Companies

10X

AI-powered learning app offering gamified skill progression paths for coding, marketing, and digital skills

11x

AI-powered sales development representative platform offering bots for outbound cold sales duties including prospect identification, message crafting, and call scheduling

1Password

Identity security and password management platform serving consumers and enterprise customers

1X Technologies

Humanoid robotics company developing NEO, a lightweight and affordable home robot designed to gather real-world data for AI training and eventually provide household assistance

37signals

Bootstrapped software company behind Basecamp (project management) and HEY (email), known for rejecting venture capital and advocating for sustainable, profitable business building

A24

Independent film and television production and distribution studio known for critically acclaimed films

Aaru

AI behavioral prediction platform that simulates human decision-making for enterprises, governments, and campaigns using ground-truth behavioral data rather than surveys

Abridge

AI platform for doctors that transcribes and summarizes patient conversations, enabling physicians to focus on care rather than documentation. Founded in 2018.

Absurd

AI-native creative agency producing AI-generated marketing and brand videos for companies, handling end-to-end production using an internal orchestration layer across multiple video generation models

Accel

Global venture capital firm investing in early and growth-stage technology companies

Accenture

Global professional services company specializing in IT services, consulting, and digital transformation

ACEP

Acquired

Long-form business history podcast covering the stories of great companies and the people who built them, hosted by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Adaption Labs

AI research company developing systems for real-time continual learning that allows models to adapt to incoming data without full retraining cycles

Adobe

Creative software company offering tools including Photoshop, Premiere, and the Firefly generative AI platform for individual creators and enterprise customers

AdQuick

Technology platform for planning, buying, and measuring out-of-home advertising, connecting brands with physical ad inventory including billboards and transit

Adrenum

Maritime security company building distributed sonar sensing systems and AI-powered acoustic classification to detect submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles, and other threats in the ocean.

Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs

Frontier AI development company building large-scale machine intelligence systems.

Advanced Manufacturing Company of America

Advanced manufacturing company that designs, manufactures, and certifies critical engineered products for aerospace and defense systems, including avionics components, through a hybrid approach of acquisitions and organic development.

Adyen

Aelius

Defense startup developing small-scale, lightweight directed energy (laser) weapon systems for counter-drone missions, designed for edge deployment on ground vehicles and in urban environments

Aeolus

Climate technology company building a planetary defense system for extreme weather events

Aetherflux

Space-based solar power company building a power grid in orbit using satellites in dawn-dusk orbits to collect and beam energy to Earth and power orbital data centers

Affinity Partners

Investment firm founded by Jared Kushner

Affirm

Financial technology company offering buy now, pay later services, co-founded by Max Levchin

Aftermarq

Video production studio founded by Vincenzo Landino, part of The Landino Group.

AG1

Health and wellness company behind the AG1 daily nutritional supplement, expanding into retail including Costco and launching a second product AGZ for sleep

AgentMail

Email infrastructure platform built specifically for AI agents to natively send, receive, and act on email

agree.com

Free e-signature platform with integrated invoicing and payment processing, monetizing via payment transaction fees in a model similar to Stripe

Agtuary

Agri-risk analytics company using robotics, AI, remote sensing, and climate modeling to modernize agricultural insurance risk assessment.

AI.com

Consumer AI agent platform offering autonomous agents to perform tasks on users' behalf, launched by Crypto.com founder Kris Marszalek

Air

Creative operations platform serving as a system of record for visual assets, enabling brand consistency, AI-powered search, and generative editing for creative teams.

Airbnb

Online marketplace for short-term home rentals and travel experiences

AirGarage

Technology platform for parking lot and garage owners that replaces legacy operators with gateless, license-plate-recognition-based systems to increase net operating income

AIUC

Insurance company providing the first insurance policies covering AI-agent-specific risks including hallucinations, data leaks, and other AI-driven liabilities.

Akash Systems

Semiconductor and server company using synthetic diamond cooling technology to improve GPU thermal performance and reduce data center energy costs

Alani Nu

Louisville, Kentucky-based energy drink and supplement brand built via social media influencer partnerships, founded 2018

Albacore

Defense technology company building autonomous undersea loitering munitions for long-range maritime warfare, targeting Indo-Pacific theater applications

Albedo

Satellite imaging company building very low earth orbit (VLEO) satellites capable of capturing sub-10cm-per-pixel resolution imagery commercially, replacing aircraft and drone-based imaging for industrial and government applications

Alembic

Causal AI platform that helps Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies understand the direct revenue impact of marketing, sales, supply chain, and finance decisions

Aleph

Israel-focused venture capital firm investing in technology companies

Alibaba

Chinese multinational technology conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital payments

Allbirds

DTC footwear brand known for sustainable wool and natural material sneakers

Allen Control Systems

Defense technology company building AI-powered autonomous gun turrets for counter-drone applications

Allen Institute for AI

Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute focused on open language models and advancing AI for the common good, founded by Paul Allen

Alley Corp

New York-based venture firm and startup incubator known for investments including MongoDB and Business Insider

Allstate

American insurance company.

Alpha School

AI-powered K-12 private school where students complete core academics in two hours per day using AI tutoring software

Alphabet

Parent company of Google and various subsidiaries including DeepMind, Waymo, and Isomorphic Labs

Also

Rivian spinout applying a vertically integrated software-defined EV platform to small-form-factor vehicles including e-bikes and pedal quads for consumer and commercial delivery use cases

Also Capital

Early-stage hard tech venture fund investing at inception, pre-seed, and seed in companies building in defense, space, nuclear, and physical infrastructure

Altimeter Capital

Amazon

Global technology and e-commerce conglomerate operating AWS cloud infrastructure, consumer retail, and other services.

Amazon Web Services

Ambrook

Financial management software company providing accounting, budgeting, and profitability tools tailored for American family-run agricultural businesses including farmers and ranchers.

AMC

American cable television network and entertainment company

AMD

Semiconductor company designing CPUs and GPUs for PCs, servers, and AI workloads, competing with Intel and Nvidia

American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) launched by Chamath Palihapitiya, trading on NYSE under ticker AEXA, targeting AI, energy, defense, and decentralized finance sectors

American Express

Global financial services company offering credit cards, charge cards, and payment solutions

American Housing Corporation

Vertically integrated homebuilder using factory manufacturing to build row homes for young families in cities, aiming to reduce on-site labor by 95% and deliver fixed-price homes nationally.

American University

Private research university in Washington D.C. with programs in international relations and public policy

Anchor

Podcast creation and distribution platform acquired by Spotify in 2019, which democratized podcast publishing for independent creators

Anchorage Digital

Federally chartered crypto-native bank focused on institutional clients, founded in 2017; received its OCC charter in 2021

Andreessen Horowitz

Venture capital firm investing across technology, consumer, and frontier sectors.

Andretti Global

Professional motorsports racing team competing in IndyCar, part of the TWG holding company

Anduril

Defense technology company building autonomous systems, sensors, and software for national security applications

AngelList

Platform for startup investing, fund administration, and venture capital operations

Anomaly

Early-stage frontier tech venture capital firm.

Anthropic

An AI company whose CEO faced political blowback after an internal memo criticizing the Pentagon and a rival AI provider's defense deal was leaked publicly.

Anti Fund

Founder-first venture fund co-founded by Jake Paul and Jeff Lou focused on early-stage and breakout-stage investments with distribution and marketing value-add

Anti Metal

Startup automating cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployment workflows to remove post-code bottlenecks for engineering teams.

Anti-Fraud AI

AI-powered fraud detection and recovery platform operating across financial services, insurance, and healthcare

Antithesis

Software reliability company using deterministic simulation to surface rare, hard-to-find bugs before they reach production

Anysphere

AI-powered code editor company, maker of Cursor

AOL

Legacy internet brand operating a web portal for news and entertainment and an email client, with over 30 million monthly active users

APC

Venture capital firm.

Apex Fintech Solutions

Back-end brokerage clearing and custody technology platform serving retail brokerages and fintech companies; a PEAK6 portfolio company

Apex Space

Satellite bus and spacecraft platform manufacturer building standardized satellite infrastructure for commercial and defense customers

Apollo

Global alternative asset management firm focused on private equity, credit, and real assets.

Apple

Consumer electronics, software, and services company known for iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Silicon

Applied Compute

Enterprise AI company building domain-specific intelligent agents trained with reinforcement learning on proprietary company data

Applied Intuition

AI software company providing tools, operating systems, and autonomous driving systems for automotive OEMs, commercial trucking, and defense customers. The company has been historically profitable with high gross margins and triple-digit growth.

AppLovin

Mobile advertising technology company offering performance-based ad solutions and the Axon AI-powered advertising platform, primarily serving mobile game developers and ecommerce brands.

Arc Boats

Electric marine vehicle company building electric-powered boats for consumer, commercial, and defense applications

ARC Prize

Foundation co-founded by Mike Knoop and François Chollet that produces benchmark-driven research to measure and inspire progress toward artificial general intelligence

Arcee AI

AI company specializing in building proprietary and custom language models for enterprise use, including US-sovereign open-weight models and fine-tuning services

Archer Aviation

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft manufacturer for urban air mobility.

Arena Magazine

Pro-technology, pro-capitalism quarterly print magazine covering topics including defense, espionage, space, and American industry

Arena Physica

AI company building foundation models for electromagnetism (RF/phased array design), enabling faster and cheaper design of hardware components for satellite communication, radar, and data centers.

ARK Invest

Active investment management firm focused on disruptive innovation across AI, robotics, energy storage, genomics, and blockchain technologies.

Armada

Edge computing infrastructure company building portable, full-stack AI data centers for deployment in remote and energy-rich locations, serving energy, mining, defense, and government customers

Arrae

Wellness supplement brand co-founded by Nish Samantray and his wife, focused on targeted supplements for digestive, metabolic, and women's health, sold DTC and in major retail chains

Asana

Work management and project collaboration platform for teams

Aston Martin

British luxury automotive and Formula One racing team.

Aston Martin F1

Formula One racing team competing under the Aston Martin brand.

Astranis

Satellite internet company building small geostationary satellites to provide dedicated broadband connectivity to nation states and enterprises

Astromechanica

Aerospace startup developing hybrid-electric supersonic aircraft and propulsion systems targeting initial DoD unmanned drone applications before commercial supersonic passenger flight

Astronomer

Data orchestration platform built around Apache Airflow (open source), offering a managed cloud product called Astro for scheduling, monitoring, and managing data and AI workflows

Atapar

Financial infrastructure and wealth management software platform founded by Joe Lonsdale

Athletic Brewing

Non-alcoholic craft beer company founded by Bill Shufelt and John Walker, operating its own proprietary breweries and selling direct-to-consumer as well as through traditional retail channels.

Athlos

Women's track and field team-based league founded by Alexis Ohanian.

Atlassian

Enterprise software company offering tools including Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Loom for team collaboration and project management

Atomic Industries

Detroit-based company applying AI and software-first approaches to automate injection mold design and manufacturing for industrial parts across automotive, aerospace, and other sectors.

Atoms

Physical AI and robotics company formerly known as City Storage Systems, operating delivery-only kitchen real estate, food automation robotics, autonomous mining vehicles, and industrial transport platforms across approximately 30 countries

Atreides Management

Investment firm founded by Gavin Baker, focused on technology growth equity

Attio

AI-native CRM platform that structures customer relationship data and enables conversational AI interfaces for go-to-market teams

AUG

Rare disease drug development company that reformulates and repurposes existing or off-patent drugs to provide rare disease patients with access to treatments that have demonstrated efficacy but are otherwise unavailable

Augment

AI logistics company building an AI assistant called Augie to automate freight operations including quoting, dispatching, tracking, and billing

Auterion

Defense technology company building an open operating system and autonomy stack for military and commercial drones, deployed at scale in Ukraine and with US warfighters

Automattic

Open-source software company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, and Beeper, focused on democratizing publishing and communication tools.

Avalanche Fusion

Fusion energy startup building the world's smallest fusion machines using a SpaceX-style rapid iteration approach, targeting kilowatt to megawatt-scale power generation

Avallon AI

Fully agentic AI platform for insurance claims operations including intake, triage, and workflow automation for third-party administrators

Aven

Fintech company offering home equity-backed credit cards (HELOCs) that close in 15 minutes with 2% unlimited cashback

AVERI

AI Verification and Evaluation Research Institute; independent nonprofit think tank focused on auditing and evaluating frontier AI systems for safety, security, and reliability

Axiom Math

AI research company combining post-training reasoning with formal verification (Lean) to build mathematical superintelligence as a pathway to verified AI systems

Axiom Space

Commercial space company building the world's first private space station, providing human spaceflight missions, space suits, and commercial orbital infrastructure including data centers and research labs.

Axios

Digital news organization covering politics, business, and technology

Axon

Public safety technology company making tasers, body cameras, drone systems, and digital evidence management software for law enforcement agencies

Azura

On-chain trading platform enabling price discovery for any asset class including crypto, memecoins, prediction markets, and eventually tokenized equities

Baba

Healthcare startup that connects elderly patients and their families with human patient advocates who handle care coordination, insurance navigation, and scheduling, with costs covered by Medicare and Medicaid

Backbone

Mobile gaming hardware and software platform best known for the Backbone One controller that transforms smartphones into portable gaming consoles, with a companion app aggregating streaming game services

Bain Capital

Global private investment firm across private equity, venture, credit, and real estate

BankCap Crypto

Crypto-focused investment firm

Barron's

American weekly financial publication owned by News Corp focusing on investment and market analysis.

Base Power

Nuclear energy company focused on providing clean power for data centers and AI infrastructure

Base44

AI-powered no-code app builder acquired by Wix six months after founding, with 250,000+ users and zero external funding

Basecamp

Web-based project management and team communication software company

Baseten

AI inference infrastructure platform enabling companies to deploy and serve custom and open-source models at scale in production

Basic Capital

Fintech company enabling individuals to use credit to invest in diversified financial assets through nonrecourse LLC structures with long-term amortizing loan products, similar to a mortgage but for stocks and bonds

Basis

New York-based AI platform for accounting teams that builds long-horizon agents to automate accounting workflows, including corporate tax return preparation, sitting on top of existing ERP and accounting software

Basis Theory

Payment infrastructure company enabling merchants and platforms to store card data independently and route transactions across multiple payment processors including Stripe, Adyen, and Checkout.

Beacon Software

AI-first holding company that acquires, operates, and grows niche vertical market software businesses serving underserved 'main street' industries such as campgrounds, private schools, and construction companies.

Beast Industries

Holding company for MrBeast's commercial ventures including consumer products and media

Beautiful AI Art

Online storefront selling prints of AI-generated text art created using large language models

Bedrock Robotics

Autonomy technology company developing retrofit sensor and compute systems to enable operatorless operation of heavy machinery in construction, mining, and agriculture

Bee

AI wearable bracelet startup that continuously transcribes ambient conversations and surfaces action items and insights; founded by former Twitter employees

Behance

Online portfolio platform for creative professionals to showcase and discover creative work, owned by Adobe

Believe

Solana-based platform allowing creators and entrepreneurs to launch coins directly from X (Twitter) to raise capital, with revenue sharing for creators

Bench

Outsourced bookkeeping and accounting platform for small businesses and startups, founded in 2012 and shut down in 2024.

Benchling

Cloud-based scientific R&D platform that helps biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies manage lab workflows, data, and increasingly AI-driven drug discovery processes.

Benchmark

Early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco known for investments in Uber, Twitter, and Snap.

Bending Spoons

Italian technology company that acquires digital businesses with untapped potential and transforms them through software redevelopment, AI enhancement, and operational optimization; portfolio includes AOL, Vimeo, Evernote, and others

Berghs School of Communication

Swedish creative school running what is described as the world's only government-funded one-year in-classroom AI program

Berkshire Hathaway

American multinational conglomerate holding company led for decades by Warren Buffett, known for long-term value investing across insurance, utilities, railroads, and consumer brands

Bernstein Research

Equity research firm providing institutional investment analysis across sectors including US semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment

Beta Technologies

Bezos Watches

Luxury watch marketplace and authentication platform for buying and selling pre-owned timepieces

Big Screen Beyond

VR headset hardware and software company focused on building the world's smallest, most comfortable VR headsets for PC gamers, enthusiasts, and enterprise customers

Big Technology

Independent tech journalism newsletter and podcast covering major technology companies

BigScreen

VR headset manufacturer focused on ultra-lightweight PC-tethered virtual reality headsets

Billhop

European fintech company providing payment infrastructure and financial licenses enabling businesses to make payments across the UK and EU

Biological Computing Company

Neurotech startup growing living neurons on electrode arrays to create energy-efficient biological computing systems that enhance artificial neural networks

BitMine Immersion Technologies

Crypto mining and treasury company pivoting to adopt Ethereum as its primary treasury reserve asset

Black Forest Labs

German AI company building generative image and video models, known for the FLUX image generation model used in Meta AI Vibes.

