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Artificial intelligence is identifying and testing new therapies faster than ever.

AI Drug Discovery

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 Paige offers an AI-powered pathology computational platform for detecting cancer subtypes, enabling pathologists to make accurate digital diagnoses. The company claims its deep-learning algorithms have detected prostate cancer, skin cancer, and breast cancer accurately.&nbsp;
 
 
 Paige's platform can be used to access proprietary data to generate and test digital biomarker hypotheses and also for SaaS-based deployment of digital biomarkers to identify patients for therapies and clinical trials, as well as cancer detection. Paige is the first company to receive FDA&rsquo;s breakthrough designation in 2019 for one of its pathology products, a prostate module. In 
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 October 2023
 </a>
 , it received another breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its breast cancer detection tool, Paige Lymph Node.
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 The company started commercializing its Paige Prostate from 2019, which is a first-to-market prostate cancer detection solution. Its AI solutions are vendor-agnostic, which allows Paige to cater to a broad range of customers.&nbsp;
 
 
 The company collaborated with several companies, including 
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 Invicro LLC 
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 (January 2020), 
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 Janssen
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 (June 2022), 
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 OptraSCAN
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 (September 2022), 
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 Leica Biosystem
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 s (March 2023), 
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 Ohio State University&rsquo;s Wexner Medical Center 
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 (August 2023), and 
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 Microsoft
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 (September 2023). 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 The company closed a USD 220 million 
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 Series C
 </a>
 funding in March&nbsp; 2021, co-led by Casdin Capital, Johnson and Johnson Innovation (JJDC) and Kolberg KravisRoberts, with plans to expand geographically and grow further develop clinical applications, biomarkers, and AI-based diagnostics.
 
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More important now than ever, telehealth will long outlast the pandemic that drove its growth.

Telehealth

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 98point6 offers 24/7 on-demand, text-based primary care for the users through a mobile app. The user gets a text-based (photo and video capabilities if required) personalized care plan from the doctor with diagnosis and treatment for their medical issues. The app also coordinates with pharmacies and labs if required. The company&rsquo;s virtual clinic comprises board-certified doctors hired as direct employees of the company. It offers a personal telehealth subscription plan for USD 30 for the first three months, which can be renewed for an annual plan for USD 120 per year. Additionally, each visit carries a nominal fee of USD 1 for the user. The company also offers business-to-business (B2B) sponsored plans for the partnered employers, health plans, and health systems, covering their beneficiaries.
 
 
 98point6 also employs artificial intelligence (AI) with natural language processing capabilities which learns from the user's interactions with the interface and to support doctors in identifying key health issues of users. As of April 2020, its client list included over 200 employers, health plans, and retail partners and served more than 3 million members. 
 
 
 In September 2022, the company launched a new vertical for virtual care technology licensing. The company also announced that MultiCare Health System will be the first healthcare provider to incorporate 98point6&rsquo;s licensing technology into its hybrid ambulatory care platform Indigo Health. 
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In October 2023, 98point6 partnered with 
 telehealth platform provider SteadyMD to provide an all-in-one virtual care offering to healthcare organizations. The partnership combined 98point6's cloud-based technology platform with SteadyMD's network of clinicians to help healthcare organizations lower costs, reduce burnout, and manage patient workloads. The collaboration aimed to create new revenue streams for healthcare organizations and increase provider efficiency while improving patient care.&nbsp;
 
 
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 In September 2022, the company raised more than USD 20 million from investors. Existing investors that took part in this round include the Growth Fund of L Catterton and Activant Capital. The funds were raised to support the launch of the company&rsquo;s new virtual care&nbsp; technology licensing offering. 
 
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New data privacy regulations have opened up space for a new wave of compliance-focused startups.

