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Pivot is an AI operating system for procurement that manages the complete procurement lifecycle in a single platform, built on a modern data layer with real-time ERP connections and AI agents for tasks such as benchmarking, intake requests, and negotiations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechRoboticsSaaS

Paddy(Founder)Malcolm Crease(CEO & Founder)Marc-Antoine Lacroix(Co-founder)Romain Libeau(Co-founder)Estelle Giuly(Co-founder)SMStephen Millardin

Co-investorsNONotion CapitalFOForestay CapitalENEnterprise Capital FundsCOCompanyon VenturesEPEPIC VENTURESFIFirstMark Capital+1 more

Keythorn provides AI liability insurance for companies deploying AI systems, assessing and certifying those systems technically and placing coverage to help close enterprise deals.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Co-investors51515 Ventures

Orbital builds commercial AI compute infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit, deploying satellite-hosted GPU payloads with high-bandwidth ground links for AI inference.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace TechLos Angeles, US

EPEuwyn Poon(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAntiFEFeld VenturesZEZero Knowledge

2weeks is a game studio, founded in 2024, that adapts and modernizes existing games for new players and platforms using its own custom engine, pipelines, and distribution tools.

Gaming

Richard Foge(Co-founder)BDBrandon Dillon(Co-founder)in

a16z is a venture capital firm that invests in seed to growth-stage technology companies across artificial intelligence, healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, gaming, and infrastructure sectors.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech

CDChris Dixon(Co-founder)inRicard BoadaSofia Gumuzio

BoardMAMarc AndreesseninBHBen Horowitzin

Co-investorsA1a16z cryptoBEBeast VenturesBEBeyond Earth VenturesBOBooz Allen VenturesDIDigerati InvestmentsGAGate Ventures+7 more

Acceler8 offers an AI workforce intelligence platform that converts workforce signals into continuous insights for capability planning, succession, and talent development.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Chinmay Chauhan(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAllied Venture PartnersMAMana VenturesPRPrana Tech Ventures

Astronomica is a game development studio that creates instant social games designed for chat superapps.

GamingSocialLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsNFNFXANAndreessen HorowitzFUFusion VC

Agent Astra provides logistics management tools that help operators track shipments and move containers more efficiently while maintaining operational relationships.

Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzGAGaingelsLALatitud Ventures

Aghanim provides web-based monetization tools and business intelligence for mobile game companies, offering an alternative to in-app transactions along with player incentive and loyalty features.

FintechGamingSaaSWestlake Village, US

CAConstantin Andry(Founder)inATAlbert Tugushev(Founder)inKGKonstantin Golubitsky(Founder)inKonstantin Golubitskii(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsPOPoint72 Ventures

Alike is an AI coordination tool that connects to a team's calendar, email, messages, and meeting notes to automate status updates, check-ins, and alignment in the background.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Addi(CEO)EeMax(CTO)Danial(CCO)

Co-investorsRERevo Capital

Ambiguous builds an AI agent platform for workflow automation where multiple agents collaborate to handle business tasks with human-level understanding.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

CUCody Updegrave(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAcorn Pacific VenturesBLBlitzscaling Ventures

Amdahl provides search and evaluation infrastructure for go-to-market AI agents, enabling them to query sales calls and CRM data with cited evidence and score AI-generated outputs against buyer language.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Annette Sung(CEO)inArya Soltanieh(CTO)inRobert Khoury(CTO)in

Anchr builds AI agents that automate internal logistics operations for food distributors, covering order management, procurement, inventory, customer support, and finance workflows.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainNew York, US

Tzar Taraporvala(Co-CEO)inSmayan Mehra(Co-CEO)

Co-investorsANAnterra CapitalOFOffline Ventures

AndThen creates human-crafted audio experiences that users navigate and control using their voice.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment

GPGavin Purcell(Founder)in

Antihero Studios is a game studio building multiplayer mobile games focused on social play with friends.

