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Clara is a software platform that streamlines the process of participating in clinical trials. The platform helps patients to find and connect with clinical trials.

Freebird is a first-of-its-kind mobile rebooking tool that empowers travelers to skip the line and instantly book a new ticket – on any airline at no additional cost – in the event of a flight cancellation, four-hour delay, or missed connection. Freebird provides travelers with instant notifications in the event of a flight disruption, and offers the ability to rebook in less than 30 seconds with only three taps on their mobile device.

Barnacle operates a distributed delivery network that matches drivers with people who need to send parcels or receive shipments. It enables users to transport bulky or fragile items, as well as bicycles, musical instruments, care packages, pets, and more. Barnacle has a strategic partnership with Sealaska. The company is based in Mountain View, California.

Humon is an algorithm and wearable sensor company that helps athletes with unique insights, pushing them to their optimal performance. It designed to be worn directly on the working muscle to measure oxygen saturation. Their insights are provided on a phone, watch, or bike computer in real time. Humon was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, USA.

Freebird is a first-of-its-kind mobile rebooking tool that empowers travelers to skip the line and instantly book a new ticket – on any airline at no additional cost – in the event of a flight cancellation, four-hour delay, or missed connection. Freebird provides travelers with instant notifications in the event of a flight disruption, and offers the ability to rebook in less than 30 seconds with only three taps on their mobile device.

Carbon-12 Labs, Inc. operates as a cryptocurrency. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Opus 12 captures carbon emissions where pollution is generated and turns the CO2 into chemicals like methane, ethylene, and ethanol. Their technology bolts onto any source of CO₂ emissions, and with only water and electricity as inputs, transforms that CO₂ into some of the world's most critical chemical products. The company plans to recycle CO2 emissions into liquid fuels and chemical precursors cost-competitively with petroleum-sourced products. It also develops a profitable solution to carbon emissions by recycling CO₂ into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. It is based in Berkeley, California.

Modern knowledge workers have too many communication channels, too many notifications, too many files, copies, and version, etc. stored across different systems and accounts. They want to be able to simplify their workflow and easily manage it all from one place. They want to see everything that is relevant to a given context, rather than have it broken up by application. Comake is a software platform that automatically consolidates and contextualizes digital information currently existing in these fragmented/siloed environments. Think of it as a wrapper around the tools you use that gives you one place to view, search, communicate, share, and collaborate on the content within 3rd-party systems (similar to how iOS Mail App lets you work with messages in your Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail accounts). Comake is a great tool for individuals that grows in value as their collaborators join.

At acciyo, we’re empowering consumers to understand the news. Reading the news today is like opening a book at Chapter 3 of the story - you're missing the story development to understand why that part of the narrative is relevant today. Our product uses artificial intelligence to automatically surface the previous "chapters"​ of the news story, helping active news readers avoid a rabbit hole of Google searches just to understand what's happening in the world - or worse, stop reading.

Fresco News Inc. provides a citizen-driven platform for breaking news content. Its platform allows browsing breaking news photos and videos from people around the world; seeing every angle of the news story; reporting the news as the users experience it; and taking assignments and getting features by news outlets across the U.S. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York. New York.

LovePop, Inc. designs and manufactures magical pop-up greeting cards. The company provides pop-up greeting cards for various occasions, such as birthdays, new babies, weddings, just because, get well, thank you, sympathy, holidays, and Valentine's Day. It markets and sells its products through its outlets in Boston, Northern California, Southern California, and Las Vegas; and online. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Gainful Health Inc. manufactures and supplies protein powder online. It offers personalized protein powder to consumers on subscription basis. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Toolbox is building a better future of work for the 9M skilled construction workers earning over $300B in wages. Through its worker-centric labor marketplace, workers and subcontractors can showcase their professional experience, secure jobs, and eliminate unwanted downtime through short-term gigs. It was founded in 2018 and based in New York.

Opus 12 captures carbon emissions where pollution is generated and turns the CO2 into chemicals like methane, ethylene, and ethanol. Their technology bolts onto any source of CO₂ emissions, and with only water and electricity as inputs, transforms that CO₂ into some of the world's most critical chemical products. The company plans to recycle CO2 emissions into liquid fuels and chemical precursors cost-competitively with petroleum-sourced products. It also develops a profitable solution to carbon emissions by recycling CO₂ into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels. It is based in Berkeley, California.