Digital Privacy Tools

Very Good Security (VGS) enables companies to offload the sensitive data they collect from consumers to VGS’s secure storage infrastructure. This liberates organizations from storing data on their own or setting up their own processes, thereby saving them from the repercussions of potential data breaches and making them compliant with relevant privacy regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, etc. This makes VGS the only disruptor that acts as a custodian for sensitive data.&nbsp;The solution also aids in designing consent-gathering mechanisms, communicating with users concerning data collection, and allowing them to exercise their data subject rights.VGS’s platform enables organizations to securely take advantage of their sensitive data while residing on VGS servers. It achieves this by aliasing the data and making it unreadable by humans in the event of a data breach.Key customers and partnershipsThe company provides its solutions predominantly to the financial services sector and is backed by giants such as Visa and Goldman Sachs.&nbsp;

Moving industry forward with next-gen advancements in energy storage and transmission

Alternative Energy

Northvolt is a Swedish company aiming to mass-manufacture lithium-ion batteries for EVs, grid storage, and other industrial applications. Northvolt targets a 25% European market share by 2030.&nbsp;&nbsp;Northvolt commenced production at its first commercial factory in Skelleftea, Sweden, in December 2021. The annual capacity was expected to ramp up to 32 GWh by 2024, with the potential to expand to 60 GWh in the future. However, in&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/34664">October 2024</a>, the company’s subsidiary Northvolt Ett Expansion filed for bankruptcy and suspended the expansion of its factory in Skelleftea, Sweden.&nbsp;Following this, in&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/36402">November 2024</a>, the company and its subsidiaries voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21225">August 2023</a>, Northvolt began assembling energy storage systems at its new facility known as “Northvolt Dwa” in Gdańsk, Poland. In March 2024, the company began construction of its “Northvolt Drei” battery gigafactory in Germany. The facility is set to have an annual production capacity of 60 GWh, with plans to begin operations in 2026.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/24325">November 2023</a>, Northvolt launched a new sodium-ion battery that has an energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram, making it more effective than traditional nickel, manganese, and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsAs of March 2024, the company has secured over USD 55 billion in battery orders from a range of customers, including BMW, Fluence, Scania, Volvo Cars, and Volkswagen Group.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11824">July 2022</a>, Northvolt signed a joint development agreement with Stora Enso to create a battery that contains an anode made from lignin-based hard carbon produced with sustainably produced wood from Nordic forests.Funding and financials&nbsp;In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/26802">January 2024</a>, Northvolt secured USD 5 billion to expand its Northvolt Ett battery factory in northern Sweden, to support the expansion of Northvolt Ett's cathode production and cell manufacturing, as well as the expansion of the adjacent recycling plant, Revolt Ett. In November 2023, Northvolt raised CAD 200 million (~USD 150 million) in convertible debt from CDPQ, to facilitate the Northvolt Six sustainable battery gigafactory project in Québec. Previously, in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21227">August 2023</a>, the company raised USD 1.2 billion in convertible notes to expand into Europe and North America. Prior to this, in<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/19557"> June 2023</a>, the company received a USD 400 million investment from the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) in the form of convertible loan notes. The funds were to be used for the company’s global expansion plans. In<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11457"> July 2022</a>, Northvolt raised USD 1.1 billion to expand production in Europe.

Reinforcing recycling, rerouting refuse, and reducing wasteflows

Waste Recovery & Management Tech

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 Northvolt is a Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer targeting the automotive industry and energy storage companies. Northvolt also uses a low-energy hydrometallurgical treatment to recover a variety of metals such as nickel, manganese, cobalt, copper, and even aluminum and plastics from spent battery cells. The process can isolate the metals and separate them from impurities with the use of an aqueous solution. The recovered metals are sourced to third parties as raw materials for their production processes. Northvolt&rsquo;s customer partnerships include BMW Group, Volkswagen, and Epiroc.
 
 
 Northvolt developed its first 100% fully recycled battery cell under the recycling program 
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 . The recycled battery cell comes as part of Northvolt's efforts to establish a sustainable supply of batteries to reduce carbonization and to produce cells with 50% recycled material by 2030.
 
