AI & Machine Learning Startups

Shepherd Robotics develops general-purpose robots for skilled physical tasks, using robot foundation models and modular hardware trained on real-world and simulation data to handle manipulation work. Its systems target data center construction and operations, cable and wire manufacturing, wire harness assembly, kitting, and factory packaging for the AI infrastructure and advanced manufacturing sectors.

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ShepHertz, founded in 2010, builds AI and machine learning platforms and has shipped production AI systems since 2012, targeting institutional customers. It positions its offering as practical, production-grade AI for organizations rather than experimental deployments.

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Shepper operates a crowd-based network of local people who collect on-the-ground data for businesses, serving brands in the retail, consumer goods, and media sectors. The company provides rapid, low-cost data to help companies answer questions about business performance and brand presence.

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Sherpa Labs is building an agentic data platform that uses a swarm of AI agents to automate ETL, data modeling, and data discovery. Its assistant, Finn, provides natural language search, automated data dictionaries, and data lineage visualization for modern data teams and data-driven organizations.

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Shiboleth automates compliance quality assurance workflows for financial services firms, offering tools to screen complaints, transcribe and summarize customer interactions, test transaction compliance with regulations like TILA and FCRA, and verify sanctions screening.

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UFORCE builds autonomous defense systems, including combat-proven platforms used in the Russia-Ukraine War for missions in contested environments. The company pairs advanced AI software with hardware and is expanding from Ukraine to NATO allies and the U.S.

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Shift provides AI agents that automate healthcare administrative and clinical workflows, including patient scheduling, billing inquiries, claims processing, and medical coding for healthcare providers and practices.

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Shiftmation is a SaaS platform that automatically generates shift schedules for licensed professionals in healthcare and care facilities, replacing manual processes that consume 20-30 hours per schedule. The company serves essential workers and healthcare organizations across Japan to enable staff to focus on direct care rather than administrative work.

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ShiftOne is a mobile platform for hourly workforce engagement that integrates scheduling, performance data (POS, KDS, guest reviews), gamified competitions, and AI-powered recognition alerts to reduce turnover and boost sales. It serves enterprise restaurant and hospitality operators, with clients including large franchisees of Applebee's, Red Robin, Dave & Buster's, Ruby Tuesday, and Frisch's Big Boy.

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ShiftOS builds AI agents for workforce management, initially targeting healthcare and shift-based labor with products like Holly (an AI agent for workforce administration) and ShiftRx (pharmacy staffing automation).

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Shilo is an AI assistant for real estate teams that provides real-time coaching during calls, training support, and automated CRM assistance to help agents improve performance and close deals. The platform integrates with existing real estate workflow tools like CRM and transaction management systems.

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SHINSEKAI Technologies designs relationship infrastructure between brands and consumers, communities and individuals through a platform combining AI agents with community management expertise. The company serves enterprises and community-oriented organizations seeking to build trust-based engagement at scale.

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Shinydocs Pro is a platform that uses AI to automatically identify, classify, and search an organization's documents, files, and data across systems, helping reduce storage costs and improve document findability. The solution serves enterprises managing large volumes of content by detecting sensitive information, enabling compliance with data retention policies, and facilitating digital subject access requests.

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ShipBlu is an AI-powered logistics platform that provides shipping, delivery, and fulfillment services for eCommerce businesses in Egypt. The platform offers instant cash payouts, real-time tracking, delivery verification, and integrated billing to streamline the shipping process.

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SHIPNEXT offers cargo monitoring and management software for maritime freight operations. The platform helps carriers, brokers, shippers, and traders track negotiations, manage freight offers, monitor cargo delivery in real-time, and optimize supply chain planning using data analytics.

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Shipshape is an intelligent home management platform that connects homeowners with service professionals and IoT devices through an AI layer to provide proactive home maintenance and care. The platform enables data-driven relationships between homeowners and contractors, turning one-time service visits into ongoing property management and monitoring.

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Shipsy provides an enterprise transportation management system (TMS) and warehouse management system (WMS) that uses AI agents to plan, execute, track, and settle logistics operations, including route optimization and last-mile delivery. It targets large enterprises running supply chain and logistics operations, with AI agents handling routine decisions across control tower, operations, customer experience, and finance functions.

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ShipTrac.ai offers an AI-powered fulfillment platform and network for eCommerce third-party logistics (3PL) operators, brands, vendors, and carriers, covering billing, shipping optimization, and partner matching. It provides tools for carrier invoice reconciliation, margin optimization, claims processing, and connecting brands with vetted 3PL partners.

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Shiratech is a Germany-based software engineering partner that develops embedded systems, safety-critical applications, AI-powered solutions, and multi-sensor data fusion. It offers complete product development and team-extension engineering services across industries, including defense and aerospace-related domains.

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Shiraz builds a robot foundation model that learns a new manufacturing task from a single human video demonstration, without programming or retraining, and delivers the full stack of hardware, model, and on-site deployment. It targets high-mix manufacturers whose production lines change frequently.

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Shizen Connect develops IoT and AI platforms for virtual power plants (VPP) that aggregate and control distributed energy resources for power companies and energy utilities. The company provides VPP platform technology, energy management services, battery operation solutions, and IoT devices to support decarbonization and next-generation energy infrastructure.

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Shizuku is an AI companion application that provides personalized interactions throughout the user's day, from morning to evening.

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A video dataset company that provides cleaned, segmented, and labeled video content from millions of hours of footage for AI model training. The platform serves AI research labs and development teams.

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Atorie sells leather handbags directly to consumers, including a pebbled-leather bowling bag made from Italian cowhide with a lambskin-lined interior. The company positions its products as a lower-priced alternative to other luxury brands.

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