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Adyn uses large inclusive datasets and machine learning to advance personalized medicine for historically under-researched health conditions, with initial focus on reproductive disorders.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSeattle, US
Elizabeth Ruzzo(Founder, CEO)
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDuke Capital PartnersWestbound Equity PartnersY Combinator
Aerolane develops engineless cargo gliders (its AG-1 and Aerocart line) designed to be towed behind existing turboprop-class cargo aircraft, using patented autopilot technology to navigate wake vortices during takeoff, flight, and landing.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply Chain
Doron Appelboim(Founder)
Athanor builds Kairos, a verification engine for hardware and software that uses formal tools to prove or refute equivalence for RTL optimizations, carrying machine-checked proof and measured area reductions.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductors
Seattle, US
Scott Ferris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bryan Wolff(Director)Michael Galgon(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Lavin(Director)
BoardAndrew Lugsdin(Director)
Co-investorsFramework Venture Partners
Atypical builds AI-native learning tools grounded in learning science, aimed at making education more accessible and effective.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSan Francisco, US
Bethanie Drake-Maples(Founder)
Co-investors468 CapitalBloomberg Beta
AZX is an AI transformation engineering firm that builds tailored AI-enabled solutions and software for organizations in energy, real estate, supply chain, government, and other critical infrastructure industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorKOMPAS VCStepchange
Battlesnake is a competitive programming game where developers write code to control AI-powered snakes that compete against each other in automated leaderboards.
Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Seattle, US
Ryan Fritzky(Director)Matthew Berk(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKirby Winfield(Director)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital
Bytewax provides a stream processing framework that enables users to build real-time data pipelines with Python, deployable across edge and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)RTP Global8-Bit Capital
A company that combines product-building, financial, and entrepreneurial expertise with technology to develop consumer products and build an e-commerce business.
ConsumerE-commerce
Clarify is an AI-native CRM for B2B startups that uses agents to handle prospecting, lead qualification, follow-ups, and other revenue workflows.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsFikaRecall CapitalVermilion Cliffs Ventures
Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech
Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)
BoardVanessa Pegueros(VP Product)inDemi Ben-Arie(Cyber Advisory)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFlying Fish VenturesFusion VCUnitus VenturesWalden Catalyst
CrowdCow sources and sells high-quality, sustainably-produced food from ethical farms and fisheries, partnering directly with producers to bring traceable products to consumers across the country.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Ethan Lowry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Joseph Heitzeberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupUnlock Venture PartnersFuel Capital
Dolly is a nationwide platform providing on-demand moving, delivery, and labor services for consumers and businesses.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Michael Howell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chad Wittman(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardJason Stoffer(Director)in
Co-investorsMaveronHyde Park Venture PartnersKGC Capital
Endurance Energy develops subsea geothermal technology to generate renewable electricity from volcanic activity on the seafloor, providing reliable 24/7 power with minimal environmental footprint for islands, industrial sites, and data centers.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBoulder, US
Andrew Redd(Founder)in
Co-investorsConstruct CapitalFelicis VenturesPoint72 VenturesRiot VenturesFounders Fund
Envive provides an AI intelligence layer for eCommerce brands, offering an "Adaptive Storefront" sales agent that converts shopper questions into personalized recommendations across on-site, email, SMS, landing pages, and product pages.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Aniket Deosthali(Co-Founder)Sameer Singh(Co-Founder)Iz Beltagy(Co-Founder)Matthew Peters(Co-Founder)Aniket D(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorFUSEJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesAI2 Incubator
fabric is a commerce platform for retailers, and this page presents its technology and solution partner ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Aniq Rahman(Founder)in
Co-investorsB CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalExpaForerunner VenturesGlynn Capital Management+5 more
Finpilot provides AI-powered knowledge management software for investment and wealth management teams, enabling automated analysis of manager documents, financial data, and communications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeattle, US
John Alberg(Director)Lakshay Chauhan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHope Cochran(Director)in
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Ganaz is a people management software platform for agriculture and food processing employers, covering hiring and digital onboarding, H-2A program management, payroll cards and direct deposit for unbanked workers, and auto-translated two-way bulk messaging.
