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ThirdLaw is a new company centered around a passionate and highly qualified team who have a unique and deep expertise in synthetic and computational chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, biologics and medical devices.

Personalized preventative oral care that helps you and your whole family form dental habits that stick.

Vonova is developing a breakthrough catheter platform as the first alternative to drilling through the skull for the $2B+ brain interface market—a broad category of interventions addressing chronic neurological disorders with cortical electrodes for both recording and stimulating. The company's flagship product, the Cerebro Atlas System, will provide neuromodulation therapy for drug-resistant chronic pain without the high risk and discomfort associated with invasive brain surgery. Founded in 2022 by a management team with expertise in catheter device development and neurology, Vonova has issued US patents, demonstrated the procedure's feasibility with clinical key opinion leaders, and received an NIH Blueprint Seed Award. Vonova has also been selected from over 1300 medtech companies to participate in the MedTech Innovator cohort 2024 and accelerate the commercial strategy with a wide network of strategic partners.

TACTUN specializes in developing no-code software applications for machinery manufacturers, facilitating the creation of autonomous machinery. By enabling the direct deployment of custom AI models to controllers, TACTUN significantly reduces development cycles for manufacturers, achieving a fivefold decrease in time. This approach allows manufacturers to design and implement complex industrial systems without requiring specialized skills in electronics or software engineering, streamlining the automation process in the manufacturing sector.

In-silico toxicity assessment of drug candidates.

TheraB Medical is an early-stage medical device company focused on improving the treatment of infant jaundice through its innovative product, the SnugLit Portable Phototherapy System. This unique wearable and portable solution combines blue light therapy with a swaddle design, allowing for effective treatment while promoting maternal-infant bonding and facilitating breastfeeding. Developed in collaboration with over 300 medical professionals and parents, the SnugLit System is battery-powered and can be used in both hospital and home settings, making it a flexible option for families. By eliminating the need for separation during treatment, TheraB Medical aims to create a less stressful experience for mothers and their infants.

Cloudchipr is a platform focused on cloud cost management and analytics, specifically designed for businesses utilizing multiple cloud accounts. The platform assists organizations in reducing their cloud expenses by analyzing resource utilization across various accounts and regions. It helps identify resource leaks and addresses cloud-related issues, enabling users to effectively clean up their cloud accounts and eliminate unutilized resources. By providing these insights, Cloudchipr empowers businesses to manage their multi-cloud environments more efficiently while maintaining or reducing overall costs.

Expper Technologies, Inc. is an industry-leading health-tech company creating a state-of-the-art innovation called Robin the Robot. Robin is a therapeutic tool that aims to revolutionize the healthcare industry and change the way care is being delivered. By developing cutting-edge technologies, the company aims to positively impact people's lives, provide a better experience for the patients and care providers, and improve the quality of care.

Modicus Prime specializes in developing advanced computer vision software and self-service artificial intelligence tools tailored for the life sciences sector. Their technology automates the analysis of biologics images, addressing challenges related to product quality failures that can result in significant costs, legal issues, and waste in research and manufacturing processes. The platform facilitates the integration of diverse life sciences data, enabling users to detect anomalies, monitor operations, and enhance decision-making. By allowing clients to execute cutting-edge research and production, train algorithms on specific data sets, and harness insights through self-service capabilities, Modicus Prime effectively addresses the evolving data challenges in the life sciences industry, including continuous manufacturing and intelligent monitoring.

Pinsight is a developer of an automated machine learning platform that focuses on predictive and prescriptive analytics. The company's platform utilizes a proprietary AutoML engine to derive insights from raw and unstructured data. It enables product and customer experience teams to access behavioral and hidden insights with ease. By offering accurate models, scenario analysis, and predictions, Pinsight facilitates the extraction of actionable insights for businesses, allowing them to effectively build models and enhance decision-making processes. The platform is designed to streamline the analytical process, making it accessible for organizations seeking to leverage data for improved outcomes.

Dowork.ai focuses on creating advanced AI agents powered by Large Language Models to transform customer service. These AI agents utilize cutting-edge machine learning and natural language processing technologies, offering businesses a 24/7 solution that replaces traditional customer service representatives. They ensure prompt and personalized responses to customer inquiries, enhancing overall satisfaction while lowering operational costs across various industries. Additionally, Dowork.ai provides a project estimation platform that facilitates the creation of work breakdown structures, enabling teams to generate accurate software estimates. This platform encourages collaboration by integrating with existing project management systems and facilitating communication among team members, thereby streamlining project planning for both employees and freelancers.