Blackbox Infinite

Design and technology practice bridging science fiction UI concepts and real-world product and experience design, with roots in film FUI and spatial computing

Blackstone

Blackwater

Bland

AI voice agent platform enabling businesses to deploy conversational phone agents

Blaxel

Cloud infrastructure platform for AI agents providing managed sandbox environments optimized for agentic workloads and compute lifecycles

Block

Financial technology company offering payment processing, banking, and consumer financial services, formerly known as Square.

Blockdaemon

Blockchain infrastructure company running nodes for institutional clients across 40+ data centers globally, enabling compliant crypto monetization for banks, fintechs, and asset managers

Bloom

AI-powered native iOS app builder that allows users to create and share apps via AirDrop using app clips, bypassing the App Store review process

Bloomberg

Global financial news and media company

Blue Origin

Aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos developing rockets and lunar landers

Blue Owl

Alternative asset manager specializing in private credit and direct lending, managing approximately $295 billion in assets, increasingly focused on AI infrastructure financing

Blue Water Autonomy

Defense technology company building autonomous unmanned surface vessels designed for open-ocean naval operations without crew

Blueprint

Bryan Johnson's health optimization company built around evidence-based longevity protocols, including olive oil supplements (Snake Oil brand) and the Immortals premium concierge health program

BNY Mellon

America's oldest bank and world's largest custodian, providing financial infrastructure, custody, payments, and wealth management services; custodies $60 trillion in assets globally.

Board

Gaming hardware company building a hybrid board game/video game console using a 24-inch touchscreen that recognizes physical game pieces for family gameplay

Boardy

AI-powered networking and introduction platform that matches founders with investors, executives, and strategic partners through an AI agent called Boardy

Boeing

Boeing Credit

Boeing Digital Aviation

Boeing's digital aviation software division, including navigation, flight planning, and aircraft data products such as Jeppesen, ForeFlight, Air Data, and OzRunways

Bolt.new

AI-powered text-to-app platform (formerly Stackblitz) that lets users build and host web applications using natural language prompts

Bombardier

Booking Holdings

Global online travel platform operating booking.com, Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable, and Agoda, connecting travelers with accommodations, flights, and restaurants worldwide.

Boom Supersonic

Supersonic aviation company building the Overture commercial airliner, now also producing aeroderivative jet engine-based gas turbines for AI data center power generation

BoomPop

AI-powered corporate group travel platform that automates planning, vendor negotiation, booking, and logistics for company offsites, SKOs, and events

Boost VC

Early-stage venture capital firm focused on deep tech, crypto, and hard science companies; founded by Adam Draper

Booz Allen Hamilton

Global management and technology consulting firm focused on delivering advanced analytics, AI, cybersecurity, and engineering capabilities primarily for US federal government and defense missions.

Boston Celtics

Professional NBA basketball franchise based in Boston, Massachusetts

Box

Enterprise cloud content management platform storing and managing unstructured business data with AI-powered workflows

BoxGroup

New York-based early-stage venture capital firm investing at the idea stage across consumer tech, fintech, and software startups

BP

British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, one of the world's seven oil and gas 'supermajors'

Braille

Stablecoin infrastructure platform that reduces the cost of launching a custom stablecoin to near-zero, enabling businesses and financial institutions to issue their own stablecoins on multiple blockchains

Brain Company

AI platform and applications provider targeting large enterprises and government organizations

Brale

Stablecoin issuance infrastructure platform that allows any business to launch a custom stablecoin for $1 per minute, handling regulation and technical deployment across multiple blockchains

Breaking Points

Independent political news and commentary show co-hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, known for cross-ideological populist commentary.

Brex

Bridge

Stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by Stripe, providing programmable stablecoin issuance and payment rails for enterprises including open issuance for custom stablecoins

BrightAI

AI platform integrating sensors, robots, and wearables to provide real-time monitoring and proactive management of critical infrastructure like energy grids and water systems

BRINC Drones

American public safety drone manufacturer building indoor SWAT operation drones and 911-response autonomous drone networks; the world's largest public safety drone company and second-largest quadcopter manufacturer in the US

Broadcom

Semiconductor and infrastructure software company providing chips and software used in data centers, networking, and broadband.

Brookfield Asset Management

Global alternative asset manager focused on real assets, infrastructure, and private equity

Browserbase

Browser infrastructure company providing AI-controllable web browsers for developers building web automation and agentic applications

Built

Residential and hospitality experience platform connecting apartment operators, residents, and local merchants through payments, rewards, and concierge services

Bullish

Crypto exchange that went public in 2025, formerly led by Tom Farley, former president of the New York Stock Exchange

Bun

Fast JavaScript runtime and bundler, positioned as a dramatically faster alternative to Node.js, founded by Jarred Sumner in 2021

Bunny Hopping

Substack newsletter by Jack Whitaker covering AI model research, scaling laws, and frontier training economics

Bybit

Centralized cryptocurrency exchange

BYD

Chinese automaker manufacturing electric vehicles and batteries for global markets.

Cactus

AI co-pilot platform for solopreneurs that automates business operations including phone answering, customer outreach, and revenue generation

Caffeinated Capital

Venture capital firm led by Raymond Tonsing.

Cal AI

AI-powered calorie tracking app that allows users to log food intake by photographing meals, acquired by MyFitnessPal.

Cala

French fully automated pasta restaurant startup that used robotics and AI to automate back-of-house kitchen operations; operated five profitable restaurants before shutting down due to French labor regulation constraints

California Forever

Company building a new planned city in Solano County, California on approximately 100 square miles of land, with a focus on advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and walkable mixed-use neighborhoods

California State Assembly

Lower chamber of the California State Legislature.

Cambrian

AI-based health platform that transforms wearable device data into actionable health recommendations

Campfire

AI-native ERP company targeting mid-market businesses with a proprietary foundational accounting model, competing with incumbents like NetSuite and SAP.

Canopy Labs

AI research company building foundation models for photorealistic, behaviorally authentic digital humans using multimodal LLM architectures trained on movement and speech tokens

Cantor Fitzgerald

Private New York-based financial services and investment banking firm known for fixed income, equities, and investment banking

Cantos

Venture capital firm that co-led MoldCo's seed round.

Canva

Australian visual communication platform enabling design, video, and content creation for individuals and enterprises, with an integrated creative OS approach.

Cape

Privacy-first US mobile network that owns all its own network software — authentication, billing, call routing — to eliminate security vulnerabilities inherent in traditional carrier infrastructure

Capital One

Major US bank and credit card issuer known for data-driven underwriting and consumer and commercial financial products

Captions

AI-powered video creation and editing platform that auto-generates captions and uses generative AI to help creators produce and edit video content

Car Dealership Guy

B2B media brand providing news, insights, and content for automotive dealers

Carbon Robotics

Agricultural robotics company building AI-powered laser weeders and autonomous tractors that identify and eliminate weeds with precision lasers, eliminating the need for herbicides and manual labor

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Washington DC-based think tank focused on international affairs, foreign policy, and global governance

Carry

Tax optimization software platform that automates tax savings strategies for business owners and founders.

Cars and Bids

Carta

Castelion

Defense tech startup building hypersonic missile systems for the US military, founded by SpaceX veterans and conducting frequent test flights in the California desert

Cavu Consumer Partners

Consumer-focused venture fund investing in better-for-you food, beverage, and health brands

CBS

Major US broadcast television network and media company

Celsius

Center

Expense management software company founded by the founder of Concur and his son, acquired by American Express

Center for Industrial Progress

Policy advocacy organization focused on promoting fossil fuel energy and industrial progress, founded by Alex Epstein

Centivax

Biotech company developing universal immunity technologies including a universal flu vaccine and a broad-spectrum antivenom derived from antibodies of Tim Friede, who self-immunized against 16 deadly snake species

Ceramic AI

AI search infrastructure company offering low-cost, high-speed web search APIs for agentic workflows, founded by former Google VP of Engineering

Cerebras

AI chip company building wafer-scale processors for ultra-fast neural network inference

Chai Discovery

AI-driven drug discovery company building foundation models for protein structure prediction and antibody sequence design to accelerate drug development

Chainalysis

Blockchain data platform providing compliance, investigation, and analytics tools for cryptocurrency transactions to exchanges, financial institutions, and law enforcement

Chainguard

Cybersecurity company providing a secure, hardened distribution of open-source software components including container images, virtual machines, and language libraries to eliminate vulnerabilities in software supply chains.

CHAOS Industries

Defense technology company developing advanced adaptive radar systems designed for modern battlefield challenges, replacing legacy systems with agile multi-product solutions

Character AI

AI chatbot platform allowing users to create and interact with AI personas of historical figures, fictional characters, and custom personalities

Chariot Defense

Defense technology company building high-voltage battery and power electronics systems for military drones, command-and-control platforms, and other battlefield robotic systems, leveraging commercial EV supply chains

Charlie Labs

AI coding agent company building TypeScript-focused autonomous engineering agents that integrate with GitHub, Slack, and project management tools

ChatPRD

AI-powered product requirements and documentation tool designed for product managers and development teams

Checkr

Background screening and identity verification platform providing API-based employment, criminal, and identity checks for employers and marketplaces

Chess.com

Online chess platform founded in 2005, generating revenue from subscriptions priced at $5–$15/month for features including unlimited play and post-match analysis.

Chevron

Major multinational energy corporation with extensive natural gas production operations.

Chime

US neobank offering fee-free checking accounts, savings, and credit-building products targeted at everyday Americans

ChinaTalk

Newsletter and podcast offering in-depth analysis of Chinese technology, politics, and US-China relations, founded by Jordan Schneider

Chomps

Better-for-you meat stick and snack brand sold in major grocery chains and convenience stores

Chonkie

Open-source document chunking library that splits complex documents into semantically meaningful pieces for retrieval-augmented generation, serving as a core dependency for LLM application developers

Chroma

Open-source AI-native embedding database designed for building LLM applications with vector search and memory capabilities

Chunghwa Telecom

Taiwan's largest telecommunications company, operating cell tower networks, undersea cables, and satellite connectivity for government and commercial customers.

Circle

Financial technology company and issuer of the USDC stablecoin, building blockchain payment infrastructure including the Circle Payment Network and the Arc Layer-1 blockchain

Cisco

Global networking, security, and IT infrastructure company providing hardware, software, and services for enterprise and data center customers

Citadel

Multinational hedge fund and financial services company founded by Ken Griffin

Citrini

Clad Labs

Developer IDE (Chad IDE) that subsidizes AI code generation costs through in-editor affiliate integrations and advertising, including gambling site integrations.

Clado

AI-powered people search platform with a database of 200M profiles, enabling semantic natural-language queries to find candidates or leads across highly specific criteria using parallel LLM inference

Clarm

AI-powered internal enterprise search platform with 45 integrations positioned as an agentic alternative to Glean

Classy

Fundraising software platform for nonprofit organizations, acquired by GoFundMe in 2022

Clay

AI music service that has licensed rights to thousands of hit songs, allowing users to remake and restyle songs using AI technology, led by music producer Ari Ade

ClickHouse

Open-source real-time analytical database and managed cloud service (ClickHouse Cloud) used by AI companies and enterprises for high-speed data ingestion and analytics at scale.

Clidey

AI platform for automatic technical documentation generation from codebases, supporting self-hosted deployments for enterprise compliance and covering web applications, APIs, and internal engineering specs

Clipboard Health

Healthcare staffing marketplace connecting facilities with workers using performance-based hiring rather than credential screening

Closera

AI agents platform automating end-to-end workflows for commercial real estate brokers, including sales materials creation and deal management

Cloudflare

Content delivery network and cybersecurity company providing DDoS protection, DNS, and edge computing services to millions of customers globally

Cluely

AI note-taking startup that also operates a large-scale social media clipping and distribution operation to drive viral awareness.

CNBC

American business news television channel owned by NBCUniversal.

Coatue

Venture capital firm

Coco

Sidewalk delivery robot company focused on complex urban environments, operating camera-based autonomous robots across major US cities in partnership with major delivery apps

Code Metal

Developer tools company automating the translation of high-level code into hardware-optimized, production-ready code for deploying AI on edge devices

CodeRabbit

AI-powered code review platform using reasoning models to identify bugs, security issues, and code quality problems in pull requests

Cognition AI

AI company building Devin, an autonomous AI software engineering agent designed to complete end-to-end coding tasks for enterprise customers.

Cognito Therapeutics

MIT spinout developing a noninvasive sensory stimulation device using light and sound at 40Hz to treat Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions

Cohere

Enterprise AI company building large language models and NLP tools for business applications.

Coinbase

Collaborative Fund

Venture capital firm focused on long-term investing in companies at the intersection of culture and commerce

Collaborative Robotics

AI-powered collaborative robotics company building wheeled robots designed to work safely alongside humans in logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing; maker of the Proxie robot

Collect

Collectibles media and advisory company providing journalism coverage of the collectibles market and advising sports teams, leagues, and brands on bespoke collectibles strategies.

Commercial Credit Corporation

Commure

Healthcare AI company formed from the merger of Athelas and Commure, focused on automating administrative tasks in healthcare to improve efficiency and patient care.

Conductor AI

AI software company automating complex document review and approval workflows for US Department of Defense customers, including security classification and ITAR controls

Confident Security

Confidential AI company providing a server wrapper and client SDK that uses cryptography to guarantee enterprise-level privacy beyond standard cloud AI offerings

Consensus

AI-powered search engine for academic and scientific research, enabling evidence-based answers from peer-reviewed journals using large language models.

Consensys

Ethereum software company and blockchain technology firm founded by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin; builds infrastructure including MetaMask wallet and developer tools for the Ethereum ecosystem

Console

AI-powered IT support automation platform that resolves employee requests via Slack using agents connected to identity, device management, and SaaS tool systems.

Constellation Energy

US nuclear and clean energy generation company

Construct Capital

Venture capital firm founded in 2020 focused on early-stage industrial tech startups, including manufacturing, supply chain, and physical world applications

Contextual AI

Enterprise AI company pioneering retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) technology to build context-aware AI systems

Contrary Research

Private markets research database publishing deep dives on startups and technology sectors, operating as a division of Contrary venture fund

Conviction

Venture firm focused on AI-native companies across the AI stack, from infrastructure to applications

Convoke

Biotech software startup building an AI workspace to automate knowledge work in pharmaceutical drug development, focused on planning, regulatory document preparation, and information synthesis

Corazon Capital

Early-stage venture capital firm.

Core Memory

Independent tech media company founded by journalist Ashlee Vance, producing a Substack newsletter, TV show episodes, and documentary-style content about frontier technology companies and founders.

CoreWeave

GPU cloud provider and AI infrastructure company offering compute capacity for AI training and inference workloads

Corning

American manufacturer of specialty glass, ceramics, and fiber optic cables used in telecommunications and data center infrastructure

Cosmos

Visual search engine and creative inspiration platform that allows users to collect, organize, and search images using AI tagging, with a growing commerce layer.

Cost Plus Drugs

Direct-to-consumer pharmacy offering generic medications at cost plus a 15% markup, disrupting traditional pharmaceutical pricing

Coterie

Direct-to-consumer baby care brand selling premium diapers and wipes via subscription

Cotool

AI agent platform for cybersecurity operations teams automating ticket triage, anomaly detection, and workflow automation across tools like Okta, Slack, and Panther

Council on Foreign Relations

American think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs

Coupang

South Korean e-commerce giant often referred to as the Amazon of South Korea

Coverage

AI-powered insurance brokerage platform that replaces traditional brokers with a flat-fee model, providing risk analysis and insurance placement for companies across industries.

Cox Enterprises

US family-owned media and automotive conglomerate with revenues in the tens of billions, operating cable, automotive, and software businesses

Crosby

Tech-enabled law firm integrating AI to automate contract review and legal workflows for fast-growing businesses

CrowdStrike

Crunched

AI analyst built natively into Excel for elite finance professionals including investment bankers, private equity associates, and management consultants, enabling natural-language financial modeling and automated error detection

Crunchy Data

Cloud-based PostgreSQL database provider helping large businesses and government agencies use Postgres without managing infrastructure themselves, founded 2012

Crusoe

Data center and cloud computing company that co-locates compute infrastructure with energy sources including stranded natural gas and other power generation

CRV

Charles River Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm

Crypto the Game

On-chain interactive survival game blending gameplay with crypto-native mechanics, inspired by formats like HQ Trivia and Survivor

Crypto.com

Cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform.

Cua

Computer use AI agent infrastructure that wraps isolated OS environments like Docker for agents, enabling pixel-based screenshot-driven automation for any desktop or OS-level workflow

Cubby Law

AI teaching assistant for law students, trained on professor syllabi, past exams, and student outlines to personalize study prep and mirror how each professor teaches and grades.

