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Abacus.AI develops a generative AI platform with two offerings: ChatLLM, a multi-modal AI assistant for individuals and small teams, and Abacus.AI Enterprise, which provides AI automation, chatbots, and business process integration for large organizations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

ASArvind Sundararajan(CTO & Co-Founder)inSiddartha Naidu(Founder)inBRBindu Reddy(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsINIndex VenturesKHKhosla VenturesTITiger Global ManagementALAlkeon InnovationCOCoatue ManagementCOCollective Liquidity+3 more

alphaXiv is a platform that connects academic papers, researchers, and organizations, providing AI-grounded answers based on underlying research work.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & Entertainment

RARehaan Ahmad(Founder)inLLLino Le Van(Founder)inDaniel J. Kim(Founder)inRaj Palleti(Founder)

Co-investorsTHThe Westly GroupUPUpfront VenturesHAHaystackINInnovation EndeavorsMEMenlo Ventures

Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.

EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

SSSameer Shariff(Founder)inKevin Law(Founder)inJustin Cannon(Software Engineer)Dorothy LiGar Higgins(Engineer)Rachel Teigen(Operations Manager)

Co-investors50500 GlobalAUAUTHENTIC VENTURESBEBessemer Venture PartnersCHChapter OneGVGV (Google Ventures)HAHaystack+20 more

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU

MPMelanie Perkins(Founder)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)COCliff Obrecht(Founder)inCACameron Adams(Founder)inIan LeeJeffrey Story

Co-investors3S3Spoke Capital50500 GlobalAIAirTree VenturesALAlkeon InnovationALAlpha Square GroupALAltra Venture+58 more

Cosmoserve Space develops Active Debris Removal (ADR) technology using its proprietary "Reviver" and "Mothercraft" spacecraft to capture and de-orbit orbital debris and non-operational satellites.

Deep TechRoboticsSpace TechMiami, US

PKPawan Kumar Chandana(Executive Officer, Director)CPChiranjeevi Phanindra B(Founder & CEO)inChiranjeevi Phanindra Banala(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAlan Rutledge(Director)

Co-investorsAUAUM Ventures

Criya AI builds software that automatically generates go-to-market content such as email campaigns, landing pages, and pitch decks by analyzing customer data and integrating brand guidelines and market research.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US

DDDeboshree Dutta(Founder)inDanis Dayanov(CTO)

Co-investorsFIFikaY Y CombinatorFEFelicis Ventures

Cuyana is a direct-to-consumer luxury leather goods and accessories brand that designs customizable bags and accessories made from sustainable materials.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

SSShilpa Shah(Founder)inKGKarla Gallardo(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACanaan PartnersCOComcast VenturesGRGreycroftH.H.I.G. CapitalH.H.I.G. Growth Partners

Felt is a cloud-native, extendable platform for creating, visualizing, and analyzing geospatial data on interactive maps, with support for drag-and-drop file uploads, geocoding, and cartographic styling.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSTelluride, US

TATomer Alpert(Manager & Chief Executive Officer)inGRACIE EVERITT(FOUNDER)SHSam Hashemi(Founder)inKearston Grace Everitt(Chief Operating Officer)RZRachel Zack(Founder)inCan Duruk(Founder)

Co-investorsBABain Capital VenturesCACapital B Private HoldingsDEDesigner FundENEnergize CapitalFOFootworkMOMoxxie Ventures+7 more

Gatik develops Level 4 autonomous trucks for regional freight and e-commerce delivery, operating commercial fleets for retailers including Walmart, Loblaw, Kroger, and others.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSilicon Valley, US

GNGautam Narang(Founder)inANArjun Narang(Founder)inAKApeksha Kumavat(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesANAngelPadBABasecamp FundDYDynamo VenturesFLFlucas VenturesFOFontinalis Partners+12 more

Gen.G is a professional esports organization that manages competitive teams across multiple games including League of Legends, Valorant, and PUBG, as well as motorsports racing.

Creator EconomyEdTechGamingLos Angeles, US

AHArnold Hur(CEO)Kent Wakeford(Founder)Kevin Chou(Founder)

Co-investorsBABattery VenturesCACanaan PartnersCOConductive VenturesDRDreamers VCGFGFT VenturesNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Glacier develops AI-powered robotic systems for material recovery facilities (MRFs) to improve recycling sorting and material quality.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyRoboticsSan Francisco, US

RHRebecca Hu-Thrams(Founder)inAMAreeb Malik(Founder)inRebecca Hu(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpALAlumni VenturesASAsymmetric Capital PartnersECEcosystem Integrity FundJEJetstreamNENew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+9 more

HireArt provides a platform for sourcing, employing, and managing contract workers on a W-2 basis for companies.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSNew York City, US

NSNicholas Sedlet(Founder)inDLDain Lewis(Director)inElli SharefChristopher M. Forbes(Executive Officer, Director)Eleonora SharefAlfred Rowe(Hiring Manager)

Co-investorsY Y Combinator50500 GlobalBABand of AngelsDNDnx VenturesFEFelicis VenturesGRGreen Tree Equity+6 more

Infilla provides software tools for municipal planning departments to streamline permitting and housing approval workflows.