 
 As of November 2021, Northvolt operates a production plant, Northvolt Ett, in Sweden. In the same month, the company reported plans to build its new large-scale recycling plant called &ldquo;Revolt Ett&rdquo; also in Sweden. The plant is expected to commence its construction in Q1 2022 and begin production in 2023 with a capacity to recycle 125,000 tons of batteries annually. The facility is expected to be Europe&rsquo;s largest battery recycling plant and the only large-scale facility capable of recycling lithium in addition to nickel, manganese, cobalt, and other metals in Europe. The company aims to reach a capacity of at least 150 GWh annual battery production by 2030.
 
 
 In addition, the company also operates its battery recycling plant 
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 HydroVolt
 </a>
 , formed as a joint venture (JV) with aluminum and energy company Hydro. Hydrovolt claimed to be Europe&rsquo;s largest battery recycling plant, opened its Norway facility in May 2022, which has a capacity to process 12,000 tons of battery packs per year. Hydrovolt has plans to expand its recycling capacity to recycle around 70,000 tons of battery packs by 2025 and 300,000 tons of battery packs by 2030 and is looking for locations in Germany and France to build new plants. 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 In August 2023, Northvolt and 
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 European Metal Recycling (EMR)
 </a>
 opened a 12,000 sq m EV battery recycling facility in Hamburg, capable of processing 10,000 tons of end-of-life battery packs annually.
 
 
 Funding and financials
 
 
 Northvolt raised USD 2.75 billion in June 2021 in a venture capital round co-led by Goldman Sachs and Volkswagen, bringing the company's valuation to USD 11.75 billion. The funding is expected to be utilized in developing the European battery value chain by achieving green objectives and reaching its battery production goal. In July 2023, Hydrovolt was awarded NOK 15.3 million (~USD 1.4 million) by 
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 Enova
 </a>
 , a Norwegian government entity promoting eco-friendly energy production and consumption, to develop and test new technology that automates and manages Hydrovolt's EV battery-recycling facility in Fredrikstad.
 
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Buy Now, Pay Later

Toronto-based Financeit offers consumer lending operations including managing loan origination, credit adjudication, regulatory reporting, loan servicing, and collections. It also provides a flexible, mobile-friendly way to boost sales for businesses. Financeit’s approach to consumer financing allows businesses to offer their customers financing for projects and purchases of up to USD 100,000. This service is particularly beneficial for businesses in the home improvement sector. As part of its services, Financeit also offers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution that provides flexible financing for customers undertaking large home improvement projects.New York-based specialty finance investment firm Wafra Capital Partners acquired Financeit in February 2022 for an undisclosed sum. Financeit aimed to accelerate its market penetration and service expansion, leveraging Wafra Capital's expertise in loan origination platforms.Financeit acquired the <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/19689">Simply Group loan </a>business for an undisclosed sum in June 2023. The company planned on leveraging the expertise of the Simply Group, launching innovative projects, and growing its platform users.As of 2021, the company successfully processed over 115,000 loan applications and funded a record-setting CAD 534 million (USD 386 million) in loan originations. The company also reached a milestone of CAD 2 billion (USD 1.45 million) in lifetime loan originations.Key customers and partnershipsFinanceit partnered with many finance businesses including Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada (RVDA) (September 2022) to bolster financial programs and technological access for its RV dealer members; Lennox International (July 2022) to offer BNPL financing, and Carrier Enterprise Canada (May 2019) to streamline the sales process with an effective financing solution.

Making banking work, without the paperwork

Neobanks

Capify is a UK-based online alternative finance company serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK and Australia. The company provides unsecured business loans ranging from GBP 5,000 to GBP 750,000 (as of August 2024), with repayment terms typically between three and 12 months. It utilizes a factor rate pricing model for repayments, which are made through small daily or weekly installments instead of larger monthly payments. In addition to business loans, Capify offers merchant cash advances up to GBP 500,000, allowing businesses to borrow against future credit and debit card sales, with repayments based on a percentage of daily card transactions. The company also provides secured business loans between GBP 75,000 and GBP 500,000, using residential property as collateral. Key customers and partnershipsCapify has expanded its services through a partnership with United Merchant Services, which includes secured business loans and card terminal services.

