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Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

AFAndrew Feldman(Founder)inGLGary Lauterbach(Founder)inMJMichael James(Founder)inSLSean Lie(Founder)inJFJean-Philippe Fricker(Founder)in

Co-investors202080 VenturesALAlpha Wave GlobalARArtisanal VenturesAUAurum Venture PartnersAZAzure Ventures GroupB B Capital+49 more

Chime is a US financial technology company offering fee-free checking and savings accounts, debit and credit-builder cards, early access to direct-deposited pay and no-fee overdraft cover.

San Francisco, US

RKRyan King(Founder)inCBChris Britt(Founder)inKatherine Karas(Executive Officer)MNMatthew Newcomb(Executive Officer)in

BoardJFJim Feuille(Director)inSCShawn Carolan(Director)in

Co-investorsACAccess Technology VenturesADAdventure FundALAliya Capital PartnersAMAmino CapitalASAspect VenturesAUAurum+39 more

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and AI tools for developers and builders, offering services including virtual machines (Droplets), Kubernetes, managed databases, and serverless functions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

MUMoisey Uretsky(Founder)inBUBen Uretsky(Founder)inMitchell Wainer(Executive Officer)KAKarl Alomar(Executive Officer)inPadmanabhan Srinivasan(Chief Executive Officer)Alec Hartman(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccess Technology VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzARArkin CapitalARArkin Digital HealthBABalaji SrinivasanHAHanaco Venture Capital+10 more

Ginkgo Bioworks designs custom engineered organisms for customers across multiple markets, operating foundries that use software and hardware automation to scale the organism engineering process.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

JKJason Kelly(Founder)inRSReshma Shetty(Founder)inBCBarry Canton(Founder)inACAustin Che(Founder)inTKTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors1111.2 CapitalALAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAZAzure Capital PartnersB3B3 HoldingBLBlue Owl CapitalCACannage Capital+62 more

Instacart operates an online marketplace for same-day grocery delivery and pickup, connecting shoppers with retailers to bring groceries and everyday essentials to households.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

AMApoorva Mehta(Chairman \u0026 Founding CEO)inBLBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMMMax Mullen(Founder)inCRChris Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inEREmily Reuter(Chief Financial Officer)inHetong Li(Senior Software Engineer)

Co-investorsA*A*ANAndreessen HorowitzAVAvenue Growth PartnersBABACKGROUND CAPITALBLBling CapitalBRBright Pixel Capital+55 more

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

VTVlad Tenev(Founder)inBBBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGHGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardSSScott Sandell(Director)in

Co-investors1/1/1 CapitalACACME CapitalALAlgerALAliya Capital PartnersAMAmplo VenturesANAndreessen Horowitz+67 more

Samsara develops an operations management platform that digitizes workflows and improves safety, efficiency, and sustainability for organizations managing complex physical operations, serving customers in construction, transportation, warehousing, field services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and the public sector.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

JBJohn Bicket(Founder)inSBSanjit Biswas(Founder)in

BoardMAMarc Andreessen(Director)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzDEDePIN XDRDria VenturesFEFelicis VenturesGEGeneral CatalystKLKluz Ventures+6 more

Unity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.

AdTechCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingSan Francisco, US

DHDavid Helgason(Founder)inJAJoachim Ante(Founder)Nicholas Francis(Founder)inMBMatthew Bromberg(CEO and President)in

Co-investorsDEDeepwater Asset ManagementEDEdge VCEQEQUIAMEVEvolution VC PartnersGPGP BullhoundIGiGlobe Partners+18 more

Apis Cor develops autonomous 3D printing robots that print structural walls on construction sites, and offers related products including move-in-ready 3D printed homes, custom concrete elements, and construction training.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardwareRoboticsMelbourne, US

Nikita Cheniutai(Director)Anna Cheniutai(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsATAt One VenturesALAlchemist Accelerator

Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

MSMihir Shukla(Founder)inNMNeeti Mehta Shukla(Founder)inAKAnkur Kothari(Founder)inClyde Hosein(Executive Officer)inNancy HaugeinNeeti Mehta(Founder)

Co-investors141435 CapitalAXAxevil CapitalCOCollective LiquidityENEniac VenturesEQEQUIAMFIFirebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc+17 more

Axiom Space develops commercial space stations and provides access to low-Earth orbit microgravity environments for research, manufacturing, and innovation by governments, researchers, and organizations.

Defense TechEdTechHardwareSpace Tech

DKDr. Kam Ghaffarian(Founder)inMSMichael Suffredini(Founder)inKam Ghaffarian(Founder)

Co-investors181802 Ventures2A2am VCAIAidenlair CapitalALAlumni VenturesAUAurum Venture PartnersAXAxevil Capital+47 more

Better is a mortgage and home financing platform that offers purchase mortgages, refinancing, home equity lines of credit, and related services including title, closing, and agent matching for homebuyers and refinancers.

FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

VGVishal Garg(Founder)in

Co-investorsACActivant CapitalALAlumni VenturesFAFantail VenturesFRFramework VenturesGAGaingelsKHKhosla Ventures+13 more

Branch provides financial services and lending solutions to underserved populations in emerging markets, particularly in Africa and India.

