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GridRaster is a developer of a 3D artificial intelligence software platform designed to enhance immersive mixed-reality experiences on mobile devices. The company's solution leverages edge cloud technology to deliver high-performance graphics with ultra-low latency, significantly improving performance by tenfold. By enabling enterprise customers to create and manage scalable extended reality applications, GridRaster helps businesses increase productivity, reduce costs, and boost revenues. The company's overarching vision is to facilitate the widespread adoption of virtual and augmented reality by enhancing the accessibility and quality of engaging content, ultimately providing users with breathtaking immersive experiences.

Avails Medical, Inc., founded in 2013 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is an in vitro diagnostics company focused on addressing antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections. The company's flagship product, eQuant, is a compact instrument that uses a cuvette with an integrated electrical sensor to detect infections rapidly and accurately from any bodily fluid. This technology provides real-time information on the most effective antibiotics at the point of prescription, significantly reducing time-to-treatment from days to minutes. By enabling diagnostic-guided therapy at the point-of-care, Avails Medical aims to transform the diagnostics market and combat the global health threat of antibiotic resistance.

Sisense is a software company that develops data and business analytics software to help organizations manage and analyze large, complex data sets. Its flagship BI platform enables users to join data from multiple sources, explore it with visual dashboards, and share insights across teams. The product acts as a data engine for designing dashboards, enabling embedding analytics, and supporting natural-language data exploration and automatically generated summaries. It aims to empower non-technical users to build analytic applications and derive actionable information for internal and external stakeholders. The company also offers technical support and professional services and serves a range of industries from startups to large enterprises, with global offices in multiple regions.

Raydiance is a leading developer of ultrafast laser technology, specializing in compact and reliable femtosecond laser platforms. Founded by technology pioneer Barry Schuler, the company originated from a DARPA project aimed at miniaturizing ultrafast lasers for military applications. Raydiance's innovation has led to the creation of its Smart Light technology, which is transforming sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, clean tech, and defense. The company has established the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility capable of producing thousands of laser units annually and has developed proprietary technologies, including a unique fiber delivery system, to support volume commercialization. By integrating hardware and software solutions, Raydiance addresses various manufacturing challenges while driving down costs through efficient production techniques. This positions the company to transition ultrafast laser technology from a specialized research tool to a widely accessible platform that enhances innovation across multiple industries.