AgTechFintechHR Tech
Co-investorsAgFunderTrilogy Equity PartnersEarl Grey Capital
Hearvana is developing acoustic intelligence technology aimed at enhancing listening capabilities for both humans and machines.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Shyam Gollakota(Founder)Malek Itani(Founder)inTuochao Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesSCB 10XAI2 IncubatorAmazon Alexa Fund+5 more
Hedgehog builds AI-native networking software that decouples network management from proprietary hardware, using intent-based configuration and open standards to run and scale GPU clusters.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSeattle, US
Marc Austin(Founder)
Hest designs and makes portable camping mattresses, sleeping pads, and pillows using memory foam for outdoor and travel use.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSeattle, US
Aaron Ambuske(Executive Officer, Director)inZac West(Director)
BoardJim Crisera(Director)
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund
Hyphen provides cloud infrastructure and developer services, including AI-optimized deployments across any cloud, an agent that observes and optimizes infrastructure in real time, plus URL shortening, secrets management, feature flags, and IP geolocation.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsUnlock Venture Partners
Included is an AI-native, agentic people analytics platform that uses proprietary algorithms and a canonical data model to consolidate workforce data and surface actionable insights for HR professionals and business leaders.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Laura Close(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesSignalFireTrilogy Equity Partners
Inflection is a B2B marketing automation platform where AI agents and human marketers execute campaigns together, using first-party data from a company's website, CRM, and product usage.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Andy Turman(Founder)Dave Rigotti(Founder)
Kamiwaza offers a distributed AI orchestration platform that processes data where it resides, allowing enterprises to deploy AI without centralizing data or compromising security.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSilverthorne, US
Matthew Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)Luke Matthew Norris(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCitta CapitalFirstMile VenturesGreater Colorado Venture FundAscendPioneer Square VenturesS3 Ventures
Keyplay is a B2B marketing platform that uses AI agents to identify and act on target accounts, with integrations for Salesforce and HubSpot.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales TechSeattle, US
Andrew Rothbart(Founder)
Knapsack is a platform that centralizes design assets and code for design system teams, enabling designers, engineers, and product managers to collaborate on building and maintaining design systems at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris Strahl(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESFiDi VenturesLorimer VenturesParade VenturesBlumberg Capital+1 more
Level was a financial services provider that offered advances and related products to very small businesses.
Fintech
Co-investorsMachina Ventures
Limelight is a B2B influencer marketing platform that lets brands find, partner with, and book ad placements across creators (newsletters, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other channels) and track campaign performance through real-time analytics.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsEntrepreneur Ventures
LOANtuitive offers Connect AI, an AI assistant that matches loan brokers' financing requests against a database of over 1,000 loan programs from banks, credit unions, and private lenders to surface the strongest lender matches in real time.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investors9Mile Labs
Markos.ai provides AI-powered content review tools that check marketing creative for performance, legal compliance, and brand consistency.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
WESLEY YUN(Director)MARIUS CIOCIRLAN(Executive Officer, Director)Wesley Yun(Founder)
Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalHabitat Partners
Meetingflow is an AI meeting assistant for enterprise sales teams that helps prepare for customer meetings, record and transcribe calls, take notes, and automate follow-ups.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Mesh provides a real-time B2B verification API that helps companies verify and onboard legitimate U.S. businesses, including SMBs and licensed professionals, by checking business registration, professional licenses, and business risk signals.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCoinbase VenturesEssence Venture CapitalLiberty City VenturesModerne VenturesParadigm+1 more
Neon Health builds AI workers that automate pharma patient-access workflows such as benefit verification, prior authorization, denials and appeals, financial assistance enrollment, patient onboarding, and adherence support.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Harry Bleyan(Founder)
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCNFX
Outbound AI builds conversational AI agents that automate phone-based administrative work in healthcare, particularly for medical billing and revenue cycle tasks.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtech
Jonathan Wiggs(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Overland AI develops ground autonomy solutions for military vehicles and land operations, enabling autonomous mobility without human operators.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSeattle, US
Byron Boots(Co-Founder & CEO)inStephanie Bonk(Co-Founder & President)inGreg Okopal(Co-Founder & COO)inJonathan Fink(Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Morales(Director)
Co-investors8VCOUP (Osage University Partners)Point72 VenturesVoyager CapitalCubit CapitalShasta Ventures+3 more
Recurrent builds software and data analytics tools to help consumers and dealerships transition to electric vehicles and optimize EV adoption.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaS
Scott Case(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityEnerTech CapitalPrelude VenturesWireframe VenturesGeneral Catalyst
RevOps Co-op is a professional community for Revenue Operations (RevOps) practitioners, offering on-demand expertise, best-practice content, online and live courses, networking events, and a conference.
EdTechFuture of WorkSales Tech
Co-investorsFirebrand VenturesFrontures
Rock Paper Coin is a booking and payment platform built for event professionals, offering proposals, contracts, electronic signatures, and digital invoicing with Stripe-powered payment processing.
FintechSaaSLake Oswego, US
Elizabeth Sheils(Co-founder)Nora Sheils(Co-founder)Valerie Troyer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsHearstLabLong Way VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalCascade Seed FundElevate Capital
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund
Solo is a mobile app for gig workers that consolidates income and mileage tracking, expense logging, and scheduling across multiple platforms like Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.
