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Bedrock Energy develops drilling technology and data algorithms for designing and installing geothermal borehole fields used for building heating and cooling.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyLos Angeles, US

SLSilviu Livescu(Founder)inJLJoselyn Lai(Founder)inJoel Wishkovsky(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPSPaul Straub(Director)in

Co-investorsCACantos VenturesDIDivergent CapitalENEnergy Impact PartnersTHThird DerivativeTITitanium VenturesTOToba Capital+5 more

Bot Auto develops autonomous trucks for goods transportation, focusing on reducing environmental impact in the logistics industry.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsHouston, US

XHXiaodi Hou(Founder)in

Co-investorsTATaihill VentureUPUpHonest CapitalLILinear Capital

Brelle develops a modular energy platform for high-performance machines, combining battery hardware, embedded AI-enabled software, and automated manufacturing.

Deep TechEnergyHardwareLos Alamitos, US

Martin Hermez(Founder)Nachiket V(Founder)

Co-investorsRERefactor Capital

Brink is a generalized intents protocol for Web3 that offers an Intent Engine accessible via API, letting developers integrate features such as gasless recurring token swaps.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Co-investorsIOIOSG VenturesLELemniscapINIndicator Ventures

Tomas van Stee(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOGolden VenturesINInovia CapitalPAPanache Ventures

Tomas van Stee(Founder)in

Co-investorsACActive Impact InvestmentsGOGolden VenturesINInovia Capital

Co-investorsWAWaterloo Accelerator CentreINInovia Capital

Uses advanced computational algorithms to design sophisticated novel enzymes.

GLGideon Lapidoth(Founder)inDror Baran(Founder)

Co-investorsKHKhosla VenturesNENextLeap VenturesGRGrove VenturesSASapir Venture Partners

Extellis is developing satellite technology to deliver high-resolution (1 m) Earth imagery at industrial scale for remote monitoring applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechDurham, US

Jeffrey Ludwig(Executive Officer)MBMichael Boyarsky(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJWJustin Wright-Eakes(Director)inDSDavid Smith(Director)in

Co-investorsBLBlueLake.vcDUDuke Capital PartnersOVOval Park CapitalSHShell Ventures

From Yellow To Orange (fyto) is a Japanese company that produces and distributes music and video, composes and arranges music, and plans, develops, and sells games and digital content.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentPetaluma, US

KEKenji Eno(Founder)YIYuka Iino(Representative Director (CEO))Jason Prapas(Executive Officer, Director)Harold Kruth(Director)Andy Wheeler(Director)

Co-investorsAGAgFunderGVGV (Google Ventures)CICity LightRERefactor Capital

Fyto develops nutrient recycling and protein production technology for farmers, enabling sustainable food production with reduced environmental impact.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTechRoboticsSan Francisco Bay Area, US

Jason Prapas(Founder)

Co-investorsCICity LightAGAgFunderBABaukunstGVGV (Google Ventures)RERefactor Capital

Gradient provides passwordless multi-factor authentication that replaces traditional passwords and credential-based access, designed to reduce account takeovers and authentication-related security risks for enterprise users.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

EYEric Yang(Founder)inYGYuan Gao(Founder)in

Co-investorsGEGeekCartelMUMulticoin CapitalANAnsa CapitalATAt One VenturesAZAzolla VenturesHEHeartfelt Capital+2 more

Infinite Analytics builds SherlockAI, an AI platform that generates consumer insights to support business decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechCambridge, US

ABAkash Bhatia(CRO & Cofounder)Purushotham Botla(Director)PBPuru Botla(CEO & Cofounder)inHarish Bhatia(Director)

Co-investorsFIFirst Star Ventures

iOrganBio builds CellForge, an AI- and automation-driven platform for engineering and manufacturing human cells and organoids.

Co-investorsCACape Fear BioCapitalHAHartmann CapitalSOSOSVALAlix VenturesINIndieBio

Jellyfish provides software engineering intelligence and team management tools for engineering organizations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

DGDavid Gourley(Founder)inAndrew Lau(Founder)Phil Braden(Founder)Philip Braden(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelINInsight PartnersPIPillar VCWIWingHAHalf Court VenturesTITiger Global Management

Kanary is a digital privacy and security platform that finds where an individual's personal information is exposed across search engines, social media, and data brokers, then removes it and helps prevent future leaks.

ConsumerCybersecuritySaaSChicago, US

Rachel Vrabec(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y Combinator202048 Ventures

MotionHall provides a software platform combined with strategy consulting for senior biopharma executives, supporting IP portfolio management and business development transactions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaS

Native Voice operates an on-demand voice services library letting users reach branded voice assistants across audio devices.

