Odyssey is at the center of one of the biggest economic and climate opportunities of our lifetime: the clean energy transition in emerging markets, where aging/weak grids, favorable policies, and high diesel costs are making distributed renewable energy systems THE energy infrastructure of the future. Odyssey provides financiers and renewable energy project developers with leading-edge technologies and a data-driven software platform to aggregate and scale investment in distributed renewable energy. (DRE) Odyssey is the only end-to-end platform to scale project development across all phases: planning, financing, procuring, and operating projects. Our solutions solve the key challenges facing the distributed renewable energy industry in emerging markets: Planning + Finance Solutions: Financiers lack the information to navigate the investment landscape in many countries that most need their support. By leveraging our network of 2000+ renewable energy companies, we are helping private and concessional financiers access projects that were previously inaccessible. We have $1.3 billion of financing for distributed renewable energy projects on the platform and a pipeline of more than US$785 million in active discussions with concessional and commercial financiers. We also offer advanced software tools to efficiently plan projects, aggregate portfolios and streamline diligence between developers and investors. Procurement Solutions: Smaller renewable energy companies can’t access economies of scale pricing and terms when buying equipment. By aggregating their orders and connecting them with financing that would otherwise be out of reach, we help developers access equipment more quickly, reliably, and at better prices. Monitoring & Control Solutions: As renewable energy companies scale their operations, ensuring they are performing reliably and optimally is a challenge. We offer hardware and software to make it easy to spot any issues, remotely control components, as well as provide data back to investors about portfolio performance in the form of customized dashboards for commercial, financial, operational, and impact metrics.
Noya is reversing climate change and pulling CO2 out of the sky by retrofitting existing pieces of equipment to capture carbon. The company's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to a carbon-negative existence.
Jobbatical is an AI-enabled immigration and relocation platform focused on making immigration easy. Onboard team members from anywhere in the world with Jobbatical's reliable, done-for-you immigration and settle-in services. Save time, cut back on paperwork, and stay one step ahead of unexpected issues. Founded in 2014, Jobbatical has its headquarters in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia.
Ghost is the marketplace that connects leading retail brands with surplus distribution partners. Ghost combines real-time data with intelligent solutions to help brands monetize their excess inventory discreetly and sustainably. By providing liquidity, protection, and transparency, the Ghost platform serves as the backbone for retailers to diversify and optimize their inventory lifecycle.
Seed Club is a DAO that builds and invests in communities. We’re building a future where the value created by communities on the internet is captured by people, not platforms.
Slutty Vegan is a plant-based burger restaurant. It is a counter-serve spot and its burgers are piled high with sauce and toppings. Slutty Vegan was established in 2018 by Pinky Cole in Atlanta, Georgia.
Slope is a financial platform developer which offers a variety of payment alternatives while being paid promptly. The platform of the company provides clients with options and manages loans, underwriting, debt collection, and payout once the goods or service have been shipped, allowing businesses to pay in installments at checkout.
Shift EV is an electric mobility technology startup that develops electric vehicle batteries for commercial vehicles. The startup provides fleet owners, operators, and financiers with information about electric vehicle operations such as savings, electricity consumed, emissions avoided available battery range, and mileage.
Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company's innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land.
David Energy is an energy company that leverages advanced technology to transform the way electricity is consumed, managed, and traded. By integrating software and hardware solutions, David Energy aims to optimize energy usage, reduce costs, and increase the adoption of renewable energy sources. By focusing on smart energy management, renewable energy integration, and market participation, David Energy is helping to shape a more sustainable and efficient energy future.
Alife develops artificial intelligence tools to assist physicians in increasing a patient's chances of pregnancy success. The company has a mission of helping people have healthy children and connects fertility specialists to patients to assists with IVF. Alife Health was founded in 2020 by Paxton Maeder-York and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Gumball connects advertisers with podcast hosts to make it happen in a few clicks.
Reown enables secure connections between decentralized applications and users' wallets. It facilitates communication and transaction signing without exposing private keys. It serves the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
Radiant is a clean energy startup focused on creating portable nuclear microreactors that replace diesel generators. The Kaleidos microreactor offers a zero-emissions power source suitable for remote locations and critical applications.
3Box storage is simple, secure, and private by design. Apps that store data with users on 3Box are lighter, more trustworthy, and enjoy reduced data management liability.
Mundi provides financial, trade development, strategy, freight and reinventing international trade services.
Parallel Markets is an Identity verification and accreditation platform for financial platforms. The company works directly with investors and investment platforms to simplify the onboarding and verification process. Investors who are already using Parallel are able to sign up and share all of their investor credentials with a single click. The Company work with both individuals and entities and have a whole suite of identity products to help make our partner’s onboarding processes better.
