Venture-Backed Startups

DCS provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions combining devices, software, and wireless connectivity, focused on fleet management, transportation, logistics, and sensor ecosystems. It serves businesses looking to manage and optimize operations.

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Direct Couriers provides same-day local delivery and interstate/international courier services across Australia and New Zealand using a fleet of over 1,300 vehicles. The company serves corporate clients with additional offerings including cold-chain transport, line-haul services, and ecommerce last-mile delivery.

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Direct Digital Holdings is a publicly traded, full-service advertising and marketing technology platform operating supply-side (SSP) and buy-side platforms that connect publishers and advertisers programmatically. It serves brands, agencies, and middle-market to Fortune 500 businesses in the U.S., with a portfolio of brands including Colossus SSP and Orange 142.

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Direct Kinetics (DKS) develops radioisotopic batteries based on beta-emitting isotope power sources, designed to provide continuous power for decades in an ultra-light form factor. The batteries target applications such as CubeSats, IoT sensors for asset tracking, and communications systems across land, sea, and space environments.

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Direct Logistics is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that manages LTL and truckload freight shipping for business-to-business clients, offering order processing, pro-number shipment tracking, and reconciliation through a web interface and API integrations. It serves hundreds of B2B clients weekly across supply chain and freight logistics needs.

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Direct Match operates a trading platform for US Treasury securities that connects buyers and sellers directly.

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A non-commercial website documenting the history of the transatlantic and undersea communications cables from the 1850s onward, featuring articles, timelines, biographies, and archival material. It serves historians, researchers, and enthusiasts of submarine cable and telegraph history.

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Directa Plus produces pristine graphene nanoplatelets using a patented, chemical-free process and supplies its G+ Graphene Plus materials to industrial partners across sectors such as textiles, environmental applications, composites, elastomers and tires, batteries, and paints. Listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, the company works with partners to improve existing products through the addition of graphene.

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DirectBooker is an AI-native aggregation service that collects hotels' direct rates, availability and booking links and delivers them via a Model Context Protocol server to AI platforms like ChatGPT and Claude. It serves hotel chains and connectivity providers, helping them capture direct bookings, reduce OTA commissions, and appear in AI-based travel search.

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Directed Edge provides a Shopify app that generates product recommendations for e-commerce stores, including related products, personalized suggestions, and shopping cart recommendations. The tool delivers half a million recommendations daily and supports advanced features like hand-picking, business rules, and integration with transactional emails.

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Directed Systems develops medical software using data science and physiological modeling to support patient monitoring and decision-making in hospital and emergency care, with a focus on reducing complications from cardiovascular instability during surgery and intensive care. Its products are designed with medical user input to provide real-time situational awareness for clinicians.

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Directive Games is a studio of game developers building triple-A quality games backed by proprietary backend technology. It develops immersive gaming experiences with offices in Iceland, Shanghai, California, and Singapore.

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AQQI is a buyer's agent service for real estate purchases, representing home buyers during property search and negotiation with market data analysis, a 24/7 AI real estate assistant, and financial guarantees (a purchase guarantee and financing surety). It serves individual property buyers in France, charging only upon a successful purchase (0.99% of the price plus 10% of the negotiated savings).

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Directo is a browser extension and platform that connects travelers directly to hotels and property managers, bypassing booking intermediaries. It serves both leisure travelers seeking better deals and hospitality businesses looking to build direct guest relationships.

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