Cultured

Contemporary arts magazine covering film, theater, literature, and visual art with a focus on the intersection of contemporary culture

Curie

Biotech venture fund focused on early-stage therapeutic discovery, described as one of the larger biotech seed-stage investors

Curology

Direct-to-consumer prescription skincare company offering personalized dermatology treatments.

Current

Gen Z-focused neobank and mobile banking app

Cursor

AI-powered coding assistant used by individual developers and enterprise engineering teams

CX2

Defense technology company focused on electromagnetic spectrum warfare and electronic warfare solutions

Cyberstarts

Venture capital firm focused exclusively on cybersecurity startups

Cypherpunk Technologies

Public company focused on privacy and self-sovereignty, primarily accumulating Zcash (ZEC) as a digital asset treasury

Czechoslovak Group

Prague-based European defense and ammunition manufacturer; one of Europe's largest ammunition producers

Czinger Vehicles

American hypercar manufacturer building road-legal performance vehicles using AI-designed, 3D-printed chassis structures developed through parent company Divergent.

D-Wave Quantum

Quantum computing company specializing in quantum annealing systems

Dash Fuel

Vertical SaaS company focused on downstream oil and gas logistics, helping fuel wholesalers and carriers modernize operations from paper-based systems to digital platforms and optimize fuel sourcing.

DAT Freight & Analytics

Freight load board and analytics platform connecting truck brokers with carriers; a subsidiary of Roper Technologies

Databricks

Data and AI platform company providing unified data lakehouse infrastructure for enterprise analytics, machine learning, and AI agent deployment

DataCurve

Coding data platform that sources high-skill training data for foundation model labs using a bounty-based system to engage expert software engineers, focused on post-training data for coding agents and new capability development.

David

Consumer protein bar brand founded by Peter Rahal, focused on high-protein, low-calorie bars sold direct-to-consumer and expanding into major retail chains

David Chang

Day.ai

AI-native CRM platform that ingests meetings, communications, and customer data in an LLM-optimized format to enable natural-language querying of business relationships and pipeline

Daytona

Infrastructure company providing secure, isolated sandbox environments for AI agents to execute code, run browsers, and support reinforcement learning training

DDN

Enterprise AI data infrastructure company that provides high-performance storage and data management systems for AI training, inference, and supercomputing workloads. Powers infrastructure for Nvidia, xAI, and sovereign AI deployments globally.

Decagon

AI customer service platform providing autonomous agents for enterprise support workflows

Decart

AI company building Mirage, a real-time video AI product that applies stylistic transformations such as 'cyberpunk' to live video streams with server-side efficiency enabling free access

Dechert

Deel

Deepseek

Chinese AI research lab that developed the DeepSeek family of large language models, including the open-weight V3 and R1 reasoning models, achieving frontier-level performance at significantly reduced training cost.

Defense Unicorns

Defense software company that modernizes software delivery for air-gapped, classified, and mission-critical military environments including fighter aircraft and submarine systems.

Delphi

AI platform that builds digital clones of individuals — coaches, CEOs, authors — allowing them to scale their expertise and monetize knowledge at scale.

Delve

AI-powered SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance automation startup for software companies

Den

AI-native Slack replacement built from the ground up to orchestrate AI agents and human workers in a shared multiplayer environment

Depop

Mobile-first peer-to-peer secondhand fashion marketplace popular with Gen Z shoppers

Deribit

Crypto options and futures exchange, the largest by volume and open interest, founded in 2016

Destiny

NYSE-listed closed-end fund (ticker DXYZ) providing retail investors with exposure to late-stage private technology companies

Deterrence

Defense startup building generalized robots to autonomously manufacture energetics and munitions components to address US production capacity gaps

Deveillance

Diatomics

AI-for-manufacturing startup founded by Larry Page, using large language models to generate optimized product designs for factory production

Digg

Social news aggregation platform being relaunched by Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian with AI-powered community moderation tools

Dingboard

Developer tool and social product company founded by Yacine, a former X software engineer, creator of the Ding Bot.

Diode Computers

AI-powered printed circuit board design and manufacturing company that uses LLMs and code-based workflows to automate PCB production, enabling US-based hardware manufacturing at scale

Discord

Gaming-originated voice, video, and text communication platform that evolved into a broad community and social networking service

Disney

Global entertainment and media conglomerate operating theme parks, studios, and streaming services

Divergent

Advanced manufacturing platform using AI-driven design software and additive manufacturing (3D-printed metal) to produce optimized structures for automotive, defense, and space applications.

DJI

Chinese consumer drone and robotics manufacturer, maker of the Romo robot vacuum

DL Software

Financial data and trading software platform positioning as a Bloomberg terminal competitor, targeting institutional and quantitative investors

DoctorDrew.com

A .com-era internet media company founded around Dr. Drew Pinsky's brand, focused on health, celebrity, and relationship content via early streaming video; backed by SoftBank and dissolved after the dot-com bust.

Doctronic

AI-native care platform offering free 24/7 health consultations via AI, connecting patients to licensed doctors across all 50 states for $39 per visit, with AI-assisted prescription renewal capabilities.

Dome

Unified API for prediction markets enabling developers, sportsbooks, and hedge funds to trade and analyze across multiple platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi, with cross-market order routing and arbitrage tooling

Dominion Dynamics

Canadian defense tech company building distributed mesh sensor networks for Arctic surveillance and situational awareness, starting with Canada's Ranger reservists.

Done Global

ADHD telehealth startup that provided online prescriptions for Adderall and other stimulants to patients across the US.

DoNotPay

AI-powered legal assistance platform helping consumers fight bureaucracy, dispute charges, and navigate legal processes

DoorDash

On-demand delivery marketplace connecting consumers with restaurants and retailers

Double Zero

Blockchain protocol building a decentralized fiber infrastructure network for high-performance distributed systems, enabling blockchains and other systems to communicate faster than the public Internet allows

DoubleZero

Blockchain protocol building a decentralized physical fiber infrastructure network to provide high-performance internet connectivity for blockchains and distributed systems as an alternative to public internet

Dow

American multinational chemical corporation

Dow Chemical

Global chemical and materials science company.

Downdetector

Real-time service outage and disruption monitoring platform that crowdsources reports from users worldwide

DRA

AI-native production orchestration platform starting with automated work instructions, enabling manufacturers to go from CAD designs to factory floor work instructions dramatically faster.

DraftKings

Public sports betting and daily fantasy sports platform

Dragoneer

Growth-stage technology investment firm focused on internet and software companies.

Dragonfly Capital

Dreamer

Personal agent-building platform that let users create custom AI agents using natural language

Dropbox

Cloud storage and productivity company offering file sync, sharing, and AI-powered enterprise search via Dropbox Dash

DST Global

Global technology investment firm known for late-stage growth investments.

Dual Entry

AI-native ERP (enterprise resource planning) company with a same-day migration engine that allows companies to trial the system with their own data before switching, targeting mid-market companies

Dupe.com

AI-powered shopping companion that helps consumers find desired products or similar alternatives at lower prices, focusing on furniture and fashion categories

duPont Registry Group

Luxury and exotic car marketplace offering listings, auction, and experiential services for high-end vehicle buyers and sellers

Dynasty

Licensed Nevada trust company enabling founders and entrepreneurs to set up QSBS-eligible trusts to maximize tax-free capital gains, with a long-term vision of democratizing Nevada trust structures.

e.l.f. Beauty

Cosmetics and beauty brand company with a portfolio including e.l.f. Cosmetics, Naturium, and Rhode (Hailey Bieber's skincare brand)

Early

Early-stage cancer detection and treatment company developing AI-informed genetic constructs that force cancer cells to reveal and destroy themselves, founded on research from Stanford University

eBay

Global online marketplace for new and used goods

Echelon Technologies

Defense simulation company and leader in the Joint Simulation Environment, providing physics-based, multi-domain, multinational aviation training and simulation

Echo

AngelList-style platform for on-chain capital formation, helping curated crypto projects raise money from communities of investors

Echo Data Center AB

Swedish data center operator partnering with Mistral on its first European AI infrastructure facility

EchoStar

Satellite and wireless spectrum company holding FCC spectrum licenses including AWS-4 and H-block bands

Edra

Agentic learning platform that observes employee workflows across enterprise systems like ServiceNow, Jira, and Salesforce to automatically document and automate business processes

Effigove

AI operating system for local governments, starting with a 24/7 AI-powered 311 call center that routes citizen requests to appropriate city services

Eight Sleep

Sleep technology company that makes smart mattress covers with temperature regulation and health tracking, sold direct-to-consumer globally

ElevenLabs

AI voice technology company offering text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice agents, music generation, and conversational AI models for enterprises and developers

Eli Lilly

Global pharmaceutical company and leading manufacturer of GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs including tirzepatide (Zepbound/Mounjaro)

EliseAI

AI company founded in 2017 that automates property management tasks including tenant communication and operational workflows for the housing industry.

Eloquent AI

AI platform for financial services that automates complex regulated operations such as KYC/KYB, account management, and dispute handling via computer use without requiring API integrations

Embedder

AI coding agent platform specialized for embedded firmware development, providing chip documentation context and hardware interaction layers for microcontroller programming

Emergence Capital

Emergent

Consumer vibe coding platform enabling non-technical users to build full-stack web and mobile apps from natural language prompts

EnduroSat

Bulgarian nanosatellite manufacturer building modular, software-defined satellites using consumer electronics supply chains, targeting dramatically lower data costs from orbit

Energy Corps

Nonprofit co-founded by EQT CEO Toby Rice to help developing nations build energy infrastructure using a spectrum of solutions including fossil fuels, solar, and nuclear

Enscale

UK cloud computing company positioned to help the UK become an AI superpower, backed by Nvidia.

Entrepreneur First

Talent-first startup accelerator that recruits individuals before they have a team, idea, or company, then helps them form cofounding pairs and build companies from scratch across Europe, the US, and India

Eoghan Systems

Whole-brain emulation company mapping and uploading biological neural circuits into simulated environments.

Eon

Cloud-native data protection company that transforms enterprise cloud backups into accessible, queryable data lakes for AI training, analytics, and disaster recovery

Epic Games

Video game developer and publisher known for Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game development platform

Epic Gardening

Gardening media and e-commerce brand offering educational content across YouTube and social platforms alongside curated gardening products including seeds and raised beds

Epig

Ingredient supplier producing a proprietary protein molecule used in David protein bars; acquired by David after David became ~90% of its revenue

Epirus

Defense technology company developing software-defined directed-energy systems for counter-drone and counter-electronics warfare

EPIS

Defense technology company developing Leonitis, a solid-state software-defined high-power microwave system for counter-drone and counter-swarm applications

Equidam

Startup valuation platform providing data-driven valuation tools and market insights for founders, investors, and advisors

Equinix

Global data center and colocation provider

EquipmentShare

Construction equipment rental and technology platform providing an operating system for the construction industry, with 373 locations and $8B fleet under management

Erebor

Federally chartered national bank focused on serving deep tech, hard tech, energy, and defense-adjacent companies in the United States

Eve

AI platform for plaintiff law firms that automates complex legal workflows from intake to resolution, pricing on a per-client-represented basis

EvenUp

AI-powered legal tech platform that automates workflows for personal injury attorneys, including demand letter generation and case analysis, to help settle cases faster and for higher amounts

Every

AI-powered media and application platform that publishes newsletters, incubates startups, and builds consumer apps for knowledge workers.

Exa

AI-native search infrastructure company providing embedding-model-based search APIs optimized for AI applications rather than human ad-driven queries

Excellergy

Stealth-mode biotech company developing next-generation IgE-targeting allergy drugs, founded on academic research from Stanford and University of Bern

Extend

AI platform that extracts structured data from unstructured documents including scanned PDFs and handwritten notes, serving healthcare, finance, and logistics customers

Extraordinary

Immigration talent company automating the O-1 visa process for extraordinarily talented individuals seeking to work in the United States

Ezra

AI-powered whole-body MRI imaging company using FDA-cleared AI to reduce scan time and cost for early cancer and disease detection

Factory

Platform for enterprise software development teams deploying AI agents across the full software development lifecycle including coding, code review, maintenance, incident response, and documentation

Fairlead

Veteran-owned US maritime manufacturing, ship repair, and systems engineering company based in Norfolk, Virginia, supporting the US Navy submarine and surface fleet industrial base

Fairlead Integrated

Privately held, veteran-owned maritime manufacturing, ship repair, and systems integration company based in Norfolk, Virginia supporting US Navy submarines, destroyers, aircraft carriers, and autonomous surface vessels

Fal

Generative AI model hosting and inference platform

Fanatics

Sports merchandise and memorabilia company with exclusive licensing agreements with major sports leagues and teams

Farcaster

Decentralized social protocol and network built on blockchain infrastructure

Fastino

AI company developing task-specific language models (TLMs) with sub-billion parameter counts, trainable on consumer GPUs at a fraction of the cost of large foundation models

Favorite Daughter

Women's apparel brand co-founded by Sara Foster and Erin Foster, targeting the working woman with elevated, affordable clothing

Feanix

AgTech company using whole genome sequencing and AI to predict dairy cow health, productivity, and breeding outcomes, helping large-scale dairy farmers optimize herd management

Federal Reserve

The central banking system of the United States, responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and regulation.

FedEx

Global logistics and delivery company founded in 1973 by Fred Smith, operating one of the world's largest air cargo fleets and ground delivery networks.

Feed Me

Seven-figure Substack newsletter by Emily Sundberg covering business, food, and culture in New York

Fermy America

AI data center and power company co-founded by former Texas Governor Rick Perry, planning to build a 'hyper grid' on leased Texas Tech University land

Ferrari

Italian luxury sports car manufacturer known for high-performance vehicles and exclusive clientele

Fervo Energy

Enhanced geothermal energy company using horizontal drilling and fracking techniques to produce clean, firm baseload power

Fifth Third Bank

Large US regional bank and financial services company

Figma

Collaborative design and product development platform used by designers and engineers to build digital products.

FIGS

Healthcare apparel brand selling premium scrubs and medical workwear directly to healthcare professionals, with expanding physical retail presence

Figure

Humanoid robotics company developing general-purpose robots powered by end-to-end neural networks for industrial and home use.

Filevine

Legal practice management platform offering case management, document management, timekeeping, billing, and AI-powered workflows for law firms

Financial Times

UK-based international business and financial newspaper

Finch

AI-augmented paralegal services company that pairs experienced paralegals with AI agents to handle pre-litigation workflows for personal injury law firms, enabling firms to take on significantly more cases.

Finch Legal

AI company building tools for law firms, focusing on document processing and workflow automation for legal professionals.

Finkle

Gamified mobile learning platform for teenagers focused on practical life skills including entrepreneurship and financial literacy

Firefly Aerospace

US commercial aerospace company developing launch vehicles and lunar landers, including the Blue Ghost lunar lander used in NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

Fireworks AI

AI inference platform providing application-specific, adaptive model serving for developers and enterprises, processing over 10 trillion tokens per day.

First Brands

Auto parts supplier that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late September 2025 with over $10B in debt

First Moonfire

Fiverr

Online marketplace connecting businesses with freelance service providers

Fizz

Consumer fintech company building AI-powered financial advisory tools and novel credit products for college students and young adults

Flapping Airplanes

New AI research lab focused on training human-level intelligence models with dramatically less data, using biologically-inspired approaches to data efficiency

Flexion Robotics

Robotics AI company building a simulation-trained intelligence layer for humanoid robots and mobile manipulators, using reinforcement learning and large language models for object understanding

Flexjet

Fractional private jet ownership and charter company operating a large fleet of business aircraft

Flexport

Digital freight and logistics platform that manages global supply chains, customs, and trade compliance for importers and exporters.

Flock Safety

Public safety technology company selling automated license plate readers, cameras, and surveillance equipment to law enforcement and local governments

Floodgate Capital

Early-stage seed venture capital firm known for backing contrarian founders before their ideas become consensus, with investments including Twitch, Weebly, Okta, and Boom Supersonic

Flow Engineering

Collaborative development platform for next-generation hardware companies, applying agile software development practices (continuous integration, requirements management) to the design of complex systems like rockets, airplanes, and nuclear reactors

Flutter Entertainment

Global sports betting and gaming company; parent of FanDuel and Sportsbet

Flux

AI-powered PCB (printed circuit board) design platform that enables engineers and non-specialists to design custom electronics through natural language and AI assistance.

Fomo

Crypto-native financial platform enabling on-chain trading of digital assets with a social layer showing users' balances and trades in real time, targeting eventual expansion to equities, bonds, and prediction markets.

