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Qwil provides individual contractors, freelancers, and small businesses with financial tools and solutions. It offers an application that enables its users to manage and spend their earnings through their Qwil debit card. Qwil also enables its users to earn and spend money before they are paid for their services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ShipBob is a technology company that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. As an end-to-end fulfillment solution, ShipBob provides warehousing and package delivery in 1-2 business days, with a network of fulfillment centers across the US. Its software combines order and inventory management, customer communication, predictive insights, and optimized shipping for online merchants. ShipBob’s software is also fully integrated with e-commerce platforms, including eBay, Shopify, Amazon, Magento, and many more. Based in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob was founded in 2014 by [Divey Gulati](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/divey-gulati) and [Dhruv Saxena](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/dhruv-saxena).

Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services. It connects consumers who want to purchase prepared foods, groceries, clothes, and virtually anything with independent contractors who can fulfill those needs.

Qwil provides individual contractors, freelancers, and small businesses with financial tools and solutions. It offers an application that enables its users to manage and spend their earnings through their Qwil debit card. Qwil also enables its users to earn and spend money before they are paid for their services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Earnest was built on the principle that getting a loan shouldn’t be difficult for financially responsible people. Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan. It uses its unrivaled technology to consider more than just a credit score; it looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory. Customers apply online and can manage their account payment preferences with the online dashboard and mobile app. Earnest was founded in 2013, by Louis Beryl and Ben Hutchinson, and had its official launch in early 2014. Earnest raised several rounds of funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Maveron, Battery Ventures, Atlas Ventures, and several others. In 2017, Earnest was acquired by Navient Corp. Navient maintains Earnest as a separate brand while allowing Earnest to be backed by a larger company. Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to distributing nearly $2B in student loans and having a roughly $500M loan portfolio in 2017. Earnest has been included in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list. The company lends across the United States in 45 states and the District of Columbia. In August 2017, it was announced that Earnest would open a second office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ShipBob is a technology company that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. As an end-to-end fulfillment solution, ShipBob provides warehousing and package delivery in 1-2 business days, with a network of fulfillment centers across the US. Its software combines order and inventory management, customer communication, predictive insights, and optimized shipping for online merchants. ShipBob’s software is also fully integrated with e-commerce platforms, including eBay, Shopify, Amazon, Magento, and many more. Based in Chicago, Illinois, ShipBob was founded in 2014 by [Divey Gulati](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/divey-gulati) and [Dhruv Saxena](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/dhruv-saxena).

Sentisis is the Customer Experience platform for the Spanish language. We work with clients in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Central America to make sense of their text data, specially focused in Social Media and Customer Experience data.

Nurep is a telesurgery platform that allows remote surgeons or medical device reps to digitally access operating rooms over a mobile device.

AltspaceVR is a virtual reality software company. AltspaceVR is bringing two-dimensional web content into shared virtual spaces, and extending the web to create fully holographic experiences. Through the software users will be able to watch streaming video, play games, and get work done, together and entirely inside of virtual reality. The software is powered by, and fully embraces, the modern open web.

Authy provides a two-factor authentication smartphone application for consumers, a 2FA Rest API for developers, and an authentication platform for enterprises. It enables every user, group, and organization to customize their settings and configure security rules through its platform. Authy achieves and maintains compliance with PCI, HIPAA, FIPS 140, and other regulatory mandates worldwide. It offers protection for various apps, including Facebook, Gmail, Dropbox, or any account that supports Google Authenticator. Authy’s login verification options include a unique verification code, a text message, and a singular answer question that appears only on its users’ mobile device.

At One Month, we teach beginners how to code HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. We know the two most difficult things about learning to code are starting and motivation, so we’ve designed our courses for true beginners. From day one of all our courses, you will build something awesome! Over 60,000 students have used One Month’s computer programming courses to launch their side hustles, level up their careers, and build things they couldn’t even imagine before. Our courses combine video tutorials, human support, and the opportunity to build real-world projects from day one. One Month students have gone on to work at top companies including Google, Bloomberg L.P., Facebook, and Salesforce. Our coding curriculum is used and trusted by Stripe, Columbia University, and Y Combinator. Are you a non-technical founder? Head of sales? Marketing team member? HR professional? We have a course called Programming for Non-Programmers that is just for you! Jump into any of our upcoming online coding bootcamps, and this time next month you’ll have the confidence to say “I know how to code.”

