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Firenze is a financial services company that specializes in providing investment-backed loans to a broader audience, with a focus on mass affluent clients. Its core business is operating a loan platform that offers loans to clients of wealth managers, advisers, and investment platforms. The platform extends credit based on conservative lending principles, using liquid financial assets as collateral. Firenze's mission is to democratize Lombard lending, making it more accessible to a wider range of individuals, recognizing its role in wealth creation and preservation.

Burbank specializes in secure, energy-efficient user authentication for businesses. Its core technology, "Tap and PIN," allows users to authenticate anytime, anywhere, enhancing the customer experience. Burbank's offerings include Card Present Over the Internet, SoftPOS, and an Issuer Toolkit, helping businesses minimize false positives, reduce online fraud, and expand customer reach.

Swap is a software company that specializes in returns, exchanges, and funding for e-commerce.

Bourn is a fintech company that offers an AI-powered Flexible Trade Account. This service integrates Open Banking and accounting software connectivity to simplify credit control for businesses, freeing up cash to support growth. By leveraging process automation and generative AI tools, Bourn transforms clients' credit control operations and working capital finance processes, streamlining the journey from invoice to cash.

Prosper specializes in wealth management for high-net-worth individuals. It offers a platform providing access to publicly traded investment funds, high-yield cash savings products, financial guidance, and private market funds, all designed to help clients maximize their wealth.

Heim Health is a healthcare firm using technology to deliver scalable, community-based solutions.

Infact Systems specializes in enhancing affordability and credit data accessibility within the banking sector. They facilitate real-time, contextual data sharing to promote responsible financial behavior and modernize credit information.

Passionfruit is a platform that connects highly-vetted independent marketing professionals with startups and enterprises seeking on-demand support. It aims to alleviate the time and stress of hiring by matching businesses with specialists in digital marketing, branding, public relations, and content creation. The company fosters a community where these freelancers can work, learn, and earn together.

Viable is a Platform for intelligent finance created for D2C, multi-channel, and wholesale brands.

Made With Intent is a segmentation and customer analytics platform for e-commerce retailers that analyzes micro-behaviors and customer intent to deliver targeted messages at the optimal moment, helping businesses optimize marketing efforts and increase conversions and revenue.

StackOne is a technology company that specializes in API integration for Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms. Its platform simplifies and accelerates the process of adding connectors to customers' tools, allowing SaaS companies to focus on their core product development. StackOne ensures the security of customer data and enables real-time detection of new candidate applications, as well as synchronization of customer contacts and accounts.

Triple is building an intelligence layer on top of payment data for banks and fintechs.

Harriet is the first full-stack AI solution designed to prepare organizations' internal data for the AI revolution, relieve people teams of daily admin burdens, and provide each employee with their own HR assistant.

JustParent is a SaaS-based insurance firm that assists small and medium-sized businesses in providing enhanced parental leave benefits to their employees. Its platform enables employers to offer improved financial support without significant financial risk, helping businesses attract and retain talent.

SeeChange Technologies Limited is a leading retailer-focused technology company specializing in computer vision and artificial intelligence solutions. Founded in 2020, our mission is to harness the power of Vision AI to provide real-time recognition systems that transform how retailers understand and respond to the physical world. Our innovative platform, available as software-as-a-service (SaaS), seamlessly integrates with existing CCTV infrastructure, enabling secure global access and intuitive insights. By leveraging current technologies, we empower retailers to automatically recognize scenarios, identify relevant actions, and make data-driven decisions. Our solutions offer unprecedented visibility into operational challenges and opportunities, enhancing efficiency and customer experience. At SeeChange, we are guided by strong principles and a commitment to creating real value. We believe technology should serve people, enhancing their capabilities and enriching their interactions with the environment. With a dedicated team of professionals led by CEO Jason Souloglou, we aim to redefine the retail landscape through cutting-edge AI solutions. Join us as we innovate and explore new possibilities for a smarter, more connected future.

SeeChange Technologies specializes in AI-powered computer vision solutions for retailers. Its platform integrates with existing CCTV systems, offering real-time recognition capabilities accessible globally via software-as-a-service or on-site installation.

Sprout.ai specializes in designing and developing artificial intelligence-based software solutions for claims management and fraud detection in personal and commercial insurance lines. Its flagship product, Contextual AI, uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to streamline claims processes, reduce settlement times, enhance fraud detection, and ensure industrial-grade security.

ThingTrax provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) connected manufacturing solutions. Its offerings include hardware for capturing machine data, cloud-based IoT solution for data processing, machine learning modules for operational insights, and features to remotely control and configure machines. Established in 2015, ThingTrax helps manufacturers reduce downtime and increase efficiency by real-time monitoring and analysis of machine data.

