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Irvine, US

Ryan Hoffman(Executive Officer)Joy Hou(Director)Steven Bronson(Executive Officer, Director)Declan Flannery(Executive Officer)Maria Fregosi(Director)Gene Chen(Executive Officer)

AAPlasma is an engineering company that researches and develops advanced oxidation processes using non-equilibrium "cold" plasma, UV, and high-voltage electronics, and partners with industry clients to integrate these systems for applications like air cleaning, water treatment, disinfection, and food safety.

CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsPhiladelphia, US

Greg Fridman(Co-founder)Charles Bailey(Co-founder)

AdSem, Inc. develops and manufactures customized silicon and germanium thermistors, including medical NTC thermistors and high- and low-temperature thermistors, along with semiconductor materials.

HardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors

AdValue Photonics designs and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, broadband fiber sources, and fiber-based components across the 515 nm, 1 µm, 1.55 µm, and 2 µm wavelength ranges.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Arc Nano provides technology and manufacturing solutions for high-tech industries, including semiconductor, aerospace, and scientific instruments.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductors

Advanced Silicon Group works in nanotechnology, using the tagline "Nanotechnology for Life."

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsSemiconductorsLowell, US

Marcie Black(CEO & Co-founder)William Rever(Executive Officer, Director)Bill Rever(Chief Marketing and Sales Officer & Co-founder)

BoardAlan Watson(Director)Sarah Kelly(Director)

Advent Diamond designs and manufactures all-diamond semiconductor components, including discrete and integrated devices, using precision-doped diamond films and proprietary low-resistance ohmic contacts.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Aerodyne Research develops research-grade scientific instrumentation and provides measurement and R&D services focused on environmental and energy challenges.

Climate TechDeep TechHardware

Agiltron engineers optical and electro-optical products, from individual components and modules to complete turn-key systems, including optical switches, modulators, amplifiers, lasers, and photodetectors.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

AI Solutions is a consulting firm that advises businesses on machine learning projects, covering problem scoping, data analysis, and the design and implementation of custom AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

AlphaCore designs analog, mixed-signal, and RF integrated circuits, including IP cores, data conversion technology, image sensors, and camera systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Amethyst Research develops infrared detector and emitter technologies, offering materials growth, device prototyping, and testing for government agencies, national labs, universities, and prime contractors.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Applied NanoFluorescence (ANF) manufactures optical spectroscopy instruments, such as its NanoSpectralyzer, that detect, characterize, and quantify nanomaterials including single-walled carbon nanotubes and near-infrared quantum dots in bulk samples.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsHouston, US

R. Bruce Weisman(Founder & President)Sergei M. Bachilo(Chief Scientific Officer)

ARtx (Applied Research transformation) develops technology for the construction, inspection, monitoring, and sustainment of heavy civil infrastructure, drawing on engineering analysis, technology development, and asset management.

Construction TechDeep TechGovTech

Areté develops technology and engineering solutions with a focus on defense applications, including counter-drone systems and missile defense.

Deep TechDefense Tech

Artium develops and manufactures particle characterization instruments used to measure sprays, clouds, and aerosol droplets for energy, environmental, and industrial applications.

Climate TechDeep TechHardware

Architecture Technology Corporation develops modeling tools for optimizing air transport efficiency and assessing the impact of incidents such as air traffic control disruptions, and offers CYRIN, a browser-based cybersecurity training platform that uses real tools against real threats.

CybersecurityDefense TechEdTech

AxNano develops patented equipment platforms that capture and destroy PFAS ("forever chemicals") at the source as a treatment for complex wastes and contaminated water.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

BellBrook Labs develops and sells biochemical assay kits, active human enzymes, substrates, and complete assay systems, and provides assay development and compound-testing services for high-throughput screening.

BiotechDeep TechMadison, US

Don Kennedy(Director)Robert G. Lowery(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Bridger Photonics develops Gas Mapping LiDAR technology and analytics to detect and measure methane emissions from oil and gas operations, helping operators reduce emissions, cut costs, and meet regulatory requirements.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyBozeman, US

Pete Roos(Co-founder, Chief Innovation Officer)

Brimrose designs and manufactures Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter (AOTF) components, NIR spectrometers, and hyperspectral imagers, offering custom optical solutions.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Cambridge Polymer Group (CPG) is a materials science consulting firm offering contract research, analytical testing, and R&D support to help clients with material selection, product design, manufacturing optimization, and regulatory compliance.