Ford Industries

Nasdaq-listed Solana-focused digital asset treasury company backed by Multicoin Capital, Jump, and Galaxy, targeting M&A consolidation in the digital asset treasury space

Form Capital

Formic

Full-service robotics automation company offering robots-as-a-service with zero upfront capex, deploying and managing robot work cells in US manufacturing facilities

Forterra

Defense technology company building autonomous ground vehicles, distributed edge compute platforms, and open-architecture systems for battlefield applications

Fortuna Health

B2B2C platform simplifying Medicaid enrollment, partnering with insurance companies to streamline the complex state-specific application process — described as a TurboTax for Medicaid.

Foundation for American Innovation

Center-right technology policy think tank focused on tech policy, emerging technologies, and industrial policy

Founders

Podcast hosted by David Senra studying the lives and principles of history's greatest entrepreneurs through deep dives into biographies.

Founders Fund

San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, known for backing SpaceX, Palantir, and other deep technology companies

Foursquare

Location technology platform providing location intelligence, mapping data, and local search

Foxconn

World's largest contract electronics manufacturer, producing hardware for Apple, Amazon, and other major technology companies

Framer

Professional web design and publishing platform that allows companies to design, build, and ship marketing websites without writing code

Free Form

AI-enabled metal 3D printing company building the highest-volume laser powder bed fusion platform, serving aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and automotive customers with turnkey printed parts

Freeform

Advanced manufacturing company building the Skyfall laser melting platform for flexible, rapid production of mission-critical components across defense and industrial sectors

Freya

Voice AI platform for financial services firms handling client calls, compliance interactions, and account service for wealth managers and RIAs

Friend

AI companion hardware startup building a wearable pendant device designed to serve as an AI companion

FTX

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried

Function Health

Consumer health platform offering comprehensive lab testing and whole-body MRI imaging for proactive health management at $1/day

Fundamental

AI company building Shortcut, an Excel agent that writes and executes code using a novel method called Cogen to automate spreadsheet workflows

Fundrise

Direct-to-investor alternative investment platform democratizing access to real estate, private tech, and private credit; operator of the first publicly traded retail venture fund (VCX) on the NYSE

Fusion Brands

Beverage company producing caffeinated and high-alcohol ready-to-drink cans for adult consumers.

G42

UAE-based technology conglomerate backed by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, operating AI infrastructure and cloud computing businesses across the Middle East.

Galaxy Digital

Digital asset and blockchain-focused financial services and investment management company

Galvanic

Defense and national security technology company

Galvanick

Cybersecurity company focused on industrial control system and critical infrastructure defense

GameStop

Gamma

AI-powered presentation and document creation platform enabling users to build polished decks, websites, and docs with generative AI tools.

Gauntlet AI

Intensive training program that recruits high-aptitude individuals and trains them to be expert AI software engineers, then places them at companies; previously operated as Bloomtech/Lambda School.

Gauss

B2C AI investment analyst platform for retail investors; provides portfolio monitoring, tailored advice, and thesis-driven analysis at $19/month

Gecko Robotics

Industrial robotics company deploying wall-climbing robots with advanced sensors to inspect critical infrastructure including power plants, ships, oil and gas assets, and provide predictive maintenance through its Cantilever data platform

General Catalyst

Venture capital firm investing across stages in technology companies.

General Electric

General Intelligence Company of New York

AI startup building autonomous agent systems to run entire businesses, with an initial product called Cofounder — an AI chief of staff that automates workflows across tools

General Matter

Advanced uranium enrichment company rebuilding US domestic enrichment capacity using clean-sheet engineering focused on cost and scalability

General Medicine

Digital healthcare marketplace that connects patients with providers, integrates health history into a chat interface, and routes users to appropriate care anywhere in the US.

General Mills

Global packaged food company

General Motors

American multinational automotive manufacturer producing cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles

Genomic Prediction

Embryo testing company offering genome-wide genetic analysis for IVF patients, specializing in preimplantation genetic testing

Geodess

George Mason University

Public research university in Fairfax, Virginia, known for its economics department.

GIC

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund investing globally across asset classes.

Ginkgo Bioworks

Synthetic biology company building autonomous lab platforms that enable AI-driven biological experimentation and drug discovery

Giorgio Armani

Italian luxury fashion house founded by designer Giorgio Armani

GitHub

Code hosting, version control, and collaboration platform for software developers

Glean

Enterprise AI search and knowledge management platform that connects and searches across company data sources

Globalstar

Satellite communications company providing low-earth orbit satellite services including emergency messaging for iPhone users

Godel

Financial software and data platform for traders, including situational monitoring tools and private company market data.

Godela

Physics-informed ML platform for mechanical engineers providing faster and cheaper alternatives to computational simulations such as CFD and structural analysis, using mesh-encoding and latent-space symbolic regression

GoFundMe

Online crowdfunding platform enabling individuals, nonprofits, and organizations to raise money for personal, charitable, and community causes

Gold Derby

Entertainment awards tracking and analysis publication covering Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and other major award seasons

Good Start Labs

AI training company that uses games as dynamic environments to generate reinforcement learning and pretraining data to improve large language model capabilities.

Google

Diversified technology conglomerate developing search, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence systems, and hardware products serving both consumer and enterprise markets.

Google Cloud

Google's cloud computing division offering infrastructure, AI models, and developer tools to enterprises and startups

GoPro

Action camera company known for wearable and mountable cameras for sports and adventure use

Grammarly

Granola

AI meeting notes and knowledge management tool with an MCP server for Claude integration

Graphite

Code review and pull request workflow platform for engineering teams, focused on accelerating the merge and review process

Green Oaks

Technology-focused investment firm known for long-term concentrated positions

Greylock

One of the oldest venture capital firms in the US, founded in 1965, investing in enterprise and consumer technology companies

Groq

AI inference infrastructure company building purpose-built chips and data centers optimized for speed and cost-efficiency

Gruns

Direct-to-consumer gummy supplement startup marketing its products as a more convenient and tastier alternative to greens powders, targeting health-conscious consumers including those on GLP-1 drugs.

GSK

Guggenheim Partners

Global investment and advisory firm whose CEO Mark Walter also owns the LA Dodgers and Chelsea FC.

Guideline

401(k) retirement plan provider focused on small businesses, managing approximately $10B in retirement savings.

Guild AI

Enterprise agent control plane providing governance, observability, cost management, and access controls for fleets of AI agents deployed in company infrastructure

Gusto

Payroll, benefits, and HR platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

GV

Google's venture capital arm investing globally in early and growth-stage technology companies, with a significant presence in Europe

Gymnasium

Short-form unscripted digital television studio producing serialized shows for TikTok and Instagram, known for viral series like Keep the Meter Running and Boy Room

Gymshark

British fitness apparel brand focused on gym-specific clothing, built primarily online before expanding to physical retail globally

Hadrian

Advanced manufacturing company using automation and software to modernize precision machining for US defense and industrial customers

Halter

AgriTech company that replaces physical fencing with solar-powered smart collars using on-device ML to guide cattle via sound and vibration, enabling remote herd management via mobile app

Handshake

Early-career network connecting 18 million students and young professionals with over a million employers, powering recruiting at approximately 1,600 universities. Also a leading supplier of expert PhD and master's student talent to frontier AI labs for model training data.

Hanover Park

AI-native fund administration platform for investment firms including private equity and venture capital funds, replacing manual back-office processes with AI-driven financial reporting and data integration

Hapico

Consumer AI hardware company making Stickerbox, a screen-free device for children that uses voice input and AI image generation to print custom stickers

Happy Dad

Consumer beverage brand co-founded by John Shahidi producing hard seltzer and related alcoholic beverages sold in retail

HappyRobot

AI workforce automation platform for supply chain and logistics, automating phone calls, emails, and operational workflows for freight brokers, ocean carriers, and shippers

Hardscope

Full-stack creator economy platform providing production, distribution, and brand partnership services to creator collectives across verticals

Hardware Book 2024

Artbook publication covering the current wave of hardware and consumer electronics innovation, authored by Reggie James

Harvey

AI platform for legal work serving large law firms and Fortune 500 corporate legal teams, providing an operating system that helps lawyers work faster and more cheaply

Headway

Book summary app providing condensed audio and text summaries of nonfiction books

Heatmap News

Climate and energy focused digital newsroom covering data centers, power infrastructure, renewable energy, and related policy

Hebbia

Helius

Developer platform for the Solana blockchain providing APIs, webhooks, and infrastructure tooling

Hello Patient

Healthcare AI company building conversational AI agents for patient scheduling, appointment management, and clinical workflow automation

Helsing

German defense AI startup founded in 2021 that builds battlefield AI systems including drones, autonomous submarines, and AI-powered fighter pilot systems for European defense customers.

Heracles Media

Media and advertising strategy consultancy focused on mobile growth, advertising economics, and platform dynamics; publisher of the Mobile Dev Memo newsletter

Hermeus

Hypersonic aircraft company developing reusable aircraft capable of speeds over Mach 5 for defense and commercial applications

Hershey's

Global confectionery and snack company

HF0

12-week residential accelerator program in San Francisco for repeat technical founders, combining the deep focus of a monastery with the energy of a hackathon to help founders build their life's work without distraction.

Higgsfield

AI video generation startup enabling creators and advertisers to produce cinematic short videos through text-based prompts and camera motion presets

Higgsfield AI

AI video generation company building personalized video models for social media and marketing content

Hightouch

AI-powered marketing personalization and data activation platform that helps companies sync customer data to marketing and sales tools

Higsfield AI

AI-native video ad creation platform enabling brands and agencies to produce large volumes of personalized video advertisements at sub-$1 cost per video using generative AI.

Hill & Valley Forum

501(c)(3) nonprofit that hosts an annual forum in Washington DC to build bridges between the technology sector and government, covering topics including national security, biotech, energy, and industrial policy

Hill and Valley Forum

Annual conference bridging Silicon Valley technologists and Washington DC policymakers, focused on technology, defense, and national competitiveness

Hims & Hers Health

Direct-to-consumer telehealth platform offering prescription medications and wellness products including compounded GLP-1 drugs

HistoSonics

Medical device company developing noninvasive sonic beam therapy to destroy liver tumors without surgery

Hollywood Professionals Association

Honey

Browser extension that automatically applied coupon codes and offered cashback at checkout; acquired by PayPal in 2020

How Long Gone

Culture and lifestyle podcast co-hosted by Chris Black and Jason Stewart covering music, fashion, and internet trends

HP

Multinational technology company known for personal computers, printers, and enterprise hardware

Huawei

Huberman Lab

Science and health podcast and media company founded by Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, translating neuroscience research into practical health protocols

HubSpot

CRM and inbound marketing platform serving small and mid-market businesses with tools for sales, marketing, and customer service

Hugging Face

Open-source AI platform and model hub used by over 10 million developers for building, sharing, and deploying machine learning models, datasets, and applications.

HUMAIN

Saudi Arabia's state-backed AI company focused on building AI infrastructure and investing in AI capabilities in the kingdom.

Humane

AI hardware company known for the Ai Pin wearable device

Hydra Host

Cloud infrastructure company focused on data center operations and AI compute

Hydronalix

Developer of autonomous underwater vehicles and maritime robotic systems for defense and search-and-rescue applications

Hyperdimensional

Policy research and writing project focused on AI governance and regulation

Hyperliquid

Decentralized on-chain financial platform and blockchain network, primarily known as the leading venue for perpetuals trading, with over $1B in annual revenue

Icarus

Builds solar-powered autonomous stratospheric drones that loiter at 60,000 feet for weeks at a time, serving defense, surveillance, and connectivity applications with balloon-deployed 20-foot fixed-wing aircraft

Icon

AI-powered ad-making platform that turns brands' content libraries into hundreds of ads, handling script writing, assembly, analytics, and multi-channel launch

Iconic

Investment firm participating in late-stage technology rounds.

IMC

Global market maker and proprietary trading firm

Impulse Labs

Hardware startup developing battery-integrated induction stoves that combine high cooking performance with grid energy storage capability

Impulse Space

Commercial space propulsion company building orbital transfer vehicles to move payloads from low Earth orbit to high-energy orbits, the Moon, and Mars. Products include the Mira maneuverable vehicle for Space Force and the Helios upper stage. Founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller, a founding propulsion engineer at SpaceX.

Inception Labs

AI company developing diffusion-based language models that generate full token sequences simultaneously rather than autoregressively, achieving very high token throughput for low-latency applications.

Independent Creator

Indie.vc

Venture firm focused on backing capital-efficient, founder-controlled companies that aim for profitability without requiring multiple funding rounds

Inertia Enterprises

Commercial fusion energy company founded by Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, commercializing inertial confinement fusion via high-powered lasers and mass-produced fusion fuel targets to build gigawatt-scale power plants

Infabrica

Networking technology startup acquired by Nvidia to strengthen AI data center networking infrastructure.

Infinite Capital

Venture capital firm

Infinite Machine

Hardware company building next-generation urban mobility vehicles, starting with electric bikes and scooters designed to be street-legal, high-tech, and aesthetically compelling.

Infisical

Open-source secrets management platform that helps engineering teams securely store, manage, and sync credentials and API keys across infrastructure, with an MIT-licensed core and enterprise tier.

Inflection Point

SPAC vehicle that has completed defense and space-focused public market transactions including USA Rare Earth and Intuitive Machines

Informatica

Enterprise data integration and management software company

Ingest

Durable async execution platform that lets developers build step-function workflows without managing infrastructure, widely used for AI agent orchestration.

InKeep

AI agent platform enabling technical companies to build customer-facing and internal AI assistants via a combined no-code and TypeScript SDK interface

Innerphases

Human-computer interface company developing communication devices that connect directly with the nervous system to change how people work and think

Insight Partners

Global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1995, focused on software and internet companies across growth stages.

Instagram

Photo and video social networking platform acquired by Meta in 2012

Instinct Inc

Early-stage startup founded by former Cluely team members; business model undisclosed at time of reporting

Institute for Progress

Washington DC-based think tank focused on accelerating scientific, technological, and industrial progress through policy research and advocacy.

Intel

American semiconductor company and longtime leader in CPU manufacturing, now executing a foundry comeback strategy

Intel Labs

Deep tech company developing reversible cryopreservation technology for human organs to extend transplant logistics windows, with long-term goals of enabling human hibernation.

Intempus

Robotics software company that makes industrial robots expressive and legible to non-technical humans by adding an interaction layer that communicates robot intent and emotional state

Interactive Brokers

Electronic brokerage firm offering trading in stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds, and funds globally

Intercom

Customer service and engagement platform with AI agents spanning support, sales, marketing, and onboarding.

Intercontinental Exchange

Global operator of financial exchanges and clearing houses, including the New York Stock Exchange, founded in 2000

Intramotev

Autonomous railcar technology company that retrofits self-propulsion and autonomy onto existing rail assets to enable locomotive-free freight movement.

Intuitive Machines

Houston-based commercial space company building lunar landers and other spacecraft for NASA and commercial customers

Inworld AI

AI infrastructure company building a consumer AI runtime and real-time generative AI characters and experiences for games, media, and consumer applications

IO

Secretive AI hardware startup co-founded by Jony Ive and former Apple designers Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey, and Tang Tan, focused on developing consumer devices for the AGI era

IonQ

Quantum computing company building trapped-ion quantum computers

IPG Media

Global media agency and innovation consultancy.

IREN

Data center and GPU cloud infrastructure company that owns and operates compute capacity, having pivoted from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure

Irregular

Frontier AI security company building high-fidelity simulators to discover novel AI attack vectors and develop enterprise-grade defenses for agentic AI systems

Isomorphic Labs

AI-powered drug design company spun out from Alphabet/DeepMind, focused on applying AI across multiple therapeutic areas to accelerate drug discovery

Ivy

Global instant payments infrastructure company serving financial institutions, PSPs, and remittance companies using stablecoins to bridge local real-time payment rails across markets

IYO

AI wearable startup developing an earworn device called the IYO1 that uses 16 beamforming microphones to create an immersive audio environment and responds to natural language commands. Backed by Lockheed Martin and Alphabet.

Jane Street

Quantitative trading firm and market maker operating across equities, bonds, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies

Jazzberry

AI agent for automated bug finding that clones code into a sandbox on pull request and runs iterative agentic experiments to surface bugs before they ship

JetStream Security

AI governance platform that helps enterprises safely scale AI adoption by providing visibility, control, and compliance tooling for AI workflows

Jiren

Hard tech startup building and operating automated diamond drilling rigs for mineral exploration companies, charging per meter drilled

Joby Aviation

Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designer for urban air mobility.

Johnson & Johnson

Global healthcare conglomerate operating in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products

Jolt AI

Developer productivity startup focused on engineering platform tooling

JPMorgan

Global financial services and investment banking firm

Juicebox

AI-powered passive recruiting platform automating talent sourcing and outreach for enterprises.