Sigma Ratings ("Sigma") is the world's first AI-powered non-credit rating agency. Developed at MIT, Sigma focuses on quantifying company-level non-credit risks such as management, governance and financial crime compliance in high-growth emerging/frontier markets. The leadership team includes professionals with 50+ years of combined experience, including deep domain expertise in computer science, law and government. Sigma was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan, New York.

Abacus helps financial services companies reduce long back-and-forth onboarding sessions, eliminate inefficient data collection, and streamline compliance workflows.

Aduri Cushion is a multi-sensory meditation system designed to build users’ consistency and deepen engagement with their practice. Picking up where digital-only apps leave off, the Aduri system consists of a meditation pillow that gently vibrates, integrated on-demand content (guided sessions, music, soundscapes) and group-based sessions + accountability.

Maidbot is on a mission to bridge the gap between robots and humans - starting with Rosie - the world's very first housekeeping robot for hotels and commercial buildings. Like a self-driving car, Rosie navigates intelligently through the space while cleaning floors and collecting invaluable operational and environmental data. Maidbot's automated systems deliver unprecedented value to hotel operators, room attendants, and hotel guests. There are three major issues Maidbot is tackling: *Housekeeping is the highest variable cost regardless of the hotel. *Room attendants have the highest injury rates in the service sector. *Current commercial cleaning practices are inconsistent and hard to objectively manage. By using Maidbot's systems, hotel and commercial cleaning operators will see an increase in profitability; healthier and happier staff; and higher guest satisfaction. In addition, room attendants will be able to focus on less strenuous tasks - ultimately reducing injury rates. Finally, guests will have a more enjoyable experience through consistent cleanliness and more flexible check-in and check-out times. Given the size and scale of the hospitality market, a lack of innovation in the field, and the potential to improve the health and safety of room attendants; Maidbot transforms the industry by leveraging the power of robotics. By solving the two biggest issues in housekeeping – time and injuries – Maidbot revolutionizes commercial cleaning - one bot at a time.

Polygon is on a mission to give every person with a learning difference, such as dyslexia and ADHD, the full range of tools they need to thrive — from diagnosis to support. Polygon was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Woveon is an enterprise conversation management software. By prioritizing customer inquiries with artificial intelligence and automating aspects such as complaint investigation and analysis, Woveon enables companies to strategically interact with customers and engage in effective courses of response. The technology pulls in conversations from any number of customer touchpoints like social, sms and livechat, and integrates with existing customer data systems such as CRMs, sales, marketing and legacy systems. The combined conversational, transactional and behavioral data is used to produce suggested responses and workflows to help resolve customer issues in real time. Through integrated channels and customer systems, businesses using Woveon are able to provide unique tailored experiences, allowing them to orchestrate seamless journeys through conversation

Fireflies works across all the major video-conferencing platforms including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, etc. Search your meetings and have your meeting data automatically populated inside apps like Salesforce, Slack, and Dropbox. Fireflies.ai was founded in 2016 by Krish Ramineni and Sam Udotong and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

ASMI is a B2B venture incorporating AI to finally remove all the friction of live, short and game streaming video monetization with product placement and E-commerce advertisement. User-generated content is uniquely paired with an automated non-invasive ad, providing upside in both UX and ROI for content providers.

101 Edu, Inc. develops mobile-first teaching and assessment tools specifically for college STEM courses. It offers touch-based interfaces that create new ways for students to visualize abstract math and science topics during critical problem solving sessions; and develops Chem101, which provides tools for chemistry instructors to create engaging in-class and homework assignments around these modules and receive feedback on student performance. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.

Evisort is an AI-powered contract management company founded in 2016 by Harvard Law and MIT researches to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to help companies mine contracts for data. Evisort's AI understands meaning and context in legal language, virtually eliminating the need to read contracts. Evisort helps companies organize, understand, and extract data from their contracts. With Evisort, information locked away in documents becomes searchable, and key terms can be surfaced to the right people at the right time. It can be used across all documents across an organization and helps companies reduce costs and improve their compliance and business operations. Evisort was founded out of Harvard Law and MIT and has been backed by leading early-stage venture funds.

