Venture-Backed Startups

Chosun (Chosun Ilbo) is a South Korean news publisher offering online coverage of politics, international affairs, economy, and society. The site publishes news articles and premium membership content for general readers.

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Chouxbox offers software to help manage invoices and reduce time spent on invoice handling. It integrates with existing accounting software.

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ChoViva makes a cocoa-free chocolate alternative produced from ground sunflower seeds that looks and tastes like chocolate. It is offered as a compound ingredient for food manufacturers, positioned as a lower-emission and more sustainable substitute for conventional chocolate.

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Chow Central operates a delivery-focused food service in Nigeria that serves meals quickly at lower cost than traditional restaurants by operating within concentrated local areas. The company targets urban customers seeking affordable and fast food delivery.

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Chowbus provides technology solutions designed for restaurants, with current focus on U.S.-based establishments.

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ChowCall is a veteran-owned food ordering and delivery app that provides doorstep delivery from local restaurants to military bases and surrounding communities. Users enter their address to browse restaurants and place delivery or takeout orders.

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Chowdeck is a food delivery platform in Africa that connects customers with restaurants and delivery riders. The company addresses logistics challenges in food delivery by providing an efficient mobile app for orders, targeting underserved markets where traditional delivery providers are unreliable.

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Chowder Financial offers point-of-sale credit and lease-to-own financing that contractors provide to homeowners, including those with challenged credit, for household system replacements and repairs. The financing is offered at no cost to the contractor and aims to help them approve more customers and increase revenue.

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Chowly offers an AI-powered platform for independent restaurants that shifts orders from third-party delivery apps to commission-free first-party channels, including branded websites, mobile apps, and online ordering connected to the POS. It also provides AI-driven SEO and Google Ads management, POS-integrated loyalty programs, dynamic pricing, and automated delivery dispute management.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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CHOZEN MEDIA provides consulting and workforce training services to help enterprises build internal AI capabilities and accelerate adoption. The company delivers organizational assessments, cohort-based training programs, implementation workshops, and ongoing advisory support focused on practical AI integration across business functions.

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The Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center is a municipal parks and recreation facility offering memberships for community access to fitness and recreational amenities.

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Chptr turns the obituary data funeral homes already collect into televised and radio obituary announcements that air on local news stations for at least three consecutive days, along with slideshows, heirloom films, and social remembrance products. It serves funeral homes across US media markets nationwide, with production and family communication handled for them.

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Chr. Olesen distributes high-quality ingredients to the feed, food, pharmaceutical, and technical industries globally, specializing in vitamins, minerals, proteins, and polymers since 1885. The company operates as a family-owned business with a presence across multiple continents through offices and subsidiaries.

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Christ Church Episcopal School (CCES) is an independent Episcopal day school serving roughly 1,200 students from Primer (Kindergarten) through grade 12 across lower, middle, and upper schools. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, it offers college-preparatory academics, athletics, arts, and spiritual and social-emotional development programs.

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Christian Mental Health Initiative is a program that promotes mental health literacy among Christians, helping them distinguish between mental and spiritual health. It offers educational resources and a newsletter to support participants in pursuing mental wellness.

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Christini designs and manufactures all-wheel-drive motorcycles, bicycles, and hybrid-electric ATVs that use active and mechanical traction control systems for off-road and adventure use. Its vehicles are made in Philadelphia and target outdoorsmen, hunters, and the US military.

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Christopher Cloos is a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand selling sunglasses and blue light glasses online, offering features such as free shipping and returns. It markets exclusive designer eyewear collections to consumers.

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Christou 1910 makes compression legwear including socks and tights, bandages, finger pads, and insoles, based on compression science. Its product line (e.g. DAYS Fresh insoles and DAYS Comfy) targets consumers seeking body-supporting hosiery and foot care products.

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Christy Dawn is a clothing brand that designs and sells women's dresses, undergarments, and slips made through a regenerative "Farm-to-Closet" model, working with partner Oshadi Collective on regenerative cotton farming. It sells direct to consumers online and through its Los Angeles retail store.

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