Top 50 Restaurants Startup Investors in United States (May 2026)

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• Deduce — Deduce protects businesses and their customers from unauthorized account access, data leakage, and identity fraud. We eliminate fraud in real-time using risk algorithms and behavioral analytics across the most comprehensive network of consumer identity data. This empowers any organization to harness the value of collective identity-based threatintelligence and cybersecurity.
• Lex — Lex is a modern writing tool that helps people think through their ideas and communicate more effectively.
• Diligent Robotics — We build robots like Moxi that assist hospital staff with routine activities so they can focus on caring for patients.

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• Reposite — Reposite is the all-in-one workspace to power the travel trade
• WorkTorch — QuickHire is a career discovery platform for the service economy workforce. We partner with job seekers to find career fulfillment by finding the right job and advancement opportunities. This unique approach helps us provide a better engaged and aligned talent pool for employers.
• 86 Repairs — 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management platform built for the restaurant industry. Spend less time and money with our tech-enabled solution.

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• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.
• Headroom — Headroom Embedded is the best way to bring intelligent video conferencing to your platform. Give your users focused space to connect, understand and remember everything.
• Everestlabs.AI — Everest Labs uses AI analytics to implement customized software and robotics MRF solutions recover more, exceed government standards and help manufacturers meet their recycling responsibilities.

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• Cymbal — The human readable block explorer. Explore any wallet, NFT or collection to understand their activity, all in real time.
• Spline — Spline is a free 3D design software with real-time collaboration to create web interactive experiences in the browser. Easy 3d modeling, animation, textures, and more.
• Ossium Health — Ossium is building the world's first bone marrow bank to treat blood cancers, improve organ transplantation, and repair damage from radiation.The cells of the immune system are the human body’s natural defenders against disease. At Ossium, they are developing better methods of recovering, preserving, deploying these critical cells to keepdisease at bay.

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• Runway — Explore more than 30+ AI powered creative tools to ideate, generate and edit content like never before.
• Mauve — Fully Compliant, Non-Custodial Exchange
• Pear Bio — Pear Bio uses organ-on-a-chip and computer vision technology to recreate, visualize, and compute the human tumor microenvironment and its effects on cancer progression. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London.

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• Zitti — Zitti is a first-of-its-kind payment and credit platform built for food industry management and vendors.
• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.
• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.

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• Axuall — The Axuall Network enables healthcare organizations to eliminate workforce onboarding delays and meet compliance regulations by putting clinicians in control of their digital credentials.
• TitleWise — TitleWise develops software for real estate title research services. It provides a flexible tool for accurate digital reporting. It is created to modernize a central element of the real estate settlement process. From typed reports with quick turnarounds to legal descriptions, custom language according to the underwriter’s requirements, and easyupdates, TitleWise is ready to serve needs.
• Entrée — No soggy delivery. No overly complicated meal kit. Just exceptional flavor!

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• Aug X Labs — Helping people make more compelling videos, at a fraction of the time and effort
• InvestNext — Create sharable offering pages, collect digital signatures, and pay your investors automatically.
• Upfront Healthcare Services — The patient comunications and engagement software platform that improves outcomes through advanced personalization.

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• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.
• FORT Robotics — FORT Robotics enables OEMs & end users to build and operate smart machines safely and securely, while maximizing productivity and reducing risks.
• Duality — Digital twin simulator and enterprise metaverse that enable teams to close data gaps in machine learning and behavior gaps in robotics & workflow automation.

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• Antaris — The Antaris Open Space platform simplifies the design, simulation, manufacturing and operation of satellites.
• Lemurian Labs — Lemurian Labs develops disruptive, highly parallel, ultra low-power inner-product architecture to make deep learning and computer vision applications on the edge, sustainable, resulting in higher inference throughput, a reduction in energy consumed and a decrease in heat generated from chip processing
• Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform

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• Bandana — Find better hourly jobs in New York City with Bandana. Look up company pay and salaries, filter for healthcare and full-time benefits, and improve your overall livelihood.
• Airmart — Start selling online with Airmart, the best e-commerce platform for food vendors. Offer pickup, delivery, and shipping from your restaurant, bakery, or farm.
• EchoMark — EchoMark protects your private information by embedding invisible forensic watermarks in documents and messages that are personalized for each recipient.

