FinTech, Agriculture, and more!
Rapid Robotics provides box automation for manufacturers. It's Rapid Machine Operator (RMO) enables manufacturers to easily deploy a pre-trained cobot in just a few hours. It performs dozens of simple machine tasks to the highest quality standards and can quickly be redeployed to new tasks. With Rapid’s robotic machine operators, one employee can supervise as many as eight machines at a time using only an iPad.
The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Woebot Health is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing mental health chatbot applications. Its primary mission is to make mental health care widely accessible through innovative technology. The company's chatbot engages users in conversation, providing tailored responses to help reduce symptoms of mood-based disorders. By combining effective therapeutic techniques with advanced digital tools, Woebot Health offers a suite of digital therapeutics and behavioral health products designed to be responsive and targeted to individual needs. The company has received funding from several venture capital firms, including New Enterprise Associates, Jazz Venture Partners, and Social Discovery Ventures, as well as contributions from Andrew Ng's AI Fund.
Vori Health is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach starting with musculoskeletal care. It offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging and lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
MasterClass, founded in 2015, is an online education platform that offers video courses taught by renowned experts across various fields. The platform provides users with the opportunity to learn directly from celebrated figures such as Anna Wintour, Timbaland, and Neil Gaiman, among others. With a subscription model, users can access hundreds of lessons featuring over 85 prominent personalities, covering diverse topics from cooking to writing and sports. MasterClass aims to democratize high-quality education by making it accessible anytime and anywhere through its All-Access Pass.
Vori Health is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach starting with musculoskeletal care. It offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging and lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Timescale, Inc. operates a data analysis platform focused on time-series data, featuring its flagship product, TimescaleDB. This open-source time-series database, built as an extension of PostgreSQL, supports full SQL and is designed for high performance, capable of scaling to over 100 billion rows on a single server. TimescaleDB is optimized for rapid data ingestion and complex queries, making it suitable for advanced analytics and production use cases. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, Timescale has additional offices in Stockholm and Los Angeles. The company boasts a team of experts with extensive experience in building scalable systems, and it is supported by reputable investors in the technology sector.
Collective Health offers a cloud-based platform that transforms how self-insured employers manage health benefits. This integrated system allows companies to administer various health plans through a single portal, providing employees with clear guidance, live concierge support, and digital tools to navigate their healthcare options. By focusing on a smarter alternative to traditional health insurance, Collective Health aims to enhance the value of healthcare investments while improving employee care. The company has experienced significant growth in the employer-sponsored insurance market, currently covering 70,000 employee and dependent lives across 15 employers, including notable clients such as Activision Blizzard, Crossfit, eBay, Palantir, and Red Bull.
Genies, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Venice, California, that specializes in the creation of personalized digital avatars. Founded in 2017, Genies allows users to design their own avatars with a wide range of clothing and facial options, enabling them to express their identity in social media and messaging platforms. The company also offers an Avatar Agency and SDK, facilitating the integration of avatars into various aspects of culture and commerce. In addition to avatar creation, Genies develops a social sharing application targeted at college students, allowing them to share experiences and engage with brands. This platform enables students to earn recognition through snaps (likes) from peers and redeem them for rewards, while brands can connect with this desirable demographic. Genies aims to enhance user engagement and provide brands with opportunities to sell exclusive digital goods through their interactive avatar experiences.
Genies, Inc. is a mobile application company based in Venice, California, that specializes in the creation of personalized digital avatars. Founded in 2017, Genies allows users to design their own avatars with a wide range of clothing and facial options, enabling them to express their identity in social media and messaging platforms. The company also offers an Avatar Agency and SDK, facilitating the integration of avatars into various aspects of culture and commerce. In addition to avatar creation, Genies develops a social sharing application targeted at college students, allowing them to share experiences and engage with brands. This platform enables students to earn recognition through snaps (likes) from peers and redeem them for rewards, while brands can connect with this desirable demographic. Genies aims to enhance user engagement and provide brands with opportunities to sell exclusive digital goods through their interactive avatar experiences.
Willow is a female technology company that develops an in-bra wearable breast pump. Its breast pumps are cordless and spill-proof. It also tracks milk output through a mobile application along with an online portal, enabling mothers to pump anywhere without hassle. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
TAE Technologies is leveraging proprietary science and engineering to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Their core mission is to create a new source of clean energy – one that’s powered by nature’s own processes and produces no harmful byproducts. Their groundbreaking work has led to industry-wide advances in accelerator and plasma physics, and acted as a catalyst for adjacent innovations based on their results. With 20 years of focused research, TAE Technologies is on a purposeful path to commercial fusion energy and pioneering sustainable solutions for a better tomorrow.