Deep TechMedical DevicesNew Materials

ChemCubed develops jettable materials and printer systems for printed electronics and 3D printing, targeting applications such as printed circuit boards, displays, flexible hybrid electronics, passive components, RFID/sensors, photovoltaics, and wearables.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

Alexandria, US

Susan Ginsburg(Executive Officer)

Discovery Semiconductors manufactures ultrafast, high optical power InGaAs photodetectors, RF-over-fiber and balanced optical receivers, extended-wavelength photodiodes, and coherent receiver systems for 10 to 100 Gb applications.

HardwareSemiconductorsSpace Tech

Distant Focus develops optomechanics and camera systems for imaging applications, including head-mounted displays and enhanced vision systems.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Electronic BioSciences (EBS) develops low-noise electronic instrumentation combined with biologically based platforms for nanopore and ion channel measurements.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Emergent builds a mobile app for fire and rescue and EMS teams that consolidates crew locations, unit status, and vehicle telematics into a single view, and integrates trucks and compartment devices with first responders.

HealthtechIoTSaaS

Exum develops the Massbox, a laser ablation laser ionization (LALI) analytical instrument for scientific labs that improves ionization efficiency and ease of use.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsDenver, US

Jeffrey Williams(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael A Minyard(Executive Officer)James Thorson(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Strickland(Director)

BoardPaul Giovacchini(Director)Doug Campbell(Director)

Gener8 is a product development company offering engineering services including product design, software development, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Glow Biosciences is a contract research organization offering preclinical study services—including study design, model selection, drug and medical device evaluation, pharmacokinetics, and pathology—using animal models of human disease.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesColumbia, US

Graphene Waves manufactures epitaxial graphene materials and quantum Hall effect devices, and provides related consultancy for a range of applications.

Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsGaithersburg, US

H3D develops radiation detection instruments based on CZT (CdZnTe) technology, including imaging spectrometers, spectrometers, and handheld directional radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs).

Deep TechHardware

InfoBeyond develops cybersecurity, AI, computer vision, and communications technologies for national defense and civilian organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech

InfraTrac develops light-based (spectroscopic) technology used to detect counterfeit products, verify 3D-printed parts, and improve controlled-release formulations.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Innovative Wireless Technologies (IWT) designs and manufactures custom-engineered wireless network solutions for voice, text, data communications, and real-time location tracking.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT

Intact Solutions develops physics-based simulation software that runs finite element analysis and topology optimization directly on implicit, BREP, mesh, G-code, and CT scan models without meshing or pre-processing, integrating CAD, process, and material data into a single model.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Intercax develops Syndeia, a cloud-native digital thread platform that connects and synchronizes models and data across engineering tools such as MBSE, PLM, ALM, CAD, and simulation software for integrated digital engineering.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Irradiant operates a 3D nano-optics and photonics foundry, using flexible 3D nano-fabrication and lithography to manufacture optical and photonic components such as metalenses, optical interconnects, and integrated free-space optical microsystems.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

ITA International provides professional services and products across operations, training, engineering, cyber, logistics, and intelligence, primarily for U.S.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechNewport News, US

Lake Shore develops sensors, instruments, and systems for precise measurement and control of temperature and magnetic fields, used in research laboratories.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Luminit is an optics company that makes Light Shaping Diffusers and Transparent Holographic Components using patented holographic technology to control and reshape light beams.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Luna develops fiber optic sensing, measurement and non-destructive testing systems for physical, mechanical and temperature measurement, along with photonic testing solutions for designing and testing optical components and networks.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Management Sciences, Inc.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Foley Media is an AI revenue advisory and consulting firm that optimizes existing sales infrastructure (CRM, data, outbound workflows) and builds AI-driven go-to-market systems, revenue operations, and outbound pipeline for clients.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Douglas J. Foley(Founder)

Mesa Photonics manufactures scientific test and measurement equipment, including its FROGscan real-time ultrafast laser pulse measurement systems, optical delay lines, and imaging spectrometers.

CleantechDeep TechHardware

MetroSage provides inspection analysis and simulation software and services for factory and manufacturing applications, including its PUNDITCMM product that simulates manufacturing measurements without affecting production line processes.