Grove Labs Inc. develops natural indoor gardening products. The company offers products for seed, plant care, aquarium, maintenance, water testing, and apparel markets. It also provides tools for teaching life sciences, sustainability, and nutrition in schools. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Billions of dollars are spent on worldwide events each year, making them one of the most expensive aspects of the marketing budget. Splash is the world's first tool that optimizes and validates that spend - featuring a fully integrated platform that empowers event producers to design beautiful event pages, own every lead, sell tickets and seamlessly manage communications to deliver maximum ROI.

Season Three is a direct-to-consumer apparel brand that designs footwear for fashion and utility. The company designs products that is functional enough to withstand blunt-force trauma, and stylish enough to wear. The company provides technology-driven, fashion-forward, all-weather boot that enables flexibility in footwear rotation, allowing consumers to meet their lifestyle needs and get a waterproof and water repellent boot that is breathable, comfortable, and durable. Season Three was is headquartered in New York, New York.

Spyce is an original restaurant concept featuring a robotic kitchen that cooks and serves delicious meals. It is an intersection of technology and hospitality, making cravable or tasty and nutritious food at a broadly accessible price point. Spyce was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Somerville, MA, USA.

Fanfix allows creators to monetize platforms and give access to exclusive content via subscription. Fanfix was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Developer of metaverse advertising gaming platform designed to bring branded content into popular games. The company's platform offers a wide range of tools like triple-a console titles, augmented reality, non-fungible tokens (NFT) in gaming, and mobile gaming, in order to make product promotion a reality, enabling brands to seamlessly advertise across gaming, the blockchain, the metaverse, and virtual reality instead of intrusive banners pop-up ads.

Workflow connects your apps and services together to automate things you do every day. The company also builds DeskConnect: the missing link between your devices.

Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers across the country. Founded in partnership with Yale University, we’re registered as a public benefit corp (PBC) as part of our commitment to helping all borrowers improve their financial health through smart repayment strategies.

Meetingbird Inc. develops a Google Chrome extension for calendar scheduling. It allows users to view calendar and schedule meetings from Gmail, provides maps and timezones integration, and allows sharing availability. The company's extension also offers notifications and reminders, open tracking for calendar invites, timezone support, built-in support for room locations, and integration with Trello and Google maps. Meetingbird Inc. offers the solution in standard, pro, and flight formats. The company also provides a desktop application for Mac and Windows. Meetingbird Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 23, 2018, Meetingbird Inc. operates as a subsidiary of FrontApp, Inc.

TVision Insights, Inc. provides television attention measurement services for brands and their agencies, and TV networks to determine the true value of their video content and advertising using a technology. It uses computer vision algorithms to passively measure eyes on screen, a way to measure person-level engagement with video content. The company’s opt-in and panel-based TV measurement service generates second-by-second attention data from panel participants who install technology in their home. TVision Insights, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices in New York, New York; and Tokyo, Japan.

Concertio is a premier provider of AI-powered performance optimization tools for the hardware and software markets. It also provides AI-powered performance optimization tools that boost the performance of computing systems by tailoring the many system settings in processors, firmware, OS and applications to the running workloads. The company tools are used by the likes of Intel, Marvell, and Mellanox to boost the performance of a multitude of devices and applications, turning general-purpose systems into high-performant special-purpose systems. The optimizer studio integrates performance optimization software suite that monitors (and learns from) the interactions between applications and systems, to deliver optimal configuration settings for peak performance. Concertio was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

They build tools that make developers more productive. Their products are LogRocket, which helps developers quickly solve bugs, and AppHub Deploy, which allows developers to update mobile applications easily and instantly.

Mayflower Venues' platform and proprietary event planning software enable nontraditional event spaces (farms, family estates, orchards etc.) to market, book, coordinate and host custom weddings (or events) for couples who demand more unique and customizable venues. Mayflower venues are meant to enable creativity. We leverage cutting edge technologies to onboard venues in a way that lets couples plan and coordinate these custom setups online. Our proprietary Mayflower Venues app collects the data to generate venue specific schematics and planning tools that simplify the logistics -- like finding vendors in your area, telling the caterer how many feet of hose or electric cord they will need, or making sure the tent is set up where you want it. Mayflower empowers couples to create a truly personalized wedding while at the same time delivering new revenue to rural properties so they can remain “open” for generations to come. No other companies offer such unique, off-the-beaten-path spaces for events or such powerful venue specific remote planning tools to coordinate custom the events there. At Mayflower Venues, we are doing both.