ConsumerGaming

Co-investorsLALaton VenturesSISisu Game Ventures

Argu.ai provides automated vision-based data extraction for port operations, using AI to read container IDs, vehicle plates, and vessel names from camera feeds.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsINInvestorX

Artifact provides AI-powered automation for accounting and professional services firms, handling bookkeeping, reconciliations, ledger posting, reporting, and close workflows.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

CSCarter Springall(Founder)inAriel Harmoko(Founder)

Co-investorsFEFelix JahnMOMotive PartnersANAngel InvestFLFloodgateINInsight PartnersRORock Yard Ventures+2 more

Augmenta develops software that uses computational design and AI to automate building design, targeting the construction and engineering industry.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechSaaS

FIFrancesco Iorio(Founder)in

Co-investorsFEFerguson VenturesHAHazelview VenturesPRPrelude VenturesSUSuffolk TechnologiesECEclipseFOFounders+2 more

Blueprint is a software platform that automates ad tracking and campaign management for advertisers and agencies by integrating with their existing tools and workflows.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWashington DC, US

Abtin

Co-investorsLELeverageVCBIBitGoFLFlowdeskFOFoundersKEKeyrockPOPolychain Capital

Cascade develops an AI-powered marketing software tool and provides digital marketing consulting services to help companies execute data-driven marketing strategies.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSShibuya, JP

宮内 和貴(代表取締役CEO)

Co-investorsTETechstarsADAda VenturesY Y Combinator

Cascade is an investment platform accessible in the U.S. that lets users onboard via wire, ACH, or stablecoin and trade crypto, U.S. equities, and private markets around the clock.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsVAVariant FundADAda Ventures

Cascade builds an agentic AI layer that sits across enterprise systems of record such as HRIS, ITSM, and benefits administration, deploying AI agents that interpret employee intent, enforce policy, and execute end-to-end workflows like onboarding, equipment requests, and benefits enrollment.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechBellevue, US

ACAna-Maria Constantin(Founder)inPGPulak Goyal(Founder)in

Co-investorsGRGradient VenturesMYMyriad Venture PartnersSBSBXiADAda Ventures

Cascade uses AI to identify and match Request for Proposal (RFP) opportunities to construction and architecture firms by scanning government and private sector portals, then assists in proposal writing and bid management.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Joana F.(Founder)inHZHannia Zia(CEO)inJoana Ferreira(CTO)

Co-investorsBLBlitzscaling VenturesSHshuckerVCADAda VenturesINIndico Capital Partners

Cascade is a strategy execution platform that helps organizations turn long-term corporate strategy into actionable goals across teams, with AI-powered executive summaries and reporting to track progress.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

TWTom Wright(Founder)in

Co-investorsONOneVenturesADAda VenturesARArchetypeBLBlitzscaling VenturesCACarthona CapitalCOCoinbase Ventures+5 more

Cascade was a no-code data platform that let non-technical business analysts import, transform, and combine large datasets and present findings through interactive data apps.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon(Co-founder)Jake Fuentes(Founder)in

Co-investorsEXExpaNANat TurnerOCOctaveADAda VenturesARArchetypeCOCoinbase Ventures+2 more

Clair provides embedded On-Demand Pay infrastructure that payroll and workforce platforms integrate into their products so employees can access earned wages early.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechNew York City, US

NSNico Simko(Founder)inAKAlex Kostecki(Founder)inErich Nussbaumer(Founder)

Co-investorsAVavraCACameron VenturesEXExpansion CapitalFOFounder CollectiveSTStudio ManagementSTStudio Management LLC+6 more

Clouted operates a "Virality Engine" that uses AI agents to produce and distribute native short-form video clips at scale across social and paid channels, drawing on a network of video editors and creators.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Co-investorsANAntlerAPAppWorks VenturesOROrvel Early Stage Fund I PrivateTHTheory Forge VenturesAPAppWorksGAGabby Dizon+3 more

Clouted builds a platform for distributing creator content at scale, focused on the creator economy.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Justin Gorriceta-Banusing(Founder)inAYAdriel Yong(COO & Co-Founder)inJustin Banusing(CEO & Co-Founder)Kairui Zeng(CTO)