Advanced ManufacturingSaaS

Miami Valley Materials Testing Center (MVMTC) is an A2LA accredited laboratory providing materials testing, analysis, and consultation services, including fastener testing and failure analysis.

Advanced ManufacturingNew Materials

Michigan Aerospace Corporation (MAC) is an engineering and products company that develops sensing systems, intelligent systems, and software for space, air, and earth-bound applications.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Microxact designs and manufactures probe stations for semiconductor device and wafer testing, including specialty systems for demanding environments such as cryogenic temperatures and high magnetic fields.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Multiscale is an advanced manufacturing and engineering company offering hybrid metal additive manufacturing, precision machining, polymer forming, composites, tooling, and inspection services.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials

Nano Electronic Imaging (NEI) develops STEM EBIC imaging systems and services that measure electronic and thermal signals in electronic devices and materials, including semiconductors and next-generation memory.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Nikira Labs develops compact, sensitive gas analyzers and scientific instruments used for environmental applications such as air quality measurement, greenhouse gas monitoring, and industrial fence line emissions monitoring.

CleantechClimate TechHardware

Nimbis provides technology-transition services and collaborative tools (the Nimbis Trusted Stratus) to move mission-critical microelectronics technologies from R&D to acquisition, maintenance, and sustainment.

Deep TechDefense TechSemiconductors

Nodexus develops the NX One, a benchtop microfluidics-based system that gently sorts and dispenses single cells using low-pressure cartridges to preserve cell viability.

BiotechHardwareMedical Devices

Durham, US

Jerry M. Gladstone(Director)Scott Meller(Executive Officer)David W. Sherrer(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Farley(Director)Ronald G. Flanary, Jr.(Director)Noel A. Heiks(Executive Officer, Director)

ObjectSecurity provides automated vulnerability analysis tools for binary software (including without source code) and AI/ML model internals, serving red teams, testers, DevSecOps, and MLOps in defense, industrial, and mission-critical environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech

Omega Optics develops portable optical products used in optical sensing, bio-sensing, and optical communications.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Hardware

Optical Physics Company (OPC) designs and manufactures advanced optical systems for tracking, imaging, filtering, and beam control, including adaptive optics, deformable mirrors, high-energy laser beam control, and free-space optical (lasercom) communication.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Philadelphia, US

Robert Wicke(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Hart(Executive Officer)Bernardo Cordovez(Executive Officer)

PaneraTech provides sensors and AI-driven software for refractory campaign life management, helping glass manufacturers monitor furnace health and make data-driven asset management decisions.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT

Physical Sciences Inc.

Deep TechDefense TechNew Materials

Pollere is a consulting firm focused on network and technology architecture development, analysis, and review, along with risk identification and reduction.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Princeton Lightwave Review is an independent publication analyzing LiDAR, photonic sensing, and detection systems used in autonomous vehicles, defense platforms, and industrial automation.

Deep TechMedia & EntertainmentSemiconductors

QATCH Technologies is a life-science instrumentation startup commercializing a sensor technology from Duke University to measure viscosity using small samples (about 5 microliters).

BiotechDeep TechHardwareDurham, US

Pullman, US

Amit Dhingra(Director)Mike Werner(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSteve Rector(Director)Bob McCambridge(Director)Kirk Washington(Director)

RadiaBeam designs and manufactures particle accelerator components, linac systems, and complete E-beam and X-ray sources for applications including radiation therapy, cargo inspection, food sterilization, and scientific beamlines.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Radiation Monitoring Devices (RMD) develops radiation detection, high-speed imaging, nuclear instrumentation, and non-destructive test equipment, including scintillator materials for gamma-ray and neutron detection.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Reax Engineering is a firm of licensed fire protection engineers and certified fire and explosion investigators.

Deep Tech

Redshred is a document AI platform that converts technical documents such as service manuals, maintenance orders, and parts catalogs into structured, queryable databases with extracted content and metadata.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software

Refined Imaging develops X-ray grating interferometry technology that embeds a cyber-physical trust anchor into additively manufactured parts, using porosity-encoded identifiers and blockchain to establish provenance and detect counterfeit components for manufacturers.

Advanced ManufacturingCybersecurityDeep Tech

SandBox Semiconductor builds physics-based AI and machine-learning models trained on a fab's own etch, deposition, and metrology data to optimize process recipes to critical-dimension targets in fewer experimental runs.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Seacoast Science develops chemical sensors and gas detection devices based on patented MEMS microsensor technology for markets including leak detection, military, homeland security, air quality monitoring, and emission gas detection.

