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Candid Wholesale provides a virtual wholesale storefront that brands can embed in their own website, with collaborative order forms, invoicing, digital payments, shipment tracking, and business analytics.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceSaaS

CarbonBright provides software and analytics tools to help product companies measure and manage their environmental impact through automated lifecycle assessments, Scope 3 emissions mapping, and AI-powered sustainability analytics.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBend, US

Thejas (TJ) Nair(Founder)in

ClassHero organizes a K-12 school district's existing curriculum, pacing guides, assessments, and instructional resources into one connected weekly view for teachers, coaches, and district leaders.

EdTechSaaS

Curatedforyou uses machine vision and natural language processing to measure consumer motivations and predict perceptions at scale, serving as a data infrastructure tool for understanding consumer behavior.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSan Antonio, US

Katy Aucoin(Founder)inMatthew Shandy(Director)Katherine Aucoin(Executive Officer, Director)

Defunkify makes enzyme-based laundry detergents, powders, and odor/stain-removing boosters designed to eliminate odor at the source without synthetic fragrances, phosphates, chlorine, or optical brighteners.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerPortland, US

John M Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Robbie Reid(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Geiger(Executive Officer, Director)John Miller(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMyron Chadowitz(Director)Robert Wolf(Director)

Deviceflow reads the unstructured emails, texts, photos, and PDFs that medical device field reps already send — charge sheets, purchase orders, and inventory updates — and converts them into structured records inside a company's ERP, GL, and CRM.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Digs offers software for builders, including tools for storing, searching and sharing project files (DigsCloud), collaborative planning (DigsCanvas), and client handoff/care (DigsCare).

Construction TechPropTechSaaS

Ryan Fink(Founder)inTy Frackiewicz(Founder)in

Drypowder provides accounts receivable software for construction suppliers, offering a self-serve payment portal, a centralized AR management dashboard, and ERP integrations to collect payments and track receivables.

Construction TechFintechSaaS

Book with Eva is an online booking platform that connects event planners with vetted entertainment, speakers, and experience providers, matching clients to talent based on dates, budget, and event needs.

MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Makenzie Stokel(Co-founder)Channing Moreland(Co-founder)

Field Day operates a corporate community investment program that helps companies build relationships with nonprofits, organize employee volunteering, coordinate giving campaigns and matching, and track community impact over time.

HR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Fizz & Bubble makes self-care and bath products aimed at consumers looking to turn everyday routines into relaxation and me-time.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

FlexPoint is a cloud platform that provides enterprise-grade infrastructure with multi-layer security protections including encryption, passwordless authentication, and compliance certifications for managed service providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMinnetonka, US

FundMiner provides software for nonprofits to deploy, track, and report on fundraised dollars and donor gifts.

FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSEl Paso, US

Chelsea Lamego(Co-Founder and CEO)inAlejandro Stevenson-Duran(Co-Founder and CPTO)in

Goalfive designs and sells women's athletic apparel, including workout shorts, sports bras, tops, leggings, and joggers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

GreenT provides AI-driven sustainability and regulatory compliance software for multifamily real estate portfolios, tracking federal, state, and local Building Performance Standards, identifying compliance risk, and guiding retrofit and energy-efficiency decisions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechPropTech

Ryan Holmes(CEO)

Mill Creek, US

Tammy Savage(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAnthony Bontrager(Director)inRodney Clark(Director)

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)

Hubly is a workflow management and business operations platform for financial advisory firms that enables advisors to manage client relationships, business operations, and complex processes in a single system.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSVancouver, CA

Louis Retief(Co-founder)inRon Gorodetsky(Co-founder)

Kickplan provides a hosted billing and monetization backend for growth-stage SaaS companies, covering subscription and usage-based billing, quota enforcement, feature access control, trial management, and lifecycle automation.

Developer ToolsFintechSaaS

Kivo is a Part 11-compliant document and process management system for life sciences teams, covering document management (DMS), regulatory information management (RIM), quality management (QMS), and electronic trial master files (eTMF).