Viam is a robotics company that aims to build products that help people's daily lives. Viam is revolutionizing software and hardware integration for a wide range of devices, including industrial robots, smart home appliances, and IoT devices, by leveraging sensing, computing, and actuation capabilities. The company was founded in 2020 by Eliot Horowitz and is headquartered in New York, United States.
Web3Auth, developed by Torus Labs Private Limited, is a platform that simplifies cryptographic key management for users and applications in the blockchain space. Founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, it provides a backward-compatible Web3 interface that allows users to access their digital assets securely using familiar authentication methods such as Google, Facebook, or passwordless logins. The platform employs a decentralized key generation system, which enhances security through distributed key management and proof mechanisms to prevent malicious activities. By abstracting the complexities of private key management, Web3Auth aims to empower individuals with self-sovereignty and make key management accessible to a broader audience, facilitating safer interactions with blockchain applications.
Sora is a private online middle and high school. Sora’s world-class faculty leads one-of-a-kind live classes, transforming today's students into tomorrow’s changemakers. Students truly have a say in their education in terms of what they study, how they learn a subject, and in what format they can demonstrate their knowledge. Sora’s full-time school program is accredited by Cognia, WASC, and approved by the NCAA.
Fiveable is a social network platform for education that offers students learning through content, community, and courses. Fiveable is on a mission to create educational equity through social learning. The student-centered platform includes a robust content library, engaging community spaces on Hours, and interactive experiences that connect students who are learning the same thing at the same time.
Bolt.Earth provides charging products and end-to-end solutions for electric vehicles. BOLT is on a mission to push emerging markets toward cleaner mobility. Today, the company is the largest provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure solutions in India, with over 20,000 charging points and counting. Revos develops the largest network of edge devices and its operating stack to enable electric vehicle adoption in emerging markets.
Dune Analytics is the Ethereum-centric analytics platform that makes on-chain crypto data accessible and consumable. The company was founded by Fredrik Haga and Mats Olsen in 2018 and is headquartered in
Transmutex develops nuclear technology designed to drastically reduce the stockpile of existing nuclear waste. It is based on technologies tested at CERN and at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Transmutex's team team is composed of physicists, computer scientists, and environmentalists that pioneers a new type of nuclear energy that delivers scalable carbon-free energy without the traditional challenges of existing nuclear plants. Transmutex was founded in 2019 by in Geneve, Switzerland.
Agentero Inc. develops an online application to manage insurance policies for insurance agency. It provides agents to monitor new business and existing clients, cross-sell, and up-sell insurance policies. The company’s application offers policyholders to manage insurance policies. It also offers suite of client interaction tools. Agentero Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Oakland, California with additional offices in Nashville, Tennessee; and Madrid, Spain.
Karat Financial Technologies, Inc. specializes in providing tailored credit solutions for online creators and influencers through its innovative credit card, Karat. Based in the United States, the company focuses on offering digital financial cards that facilitate secure online transactions. Utilizing an algorithm that evaluates both financial and social metrics—such as reach, engagement, and recent earnings—Karat generates customized credit limits and rewards. This approach enables digital creators to access credit liquidity that aligns with their unique financial circumstances and industry demands.
Alt.bank develops a digital banking platform to improve the lives of unbanked and underbanked individuals. Alt.bank offers a savings account, bill payments, NFC-enabled prepaid cards for online/offline purchases, consumer loans, and more. Alt.bank facilitates money transfers and lets users enjoy all the benefits of the free digital account, which pays them extra cash every time they invite more people to join the community.
Soona is a virtual content studio platform that helps brands to make professional-level photos and videos for e-commerce and marketing. The company was founded in 2018 by Liz Giorgi and Hayley Anderson in Denver, Colorado, after the successful acquisition of their first business, Mighteor.
SmartHop is a business-in-a-box platform that empowers small trucking companies and owner-operators to earn more while doing less. By using artificial intelligence to deliver smart load recommendations, full-service back-office support, and low-cost operational services, SmartHop enables customers to operate with better capabilities than the leading carriers. It transforms the way drivers make a living through the nation’s largest network for truckers. Founded in 2018, SmartHop is backed by Equal Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Greycroft, RyderVentures, and Las Olas VC. It is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Otis Wealth, Inc. is a marketplace that enables individuals to invest in exclusive alternative assets, including collectibles, fine art, and real estate. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, the company acquires high-quality assets and fractionalizes them into smaller shares, allowing investors to own a piece of valuable items. Otis aims to democratize investments by making it possible for a broader audience to participate in markets traditionally reserved for affluent investors. The platform not only focuses on investment-grade art and collectibles but also seeks to expand into other alternative asset classes such as wine, precious metals, and cultural assets like music royalties and film. By offering these investment opportunities, Otis helps investors achieve uncorrelated diversification in their portfolios.
