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Applied Bioplastics develops sustainable plastic and composite materials, including BioFi (a thermoplastic combining agricultural waste with standard, recycled, or biobased polymers) and BTR Board (a biothermoset resin composite made with woven jute fiber).

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsAustin, US

Colin William Ardern(Executive Officer)Alexander Irving Blum(Executive Officer)Alex Blum(Founder)inColin Ardernin

Co-investorsGAGaingelsGOGoAhead VenturesGRGreat Stuff VenturesR/R/GA Ventures

Arbol provides a platform that enables licensed insurance brokers and agents to create and manage parametric insurance products for climate and weather risks.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

Astrapi develops spiral-based signal modulation technology for radio communications, enabling improvements in cellular networks, satellite systems, microwave networks, and space communications.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechDallas, US

Jerrold Prothero(CEO and Founder)David Shaw(Co-Founder/Chief Commercialization Officer)Rita Martinez Solon(Co-founder and Director of Strategic Support)

Co-investorsASAscend Venture Capital

Cased uses AI to automate cloud infrastructure management, letting developers describe what they want to deploy and where while the tool handles tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

GBGarrett Bjerkhoel(Director, Promoter)inBBBen Bleikamp(Director, Promoter)inBryan Byrne(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardTNTed Nyman(Founder)in

Co-investorsABAbstraction CapitalSASancus VenturesFOFounders FundGAGaingels

Journey Foods provides supply chain insights and data access from thousands of sources to guide product development and operational decisions in the food industry.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechSaaS

Riana Lynn(Founder)in

Co-investorsCHChloe CapitalSOSOSV

MetaSoul is a digital identity platform that creates and maintains a personalized "digital soul" for users, tracking emotional and experiential growth through a dashboard and connected app experiences.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingRobotics

OXIO operates a cloud-native, API-first Telecom-as-a-Service platform that lets telcos, startups, retailers, banks, and other brands launch and manage their own MVNO or embedded connectivity products without telecom expertise.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSaaSNew York, US

NGNicolas Girard(Co-founder)inJason Hugh Evans(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJVJulio Vasconcellos(Director)inMatt Shapiro(Director)CBCaio Bolognesi(Director)inFrank Ianna(Director)

Co-investorsCOCollab+CurrencyDIDigital Currency GroupFUFuture Perfect VenturesKIKing River CapitalMOMONASHEESMUMulticoin Capital+5 more

Producers Trust builds digital infrastructure for agricultural and food systems sustainability, offering a Salesforce-based landscape relationship management platform to coordinate multi-stakeholder programs.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSLos Angeles, US

Keith Agoada(Chief Executive Officer)Andres Angel(Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer)

Star Catcher builds a space-based power grid that uses optical power beaming to transmit concentrated solar energy directly to satellites' existing solar arrays, increasing their available power without hardware modifications.

Deep TechEnergySpace TechJacksonville, US

Michael Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)inARAndrew Rush(Executive Officer, Director)inBLBryan Lyandvert(Founder)inNONathan O'Konek(Executive Officer)in

BoardDRDavid Rothzeid(Director)inJeff Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsAUAurelia FoundryB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalFJFJ LabsGRGreatPoint VenturesINInitialized Capital+7 more