AI/ML-enabled predictive algorithms to accelerate clinical trials and to guide precise interventions for sight-threatening diseases.

Podcastle, Inc. is an innovative online platform that transforms text news and articles into podcasts using advanced machine learning technology. Founded in 2020 and based in Middletown, Delaware, Podcastle provides an AI-powered content creation suite designed for podcasters, educators, marketers, and other creators. The platform enables users to produce professional-quality audio and video content, including podcasts and audiobooks, with ease. Its features include tools for recording, editing, enhancing, transcribing, and exporting content, along with a browser extension that simplifies the conversion of text to audio. By focusing on capturing the emotions and tone of the written content, Podcastle aims to streamline the content creation process, allowing users to efficiently generate engaging audio content without the extensive time investment typically required.

Britive, Inc. is a cloud security company that specializes in providing a cloud-native solution for managing privileged access across multi-cloud environments. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Glendale, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Britive's platform empowers teams in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security by offering features such as dynamic privileged access administration, just-in-time access, and zero standing privileges. This approach helps organizations mitigate security risks and operational disruptions while enhancing efficiency and user productivity. The software enables rapid identification of privileged access blind spots, including overprivileged users, and recommends necessary adjustments to access policies. Additionally, Britive's solution integrates visibility, policy enforcement, and threat monitoring, facilitating compliance and addressing dynamic threats in the cloud environment.

Dzook is an artificial intelligence-based platform that enables users to transform photos into illustrated portraits and videos into animations. By leveraging AI technology, the platform facilitates the creation of stylish illustrated characters and artwork, catering to both personal gift production and the creative needs of artists and designers. Dzook provides tools that allow users to express their creativity through customized illustrations, enhancing the process of video editing and design.

SuperAnnotate is a leading platform focused on creating high-quality training datasets for applications in generative AI, computer vision, and natural language processing. The company provides advanced tools for annotating and automating machine learning pipelines, which include features for data curation, quality assurance, and orchestration. Additionally, SuperAnnotate offers an integrated workforce marketplace to facilitate collaboration on various annotation projects, including images, videos, text, and lidar data. By streamlining the process of compiling, organizing, and annotating data, SuperAnnotate enables machine learning teams to develop accurate datasets and successful machine learning models more efficiently.

AimHub, Inc. specializes in developing a machine learning software platform designed for engineers and data scientists. This platform enables users to track, compare, monitor, and optimize their machine learning models effectively. It features a repository that stores experiments along with their complete history, facilitating easy access and management. Based in the United States, AimHub provides a straightforward solution for recording, searching, and comparing numerous AI experiments, thereby enhancing productivity and insights within the field of machine learning.

Biosim AI is a medical technology company focused on enhancing drug discovery through advanced artificial intelligence. By employing innovative methods, the company aims to significantly reduce the timeline associated with discovering new drugs. Its technology is designed to tackle diseases that are often deemed undruggable, thereby providing new opportunities for patients and the medical community. Through its efforts, Biosim AI seeks to enable and accelerate the drug discovery process with a level of precision that can transform healthcare outcomes.

Expper Technologies, Inc. is an industry-leading health-tech company creating a state-of-the-art innovation called Robin the Robot. Robin is a therapeutic tool that aims to revolutionize the healthcare industry and change the way care is being delivered. By developing cutting-edge technologies, the company aims to positively impact people's lives, provide a better experience for the patients and care providers, and improve the quality of care.

ForgeFiction Inc. is a company based in Yerevan, Armenia, that operates a platform for reading and writing fiction. This platform allows users to engage collaboratively, enabling them to write their own stories or contribute to existing ones. Users can also vote on their favorite chapters, influencing which content gets included in the finalized versions of the books. By facilitating the creation of original content, ForgeFiction supports the media industry and fosters a community of fiction enthusiasts.