Forge Global Inc. is a prominent private securities marketplace founded in 2014, designed to address the needs of the private market ecosystem. The firm enables investors and shareholders to access liquidity in private markets, facilitating connections through its advanced technology and expertise. By providing a platform for private equity, Forge allows both private and institutional investors to engage with leading pre-IPO companies. The company is supported by notable Silicon Valley investors and major global institutions, including Deutsche Börse and Temasek, which underscores its strong position in the market.

Virtuix is a developer of a virtual reality platform that enables players to walk and run in 360 degrees in virtual reality. Its Virtuix Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in VR games and applications. Virtuix was founded in April 2013 and was one of the pioneers of the recent wave of VR innovation. Virtuix sells Omni systems to enterprise customers and location-based entertainment venues through the company’s global distribution network. Virtuix has shipped more than 3,500 Omni systems to date, and distributors have installed Omnis in over 500 commercial venues in 45 countries, making the Omni the most widely distributed VR hardware besides headsets. In November 2018, Virtuix unveiled Omni Arena, a turnkey esports attraction for high-end entertainment centers. Since its Kickstarter campaign in 2013, Virtuix raised $20MM from investors including Mark Cuban, 12 venture capital funds, two strategic investors, and private investors. The company has grown to a team of 35 employees with offices in Austin, TX (its headquarters), and in Zhuhai and Shanghai, China.

Sentisis is the Customer Experience platform for the Spanish language. We work with clients in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Central America to make sense of their text data, specially focused in Social Media and Customer Experience data.

Sensoria develops garments designed to provide heart rate metrics. Their portfolio includes smart upper garments to monitor heart rate and smart socks to detect cadence, foot landing, and impact forces. They enable fitness enthusiasts to track their heart rates and optimize their workout plans.

Beyond Games is a San Francisco based team of world class artists, designers, and engineers with a passion for production quality, attention to detail, and designs that favor collaborative goals, shared spaces, massively concurrent systems, and strategic depth.

Swivl is an automated mobile accessory with a suite of online tools that enable educators to use video for professional development and instruction. The Swivl Robot, Capture app and Cloud work together with your mobile devices to create multimedia videos, which can be shared using our free, secure, FERPA and COPPA compliant video hosting service.

99 provides taxi services through its application software that enables users to request taxis by phone in Brazil. It offers its services through 99Taxis system, a platform that optimizes the initial contact between ‘drivers’ and ‘passengers’. 99’s platform, 99Taxis allows registered passengers to locate and contact drivers in their area to directly and exclusively request the provision of transportation services. Ariel Lambrecht, Paulo Veras, and Renato Freitas founded it in July 2012, with its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil as a subsidiary of Didi Chuxing Technology since December 31, 2017.

99 provides taxi services through its application software that enables users to request taxis by phone in Brazil. It offers its services through 99Taxis system, a platform that optimizes the initial contact between ‘drivers’ and ‘passengers’. 99’s platform, 99Taxis allows registered passengers to locate and contact drivers in their area to directly and exclusively request the provision of transportation services. Ariel Lambrecht, Paulo Veras, and Renato Freitas founded it in July 2012, with its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil as a subsidiary of Didi Chuxing Technology since December 31, 2017.

Sentisis is the Customer Experience platform for the Spanish language. We work with clients in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Central America to make sense of their text data, specially focused in Social Media and Customer Experience data.

Cambrian Genomics makes the first hardware/systems for laser printing DNA. Researchers in academia & industry order or clone >$1b/year of DNA. CGI delivers high quality sequence verified DNA to buyers in this existing/growing worldwide market.