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GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

ACAlex Chung(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)BZBrad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)

BoardJLJeremy Liew(Director)in

Board seatJohn Borthwick· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBEBetaworksGLGlynn Capital ManagementGVGV (Google Ventures)IVIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)LELerer HippeauLILightspeed Venture Partners+6 more

Apportable provides tools for developers to compile Objective-C and C++ applications to Android, enabling them to publish to Android without rewriting code in Java.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsHEHeavybitY Y Combinator1111.2 CapitalACACE & CompanyAMAME Cloud VenturesGVGV (Google Ventures)+4 more

Beep manufactures long-battery wireless sensors that transmit data from remote locations to cloud platforms, with built-in environmental sensing and extensible ports for additional sensor types.

Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US

DCDaniel Conrad(Founder/CEO)inSLShawn Lewis(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorDODolby LaboratoriesELElefundFUFuel CapitalFUFundersClubINInitialized Capital+4 more

Bezi is an AI agent that operates within Unity to assist game developers with code generation, scene building, debugging, and automation tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingOakland, US

CUCecilia Uhr(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer / Founding Designer)inJPJulian Park(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inDBDenys Bastov(Co-founder and technical/security leader)in

BoardCPChetan Puttagunta(Director)inSLSusan Liu(Director / investor representative)in

Co-investorsBEBessemer Venture PartnersDEDesigner FundUNUncork Capital2.2.12 Angels8V8VCADAdverb Ventures+16 more

Breaker is an app for discovering and listening to podcasts, with plans to offer exclusive premium audio content on a paid subscription basis to listeners and provide publishers with analytics and community engagement tools.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

LCLeah Culver(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsBEBessemer Venture PartnersMAMain Sequence VenturesY Y CombinatorACACE & CompanyARArena VenturesEMEmles Advisors+7 more

Maker of Caira, an intelligent interchangeable-lens camera that captures, edits, and shares content with integrated on-camera AI processing and MagSafe iPhone connectivity.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsASAscensionBEBetaworks7P7percent VenturesF4F4 Fund

Couple.me is an AI-powered chat application that lets users create and interact with customizable virtual AI characters, including AI girlfriends and boyfriends, for entertainment and companionship.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US

OKOleg Kostour(Founder)inAKAnton Krutiansky(Founder)inMPMichael Petrov(Founder)inARAswinkumar Rajendiran(Founder)inJMJamie Murai(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorFOFounder CollectiveINInitialized CapitalLELerer HippeauSASam AltmanSLSlow Ventures+7 more

Culture Genesis is a media and creator company that uses agentic AI to package creator-led video into brand-safe ad inventory, route deals to agencies, verify campaigns, and pay creators automatically.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator Economy

Co-investorsBEBetaworksMUMucker Capital

Embedly provides an API and tools that enable developers and publishers to embed rich media content from over 1,000 providers into websites, along with image optimization and link insights.

AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Sean Creeley(Founder)inAGArthur Gibson(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorBEBetaworksLOLowercase CapitalSOSocial LeverageSVSV AngelVEVenture51

Estimote develops Ultra Wideband (UWB) tags and proximity sensors for precise indoor and outdoor location tracking, automation, and asset management across warehousing, logistics, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainKraków, PL

JKJakub Krzych(Founder/CEO)inLKLukasz Kostka(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsACActivant CapitalCOCommerce VenturesFUFundersClubHOHomebrewJAJavelin Venture PartnersY Y Combinator+11 more

Flower develops collaborative AI infrastructure and tools, including federated learning platforms, AI agents, and language models that enable organizations to build and deploy AI networks while maintaining data privacy and control.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHamburg, DE

DJDaniel J. Beutel(Founder)inNLNic Lane(Founder)inTTTaner Topal(Founder)inNLNicholas Lane(Founder)in

Co-investorsBEBetaworksFEFelicis VenturesFIFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMOMozilla VenturesPIPioneerY Y Combinator+2 more

Genius is a crowdsourced music encyclopedia where a community of contributors annotates and discusses song lyrics, artist information, and music culture across all genres.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York City, US

TLTom Lehman(Founder/CEO)inIZIlan Zechory(Founder)in

BoardJacob Cohen(Director)Steve Stoute(Director)BHBen Horowitz(Director)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzCOCollaborative FundLELerer HippeauTRTransmedia CapitalY Y CombinatorPEPegasus Tech Ventures+5 more

Ghost Commander builds interactivity tools for live streaming, enabling viewers to make predictions, join raffles, earn and spend virtual currency on stream-affecting items, appear as on-screen characters, and display trending chat emotes as overlays.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US

Keenan Mosimann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lauren Liedel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Homebrew is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed funding (typically $100k–$500k, with select larger investments) along with hands-on counsel to mission-driven, early-stage founders.