Julius AI

AI-powered data analysis platform that allows non-technical users to query and analyze data through natural language

Jump Trading

Quantitative trading firm active in crypto and traditional financial markets

Juniper Square

Private markets fund administration and investor relations software platform serving 2,500 clients managing $1T in assets. Launched Juni AI as an AI assistant for fund managers.

Justin Mares

Juul Labs

Consumer nicotine company best known for its compact e-cigarette device and nicotine salt pods

Juxta

GPS alternative company using synthetic IMU fingerprinting to track people and objects indoors, underground, and in GPS-denied environments without external hardware like satellites or beacons

K2 Space

Satellite manufacturer building the largest, highest-power commercial space platforms, targeting communications, government, and future compute-in-space applications.

Kaizen

AI-powered web integration platform enabling developers to connect with legacy systems and portals without traditional APIs, using computer use and LLMs to reverse-engineer front-end interfaces

Kalinda

Deep research platform for class action law firms, enabling AI-powered document discovery and analysis across litigation datasets of tens of millions of pages

Kalshi

Federally regulated prediction market exchange allowing users to trade on real-world event outcomes, including elections, economic indicators, and sports.

Karman Industries

Data center cooling company building supercritical CO2-based heat processing units (HPUs) for gigawatt-scale AI data centers, reducing cooling energy consumption and water usage

Kernel

AI-native browser built ground-up for agentic web automation

Key Context

Financial analysis newsletter on Substack covering semiconductors, AI, and technology stocks

Keychain

AI-powered platform for CPG brands and retailers to search, discover, and connect with contract manufacturers; building toward a full operating system for CPG manufacturing

Kickstarter

Crowdfunding platform for creative projects including film, music, art, games, and technology

Klarna

Swedish buy now pay later and payments platform serving 100 million users and over 500,000 merchants globally, licensed as a bank in Europe.

Klay

Kleiner Perkins

Prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm investing in technology and life sciences companies

Knit

AI-driven enterprise consumer research platform that delivers actionable market insights in days rather than weeks by combining AI automation with human expertise

KOSPI

Korea Composite Stock Price Index, the primary stock market index of the Korea Exchange

Kozminski University

Highest-ranked business school in Central Europe, based in Warsaw, Poland

Kratos AI

Stealth data center startup building next-generation AI inference data centers in tier-two and tier-three US markets, financed primarily with private credit

Krea

AI creative tools platform offering image and video generation capabilities for consumers, prosumers, and enterprise users.

Lambda

AI cloud company operating large-scale GPU clusters for training and inference workloads, serving startups and hyperscalers with flexible compute access

Lambda Labs

GPU cloud infrastructure company providing on-demand and reserved compute for AI developers and researchers, with investments in owned data centers.

LangChain

AI developer tooling company providing open-source Python and TypeScript frameworks and the Langsmith observability platform for building, debugging, and monitoring production AI agents

Langfuse

Berlin-based LLM observability platform that allows enterprises to monitor and analyze AI-powered application performance and user interactions.

Lava

Bitcoin-native lending platform offering Bitcoin-backed loans and lines of credit with on-chain infrastructure and stablecoin yield products.

Leading the Future

Pro-AI super PAC network backed by Silicon Valley executives and firms, focused on advocating against strict AI regulations and supporting industry-friendly policies in US elections.

Ledger

Hardware security company making secure element-based devices for self-custody of digital assets, pass keys, and identity

Legora

AI legal platform automating contract analysis and M&A processes for law firms and enterprise legal teams.

Lewis-Burke Associates

Washington DC-based government relations and lobbying firm focused on technology, science, and higher education policy.

Lex

AI writing tool spun out of Every, led by Every co-founder Nathan

Lexicon Branding

Brand naming agency combining linguistics and cognitive science to develop company and product names; responsible for names including BlackBerry, PowerBook, Dasani, and others

LG Innotek

LG subsidiary producing electronic components and sensors including for automotive and self-driving applications

Light Matter

Deep tech company building silicon photonics interconnects that link GPUs and AI accelerators in large-scale data centers, enabling higher bandwidth and energy efficiency for AI training and inference

Lightberry

Builds a natural-language operating system for humanoid robots that allows anyone to interact with and deploy robots through conversation rather than code, working directly with hardware manufacturers

Lighter

Decentralized exchange built on Ethereum, designed for low-cost, low-latency, cryptographically verifiable trading as a composable DeFi primitive

LightShed Partners

Media, technology, and telecom research and advisory firm focused on equity analysis

Lightspark

Bitcoin-native payment infrastructure company building open global money transfer networks using Bitcoin as a settlement layer, including the Universal Money Address (UMA) protocol and Spark Bitcoin L2

Limitless

AI wearable startup building a voice recording device for personal memory and productivity

Lindy

AI agent platform enabling users to create, deploy, and manage autonomous agents for business workflows including sales, customer support, engineering, and personal productivity

Lindy AI

AI agent platform that enables users to build autonomous agents for business workflows, with a new vibe coding product that self-tests generated web applications.

Linear

Issue tracking and project management platform designed for modern software development teams, known for its performance-first design philosophy.

Linz Capital

Venture capital firm

Liquid Death

Beverage brand selling canned water, flavored sparkling water, and iced tea positioned with irreverent heavy-metal branding as a healthier alternative to alcohol and energy drinks.

Listen Labs

AI platform that conducts large-scale video customer interviews at scale, powering product insights and market research for consumer brands

LiveKit

Real-time voice and video AI infrastructure platform powering voice agents, robotics interfaces, and multimodal applications including ChatGPT voice mode

LM Arena

Neutral AI model evaluation platform using human preference data to benchmark and rank large language models across categories including math, coding, and instruction-following

Locus

Payment infrastructure for AI agents enabling autonomous, contextual, and agent-to-agent payments including API endpoint pay-per-use and developer payouts

Locust

Payment infrastructure platform for AI agents enabling autonomous, contextual payment processing for developer use cases including API endpoint payments and agent-to-agent transactions.

Logos Capital

Venture capital firm that co-led Shinkei Systems' Series A.

Long Lake Management

AI-powered homeowners association management roll-up company backed by General Catalyst, acquiring HOAs to automate operations

Loop

Payments and financial audit platform for logistics businesses, pursuing a roll-up strategy of freight payment providers

Los Angeles Lakers

Professional NBA basketball franchise based in Los Angeles, California, known for 17 championships.

Lotus Health AI

Direct-to-consumer AI primary care platform combining AI and licensed clinicians to provide free virtual primary care, prescriptions, lab orders, and referrals

Louvre

World's most visited art museum, located in Paris, France, housing major historical collections including French royal artifacts.

Lovable

AI-powered app creation platform that enables non-technical users to build full-stack web applications using natural language prompts

Loyal

Biotech company developing FDA-regulated drugs to extend dog lifespan, with the first-ever efficacy approval for a longevity drug and an ongoing pivotal clinical lifespan trial

LPL Financial

Largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services.

Lululemon

Canadian athletic apparel retailer founded in 1998, known for yoga and performance wear

Luma AI

AI company developing multimodal generative models for video, image, and 3D content, focused on building AI systems that can understand and simulate the physical world.

Lumari

AI platform enabling go-to-market teams to build custom internal tools replacing expensive point SaaS solutions for deal scoring, lead qualification, and sales operations

Lumen

Telecommunications company providing fiber connectivity and network-as-a-service infrastructure to enterprises and hyperscalers, modernizing toward AI-ready multi-cloud connectivity

Lux Aeterna

Space technology company building fully reusable satellites with atmospheric re-entry capability for payload return from orbit

Lux Capital

Venture capital firm focused on science and technology companies at the frontier of what is possible

Luxottica

Italian eyewear conglomerate and manufacturer of Ray-Ban and other premium eyewear brands; manufactures Meta's AI-enabled Ray-Ban smart glasses

LVMH

Lyft

US-based ridesharing platform and transportation network company

Mach Industries

Defense company focused on unmanned systems and asymmetric warfare capabilities, building Group 3/4 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles with a vertically integrated manufacturing approach.

Machina Labs

AI-powered manufacturing startup using industrial robots to perform sheet metal forming and other fabrication operations without traditional dies or fixed tooling, enabling rapid prototyping and production of complex metal parts.

Macroscope

AI-powered engineering intelligence platform that gives leaders automated visibility into what software teams are building by analyzing codebases, pull requests, and development workflows

MaddX

Semiconductor company designing high-throughput chips purpose-built for large language model inference, optimizing performance per watt under wafer supply constraints.

Madic

Home robotics company building vision-only AI-powered floor cleaning robots with ambitions toward multi-task home robots

Maersk

Global shipping and logistics company

Magic Mind

Direct-to-consumer mental performance shot brand using adaptogenic and nootropic ingredients, now the number one health shot in the US natural channel.

Magnetar Capital

Chicago-based hedge fund founded by former Citadel traders, known for complex structured credit strategies; became CoreWeave's largest investor through convertible debt and equity.

Mammoth Brands

Consumer brand holding company formerly known as Harry's, owning Harry's razors, Flamingo, and acquiring additional direct-to-consumer brands

Manus

AI agent platform known for its agentic harness capabilities, founded in China and headquartered in Singapore

Marathon Management

Early-stage venture firm focused on software and fintech investments at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and applications

Mariana Minerals

Vertically integrated, software-first mining company that engineers, finances, constructs, and operates mineral extraction projects post-exploration, targeting subscale assets overlooked by major mining companies.

Mastercard

Global payments network and financial services company.

Matic

Consumer robotics company building AI-powered home cleaning robots, using floor-cleaning hardware as a wedge to gather home environment data and develop broader home automation capabilities

Matinas

Consumer beverage company co-owned with Andrew Huberman producing zero-sugar cold brew Yerba Mate drinks under the Matinas brand

Maxima

Enterprise accounting automation platform that uses AI agents to co-write monthly financial packages, automate data preparation, and detect anomalies and errors in financial processes.

Maximus

Men's health and hormone optimization company specializing in performance medicine using FDA-approved treatments including testosterone, GLP-1 agonists, and growth hormone peptides

Mayo Clinic

Nonprofit academic medical center and health system

mcp-use

Open-source dev tools and infrastructure for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling developers and enterprises to connect AI agents to software systems

Meanwhile

Vertically integrated life insurance company based in Bermuda with all policies denominated in Bitcoin, targeting both direct-to-consumer and institutional partnership markets globally

Medal

AI company training general foundation model agents on large-scale gaming simulation data for spatial-temporal reasoning, with applications in robotics, drones, and search and rescue

Medallion

Provider network management platform that automates back-office healthcare operations including clinician credentialing, compliance, and insurance payer network enrollment for healthcare companies

Medby

AI-powered telehealth provider of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, bootstrapped and operated by two people using AI tools for branding, marketing, customer service, and operations

Medra

Robotics and AI company building autonomous physical AI scientists to run laboratory experiments at scale for drug discovery, positioning as infrastructure for life science data generation

Melio Payments

B2B payments platform enabling small and medium businesses to pay vendors and manage accounts payable digitally.

MEM0

Memory infrastructure platform for AI agents, enabling persistent, portable user context across multiple LLMs and applications.

Mercedes

Mercor

AI hiring and expert marketplace platform connecting businesses with talent to train AI models and automate enterprise workflows

Mercury

Fintech company offering banking services, corporate cards, bill payments, and financial tools tailored for startups and venture-backed companies

Merge Labs

Brain-computer interface startup co-founded by Sam Altman, competing with Neuralink to connect human brains with computers

Meridian

Next-generation AI-powered CRM platform built specifically for private equity firms, aimed at modernizing deal sourcing and portfolio management workflows.

Merkor

AI-powered talent sourcing and interview platform that grew from zero to $100M gross revenue in eleven months

Merlin Labs

Defense tech company developing autonomous flight systems for military aircraft, enabling reduced crew operations for the US Air Force

Mesh Optical

US-based manufacturer of optical transceiver components for AI data center GPU interconnects, founded by ex-SpaceX laser communications engineers

Mesh Optical Technologies

US-based manufacturer of pluggable optical transceivers designed to improve power efficiency and connectivity in AI GPU clusters within data centers

Meta

Social media and AI infrastructure company operating consumer platforms and building superintelligence research capabilities.

Meteor

AI-native browser startup building autonomous agents that automate repetitive web tasks on behalf of users

Meter

Networking infrastructure-as-a-service company that bundles hardware, software, and deployment to eliminate capital expenditures for business customers.

Method Security

Dual-use cybersecurity company building command and control infrastructure for autonomous offensive and defensive cyber operations, serving the US government and Fortune 500 enterprises.

Metis

Applied AI research lab focused on agentic commerce and physical intelligence, went through Y Combinator

Metorial

Open-source secure access layer that gives AI agents and LLMs controlled access to enterprise apps and data sources, with access control infrastructure built for large organizations

Metropolis Technologies

AI and computer vision-powered frictionless payment and access platform, initially focused on parking and expanding to gas stations, car washes, retail, and hotels via biometric identification.

MGX

Abu Dhabi-based AI and advanced technology investment firm.

Micron

American semiconductor company manufacturing DRAM and NAND flash memory

Microsoft

Enterprise software and cloud infrastructure company building AI-powered productivity and automation tools.

Midjourney

Independent AI image generation research lab known for its distinctive aesthetic style, operating as a community-backed company with no outside investors.

Minerva

AI bookkeeping automation platform for small businesses that operates on top of QuickBooks to replace manual accounting services

Mistral

French AI startup developing large language models, positioned as Europe's answer to OpenAI

Mitsui

Japanese multinational conglomerate and trading company

Mod Retro

Hardware company founded by Palmer Luckey that builds modern reproductions of classic gaming hardware, including tributes to the Game Boy and Nintendo 64.

Moda

AI design tool for non-designers that generates fully editable vector canvas outputs including slides, social graphics, and landing page mockups

Modal Labs

Serverless cloud infrastructure platform built for AI workloads, enabling developers to run GPU-based applications with usage-based pricing and automatic scaling.

Moderna

Biotechnology company focused on mRNA medicine and vaccines

ModRetro

MoldCo

Health company offering laboratory testing and virtual clinical care for mold-related illness, including chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), with a research arm building the largest dataset in the space.

MoldCode

Virtual care clinic and diagnostic lab focused on mold-related illness (chronic inflammatory response syndrome), offering testing panels, genetic susceptibility testing, and the Shoemaker Protocol-based treatment. Parent company is ImmuneCo.

Moltbook

Social network platform designed for AI agents to interact, debate, and generate content with each other.

MoltBot

Moment

Fixed income trading software company providing electronic trading infrastructure, smart order routing, portfolio optimization, and risk and compliance tools for buy-side financial institutions.

Momofuku

Restaurant group and consumer packaged goods company founded by chef David Chang, operating restaurants across fine dining, casual, and quick service formats as well as CPG products including sauces and noodles

Monaco

AI-native sales platform for early-stage startups that replaces CRM, prospecting, outreach, call recording, and pipeline management with integrated AI agents; launched from stealth in February 2026

Monad Labs

High-performance blockchain company building a layer-1 chain with Ethereum virtual machine compatibility targeting 10,000 transactions per second for decentralized finance applications.

monday.com

Cloud-based work operating system and project management platform

MongoDB

Document-oriented database platform company founded in 2007 in New York, offering flexible NoSQL database infrastructure for modern application development

Monk

AI-powered invoicing and collections automation platform for SMBs, applying LLMs to reduce payment delays and errors

Moonlake AI

AI company building interactive AI-generated game worlds using world models and code-based symbolic representations

MoonPay

Moonshot AI

Moonvalley

AI video generation company building advanced generative video models trained exclusively on licensed data for use in professional filmmaking

Morgan Stanley

Global investment bank and financial services firm

Morphik

Open-source multimodal document search infrastructure for AI agents and applications, treating document pages as images to achieve higher retrieval accuracy than OCR-based approaches, with enterprise connectors and cloud hosting

MorphoAI

AI software platform that accelerates the design and customization of industrial robots and machines, reducing engineering time from months to days

Motorola Solutions

Public safety technology company with a dominant position in body radio communications for police and fire departments globally

Moveworks

AI platform for enterprise workflow automation and IT service management

MSCHF

Creative holding company organized into product divisions (footwear, handbags, fine art) known for viral internet-native product drops and cultural stunts

MUFG

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of Japan's largest banks and financial services groups

Multicoin Capital

Thesis-driven crypto investment firm focused on blockchain and crypto, known for early investments in Solana and decentralized physical infrastructure networks

Multiply

Hybrid AI media agency combining AI agents with human media buyers to create self-learning B2B advertising campaigns

Muon Space

Satellite infrastructure company building and operating custom satellite constellations for Earth observation, wildfire detection, and IoT tracking use cases

My First Million

Entrepreneurship and business ideas podcast hosted by Shaan Puri and Sam Parr, focused on startup ideas, business breakdowns, and wealth-building strategies.

