Founded in 2017 by an encryption technology pioneer, a former political operative and a banking veteran, AIKON’s vision is to build technology products that decentralize and catalyze the global digital economy. AIKON believes that the world must become a decentralized global economy to facilitate worldwide collaboration and equal opportunity regardless of location, background, or easy access to banks or credit cards. AIKON has raised $2 million from Palo Alto-based OVO Fund and various angel investors from the U.S., Japan and Europe.
Empowerly, Inc. is an online platform that provides personalized college counseling and career guidance services to students in grades 7 through 12, as well as transfer and graduate students. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers a managed marketplace where students can receive 1-on-1 advice tailored to their individual needs. Its team-based human intelligence model connects students with experts in college admissions and career planning, helping them navigate the complexities of the application process and improve their chances of acceptance into their desired universities and internships. Formerly known as Synocate, Empowerly aims to empower students worldwide by providing them with the necessary guidance and recommendations for their academic and professional futures.
Developer of peer-to-peer learning software designed to empower the critical and creative thinking abilities of students. The company's platform uses an automated peer evaluation experience for students to receive specific and personalized feedback without having to read long essays and uses a reward system that uses gamification to increase engagement, enabling universities and instructors to learn critical skills through games while also having fun hence driving student engagement.
Properly Inc. is a residential real estate company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a streamlined solution for homeowners looking to sell their properties, utilizing technology and local market expertise to simplify the process. Properly provides fair-market offers and allows sellers to close on their own timeline, alleviating common stressors associated with home sales, such as extended showings, repairs, and the risk of buyers backing out. Through its online platform, Properly facilitates the buying and selling of residential properties, aiming to create a more efficient and user-friendly experience for families navigating the real estate market.
ApplyBoard is an online platform that facilitates access to education for international students by connecting them with academic institutions and recruitment partners. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, the company has grown to employ over 500 staff members across 20 countries. ApplyBoard has formed partnerships with more than 1,200 educational institutions and collaborates with over 4,000 recruitment partners to promote diversity and attract qualified applicants to campuses in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Since its inception, ApplyBoard has assisted over 120,000 students in navigating the educational application process, making it easier for them to pursue their studies abroad.
XGenomes LLC develops technology to read DNA sequence information. The company's technology works by unzipping strands of DNA and sequencing them concurrently. Its DNA sequencing technology serves clinical research and development, industrial biotechnology, and ancestry industry. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Clusterone is a cloud-based platform developed by Good AI Lab, Inc., designed to aggregate computational resources and optimize machine learning processes. Founded in 2016 and located in Seattle, Washington, Clusterone offers a distributed machine learning platform specifically tailored for the TensorFlow framework, facilitating the training of machine learning models. The platform operates as a serverless AI operating system, enabling data scientists and businesses to automate infrastructure management tasks, allowing IT teams to concentrate on developing AI models rather than handling basic operational duties. By supporting workloads of varying scales and complexities, Clusterone simplifies the deployment of AI systems and enhances machine learning workflows, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their AI initiatives.
ApplyBoard is an online platform that facilitates access to education for international students by connecting them with academic institutions and recruitment partners. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, the company has grown to employ over 500 staff members across 20 countries. ApplyBoard has formed partnerships with more than 1,200 educational institutions and collaborates with over 4,000 recruitment partners to promote diversity and attract qualified applicants to campuses in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Since its inception, ApplyBoard has assisted over 120,000 students in navigating the educational application process, making it easier for them to pursue their studies abroad.
Panda is a new kind of TV show starring you and your friends record and watch new episodes together each week until the season is over.
SwiftShift addresses the increasing demand for pediatric home care by offering a nurse-managed service designed to facilitate the transition from hospital to home-based care. Recognizing the inefficiencies in current pediatric care models, SwiftShift replaces traditional office-based case management with self-managed nurse care teams, which fosters stronger relationships among patients, families, and nurses. The platform enables nurses to select their patients and control their schedules, enhancing job satisfaction and ownership. Additionally, SwiftShift employs an AI-based management system to streamline care delivery by providing easy access to essential patient data, allowing nurses to make informed decisions. The company is dedicated to supporting its nurses through continuous professional development and training, ensuring that high-quality care is delivered consistently. By connecting nurses and clinicians with families needing in-home care, SwiftShift not only improves patient outcomes but also offers caregivers the flexibility and financial stability they seek in their professional lives.
Founded in 2017 by an encryption technology pioneer, a former political operative and a banking veteran, AIKON’s vision is to build technology products that decentralize and catalyze the global digital economy. AIKON believes that the world must become a decentralized global economy to facilitate worldwide collaboration and equal opportunity regardless of location, background, or easy access to banks or credit cards. AIKON has raised $2 million from Palo Alto-based OVO Fund and various angel investors from the U.S., Japan and Europe.
