Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, & Voice
Finalists
Autonomize
Austin, TX
Autonomize's AI copilots, organizes, contextualizes, and summarizes unstructured data to reduce the administrative burden for healthcare knowledge workers to make data-driven decisions and improve patient outcomes. Autonomize AI is a founding member of CancerX, the US President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative. Our customers include the Top 20 pharma, F100 Payors, and life sciences companies.
Carviz
Berkeley, CA
Carviz, a multimodal AI application combining video, audio, OCR, and lidar, enables remote vehicle scans - exterior, interior, tires, engine noise, and maintenance documents - in under 5 minutes. Conducted entirely by AI, without human review, we allow dealerships, insurance, and rental agencies to rapidly, accurately and thoroughly assess vehicle condition.
Gan.ai
San Francisco, CA
Gan.ai helps marketers, and salespeople create hyper-personalized videos at scale to cut through the media noise and increase engagement and conversion. Record just one video and Gan.ai will create a perfectly personalized copy for each customer. We revolutionize video marketing using generative AI: try the best-in-class lip sync and voice cloning!
MyPart
Tel-Aviv, Israel
MyPart is the new standard of AI Song Search and analysis, redefining how we discover and experience music. It has developed unparalleled comprehension of lyrics, musical composition, production, and sound that enables deep content-based music recommendation through a visually rich, immersive experience for creative professionals and music lovers at large.
Nava AI
Austin, TX
90% of the population growth in the US is expected to come from immigration. Even then, it remains a complex web to navigate. Nava AI is an AI assistant that helps immigrants navigate the complexities of US immigration. In addition, Nava facilitates the visa application process by automating the legal paperwork and collaborating with a network of independent attorneys
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Booth AI
San Francisco, CA
AI Product Photography for e-commerce fashion, furniture, and eyewear brands.
Quiller
Washington, DC
Quiller is an AI copilot that helps Democratic campaigns and social impact organizations draft high quality, effective fundraising content. Winner: AI Efficiency of the Year from AdWeek.
Traverse
San Francisco, CA
Traverse, a spatial intelligence company, serves enterprise and government clients who need to understand and simulate the physical world. Traverse simplifies the creation and analysis of 3D assets and environments utilizing the latest developments in artificial intelligence and computer vision technology.
Enterprise and Smart Data
Finalists
Aiki
Austin, TX
In today's uncertain times, Aiki prioritizes student safety with dynamic two-way communication, connecting occupants and first responders. Our system offers instant lockdown alerts, improves user performance under stress, and creates real-time situational awareness heatmaps. Seamlessly merging tech and empowerment, Aiki saves lives.
Diagon
Alameda, CA
Diagon is a procurement and project management platform for manufacturing, automation, and test equipment. Diagon helps customers identify relevant equipment products; discover qualified suppliers; and manage complex equipment projects. Diagon saves customers time and money by negotiating favorable commercial terms comparable to a Fortune 500 enterprise.
Revend NV
Antwerp, Belgium
Revend helps eCommerce brands spot and fix conversion blockers in minutes, saving ad spend and avoiding revenue loss.
Swif.ai
Santa Clara, CA
Swif is a one-stop AI-powered device management that seamlessly integrates compliance automation into critical facets of device management.
Unified API
Toronto, Canada
Unified.to revolutionizes the $18B integration software market, democratizing SaaS data access with a next-gen Unified API dev platform. The Integration-as-a-Service solution surpasses conventional integration tech, launching integrations 100x faster. Unified.to is the connective tissue that empowers software companies to build better products and solve bigger challenges.
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Expanso
Seattle, WA
Expanso, leveraging their open-source software Bacalhau, redefines computing. Their distributed computing platform enables users to process data exactly where it is, spanning clouds, zones, and regions - on a global level. This means faster, more cost-effective, and secure operations for anyone handling data.
Kodex AI
Berlin, Germany
Kodex redefines what it means to be a financial professional with genAI. Our platform empowers users to complete analyses in minutes, enabling swift access to information, instant data analysis, and automated report drafting. This transformation boosts productivity, accelerates service times, mitigates risks, and leads to an increased top line.