MyFitnessPal

Nutrition and fitness tracking app with a large database-driven food logging platform

NASA

US federal agency responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics research, and space exploration

NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, the sanctioning body for NASCAR Cup Series and other racing series in the United States

Nate

AI shopping app that promised universal one-click checkout across ecommerce sites, founded 2018, raised over $50M before collapsing amid fraud allegations

Navan

Corporate travel and expense management platform, formerly TripActions, with an AI virtual travel agent (Ava) that autonomously handles bookings and disruptions.

Ndea

AI research company focused on program synthesis as a more sample-efficient approach to building general intelligence, co-founded by Mike Knoop.

Nebius

AI cloud infrastructure company providing GPU compute capacity and cloud services, with a major contract with Microsoft.

Neion Bio

Biotech company that genetically engineers chickens to produce pharmaceutical medicines within their eggs, aimed at reducing drug manufacturing costs and improving supply chain resilience

Neo

Early-stage venture firm and mentorship community founded by Ali Partovi that identifies and backs exceptional technical talent while still in college, with portfolio companies including Cursor, Pika, Cognition, and Chai Discovery

Neros Technologies

Defense technology company producing low-cost FPV drones for Western militaries with a China-free supply chain and US-based manufacturing.

Nestlé

Swiss multinational food and beverage conglomerate, maker of Nescafé, Purina, and other consumer brands

Netflix

Global streaming entertainment service offering films, series, and other content.

Netic

AI revenue engine for essential services industries (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar) that deploys AI agents to handle customer demand and convert one-time interactions into recurring relationships

Network School

Global merit-based network state and continuous education initiative founded by Balaji Srinivasan, focused on internet-first individuals aligned with crypto, AI, and biotech

Neuralink

Invasive brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, focused on enabling paralyzed patients to control computers via neural implants with a long-term vision of merging human and artificial intelligence

New Industry VC

Venture capital firm co-founded by Alex Roy focused on mobility and transportation technology.

New Limit

Biotech company developing epigenetic reprogramming medicines to extend human health span by restoring youthful gene expression patterns in aging cells, with programs targeting liver disease, immunology, and vasculature

New York State Legislature

The bicameral state legislature of New York, consisting of the Senate and Assembly

New York Stock Exchange

The largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization, operator of equity and options markets in the United States.

New York Times

Nexperia

Netherlands-based semiconductor company producing chips for the European automotive industry and consumer electronics, majority-owned by Chinese technology group Wingtech.

Nextdoor

Neighborhood-focused social network connecting verified local residents; operates in 11 countries with advertising-based revenue model

NFM Live

Korean tech and venture capital podcast and media brand based in Seoul, covering startup fundraising, technology, and the Korean startup ecosystem

NFX

Venture capital firm focused on network effects businesses

Night Media

Talent management company representing top digital creators including MrBeast and Kai Cenat, focused on monetization strategy and creator business development

Nike Returns to Amazon

Global athletic footwear and apparel brand

Nikola

Electric and hydrogen-powered commercial truck manufacturer that went public in 2020; filed for bankruptcy in 2025 after its founder was convicted of fraud.

Nikon

Japanese multinational corporation specializing in optics, cameras, and imaging products

Noble Mobile

Consumer mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) on T-Mobile's network offering flat-rate unlimited data with cashback dividends for lower usage and a built-in savings vehicle.

Noise Labs

Trading platform for cultural relevance that lets users long or short trends, brands, and ideas using market data combined with social signals from Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit

Nominal

Software platform for hardware testing and operations, replacing legacy tools like Excel and MATLAB with cloud-native, multiplayer engineering data infrastructure for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers

Normal

Hardware testing and compliance automation platform for early-stage startups building drones, robotics, and RF-enabled electronic devices

Normal Computing

AI software company that works with leading semiconductor firms on custom silicon design and is developing thermodynamic ASICs for energy-efficient AI inference

North American Weather Consultants

Legacy cloud seeding services company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, acquired by Rain Maker.

Northwestern Mutual

Major US life insurance and financial services company

Northwood

Ground network infrastructure company building satellite communication stations globally

Northwood Space

Space technology company building ground station infrastructure

Notable Capital

Global venture capital firm focused on software infrastructure, investing for 25 years with a developer-focused persona. Notable portfolio companies include Vercel and HashiCorp.

Nothing

Consumer hardware company making smartphones and AI devices, known for transparent design aesthetics

Notion

All-in-one workspace platform combining documents, databases, project management, and now AI agents for knowledge work

Nourish

Telehealth platform connecting chronic condition patients with registered dietitians covered through health insurance

Nous Research

Open-source AI lab focused on post-training and fine-tuning of large language models, known for the Hermes model series

Nova Sky Stories

Drone art show company founded by Kimbal Musk that produces large-scale choreographed drone light shows set to live music, operating globally across venues and special events.

Novartis

Novo Nordisk

Danish pharmaceutical company and maker of Ozempic and Wegovy semaglutide drugs for diabetes and weight loss

NOX

Cross-platform messaging app that unifies iMessage and WhatsApp in a single interface, distributed outside the App Store via direct Mac download

Nox Metals

US metals distribution and processing startup supplying cut-to-spec tube and plate metal to machine shops and OEMs

Nozomio

API that provides persistent, structured context from documentation and codebases to AI coding agents, addressing context rot and memory limitations in tools like Cursor

Nucleus Genomics

Consumer genomics platform offering whole-genome sequencing, polygenic risk scores, and embryo genetic analysis to make personalized medicine accessible

Numeral

Sales tax and VAT compliance automation platform for e-commerce and SaaS companies, offering registration, filing, and AI-assisted tax research across 60+ countries.

Nvidia

GPU and accelerator designer for AI training and inference.

NW

Anonymous social network where users' verified net worth serves as their username, with a financial product referral monetization model

Oaktree Capital Management

Alternative investment management firm specializing in credit markets and distressed debt, co-founded by Howard Marks

Oboe

AI-powered multimodal learning platform that generates personalized courses on any topic, including text, audio, games, and quizzes, from a single prompt.

OCC

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — the US federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises national banks

OffDeal

AI-native investment bank providing M&A sell-side advisory for small businesses ($1M–$10M+) that are underserved by traditional investment banks, using proprietary data and AI to identify buyers and run competitive sale processes

Office of Personnel Management

US federal agency responsible for managing the government workforce, including hiring, classification, and human resources policy.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

US federal agency that charters, regulates, and supervises national banks and federal savings associations.

Oklo

Okta

Identity and access management platform securing enterprise users, applications, and AI agents

Olipop

Low-calorie, low-sugar soda brand with added fiber and probiotics, positioned as a healthier alternative to traditional soda

Once Upon a Farm

Organic children's food brand co-founded by actress Jennifer Garner, known for cold-pressed produce pouches and clean-label snacks

Open Ledger

Embedded accounting API platform enabling vertical SaaS companies to integrate full accounting functionality without building a general ledger from scratch

OpenAI

AI research and deployment company building large language models and AI systems.

Opendoor

Technology-enabled real estate marketplace that buys and sells homes directly, aiming to simplify and modernize the home buying and selling experience.

OpenGov

Vertical enterprise software company selling cloud-based ERP, budgeting, permitting, and reporting solutions to US cities, counties, and state agencies to modernize government operations

OpenSea

Operative

AI-powered web app code generation platform for internal APIs and tooling, enabling enterprises to build custom dashboards and internal tools with natural language prompts and browser-based testing

Oracle

Enterprise technology company offering cloud infrastructure, databases, and business software

Oracle Red Bull Racing

Formula 1 racing team backed by Red Bull and Oracle, one of the most successful teams in F1 history

Orange Slice

AI-powered B2B sales targeting platform that monitors internet signals to identify which companies in a seller's total addressable market need their product today

Orbit

Neurostimulation startup developing non-invasive wearable devices that modulate the vestibular system to control autonomic nervous system functions including sleep, heart rate, and metabolism

Orca

Consumer beverage company producing energy water in clear cans

Orchard Robotics

Precision agriculture company using AI-powered computer vision cameras mounted on farm equipment to count, size, grade, and detect disease in orchard crops at scale

Orchid

Reproductive technology company offering whole-genome embryo screening for IVF patients, enabling parents to assess genetic risk for over 1,200 conditions before pregnancy.

Origin

AI platform for drug discovery using machine learning to predict molecular behavior and accelerate candidate identification

OthersideAI

AI productivity and writing assistant company, developer of HyperWrite, an AI writing assistant with web search and citations

Oura Ring

Finnish health wearable company making smart rings that track sleep, activity, and wellness metrics.

Outdoor Voices

Active and recreational apparel brand known for its 'Doing Things' philosophy, selling direct-to-consumer and through retail

Outfront Media

Out-of-home advertising company owning billboard structures and transit ad rights across major US metros

Outlander VC

Early-stage venture capital firm.

Outset

AI-moderated research platform enabling enterprises to conduct qualitative interviews at scale, synthesizing insights from hundreds of video and audio interviews to accelerate product and marketing decisions.

Outtake

Platform for detecting and disrupting AI-driven digital impersonation and fraud, serving enterprise and government clients with monitoring, investigation, and takedown capabilities

Overlap

YC-backed startup building multimodal AI agents that can understand, search, and edit video content for media companies and creators

Overwolf

Platform enabling in-game creators to build, distribute, and monetize apps, mods, and private servers across 1,500+ supported games, providing studios with a turnkey UGC ecosystem.

Pace

AI operations platform for insurance companies that automates back-office workflows including new business intake, policy servicing, and claims processing using AI agents

Palantir

Data analytics and AI software company serving government and commercial clients

Pallet

Augmented AI platform automating logistics back-office tasks including data entry, quoting, appointment scheduling, and shipment tracking for freight forwarders and large logistics providers

Pally

Private AI contact aggregator that unifies contacts and conversations from all platforms locally on-device using on-device LLMs

Palo Alto Networks

Pangram Labs

AI-generated content detection company offering a bot, Chrome extension, and API to identify AI-written text with a 1-in-10,000 false positive rate

Pano AI

Wildfire early detection company using computer vision, smart cameras, and AI software to detect wildfires before they spread.

Panthalassa

Deep tech company building ocean-based energy platforms that harvest wave and wind energy in the open ocean to power distributed computing infrastructure and produce synthetic fuels, without requiring shore connection.

Paradigm

Crypto-focused venture capital firm investing in blockchain protocols and web3 companies

Paraffin

Embedded business lending platform that provides working capital to small businesses via partnerships with software companies.

Paraform

Agentic hiring platform and recruiter marketplace connecting companies with specialized recruiters to fill roles across tech, legal, and other industries

Parallel Web Systems

AI infrastructure company building distributed computing systems for large-scale model training

Paramount

US media conglomerate owning Paramount Pictures, CBS, and Paramount+ streaming service

Partiful

Gen Z-focused event planning and social invitations platform; dominant in tech and college party culture with expansion into major cities and London

PartyDow

Consumer app acquired by Stripe; co-founded by John Palmer

PayPal

PEAK6

Chicago-based financial services and technology holding company spanning proprietary options trading, fintech operating businesses, and venture investing; co-founded by Jenny Just and Matt Hulsizer

Pebble

Smartwatch company originally founded as a YC company that pioneered the e-paper smartwatch category before being acquired by Fitbit; relaunching with open-source OS and self-funded new hardware

PepsiCo

Multinational food and beverage corporation and maker of Pepsi-Cola and Lay's

Percepta

AI software startup accused of being built using trade secrets from Palantir, backed by General Catalyst

Periodic Labs

AI laboratory company combining large language models with physical scientific experiments to accelerate materials science and physics discovery, founded by former Google Brain and OpenAI researchers

Permanent Capital

Perplexity

AI-powered search engine startup offering conversational search with cited sources

Perseus Defense

Defense startup building affordable 16-inch fire-and-forget surface-to-air missiles for counter-UAS applications, priced under $10,000 per shot

Phaedra

AI infrastructure software company building agents that autonomously operate and optimize physical data center systems, founded by former Google and DeepMind engineers

Phaidra

AI company building autonomous agents that optimize and operate physical infrastructure in large-scale data centers, using reinforcement learning for supervisory control of mechanical cooling and other mission-critical systems.

Phantom

Non-custodial crypto wallet and consumer app, primarily on Solana, expanding into daily financial services via stablecoins

Phantom Space Corporation

Space transportation and orbital infrastructure company building mass-produced rockets and micro data centers for AI inference in orbit

Phase Labs

Research lab building technology to regenerate complex organs in vivo using electrophysiological signal modulation, starting with chronic wound healing and targeting limb and kidney regeneration

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute

Philippine government research agency overseeing nuclear science and technology development.

Physical Intelligence

AI robotics research lab building general-purpose robot foundation models capable of controlling any robot to perform any task

Pi

Ad blocker startup giving consumers granular control over their advertising experience and ways to participate economically in the value exchange

Pika

AI video and avatar generation company building personalized AI identity products

Pilgrim

Military biotech startup developing advanced biotechnology for warfighters, including rapid wound healing nanocomposites and biological surveillance networks, with dual-use civilian applications

PillPack

Online pharmacy delivering pre-sorted medications by dose, acquired by Amazon in 2018

Ping Labs

Developer-focused company building creator and live streaming infrastructure tools; products include T3 Chat, a fast-growing third-party AI chat interface

Pinterest

Visual discovery and social media platform

Pipedream Labs

Underground logistics startup building a subterranean network of autonomous robots that transport goods through pipes to modular kiosks for last-mile delivery

Pirate Wires

Technology and culture publication known for contrarian and pro-innovation journalism

Plaid

Financial data infrastructure company providing APIs for bank account connectivity, credit analytics, and fraud detection used by lenders and fintech applications.

Planet

Earth observation satellite company providing geospatial data and imagery.

Platformer

Technology news publication and newsletter covering Silicon Valley platforms and policy

Plaud

Bootstrapped consumer wearable company that makes a physical device for recording, transcribing, and summarizing conversations, targeting doctors, lawyers, and salespeople.

Playback

Sports streaming platform that overlays creator commentary and interactive community features on top of official league broadcasts like NBA League Pass and MLB TV

Polsia

AI platform that autonomously builds and manages companies by handling product development, marketing, ads, and customer support on behalf of entrepreneurs

Polymarket

Decentralized prediction market platform allowing users to bet on the outcome of real-world events

Poolside

AI foundation model company focused on reinforcement learning for software engineering, building the largest RL training environment in the world with one million real-world codebases; sells to defense, government, and enterprise customers

Poolside AI

AI company building large language models and software agents targeting enterprise and AGI applications, with plans to vertically integrate into physical AI infrastructure.

Pop Mart

Hong Kong-listed Chinese designer toy retailer specializing in blind box collectibles, operating over 600 retail stores and 2,500 vending machines globally; creator of the Labubu character and licensor of artist IP including Molly.

Poppi

Better-for-you prebiotic soda brand competing directly with Olipop in the functional beverage category

Poppy

Prebiotic soda brand offering low-calorie soft drinks with dietary fiber aimed at gut health

Porsche

Poseidon

Hard tech startup building ground-effect vehicles (flying boats) for coastal logistics and defense applications, regulated by the Coast Guard rather than the FAA

Positive Sum

Investment firm founded by Patrick O'Shaughnessy, focused on identifying and investing in exceptional businesses

PostHog

Open-source developer analytics platform offering product analytics, feature flags, session recording, and related tools for engineering teams.

Pratt Miller Motorsports

Elite motorsports engineering and racing team, the heart of the Corvette Racing program in IMSA sports car racing for over 25 years

Prepared

AI-powered 911 call intelligence platform that automates dispatch workflows and emergency response coordination

Prepared AI

AI company focused on automating 911 call processing and emergency dispatch workflows

Prestige Aircraft Finance

Private aircraft financing advisory and brokerage firm specializing in jet acquisition, financing structures, and tax optimization for buyers.

Prime

Influencer-founded sports and energy drink brand co-created by KSI and Logan Paul

Prime Intellect

AI infrastructure company building platforms for reinforcement learning training on open-source models, enabling developers to customize models without managing hardware

Prism AI

Agentic observability platform that deploys AI agents to monitor production logs and user session recordings and automatically file issues and reports

Privy

Embedded crypto wallet software company enabling fintechs, neobanks, and enterprises to provision wallets and integrate stablecoin payments into their existing products

Profluent Bio

AI-driven biotechnology company using language models to design novel proteins and gene-editing tools, including OpenCRISPR-1, an AI-generated CRISPR gene-editing protein, with the mission to make biology programmable.

Profound

AI platform helping brands manage discoverability and marketing presence in AI-driven search and discovery environments using autonomous agents.