Deep TechHardwareIoTCarlsbad, US

Senvol offers data products and services that help companies implement additive manufacturing (3D printing), enabling them to access, generate, and analyze AM data.

Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureHardware

Smart Information Flow Technologies (SIFT) is a research and development consulting company working in natural language processing, automated planning, cybersecurity, supervisory control, healthcare, and human-automation interaction.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechMinneapolis, US

Solution Spray Technologies (SST) provides small-volume ceramic coating services and ceramic coating/membrane development using plasma spray processes.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

SRICO develops application-specific integrated optic technology using electro-optics, nonlinear optics, and ferroelectric materials to produce optical chip-based products.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Stealth Software Technologies develops privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) that turn cryptographic research into practical software, covering secure multiparty computation, zero-knowledge proofs, searchable encryption, secure cloud storage, and privacy-enhanced blockchain.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeep Tech

Rafail Ostrovsky(Co-founder)

Steward Winter (SWinter) is a consulting firm founded in 1972 that advises on energy efficiency, decarbonization, sustainable design, and accessibility for the built environment.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergy

STF Technologies is a materials testing and consulting company specializing in rheology and soft matter, offering product development support, formulation optimization, and specialized instrumentation for industries including personal care, textile coatings, and polymers/composites.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

SygnaMap uses spatial omics and AI-driven computational pathology to identify molecular biomarkers that map disease pathways, guide therapeutic targets, and monitor disease activity for rare and common diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthSan Antonio, US

Targazyme develops and commercializes enzyme biopharmaceuticals designed to improve the delivery, tissue residence, and potency of therapeutic cells for treating cancers and serious auto-immune and neurodegenerative diseases.

BiotechMedical Devices

NAVSYS develops GPS/inertial navigation software and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions, including the InterNav GPS/inertial product for system integrators and network-assisted PNT systems that aid military GPS receivers in jammed environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

TIAX develops early-stage innovations in functional wearables and functional coatings into product platforms ready for commercialization, working with commercial and government clients.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Tourney Consulting Group is a consulting engineering and materials testing firm specializing in concrete durability, corrosion, and service-life solutions for new and existing structures.

Construction TechDeep TechNew MaterialsKalamazoo, US

Translume fabricates 2D and 3D micro-structured ion traps and performs precision micro-machining of fused silica, including custom and standard components.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Vermont Photonics provides angle metrology and optical system testing through standard and custom instruments, integrated solutions, and precision measurements.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Vescent develops photonics and quantum hardware, including frequency combs, lasers, controllers, and optical atomic clocks, along with laser stabilization and cold atom science solutions.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Scott Davis(Co-Founder & CEO)

Virginia Diodes designs and manufactures millimeter-wave and terahertz components and systems, including diodes, transmitter and receiver modules, passive components, and test and measurement equipment.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Allegro MicroSystems designs sensing and power semiconductor products, including Hall-effect current sensors, inductive position sensors, and isolated gate drivers.

HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors

North Besthesda, US

Irving Weinberg(Executive Officer, Director)

WW Technology designs model-driven technology platforms for complex, safety-critical, and security-sensitive systems, helping organizations manage risk, compliance, and transparency.

Deep TechFintechGovTech

Xallent develops fine pitch probing technologies for semiconductor testing, used to characterize chiplets, advanced packages, and thin films during new materials development and chip manufacturing.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

XCSpec builds smart dynamic ventilation controls, including thermostats, zone controllers, pressure/CO2 sensors, and a cloud monitoring service, for managing HVAC and indoor air quality in residential and commercial buildings.

CleantechHardwareIoTCorte Madera, US

XSB provides AI and software products (including SWISS, Price Point Buyer, Warwick, and Pin Point) that convert unstructured engineering documents into structured, machine-readable data and digital twins to support supply chain management, procurement, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Zymosense develops the Nanoassay, a label-free enzyme-measurement technology that coats single-walled carbon nanotubes with target substrate and reads catalytic activity through fluctuations in near-infrared light emissions, replacing traditional mix-and-measure assays with a Dilute-Add-Scan workflow.

BiotechDeep TechNew Materials

Nigel Reuel(Co-founder)Nathaniel Kallmyer(Co-founder)