Co-investorsHUHustle FundPEPeak XV PartnersZ Z Venture CapitalANAndreessen HorowitzANAntlerAPAppWorks+5 more

Cofounder is an AI-powered platform that provides agentic departments for early-stage founders, automating engineering, sales, marketing, design, finance, and operations tasks.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsUNUnion Square Ventures (USV)ACAcrew CapitalANAntigravity CapitalBABackwards CapitalCOCompoundINInovia Capital+3 more

Dex is an AI-powered recruiting platform that matches software engineers with relevant job opportunities through curated role recommendations and direct access to hiring teams, eliminating traditional application processes.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

PLPaddy Lambros(CEO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsNONotion CapitalRLRLC Ventures

Dex is a relationship management tool that provides an intuitive, modern rolodex for organizing and maintaining personal and professional contacts.

ConsumerSaaSSan Francisco, US

KSKevin Sun(Founder at Dex (YC S19))inHarry Uglow(Founder)KGKevin Gu(Founder)inLambros Petrou(Founder)Paddy Lambros(Founder)RLRegina Lin(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmino CapitalY Y CombinatorEMEmployee Stock Option FundNONotion CapitalTATapas CapitalTRTrung Nguyen

AI copilot for private credit and asset-backed finance

Co-investorsCOCongruent VenturesFRfresh.fundPEPenny Jar Capital VentureKDKDXLELeap Forward VenturesLMLMNT Ventures+4 more

Ezra offers advanced MRI-based full-body scans designed to screen for early signs of cancer and hundreds of other medical conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity

EGEmi Gal(Founder)inDan Rosen(Founder)Dori Rutkevitz(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesGAGaingelsGOGood FriendsHEHealthier CapitalLDLDV CapitalMAMana Ventures+9 more

Fearn is a patent prosecution firm that handles patent drafting and filing for technology teams, founded by former Big Law patent professionals and PhDs.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSan Francisco, US

HKHan Kim(Founder)inAngela Gao, PhD(Co-Founder & CTO)Angela Gao(Founder)

Co-investorsDEDesigner FundESEssence Venture CapitalKIKindred VenturesESESSENCE VC

FLORA offers an infinite multiplayer canvas that gives creative teams access to 170+ image, video, and audio AI models with built-in editing, brand-control tools, and reusable workflows for producing on-brand assets across formats like campaigns, social, and retail.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York City, US

Alex Li(Co-founder)inWeber W.(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsEVEverywhere VenturesNONotable CapitalCOCompany VenturesFAFactorial CapitalHAHanabi CapitalJUJustin Kan+3 more

Fundamental Research Labs builds autonomous, socially intelligent AI agents capable of reasoning and multi-agent collaboration.

AI & Machine Learning

NCNico Christie(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzALAlumni VenturesCACastor VenturesFAFactorial FundsFIFirst Spark Ventures, LlcPAPatron+3 more

Gamebeast provides an AI-powered analytics and intelligence platform for game studios that unifies player behavior, monetization, and sentiment data to help teams understand player engagement and game performance.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaS

CMChristian Meris(Founder)in

Co-investorsFUFulcrum VentureJ2J2 VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzTHThe Mini Fund

idilio.tv is a mobile streaming app for Latin American microdramas — original short-form vertical series with 1-to-3-minute episodes, available on iOS and Android.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

GTGabriela Tafur(CEO)inEREsteban Ramírez(CTO)in

Co-investors1010SQ Capital (TenSquared)BLBlitzscaling VenturesFOFoundersX VenturesHOHoneystone VenturesNUNuMundo VenturesACAccelerator Ventures+5 more

k-ID builds infrastructure for age verification and age-adaptive content across digital platforms, enabling companies to confirm user age in a privacy-preserving and compliant manner.

