Category: Featured Startups

The global energy transition has placed nuclear power at a crossroads. After decades of public scepticism, cost overruns at conventional large-scale plants, and the lingering shadows of Chernobyl and Fukushima, a new generation of nuclear companies is working to rewrite the story entirely. Among the most credible and technically advanced of these is Kairos Power […]

In an era defined by software sprawl and mounting technology budgets, a new category of company has emerged to bring order to corporate chaos: the SaaS spend management platform. Among the most compelling stories in this space is Spendbase — a Ukrainian-born startup that turned the adversity of launching during a wartime economy into a […]

In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, few challenges are as fundamental as the problem of scale. As AI models grow larger, datasets expand to unprecedented volumes, and enterprises race to deploy machine learning across every business function, the underlying infrastructure must keep pace. Anyscale occupies a critical position in this ecosystem as the […]

Founded in 2019, Deel has rapidly become a leading global payroll and HR technology platform that enables companies to hire, manage, and pay employees and contractors in over 150 countries. Rather than relying on fragmented local vendors, Deel delivers a unified “operating system for work” that automates the entire payroll stack through software. Its platform […]

Billd is a fintech startup founded in 2018 in Austin, Texas, that provides working capital solutions for construction subcontractors. It partners with material suppliers and general contractors to offer subcontractors extended payment terms (up to 120 days) and cash advances on work in progress, addressing the chronic cash-flow gaps in the construction industry. Billd’s mission […]

CyberFOX is a rising cybersecurity startup specializing in privileged access management (PAM) and identity management solutions tailored for managed service providers (MSPs) and small-to-medium businesses. Launched as a unified brand in 2022, CyberFOX gained recognition by bringing together two MSP-focused security products – AutoElevate for endpoint privilege management and Password Boss for password management – […]

Clarity AI is a rapidly growing sustainability technology startup that provides advanced ESG (environmental, social and governance) data and analytics to financial institutions and corporations. Founded in 2017, Clarity AI describes itself as a “globally recognized and awarded sustainability tech platform”. Its mission is to “bring societal impact to markets” by giving investors and organizations transparent, […]

Pathstream is an education technology startup on a mission to “unlock the unrealized human potential of the frontline workforce.” Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Pathstream partners with tech companies and higher-education institutions to deliver career-focused training and coaching to workers. Its platform provides project-based, software-centric learning – including certified programs in areas […]

Novakid is an educational technology startup that began with a simple yet ambitious idea: to reinvent how children learn English. Founded in 2017 by two friends with a shared dream, the company has grown into a global online school trusted by over 940,000 parents in 50+ countries. Novakid delivers live, immersive English lessons through a […]

Placer.ai is a leading location analytics startup that provides insights into consumer foot traffic and physical location trends for businesses in retail, real estate, hospitality, and other sectors. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Los Altos, California (with R&D offices in Tel Aviv, Israel), Placer.ai has developed a platform that uses anonymized location data from […]

The trajectory of ClickUp, from a bootstrapped internal tool in 2017 to a multi-billion dollar enterprise software incumbent by 2025, represents a defining case study in the cyclical nature of the software industry—specifically, the oscillation between unbundling and rebundling. For nearly a decade, the dominant philosophy in Silicon Valley was the proliferation of “best-of-breed” point […]

ArmorCode is a Palo Alto–based cybersecurity startup founded in 2020, offering an AI-powered platform for unified vulnerability and exposure management across software applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Its mission is to “democratize and simplify software security,” tackling the challenge that modern DevOps pipelines often release code faster than security teams can vet. The platform consolidates […]

OpenSpace.ai is a cutting-edge startup delivering a 360° reality capture and AI-driven analytics platform for the construction industry. Founded in 2017 by three MIT Media Lab graduates, the company provides contractors, developers, and owners with a single source of truth for jobsite conditions. Leveraging AI to automatically stitch together images captured from hardhat-mounted 360° cameras, […]

People.ai is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered revenue intelligence startup that helps businesses unlock growth by leveraging data from every sales and marketing interaction. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, People.ai has built a platform that captures and analyzes all go-to-market (GTM) activities – emails, calls, meetings, and more – to provide actionable […]

Trainual is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based SaaS startup that provides a platform for small businesses to create online training manuals, document standard operating procedures (SOPs), and streamline employee onboarding. Founded in 2018, Trainual has positioned itself as the “world’s first business playbook software,” enabling organizations to easily capture their processes, policies, and company knowledge in one […]

Cosm is a Los Angeles-based experiential media and immersive technology startup that is redefining how audiences experience live sports, entertainment, art, and educational content. Launched in 2020, Cosm creates large-scale dome venues where guests are surrounded by massive wraparound LED screens, high-end spatial audio, and interactive effects that blend the physical and virtual worlds. The […]

Lovevery is a Boise, Idaho–based early childhood products company founded in 2015 by Jessica Rolph and Roderick Morris. The company is best known for its stage-based Play Kits, which deliver Montessori-inspired learning toys for children from birth through age four. A Certified B Corporation, Lovevery emphasizes research-backed design and sustainability in its toys and content. […]

Moveworks is a pioneering enterprise AI platform that automates employee support and workflow tasks across an organization. Founded in 2016, the Mountain View-based startup has built an “agentic AI” assistant that understands natural language and can plan and execute actions autonomously. The platform integrates with enterprise tools like Slack, Teams, ServiceNow and Salesforce to resolve […]

BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics startup that has rapidly risen to prominence with its groundbreaking UNITY prenatal testing platform. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company’s mission is to make molecular diagnostics more accurate, efficient, and accessible. BillionToOne’s flagship UNITY Screen has redefined prenatal care by combining traditional non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) […]

Kodiak Robotics is an autonomous trucking company that has rapidly emerged as a notable player in the self-driving vehicle industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Kodiak focuses on developing self-driving Class 8 trucks for long-haul freight delivery. In an era of rising logistics demands and driver shortages, Kodiak’s mission is to […]