Embry Tech, Inc. specializes in developing innovative wellness solutions, particularly through its smart shoe insole that features a built-in scale for measuring body weight. Founded in 2018 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company automates weight tracking and generates alerts for weight changes based on detailed activity analysis. The insole, equipped with wearable sensors, not only monitors weight but also assesses the impact of various activities on weight fluctuations. Additionally, it offers users personalized coaching regarding nutrition, physical activity, and healthy habits through a mobile application, aiming to enhance overall wellness and help consumer brands explore new verticals in the wellness market.

Activeloop offers a cloud-based platform designed to facilitate the management and scaling of data pipelines for machine learning applications. Their flagship product, Deep Lake, serves as a specialized database for artificial intelligence, optimized for deep learning and large language model applications. It allows users to store a variety of data types, including text, images, audio, and videos, in a single location, while providing capabilities such as data streaming, version control, and vector search. Deep Lake simplifies the deployment of enterprise-grade LLM-based products and integrates seamlessly with popular tools like LangChain and Weights & Biases. The platform is serverless and capable of handling datasets of any size, making it suitable for organizations working on complex machine learning projects. Activeloop counts notable companies such as Bayer Radiology and Matterport among its users. The founding team comprises individuals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions like Princeton and Stanford, along with experience from industry leaders like Google and Tesla.

Grovf Inc. is an application performance acceleration company specializing in the development of programming algorithms on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Yerevan, Armenia, Grovf offers a range of products including GCache, an FPGA-based key-value store for efficient data caching; GRegex, which analyzes semi-structured or unstructured data to support business decision-making; and MonetX, which enhances server memory capabilities. The company focuses on delivering solutions for memory, storage disaggregation, and network offload, utilizing technologies like CXL and CCIX to support the evolving needs of data centers. Grovf's innovations are particularly relevant to the cybersecurity and financial sectors, as well as to industrial Internet of Things applications, where they provide solutions for time-series data storage and processing, improving performance and reducing power consumption.

SuperAnnotate is a leading platform focused on creating high-quality training datasets for applications in generative AI, computer vision, and natural language processing. The company provides advanced tools for annotating and automating machine learning pipelines, which include features for data curation, quality assurance, and orchestration. Additionally, SuperAnnotate offers an integrated workforce marketplace to facilitate collaboration on various annotation projects, including images, videos, text, and lidar data. By streamlining the process of compiling, organizing, and annotating data, SuperAnnotate enables machine learning teams to develop accurate datasets and successful machine learning models more efficiently.

Krisp develops an AI-powered application that enhances audio quality for remote workers by eliminating background noise and improving voice clarity during calls. The app integrates seamlessly with various conferencing and recording platforms and is compatible with all types of headsets and microphones, including built-in, Bluetooth, and USB devices. Krisp's technology not only cancels unwanted noise but also recovers lost sound packets during network transfers, transforming low-bitrate audio into high-definition quality. This makes it particularly useful for contact centers, telecommunications, and critical communication scenarios, ensuring clear and professional audio in a variety of settings.

Facehub Inc. is a company based in Glendale, California, that specializes in developing a mobile application for facial animation. The app utilizes advanced machine learning, deep learning, and image processing algorithms to animate facial expressions on pre-installed images, cartoon characters, illustrations, or 3D models. It is notable for being the first mobile application to enable face-to-face swaps on iPhone 7 and newer models. The app's innovative lip-synching technology allows users to mirror their facial gestures—such as speaking, laughing, and making expressions—onto any chosen face in real-time, offering a unique interactive experience.

Embry Tech, Inc. specializes in developing innovative wellness solutions, particularly through its smart shoe insole that features a built-in scale for measuring body weight. Founded in 2018 and based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company automates weight tracking and generates alerts for weight changes based on detailed activity analysis. The insole, equipped with wearable sensors, not only monitors weight but also assesses the impact of various activities on weight fluctuations. Additionally, it offers users personalized coaching regarding nutrition, physical activity, and healthy habits through a mobile application, aiming to enhance overall wellness and help consumer brands explore new verticals in the wellness market.

Netris is a developer of an automatic network operations platform that transforms physical and private networks into a cloud-like service. The platform leverages application service metadata and simple rules, along with insights into the organizational structure, to meet the connectivity requirements of applications. This enables clients to effectively manage slow and complex networks with ease, streamlining network operations and enhancing efficiency. By shifting local environments towards a more automated approach, Netris facilitates a more agile and responsive network management experience.