GamingGovTechSaaS

JCJulian Corbett(Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer)inJWJeff Wu(Co-Founder & Chief People and Safety Officer)inTMTimothy M(Founder)inKDKieran Donovan(Co-Founder & CEO)inTimothy Ma(Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzLILightspeed India PartnersLILightspeed Venture PartnersTITIRTA VenturesZ Z Venture CapitalKOKonvoy Ventures+1 more

Little Umbrella develops social and AI-powered games that combine established game genres with AI mechanics for dynamic stories and personalized gameplay.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSocial

Co-investorsBRBreakpoint CapitalDIDisrupt.comANAndreessen HorowitzFOFounders FundGFGFR FundREReinvent Capital+1 more

Live Aware Labs provides AI-powered player feedback and insights tools to game developers, helping studios understand and act on player experiences throughout the development process.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaS

SVSean Vesce(CEO)inDBDavid Berger(CTO)in

Co-investorsLILifelike CapitalTRTRANSCEND

Loops is an AI tool that analyzes top-performing ads in a brand's market to extract winning patterns and automatically generate static ad creatives tailored to the brand.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsKIKima VenturesSCScale Venture PartnersCACardumen Capital

Loops builds an email platform designed for software companies to manage customer communication and engagement.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSWashington, US

CFChris Frantz(Founder)inAKAdam Kaczmarek(Founder)inIdo Adiv(Founder)Tom Laufer(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorBOBoxGroupSOSoma CapitalTWTwenty Two VenturesALAlt CapitalCACardumen Capital+9 more

Loops AI provides a semantic intelligence layer for e-commerce that powers AI-driven product discovery, natural-language search, automated sales conversations, and virtual try-on agents.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCOConnecticut Innovations

Data intelligence layer providing personalized B2B recommendations.

Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US

FFFalon Fatemi(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalBABase Venture Management, Inc.DRDreamers VCGFGFR FundJEJetBlue VenturesMSMS&AD Ventures+14 more

Node.Monster is a blockchain infrastructure provider that operates validator nodes for crypto networks, offering reliable, scalable, and secure node operations across testnets, governance, and mainnets.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsNONode CapitalFAFactorial CapitalHAHanabi CapitalLOLong Journey VenturesMEMenlo VenturesRERedpoint Ventures

node.security provides smart contract audits and security consulting services to protect blockchain protocols and users from vulnerabilities.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsNONode CapitalFAFactorial CapitalHAHanabi CapitalLOLong Journey VenturesMEMenlo VenturesRERedpoint Ventures

nunu.ai develops multi-modal AI agents designed to test, play, and simulate games for quality assurance and live player cooperation.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingZH, CH

JSJan Schnyder(Founder)inKHKyrill Hux(Founder)inNMNicolas Muntwyler(Founder)inKWKonstantin Wohlwendin

Co-investorsHAHartmann CapitalTITIRTA VenturesY Y CombinatorANAndreessen HorowitzAVAvlok CapitalBOBoost VC+5 more

Rork Max is an AI-powered platform that enables developers to build and ship native iOS applications and games through conversational AI, with support for creating multiplayer games with physics simulations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS

DDDaniel Dhawan(Founder)inLevan Kvirkvelia(Founder)Miura Ryotaro(Founder)

Co-investorsCHChapter OneFOFoundersHUHustle FundLELeft Lane CapitalMEMento vcPEPeak XV Partners+10 more

Runware provides a single API and inference platform for running AI models across image, video, audio, 3D, vision and LLM tasks, giving developers one endpoint, authentication and billing to switch between open-source and closed-source models.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

IHIoana Hreninciuc(Founder)inFlaviu R.(Founder)inFlaviu Rădulescu(Founder)

Co-investorsBEBegin CapitalCOCoho DeeptechCOComcast VenturesDADawn CapitalZEZero Prime VenturesDAData Community Fund+3 more

Sans Strings is an animation, visual effects, and entertainment studio that produces creative work and production pipelines for entertainment brands.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Andy(Head of Operations, Business Development & Creative Strategy)

Co-investorsCRCrosscourt VenturesKIKima VenturesRERed River WestANAndreessen HorowitzSISisu Game Ventures