Matter Labs is scaling Ethereum with zero-knowledge proofs to accelerate public blockchain adoption. The company started out of scientific curiosity, the joy of engineering, and a deep conviction, the most impactful way to improve the world today is to provide an open and free alternative to its existing, deeply flawed financial system. The company was founded in 2018 with its head office in Berlin, Germany.
Meet Cute is a podcast company that focuses on romantic comedies. Meet Cute produces and distributes original romantic comedies in podcast form providing the happiness and hope that have become synonymous with the timeless genre.
Abridge is a healthcare technology company that uses generative AI to automate the transcription and summarization of medical discussions. The platform transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real-time, integrating with Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. It reduces the need for manual note-taking, enhances patient understanding by generating clear, understandable summaries, and ensures that documentation is added to patient records. Abridge prioritizes data security and patient privacy, complying with healthcare regulations while offering a customizable interface tailored to patient needs.
Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot, uses blockchain technology to bring NFTs and new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. Since it was founded in 2018, Dapper Labs has given consumer enthusiasts a real stake in the game by bringing them closer to the brands they love, building engaged and exciting communities for them to contribute to, and producing new pathways for them to become creators themselves.
David Energy is an energy company that leverages advanced technology to transform the way electricity is consumed, managed, and traded. By integrating software and hardware solutions, David Energy aims to optimize energy usage, reduce costs, and increase the adoption of renewable energy sources. By focusing on smart energy management, renewable energy integration, and market participation, David Energy is helping to shape a more sustainable and efficient energy future.
Recount Media is a fast-growing startup focused on high quality journalism and short form video with a simple mission; No Bullshit, No Bad Faith, In 5 minutes or Less. Our flagship show, The Daily Recount, is a daily recap that remixes television news to tell you the stories that matter in politics without wasting your time or insulting your intelligence. We are building a radically new media platform across mobile apps and the web that will change the way news is consumed.
Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future. Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services. Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.
Businesses run on contracts. But with multiple tools, teams and rounds of negotiation, contracts can create overwhelming admin and block business growth. Traditional CLM systems might help legal, but most are never fully adopted by business teams. Juro is different. It’s the only AI-enabled contract automation solution built for legal and business teams. Our flexible platform lets you agree, execute and manage contracts up to 10x faster than traditional tools and integrates with systems you already use. Juro works with some of the world’s leading companies, like Trustpilot, WeWork and Deliveroo, helping more than 6000 companies in more than 85 countries to agree contracts faster. Juro is backed with $32m in venture capital from Fidelity, USV and the founders of Indeed, Wise and Gumtree.
Otis Wealth, Inc. is a marketplace that enables individuals to invest in exclusive alternative assets, including collectibles, fine art, and real estate. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, the company acquires high-quality assets and fractionalizes them into smaller shares, allowing investors to own a piece of valuable items. Otis aims to democratize investments by making it possible for a broader audience to participate in markets traditionally reserved for affluent investors. The platform not only focuses on investment-grade art and collectibles but also seeks to expand into other alternative asset classes such as wine, precious metals, and cultural assets like music royalties and film. By offering these investment opportunities, Otis helps investors achieve uncorrelated diversification in their portfolios.
Noah is a finance company for homeowners to tap into their home value to meet their financial goals without incurring new monthly payments or interest. By partnering with homeowners, Noah offers homeowners in select metro areas across the United States upfront financing in exchange for a share in a percentage of their home’s future appreciation or depreciation.
Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot, uses blockchain technology to bring NFTs and new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. Since it was founded in 2018, Dapper Labs has given consumer enthusiasts a real stake in the game by bringing them closer to the brands they love, building engaged and exciting communities for them to contribute to, and producing new pathways for them to become creators themselves.
ShopShops is a livestream, interactive global shopping marketplace that connects brick and mortar retailers with consumers on their mobile devices. The new digital shopping channel breaks down geographical boundaries for fashion-savvy consumers, enabling them to shop from stores around the world from the palm of their hand. ShopShops was founded by Liyia Wu in 2016 and has headquarters in New York City and Beijing. To learn more, visit www.shopshops.com.cn.
Outschool connects motivated learners, parents, and teachers together to create great learning experiences. Their mission is to build the biggest and best global school by offering unique online classes from hundreds of independent teachers. Outschool teachers may be certified teachers, artists, scientists, or other adults with expertise or interest in teaching. It was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Scroll is creating a sustainable experience that puts amazing content in front of engaged users without all the noise. They want to pierce filter bubbles and leverage economic models that can afford uncomfortable truths. It's time to escape the distraction economy and focus on what's important again.