GovTechPropTechSaaS

Jenny Song(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBloomberg BetaURUrban InnovationBABase10 Partners

Namecoach offers audio name-pronunciation recordings that embed online so people can learn how to correctly say each other's names, and supports gender pronoun communication.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Praveen Ramesh Shanbhag(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors64640 OxfordAIAiSprouts VCAUAUTHENTIC VENTURESBIBisk VenturesFOForefront VentureIMImpact America Fund+6 more

Neptyne is a spreadsheet application with an integrated Python environment that allows users to write code alongside traditional spreadsheet formulas, with AI assistance for non-programmers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

DODouwe Osinga(Founder)inJAJack Amadeo(Founder)in

Co-investorsDIDivide by ZeroGAGaingelsOLOlima VenturesY Y CombinatorAMAmino CapitalCACapitalize VC+4 more

An AI platform for marketing that helps teams create and optimize digital experiences, run marketing workflows, and personalize customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Asif Rahman(Executive Officer)inSIShafqat Islam(Executive Officer, Director)inIIIraj Islam(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian LaRock(Executive Officer)

BoardDoug Pepper(Director)Liron Gitig(Director)

Co-investorsADAdvance Venture PartnersESEscalate Capital PartnersLELerer HippeauFIFirstMark CapitalSHShasta Ventures

Participated in NextWork's US$4.45M seed round.

Amber Winton(Founder)inAmber Joseph(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBlackbird VenturesGDGD1CACake VenturesICIcehouse VenturesPHPhase One Ventures

Pipedrive is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to manage sales pipelines, track leads, and automate sales processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York, US

UPUrmas Purde(Founder)inPCPaulo Cunha(Pipedrive CEO)inMartin Henk(Founder)Martin Tajur(Founder)Ragnar Sass(Founder)Timo Rein(Founder)

Co-investorsVIVista Equity PartnersANAngelPadATAtomicoBEBessemer Venture PartnersCACamber PartnersDIDigital Health Ventures+13 more

Queenly is an online marketplace where users can buy and rent formal wear across iOS, Android, and web platforms.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

TBTrisha Bantigue(Founder)inKZKathy Zhou-Patel(Founder)inTBTrisha Bantigue Tsao(Founder)inMengzhou Zhou(Director)Kathy Zhou(Founder)Dewandra Downs(Software Engineer)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesAMAmino CapitalGAGaingelsINInterlace VenturesRERebel FundY Y Combinator+14 more

Scrollmark is a social intelligence platform that links every follow, comment, DM, and story reply to a persistent customer profile enriched with contact info, sentiment, and purchase intent, then syncs it to CRM and CDP systems.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsFAFalconX Ventures

Stable provides business infrastructure services enabling distributed companies to incorporate, manage bank accounts, and handle tax filing from any location.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

SASarah Ahmad(Founder)inCPCollin Pham(Founder)inNeil Gandhi(Entrepreneur & Founder)Richard Counsell(Founder)Connor Harness(Software Engineer)John Eletto(Software Engineer)

Co-investorsLOLombardstreet VenturesRARange VCY Y CombinatorANAnthemis VentureBUBurst CapitalCOCoatue Management+10 more

Stitch provides payment infrastructure enabling businesses to accept, send and manage online and in-person payments while offering consumers in South Africa financial management tools.

FintechSaaSSouth Africa, ZA

Mohamed Oueida(Founder & CEO)KPKiaan Pillay(Founder)inJDJunaid Dadan(Founder)inNatalie Cuthbert(Founder)Nathan Naidoo(Founder)Priyen Pillay(Founder)

Co-investors50500 GlobalCACatalyze AdvisorsCRCRE Venture CapitalDIDigital Currency GroupEXExpansion CapitalFUFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LP+18 more

Swiftly provides a data platform for public transit agencies to track vehicle locations, generate real-time passenger information and arrival predictions, and analyze historical operations data.

Data & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsBUBuilders + BackersJMJMI EquityPLPlug and Play VenturesRERenewal FundsVIVia IDWIWind Venture+3 more

Tangram Vision develops MetriCal, a multi-modal sensor calibration suite for calibrating cameras, LiDAR, and IMUs across a product's lifecycle.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRobotics

Brandon Minor(Founder)in

Co-investors202048 VenturesSTStartXTRTrucks VC

The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated luxury consignment, allowing consumers to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing, accessories, jewelry, watches, and home goods.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

JWJulie Wainwright(Founder)MGMatt Gustke(Executive Officer)inHenry V. Barry(Executive Officer)

BoardMSMathias Schilling(Director)inCynthia Ringo(Director)KDKeval Desai(Director)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalASAspect VenturesBRBright Pixel CapitalCACanaan PartnersDBDBL PartnersEXExpansion Venture Capital+13 more

Vahan provides AI-powered recruitment and payroll services for blue-collar workforce scaling across India.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBengaluru, IN

MKMadhav Krishna(Founder)inNachiketas Ramanujam(Head of Product)MJMehul Jindal(Growth \u0026 Strategy)inPiyush Makhija(Machine Learning Lead)Pavani Gajendra(HR Manager)Poonam Saini(Recruiter)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBVBVP InvestorsGAGaingelsLOLocus VenturesMAMaiora Rebel VenturesNENextB Ventures+24 more

Vungle, part of Liftoff, provides mobile performance marketing, app monetization, and creative solutions built on Cortex, an AI/machine-learning growth platform.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

ZJZain Jaffer(Founder)inJack Smith(Founder)

Co-investors50500 GlobalANAngelPadCRCrosslink CapitalENEniac VenturesGVGV (Google Ventures)SISierra Ventures+12 more

Zindi is a professional network and AI challenge platform where data scientists and AI builders compete on practical machine learning challenges developed with businesses, NGOs, and governments.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEdTechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodEbene, ZA

EDEkow Duker(Executive Officer, Director)inCLCelina Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inKarim Beguir(Director)

BoardDZDan Zigmond(Director)in

Co-investorsFOFounders Factory AfricaMOMo AngelsCOCompoundLALaunch Africa Ventures