Sekai is an AI-powered platform where users create, remix, and share interactive mini-apps instantly without coding, ranging from utilities to games.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySocial

KKKaiser Kim(Founder)inLucky Z.(Founder)inADAzhar Deen(Founder)in

Co-investors35359 CapitalA*A*COConnect VenturesMAMakers FundMVMVP Ventures64645 Ventures+5 more

Sentra provides an organization-wide memory layer that connects fragmented systems (CRM, tickets, repos, docs, meetings, mail) into a single governed context graph that both people and AI agents read from as one source of truth.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

ASAndrey Starenky(Founder)inARAl Rey(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAntigravity CapitalBABackwards CapitalZEZeev VenturesBEBessemer Venture PartnersINInovia CapitalKEKey1 Capital+6 more

Smart Bricks provides analytical intelligence and advisory services to institutional real estate investors to support their investment decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechDubai, AE

MMMohamed Mohamed(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsTETechstarsNVNVIDIA50500 GlobalCOCornerstone VCDUDuke Capital PartnersINInvestorX+5 more

Spekter Games develops and publishes Web2 games with passive Web3 reward layers on chat-based super apps such as Telegram and LINE, targeting mainstream gamers.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming

TK(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCHChamaeleonACAccelerator VenturesBRBRV Capital ManagementIMImpact46LOLondon Venture Partners

Sweatpals is a platform for fitness instructors, run club organizers, and gym owners to build communities and host events, handling bookings, ticketing, check-in, and text marketing campaigns in one place.

MarketplacesSports TechWellness & FitnessBuda, US

Salar Shahini Shamsabadi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)SSSalar Shahini(Founder)inMandi Zhou(Founder)

Co-investorsANAntlerPAPatronPEPear VCANAndreessen HorowitzHAHARTBEAT VENTURESWNWndrCo

Taxnova offers an AI-driven tool that connects to engineering and finance systems to automatically identify, document, and size eligible R&D tax credit claims, with an advisor finalizing and submitting the report.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Maria Malykh(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOGolden Egg Check Capital B.VS1s16

TAYA makes a wearable voice accessory worn like a necklace that captures spoken thoughts, notes, and reminders with a single button press and resurfaces them later.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesDODorm RoomESEssentia VenturesFEFemale FoundersMAMaC Venture CapitalNVNVIDIA

Dex is an AI-powered workspace assistant that ingests operational data across a user's tools and integrations, organizing it into structured context and a knowledge base.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

RLRegina Lin(CEO)inKGKevin Gu(Founder)inChristina Duong(Operations)Martin Lee(Operations)Harley Zhang(Operations)

Co-investorsTHTheory VenturesB3B37 VenturesY Y CombinatorNONotion Capital

Uthana offers a text-to-motion generation tool that creates character animations from natural language descriptions, designed for digital creators and animation professionals.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaS

Co-investorsACAcequia Capital (AceCap)CRCrosscourt VenturesCUCursor CapitalIAIA VenturesMEMetavision

Windwalk Games develops multiplayer video games, including the social deduction game Enemy on Board and the Arthurian co-op roguelike SWORN (with Team17), alongside Harbor, a suite of gamification and automation tools for the marketing and community teams of game developers and publishers.

ConsumerGamingMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US

CFCris Feo(Founder)inSLSamuel Leonard(Founder)inColin Feo

Co-investorsTITIRTA VenturesY Y CombinatorJOJosh HannahSASarona VenturesV1V1 VCVEVenture Investment Associates

ZeroDrift provides a compliance enforcement system that governs AI-generated communications for regulated enterprises before they reach customers and regulators.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

KAKumesh Aroomoogan(Founder & CEO)inAshok Loganathan(Founding Head of Engineering)Anand Loganathan(Founding Head of Platforms)

Co-investorsCOConvergeGEGeek VenturesPIPitchdriveSYSymbiotic VenturesTETetradU&U&I Ventures+3 more