BiotechHealthtechSaaS

Locl is a local SEO and Google Business Profile management platform that automates listing accuracy, review responses, social posting, and directory synchronization across 50+ platforms using programmatic local SEO and AI.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPortland, US

JOEL SIEDENBURG(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Lumen Learning provides courseware and teaching tools built on open educational resources (OER) for higher education, aimed at faculty and students.

EdTechSaaS

n2uitive provides software for property and casualty insurance claims teams to record, transcribe, summarize, and analyze recorded statements.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaSSeattle, US

Joel Gendelman(CEO & Founder)Neil Griffiths(Chief Client Officer)inEvan Smith(VP of Technology)inJoey Lesh(VP of Product)inGeoff Meagher(Director)Frank Paganelli(Director)

Nectarine Credit provides a digital platform for managing and automating the trade credit workflow, including credit applications, bank verifications, vendor references, risk analysis, credit term approvals, and fraud protection.

FintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Opre is a performance management platform that replaces periodic performance reviews with continuous, automated insights and coaching, analyzing a team's work, communication, and context to surface patterns and personalized recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Platformr provides a CloudOps platform for AWS environments, offering organizational governance, workload deployment, and observability tools to centralize and manage cloud operations.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Play Cubed builds AI products for businesses and consumers, including Unvault.AI, an AI investment agent that performs deep research by sourcing insights from verified financial sources.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech

Randy Saaf(Co-founder)Octavio Herrera(Co-founder)Fazri Zubair(Co-founder)Noah Edelman(Co-founder)

Rigado operates a certification program for IoT devices to connect and operate on a unified retail IoT infrastructure powered by the Cascade 5000 access point.

IoTRetail TechSalem, US

Ben Corrado(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Rigling(Executive Officer)Greg Rau(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Corrado(Executive Officer)Kevin Tate(Executive Officer)

BoardSteve Buhuly(Director)

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)

Rockhopper addresses corporate finance workflows by providing a solution for collaborative spreadsheet management and financial audit processes.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Sebastian Perez Lawrence(CEO & Co-Founder)

ROOK provides a wearable health data API that enables developers and companies to integrate health and fitness data from wearable devices into their applications.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessMiami, US

Marco Benitez(CEO)Daniel Martinez(CTO)Jonas Dücker(CMO | COO)Oscar Garcia(CFO)Jose Esquivel(CQA)

Roost provides software that automates the cash security deposit lifecycle for property management operators, covering collection, compliance, refunds, unclaimed property/escheatment, and recovery of balances owed.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

RootNote provides data analytics and insights for content creators and businesses, helping them understand and optimize their content performance.

Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing TechSaaSNashville, US

Jason Burchard(Chief Executive Officer)Jeremy Burchard(Chief Creative Officer)Chandler Barnes(Chief Technical Officer)

BoardMyles Grote(Director)in

Rumpl designs and sells outdoor blankets and comfort gear, including its Original Puffy Blanket, fleece and merino wool blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, and mats made with environmentally responsible and recycled materials.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSan Francisco, US

Wylie Robinson(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Polinko(Executive Officer, Director)

Sella offers a service where vetted, insured "ReSella" experts sell users' unwanted items on marketplaces like eBay, Craigslist, Facebook, OfferUp, and Poshmark.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Slumberkins creates children's books, plush creatures, and affirmations designed to teach kids emotional lessons and build resilience.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechSpokane, US

Callie Christensen(Chief Brand Officer)Kelly Oriard(Chief Therapeutic Officer)Suzanne Kolb(Chief Executive Officer)Mark Schneider(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardEdith Dorsen(Director)inCaroline Lewis(Director)in

Starve Ups is an Oregon-based startup accelerator (self-described "scalerator") that provides end-to-end, founder-to-founder peer mentoring, networking, and support to member companies across all stages of the startup lifecycle without taking equity or charging fees.

