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Advisar provides independent retail media intelligence that helps Walmart suppliers measure, audit, and reallocate their retail media spend by integrating campaign, promotion, and POS data into one performance model.

AdTechMarketing TechRetail TechBentonville, US

Christina Johnson(Founder)

Hightag installs automated cameras at bike parks, ski resorts, and trails that film riders while they bike, board, and ski, delivering the captured clips to users' accounts to view, download, and share.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechBentonville, US

Alexander de la Fuente(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan de la Fuente(Executive Officer, Director)

iolite provides cybersecurity for Operational Technology (OT) environments, offering passive edge-based threat detection, dynamic pattern-based threat mapping, threat emulation, and post-incident analytics.

CybersecurityDeep TechIoT

Kodiak Group is a sales consulting firm that helps companies improve sales results through custom playbooks and training programs covering messaging, sales process, and sales leadership.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSales Tech

Lexalign is a risk and compliance platform for financial institutions and their business customers, encoding applicable laws and regulations into diagnostic logic that guides customers through assessments to identify obligations and gaps.

CybersecurityFintechLegalTech

Lexamica is a legal referral platform that helps plaintiff-side law firms send, receive, track, and manage high-stakes case referrals through smart routing, status tracking, and payment transparency.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Gabriel Stiritz(CEO)Jonathan Taylor(CTO)

Co-investorsLegalTech

LexMed provides AI-powered tools for Social Security Disability attorneys that analyze large electronic records (ERE PDFs), organizing evidence into cited sections and generating case cheat sheets highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and red flags.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSBentonville, US

Nick Coleman(Founder)inNicholas Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)

Lineus Medical makes SafeBreak Vascular, a breakaway device that installs into vascular access lines (peripheral IVs, midlines, PICCs, central lines, ports, and interosseous access) and separates under harmful force, sealing both ends to prevent fluid loss and reduce IV restarts.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsInnova Memphis, Inc.

Ordinal provides an AI assistant for 3-1-1 teams that gives municipal staff instant access to city-approved information to resolve resident inquiries faster and more accurately.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechBentonville, US

Jacob Herrington(Founder)

Co-investorsPlains Ventures

Ox converts static warehouse layouts into 3D, data-rich digital twins to give operators visibility into product storage and layout utilization, with AI-driven slotting, task orchestration, and labor optimization.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBentonville, US

Tanner Green(CEO & Co-Founder)Charu Thomas(Founder & Board Chair)Stephen Ashmore(Head of Engineering)Matthew Hill(Head of Business Operations)Mitch Marshall(Head of Customer Success)

Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalBBG VenturesAtento CapitalCadron Capital PartnersCortado VenturesFlorida Funders+2 more

Participate operates a platform that automates loan sales—including participations, syndications, whole loan sales, and loan assignments—with document exchange, electronic agreements, and real-time transaction and balance tracking.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSLittle Rock, US

Co-investorsFINTOP Capital

Servato develops hardware, software, and predictive analytics for critical infrastructure monitoring and maintenance, including a Platform-as-a-Service that predicts system failures and an Adaptive Charging feature that extends telecom battery life.

EnergyHardwareIoTSaaSNew Orleans, US

Christopher Mangum(Executive Officer, Director)MARK CHRISTOPHER MANGUM(Executive Officer, Director)RONALD LAU(Executive Officer)Chris Mangum(President & CEO)Eric Hedlund(Chief Sales Officer)Dorion Carr(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsLouisiana FundsNew Orleans Startup Fund

Sober Side Kick is a 24/7 peer support platform for people in recovery from substance use, providing anonymous community access on mobile with algorithmic matching to connect users with peers who understand their experience.

Mental HealthSocialWellness & Fitness

Chris Thompson(Founder)in

Co-investorsCortado VenturesExpert DOJOFortySix Venture CapitalHealthX VenturesHigh Street Equity PartnersNina Capital+1 more

WayPave is a job-finding app that matches frontline workers with local frontline jobs.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesFayetteville, US

Andrea Roten(Founder & CEO)