Clusterone is a cloud-based platform developed by Good AI Lab, Inc., designed to aggregate computational resources and optimize machine learning processes. Founded in 2016 and located in Seattle, Washington, Clusterone offers a distributed machine learning platform specifically tailored for the TensorFlow framework, facilitating the training of machine learning models. The platform operates as a serverless AI operating system, enabling data scientists and businesses to automate infrastructure management tasks, allowing IT teams to concentrate on developing AI models rather than handling basic operational duties. By supporting workloads of varying scales and complexities, Clusterone simplifies the deployment of AI systems and enhances machine learning workflows, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their AI initiatives.
One Concern, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in disaster preparedness and response through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan, the company has developed an innovative platform that generates post-disaster damage maps and provides daily situational reports. Its primary offering, Seismic Concern, focuses on earthquake preparedness and response, while the broader platform integrates machine learning and hazard modeling to address various natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, and fires, as well as chronic issues like poverty and climate change. By delivering solutions throughout the preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery phases, One Concern enables governments and leaders to quantify resilience and make informed decisions to minimize the impact of disasters.
Lily AI is the leader in predictive psychographics for retail e-commerce. Consumer spending online for apparel now accounts for over 27% of all clothing sales. Retailers need to understand each consumer’s emotional context while they are actively shopping. Lily AI combines deep product tagging with deep, real-time psychographic analysis to determine the active state of mind of each shopper, and turns that into precise and timely recommendations. These recommendations are proven to lead to higher conversions and lower return rates. Lily AI (lilystyle.ai) was founded by two women who believe clothes to reflect how they feel about themselves. The company is venture-backed and headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
PayJoy Inc. offers consumer financing solutions designed to make smartphones accessible to underbanked individuals in emerging markets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company allows customers to select a smartphone, make a deposit, and choose a suitable payment plan. Merchants can install PayJoy's software on the devices, which are locked until the purchase is fully paid. By leveraging innovative locking technology and data science, PayJoy aims to provide affordable consumer finance options to individuals who may not have access to traditional financing, thereby facilitating their entry into the digital and financial landscape.
Spry Health, Inc. is a digital health solutions company based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2013. It specializes in developing a clinical-grade wearable device and a disease management platform designed to support chronically ill patients. The company's chargeable wristband monitors daily health and fitness activities, providing real-time analytics through a mobile application. This technology enables healthcare organizations to enhance patient outcomes, manage chronic conditions, prevent medical emergencies, and reduce hospitalizations and overall healthcare costs. Spry Health focuses on delivering individualized analytics that assist healthcare payers in efficiently managing the small percentage of patients who contribute significantly to health spending.
Prospect Bio designs and develops biosensors for the detection of small molecules. The company is headquartered in Brisbane, California.
MetaMixis Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Vancouver, Canada, founded in 2012. The company focuses on developing enzymes and metabolic pathways for microorganisms that produce chemicals. MetaMixis creates biosensors that leverage natural environmental processes to detect biochemical transformations. Additionally, it screens diverse environmental DNA libraries to generate a portfolio of enzymes and pathways capable of performing specific transformations. The founding team combines expertise in synthetic biology, environmental genomics, and bioinformatics, with the goal of advancing the bioeconomy through innovative enzyme and pathway discovery. The company has also established a knowledgeable board to guide its development and growth.
PayJoy Inc. offers consumer financing solutions designed to make smartphones accessible to underbanked individuals in emerging markets. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company allows customers to select a smartphone, make a deposit, and choose a suitable payment plan. Merchants can install PayJoy's software on the devices, which are locked until the purchase is fully paid. By leveraging innovative locking technology and data science, PayJoy aims to provide affordable consumer finance options to individuals who may not have access to traditional financing, thereby facilitating their entry into the digital and financial landscape.
Snapwire Media Inc. operates a platform that connects mobile and social photographers with brands, publishers, small businesses, and creatives globally. Founded in 2012 and based in Santa Barbara, California, Snapwire allows buyers to post image requests, which photographers can then fulfill by submitting images that align with the buyer's vision. The platform also includes an iOS application designed for photographers, facilitating the creation and submission of custom visual content. By enabling a direct interaction between creators and businesses, Snapwire ensures that buyers receive unique content tailored to their needs while providing photographers with fair compensation for their work.
Qventus, Inc. is an artificial intelligence software company that focuses on optimizing hospital operations through real-time data analytics. Established in 2011 and based in Los Altos, California, the company offers a platform that predicts operational issues, provides immediate recommendations, and encourages team members to take action. By utilizing machine learning and optimization algorithms, Qventus aims to enhance the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery, addressing challenges across various hospital departments, including emergency services, operating rooms, and patient safety. The company collaborates with leading healthcare institutions to transform hospital management and improve overall operational decision-making.
At ThinAir They are building the future of data security--and it's wrought with exciting engineering challenges! As a cloud-based SaaS product, ThinAir is the first data security solution that allows everyone—administrators and employees alike—to take control over their most sensitive data in a way that enhances, not hinders their productivity. They were the 2014 DEMO Enterprise's DEMOGod Winner and they completed Y Combinator as part of W15.