Tally is a mobile platform that allows content creators to host their interactive shows. The company was founded in 2018 by Alex Au.

Concertio is a premier provider of AI-powered performance optimization tools for the hardware and software markets. It also provides AI-powered performance optimization tools that boost the performance of computing systems by tailoring the many system settings in processors, firmware, OS and applications to the running workloads. The company tools are used by the likes of Intel, Marvell, and Mellanox to boost the performance of a multitude of devices and applications, turning general-purpose systems into high-performant special-purpose systems. The optimizer studio integrates performance optimization software suite that monitors (and learns from) the interactions between applications and systems, to deliver optimal configuration settings for peak performance. Concertio was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

Topicals is transforming the way you feel about skin through target solutions for skin conditions starting with eczema and hyperpigmentation. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

Fractal lets you work, create, and play faster and better from any device, anywhere, by streaming your favorite and most demanding applications from the cloud.

TetraScience develops hardware and software solutions to monitor and manage research experiments and log the data in the cloud. It offers sensors to monitor temperature, humidity, acceleration, etc.; camera to view experiment or tools; electric switches; adapters to connect hardware tools that comprise syringe pumps and wave generators; and timers. TetraScience serves scientists, engineers, managers, and safety officers. It has a strategic partnership with Dotmatics. Alok Tayi, Salvatore Savo, and Siping Wang founded TetraScience on October 21, 2014. It has its headquarters in Boston in Massachusetts.

Marigold Health uses AI-augmented chat support groups to reach and retain patients with behavioral health needs in community-based treatment. Patients receive a personalized wraparound support while care teams see dramatic gains in capacity using patients to engage each other. We partner directly with treatment providers and managed care organizations in the Medicaid market.

Instabase, Inc. develop a platform for data, applications, and programming services. The company provide with services of optical character reorganization; data classification and extraction; natural language processing; amd developer kit to design business applications. Instabase, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Aunt Flow Corp. manufactures and supplies menstrual products. It offers tampons and pads, and other feminine hygiene products. The company also sells shirts, sweatshirts, tops, totes, menstrual guides, mugs, posters, and tees to women online. It sells its products to businesses and schools through wholesalers and online retailers, as well as online. Aunt Flow Corp. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Memora Health is an enterprise health care productivity software that automates outpatient communication. For health care organizations who are spending valuable time and labor on phone follow-up with patients, Memora Health provides enterprise productivity software that automates patient follow-up, instructions, health coaching, and collection of patient-reported outcomes via text message.

Paps is a group and channel based video messaging app. You can instantly send photos, videos and gifs to your groups or public channels.

LifeGuard Games, Inc. develops mobile game for kids, adolescents, and young adults. It focuses on developing games that help children manage food allergies, diabetes, and other health issues; and teach them about asthma triggers, such as smog, as well as remind how and when to use their medication properly. The company was formerly known as Remindavax, Inc. LifeGuard Games, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Brighton, Massachusetts.

LearnLux Inc. develops digital independent financial and benefits education platform for millenials. The company's platform guides users through personal financial decisions and enables them to learn about their financial needs and options, while also earning credit towards new accounts. The platform also connects users with financial institutions. LearnLux Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jetpack, Inc. provides online retail and delivery of food and non-food products at doorstep at night. The company caters to college students. Jetpack, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Stanford, California.

Getaway House, Inc. operates a collection of tiny houses on wheels. It places tiny houses/cabins in the woods to enable customers recharge in nature and reconnect with the people they love. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

WatchSend offers a software library for mobile apps. Its solutions uploads videos whenever the app crashes; automatically records and groups every screen viewed, button pressed, and action taken; and tracks wherever the users' fingers touch the screen and display them in recordings. The company is based in Mountain View, California.

Pagedraw develops software that helps designers in turning drawings and mock-ups of websites into working software codes. It input drawings and gives semantic and production ready codes as outputs. Pagedraw was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed to increase sales productivity in the life sciences. The company's platform uses machine learning and a combination of internal data and research datasets to help research vendors understand their customers better and create sales and marketing systems that work for the scientists, their team, enabling Life Science sales teams to meet and exceed their goals.