Project Eleven

Company dedicated to securing digital assets on blockchains against quantum computing threats by building post-quantum cryptographic solutions

Promptfoo

Security testing platform for generative AI applications that uses automated red-teaming agents to identify vulnerabilities like PII leaks, prompt injection, and unintended model behaviors

Pronto

PsiQuantum

Quantum computing company building large-scale optical quantum computers using photonics manufactured in commercial semiconductor foundries

Public

US-based investing platform offering multi-asset investing, fractional shares, and AI-powered research tools for retail investors

Public.com

Retail brokerage platform offering stocks, options, bonds, crypto, and treasuries, now adding AI-driven agentic investing capabilities

Publicis Sapient

Enterprise AI, software, and technology services firm with 30 years of history building digital systems for large global enterprises across financial services, retail, healthcare, and automotive sectors

Puck

Pudgy Penguins

Web3 consumer brand built around the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection, operating physical toy lines sold at major retailers and the Abstract blockchain ecosystem under the parent holding company Igloo.

Pylon

B2B customer support platform building a system of record for post-sales workflows including support, customer success, and account management, with integrated AI agents

Q.AI

Israeli AI startup applying machine learning to audio processing, whispered speech recognition, and facial skin micro-movement detection for emotion and biometric sensing

QC

Prediction market platform that held US regulatory licenses, acquired by Polymarket to enable US market entry.

QFEX

24/7 off-chain exchange for traditional assets including US equities and commodities, applying crypto exchange mechanics to regulated markets

Qodo

AI-powered code review and quality platform for enterprise software development teams

Qualcomm

Semiconductor and wireless technology company producing chips for mobile, automotive, and AI computing applications

Quilter

AI-powered PCB circuit board design automation software, reducing time-to-market for electronics hardware companies

Quince

Direct-to-consumer luxury goods retailer offering high-quality apparel and home goods at accessible prices by cutting out traditional markups through supply chain efficiency

Quinn Emanuel

Major American litigation law firm known for high-stakes commercial and government disputes.

Quiver AI

AI company building models for generating and vectorizing SVG graphics from text prompts or images using code generation techniques.

Quo

AI-powered business communication platform (formerly OpenPhone) offering phone, CRM, and AI agent capabilities for SMBs

Quora

Question-and-answer social platform

Qwen

Alibaba's AI research lab responsible for the Qwen series of open-source large language models

Racetrac

Southeast US fuel and convenience retailer operating approximately 700 locations under the Racetrac, Raceway, and Gulf brands; one of the largest privately held companies in Georgia

Radiant Nuclear

Nuclear energy company developing portable 1MW microreactors for deployment in remote, industrial, defense, and data center applications

Radical AI

AI and robotics company building automated materials science R&D facilities to accelerate discovery of advanced materials

Railway

Developer infrastructure platform that simplifies software deployment, enabling web apps, servers, and databases to run in one place with built-in scaling, monitoring, and security.

Rain

Stablecoin infrastructure company providing card issuing and payments services on top of the Visa network, enabling global stablecoin-backed payments and dollar access

Rain Maker

Climate tech company developing cloud seeding technology using proprietary drones, meteorological radar, and atmospheric sensing systems to increase precipitation.

Raindrop

AI agent monitoring platform that tracks agent behavior in production, detecting silent failures and unexpected outputs between user input and assistant response

Rainmaker

Weather modification company conducting cloud seeding operations using drones and ground generators to enhance precipitation for farms, reservoirs, and aquifer recharge programs across the western United States

Ramp

Corporate card and expense management platform automating finance operations for businesses

RAND Corporation

American nonprofit global policy think tank providing research and analysis to the US Armed Forces and policymakers

Range Rover

British luxury SUV brand owned by JLR, known for premium off-road vehicles

Rangeview

US-based advanced manufacturing company focused on casting and metal parts production for defense and industrial supply chains, operating from El Segundo, California

Reacher

AI-powered creator marketing platform helping brands find, outreach, pay creators, and generate viral content scripts; currently focused on TikTok Shop

Recess

Wellness beverage brand focused on relaxation, selling magnesium-based sparkling water and RTD mocktails through retail and e-commerce channels

Red Hat

Open-source enterprise software company offering RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible, and Red Hat AI; subsidiary of IBM

Reddit

Social media platform organized around topic-based community forums (subreddits), monetized primarily through advertising

Redpoint

Venture capital firm investing in early and growth-stage technology companies

Reducto

AI document processing company providing APIs to extract structured data from complex PDFs, spreadsheets, and documents at human-level accuracy using vision language models.

Reflect Orbital

Startup building satellite arrays using reflective mylar surfaces to redirect sunlight on demand, enabling extended solar farm output, search and rescue illumination, and military applications

Reflection AI

AI lab focused on training frontier models from scratch using American open-source base models

REGENT

Developer of all-electric seaglider vessels for fast coastal transit and defense applications including island operations

Reid Hoffman

Relace

AI agent infrastructure company providing auxiliary models including apply models, embedding and reranking for code retrieval, and agent-native source control

Relativity Space

US-based rocket company developing medium-lift launch vehicles to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9

Relays

AI agent infrastructure company building auxiliary models — apply models, embedding and rerank — to make coding agents more reliable, plus AI-native source control

Replika

AI companion app that allows users to create and maintain ongoing relationships with AI friends, launched nearly a decade ago and now serving millions of users

Replit

Browser-based collaborative coding environment and AI-powered app-building platform enabling developers and non-developers to build and deploy software

Republic

Investment platform democratizing access to private markets, allowing retail investors to invest in startups, real estate, and other alternative assets.

Restaurant Depot

Wholesale food and supply distributor serving restaurants and food service businesses

Retool

Low-code platform allowing developers and enterprises to build internal tools and AI-powered workflows rapidly; serving customers from US military agencies to startups

Revel

Software platform for hardware control and test systems, modernizing tools used in aerospace, defense, and industrial applications

Revolut

UK-based global neobank offering banking, currency exchange, and investment services

Rheinmetall

German defense and automotive company founded in 1889, producing artillery systems, ammunition, military vehicles, and defense electronics

Rhoda AI

Full-stack robotics company building generalist robot foundation models trained on internet-scale video for manufacturing and logistics.

Ribbit Capital

Venture capital firm founded by Micky Malka focused on fintech investments globally

Richard Mille

Ultra-luxury Swiss watch brand founded in 1999 by Richard Mille, known for extreme pricing, advanced materials from motorsport and aerospace, and partnerships with elite athletes.

Ricursive Intelligence

AI company using machine learning to accelerate chip design, enabling faster and more customized hardware development for AI workloads

Ridge

Direct-to-consumer accessories brand best known for the Ridge Wallet, selling minimalist wallets, bags, and other accessories online and through retail channels.

Riff

AI music editing tool enabling creators to edit audio tracks through natural language descriptions, making music editing as fast as text editing

Rigetti Computing

Quantum computing hardware and software company building superconducting quantum processors

Rillet

AI-native accounting platform built for software businesses, designed to replace legacy ERP systems with real-time financial reporting and integrations

Ring

Home security company offering video doorbells, cameras, and AI-powered security systems; subsidiary of Amazon

Rippling

HR and payroll software platform for businesses

Rivet Industries

Hardware company building ruggedized computing devices for military, industrial, and demanding field environments

Rivet Tax

AI-powered tax preparation firm using context management software to retain client history across engagements, competing with traditional accounting firms

Rivian

Electric vehicle manufacturer producing consumer trucks and delivery vans

Roam

Fintech startup enabling homeowners to sell or transfer their assumable below-market mortgages so they can move without losing their locked-in interest rate

Robinhood

Commission-free retail investing and brokerage platform

Roblox

Online gaming platform and game creation system primarily targeting children and teenagers

Robocraftsman

Robotics company building versatile manufacturing systems capable of sheet forming, welding, and assembly of complex metal structures for aerospace, automotive, and defense customers

Rocks2GA

AI revenue agent platform that deploys forward-deployed agents for global 2000 companies, competing with seat-based CRM incumbents on pay-per-agent-action pricing.

Roda AI

Rorra

Premium home water filtration brand building a full ecosystem of water purification products sold direct-to-consumer

Rowspace

AI platform for asset managers that uses agents to reason over proprietary internal data — databases, CRMs, accounting and trade information — to support investment decision-making

Rune Technologies

Defense technology company building AI-driven logistics software (TyrOS) to modernize military logistics by replacing manual processes with autonomous, intelligent systems

RunSybil

AI-powered offensive security platform that automates hacker intuition to proactively find vulnerabilities across enterprise attack surfaces

Runway

Applied AI research company building generative video models and creative tools for film, media, and marketing production.

S&P Global Ratings

Ratings division of S&P Global that assigns credit ratings to governments, corporations, and financial instruments.

SaaStr

Community, media, and events company focused on enterprise SaaS founders and investors, founded by Jason Lemkin.

Sacra

Private market research platform providing deep-dive analysis on growth-stage and pre-IPO companies for investors and secondary marketplaces

Safe Superintelligence

AI safety-focused foundation model research lab founded by Ilya Sutskever, operating in stealth with offices in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv, aiming to build superintelligence before releasing any products.

SafeGraph

Data infrastructure company providing location and points-of-interest data used by businesses and researchers

Safire Technology Group

Defense technology company focused on electrification for military applications, including patented fire-safe battery technology and tactical electric vehicles

Sakana AI

Japanese AI research company developing novel approaches to foundation models, backed by major Japanese corporates and Lux Capital, with team members including authors of the 'Attention Is All You Need' paper

Salesforce

Enterprise cloud software company offering CRM, sales, service, marketing, and AI agent platforms

Salt & Stone

Natural skincare brand founded in 2017 by professional snowboarder Nima Jalali, best known for its clean deodorant and sunscreen. Bestselling deodorant on Amazon with distribution through Sephora and major retailers globally.

Samsung

South Korean multinational electronics company producing smartphones, televisions, and semiconductors

San Francisco 49ers

NFL franchise based at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

Sandbar

Wearable technology startup building the Stream Ring, a finger-worn device for effortless voice note capture and AI assistant interaction.

Sandstone AI

AI platform for in-house legal teams that centralizes legal requests, integrates with business systems like Salesforce and Slack, and automates contract review and workflow management.

Santa Clara University School of Law

Law school at Santa Clara University specializing in areas including internet law and intellectual property

Saronic Technologies

Defense technology company building autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for the US Navy and allies, including the 180-foot Marauder unmanned ship and smaller Corsair platforms

Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sovereign government.

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Arabian national oil and gas company, one of the world's largest by revenue.

Sava

AI-native trust administration company obtaining a Nevada trust charter to serve as independent trustee for irrevocable trusts, working with attorneys and wealth managers as distribution partners

Savvy

Live interactive word puzzle mobile game show where players compete in real-time against the host for cash prizes

Scale AI

AI data infrastructure company providing data labeling, annotation, and evaluation services to AI model builders, enterprises, and governments

Science Corporation

Develops retinal prosthesis implants to restore vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

Scott Galloway

Semafor

Digital news publication and events business focused on global affairs, technology, finance, and policy, targeting senior decision-makers

SemiAnalysis

Independent semiconductor and AI infrastructure research firm and newsletter covering chip supply chains, data center build-outs, and hyperscaler technology

SEMrush

SaaS platform providing SEO, competitive intelligence, and digital marketing analytics tools

SendCutSend

Rapid manufacturing company specializing in custom sheet metal parts, combining software-driven ordering with in-house manufacturing to serve hobbyists and enterprise customers

Seneca

Autonomous firefighting drone company building suppression copters that carry 500 lbs of fire retardant per trip to intercept wildfires before they spread

Sensei AG

Agriculture technology startup co-founded by Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus, focused on using AI, sensors, and robotics to modernize indoor farming, based on Lanai, Hawaii

Sequoia Capital

Global venture capital firm investing across technology, with focus on AI and software infrastructure.

ServiceNow

Enterprise cloud platform providing IT service management, workflow automation, and business process tools for large organizations.

SF Tensor

GPU orchestration platform for AI training that abstracts multi-cloud and multi-hardware complexity, enabling researchers and startups to run training workloads across NeoClouds, hyperscalers, TPUs, and AMD GPUs

Share Aura

Mobile app that helps fitness enthusiasts creatively share their workouts and runs on social media with customizable templates and tools

Shell

British multinational oil and gas company, one of the world's largest energy companies by market capitalization

Shephard

AI-native insurance managing general agent (MGA) focused on large-scale commercial construction, renewable energy, and data center infrastructure underwriting

Shield AI

Defense technology company building autonomous AI pilots and drone software for military applications

Shield Technology Partners

AI-powered IT managed services platform rolling up small and medium business IT service providers across the US, in partnership with Thrive Holdings

Shinkai

Vertically integrated seafood company that installs proprietary fish processing machines on fishing boats to improve quality and shelf life, then sells directly to Michelin-star restaurants and distributors

Shinkei Systems

Robotics company that automates the traditional Japanese ikejime fish harvesting method using AI-powered machines deployed directly on fishing vessels, extending shelf life and improving quality of seafood sold to Michelin-starred restaurants and distributors.

Shopify

Shortcut

AI-powered Excel agent designed to automate complex financial modeling tasks including LBO models, DCF analysis, and M&A models for finance professionals

Sierra

AI platform that enables enterprises to build, deploy, and manage conversational AI agents for customer experience across web, mobile, phone, and third-party channels like ChatGPT.

Sila

AI platform that automates healthcare prior authorization workflows, moving data between providers and insurers to reduce administrative burden on clinicians and accelerate patient care

Sila Health

AI platform that automates prior authorization workflows between healthcare providers and insurance companies, handling clinical documentation and insurer communication to reduce delays in patient care

Silver Lake

Sim Studio

Open-source Figma-like canvas platform for developers to build, visualize, and deploy AI agent workflows in production systems

Simile

AI company building foundational models of human behavior capable of simulating society at individual and population levels, enabling Fortune 500 companies to interact with agents representing real people for market prediction and decision-making

Sinocism

Newsletter and analysis service focused on Chinese politics, policy, and business, founded by Bill Bishop

SiriusXM

Satellite radio company providing subscription-based audio entertainment including music, talk, and sports channels

Six Flags

American amusement park and theme park operator

Skild AI

Robotics AI company building a general-purpose robot brain — a single foundation model that can operate any robot hardware across any task

Skydance

Skydance Media

Skydio

US-based drone manufacturer specializing in AI-powered autonomous drones for military, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure inspection

Skype

Video calling and voice communication platform founded in Estonia in 2003, acquired by eBay and later Microsoft

Slashy

AI workflow automation agent that connects to business apps via APIs to automate repetitive daily tasks for professionals

SMAC Technologies

Defense AI company building deep reinforcement learning models for military decision-making and kill chain orchestration, deployed with the US Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy.

SMIC

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China's largest pure-play contract chip foundry, modeled on TSMC and backed by state investment

Smol.ai

AI developer tools company and publisher of Latent Space newsletter covering applied AI engineering

Snackshot

Newsletter and Instagram publication covering CPG industry trends, new food and beverage brands, and consumer wellness culture with a critical, analytical lens

Snap

Social media company operating Snapchat, a camera-first messaging platform, and Spectacles smart glasses

Snowflake

Public cloud data platform for storing, organizing, and analyzing data across multiple cloud providers

Social Capital

Venture capital firm founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, known for early investments in technology and for pioneering SPAC transactions

SoFi

Online personal finance company offering student loan refinancing, mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, and investing

SoftBank

Japanese multinational conglomerate and major technology investor, operator of the SoftBank Vision Fund.

Softinn

AI company training foundation models for computer use — enabling AI agents to operate computers like humans to automate any digital workflow

Softmax

AI safety research company co-founded by Emmett Shear focused on discovering the principles of alignment through multi-agent reinforcement learning research.

Soho House

Global private members' club and hospitality brand founded in 1995, operating clubs, hotels, and beach clubs in major cities worldwide.

Sola

Agentic process automation platform that helps businesses automate operational workflows using AI, with a focus on logistics and healthcare verticals

Solcoa Industries

Rare earth metals production company developing novel zero-carbon electrochemical processes to domesticate rare earth metal production in the US, processing both primary mined material and recycled magnets

Solugen

Chemical manufacturing startup using enzymatic processes to produce chemicals like hydrogen peroxide in decentralized, modular facilities near end customers, reducing reliance on large centralized petrochemical plants.

Sonos

Premium wireless speaker and home audio company

Sony

Japanese multinational conglomerate known for electronics, gaming (PlayStation), and entertainment

Sora

Sorce

Mobile job-application app where users swipe on roles and AI browser agents auto-fill and submit applications on their behalf, aggregating listings scraped from major ATS platforms

Sorcery

Podcast and media brand focused on venture capital and technology investing

SoundCloud

Online audio distribution platform and music streaming service.

Source

Mobile job application platform that lets candidates swipe on job listings and uses browser agents to automatically fill out and submit applications on company career sites.