Konfir is a software platform that delivers instant employment and income verifications for UK-based workers. It supports recruitment authentication, income and tenancy checks, and document verification, enabling businesses to verify employment records and related data quickly and securely while protecting consumer information. The solution provides organizations with transparent access to verified employment details and other verifications, helping streamline hiring decisions and reduce verification risk.

Orbital Witness Limited, founded in 2017 and based in London, United Kingdom, specializes in providing property transactions advising services to real estate lawyers. The company aggregates geospatial, property, and legal data from various sources to offer an unprecedented view of the legal risks associated with properties. Orbital Witness operates a real estate intelligence platform designed to modernize and accelerate the legal due diligence process by serving as a legal risk assessment tool. This platform enables users to access and organize property information from land registry and local authorities, facilitating document review and automatically flagging potential risks.

Deployed is an AI-assisted decision and document automation platform that revolutionizes how organizations handle procurement, legal, and operational processes. The company addresses inefficiencies in decision-making and collaboration through its innovative tools. WorkAssessor streamlines procurement workflows, while WorkAuthor automates the creation of complex documents such as contracts and statements of work. By enhancing clarity and efficiency, Deployed enables clients to accurately describe their work, achieve better value for money, and effectively measure the return on investment from their external workforce. Through these solutions, Deployed significantly reduces costs, improves compliance, and enhances overall efficiency, allowing enterprises to manage document-intensive processes more swiftly and effectively.

Founded in 2021, Connect Earth is a London-based environmental data company that democratizes access to sustainability data. It offers a carbon tracking API technology to empower individuals and institutions to make sustainable choices by providing transparent insights into the climate impact of daily spending.

YASO operates an online shopping platform that facilitates international brands in selling products to consumers in China through social commerce. The company focuses on new-generation consumers and collaborates with partner brands by co-investing to ensure long-term success. YASO enhances brand visibility by providing additional marketing budgets and manages essential services such as logistics, back-office operations, payments, and customer support. This comprehensive approach allows brands to effectively grow within the global e-commerce market.

Kadence optimizes workspace utilization for hybrid teams by coordinating schedules and managing resources efficiently. Its platform enhances team productivity, improves employee retention, and reduces office real estate costs.

Infact Systems specializes in enhancing affordability and credit data accessibility within the banking sector. They facilitate real-time, contextual data sharing to promote responsible financial behavior and modernize credit information.

5Mins is an ed-tech company that specializes in employee learning and development through a gamified learning platform. It curates short-form video content from top creators globally and leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the learning experience. The platform is designed to be adaptive, catering to the unique needs of teams and businesses. By providing engaging and accessible educational resources, 5Mins aims to empower employees to develop their skills, unlock their potential, and increase productivity within their organizations.

EHAB offers a comprehensive platform for construction professionals to manage weather risks effectively. By combining hyper-local data, machine learning, advanced modeling, smart contracts, and parametric insurance, the platform enables contractors, clients, and consultants to minimize downtime, maximize utilization, and reduce weather-related exposure. This helps them win more bids, plan better, and improve overall resilience against extreme weather events.

Focaldata is a consumer analytics and public opinion polling startup founded in 2019 and based in London, England. The company aims to facilitate more human-centric decision-making for businesses, governments, and institutions by providing comprehensive insights into consumer behavior and sentiment. Its platform enables organizations to conduct polls and gather decision-grade data, allowing for detailed analysis of public opinions and critical issues. By delivering a granular statistical view of audience data, Focaldata empowers clients to create targeted campaigns, enhance brand development, and improve product quality.

ChAI Limited is a London-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence products and services for the commodities sector. It combines expertise from academics, commodity specialists, and AI technologists to develop advanced systems capable of analyzing vast amounts of information in real-time. By leveraging these systems, ChAI delivers unbiased and accurate insights and price predictions for various commodities, serving both corporate clients and financial institutions. The company's innovative approach positions it as a significant player in the intersection of technology and commodities trading.

Electric Car Scheme facilitates employee benefit schemes for small and medium businesses, enabling employees to access electric cars economically via salary sacrifice arrangements.

LoopFX is a developer of an open architecture trading platform that enhances the trading capabilities of banks and asset managers. The company’s technology enables the buy-side to discreetly match large offsetting orders with other buy-side institutions, thereby facilitating peer-to-peer trading while maintaining confidentiality. By integrating with existing trading platforms, such as FX Connect, LoopFX streamlines operations for asset managers and offers new trading opportunities. This innovative approach allows FX traders to identify counterparties for real-time trades without the risk of information leakage, ensuring a secure and efficient trading environment.