Levyx Inc. specializes in the research, design, and development of software systems for big data processing. The company offers innovative products such as Helium, a data engine for efficient data storage and retrieval, and LevyxSpark, which enables complex queries to be executed directly on flash storage, allowing for smaller clusters with performance similar to in-memory processing. These solutions cater to various applications, including real-time analytics, server and network log analysis, DNA sequence alignment, and graph analysis. Levyx aims to make high-speed data processing accessible to enterprises of all sizes, moving beyond the traditional confines of large web-scale companies. Its technology serves multiple industries, including cybersecurity, digital advertising, financial services, machine learning, social networking, government, defense, and healthcare. Founded in 2013 and based in Irvine, California, Levyx continues to disrupt the economics of big data processing.
AngelList is a platform that connects startups, angel investors, and job-seekers, aiming to democratize the investment process. Founded in 2010 by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant and headquartered in San Francisco, AngelList facilitates fundraising, recruitment, and product launches for startups. The platform has a significant impact on the startup ecosystem, having funded numerous companies and made hundreds of thousands of introductions between job-seekers and startups. It operates several subsidiaries, including AngelList Venture and AngelList Talent, and has a portfolio that includes over 20 unicorns. Additionally, AngelList has supported the launch of more than 100,000 products, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of technology.
Signifyd, Inc. is a provider of a fraud prevention platform designed specifically for e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in London, the company offers solutions such as E-Commerce Assurance and Signifyd Chargeback Recovery. These services help online retailers manage fraud risk and address chargebacks by utilizing advanced technologies like big data and machine learning, along with expert manual reviews. Signifyd's platform provides a financial guarantee against fraudulent transactions, enabling merchants to enhance customer experiences, boost sales, and minimize losses from chargebacks. The company serves a range of clients, including those on the Fortune 1000 and Internet Retailer Top 500 lists, reinforcing its commitment to helping e-commerce businesses thrive without the fear of fraud.
AdRise is an internet TV ad platform that distributes and monetizes TV shows and movies by partnering with premium content owners. The company partners with premium content owners to distribute and monetize TV shows and movies across Xbox, Roku, TiVO, Smart TVs & Blu-ray players (such as Samsung & Sony), tablets, mobile devices, and streaming boxes.
OpenGov, Inc. provides a cloud-based platform designed to enhance budgeting, performance management, and transparency for public sector clients. Its offerings include OpenGov Intelligence, which supplies analytics and visualizations for decision-makers, and OpenGov Comparisons, facilitating benchmarking among governments within its network. The platform also features ERP software to streamline financial management for local governments and OpenGov Transparency, which allows the public to access financial data and track tax revenue usage. The company serves over 2,000 public agencies across 48 states, with notable clients including the State Treasurer of Ohio and the city of Minneapolis. OpenGov, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, aims to empower governments with streamlined operational tools and relevant data to foster informed decision-making and enhance public outcomes.
BaseHealth, Inc. is a health management platform designed for physicians and their patients, integrating genomic, medical, behavioral, and environmental data to evaluate disease risks. The platform aids physicians in formulating personalized action plans aimed at disease prevention. It serves as a clinical support tool, enhancing medical decision-making by combining physician expertise, clinical knowledge, genome interpretation, and health analytics. Additionally, BaseHealth provides tailored recommendations regarding diet and physical activity based on individual health conditions and genetic profiles. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Genalyte, Inc. The platform employs machine learning to analyze extensive medical literature and patient records, enabling healthcare providers to identify patients at risk for 43 chronic diseases, ultimately aiming to reduce the need for costly treatments.
Medrio, Inc. is a medical software company that specializes in Web-based electronic data capture (EDC) solutions tailored for clinical research applications. Established in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Pune, India, and Paris, France, Medrio's offerings support a range of clinical research activities, including phase I-IV trials, outcomes research, registries, and retrospective chart reviews. The company's platform enables users to design, configure, and manage clinical research projects efficiently through a user-friendly Web interface. Medrio's clientele includes pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs), academic institutions, and other clinical research entities, benefiting from its advanced EDC and eClinical tools designed to streamline data management while reducing costs.
BaseHealth, Inc. is a health management platform designed for physicians and their patients, integrating genomic, medical, behavioral, and environmental data to evaluate disease risks. The platform aids physicians in formulating personalized action plans aimed at disease prevention. It serves as a clinical support tool, enhancing medical decision-making by combining physician expertise, clinical knowledge, genome interpretation, and health analytics. Additionally, BaseHealth provides tailored recommendations regarding diet and physical activity based on individual health conditions and genetic profiles. Founded in 2008, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and operates as a subsidiary of Genalyte, Inc. The platform employs machine learning to analyze extensive medical literature and patient records, enabling healthcare providers to identify patients at risk for 43 chronic diseases, ultimately aiming to reduce the need for costly treatments.