Downtyme is a computer software company working to develop an Android and iOS application, which allows a user to schedule free time with other users who have mutual free time. The company's vision is to change the way technology brings friends together face-to-face by reducing that lack of human connection we all experience far too often, mostly due to noticeable “distances” the Internet and mobile devices have created. This intelligent app uses sophisticated algorithms that instantly tell you which of your best friends are available (and close-by), and then lets you send them an invite for Downtyme. The user logs into the application, which imports his or her current phone's schedule (or it can be input manually) to determine windows of free time. Users can send out requests to other available friends for lunch, study time, or any other activity. The app also allows you to coordinate get-togethers ahead of time through its separate "later" view displaying the current week. Privacy is maintained because a user cannot view other people's schedules, but only see whether or not they are free. Users can choose to hide themselves from public view during free time blocks with one simple click.

Uru, Inc. develops content-aware video advertising solutions. The company’s SaaS lets creators and publishers to identify the objects, themes, and monetization opportunities inside a video, as well as makes pairing them with brand graphics; and API lets video player platforms to empower their users to monetize and video publishers consumer Uru directly from inside their content management system. It serves publishers and creators, and brands. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

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Biobot Analytics is a wastewater epidemiology company that is transforming wastewater infrastructure into public health observatories. Its wastewater monitoring technology analyzes urine and stool samples to create a health database that is independent of hospital reporting systems, free from societal biases affecting who can and can’t seek care, and most importantly, rapidly adaptable to new and emerging public health threats.

Noken curates trips to introduce people to a new country. Travelers adapt a Noken Travel Blueprint based on their budgets and timelines and book their accommodations, experiences and transportation. These Travel Blueprints balance helpful guidance with the ability to create your own adventure, introducing travelers to the country’s iconic landmarks as well as local gems. Once on the trip, travelers can find everything they need in the App Guide and chat with the Experience Team for real-time support. Noken gives travelers the best of both worlds: the liberation from countless hours of planning and the guidance on the ground to meet a new country.

Algopay, Inc. develops a P2P transfer network for the unbanked. It offers digital wallet that enables the unbanked in the Middle East to safely store their money online and access it in any country. The company’s application operates like both an e-wallet and an ATM and the payments can be withdrawn at any Algo vendor location. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Battlecard operates as a platform that enables businesses to organize and document their sales playbooks. It simulates customer voices for fast and straightforward training and can also automate the roleplaying process for effective training.

Dyli was founded by Brandon Tadesse and Matt Quinn in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

With Dash you can modify virtually any longboard using the existing four bolts on your setup to make your board powered. Ride up hills, around campus, to your job, or just cruise around. Dash makes electric transportation easy and affordable.

Yobs Technologies, Inc. develops and offers artificial intelligence (AI) based human capital management voice and video platform. The company's product enables clients with the behavior, soft skills, and personality data trapped in their audio and video content. Yobs Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Cloudstitch LLC develops a platform for developers, event planners, and newsrooms to manage events on Google Docs. It allows developers to build, deploy, scale, and reuse Web content powered by Google Docs; event planners to aggregate RSVPs, power schedules, and update speaker lists through Google Docs; and newsrooms to control interactive content with Google Docs. The company is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Every brand has a vision for growth and expansion. The intricacies of growing a brand are complex but the underlying mechanism is simple: keep current consumers happy while consistently obtaining new consumers. The key for a successful brand to make consumers happy is to know when they become unhappy. Consumer feedback is gold. When consumers share their story, they’re not just sharing pain points. They’re actually providing personal insight on how to make your product, service, and brand better. Wyzerr makes it easier for brands to obtain consumer feedback in real time by integrating customer feedback into daily operations. This allows brands to track productivity and efficiency in real-time. With Wyzerr, brands can immediately correct any customer issues, address potential “fires” before they spread, and validate changes in products & services. By making small but consistent incremental improvements, brands are in a better position to scale upwards towards success!

Splash powers individuals and businesses to exchange value using the blockchain and avoid costly intermediaries like VISA. The mobile-first wallet makes it simple to send and receive blockchain-currencies with friends, and the browser extension allows you to spend your blockchain-currency at any online merchant.