ConsumerFintechFuture of WorkBend, US
Bryce Bennett(Founder)Keith Ng(Founder)
Co-investorsBow CapitalExpaFUSERed Sea Ventures
Spiral Up is an AI agent that analyzes customer reviews, live chats, and calls to surface insights for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Co-investorsTechstarsTrilogy Equity PartnersGeneral Catalyst
Stack Moxie provides monitoring and alerting for critical marketing processes and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKirkland, US
M.H. Lines(Co-Founder, CEO)Shea Chanon(Co-Founder, Operations)Steven Dunston(Co-Founder, CRO)
Co-investorsCervinSwan Venture FundSybilla MastersTechstars
Stackery offers a platform for building, deploying, and operating serverless applications, with support for AWS services such as Lambda, SAM, SNS, and HTTP APIs.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSPortland, US
Chase Douglas(Executive Officer)Nathan Taggart(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDiane Fraiman(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)TechstarsVoyager CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Syft uses AI to identify person-level, high-intent buyers from website visits and LinkedIn engagement, enrich them via multiple data providers, and automatically trigger email, LinkedIn, and ad campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBloomberg Beta
Seattle, US
Cestjon McFarland(Executive Officer, Promoter)Kirt Debique(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBetaworksLong Way VenturesAscend Venture CapitalCascade Seed Fund
Taqtile builds Manifest, software designed for deskless workers on the frontline to complete operational tasks accurately and consistently.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US
Dirck T. Schou, Jr.(Founder, CEO)inJohn Tomizuka(Founder, CTO)inBrent Abrahamsen(CFO)
Co-investorsBDev VenturesScout VenturesScout Ventures
TerraByte builds foundation models and a secure mission platform that make satellite and aerial Earth observation imagery queryable across archive data and, increasingly, in real time on orbital sensors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechDublin, US
Vivek Goyal(Executive Officer, Director)Rishi Madhok(CEO & Co-founder)Fuxun Yu(CTO & Co-founder)
Trackingplan provides data quality monitoring and analytics validation software that automatically detects tracking failures and data issues in real time for analytics teams and practitioners.
AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBarcelona, ES
Alexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)inJose Padilla(Founder)inJose Luis Perez(Founder)Pedro Trujillano(Founder)inAlexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)in
Co-investorsNauta CapitalY Combinator
A writing platform that offers AI-assisted writing with access to premium models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySaaSNew York City, US
Stew Fortier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalSouth QuadY Combinator
Velou provides product data infrastructure for agentic commerce, using its retail-specific Commerce-1 model to turn unstructured or incomplete product catalogs into structured, context-rich data.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Sadee Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)Sadeesha Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrendon Wales(Director)Gavin Hewitt(Director)
Co-investorsFUSESentiero Ventures
Visual Vocal (Vv) was an AR/VR spatial computing platform used to remotely view jobsite locations, document facilities, and share immersive views among project stakeholders.
Construction TechDeep TechSaaS
Co-investorsFamily Angel Management FundNew York Venture Partners
Vouched provides identity verification software that confirms the identity of consumers and, through its Know Your Agent product, AI agents acting on users' behalf, using biometric analysis, document validation, and fraud models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesSeaChange
Whalesync enables two-way data synchronization between spreadsheet tools (Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion) and vertical SaaS applications (Webflow, Salesforce, HubSpot, Affinity), allowing teams to automate bulk data operations across platforms without manual CSV imports.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSMiami, US
Curtis Fonger(Founder)inMatthew Busel
Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorAvalanche VC
WhyLabs provided AI observability and monitoring tools for responsible AI adoption, including platforms for data logging, privacy-preserving monitoring, and large language model oversight.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAI FundAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorDefy PartnersMadrona Venture Group
Wrench operates a platform that brings certified mechanics to customers' locations for mobile auto repair and maintenance, letting car owners avoid shops and waiting.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Edward Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle Virta(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Casey Willis(Executive Officer, Director)William Beaver(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalMadrona Venture GroupTenaya Capital
Mahadev Book is an online sports betting platform offering cricket, football, tennis, kabaddi and 50+ other sports, with account setup, deposits, and withdrawals handled through WhatsApp.
ConsumerGaming
Yoodli is an AI-powered platform that provides interactive roleplay scenarios to help users improve their communication skills and public speaking confidence.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Varun Puri(CEO, Co-founder)Esha J.(Chief Customer Officer, Co-founder)Esha Joshi(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPatrick Ennis(Director)Neeraj Hablani(Director)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)J4 VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNeotribe Ventures+1 more
Zocks is an AI assistant for financial advisors that automates administrative work such as meeting notes, intake and account forms, client email replies, and CRM updates.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ákos Ratku(CTO and Co-founder)inMark Gilbert(CEO and Co-founder)in
Co-investorsEntrée Capital14Peaks CapitalIlluminate FinancialLightspeed Venture PartnersMotive PartnersQED Investors
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