Sector Agnostic

SPSatya Patel(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBloomberg BetaFOFoundryCACapitalX

Hugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBrooklyn, US

JCJulien Chaumond(Executive Officer, Director)inCDClement Delange(Executive Officer, Director)CDClément Delangue(Co-founder & CEO)inTWThomas Wolf(Co-founder & CSO)in

Co-investorsA.A.Capital VenturesAIAIX VenturesBEBetaworksCOCoatue ManagementCOConnetic VenturesFEFelicis Ventures+26 more

Journey is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that combines predictive analytics, personalized outreach, and a clinical network — powered by its Journey Signal AI engine — to detect employee mental health risk early and provide proactive care.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthNew York, US

SSStephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)inSZSue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)in

BoardBDBrendan Dickinson(Director)inJoshua Siegel(Director)

Co-investors3737 AngelsALAlumni VenturesBEBetaworksCACanaan PartnersCICity LightCOCourtside Ventures+9 more

Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsNew York City, US

X(Xavier (Tianhao) Chi(Founder)inSPSebastian Peralta(Founder)in

Co-investorsACACADEMY INVESTORAIAIN VenturesBEBetaworksFOFoundersX VenturesFUFuel Venture CapitalIMImagination Capital+22 more

Midsummer Studios is an independent game studio developing a next-generation life simulation game that lets players create and share their own stories.

GamingBaltimore, US

Jacob Solomon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William Miller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nelsie Birch(Executive Officer, Promoter)in

BoardSBShanti Bergel(Director)in

Co-investorsBEBetaworksTITIRTA VenturesTRTRANSCENDF4F4 FundKRKrafton

OMGPOP develops multiplayer games distributed across social networks, mobile platforms, and its own website.

ConsumerGamingNew York City, US

CFCharles Forman(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsBEBessemer Venture PartnersMIMillennium New HorizonsTRTrebuchet PartnersY Y CombinatorSPSpark Capital

Podsights (now Spotify Ad Analytics) provides advertisers with measurement and analytics tools to track the performance of audio ad campaigns across Spotify's music and podcasts as well as off-platform digital audio, offering real-time insights and lift reporting in a centralized dashboard.

AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGRGreycroftNVNVP CapitalSUSupernode GlobalBDBDMIBEBetaworksNENewark Venture Partners

Product Hunt runs an online platform where users submit, browse, vote on, and comment on new tech products such as mobile apps, websites, and hardware projects.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

RHRyan Hoover(Founder)inRARajiv Ayyangar(CEO)in

BoardSSSteven Sinofsky(Director)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzCOCowboy VenturesGVGV (Google Ventures)Y Y CombinatorBEBetaworksGRGreylock Partners+9 more

Rownd AI manufactures fully autonomous drones equipped with edge-based intelligence and satellite/cellular redundancy to remove operator dependency, currently deployed with U.S.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsRaleigh, US

RTRobert Thelen(Founder)inMHMatt Hamann(Founder)RORachel Orrino(Founder)in

Co-investorsUNUncorrelated VenturesY Y CombinatorACACADEMY INVESTORALAlumni VenturesASAsymmetry VenturesEIEight Capital+12 more

Sensity AI develops deepfake detection technology that identifies synthetically generated or manipulated images, videos, and audio by using deep learning to detect pixel-level and acoustic artifacts left by generative AI.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechGovTech

GPGiorgio Patrini(Co-founder)inFCFrancesco Cavalliin

Co-investorsBEBetaworksGMGMG VenturesMEMercuri.vcMIMI.TO TechnologyBDBDMI

Songkick is a platform that helps music fans track their favorite artists and discover live concerts, providing personalized alerts and ticket purchasing options.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityEngland, GB

IHIan Hogarth(Founder/CEO)inPFPete Finlay (né Smith)(Founder/COO)inMichelle You(Founder/CPO)inAdam Ray(Executive Officer)Matthew Jones(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Schiffer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsUNUncork CapitalY Y CombinatorACAccess IndustriesBEBetaworksCOCoilINIndex Ventures+7 more

SquadApp is a platform that helps people connect with friends, family, and collaborators in real-time to reduce loneliness and isolation.

ConsumerSocialWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

ESEthan Sutin(Founder/CTO)inEVEdwin van Vliet(Creator & Developer)AAAnthony Adamovich(Founder)in

Co-investorsDRDream MachineTHThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Y Y CombinatorAGAgrolimen VenturesBABasis Set VenturesBBBBG Ventures+6 more

Streem built an augmented-reality-powered remote video assistance platform that let service professionals see customers' problems through their smartphone cameras and capture spatial data.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDeveloper ToolsMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

RMRitik Malhotra(Founder/CEO)inTLTanooj Luthra(Founder/CTO)inSRSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalFLFlying Fish VenturesGFGFR FundOROregon Venture FundY Y CombinatorARArbor Ventures+4 more

Svbtle is a publishing platform for writers to organize, develop, and share articles and ideas.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Dustin Curtis(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorINInitialized CapitalSVSV AngelTUTuesday Capital

Tipjoy built a payments platform enabling merchants to monetize digital goods, nonprofits to collect donations, and individuals to transfer money to each other.

Fintech

IKIvan Kirigin(Founder/CTO)inAKAbigail Kirigin(Founder/interaction designer)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorBEBetaworksLOLowercase Capital

URX was a mobile deep-linking startup that built technology for linking between apps and surfacing relevant in-app content and actions.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US

NSNate Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsGVGV (Google Ventures)Y Y CombinatorACAccelANAndreessen HorowitzCYCyberAgent CapitalFIFirst Round Capital+9 more

A platform that dispatches mechanics to car owners at their homes or offices to perform repairs and maintenance services across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

AAArt Agrawal(Founder/CEO)inDLDongyi Liao(Founder/CTO)inAbhas Dodrajka(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardJoe Medved(Director)Marissa Campise(Director)

Co-investorsAMAmerican Family VenturesFRFraser McCombs CapitalGEGen CapitalLALaunchCapitalLELerer HippeauMOMontage Capital+16 more