Swallow
London, England
Swallow is a pricing operations platform that enables any company to offer personalised and dynamic pricing to their customers. The platform enables companies to easily build a decision and pricing engine that serves pricing via API, supported by governance, testing, and data collection features.
Entertainment, Media and Content
Finalists
Furrend
Singapore, Singapore
Furrend is the next-gen web3 consumer app built for 10 billion pet lovers.
Displace
San Diego, CA
Displace has made the first truly wireless TV. Displace’s 55" 4K TVs are super lightweight, transportable, use hot-swappable batteries and can be secured to any surface with proprietary active-loop vacuum technology. Displace TVs are controlled primarily with hand gestures to easily browse and play content using proprietary computer vision technology.
Naya
Groningen, Netherlands
Naya is dedicated to revolutionizing digital workflows for creative professionals. The Naya ecosystem introduces Create, a multi-award-winning modular keyboard with 4 interchangeable modules for workflows in the audiovisual, 3D, spatial computing realms, and more. Paired seamlessly with Naya Flow, the fully customizable software, it integrates with key creative software.
OpusClip
Redwood City, CA
OpusClip, the premier AI video editing platform, effortlessly turns raw footage into viral content with just one click. Since launching in June 2023, we've captivated over 3 million users worldwide. Our state-of-the-art AI technology serves a variety of genres and enterprise demands, revolutionizing the art of video storytelling.
UpVote
Des Moines, IA
Upvote creates a trustworthy, scalable means of political communication. We use novel technology to connect voters and politicians to the verifiable information that matters most to them at a fraction of the current cost.
Alternates
PerformVu
Brooklyn, NY
Recognizing the growing significance of video art in entertainment's future, PerformVu makes it possible to watch a curated collection from the world's leading artists & art museums from the comfort of your home.
Playbook XR
Los Angeles, CA
Playbook is a rapid prototyping tool for spatial design. Going from idea to reality in 3D is an incredibly tedious, fragmented process. It’s prohibitively expensive and resource-heavy to create and share an interactive prototype. Our no-code, AI-native platform makes spatial content creation intuitive and accessible.
Flora Innovations
San Jose, CA
Flora™ is the creator of breakthrough piezo composite materials for audio and haptic applications. Its product Dragonfly™ is the world's first full range piezo speaker.
Extended Reality and Web3
Finalists
Afference
Boulder, CO
Afference is a pioneering technology company at the forefront of the Spatial Computing era and is dedicated to redefining human experiences through artificial sensation. With a relentless commitment to innovation, Afference leverages cutting-edge neuroscience to create a new era of sensory perception.
Applix
Austin, TX
Applix: A spell checker for manufacturing defects. We serve Automotive, Industrial & Medical Tech firms worldwide with AR-Xpert, our AR-based automated visual quality inspection app. We deliver innovation through Perception AI, Augmented Reality and Digital Twins. Join us in transforming industries with quality, efficiency, and precision.
Connected Athletics
Round Rock, TX
ConnectED Athletics empowers athletes to forge meaningful connections and form relationships with key influencers to optimize their sports careers, during/after their eligibility. We amplify the strength of their personal brand through cutting-edge AI technology, harnessing the real-world experiences of individuals that they can leverage during their athletic journey.
Valkyrie Industries
London, England
Valkyrie Industries has developed Valkyrie Eir, our patented haptic wearable that allows you to lift virtual weights and feel resistance from motion gestures and control. Used in Virtual and Augmented reality, our sensors connect using Bluetooth technology to deliver sophisticated impulses directly to the user’s muscles.
Visualsyn
Seoul, South Korea
Visualsyn pioneers AI-driven metaverse content creation. Our expertise spans AI-powered 3D scanning, conversion, and editing. Glinda AIMI, our comprehensive platform redefines metaverse content production for a seamless and user-centric experience.