Dapper Labs Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada, is a developer of blockchain-based video games and digital collectibles. Founded in 2018, the company is known for its consumer-focused Flow blockchain platform, which supports the creation and distribution of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets. Dapper Labs aims to enhance digital engagement by allowing fans to interact with their favorite brands in innovative ways. Through its platform, users can securely track ownership of unique digital items while also having the opportunity to create their own content. This approach not only entertains but also fosters a decentralized environment where value is placed on digital collectibles and user-generated creations.
OB1 is a developer of a peer-to-peer trading platform used to offer a cryptocurrency marketplace. It makes online trade free for everyone allowing them to buy and sell anything to anyone else for free. OB1 was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.
Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot, uses blockchain technology to bring NFTs and new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. Since it was founded in 2018, Dapper Labs has given consumer enthusiasts a real stake in the game by bringing them closer to the brands they love, building engaged and exciting communities for them to contribute to, and producing new pathways for them to become creators themselves.
Dwolla, Inc. is a fintech company that specializes in developing application programming interface (API) solutions for electronic payments and bank transfers. Founded in 2010 and based in Des Moines, Iowa, Dwolla provides a platform that allows businesses of all sizes to collect, facilitate, and send payments efficiently. Its Access API enables users to link bank accounts and initiate transfers seamlessly, while the Dwolla Dashboard offers tools for managing customer information, viewing transactions, and analyzing business trends. Additionally, Dwolla Labs, a subsidiary associated with Veridian Credit Union, provides users with a low-fee method to access, move, and earn money through a pooled account system. This infrastructure simplifies the complex processes of accessing payment networks and navigating regulatory requirements for its clients across various industries.
Jobbatical is an AI-enabled immigration and relocation platform focused on making immigration easy. Onboard team members from anywhere in the world with Jobbatical's reliable, done-for-you immigration and settle-in services. Save time, cut back on paperwork, and stay one step ahead of unexpected issues. Founded in 2014, Jobbatical has its headquarters in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia.
Upgrade is a neobank that offers credit to mainstream consumers through cards and personal loans, together with free credit monitoring and education tools that help consumers understand and manage their finances. Upgrade Card provides an innovative credit card that brings the low cost and responsible credit of installment lending to millions of retail locations in the U.S., while Upgrade Account is a mobile banking product offered to mainstream consumers.
Onename is a registrar (like GoDaddy) for the .id namespace on the Blockstack network.
Blockstack is a decentralized computing network that puts users in control of their data and login. It’s the easiest way to build decentralized apps that can scale. Blockstack enables engineers to build secure, privacy-focused applications: users are in control of their data instead of storing it with large tech companies. Over 120 independent developer teams have built apps on Blockstack.
Numerai is a new kind of hedge fund built by a network of data scientists. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
CoverWallet is an online platform that offers insurance management services to its clients. CoverWallet’s range of insurance include general liability, workers’ compensation, commercial property, BOP, professional liability, E&O, medical malpractice, umbrella insurance, D&O, cyber liability, inland marine, EPLI, commercial auto, disability, health, and product and pollution liability. Its services are provided to firms in the administrative, agricultural, construction, consulting, contractor, education, finance, food, healthcare, management, manufacturing, mining, non-profit, scientific, and real estate industries. CoverWallet was launched in 2015 by Inaki Berenguer and Rashmi Melgiri and is based in New York.
Pilot is a fiber-optic ISP that raises the bar for telecom and provides better business internet.
From day one, the Velocity Platform maximizes engineering impact for all levels at the engineering organization to gather data-driven visibility into teams' capacity, delivery, quality, culture, costs, and progress toward key goals. Velocity uses trusted and actionable insights to enable teams to drive change and predictably deliver business impact using a single platform.
Shippo is a versatile shipping platform designed to help e-commerce businesses manage their shipping operations efficiently. It offers a multi-carrier shipping API and web app that connects businesses with over 40 global carriers, including USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Shippo provides tools for creating shipping labels, tracking packages, managing billing and invoicing, and accessing discounted shipping rates.
The Internet can be a mean place. Koko keeps your community safe by using AI to identify bad actors and damaging content. Koko can detect issues in real time and notify your moderation system. Koko is already used by several of the top online communities to support over 100 million moderation decisions per day with typical accuracy above 99%. Koko originated at the MIT Media Lab and has collaborations with MIT, Stanford, Harvard, NYU, Columbia, and Cambridge. The company has raised $3.5M in financing from top investors including USV and Omidyar Network. Koko is based in New York City and is actively hiring for engineering, design, product management, and sales.