ShelfLife is an ordering platform connecting food and beverage brands with prominent packaging suppliers. For both brands and suppliers, ShelfLife's technology drastically reduces the time spent placing and managing orders of routine packaging materials. By bringing together a community of like-minded brands, ShelfLife actively negotiates volume-based pricing contracts with supply partners. With ShelfLife, food and beverage brands can place and track orders in minutes, chat with their supply partners, and gain new insights to develop a more resilient packaging supply chain.

Spiral is a software company which is focused on building solutions for customer feedback using AI.

Escape Technologies develops an optical technology that is designed to build a replacement for laptops and desktops. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Fremont, California.

Medinas, Inc. owns and operates a data driven marketplace that enables healthcare organizations to buy and sell their surplus and short date medical supplies and equipment. It serves healthcare organizations, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, vet practices, and nursing homes and product suppliers, such as original equipment manufacturers. Medinas, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

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User Interviews's goal is to help companies make smarter decisions. They do this by connecting them with the only people that can help: their target customers. They make it extremely simple for companies to test new ideas, concepts, and products with their target market, so that they can avoid expensive mistakes and focus on building products that their customers want.

Burrow, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supplies furniture for use in homes. It offers seating products, such as sofas and sectionals, sleepers, loveseats, armchairs, ottomans, and other seating products; tables and rugs; and accessories, including bundles, pillows, throws, sleep kits, and other accessories. The company sells its products through showrooms; and its stores in Washington, Massachusetts, Texas, and California, as well as online. Burrow, Inc. was formerly known as Penn & Hunt, Inc. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York. It has a manufacturing facility in Mexico City, Mexico.

Uni Creative Inc. operates a decision making platform for companies to figure out what to do next. Its platform provides teams with a space for them to ask questions, share and iterate on each other’s ideas for those questions, and finally reach the right decision on time. The company’s platform is used to ask questions and get answers from HR, marketing, executive, product, publishing, and design teams. Uni Creative Inc. is based in the United States.

Hydrant, Inc. produces and sells hydration drink mixes in lime and lemon flavors. The company offers rapid and caffeinated hydration mixes. Its hydration formula used as an alternative to sugar drinks to keep users hydrated. The company markets its hydration mixes, water bottles, tote bags, and T-shirts through its online store. Hydrant, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Pillar Technologies is a real-time risk management platform for general contractors. It helps its users predict and prevent damages. Through the use of on-site sensors, the company monitors for destructive environmental conditions such as fire outbreaks, high humidity exposure, and mold growth. These damages serve as major sources of revenue loss for general contractors and insurance companies. The features of the platform are risk education, failure forecasting, and insurance optimization. Pillar Technologies is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2015 by Alex Schwarzkopf, Sean Iacobone, and Matt Joyal.

Local Lift Inc. owns and operates a crowd-funding platform that helps small businesses raise funds from customers and communities in exchange for rewards and perks. It serves projects in Austin and New Orleans. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Mountain View, California.

Fountain Software Inc. operates an application platform that connects individuals with home and garden experts through video chat, text, and photos with annotations. Its platform enables users to search for and have a two-way interactive conversation with experts working on gardening, plumbing, or design projects. Fountain Software Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 29, 2015, Fountain Software Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Porch.Com, Inc.

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Summer combines innovative technology and policy expertise to serve student loan borrowers across the country. Founded in partnership with Yale University, we’re registered as a public benefit corp (PBC) as part of our commitment to helping all borrowers improve their financial health through smart repayment strategies.

Armoire Style, Inc. provides clothing rental services in the United States. It offers clothes, such as blouses, jumpsuits, dresses and denim, jeans, skirts, sweaters, blazers, and jackets. The company provides subscription rental clothing and sells clothes online. Armoire Style, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with an additional office in Kirkland, Washington.

