Yuga Labs

Yuga Labs is a web3 company exploring big ideas in identity, ownership, utility, and interoperability to push the crypto and NFT space forward. The Yugaverse is made up of: Bored Ape Yacht Club Mutant Ape Yacht Club Bored Ape Kennel Club CryptoPunks Meebits Otherside 10KTF Plus dozens of community projects using Ape, CryptoPunks, and Meebits IP. As The Defiant recently said, "The story of Yuga Labs is one where the improbable has become reality in the blink of an eye." Our flagship collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club, debuted in April 2021. Since then, we’ve created new IP for the ape ecosystem (Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club), acquired top collections (CryptoPunks and Meebits), and made both web3 and gaming history with the biggest NFT mint ever followed by a game demo with record-breaking synchronized player participation (Otherside). We also found some time to see old friends and make new ones with headline-making events (ApeFest, VMAs) and partnerships (Rolling Stone, Adidas, Gucci, BAPE).

Blueprint Test Prep

Founded in 2005, Blueprint is the premier high-stakes test prep provider in the U.S., offering live and self-paced online courses, private tutoring, self-study materials, application consulting services for pre-law, pre-med, and medical school students, and now for aspiring nurse practitioners. We live at the intersection of education and technology. We use cutting-edge technology and powerful data to create personalized and innovative learning experiences. Our team is passionate about education and its ability to improve lives. Our learners hold us to a high standard, and we do the same with each other. We thrive on change, we are relentless about improvement, we practice trust-based vulnerability, and we are committed to a culture of freedom and responsibility. We get a lot done, and we have a lot of fun doing it.

Attensi

We are Attensi, a global company founded in Norway specialized in AI and Game-Based training. Since our inception in 2012, Attensi has grown to become a global leader in the field, with training solutions used by global brands in more than 150 countries and in 50 different languages. We work with some of the largest professional services, consulting, hospitality, leisure, retail, and pharmaceutical brands in the world including Circle K, Starbucks, YMCA, Oliver Wyman, Panera, Travelers Insurance, PwC etc. Attensi works closely with customers to develop AI-powered training solutions that are tailored to their specific needs. Onboarding new employees, introducing new processes, replicating the behavior of best performers, and compliance training are just a few examples of where customers have excelled using Attensi AI and Game-based training. Attensi’s Boston team now consists of almost 30 people on the ground already. Here, we plan to establish a large team and a strong presence – SUPERFAST!

Cloudvirga

Cloudvirga strives to make the process of securing a mortgage easier for consumers while making the American Dream more achievable. CV's digital mortgage platform radically cuts mortgage loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. We process over $200B in loans/year for some of the largest mortgage lenders in the US.

ROC

ROC is an industry leader in facial recognition algorithm development, offering the world's best combination of accuracy, speed and efficiency. ROC's primary offering is the ROC SDK™, which is currently deployed by multiple agencies in the U.S. Department of Defense as well as multiple state and local law enforcement agencies who consistently achieve accurate investigative leads in their forensic investigations using ROC algorithms. The ROC SDK is being used across several financial institutions for 1:1 identity verification of their customers. Multiple access control system vendors have integrated the ROC SDK across thousands of such devices worldwide. The ROC SDK is also deployed in retail environments for performing age, gender, and demographic estimation and is being used by a wide range of smaller ventures developing emerging face recognition applications. For more information, please see the attached press release or visit roc.ai

O'Reilly Media

For more than 40 years, O’Reilly has provided technology and business training, knowledge, and insight to help companies succeed. Our unique network of experts and innovators share their knowledge and expertise at O’Reilly conferences and through the company’s SaaS-based training and learning solution, O’Reilly online learning. O’Reilly delivers highly topical and comprehensive technology and business learning solutions to millions of users across enterprise, consumer, and university channels. For more information, visit www.oreilly.com. Headquartered in Sebastopol, CA, O’Reilly has additional offices in Farnham, UK, Tokyo, Japan, and Beijing, China. Mission: We share the knowledge and teach the skills people need to change their world. For more than 40 years, O’Reilly has imparted the world-shaping ideas of innovators through books, articles, conferences, and our online learning platform. When individuals, teams, and entire enterprises connect with the world's leading experts and content providers, anything is possible. Whether you're working to advance your career, be a better manager, or achieve the next breakthrough in technology or business, learning new skills is at the heart of it all. With a range of formats including live online training courses, interactive tutorials, books, videos, and case studies, we equip all members of the workforce with the insight they need to stay ahead in an ever-changing economy. Learning should not be measured in terms of usage or course completion. Learning should be measured in terms of outcomes. We want to prepare people to solve challenging problems and inspire them with what’s possible for the future.

Cyfrin

Cyfrin brings world-class smart contract security audits, tools, and education to hundreds of thousands of users, partners, and blockchain protocols. Home to some of the best smart contract security researchers in the market— professionals at Cyfrin come from backgrounds like Chainlink, Alchemy, Aragon, WorldCoin, Microsoft, and Google. We help secure some of the top protocols and organizations in DeFi, combining top leading researchers to enhance the security of our customers and their users.

Zest AI

Equitable access to credit can unlock better, richer, and fuller lives for all. Zest AI has purposefully built our AI products to enable lenders with the keys to unlocking the American Dream for millions across the country. In 2009, we began perfecting the use of AI in credit underwriting. Today, Zest AI is focused on improving the full lending ecosystem, with products across AI underwriting, fraud protection, portfolio management, and a customized Generative AI tool, LuLu, to help lenders make strategic business decisions and remain agile in an uncertain economic market.

Pinecone

Pinecone stands as a leader in the AI industry, dedicated to transforming artificial intelligence and tackling its most pressing challenges head-on. Our mission revolves around augmenting the capabilities of AI models, addressing the issue of AI hallucinations, and ensuring the delivery of accurate and dependable results. Pinecone specializes in vector database technology, a groundbreaking innovation that has reshaped data management for AI applications. Our vector database solutions are designed to help eliminate AI hallucinations, making AI outputs reliable and trustworthy. Moreover, Pinecone's technology streamlines data retrieval, minimizes memory overhead, and optimizes AI operations, crucial for the growing demand for Generative AI (GenAI). With strategic partnerships with industry giants like OpenAI, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and others, Pinecone plays a central role in advancing the AI landscape. Beyond technology, we foster knowledge sharing through events and educational initiatives, empowering AI engineers and leaders with actionable insights. Pinecone is not just transforming AI; we are helping pave the way for a more dependable and scalable AI future.