PayJoy's mission is to deliver access to credit to the next billion people in emerging markets worldwide. Our unique mobile security technology gives customers the ability to afford their first smartphone on credit, using the phone itself as collateral, and then provides further access to credit to help weather life's unexpected financial surprises and climb the ladder of economic well-being. Founded in 2015, today PayJoy has reached over 10 million of customers in emerging markets around the globe, including Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and South Africa, and is solidly profitable and growing.
Zeitview is an aerial data analytics platform that provides aerial drone services for energy and infrastructure sectors. Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, the company analyzes visual data to provide actionable insights, enhancing asset performance and longevity. Zeitview serves industries such as solar, wind, property management, telecommunications, and utilities. Their platform delivers fast, accurate inspections, aiming to lower costs and improve operational efficiency.
SimScale is a web platform that allows engineers to simulate and analyze the physical behavior of their products with a standard web browser, helping engineers to develop their products faster, easier and better. It is providing a cloud-based simulation tool, educational hub, and collaborative community of innovators.
Quizlet, Inc. is a digital learning platform that creates tools for students and teachers globally, facilitating the mastery of various academic subjects. Founded in 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, Quizlet allows users to create and access user-generated study sets through its web and mobile applications. The platform supports a wide range of learners, from elementary school students to graduate-level scholars, and includes features such as flashcards, quizzes, and interactive games. These tools not only enhance individual learning but also provide teachers with resources to engage their students effectively. With over 20 million unique visitors each month, Quizlet serves diverse educational needs, covering subjects like arts, languages, math, science, and social studies. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Denver, Colorado.
Figure 1 connects healthcare professionals around the world to view, discuss, and share medical cases. It now has a global community of millions of healthcare professionals. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Clue is a Berlin-based reproductive health company that supports, educates, and empowers people with personalized health insights to support them from their first period to their last. Created with science and technology at its core, the company’s mission is to be a trusted companion, empowering people around the world on their journeys to self-discovery and reproductive health. Founded in 2012, Clue was one of the first femtech companies, serves millions of people around the world in 190+ countries, and regularly partners with universities, researchers, and clinicians on research to help address health gaps. Clue’s app is free to download and includes its signature Period Tracking feature, with additional personalized modes like Clue Conceive and others available in the company’s subscription offering, Clue Plus.
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.
Clarifai is a leading, full-lifecycle deep learning AI platform for computer vision, natural language processing, and audio recognition. We help organizations transform unstructured images, video, text, and audio data into structured data at a significantly faster and more accurate rate than humans would be able to do on their own. Founded in 2013 by Matt Zeiler, Ph.D. Clarifai has been a market leader in AI since winning the top five places in image classification at the 2013 ImageNet Challenge. Clarifai continues to grow with employees remotely based throughout the United States, Canada, Estonia, Argentina & India.
UCode is an after-school learning center based in Beverly Hills, California, founded in 2014. The organization focuses on teaching children aged 6 to 16 how to code through an online platform and in-person classes. UCode offers a variety of programming courses and camps that cover the creation of applications, websites, games, and robotics. By providing instruction in various coding languages, UCode aims to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills among students, helping them to understand fundamental concepts in computer science.
Casetext has used A.I. legal research technology, that has been adopted across the legal market. Its award-winning technology offers both conventional search functionality and its CARA A.I. powered contextual search, which focuses on the context of research to help find on-point authorities faster. Founded by a team of former litigators from top law firms, as well as Ph.D. data scientists and leading A.I. engineers, Casetext helps legal researchers find the cases, including many that they would otherwise miss.
Carta is a transfer agent for private companies that enables seed-stage to pre-IPO companies to manage equity electronically with the participation of their shareholders, employees, auditors, and legal counsel. It digitizes paper stock certificates along with stock options, warrants, and derivatives to create a real-time image of who owns what at a startup.
Veniam is accelerating future mobility and making places more human by delivering intelligent networking software for delivery fleets, dash-cams, telematics providers, connected cars, autonomous vehicles, and other mobile IoT devices. With an IP portfolio of more than 140 issued patents, Veniam makes the most out of all available networks (4G/5G, Wi-Fi, V2X, etc.), moving massive amounts of data between vehicles and the cloud -- all with the lowest GB price, quality of service and security profiles. Best known for its mobile Wi-Fi offload solution and city scale vehicle mesh networks, Veniam works closely with the world’s largest fleets, Auto OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers. Ultimately, Veniam's purpose is to improve the lives of millions of people by securely managing the data flows of a new and emerging mobility ecosystem – the Internet of Moving Things – in which connected vehicles not only move people and goods more efficiently but also expand Internet coverage, deliver new human experiences and gather valuable data for smart city applications. Named by CNBC and NASDAQ as one of the 50 most disruptive companies in the world, Veniam is a global company with headquarters in the United States, Engineering Center in Porto, Portugal, and sales offices in Detroit, Munich, and Tokyo. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Assembly is a web collaboration platform that enables users to develop apps, widgets, platforms, and APIs with the help of other users. It is a global community that connects designers, developers, coders, writers, marketers, and more with each other and enables them retain the ownership of their software and receive profit for their contributions. The entire process is a collaborative effort, including vision, development, design, and marketing. Each product has App Coins, which are earned by contributing work. Assembly was launched by Dave Newman, Matthew Deiters, and Chris Lloyd in 2013 and is operated from California, United States.