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• Induced AI — Induced AI works to automate browser tasks. It runs a cloud to complete manual tasks on a browser with human-like reasoning capabilities.
• Modular — Modular is the next-generation AI developer platform unifying the development and deployment of AI for the world.
• Evidence — Evidence is an open source, code-based alternative to drag-and-drop BI tools. Build polished data products with just SQL and markdown.

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• Osmoses — Osmoses is a cleantech company that is transforming chemical separations. Its mission is to eliminate energy waste with efficient membrane technology, reducing production costs for customers and CO2 emissions for the environment. Hydrogen, carbon capture, and renewable natural gas are some of the in
• Verse — Define & achieve your financial and emissions reduction goals with Aria, a software platform that helps companies buy and manage clean power.
• Rhizocore Technologies — We develop high-performance strains of locally-sourced mycorrhizal fungi to improve tree growth, tree health and tree resiliency. We offer a sustainable solution to increase forest yields whilst improving the ability of trees to sequester carbon.

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• CellFE — CellFE is a company developing a microfluidics based device to deliver gene-editing molecules. CellFE developed microfluidic device and process that can efficiently deliver gene-editing molecules into the human cells.
• rabbit — Revolutionizing human-machine interaction
• Vayu Robotics — Vayu Robotics is an AI robotics company that develops and commercializes automotive sensing, autonomous vehicles, and robotics technology.

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• The Lanby — The Lanby is a wellness-forward, hospitality-led primary care membership in NYC. Learn about our comprehensive services and schedule a free consult.
• Oula Health — Oula is a modern maternity clinic combining the best of obstetrics and midwifery care to deliver an evidence-based and personalized pregnancy experience
• Hearth — A new tool for family management and productivity, made to lighten the load of organization for busy families

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• Kindo — Kindo elevates the workforce by providing the only truly open AI platform for all businesses.
• MedBill AI — AI assistant that helps consumers save time and money on healthcare and medical bills.
• Boost — Boost enables companies in any industry to offer digital insurance products to their customers through a fully integrated experience embedded in their front-end environment.

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• BurnBot — Burnbot is a tech forward provider of wildfire mitigation, vegetation management, and prescribed fire operations. We offer force-multiplying solutions that reduce the risk of wildfire damage for critical infrastructure, firefighting agencies, agriculture, private enterprise, public lands, conservati
• Presso — Elevate Your Laundromat with Presso. The 5-Min Eco Garment Care Machine, 360x faster, Dry-Cleaning & Laundry Alternative. Shipping now!
• Inevitable Tech — Inevitable Tech is a business-to-business ag tech platform that increases farmer profitability and food quality via automation, plant science, and artificial intelligence.

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• BitGo — BitGo is the leader in institutional digital asset custody, trading, and finance. We enable our clients to navigate the complex landscape of digital assets with a connected, compliant, and secure suite of solutions.
• Levelpath — Levelpath provides a simple and clear way to view and collaborate on all procurement activities.
• MotherDuck — Making analytics ducking awesome with DuckDB. Sign up to stay in touch.

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• Vendict — Streamline your security questionnaires. Respond to security questionnaires faster, with elaborated answers and supporting evidence. At Vendict, we use state-of-the-art AI technology to fully automate the response process.
• Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.
• ConfiAbogado — ConfiAbogado is an online legal firm that provides legal solutions to low-income people.

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• Castelion — We are a modern defense production company building the next generation of military hypersonic, vehicle, and strike systems to deter future wars.
• Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
• Blackbird — We believe the next great hospitality technology platform should connect restaurants and their customers directly, in meaningful and ongoing ways. Blackbird is founded by a team with a passion for restaurants and a track record of using technology to solve problems.

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• Humata — Humata is an AI research assistant that provides answers to questions asked by the user on files such as technical papers and reports. It also allows users to upload files and documents.
• Carenostics — Carenostics is tackling the underdiagnosis, undertreatment, and health inequities of chronic disease using AI & ML
• Allocate — Allocate is platform that enables investors to discover and invest in high-quality venture funds.

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• Iambic Therapeutics — Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.
• Sierra Space — Sierra Space is a commercial space company at the forefront of innovation for the new space economy, including space transportation & low-Earth orbit destinations.
• Ramp — Join thousands of forward-thinking businesses using Ramp to control spend, save time, and automate busywork.