Reverie Labs uses machine learning algorithms to predict the bio physicochemical properties of drug candidates for pharmaceutical companies. The company accelerates the preclinical development by applying machine learning to lead generation and optimization. It develops structure-based predictive models for potency of small molecules. It also develops a multi-objective molecular optimizer that applies algorithms to conceive new molecules that maintains potency and synthesizability. It prioritizes and optimizes molecules so they can go to animal and human clinical trials more quickly. The company is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rebag, a destination for buying and selling the most coveted designer handbags, watches, jewelry and accessories, is an e-commerce company reimagining the role of luxury in the secondary market. Rebag has opened a world of endless access to luxury, with a unique business model that puts the seller first, offers upfront payment, and makes the resale experience smooth and clutter-free. Since its inception, Rebag has catered to a rapidly growing segment of consumers who are exploring ownership of luxury goods in a sustainable and affordable way. The company operates online and in stores, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Founded in 2014 by a team out of Harvard Business School, Rebag is backed by prestigious venture capital investors including General Catalyst, Novator, Crosslink, and FJLabs, and has raised $68m in funding to date. In 2020, Rebag was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Rebag has been featured in the New York Times, Business of Fashion, VOGUE, TechCrunch, and more.

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Cobalt Robotics, Inc. builds indoor robots that work alongside human guards to provide security. It offers indoor security robots that do patrolling in the premises, as well as look for intruders or anything that's out of the ordinary; and comprise intruder and anomaly detection, human-robot interaction, and mapping and sensing capabilities. The company offers robotics for warehouse, school, office, hospital, data center, and museum security. Cobalt Robotics, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Beepi is a Los Altos, California company offering an online peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars, where transactions can be carried out entirely with a smart phone or a PC. It was launched in April 2014. The Internet has changed everything. Well, not quite. Buying and selling used cars, unfortunately, hasn't changed for decades. Now that painful world is waking up. It's going from sleepi to Beepi. Beepi replaces the used car lot with a system that connects buyers and sellers in a radical new way. No negotiating, no trips to the dealer, no surprises – and no commission to the guy with the plaid jacket. Which means a better price for everyone. Join the car revolution. Join Beepi.

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ScholarMe Co. develops an online financing platform for college-funding scholarships. It connects lenders and individuals for providing financing solutions, such as scholarships and education loans for coaching, tuitions, and education. ScholarMe Co. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.

Maidbot is on a mission to bridge the gap between robots and humans - starting with Rosie - the world's very first housekeeping robot for hotels and commercial buildings. Like a self-driving car, Rosie navigates intelligently through the space while cleaning floors and collecting invaluable operational and environmental data. Maidbot's automated systems deliver unprecedented value to hotel operators, room attendants, and hotel guests. There are three major issues Maidbot is tackling: *Housekeeping is the highest variable cost regardless of the hotel. *Room attendants have the highest injury rates in the service sector. *Current commercial cleaning practices are inconsistent and hard to objectively manage. By using Maidbot's systems, hotel and commercial cleaning operators will see an increase in profitability; healthier and happier staff; and higher guest satisfaction. In addition, room attendants will be able to focus on less strenuous tasks - ultimately reducing injury rates. Finally, guests will have a more enjoyable experience through consistent cleanliness and more flexible check-in and check-out times. Given the size and scale of the hospitality market, a lack of innovation in the field, and the potential to improve the health and safety of room attendants; Maidbot transforms the industry by leveraging the power of robotics. By solving the two biggest issues in housekeeping – time and injuries – Maidbot revolutionizes commercial cleaning - one bot at a time.

Parsegon, Inc. develops Battlecard, a software which automates sales roleplay calls. It provides sales calls, customer service, realistic voices for training, objection handling, and customer discovery flows. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

krypt.co builds the next generation of mobile-based authentication, with a vision that authentication should be based on strong cryptography. Public key cryptography has existed for almost 40 years but it’s barely used for authentication. The private key is not memorizable. Most people cannot compute digital signatures in their head. Therefore we need to store the private key somewhere. It has to be accessible but also kept a secret. At KryptCo, they tackles this very problem and believes that smartphone is core to the solution.

Point stores things the user send over and over again and helps them re-use it instantly. Point helps the user to easily save snippets of text, templates, and other content, and re-use them effortlessly on any website. Backed by Y Combinator, Slow Ventures, Graph Ventures, The Fund, RDV, MIT Sandbox and more.

HumanFirst enables safe, effective, and equitable healthcare operations at home. Previously known as Elektra Labs, HumanFirst serves leading organizations pioneering decentralized clinical trials and virtual care. Twenty-two of the 25 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world have used the HumanFirst platform to evaluate and enable the deployment of health technology products. HumanFirst offers command center and infrastructure solutions that ensure their telehealth operations are as reliable and trustworthy as those within hospitals or labs.