Fintech

DJDaniel Jung(Founder)inMatthew Flannery(Founder)inPSPremal Shah(President)inMatt Flannery(Founder)

Co-investors8V8VCANAndreessen HorowitzB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalCRCreation Investments Capital ManagementDADag Ventures+14 more

Calm is a mental health app offering guided meditations, sleep stories, soundscapes, and stress-relief tools designed to help users manage anxiety, improve sleep, and build healthy habits for overall wellness.

HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessMiami, US

ATAlex Tew(Founder)inMAMichael Acton Smith(Founder)inDKDavid Ko(CEO)

Co-investorsACAcumen AmericaBRBrighter CapitalCHCherubic VenturesCOConnect VenturesELElefundEQEQUIAM+25 more

DailyPay provides on-demand pay solutions that allow employees to access their earned wages before traditional paycheck cycles, serving employers and workers seeking greater financial flexibility.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York, US

NCNelson Chai(Chief Executive Officer)inDSDeepa Subramanian(Chief Financial Officer)inABAndrew Brandman(Chief Operating Officer)inPDPoulomi Damany(Chief Product Officer)inDDDavid Dyar(Chief Technology Officer)JDJared DeMatteis(Chief Legal & Strategy Officer)in

Co-investors1/1/1 CapitalACAccess Technology VenturesANAnthem Venture Management, LlcCACarrick Capital PartnersCOCollective LiquidityEQEQUIAM+18 more

US direct-to-consumer telehealth company selling prescription and OTC treatments online by subscription; NYSE-listed as HIMS.

JAJack Abraham(Founder)inAndrew Dudum(Founder)Hilary Coles(Founder)Joe Spector(Founder)

Co-investors7G7GC & Co8V8VCA-A-Rod CorpATAtomicBEBeta CapitalBLBling Capital+24 more

Indigo is an agricultural company that develops technologies to help farmers achieve sustainable farming practices while improving profitability and environmental outcomes.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechFoodTechCharleston, US

David Berry(Founder)Geoffrey von Maltzahn(Founder)Ignacio Martinez(Founder)inNoubar Afeyan(Founder)

Co-investorsACActivant CapitalALAllied Venture PartnersINInvestXLILingottoOLOlive Tree CapitalTITimon Capital+1 more

A plant-based egg company that creates egg products from plant ingredients as an alternative to conventional egg production.

ConsumerFoodTechEmeryville, US

Josh Tetrick(Founder)inJosh Balk(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBlue Horizon CorporationCOCollaborative FundDYDynabrand VenturesNENew Ground VenturesRARadicle ImpactSNSnatched Ventures+7 more

Netskope offers a cloud-native platform that converges security and networking (SASE/SSE) to secure access to AI, cloud, web, and private applications for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

SBSanjay Beri(Founder)inKrishna Narayanaswamy(Founder)Lebin Cheng(Founder)Ravi Ithal(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccel3S3Spoke CapitalADAdit Ventures Management, LlcBABallistic VenturesBABase PartnersBEBerkeley Frontier+19 more

Ripple Foods makes plant-based milk, shakes, and half & half products from yellow peas, marketed as sustainable alternatives to dairy and other plant-based milks.

Climate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodBerkeley, US

Adam Lowry(Founder)DNDr. Neil Renninger(Co-founder)Neil Renninger(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBloom8COCollaborative FundEVEvolution VC PartnersFAFall Line CapitalGRGroundForce CapitalGVGV (Google Ventures)+9 more

SecurityScorecard provides third-party risk management (TPRM) software using AI to help organizations identify, monitor, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across their supply chain and vendor networks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

SKSam Kassoumeh(Founder)inAYAleksandr Yampolskiy(Founder)in

Co-investorsBOboldstart venturesEVEvolution Equity PartnersINIntel CapitalNGNGP CapitalRIRiverwood CapitalAXAXA Venture Partners+8 more

Sendwave operates a mobile app for low-cost international money transfers, letting people send remittances from North America and Europe to recipients in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

B2B MarketplacesFintechBoston, US

DDDrew Durbin(Founder/CEO)inLincoln Quirk(Founder)inWDWei Deng(Product manager + Operator)inJohn Cockrell

Co-investors141435 CapitalACAccess Technology VenturesDEDepth VenturesFLFlex Capital PartnersFLFlourish VenturesINInitialized Capital+21 more

ThoughtSpot builds data analytics and business intelligence software to make data accessible to organizations across industries.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US

ASAjeet Singh(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)inAPAmit Prakash(Co-founder)inSNSudheesh Nair(Founder)inMDMohit Daswani(Executive Officer)inKetan Karkhanis(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardQCQuentin Clark(Director)in

Co-investorsBABallistic VenturesEQEQUIAMGAGaingelsGEGeneral CatalystGEGeodesic CapitalGLGlade Brook Capital Partners+14 more

Zipline operates a drone delivery service for rapid order fulfillment, with a focus on maintaining product temperature integrity during transit.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US

KRKeller Rinaudo Cliffton(Founder)inKWKeenan Wyrobek(Founder)inRyan Oksenhorn(Founder)inWHWill Hetzler(Founder)inKeller Rinaudo(Founder)Nikhil Simha(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBABallistic VenturesBOBoxGroupBRBright Success CapitalEVEvolution VC PartnersEXExceptional Capital+40 more