Plaid Inc. is a technology platform that enables users to connect their bank accounts to various applications, aiming to democratize financial services through innovative solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Plaid provides a suite of APIs that allow developers to create financial products that connect consumers with traditional financial institutions. Its offerings include tools for accessing transaction history, authenticating bank accounts, verifying identities, and checking real-time account balances and income. These products are utilized across various sectors, including personal finance, consumer payments, lending, banking, and brokerage. Plaid serves a wide range of clients, from startups to Fortune 50 companies, facilitating the development of modern financial services and applications.
Patreon Inc. operates a membership platform designed to help content creators and artists fund their work. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, Patreon.com facilitates connections between users and provides access to various types of content, including videos, photographs, artwork, audio clips, and more. The platform allows patrons to pledge support to their favorite creators on a recurring basis, thereby empowering a new generation of artists to earn a living from their passions. By enabling direct financial support from fans, Patreon fosters a sustainable ecosystem for creative individuals to thrive.
Rapid Robotics provides box automation for manufacturers. It's Rapid Machine Operator (RMO) enables manufacturers to easily deploy a pre-trained cobot in just a few hours. It performs dozens of simple machine tasks to the highest quality standards and can quickly be redeployed to new tasks. With Rapid’s robotic machine operators, one employee can supervise as many as eight machines at a time using only an iPad.
The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Cleo Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers pregnancy consultancy and parenthood guidance services, assisting families from fertility through to parenting children up to age five. The company provides a range of consultation services, including lactation support, birth preparation, child wellness, immediate post-birth assistance, career coaching, safety gear advice, sleep consulting, and emotional support for parents. Cleo delivers its services via a mobile application, making it accessible to both employers and families. Many organizations partner with Cleo to enhance their family support systems, aiming to improve employee retention, foster diverse and inclusive workplaces, and reduce health-related claims. Cleo operates in over 50 countries and collaborates with notable companies such as eBay, LinkedIn, and Uber. The company was founded in 2016 and underwent a name change from Instacare Group, Inc. in July 2018.
Theorycraft Games operates as an independent game studio. Theorycrafting is an honor players reserve for the deepest games in the world. It’s what we do when a game is worthy of endless speculation and debate about how best to play.
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative treatments for migraines. The company's primary product candidate, STS101, is a drug-device combination featuring a proprietary dry-powder formulation of dihydroergotamine mesylate. This medication is designed for self-administration using a pre-filled, single-use nasal delivery device. Currently, STS101 is undergoing Phase III clinical trials, marking a significant step in its development process. Founded in 2016 and based in South San Francisco, California, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals aims to provide effective solutions for individuals suffering from acute migraine attacks.
Burrow, Inc. is a furniture design and manufacturing company based in New York, founded in 2016. It specializes in creating luxury furniture for homes, offering a diverse range of products including sofas, sectionals, sleepers, loveseats, armchairs, and ottomans, as well as tables, rugs, and various accessories like pillows and throws. The furniture is handcrafted from sustainably-sourced hardwood and features non-toxic, scratch- and stain-resistant fabrics. Burrow sells its products through physical showrooms located in several states, including Washington, Massachusetts, Texas, and California, as well as online. The company also operates a manufacturing facility in Mexico City, Mexico.
Sentry is an open-source platform for workflow productivity, aggregating data from errors and crashes across the stack in real time. The company's tool shows every crash in stack as it happens, with the details needed to prioritize and identify it, as well as offers insight into deployments and information to reproduce and fix crashes, enabling users to see which errors are doing the most harm to their business and helps them to understand how issues affect their bottom line.
Dandelion Energy offers affordable geothermal heating and cooling installations.
Dandelion Energy's home geothermal system replaces your home’s existing air conditioning and heating equipment with a powerful heat pump and safe, underground pipes that move heat between the earth and home.
Kathleen Hannun and Rajeez Quazi founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Palo Alto in California.
Sagimet Biosciences is a biotechnology company that focuses on developing novel therapeutics to treat important diseases such as liver disease NASH and specific cancers, with a focus on targeting dysfunctional metabolic pathways. It was founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California.