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• Thrasio — Take the tension out of selling your ecommerce or Amazon FBA business and get on a path to a well-earned payout while we grow your brand. Contact Thrasio today.
• Constructor — Constructor ecommerce search and product discovery increases revenue. Deliver superior experiences with AI, NLP, data and personalization.
• StayTuned — through results-driven software, merchant-focused support, and an experienced team.

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• Blueprint — Blueprint is a digital platform that helps clinicians implement measurement-based care in their practice through automated, personalized assessments to enhance client outcomes.
• AllFly — AllFly is a group air travel platform that allows tour operators, travel agencies, meeting planners, and businesses the ability shop and manage their next group trip, all in one place.
• Bacarai — Ditch the phone call and search group flights from your favorite airlines online, all with a click of a button.

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• KittyCAD — Infrastructure for hardware design tools.
• Paxton AI — Regulatory Intelligence, with the speed of Generative AI.
• Atropos Health — Atropos Health rapidly provides personalized real-world evidence for any clinical decision

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• Etched.ai — Etched.ai designing specialized chips for language model inference.
• Bedrock Ocean Exploration — Bedrock is building smarter, more efficient ways to collect and manage seafloor data.
• Marker Learning — The wait is over: we provide a clinically valid, professional learning disability assessment and action plan in just one month

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• Leverage — Answering the Fundamental Question: "Where
• Part3 — Part3 takes the hassle out of construction administration. Build field reports 90% faster. Collaborate with your team anytime, anywhere. Digitally stamp and sign change orders, RFIs, shop drawings, submittals, and more.
• CoPilot — CoPilot is pioneering Assisted Commerce for big-ticket purchases – starting with cars. You are the one spending the money - shouldn't you have an expert on your side? We founded CoPilot to make that a reality. For the average car buyer, who is not a car expert or enthusiast, car shopping can be a time consuming, frustrating process that leavespeople feeling alone and disadvantaged. CoPilot is changing this dynamic. Like a trusted friend who is knowledgeable about cars, knows where to look and what to buy, CoPilot provides car shoppers with an expert partner who empowers them to discover the perfect car at the best possible price with ease and confidence.

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• Frec — Next-level investing without a wealth advisor. Low-cost direct indexing with supercharged tax savings. Earn high interest on cash with Treasury.
• PayJoy — Looking for a phone or a cash loan? PayJoy gives you credit with few requirements and in minutes. No late fees charged.
• Upwind Security — Upwind Security creates and develops software and online tools that ensures security of cloud infrastructure. It manages runtime environments of the cloud platform.

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• LunarCrush — Smarter crypto, NFT, and stock investing with insights from millions of conversations happening across social.
• In-Seam — IN-SEAM. LUXURY, CONNECTED.
• AltSchool Africa — Let's invest in your Future. Learn highly sought after tech skills without hassle. A program designed to arm you with the skills and knowledge required to boldly launch your tech career.

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• Metaloop — Metaloop is a scrap trading company that helps businesses from the metal recycling industry to boost revenue without scaling.
• Cardino — Cardino - Verkaufen Sie Ihr E-Auto digital zum besten Preis. Entdecken Sie die einfache und bequeme Art, Ihr Elektroauto online zu verkaufen.
• Beckley Waves — Beckley Waves funds, supports, and mentors the emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, and partnerships working to create the operational infrastructure of a global psychedelic ecosystem.

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• Evvy — Evvy is for people with vaginas who want to be empowered with information about their microbiome. Their mission is to close the gender health gap by discovering and leveraging overlooked biomarkers in the female body — starting with the vaginal microbiome.
• QuriousBit — QuriousBit is a gaming studio that develops casual puzzle games for mobile platforms.
• Cartwheel — Cartwheel provides multi-tiered, evidenced-based mental health support from licensed clinicians, designed around your entire school community.

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• Gabbi — Your breast specialist. Assessing risk and navigating you to an early detection.
• Fulcrum — Designed with technology in mind, be free of paper with Fulcrum, the manufacturing ERP of the future. Ai scheduling, visual BOM, live tracking
• Science On Call — 24/7 subscription-based tech support for restaurants. Help with point of sale, internet, Wi-Fi, online ordering, email, phones, and more — just one call or text away, even on nights & weekends! A Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator portfolio company (2021), Food Foundry (2020)

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• Azaneo — Azaneo develops lightning-fast electric weeding technology. Using only electrons - herbicide free.
• Atinary — Atinary is an end-to-end AI, machine learning, robotics, and cloud computing technology platform for digitizing R&D operations.
• Nium — Nium is creating nanotechnology that has a patent application, significantly reducing temperature, pressure, and overall emissions to produce cleaner, cooler, and greener ammonia. They formed carbon 13 for the climate emergency.