Passionfruit is a platform that connects highly-vetted independent marketing professionals with startups and enterprises seeking on-demand support. It aims to alleviate the time and stress of hiring by matching businesses with specialists in digital marketing, branding, public relations, and content creation. The company fosters a community where these freelancers can work, learn, and earn together.

Inveztor is a simple, efficient & collaborative ecosystem for issuing & maintaining deals within DCM. Focusing on Escrow and Debt deals & catering for the full spectrum of bond types. The platform enhances deal management with intelligent contracts, digital transaction/account management, automated security administration & enhanced deal team collaboration.

Crowd Data Systems offers a modern treasury management solution. Its modular, cloud-based platform streamlines cash and exposure management, aiming to eliminate manual spreadsheet errors.

Bluezone Insurance is an insurtech company focused on transforming life insurance for individuals with chronic illnesses. The agency provides tailored life insurance coverage specifically for conditions such as type two diabetes and heart diseases, utilizing a straightforward online signup process that allows for same-day coverage. In addition to insurance products, Bluezone offers a behavioral platform designed to assist patients in enhancing their health through manageable lifestyle changes, including dietary adjustments. By addressing the unique needs of patients with chronic diseases, Bluezone Insurance aims to improve their overall quality of life while ensuring they have access to necessary coverage.

Replan is a supply chain technology company on a mission to redefine the planning process.

Zelt offers a unified workforce platform designed to streamline employee lifecycle management. It automates processes such as onboarding and offboarding across HR, Finance, and IT functions, enabling organizations to operate more efficiently.

Silico provides a no-code platform for business process simulation that creates a digital twin of the enterprise by mapping, analyzing, and visualizing interdependencies across operating areas. It enables users to perform data analysis, assemble outputs into management dashboards, and publish them as internal web applications to reflect the organization dynamically.

Mava is building a next-generation customer support platform to seamlessly support communities across multiple channels (Websites, Discord, Telegram and other community platforms) from one powerful and secure dashboard. Mava AI can auto-respond to commonly asked questions in public community channels as well as private tickets, and learns not only from all existing customer support content, but also community conversations so your team never has to answer the same question twice.

Nuon AI is a software company delivering intelligent insurance pricing solutions. Its cloud-based platform uses artificial intelligence to optimize pricing across insurance products, enabling insurers, brokers, and managing general agents to respond to market conditions in real time. By integrating via APIs with existing systems, the solution aims for low friction adoption and reduced implementation risk. The platform targets growth in product performance, aims to increase renewal retention and premium income while lowering loss ratios, and supports insurers in adjusting pricing to market dynamics across global markets. It supports insurers, brokers, and MGAs to scale pricing strategies and improve profitability.

DeepStream Technologies is a London-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in providing a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform designed to streamline source-to-contract workflows for procurement professionals. The platform enables businesses to manage all aspects of their procurement processes, including requests for proposals, information, and quotes, in one integrated solution. By offering customizable tools tailored to specific workflows, DeepStream enhances decision-making transparency, automates processes, and reduces transactional costs, all while facilitating the identification of optimal suppliers. The company prides itself on its interdisciplinary team, which brings diverse perspectives to innovate within a traditionally rigid industry. DeepStream collaborates with leading companies across various sectors, empowering teams globally to reach their full potential through improved procurement practices.

Bulbshare Limited is a London-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online community platform designed to connect businesses with their customers. The platform utilizes AI technology to facilitate real-time insights and feedback, fostering an environment for conversations, collaboration, and co-creation. By integrating features such as vertical video, push notifications, and rich media mobile responses, Bulbshare enables brands to cultivate meaningful relationships with their audiences. This dynamic approach allows businesses to engage with customer communities that are continuously active and ready to collaborate, enhancing the overall customer experience and driving brand loyalty.

Monet Money Limited operates a cash management application designed to serve creators, freelancers, and micro businesses. Founded in 2020 and based in the United Kingdom, the platform provides essential business tools, including invoice creation and management, document management with e-signing capabilities, and proprietary payment solutions. By utilizing a risk-modelling engine, Monet effectively evaluates the financial profiles of its users, facilitating access to insurance and financial support while minimizing risk. The platform aims to enhance financial inclusivity within the creative sector by allowing users to receive payments instantly, manage their banking efficiently, and utilize commercial agreement templates. Through its innovative approach, Monet is addressing the unique financial needs of a diverse range of individuals and businesses within the growing creative economy.

Zelt offers a unified workforce platform designed to streamline employee lifecycle management. It automates processes such as onboarding and offboarding across HR, Finance, and IT functions, enabling organizations to operate more efficiently.