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DAS
Berlin, Germany
We are DAS – Developing Athletics Software. Our vision is to create software products using innovative technology to enhance the learning and performance of athletes and sports teams.DAS is a startup based in Berlin, made up of experts in VR, software, and sports science.
Mythologi
Montreal, Canada
MYTHOLOGI is an interaction design and research studio; we innovate and develop spatial computing solutions that drive human engagement of the future today. In ELYSIUM, we‘ve built a cloud platform for persistent augmented reality worlds. We empower creative innovation for the next evolution of connectivity, play, and social interactivity.
Food, Nutrition, & Health
Finalists
DIA
Newark, NJ
DIA means “day” in Spanish and is the core mission of this female and Latino-founded deep tech venture – to improve human health by enabling key biomarkers to be measured every day, non-invasively, at the point-of-need. Our first product measures cortisol levels - "the stress hormone" – in saliva in 5 minutes.
PHIOGEN
Houston, TX
PHIOGEN is evolving biotherapeutics to combat the infection crisis. We have developed a world-first biogenetics technology platform that mobilizes the natural power of bacteriophages to tackle critical and life-threatening infections and marks a significant medical breakthrough for countering the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Sama Therapeutics, Inc
Cambridge, MA
Sama Therapeutics synthesizes and validates predictive biomarkers grounded in neural, physiological, multi-omics, natural language, and behavioral phenotypes. The company's agile SaaS platform, iMAGiNE™, analyzes the transdiagnostic efficacy of pharmaceutical and neurostimulation modalities through precision clinical trials, causal inference, and generative AI trained on proprietary and open-science datasets.
SHENNONGSHI.AI
Taipei, Taiwan
World's first Humanoid Robotics decentralized repository of hubs that capture culinary skills. We optimize AI, robotics, and Sim2Real technologies to reshape the gastronomic experience, empowering chefs and kitchens. Leveraging extensive human chef movements, we aim to be the primary source of humanoid robot data, benefitting the restaurant tech ecosystem.
SingleTimeMicroneedles
Storrs, CT
SingleTimeMicroneedles’ mission is to democratize access to lifesaving veterinary and human pharmaceuticals. We have developed a drug/vaccine microneedle delivery platform that eliminates the need for cold-chain storage and transportation and are the only patches that can deliver doses immediately, over-time, or separately over weeks/months in one application.
Alternates
Magsorbeo Biomedical
Detroit, MI
Magsorbeo is developing next generation bioabsorbable metal implants for bone fixation in trauma and reconstructive surgeries. Magsorbeo's goal is to reduce surgical interventions, improve patient quality of life and outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs by safely eliminating the long-term presence of implants in the body and restoring bone to natural physiology. Magsorbeo's alloy platform is differentiated by its adjustable absorption for optimal performance in a variety of implant applications.
UGenome AI
Green Valley, AZ
UGenome is a product-driven organization offering a progression of bioinformatics services to earn revenue and knowledge about our products with our vision to make genomic medicine personal and accessible for everyone. Our 7 values include learning, empathy, trust, diversity, adaptability, innovation, and excellence.
Future of Work
Finalists
DD
New York, NY
DIVERSD is accelerating the adoption of inclusive and intersectional AI to empower the Future of Work, and has created a SaaS platform that enables companies to capture missed revenue, drive greater productivity, and decrease operating costs via inclusive proprietary LLMs.
Escalate
Silver Spring, MD
Escalate is a white-label platform that stops turnover of frontline workers for enterprise companies. We do this by providing asynchronous upskilling and reskilling with automated supports to make sure employees can get to work everyday and increase retention in their current roles by 3x.
Folio.works
Oakland, CA
Folio.works trains students freelance for venture-backed startups. Upon completing our program, students are job-ready and earn $10k+/yr as vetted freelancers on our platform while completing their studies.
Grapefruit Health
Chicago, IL
We are addressing the massive staffing shortage in healthcare by creating the first and only tech-enabled workforce composed completely of local clinical students. We recruit, train, and manage these students to perform work on behalf of healthcare organizations remotely.