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• Leverage — Answering the Fundamental Question: "Where
• Lex — Lex is a lo-fi, text-based social app for womxn, trans, genderqueer, intersex, two spirit, and non-binary people for meeting lovers and friends. Lex—short for lexicon—is the only social app where the text comes first and the selfies, second.
• Dashy Dash — Dashy Dash is a free community powered tool that makes it easy to manage invoices, discover new products & compare prices to help you save money.

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• Kyros — Kyros develops a sobriety management platform that provides access to resources, provider care, and peer support. Its goal is to remove barriers along the recovery pathway for clients, providers, and organizations alike to facilitate a simplified approach to drug rehabilitation with one platformKyros was founded in 2021 and was headquartered inMinneapolis, USA.
• Caresync.website — Our telemedicine platform aims to transform the way healthcare is accessed, offering patients the flexibility to connect with trusted healthcare providers anytime, anywhere. Through our intuitive interface and advanced video conferencing capabilities, we enable seamless communication and personalized care delivery.
• Kaleidoscope — Over 2,000 programs use Kaleidoscope to easily manage their scholarship and grant programs - and discover future leaders.

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• Boostly — Increase orders, engage with customers, drive reviews & boost loyalty. All without lifting a finger. Automate & measure your marketing with Boostly.
• 86 Repairs — 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management platform built for the restaurant industry. Spend less time and money with our tech-enabled solution.
• Here Here Market — Here Here Market brings you curated food gift boxes and delicious artisan food products from up-and-coming local creators. Discover hidden culinary gems now!

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• Pirros — Pirros is a first real Detail Management System for Architects and Engineers. Store all your details easily. Manage your team's library and continuously improve your details from project to project. Directly integrated with Autodesk Revit
• Persist AI — Persist AI develops PLGA microspheres for long-acting injectable formulations 50% faster using automation and AI.
• Anchor — Anchor is a Lagos-based banking-as-a-service platform for African businesses. Anchor provides APIs and infrastructure to build, embed and launch powerful financial products in a secure and scalable way.

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• Topkey — Topkey is an app that tracks expenses by property, sync transactions across systems, and save tons of money on bookkeeping. Topkey was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in San Francisco, USA.
• Oso — oso is an information technology company that specializes in providing computer and network security. Its services also offers customized software development and internal applications for companies, businesses, and organizations.
• Torch Dental — Torch Technology develops an all-in-one technology designed to meet dental practices supply ordering and inventory management needs. Torch Technology is based in New York, New York.

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• Goodr — Goodr leverages technology and logistics to reduce waste and eliminate hunger. Discover how we provide organizations with solutions that create impact.
• BlocPower — BlocPower is your one-stop-shop for modern, all-electric heating and cooling. Secure big incentives & save up to 40% on energy bills when upgrading to a sleek, comfortable and extremely efficient heat pump system.
• Everytable — Everytable aims to redefine the food landscape the same way McDonald’s did fifty years ago. But this time, instead of burgers and fries, they are selling nutritious, fresh, made-from-scratch food, at fast-food prices.

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• Algori — Improving FMCG growth with the fastest and most granular insights from 45,000 shoppers in Spain
• Hotelmize — Our Big Data Solutions for the booking Industry identifies and takes advantage of booking price volatility, automatically increasing your profitability.
• Welcome Pickups — Book a trusted local driver to pick you up and introduce you to your next destination, pre-order travel essentials.

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• MFast — MFast operates as a fintech platform. MFAST is a brand under Digital Payment Solution Joint Stock Company - DigiPay JSC.
• Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.
• Serve Robotics — Why move a 2-pound burrito in a 2-ton car? Meet Serve, the future of sustainable, self-driving delivery.