Sourcegraph

Developer tools company building code search infrastructure and AMP, a frontier AI coding agent. Founded 2013 with a mission to automate software development.

Sources

Independent tech news newsletter and podcast founded by Alex Heath covering AI, Big Tech, Silicon Valley, and social media

SpaceX

Aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company developing rockets, satellites, and the Starlink broadband network

Spark Capital

Venture capital firm investing in consumer, enterprise, and frontier technology companies

Speak

AI-powered language learning platform offering personalized on-demand instruction, with a strategic focus on English learners in South Korea

Speechify

Text-to-speech and audio accessibility platform designed for users with dyslexia, ADHD, and other reading challenges; also produces proprietary speech AI models and voice synthesis.

Spellbook

AI-powered contract drafting and review platform serving law firms and in-house legal teams, launched in 2022 as one of the first generative AI tools for lawyers

Sphere Semi

Fabless chip design company using AI to automate analog and mixed-signal chip design, initially serving defense customers and targeting data center interconnect markets.

Sphinx AI

AI copilot startup building tools to automate enterprise workflows through natural language interactions.

Spice Kitchen

MIT-founded restaurant automation startup acquired by Sweetgreen and subsequently sold to Wonder.

Spindl

On-chain advertising and attribution platform acquired by Coinbase, providing measurement and ad-serving infrastructure for Web3 applications and DeFi protocols

Spotify

Squads

Crypto company backed by Haun Ventures, currently headquartered overseas with potential plans to move to the US.

Stable

Layer 1 blockchain focused on payment rails, using USDT as the native gas token to simplify cross-border and cross-country money movement

Staircase

AI-first movie studio that uses real SAG actors captured against green screen and enhances all production with AI, never shooting on location

Standard Intelligence

AI company training computer-use models using high-frequency screen capture data to enable automation of diverse digital tasks.

Standard Nuclear

Nuclear fuels company based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that fabricates TRISO fuel particles for advanced fission reactors serving defense, space, and commercial power applications

Star Cloud

Space technology company developing orbital GPU compute satellites for AI inference and training workloads

Starship

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company operating thousands of ground robots across hundreds of locations in the US and Europe, completing millions of last-mile deliveries

StarSling

AI-powered DevOps platform that brings agentic experiences to developer tools outside the code editor, including CI/CD, exception handling, and incident response

Starter Story

Media brand publishing interviews with founders about how they built their businesses, with a significant YouTube and newsletter audience

Stedi

Healthcare clearinghouse that processes administrative transactions including real-time eligibility checks and claims processing, handling tens of millions of transactions monthly

Stem Player

Consumer hardware and AI music platform that uses source separation to decompose songs into stems and delivers interactive streaming with licensed major-label catalogs via a proprietary audio codec

Stord

Cloud supply chain and logistics platform helping brands manage fulfillment, warehousing, and inventory across the US

Stratechery

Technology and media analysis publication written by Ben Thompson, covering the business and strategy of technology companies.

StreamEast

Illegal sports streaming platform shut down by authorities; operated 80 unauthorized domains with over 136M average monthly visits

Stripe

Payments infrastructure company enabling businesses to accept and manage online payments

Stuut

AI-driven accounts receivable automation platform that uses AI phone calls, email, and SMS to help large companies collect overdue invoices

Substack

Newsletter and subscription publishing platform for independent writers and journalists

Substrate

US semiconductor company building a next-generation pure-play foundry with proprietary lithography tools, targeting wafer production by 2028

Sunday Robotics

Humanoid robotics company building general-purpose home robots, using glove-based teleoperation for proprietary physical intelligence training data

Sundial

AI-powered data analysis platform that automates the work of data scientists to help companies make better decisions with data

Sunflower

AI-native email client designed to reduce inbox triage burden, allowing users to receive prioritized communications without manually processing every message

Suno

AI-powered music creation platform that enables users to generate original songs from text prompts without musical training or instruments

Supabase

Open-source backend-as-a-service platform built on PostgreSQL, providing developer-friendly database and authentication infrastructure

Super Dial

Voice AI company automating outbound phone calls for healthcare revenue cycle management, originally founded as Super Bill before pivoting to AI-powered call automation.

Super.com

Consumer membership platform offering bundled benefits including hotel discounts, cashback, credit building, and cash advance for a $15/month subscription

Superhuman

AI productivity company (formerly Grammarly) offering a suite of products including Grammarly writing assistance, Coda, mail, and Superhuman Go — a proactive AI assistant platform embedded across web, desktop, and mobile apps

Superlocal

Auto-logging location app that automatically tracks and logs user location history for personalized mapping

Superpower

Health optimization platform focused on proactive, data-driven care and longevity, giving users deeper visibility into their biology through diagnostics and software tools.

Surge AI

Bootstrapped data labeling and human annotation company serving frontier AI labs including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, known for premium quality and expert contractors. Founded by Edwin Chen in 2020.

Susquehanna

Global quantitative trading and financial services firm co-founded by Jeff Yass

Swan Land Company

Ranch and land brokerage firm specializing in high-value recreational and agricultural properties in the Rocky Mountain West.

Sweetgreen

Fast casual restaurant chain focused on healthy food, operating nearly 300 locations across the US with proprietary kitchen automation technology.

Swig

Utah-based dirty soda chain offering customized sodas with fruit purees and flavored creamers, known for popularizing the dirty soda trend

Sylvia

AI-powered personal wealth management platform that aggregates brokerage, crypto, cash, private investments, and collectible accounts into a single encrypted view with AI-driven financial analysis

Symphonic Labs

Consumer hardware startup developing AI-enabled tools and gadgets for content creators, including Waves camera glasses

Synchron

Brain-computer interface company developing a stent-like neural implant inserted via a vein near the brain's motor cortex to enable device control through decoded brain signals, less invasively than competitors like Neuralink

Synopsys

Electronic design automation (EDA) software company providing tools for chip design, verification, and manufacturing

Synthesia

Enterprise AI video platform that enables companies to create, manage, and distribute training and communications videos at scale using AI avatars and voices, with deployments across Fortune 100 companies

Synthesis

AI-powered math tutoring platform for children, originally created to scale the school Elon Musk founded at SpaceX for his own kids

Sysco

Large-scale food distribution and supply chain company serving the foodservice industry

T1 Energy

American solar module and cell manufacturer operating a 5-gigawatt factory in Wilmer, Texas and building a 2.1-gigawatt solar cell plant near Austin

Taalas

AI hardware company that embeds specific AI models directly into silicon to deliver ultra-fast, low-cost inference at the expense of model flexibility

TAE Technologies

Nuclear fusion company founded in 1998 as Tri Alpha Energy, developing an aneutronic approach to fusion power generation that produces no harmful neutron radiation.

Tailwind

Open-source CSS utility framework widely used by web developers, with paid component and template offerings

Taurus Energy

Grid load balancing company using flywheel-based energy storage to smooth power demand spikes and stabilize electricity grids

TBPN

TCL

Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer and one of the world's largest TV makers by shipment volume

Tea

Dating safety app allowing women to report red flags and share experiences about men they are dating, inspired by 'Are We Dating The Same Man' Reddit communities

Tecovas

Modern western wear brand selling cowboy boots and accessories through both direct-to-consumer ecommerce and physical retail stores featuring open bars and boot customization

Teladyne

Industrial conglomerate

Tempo

Purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoin payments, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm

Terra Industries

Africa's first modern defense prime building autonomous surveillance systems across air, land, and maritime domains for governments and private infrastructure owners

Terra Nova

Builds terraforming robots that inject wood chip slurry underground to raise land elevation, combating flooding and subsidence in coastal and low-lying areas.

Terraform Industries

Synthetic fuels company producing methane and methanol from solar energy and atmospheric CO2, targeting cost parity with fossil fuels

Tesla

Electric vehicle and clean energy company known for its consumer EVs and Full Self-Driving autonomous driving technology.

Tether Investments

Investment arm of Tether, the stablecoin company, focused on AI and health technology investments

text.ai

Consumer AI agent that lives in SMS and RCS group chats, enabling scheduling, recommendations, collaborative image generation, and other group tasks

The Atlantic

American magazine covering politics, culture, and ideas, founded in 1857

The Browser Company

Consumer software company building the Arc browser and Dia, an AI-native browser for knowledge workers

The Free Press

Independent news publication founded by Bari Weiss focused on free speech and investigative journalism

The Infatuation

Restaurant review and dining guide media brand publishing editorial recommendations across major US cities and London.

The Information

The Landino Group

Media and marketing holding company encompassing Aftermarq (video production), Brainwork Media (podcast network), and Landino PR

The Nuclear Company

Nuclear power deployment company focused on building, recovering, and operating nuclear power plants in the US and globally, reactor-technology agnostic

The Production Board

Science and technology company focused on transforming agriculture, food, and energy systems

The Prompting Company

Generative engine optimization (GEO) platform that helps brands get mentioned in AI models like ChatGPT by building and deploying markdown shadow sites and AI-readable content infrastructure

Thiel Foundation

Peter Thiel's foundation running the Thiel Fellowship, a $100K grant for young innovators to skip or leave college to pursue entrepreneurship

Thinking Machines

AI infrastructure company deploying GPU clusters for enterprise model training and inference.

Third Chair

AI agent platform for in-house legal teams at media and entertainment companies that automates IP infringement detection, evidence collection, and demand letter workflows

This Week in Fintech

Fintech-focused media and community company covering news, events, and industry developments, acquired by Plaid in 2026

Thomson Reuters

Global information services and software company providing legal research, tax and compliance software, and financial news; a top-two software provider in the legal and tax industries.

Thrive Capital

Venture capital firm founded by Josh Kushner investing in technology and healthcare companies

Thrive Holdings

Private investment firm and strategic partner behind Shield Technology Partners

Throne Science

AI-powered toilet-mounted health monitoring device for gut, urinary, and early cancer detection.

Throxy

AI-powered B2B sales agent platform specializing in prospecting and outreach into traditional manufacturing and distribution industries using proprietary company knowledge graphs and vertical-specific qualification agents

TikTok

Short-form video sharing platform owned by ByteDance, with 200M US users

Tiny Corp

AI inference infrastructure provider deploying consumer GPUs for token serving and colocation services.

Tiny Fish

Enterprise web agent platform that automates browser-based knowledge work at scale, turning the internet into a structured database for enterprise customers

Together AI

AI inference and model hosting platform focused on open-source models for developers and enterprises

Tools for Humanity

Company behind World (formerly Worldcoin), building proof-of-human identity infrastructure using iris-scanning orbs to verify unique personhood at internet scale

Torch

Healthcare AI startup building a medical memory and context engine that unifies scattered patient records, lab results, medications, and visit recordings for AI-powered health management.

Tornado Cash

Decentralized, non-custodial Ethereum privacy protocol enabling private crypto transactions via smart contracts

Toyota

Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer

TPG

Global alternative asset management firm focused on private equity and growth investments

Traba

AI-powered industrial staffing platform that replaces manual staffing workflows with technology, providing on-demand workers for manufacturing, fulfillment, food processing, and similar industries

Traversal

AI-powered site reliability engineering platform that automates troubleshooting and incident response in complex software systems

Trial Library

AI-powered platform that accelerates clinical trial patient recruitment by matching patients to life-saving therapy trials

TruckSmarter

Freight technology company providing free load boards, financial services, and AI-powered dispatch tools for small trucking companies

Truemed

Fintech and health compliance platform enabling consumers to spend HSA and FSA funds on preventive health products and services such as fitness equipment, sleep technology, and supplements

Truework

Employment and income verification platform serving mortgage lenders, property managers, and other financial underwriters

Trump Media and Technology Group

Publicly traded media and technology company operating Truth Social, a social media platform, along with streaming and cryptocurrency businesses. Largest shareholder is President Donald Trump.

TSA

U.S. Transportation Security Administration, responsible for security of transportation systems including airport screening

TSMC

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer, producing advanced semiconductors for clients including Apple, Nvidia, and AMD.

Turbopuffer

Serverless vector and full-text search database built on object storage, designed for AI-native applications requiring large-scale document search

Turpentine

Media and podcast network focused on technology, business, and venture capital content

Tuttle Capital

ETF issuer and asset manager known for thematic and actively managed exchange-traded funds

TWG

Diversified holding company with businesses spanning insurance, asset management, investment banking, sports, media, entertainment, and Western lifestyle brands including Andretti Global

Twin

Paris-based AI company building agentic computer-use and automation tools, positioned as an alternative to Moltbot/Clawbot

Uber

Global ride-hailing and food delivery platform operating in over 70 countries

Ubisoft

French multinational video game publisher and developer known for franchises including Assassin's Creed and Rayman

UCSF

University of California, San Francisco — a leading academic medical center and research university

Ulysses Ecosystem Engineering

Builds autonomous surface and underwater vehicles for ocean tasks including seagrass restoration, maritime security, and infrastructure inspection, at roughly 10x lower cost than existing solutions

Unconventional AI

AI hardware startup rethinking computing paradigms from the circuit level to achieve 1000x energy efficiency gains over traditional GPU-based architectures, co-designing hardware with algorithmic abstractions inspired by biological neural systems

Underdog Fantasy

Consumer sports gaming company offering fantasy sports pick'em games and licensed sports betting, built on proprietary technology designed for American sports fans

Unify

AI-native go-to-market platform that automates sales research and data collection, enabling sales teams to focus on outreach and creativity. Features an observation model that maintains persistent memory of prospect interactions.

Unilever

British multinational consumer goods company owning brands across food, beauty, and personal care including Dove

Uniswap Labs

Developer of the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, one of the largest DeFi trading platforms by volume.

Unitree

Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer holding approximately 90% global market share in consumer and commercial humanoid robots.

Universal Music Group

Major global music rights and recorded music company representing artists including Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and the Rolling Stones

UniX AI

Chinese humanoid robotics company developing wheeled humanoid robots for hotel and commercial deployment, with a starting price around $12,000.

Upstart

AI-driven consumer lending marketplace connecting borrowers with banks, credit unions, and private credit sources using machine learning to improve credit origination and pricing

Upstarts Media

Independent media company providing service-oriented coverage for founders and the startup ecosystem, including a weekly podcast and quarterly founder profiles

Ursa Major

Aerospace and defense company developing and manufacturing hypersonic rocket propulsion technology, including the Hadley engine for defense applications

US Department of Commerce

US federal agency responsible for economic growth, job creation, and industrial policy including semiconductor manufacturing

US Department of Congress

United States House of Representatives

US Department of Defense

United States federal department responsible for military and national security affairs

US Department of Energy

US federal agency overseeing energy policy, nuclear weapons programs, and energy research and development

US Department of State

US federal agency responsible for international relations and foreign policy.

UTOTI

AI company building web agents that autonomously perform tasks on the internet, including a proprietary browser-use model and an agent harness for persistence and orchestration.

Vail Resorts

Publicly traded operator of 42+ destination ski resorts across North America, including Vail, Park City, Breckenridge, and Whistler Blackcomb. Operator of the Epic Pass subscription product.

Valar Atomics

Nuclear energy startup developing small modular reactors, led by Isaiah Taylor.

Valence

Privacy technology company building smart ultrasonic jamming devices that detect nearby recording equipment and emit targeted distortion signals to protect private conversations

Valinor

Operational holding company that builds and acquires software-defined hardware product companies serving defense and national security markets, modeled as a Berkshire Hathaway-style platform for overlooked longtail defense problems

Valor

Venture capital and private equity firm founded by Antonio Gracias, focused on technology and manufacturing companies

Valor Equity Partners

Valthos

Next-generation biodefense company building AI-powered software infrastructure to detect biological threats and rapidly design countermeasures.

ValueMate

AI platform automating real estate appraisals using 3D scanning, computer vision, and data aggregation to replace manual inspection-based appraisal reports

Valve

Private gaming software and hardware company known for the Steam PC gaming platform and games like Half-Life and Portal

Vanta

Security and compliance automation platform helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous monitoring, GRC automation, and AI-driven risk management.

Varda

Varda Space Industries

Space manufacturing company building reentry capsules to manufacture pharmaceuticals and materials in microgravity

Vast

Commercial space station company based in Long Beach, California, building Haven-1 to succeed the International Space Station for NASA and allied space agencies

Vercel

Cloud platform for deploying and scaling web applications, creator of Next.js and the v0 AI app builder

Veritus Agent

AI voice agent platform for the consumer lending industry handling outbound sales, servicing, and collections calls for fintechs, banks, and credit unions

Verkada

Enterprise physical security platform combining AI-powered cameras, access control, alarms, and sensors with cloud software — serving enterprises, schools, hospitals, and government

Verve Therapeutics

Gene-editing biotech developing treatments for cardiovascular disease

VibeFlow

No-code platform for building production-ready applications using a deterministic AI code generation approach that avoids hallucination