ProjectUs.ai
Boston, MA
ProjectUs.ai democratizes access to leadership development by delivering personalized AI-driven data to every employee in an organization. Rooted in three years of AI and behavior research at MIT, our platform analyzes verbal and non-verbal cues during virtual meetings, providing users with insights into their emotional dynamics and leadership behaviors.
Alternates
Fem Equity
Baltimore, MD
Fem Equity is an HR tech platform that creates solutions for women and underrepresented professionals going through pay or professional gaps in real-time. We are a double-sided platform that provides these solutions for our women and minority professionals and provides organizations access to a highly qualified diverse pool of young women and minority professionals.
Layerpath
Austin, Texas
Layerpath revolutionizes team efficiency with AI-powered interactive product demos. Our platform enhances self-serve help experiences and boosts software adoption among customers and employees.
Peadbo
Washington, DC
Peadbo (short for Personal Advisory Board) is a platform that allows users to build and manage teams dedicated to their personal or professional growth and create recurring newsletters for their broader network of supporters and advisors.
Innovative World Technologies
Finalists
Cephable
Boston, MA
Cephable is a platform that empowers people of all abilities to control technology in new ways with tools like adaptive voice controls, head and face controls, AI automation, and more. Businesses integrate Cephable into their platforms and teams to reach and support more individuals with disabilities while creating new experiences.
Coordle Inc
Baltimore, MD
Coordle simplifies group coordination with our intuitive app and location-aware web platform. Tired of manual labor and disorganized group travel? We're here to change that. Access real-time information, messaging, hosting capacities, and dynamic itineraries, making group movement easy and accessible. Your solution for streamlined coordination.
Monte Caldera Technologies Inc
Miami, FL
Deep-tech scientific company applying disruptive physics to unravel fundamental challenges related to the understanding of material properties at molecular levels. Our solution streamlines traditional R&D by up to 80%, enabling the discovery and improvement of the things we encounter in our daily lives in a better, safer, and faster way.
Skyline Nav AI, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Skyline Nav AI has created a unique, patented technology using computer vision and 3D LiDAR for navigation without GPS. It's reliable in GPS-obstructed areas, excels in initial positioning and terrain scanning, and is ideal for various applications on land, air, sea and space.
VOTIX
Syracuse, NY
VOTIX is your enterprise drone automation platform. Pioneer hardware-agnostic software platform for fully automated commercial drone operations at scale.
Alternates
Foresight
Kansas City, MO
Foresight streamlines lending by reducing processing times from months to minutes with AI-enhanced analysis, ensuring precision and efficiency. With just four pieces of information, Foresight generates verified loan applications instantly, transforming the borrowing experience and setting a new standard in the lending industry.
Koru
Phoenix, AZ
Koru redefines strategic partnerships with groundbreaking AI intelligence. As an innovative and cost-effective platform, we facilitate impactful, efficient alliances for companies. Our approach transforms the landscape of corporate collaboration, offering a smarter, more efficient path to partnership success.
Superscript
New York City, NY
What does it take to fix US Healthcare? Consumers. Healthcare is insulated from consumer demand. Superscript is changing that with Healthcare’s First Pricing Protocol. Finally, consumers can make informed choices about their care. No more surprise costs. No more uncertainty.
Smart Cities, Transportation & Sustainability
Finalists
BUYO Bioplastics
Hochiminh City, Vietnam
We convert bio-waste into 100% bio-based bioplastics which are fully biodegradable in the natural environment and safe for health. Our product properties are comparable to regular plastics and suitable for various applications with cost competitiveness. We minimize carbon footprints by upcycling waste and bringing them back into the circular economy.
Jist
Cremieu, France
Big ag, timber & rubber companies are under increasing regulatory pressure to decouple their supply chains from deforestation. Our behavioral modeling solution not only allows companies to de-risk their supply chains, but to optimize them as well. Put simply: it's deep tech allowing companies to do good & do well.
