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BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jonah Peretti(Director and President of AI)inJohn Johnson III(Director)Mark Frackt(Executive Officer)Greg Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Allison Lucas(Executive Officer)JON STEINBERG(President and Chief Operating Officer)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzLerer HippeauNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RRE Ventures

eToro's Smart Portfolios are ready-made, thematic investment portfolios curated by its analysts and partners (such as Franklin Templeton and BlackRock), bundling diversified financial assets around market trends like AI, fintech, and commodities.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechBnei Brak

Johnathan Alexander Assia(Executive Officer, Director)Ronen Assia(Executive Director, Co-founder and Director)Yoni Assia(Founder)inShalom Berkovitz(Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer)Hedva Ber(Executive Officer)Tuval Chomut(Chief Solutions Officer)

Co-investors91 VenturesAglae VenturesAnthemis VentureBRM CapitalCommerzVenturesDigital Currency Group+11 more

Instacart operates a marketplace connecting grocery retailers with customers who order food and household items for same-day delivery or in-store pickup, serving millions of households across North America through partnerships with over 350 retailers.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Founder & CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCanaan Partners+29 more

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.

San Francisco, US

Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder & CEO)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakorAndreessen Horowitz+44 more

Arketa is a management platform for fitness and wellness businesses such as studios, offering class and appointment scheduling, automated email/SMS marketing, and branded websites and apps.

SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness

Rachel Lea Fishman(Co-Founder & CEO)Josh Archer(Cofounder)

Co-investorsRecall CapitalAmity Ventures

Autograph is a platform that facilitates branded digital collectibles and experiences, typically NFTs, featuring collaborations with celebrities, athletes, and influencers from sports, music, and entertainment sectors.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCosmic Venture PartnersHaun VenturesThe Players' ImpactKleiner Perkins+1 more

Real-money gaming platform for safely running peer-to-peer contests with content, community, and payment tools.

Co-investorsJoint Effects

Carda Health provides at-home virtual cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with conditions like COPD and heart disease, delivering physician-supervised care through clinical exercise physiologists with live vital-sign monitoring.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Harry DiFrancesco(Founder)in

Co-investorsHDS CapitalPrimetime PartnersThe MBA Fund

Casper designs and manufactures foam and hybrid mattresses engineered for comfort and spinal support, selling directly to consumers through an online platform with physical retail locations and a 100-night risk-free trial.

ConsumerHardwareNew York City, US

Philip Krim(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersCrosslink CapitalDigital StrategiesEvolution VC PartnersInvestXIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+12 more

Connect The Dots is a relationship intelligence platform that helps sales professionals and companies replace cold outreach with strategic network-based introductions.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Drew Sechrist(CEO & Co-founder)Ian Swinson(Head of Design & Marketing, Co-founder)Luka Trikic(COO, Head of Engineering, Co-founder)

Co-investorsAspenwoodInnovius CapitalNorwest Venture Partners

New York, US

Max Galka(Executive Officer, Director)Nuria Gutiérrez Prunera(Founder)Chris LipowiczinNuria Gutierrez Prunera(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir Jelisavcic(Director)

BoardAnthony Pompliano(Director)

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalMoonshots CapitalParaFi CapitalMorgan Creek Capital

Etched designs and manufactures AI inference chips and rack-scale systems optimized for frontier models, using co-designed hardware, software, and manufacturing processes to deliver best-in-class throughput, latency, and power efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Gavin Uberti(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Wachen(Co-Founder & President)Chris Zhu(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion CapitalCopper Sky Capital+17 more

Flipboard is a news and social network aggregator that presents curated web content in a flippable magazine format.

Palo Alto, US

Michael McCue(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardBing Gordon(Director)inDavid Bell(Director)

Co-investorsAmino CapitalCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesIndex VenturesK2 GlobalRizvi Traverse Management+5 more

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

George Davis(Founder)inBrandon Reiss(Founder)in

Co-investorsConversion CapitalGreycroftKube VCThe Robotics HubValuestream VenturesElad Gil+3 more

East Rutherford, US

Mark Ghermezian(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Reiner(Director)

Gynger provides non-dilutive capital to startups to purchase software and infrastructure tools, combining financing with software procurement to help businesses manage cash flow without equity dilution or traditional lending requirements.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsDeciensGradient Venturesm]x[v CapitalUpper90Vine VenturesPayPal Ventures

Healthie provides a software platform for healthcare practitioners including dietitians and life coaches to manage their practices and deliver virtual, recurring care to patients outside traditional hospital settings.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Cavan Klinsky(Executive Officer, Director)inErica Jain(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSean Ammirati(Director)

Co-investorsBirchmere VenturesDorm RoomGreen Egg VenturesGreyMatterLongley CapitalTechstars+2 more

KarmaCheck provides technology-based background checks, credentialing, and compliance solutions for staffing and healthcare companies, with emphasis on speed and candidate experience.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Eric Ly(Co-founder & CEO)inMark Lieberwitz(Founder)in

BoardMichael Lazerow(Director)

Co-investorsNextView VenturesParameter VenturesAAF Management Ltd.MGV.VCOne Way VenturesPruVen Capital Partners+2 more

Personal art studio site of artist Kurt Giehl, featuring collections of his artwork available for sale.