Metromile is the provider of pay-per-mile car insurance company in the U.S. Powered by data science and machine learning, the company is disrupting a $250 billion auto insurance category. Metromile is building a loyal community of drivers who come for the savings and stay for the experience.
AVA, Metromile's AI-driven claims system, is designed to speed up the process of verifying and paying out insurance claims. Using Metromile Pulse sensor data, AVA can reconstruct the scene of an accident to instantly determine if claim details are accurate. When the claim is verified, Metromile is able to automatically approve payments within seconds.
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage that provides self-directed investors with a platform to trade a variety of financial instruments, including stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies, without incurring commission fees. Established in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the firm aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible to a broader audience. In addition to trading services, Robinhood also offers cash management accounts, enhancing its financial service offerings. The company operates as a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., which was incorporated the same year.
Databricks Inc. offers a unified data analytics cloud platform designed to streamline data engineering and collaborative data science. The company provides a cloud-based platform that enables developers and data scientists to integrate data seamlessly, conduct real-time experimentation, and deploy production applications efficiently. Key products include Databricks Delta, which combines the scalability of a data warehouse with the low latency of streaming data ingestion, MLflow for managing the machine learning lifecycle, and Delta Lake, an open-source technology for handling both batch and streaming data. Databricks serves a diverse range of industries, including advertising, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing, among others. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has a presence in London, Amsterdam, and Bengaluru, and maintains strategic partnerships with several organizations to enhance its offerings.
SetPoint Medical Corporation is a clinical-stage bioelectronic medicine company based in Valencia, California, focused on developing implantable neuromodulation devices for patients suffering from debilitating inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's Disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Founded in 2006, the company utilizes a proprietary approach based on the Inflammatory Reflex, a natural mechanism by which the central nervous system modulates the immune system. This mechanism, discovered by co-founder Kevin Tracey, has been extensively documented in scientific literature. SetPoint's innovative microregulator aims to enhance the body's natural response to inflammation, providing therapy that offers comparable anti-inflammatory effects to leading pharmaceuticals but with potentially lower costs and improved safety. The company is currently conducting human clinical trials for its devices in rheumatoid arthritis across four centers in Europe.
SiteTraker is a cloud-based project management platform that powers the successful deployment of critical infrastructure. The platform enables growth-focused innovators to optimize the entire asset lifecycle. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Splashtop, Inc. provides remote desktop solutions that enable people to access and control their favorite applications, files, and data via their mobile devices. Its products include Splashtop On-Demand Support, a solution that connects users’ computers with a session code; Splashtop Personal, a solution to access home computers; Splashtop Enterprise, a multiple remote-access for educational institutions; and Splashtop Business, a remote access solution for business users or teams. The company also provides Mirroring360 that lets users to wirelessly share and record their Chromebook, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac screens, as well as music, movies, TV shows, photos, games, and applications; and Splashtop Classroom, which allows teachers to share their desktops and applications. In addition, it offers Splashtop Whiteboard, a solution that lets educators, sales professionals, trainers, etc. to turn tablets into interactive whiteboards; and Splashtop Wired XDisplay, a solution to turn iPads or iPhones into high performance monitors for users’ computers. Splashtop, Inc. was formerly known as DeviceVM, Inc. and changed its name in October 2010. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Jose, California with additional offices in China, Japan, and Taiwan. It also has operations in the Netherlands.
Loanpal, LLC provides financing for clean energy home improvement projects. The company finances the full scope of a clean energy project, such as the installation of new roof, support new solar panels, and home improvements. Additionally, it offers home purchasing loans and refinancing services. The company was formerly known as Paramount Equity Mortgage, LLC and changed its name to Loanpal, LLC in November 2019. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Roseville, California. Loanpal, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Paramount GR Holding, LLC.
Spyglass Ophthalmics, Inc. is a company focused on developing ophthalmic therapeutic devices aimed at enhancing vision and eye care for patients. Founded in 2019 and based in Mission Viejo, California, Spyglass addresses unmet needs in areas such as cataract treatment, lens replacement, and other chronic ophthalmic conditions. By creating innovative devices, the company seeks to provide patients with quality eye treatment that is also affordable.