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• Opus — Opus is a mobile-first training solution that meets workers where they are in order to help them perform, stay, and grow at work.
• Soundtrace — Soundtrace offers a comprehensive digital hearing conservation solution that includes real-time noise monitoring, remote audiometric testing, training, and cloud-storage recordkeeping. Our advanced technology allows businesses to proactively protect their employees' hearing, ensuring a safe and compliant workplace. With Soundtrace, you can rest assured that your team's hearing health is in good hands.
• Treehouse — Recharge at home with Treehouse.

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• Cura OS — Cura OS is an all-in-one person-centered operations software suite for HCBS and ICF/IDD providers. Less paper, less overhead, streamlined compliance, and more.
• OfficerReports.com — The Easiest Way to Know Exactly What your Security Officers are Doing Security guard software that includes real-time electronic reporting, GPS based tour t ...
• Embera NeuroTherapeutics — Embera NeuroTherapeutics is a development stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for smoking cessation and other addictions, for which there are a limited range of effective drug therapies or have no approved treatments. Embera is developing a novel addiction treatment (EMB-001) that targets specific and complementary brainfunctions that drive the craving and relapse associated with these disorders, an approach based on breakthrough discoveries of the scientific founder.

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• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.
• Hyphen — Hyphen is an automated makeline designed to increase efficiency in the kitchen with less errors and lower costs.
• SpringHill Entertainment — SpringHill is one of the video-production companies created by LeBron James and Maverick Carter. SpringHill develops and produces entertainment in partnership with the biggest brands and platforms in the world. Our films and original series can be found everywhere, from Netflix, HBO, Disney+ and Apple+ to CBS, NBC, ABC and ESPN.

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• Harpe Bio — Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions is a Raleigh-based company that provides sustainable weed-management solutions for organic and industrial agriculture. The company was founded in 2020 by Chad Brommer and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
• MEND — The basis for all of our products, and is our inspiration for the goal of harnessing the natural power of nutrition to help heal the body.
• Pluton Biosciences — The miniscule organisms Pluton Biosciences discover possess the power to create global change. Pluton quickly and inexpensively taps into the diverse world of bacteria, fungi and viruses to discover next-generation products for carbon sequestration, agriculture, pharmaceutical, biomaterials and bioremediation.Pluton Bioscience's discoveryprocess generates diverse commercialization options, including: Organisms (biological products), Small Molecule Chemistries (fermentable and non-fermentable) and New Traits (scale dependent).

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• Thunes — Pay the World
• GlossGenius — GlossGenius is the all-in-one booking, payments and POS solution that helps beauty and wellness professionals drive bookings and grow your business.
• Luxury Presence — Luxury Presence helps realtors thrive online with beautiful, award winning real estate agent websites and marketing. Trusted by 20+ of the WSJ Top 100 agents.

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• Gipper — Gipper is a content creation platform for schools that makes graphic design quick and easy.
• SION — SION is a powerful commission management software for travel agents
• ShotQuality — The goal of ShotQuality is to dispel the luck of the game and deliver the expected results based on the accuracy of each shot’s quality, rather than just make or miss. There are over 90 different variables involved in calculating ShotQuality. Overall, we have over 60 NCAA D-1 teams subscribed including the likes of Auburn, Arizona, and StanfordUniversity

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• Vend Park — Unlock the true value of your parking asset with a fully digital parking access and revenue control system
• Threecolts — The most comprehensive software for Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. Tens of thousands of customers are using Threecolts to grow faster, lower costs, and become more agile.
• Common Trust — From first impression to financing, we help business owners execute a competitive exit plan that sets the company up for success without compromising values.

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• OFFSITE — OFFSITE provides cloud computing and data center solutions.
• Offsite — Offsite operates a platform that provides retreat planning for remote and hybrid teams. The company helps in the planning, management, and follow-up of team retreats, client-facing events, and other transformational, in-person experiences.
• ZippedScript — ZippedScript is an application programming interface system developer that specializes in automatically verifying educational details. ZippedScript is located in Toronto, Ontario.

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• 0xPass — Frictionless auth and login for your dapp
• Arkifi — Arkifi is an artificial intelligence company that develops AI-powered financial analyst tools. Arkifi's framework generates consistent results that avoid fabricating factual details (referred to as "hallucination"), instilling enterprises with an unmatched level of confidence in the outcomes.
• Gradia Health — Gradia is an integrated, concierge care platform designed for clinics to support patients with chronic conditions.