Splice helps music creators bring their ideas to life. Through a vast, industry-leading catalog of high-quality licensed samples, paired with powerful AI, the platform accelerates deep sound discovery and inspiration. Committed every day to empowering music creators everywhere, Splice also provides affordable access to plugins and DAWs through a rent-to-own gear marketplace. The New York based startup (Co-founded by Steve Martocci and Matt Aimonetti) closed a Series D round in November 2020 and is led by CEO Kakul Srivastava.
Figure 1 connects healthcare professionals around the world to view, discuss, and share medical cases. It now has a global community of millions of healthcare professionals. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Crowdrise is the #1 online fundraising platform for charities, nonprofit organizations, corporate foundations, and events. Crowdrise has joined forces with GoFundMe, the world's largest social fundraising platform, to create the very best all-in-one social fundraising solution. With Crowdrise's powerful enterprise features and GoFundMe's community of over 40 million donors, it's never been easier to create massive impact. Tens of thousands of charities and events, and many of the most famous artists and athletes in the world use Crowdrise to creatively unlock the power of their crowd and raise hundreds of millions of dollars to support positive social missions. Some of our partners include American Cancer Society, the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, Red Cross, UNICEF, Ironman, Tough Mudder, United Airlines, Huffington Post, Active, Live Nation, and Viacom as well as artists like Kristen Bell, Pearl Jam, Sean Penn, Big Sean, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd and many more. The Crowdrise community was named a “Top 25 Best Global Philanthropist” by Barron’s and one of the best online fundraising websites by Mashable. We're trying to keep Crowdrise a secret so please don't tell anyone but know that, as soon as you create a fundraiser (which takes all of 19 seconds), you'll be a part of something really special.
VHX is a video distribution platform built to share, discover, and watch videos for everyone. Everything that used to be sold on DVD can be sold on VHX. They have helped publishers sell films, TV shows, comedy specials, live concert footage, lectures, web series, fitness, education, and more. Their publishers have grossed over $6.5 million and served over 1.2 million happy customers to date. The platform provides an end-to-end technology solution that enables businesses, big and small, to sell content directly to their audience from their own websites and apps. VHX sellers get total control of their content, distribution, and customer data, so they can market effectively to their audience, scale quickly, and keep more revenue. VHX was launched in 2010 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
YouNow is the world's first live social network, empowering users to broadcast themselves from anywhere in real-time. They believe in the unlimited potential of human creativity. In fact, it’s why they come to work every day - to create a powerful platform where anyone can broadcast and express themselves in front of a vast live audience. In a moment when social media and TV are converging, they’re proud to provide a product that fuses the experience of broadcasting, gaming, performing, and social networking, giving direct power to the people and enabling them to discover and create new kinds of interactive content in real-time.
Firebase is Google's mobile platform that develops apps that grow users base on iOS, Android, or the Web. Firebase is used by >1,000,000 developers and is made up of complementary features that you can mix-and-match to fit your needs including Free & unlimited Analytics, a Realtime Database, User Authentication, Crash Reporting, Push Notifications, and more.
Science Exchange Marketplace improves R&D productivity by automating many collaborative tasks between buyers and providers, such as obtaining quotes, managing projects, and processing payments, all with rigorous data security and regulatory compliance embedded throughout.
Coinbase, Inc. is an online platform that enables merchants, consumers, and traders to buy, sell, and store digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Coinbase provides various products and services, such as a user-friendly website for transactions, digital wallets, and merchant payment processing tools. The platform allows users to connect their bank accounts to facilitate the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. Additionally, Coinbase Ventures serves as the company's investment arm, focusing on early-stage startups in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. With a mission to create an open financial system for the world, Coinbase has positioned itself as a significant player in the digital currency market.
CircleUp is an investment platform that provides capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands with a modern, scalable approach to private markets. CircleUp is comprised of internally-managed equity funds, a credit program, and an Insights and Connections team - all powered by Helio, CircleUp's proprietary machine learning platform. Helio collects and analyzes billions of data points to evaluates 1.3 million consumer businesses and predict future business success.