Senti Biosciences is a team of bioengineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs on a mission to treat the most complex and challenging diseases. Led by pioneers in synthetic biology and computation, Senti is using the latest techniques in the fields to build the future of gene and cell-based therapies. Senti’s proprietary synthetic biology platform provides fundamental advantages for therapeutics development. Senti Biosciences is a resident company of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS at South San Francisco (JLABS @ SSF).
New Wave Foods, Inc. specializes in producing and selling plant-based seafood products, focusing primarily on sustainable shrimp alternatives. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a variety of items, including sautéed, grilled, breaded, and fried shrimp, as well as shrimp tacos and salads. Its products are made from sustainably sourced seaweed and soy protein, enriched with natural flavors and essential amino acids, providing a healthy, low-calorie, and zero-cholesterol option for consumers. Targeting the culinary market in the United States, New Wave Foods aims to preserve and enrich seafood traditions through its innovative plant-based offerings.
Reneo Pharmaceuticals is an operator of a pharmaceutical company used to develop therapies for patients with orphan metabolic diseases. It focuses on the development of treatments for genetic disorders associated with defects in energy metabolism resulting in myopathy that enable caregivers to improve the daily function and quality of life of patients suffering from these diseases by improving how their mitochondria work, preserving muscle function and preventing muscle injury, weakness, and wasting.
The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Resilience, formally known as National Resilience, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical manufacturing and technology company established in 2020 and headquartered in La Jolla, California. The company specializes in end-to-end manufacturing and development solutions, focusing on advanced manufacturing technologies for various therapeutic modalities, including cell and gene therapies, viral vectors, vaccines, and proteins. Resilience is committed to expanding access to complex medicines and ensuring the stability of biopharmaceutical supply chains against potential disruptions. Through its innovative approaches, the company aims to enhance the efficiency and security of biopharmaceutical production, ultimately contributing to improved healthcare outcomes.
Datafold Inc. is a company that specializes in quality assurance and monitoring solutions for analytical data. Established in 2020 and located in San Francisco, California, Datafold provides tools that automate data quality management, allowing organizations to derive greater value from their analytical data. Its offerings include the automatic comparison of tables, validation of ETL code changes, and the facilitation of data transfers. By streamlining data engineering workflows and simplifying data quality assurance processes, Datafold enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of data management for its clients.
MindTickle Interactive Media Pvt Ltd. provides a sales readiness and social learning platform aimed at bridging knowledge and skill gaps in customer-facing teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Pune, India, with additional operations in San Francisco, California, MindTickle enables organizations to transform their online content into interactive learning experiences. Its platform incorporates gamification elements like points and leaderboards to enhance learner engagement and motivation. Businesses utilize MindTickle for various applications, including onboarding, product training, and ongoing employee engagement. The platform combines on-demand training, mobile updates, coaching, and role-play with a data-driven approach to accelerate time-to-productivity and improve sales performance. By assessing and certifying the readiness of sales representatives, companies that use MindTickle experience larger deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles.
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing innovative treatments for chronic axial low back pain. The company's primary offering is the Intracept procedure, which targets the basivertebral nerve to relieve vertebrogenic low back pain through a minimally invasive approach. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with an additional development and operations office in Sunnyvale, California, Relievant aims to provide low-risk therapeutic options that enhance the quality of life for patients suffering from this prevalent condition.
Forethought Technologies, Inc. is an AI company that specializes in developing advanced models for question-answering and information retrieval to enhance employee workflows. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a platform known as Agatha, an AI-powered customer support agent designed to streamline customer interactions. Agatha effectively addresses customer inquiries, automates repetitive tasks, and provides real-time assistance to support agents, thereby improving operational efficiency. The company’s tools also enable businesses to enhance accuracy in finding solutions and managing workloads, ultimately reducing resolution times and increasing agent productivity. Forethought’s innovative approach aims to transform how enterprises access and utilize knowledge within their operations.
Matroid, Inc. is a computer vision company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2016. It offers an intuitive platform that enables users to create and deploy custom computer vision detectors without the need for programming. The platform allows users to recognize specific people, events, and objects in visual media, monitor live television streams, and receive real-time notifications for custom events detected by security cameras. Matroid's solutions find applications across various industries, including construction, manufacturing, security, media, and retail. The company also provides Matroid On-Prem, a deployment solution that facilitates the monitoring of live streams and the searching of recorded video, enhancing the ability to respond to significant events as they occur.