Future of WorkPortland, US

Stiira is a purpose-built leave management platform that automates tracking, requests, approvals, and reporting for employee leaves of absence, helping organizations manage compliance with regulations such as FMLA, ADA, PFML, and PFL.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSPortland, US

Calvin Gower(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJean Roque(Director)

Seattle, US

Cestjon McFarland(Executive Officer, Promoter)Kirt Debique(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Tab Commerce builds an AI-powered financial technology platform designed for restaurants, offering spend control software, corporate cards, and financial services to improve profitability and cash flow management.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ty Wilson(Founder)in

Talin is an AI co-pilot for staffing and recruiting agencies that automates outbound recruiting, candidate shortlisting, and sales prospecting, integrating with existing ATS and CRM systems.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

TextRebates runs consumer engagement campaigns for brands, including rebates, instant redeemable coupons, sweepstakes, surveys, and loyalty rewards, along with receipt submission and payout processing.

AdTechMarketing TechRetail Tech

Tiga offers an AI "Revenue Teammate" that works within Slack or Teams to autonomously execute go-to-market tasks such as researching buying signals, building and enriching target lists, updating CRM records, and generating personalized outreach.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

ToolBelt is a job platform for licensed residential construction contractors, matching them with nearby projects and helping them find qualified subcontractors and labor.

Construction TechFuture of WorkMarketplacesVancouver, US

Joshua Engelbrecht(President & CEO)Ross Barbieri(Chief Technology Officer & Secretary)

BoardGlenn Butler(Director)

Tripgrid is a team travel booking platform that lets internal travel arrangers book flights for multiple travelers at once, with stored traveler profiles, batch checkout, real-time flight tracking, and 24/7 flight support.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityTualatin, US

Cindy Allen(Director)James Horn(Director)Jacob A Hoskins(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Kennedy(Director)Joseph D Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)

Unthinkable Voices produces short custom videos, primarily one-minute sales and brand videos, through a fully remote three-stage process involving interviews recorded via Zoom and smartphone.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSales Tech

Fintech infrastructure platform simplifying and accelerating the launch of digital financial products.

Upward provides software infrastructure for companies to launch credit products that increase credit visibility for consumers, helping lenders achieve higher approval rates while offering consumers access to lower interest rates.

FintechSaaSSeattle, US

Aaron Gregory(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Danielle Hill(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCatherine Williams(Director)William Finney(Director)

WavelyDx offers an FDA-listed acoustic scanning device and companion smartphone app that lets parents check their child's ears at home for signs of an ear infection.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Shyamnath Gollakota(Director, Promoter)Randall Bly(Director, Promoter)inArna Ionescu Stoll(Chief Executive Officer)inJacob Reider(Chief Health, Privacy, & Security Officer)inJoe Cotellese(VP of Technology)inJud Heugel(Executive Officer)

Wildfang is a fashion brand founded in 2013 that designs bold suiting, reimagined workwear, and statement apparel in sizes XS–4X for people who reject rigid gender norms.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commercePortland, US

Emma McIlroy(Co-founder & CEO)Julia Parsley(Co-founder)Taralyn Thuot(Co-founder)Amy Hjorth(Executive Officer)

BoardSarmad Saghir(Director)Jonathan Whitcher(Director)

WiseOx builds customizable AI assistants (branded "AI Mascots") that businesses train on their own data to handle tasks such as HR onboarding, sales lead qualification, content creation, customer support, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

YearOne is an AI-powered software engineering intelligence platform that provides data-driven insights to help development teams improve productivity, reduce burnout, and mitigate project delivery risk.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHR TechPortland, US

Zembula offers a Composition Engine that automates personalization of daily retail marketing emails, dynamically selecting and personalizing content for each recipient at the moment of open.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaSPortland, US

Robert J. Haydock(President, CEO, Secretary and Director)Carl Thorner(Co-founder & CTO)Robert Haydock(Co-founder & CEO)

BoardCarl E. Thorner(Director)