Kitchensurfing is an on-demand service for people who love food. It is re-defining the dining experience by directly connecting chefs to diners, and in the process, creating a more intimate and rewarding experience for everyone around the table. There’s a monumental shift that has taken place in the home – and more specifically at the dinner table – in the last 50 years. The modern household has begun to evolve as a two-income home, and finding time to whip up a home-cooked meal is becoming nearly impossible. Even where the institution does still exist, traditional dinner conversation is losing out in the battle against our phones, tablets and television screens. The reality is that the family and community experience associated with sitting down at the dinner table is quickly becoming an ideal of the past. Kitchensurfing aims to change all of that. By empowering people to eat together and eat purposefully, its mission is to reinstate the idea of the “dinner table” for the modern household. Enter: Kitchensurfing Tonight. In a modern world starved for time, the problem of dinner is everyone’s, and Kitchensurfing Tonight is reinventing the dining experience through ease and convenience. For $25 per person, it allows busy couples and families to enjoy the experience of a freshly prepared dinner (in under 30 minutes), from a personal chef they know and trust, in the comfort of their own homes. And at a very competitive price, Kitchensurfing Tonight is the perfect alternative to takeout, for busy families who want to dine together (on plates, not out of boxes) around the table, with a meal that’s delicious and good for them, too. With four different product offerings, Kitchensurfing has any experience covered. Customers can book a chef same-day for a quick, hassle-free 30-minute meal on a Tuesday night; host a fancy cocktail party for 30 with an in-home, person chef; or plan a fun, interactive cooking experience with a group friends and family. Kitchensurfing sources sustainable and locally-grown ingredients that chefs use to create restaurant-caliber dishes in the comfort of one’s own home, whatever the occasion.
Sift is helping people trust the internet and empowering online business across the world. Sift believes trust and safety are fundamental to every online interaction. As the pioneers of Digital Trust & Safety, we help more than 34,000 sites and apps navigate the fine balance between growing revenue and protecting their business. We prevent fraud with industry-leading technology and expertise, an unrivaled global data network, and a commitment to building long-term partnerships with its customers. Sift was founded in 2011 in San Francisco, California
auxmoney is a leading digital-lending platform for consumer credit in Europe. Through unique risk models and truly digital processes, auxmoney improves access to affordable credit while reducing the risk and cost of lending. auxmoney is at the forefront of promoting and improving financial inclusion.
Yieldmo is an advertising platform that helps brands invent creative experiences through tech and AI, using custom ad formats, proprietary attention signals, predictive format selection, and privacy-safe premium inventory curation. Yieldmo believes all ads should be human-centered, tailored, and provoke users' emotions and actions. Yieldmo helps brands deliver the best ad for every impression opportunity, merging creative and media for proven results.
Behance is an online platform that enables creative professionals to showcase and discover creative work via online portfolios. It features talent of individuals in creative industries; powers creative networks for schools and organizations; distributes work to other online galleries; enables portfolio display throughout the social web; and syncs with ProSite, a customizable personal portfolio site builder. The platform offers its services for advertising, animation, architecture, art direction, automotive design, branding, calligraphy, cartooning, character design, cinematography, computer animation, copywriting, costume design, crafts, creative direction, culinary art, digital art, digital photography, directing, drawing, editorial design, engineering, entrepreneurship, exhibition design, fashion styling, film, fine arts, furniture design, game design, graffiti, and graphic design. It also provides its services for other creative fields such as icon design, illustration, industrial design, information architecture, interaction design, interior design, jewelry design, journalism, landscape design, makeup arts, motion graphics, music, packaging, painting, pattern design, performing arts, photography, photojournalism, print design, product design, programming, retouching, sculpting, set design, sound design, storyboarding, street art, textile design, toy design, typography, user interface design, visual effects, web design, and web development. Behance serves as the backbone of AdWeek, LinkedIn, and other portfolio sites and online galleries of creative talent. Used by millions of individuals to display and find talent every month, Behance received over 50 million page views from over 9 million visitors per month by the winter of 2011. Behance was launched by Matias Corea, and Scott Belsky in September 2006 and its operations are based in New York, United States.
Codecademy is a free web and mobile-based platform that teaches employable digital skills to millions of users worldwide. Through its platforms, learners discover concepts such as HTML/CSS, Javascript/jQuery, Python, Ruby, PHP, and APIs by actually building things and getting constant feedback from peers. Codecademy is an entirely new, networked approach to learning in which you interact with students across the globe, build amazing projects.