Willow is a female technology company that develops an in-bra wearable breast pump. Its breast pumps are cordless and spill-proof. It also tracks milk output through a mobile application along with an online portal, enabling mothers to pump anywhere without hassle. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Everactive's custom ultra-low-power chips enable completely battery-less wireless sensors that form the foundation of end-to-end IoT data services. The company technology allows for low cost, long-lived, and intelligent instrumentation of industrial operations. Its end-to-end solutions are built upon innovative advances in ultra-low-power circuit design and wireless communication that enable the company to power its Eversensors exclusively from harvested energy. The company also creates networking and cloud software to provide a service focused on providing customers with valuable insights from generated and self-sustaining data streams. The company was founded on 2012 and is based in Santa Clara, California.
Patreon Inc. operates a membership platform designed to help content creators and artists fund their work. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, Patreon.com facilitates connections between users and provides access to various types of content, including videos, photographs, artwork, audio clips, and more. The platform allows patrons to pledge support to their favorite creators on a recurring basis, thereby empowering a new generation of artists to earn a living from their passions. By enabling direct financial support from fans, Patreon fosters a sustainable ecosystem for creative individuals to thrive.
Eargo, Inc. is a consumer-focused medical device company based in San Jose, California, that specializes in developing and selling innovative hearing aids for individuals experiencing hearing loss. Founded in 2010, Eargo offers a range of rechargeable hearing aids that can be controlled via smartphone, addressing common barriers to hearing aid adoption such as cost, accessibility, and social stigma. The company provides online hearing screenings and virtual support, allowing customers to receive assistance without needing in-person visits. Eargo's products are available for purchase online or over the phone, and the company emphasizes personalized consultations with licensed hearing professionals through various communication channels. By offering its solutions at approximately half the cost of traditional hearing aids, Eargo aims to enhance the quality of life for people with hearing impairments.
Coursera, Inc. operates a prominent online education platform that partners with over 140 leading universities and organizations globally to offer more than 1,000 courses and specializations across various fields, including arts and humanities, business, computer science, data science, and personal development. The platform enables users to engage with educational content through video lectures, interactive quizzes, and peer-graded assessments, facilitating learning for over 20 million registered learners. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Coursera aims to provide accessible education for individuals seeking career, educational, and personal growth opportunities. The courses are available in multiple languages, catering to a diverse audience, and include innovative topics such as self-driving cars.
Annexon Biosciences is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics for autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases affecting the body, brain, and eyes. The company leverages its platform technology centered on C1q, a key molecule in the classical complement pathway, to target specific disease processes linked to aberrant activation in these areas. Its primary product candidates include ANX005, which is designed to treat autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders, and has completed Phase 1b trials for Guillain-Barré syndrome, and ANX007, which targets neurodegenerative ophthalmic disorders and has also finished Phase 1b trials for glaucoma. Additionally, Annexon is exploring treatments for conditions such as warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and geographic atrophy. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in South San Francisco, California, the company aims to advance its pipeline while considering both orphan and broader market indications.
MasterClass, founded in 2015, is an online education platform that offers video courses taught by renowned experts across various fields. The platform provides users with the opportunity to learn directly from celebrated figures such as Anna Wintour, Timbaland, and Neil Gaiman, among others. With a subscription model, users can access hundreds of lessons featuring over 85 prominent personalities, covering diverse topics from cooking to writing and sports. MasterClass aims to democratize high-quality education by making it accessible anytime and anywhere through its All-Access Pass.
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals is a pre-clinical stage company focusing on the development of small molecule drugs with enhanced efficacy and lower toxicity. Amplyx employs a platform approach to improve small molecule drugs by the addition of a second small molecule to an existing drug. The company develops innovative therapies for debilitating and life-threatening diseases that affect people with compromised immune systems.
Amplyx Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage that provides self-directed investors with a platform to trade a variety of financial instruments, including stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies, without incurring commission fees. Established in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the firm aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible to a broader audience. In addition to trading services, Robinhood also offers cash management accounts, enhancing its financial service offerings. The company operates as a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., which was incorporated the same year.
Mojo Vision is a developer of augmented reality products and platforms intended to invent the future of computing. The company has developed a smart contact lens with a built-in display that gives timely information without interrupting the focus and delivers immediate, powerful, and relevant information without the intrusions of today's mobile devices, enabling users to connect with others at a glance, anytime, anywhere handsfree. Mojo Vision was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Saratoga, California.