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Our Little Foxes, founded in 2015 and based in Sydney, Australia, specializes in art and craft box subscription services for children. The company aims to foster creativity in children through its diverse range of craft and activity kits, which are designed to be engaging and easy for families to use together. By delivering these creativity kits, Our Little Foxes seeks to build a global community of creatively intelligent children and facilitate meaningful family interactions. The company's programs include innovative family events, such as traditional treasure hunts, that not only promote creativity but also strengthen familial bonds.

CohortIQ is a healthcare data management company that focuses on enhancing patient outcomes and reducing unnecessary hospital admissions through advanced analytics. The company utilizes machine learning to analyze connected, patient-centric data, allowing healthcare providers to baseline and monitor their initiatives effectively. CohortIQ's platform integrates government open data with hospital data, enabling the identification of patient cohorts that include both target and control groups. This capability facilitates the measurement and comparison of the efficacy of various health initiatives, ultimately helping to ensure that patients receive appropriate care in community settings rather than being admitted to hospitals unnecessarily. By prioritizing data-driven insights, CohortIQ aims to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.

CompeteShark is a marketing and competitive intelligence platform designed to assist digital marketers in tracking their competitors effectively. The company focuses on enabling businesses to benchmark their online efforts in a data-driven environment. CompeteShark's platform provides real-time notifications about changes to targeted websites, including updates to content, tests, and headlines. This functionality allows digital marketers and brand managers to gain valuable insights into both their customers and competitors. By emphasizing constant experimentation and a commitment to customer experience, CompeteShark aims to help businesses succeed and differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace.

Opus Medical was founded in 2014 to design, manufacture, and market healthcare innovations developed after 15 years of research at Stanford University and the University of Sydney. The Opus team is diverse and collaborative. They enjoy working together and understand that by doing so they can move mountains. They are an eclectic mix of nationalities, ages and backgrounds but between us they have the expertise and experience required across a broad range of areas including research, design, production, sales and management. Opus HQ is based in the Cicada Innovations incubator in Sydney and all of their devices are Australian made. Opus is registered with FDA, TGA and CE and their products are approved for clinical use in USA, Europe and Australia.

Qwilr operates an online platform that replaces PDF proposals, quotes, and presentations with interactive web pages that integrate with users’ systems. The platform enables creation, management, and sharing of web documents with embedded videos, maps, surveys, spreadsheets, and other media; it includes tools to price a quote, send it to customers, and facilitate e-signature and payment on any device. It also allows customers to download, view, print, sign, scan, and email documents. The service provides document protection through passwords, time limits, and view limits; it tracks engagement with analytics, notifies when a document is first viewed, shows how many times it was opened, and highlights the sections of most interest. It serves individuals and businesses and was established in 2014, based in Redfern, Australia.

Qwilr operates an online platform that replaces PDF proposals, quotes, and presentations with interactive web pages that integrate with users’ systems. The platform enables creation, management, and sharing of web documents with embedded videos, maps, surveys, spreadsheets, and other media; it includes tools to price a quote, send it to customers, and facilitate e-signature and payment on any device. It also allows customers to download, view, print, sign, scan, and email documents. The service provides document protection through passwords, time limits, and view limits; it tracks engagement with analytics, notifies when a document is first viewed, shows how many times it was opened, and highlights the sections of most interest. It serves individuals and businesses and was established in 2014, based in Redfern, Australia.

TrademarkVision, founded in 2011 as a spinout from an Australian research organization, specializes in image recognition technology focused on trademark protection. In 2013, it launched the world's first visual search engine for trademarks, significantly streamlining the process for companies seeking to ensure their logos are protectable and free from infringement. This innovative reverse image search technology allows users to conduct comprehensive trademark searches in seconds, offering global coverage and improving the efficiency of trademark attorneys, brand owners, and intellectual property offices. TrademarkVision has established itself as a leader in the field, recognized by prominent publications for its contributions to AI and machine learning. The company continues to evolve its offerings with features such as 3D design search, automatic image classification, and a deep-learning-based Brand API, all aimed at enhancing brand protection and monitoring services.

RateUs Holdings operates an online consumer survey platform that focuses on capturing and analyzing customer feedback to enhance business performance. The platform allows businesses to collect both quantitative ratings and qualitative insights in a non-intrusive manner, enabling them to understand customer preferences and behaviors. RateUs provides tools for monitoring customer satisfaction in real-time, assessing performance at various levels within the organization, including company, team, and individual metrics. By fostering awareness among customer-facing staff regarding their performance, RateUs encourages a culture of continuous improvement and excellence, ultimately helping businesses to adapt and respond effectively to consumer needs.