Denver, US

John Goscha(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpAZAzure Capital PartnersBABantam GroupMAMaccabee VenturesPJPJCTETech Square Ventures+8 more

Nomic offers an end-to-end protein profiling service built on its nELISA technology, quantifying up to 1000 informative proteins with absolute quantification for research studies.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal, CA

MDMilad Dagher(Founder)inJMJeff Munzar(Founder)inElisha Krauss(Operations Manager)Ani Muradyan(Recruiter)

Co-investorsAMAmplitude Venture CapitalAVAvant BioFRFront Row VenturesRARaptor GroupY Y Combinator202048 Ventures+9 more

Parallel Wireless develops open radio access network (RAN) software and solutions for telecommunications operators.

Cloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareBoston, US

Sridhar(Co-founder)Kaitki(Co-founder, Chief Product Officer)SPSteve Papa(Executive Officer, Director)inRajesh Mishra(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsDNDN CapitalFIFirst Star VenturesFLFloodgateG G SquaredSISIP Global PartnersWEWestern Technology Investment+1 more

FMFazal Mahmood(Founder)in

Co-investorsHUHustle Fund

Plex Research develops AI based on search engine algorithms to help biopharmaceutical companies analyze data for drug discovery and scientific research.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechCambridge, US

DSDouglas Selinger(Chief Scientific Officer & Founder)inBGBrian Gilman(Chief Executive Officer)inTWTimothy Wall(Chief Architect)in

Co-investorsBOBoston Seed CapitalVIVitalStage Ventures

Plus One Robotics develops intelligent parcel handling robotics systems that combine computer vision, AI, and supervised autonomy for logistics and ecommerce organizations.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Antonio, US

ENErik Nieves(Founder)inSEShaun Edwards(Founder)inPHPaul Hvass(Founder)in

BoardWRWhitney Rockley(Director)inCGChris Girgenti(Director)inTOToshiya Otani(Director)

Co-investorsBMBMW i VenturesDYDynamo VenturesFFFf Venture CapitalGAGaingelsINIndustrious VenturesINInterwoven Ventures+14 more

PlusOne develops interactive holographic technology designed as a next-generation computer interface, with current applications focused on education through AI and mixed reality.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHardwareLos Angeles, JP

JSJon Su(Co-founder & CEO)in

Board栗原 聡

Co-investorsDBDBJ CapitalGUgumi Inc

rENIAC builds a Data Engine that acts as a drop-in database accelerator using FPGA, CPU and tiered storage (DRAM+SSD) to lower latency and increase throughput for SQL, NoSQL and Graph databases.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareMountain View, US

PSPrasanna Sundararajan(CEO)in

Co-investorsBUBullpen CapitalFIFirst Star VenturesJ-J-VenturesALAlchemist AcceleratorINIntel CapitalLELeawood Venture Capital Llc+2 more

Resilinc provides agentic AI software for supply chain risk management that detects disruptions in real time and recommends mitigation actions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMilpitas, US

SVSumit Vakil(Executive Officer)inBVBindiya Vakil(Executive Officer, Director)inGregory Silich(Director)

BoardRMRavi Mohan(Director)inJDJohn Dougery(Director)in

Co-investorsBRBright Success CapitalESEscalate Capital PartnersFIFirst Star VenturesINInventus Capital PartnersPAPartech VenturesSTStreamlined Ventures+3 more

Robigo develops engineered microbial crop protection products for growers, including a biological solution targeting Sudden Death Syndrome in soybean.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

AWAndee Wallace, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCongruent VenturesENEndeavor8GOGood Growth CapitalSUSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALSVSVG Ventures | THRIVETHThe E14 Fund+4 more

Romix Bio develops technology to generate deeper insights into disease biology and therapeutic activity.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

CLConor Loy(Founder)inDMDavid McKellar(Founder)in

Co-investors202048 Ventures

Salient produces AI-powered subseasonal-to-seasonal weather and climate forecasts spanning one day to one year, using deep neural networks trained on ocean, land-surface, and climate data.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechFalmouth, US

Matthew Stein(Executive Officer, Director)RSRaymond Schmitt(Executive Officer, Director)inRSRay Schmitt(Co-founder)inESEric Schmitt(Co-founder)inSSStephen Schmitt(Co-founder)in

BoardPSPaul Straub(Director)in

Co-investorsBLBlindspot Ventures Management CoENEndeavor8WIWireframe VenturesMUMunich Re Ventures

SaolaAI develops software assurance solutions designed to help companies ensure their systems remain secure and reliable without breaking in production.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

AFArkady Fukzon(CEO and co-founder)ESEran Shahar(CTO and co-founder)

Scoot Science provides ocean intelligence for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations, offering real-time ocean forecasts, condition monitoring, and data logging tools.

AgTechClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsHAHAWKTAILRARackhouse Venture Management Lp

Sia provides decentralized, open-source storage and data protection technologies for privacy-preserving applications.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsDEDeepTech VenturesFIFirst Star VenturesPAParadigm

Swiftly operates a retail media platform that integrates digital-out-of-home advertising and point-of-sale data to enable retailers and brands to target shoppers across physical and digital channels and measure real-world sales impact.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

STSean Turner(CTO and Co-founder)in

Co-investorsADAdit Ventures Management, LlcBRBramalea PartnersGAGaingelsPRPROOFSASand Hill AngelsSISilicon Ventures+1 more

TALLA is a video analytics platform that converts a site's existing security cameras into monitoring tools by letting operators write rules in plain English, then generating real-time alerts with attached evidence frames.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBrookline, US

Robert C. May(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRichard Levandov(Director)

Co-investorsFIFirst Star VenturesKNKnockout CapitalLALaunchCapitalWEWestern Technology InvestmentGLGlasswing VenturesHYHyperplane Venture Capital+3 more

Throne makes a smart sensor that clips onto a standard toilet bowl and automatically tracks gut health, hydration, and urinary function, delivering daily insights through an app.

Digital HealthHardwareWellness & FitnessAustin, US

Randall Scott Hickle II(Executive Officer, Director)SHScott Hickle(Founder)inTim(Co-founder)JCJohn Capodilupo(Founder)in

BoardBGBen Gardner(Director)inTimothy Blumberg(Founder)

Co-investorsGOGotham Gal VenturesLOLong Journey VenturesMOMoxxie VenturesMYMyelin VCNINight CapitalPEPeterson Ventures+9 more

Tranquil Data helps businesses manage the complexity of their data — including the rights, obligations, quality, and applicability tied to different data — so it can be used correctly for AI initiatives, new products, market expansion, and analysis.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareArlington, US

SPSeth Proctor(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter Shah(Director)

BoardVMVivjan Myrto(Director)in

Co-investorsHYHyperplane Venture Capital

TruLeague provides a peer engagement and real-time analytics platform for higher education institutions to support student recruitment, increase enrollment yield, and reduce summer melt.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechMarketing TechSaaSNewton, US

Co-investorsTETechstars

Turso is a database engine built as a Rust rewrite of SQLite, adding concurrent writes, native vector search, cloud-native replication, and browser/on-device support via WebAssembly.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsLondon, CA

PEPekka Enberg(Founder)inGCGlauber Costa(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlumberg CapitalHUHumans Of The InternetMAMango CapitalNONorwest Venture PartnersPRPreston-Werner VenturesESEssence Venture Capital

Vistapath develops technology solutions to modernize pathology lab operations, helping pathology laboratories improve quality, efficiency, and consistency in critical lab processes.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, US

TSTimothy Spong(CEO & Founder)inBBBen Burley(COO & Founder)inBurley Benjamin(Executive Officer, Director)JGJacob Guggenheim(CTO)in

Co-investorsCOCota CapitalMOMoxxie VenturesNENextGen Venture PartnersOLOlima VenturesSCScribble VenturesSPSpero Ventures+3 more

Winterlight Labs builds tablet-based technology that assesses cognitive health by analyzing language markers from short samples of speech, used to track, screen for, and predict the onset of dementia and psychiatric illness.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, CA

Liam Kaufman(CEO & Cofounder)Maria Yancheva(CTO & Cofounder)FRFrank Rudzicz(Cofounder & Scientific Advisor)inKatie Fraser(Cofounder)

Co-investorsDGDG Daiwa VenturesHIHikma Ventures

Zanskar develops geothermal energy projects using AI and advanced geoscience to map subsurface resources and deliver utility-scale, carbon-free power.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

CHCarl Hoiland(Founder)inJEJoel Edwards(Founder)in

Co-investorsAZAzolla VenturesCLClearvision VenturesGVGVP ClimateLOLowercarbon CapitalOBObvious VenturesPRPrime Impact Fund+8 more

Zep provides infrastructure that manages and governs agent memory at scale across multiple data sources including chat, documents, events, and business data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

DCDaniel Chalef(CEO)inTyler Gillson(Founder)Travis Beauvais(Engineer)Brent Cadiz(Assistant)Paul Paliychuk(Engineer)Andre Adeyemi(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorENEngineering CapitalSTStep Function Ventures