Duolingo is a language-learning education platform that offers 98 total courses across nearly 40 distinct languages. The platform enables anyone to learn languages for free, though they can also pay $7 each month for a premium service that removes ads, delivers offline access, and more. It also claims 30 million users are actively learning languages on its platform, and it has emerged as a downloaded educational app globally. Duolingo provides "Duolingo for Schools" with features designed to allow teachers to track their students. It uses many services in the Amazon Web Services suite of products, including Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, nearly 200 virtual instances in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS). The company uses the freemium model; the app and the website are accessible without charge, although Duolingo also offers a premium service for a fee.
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits). Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out. Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify. In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.
Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories. The company utilizes the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 65 million people who spend over 20 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital, and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Solutions offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Millennial and Gen Z consumers. It was established by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2006.
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. The company's community offers classes on any type of skill, from baking cupcakes to raising startup capital to varying fields in design, business, and technology, enabling members to harness their creative power and learn skills in an enhanced way. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York.
Canvas was an internet remix community.
Kik was founded in 2009, when a small group of University of Waterloo students decided to build a company that would shift the center of computing from the PC to the phone. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company now has more than 100 employees working on Kik, a chat app that lets users connect with people, services, and businesses. Kik is backed by major venture capitalists and has raised $120.5M to date. Its VCs are the same firms that first helped Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and others become household names. China's Tencent, maker of WeChat, is a strategic investor. Kik has more than 300 million registered users. According to a study by Frank N. Magid Associates, Kik users spend 35 minutes per session in the app. More than 40% of young Americans are actively using Kik as their primary messenger app.
Edmodo is a global education network that provides communication, collaboration, and training tools to enable all learners to reach their full potential. On the platform, educators are at the center of a dynamic and engaging network that connects them to fellow teachers, students, administrators, and parents. Founded in 2008 with more than 77 million users across around 550,000 schools worldwide, Edmodo was designed to protect the privacy of students and teachers by providing a secure platform in which they can connect and share resources, leveraging both educational content and apps. Edmodo also offers tools that enable school leaders to take advantage of powerful analytics, deliver professional development, improve learning outcomes with frequent formative assessment, and curate all their educational content. It provides create technology, content and platforms that connect teachers, students and parents to each other and help all learners discover their passions and improve their skills. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
Tasty Labs is a startup founded by the founder of Delicious, Joshua Schachter, and ex googler Paul Rademacher and former Mozilla Director of Add-Ons, Nick Nguyen. Tasty Labs goal is to try and put "the useful back into social software".
Hashable is the best way to save and remember where and when you meet people. You can send virtual business cards to kick off relationships - quickly and paper-free. With Hashable's [iPhone](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hashable-mobile/id403790632?mt=8) or [Android](https://market.android.com/details?id=hashable.android) app, you can combine all of your relationships to create a unified address book. Plus, make private notes about your contacts and set follow-up reminders to keep your relationships current. As you use the app, you will be able to view a scrollable history of everything you've done with anyone in your network. Hashable makes networking easier, more efficient, and more useful for everyone. Hashable has mobile applications for [iPhone](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hashable-mobile/id403790632?mt=8) and [Android](https://market.android.com/details?id=hashable.android). _Hashable launched to the public at the 2011 SxSW interactive conference._
Zemanta brings the power of programmatic advertising to native. Zemanta One is the only cross-channel media buying platform specifically designed for the promotion and distribution of marketing content. The world's largest brands and leading digital agencies use Zemanta's programmatic platform to scale, automate and optimize their entire native advertising programs. Founded in 2007, Zemanta is based in New York with offices across North America and Europe.
Shapeways is a 3D printing marketplace and community. The NY-based company harnesses 3D printing to help anyone turn ideas into a physical reality, making product design more accessible, personal, and inspiring. Shapeways prints everything on-demand, which means that every order is customized and personalized. By providing a platform for community members to gain access to cutting-edge 3D printing technology and share their designs with the world, Shapeways is democratizing creation for everyone. Headquartered in New York with offices in Eindhoven and Seattle, Shapeways is a spin-out of the lifestyle incubator of Royal Philips Electronics. Investors include Union Square Ventures in New York and Index Ventures in London.
Smart Balloon is a games company.
Heyzap is a premier mobile ad network that helps millions of users discover apps they love. Heyzap’s SDK for Android and iOS apps allows both well-established app producers and innovative indie developers to monetize and bring their apps to a wide audience. It currently provides advertising, publishing, mediation, and cross-promotion services to mobile developers worldwide. Heyzap is based in San Francisco and was founded in 2009 by Jude Gomila and Immad Akhund.
WorkMarket provides a marketplace for managing contractors and freelancers. WorkMarket helps companies to unlock new levels of productivity, engagement, and growth. It was founded in 2010 with a simple yet ambitious vision: to power the future of work.