Consumer

Kurt Giehl

LeoLabs operates a network of ground-based radars and an AI-enabled cloud platform that tracks and maps objects and activity in low Earth orbit.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSpace Tech

Daniel Ceperley(Founder)in

Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCMDSV CAPITALNZ Growth Capital PartnersSeraphim SpaceSpace CapitalSparq Capital (SFO)+2 more

Liquid Death manufactures and sells sparkling energy drinks, iced teas, and flavored sparkling waters branded with horror-themed names and marketing.

ConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesConvivialité VenturesGroundForce CapitalHinge CapitalJames Beshara FundLauder Partners+3 more

Mercato is an online grocery marketplace that connects shoppers with locally-owned, independent grocers, butchers, and bakeries for delivery or in-store pickup.

E-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesNew York, US

Robert J. Brannigan, Jr.(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bobby Brannigan(Founder)

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalFlucas VenturesGreycroftInterlock CapitalLoeb.nycOssian Capital

nft42 builds on-chain NFT products on Ethereum, including Avastars (generative vector-art digital collectibles with unique trait combinations) and nameless, a Web3 product suite offering cloud-based private testing environments with Ethereum, IPFS, and Arweave integrations for building and testing dapps and NFT projects.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsGamingDenver, US

Jimmy McNelis(Founder)inJames McNelis(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle Brown(Director)

Scopely is a mobile and interactive entertainment company that creates, publishes, and operates games across multiple platforms, powered by its proprietary Playgami technology platform.

GamingLos Angeles, US

Walter Driver(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnthem Venture Management, LlcBAM VenturesBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBonfire VenturesBoxGroup+26 more

Splash9 manufactures autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for maritime applications including coastal defense, harbor patrols, seabed mapping, and infrastructure security.

Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareRoboticsLos Angeles, US

Ivan Avanesov(Founder)inMarcell Veszpremi(Founder)in

Co-investorsSterling RoadUbiquity VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAccompliceAcies Investments

Splash Sports is a peer-to-peer real-money fantasy sports platform for contests like Survivor, Pick'Em and DFS.

Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersAccompliceCounterview CapitalElysian Park Ventures+2 more

Strigo provides an AI-powered platform for hands-on software training, offering isolated cloud-based lab environments, embeddable labs, virtual classrooms, and automated assessments.

Cloud ComputingEdTechSaaSTel-Aviv

Co-investorsHanaco Venture Capital

SuperRare is a marketplace for buying, selling, and collecting digital artworks as NFTs, where artists release unique pieces and limited editions.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Marketplaces

Co-investors1confirmationCollab+CurrencyDeepTech VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauNarcissus VenturesRed Beard Ventures+1 more

Tile by Life360 offers location-tracking products and apps that let people find their belongings and share the location of family members, pets, and Bluetooth trackers.

ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Mateo, US

Mike Farley(Founder)inMICHAEL FARLEY(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJEFF RICHARDS(Director)BYRON DEETER(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersTandem CapitalRothenberg VenturesSlow Ventures

Torre operates an AI-driven job network that automates recruitment and job hunting for companies and professionals.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Alexander Torrenegra(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesMatterScale VenturesSalkantay VenturesTBD AngelsEchoVC Partners

Marina Del Rey, US

Sunil Rao(Executive Officer, Director)Ray Shipley(Executive Officer)

Tribble is an AI answer platform for enterprise revenue teams that connects approved company knowledge, CRM and deal context, past proposals, and SME review into sourced answers with citations and confidence scores.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales Tech

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform where users create and follow blogs, share posts, and explore content organized by topic tags such as music.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

David Karp(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAvant Global LLCBetaworksBirchmere VenturesDraper AssociatesGlynn Capital ManagementIsaac Lidsky+11 more

Xona Space Systems operates Pulsar, a positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) service delivered from a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit that broadcasts a new signal to augment or replace GPS.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechBurlingame, US

Brian Manning(Executive Officer, Director)inTyler Reid(Director)inAdrien Perkins(Director)

BoardSky Dayton(Director)inLewis Jones(Director)inJeff Crusey(Director)in

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGBeyond Earth VenturesCapital InnovatorsCross Culture VenturesFirst Spark Ventures, LlcIceNine+16 more