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1X is an AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial use.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US

Bernt Øyvind Børnich(CEO)Bernt Børnich(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureEQT VenturesSamsung NextSandwaterSkagerak Capital+8 more

Adaptive Security provides security awareness training, phishing attack simulation, and email security solutions designed to defend against AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering threats.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Brian Long(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Jones(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzEniac VenturesK5 GlobalScribble VenturesBain Capital Ventures+4 more

Develops edible, natural coatings and feed additives to extend the shelf life of perishable foods such as fish, seafood, meat, fruits and vegetables, and to improve poultry and aquaculture farm productivity.

BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechNew Materials

Co-investorsADB VenturesFounders FundLux Capital

Class Companion is an AI-powered teaching platform that generates assignments, gives students instant feedback and scores, and provides an AI tutor for real-time, differentiated coaching.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Avery Pan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBrainstorm VenturesIndex Ventures

Descript is a video creation and editing platform that enables marketing and product teams to produce and update video content quickly using text-based editing.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Andrew Mason(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlex Rampell(Director)inNabeel Hyatt(Director)inKundan Kumar(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAtelierHubSpot VenturesRedpoint VenturesTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundSpark Capital

Endex builds custom AI models integrated into Excel for financial workflows, offering cell-reference tracing, repeatable templates, data extraction from financial documents, and cited outputs from internal and external sources.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsDorm Room

Kick is an AI-powered platform that automates bookkeeping and accounting tasks for small business owners.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Conrad Wadowskiin

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesLigature VCGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Venture Kick

San Francisco, US

Andrew Hsu(Director, Promoter)Connor Zwick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Colton Gyulay(Executive Officer)Alex Berkenkamp(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsKhosla Ventures

Unify provides AI agents that handle routine business tasks across communications, sales, operations, and engineering by executing pre-built workflows or custom automation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSLondon, GB

Daniel Lenton(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstraction CapitalBattery VenturesJ12 VenturesLeonis CapitalLunar Ventures+9 more

Valthos develops AI systems to identify biological threats and design medical countermeasures in real time for biodefense applications.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDefense TechNew York, US

Kathleen McMahon(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTess Van Stekelenburg(Director)in

Co-investorsLux CapitalFounders Fund

Worktrace enables teams to build and deploy AI agents with zero setup required.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Deepak Vasisht(Founder)inAngela Jiang(Founder)in

Co-investors8VCIllinois VenturesZero Shot