Lotus
San Jose, CA
The Lotus Ring is a wearable ring that controls objects at home by pointing. No rewiring, no apps, no internet. At Lotus we build technology that is usable by everybody, by optimizing for disability first.
Pavewise, Inc.
Fargo, ND
Pavewise’s web-based software maximizes productivity and improves project quality, resulting in increased incentives and profits for paving contractors. Variables such as weather, project specifications, and equipment operations impact every paving project. By efficiently managing project variables and integrating paving solutions, Pavewise develops a strategy for success for every paving project. In 2023, Pavewise successfully assisted in managing over $20 million dollars in paving projects across the United States.
ReMo Homes
Gardena, CA
ReMo Homes is a modular manufacturing company that makes net-zero affordable homes using advanced fabrication methods and automation-friendly materials. ReMo's team consists of veterans from the aerospace and semiconductor industries.
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Haven Energy
Los Angeles, CA
Haven Energy is a clean tech company that guides homeowners through the selection, quoting, and financing of a home battery system installation, pairing them with qualified electricians to perform the installation. Post-installation, Haven helps homeowners integrate their batteries into an aggregated virtual power plant, which significantly reduces their electricity costs.
Terralytiq
Austin, TX
Terralytiq is a pioneering climate tech startup which specializes in comprehensive enterprise decarbonization. Leveraging over 20 years of industry experience, it offers a unique SaaS platform enabling businesses to effectively measure, strategize, and implement actionable decarbonization initiatives, moving beyond mere carbon accounting to achieve tangible environmental impact.
Tikal Industries
Chicago, IL
Tikal is a Chicago-based startup creating a hardtech enabled water management platform to improve operational efficiency and process monitoring, while minimizing water waste. Our platform provides manufacturers and energy producers with actionable insights on water efficiency and quality metrics in real time.
Student Startup
Finalists
Asclepii
Cleveland, OH
Asclepii is building the next generation of biomaterials for wound care by creating solutions that empower your own body's healing capabilities in a way that is diverse, accessible, globally scalable, and clinically effective. We are leading the revolution for the future of wound care: semi-synthetic therapeutics.
MACH Transit
Austin, TX
MACH Transit is an Austin startup founded to address the US’ lack of adoption of magnetic levitation technology despite its potential in markets beyond public transportation. MACH’s pilot product is a levitating camera vehicle utilizing maglev to actively maintain zero contact with its guideway, enabling the capture of ultra-stable footage at over 200 mph.
Paradigm Robotics
Austin, TX
Paradigm Robotics is an Austin, Texas based robotics startup building advanced and versatile robotic platform solutions to provide mission critical situational awareness for firefighting, disaster response, industrial/manufacturing, and other industries. We help protect the brave in the most hazardous of environments.
Rehydrate
Cambridge, MA
Rehydrate adapts NASA's water recovery system technology for its mobile water recycler, offering efficient and sustainable purification solutions. Ideal for military, disaster relief, and remote areas prone to water scarcity, Rehydrate ensures dependable access to clean drinking water in challenging environments.
SkinCheck
Tulsa, OK
Every hour, more than two people die from skin cancer in the U.S. alone. Yet, 99% of all skin cancer cases are curable if detected early enough. SkinCheck provides inclusive technologies to triage, monitor, and spot skin cancer early for individuals, clinics, and healthcare providers.
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BLKHRZN
Greensboro, NC
BLKHRZN is a company that is dedicated to supporting and uplifting Black people in the gaming industry to make waves in the professional frontier.
Merge Conflict Studio
Austin, TX
Merge Conflict Studio is a minority-led video game development studio that focuses on centering marginalized perspectives and environmental awareness. We know games can go beyond pure entertainment and can help spread motivation to fight for a more environmentally conscious society.
ReliaCare
San Diego, CA
ReliaCare Solutions, Inc. is a technology company that aims to transform pre- and post-operative care for patients and their providers through intuitive, user-friendly, and accessible technological solutions. When no one else is there, ReliaCare is there.