Using AI to automate, enhance and optimize marketing activities

Marketing Automation

Sprout Social is a social media management platform that allows automatic scheduling and publishing of social media campaigns across multiple social media channels. It also provides a unified social inbox to monitor and assess its performance and the “Sprout Social Listening Tool,” which allows marketers to gather insights on the health of a brand, using tools like sentiment research, competitor comparison, and trend analysis. According to a product review in August 2021, it is the only social media management platform to provide automated responses to audience communications. In April 2023, the company <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17967">launched Arboretum,</a> a free community platform for social and marketing professionals to network with colleagues, pick up new skills, and provide tips.In January 2023, the firm <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15835">acquired Repustate, </a>a sentiment analysis firm, to strengthen its social listening tools. In August 2023, Sprout Social <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/20705">acquired Tagger Media, </a>a leading influencer marketing and social intelligence platform, to improve its social insights, measure ROI, and optimize social media strategies. Sprout Social introduced several key product updates in<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/30304"> June 2024,</a> including Snapchat integration via Tagger, which provides access to Snapchat profiles for deeper market exploration and audience insights.For FY2023, the company reported revenue of USD 333.6 million, representing a 31% YoY increase.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsBy end June 2022, Sprout Social had close to 33,000+ brands using its services, including Hertz, BT Group, UNICEF, Shopify, and Subaru.In June 2021 the firm’s platform was integrated with Shopify and Facebook shops, creating a first-of-its-kind fully integrated social commerce platform. In May 2022, the firm joined <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/10735">TikTok’s marketing partner program</a> to integrate its solutions with the social media platform. In&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/33931">September 2024,</a>&nbsp;Sprout Social partnered with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to offer its platform through the NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions Contract.

Electrifying passenger and commercial travel

EV Economy

Northvolt is a Swedish company aiming to mass-manufacture lithium-ion batteries for EVs, grid storage, and other industrial applications. Northvolt targets a 25% European market share by 2030.&nbsp;&nbsp;Northvolt commenced production at its first commercial factory in Skelleftea, Sweden, in December 2021. The commissioning and upscaling of the factory were expected to continue through into 2022, when the first commercial customer deliveries were expected to be made. The annual capacity was expected to ramp up to 32 GWh by 2024, with the potential to expand to 60 GWh in the future. However, in&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/34665">October 2024</a>, the company's subsidiary Northvolt Ett Expansion filed for bankruptcy and suspended the expansion of its factory in Skelleftea, Sweden.&nbsp;Following this, in&nbsp;<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/36403">November 2024</a>, the company and its subsidiaries voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.Northvolt also plans to launch a 60 GWh-gigafactory in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/companies/602790">Germany</a>. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/22281">September 2023,</a> the company reported plans to invest CAD 7 billion (~USD 5.2 billion) to develop a 30 GWh battery manufacturing plant in Quebec, Canada. The factory is expected to begin operations in 2026.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/24325">November 2023</a>, Northvolt launched a new sodium-ion battery that has an energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram, making it more effective than traditional nickel, manganese, and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries.Key customers and partnershipsAs of March 2024, the company has secured over USD 55 billion in battery orders from a range of customers, including BMW, Fluence, Scania, Volvo Cars, and Volkswagen Group.In July 2022, Northvolt signed a joint development agreement with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11823">Stora Enso</a> to create a battery that contains an anode made from lignin-based hard carbon produced with sustainably sourced wood from Nordic forests. In April 2023, Northvolt and <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17849">Scania</a> unveiled a jointly developed battery cell for heavy commercial EVs with a capacity to power trucks for 1.5 million km. Northvolt also operates Europe's largest electric vehicle battery recycling plant, Hydrovolt, capable of processing around 12,000 tons of battery packs per year (around 25,000 EV batteries). Hydrovolt is a joint venture between Northvolt and Norsk Hydro (a Norwegian aluminum and energy company).Funding and financialsIn <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/26803">January 2024</a>, Northvolt secured USD 5 billion to expand its Northvolt Ett battery factory in northern Sweden, to support the expansion of Northvolt Ett's cathode production and cell manufacturing, as well as the expansion of the adjacent recycling plant, Revolt Ett. In November 2023, Northvolt raised CAD 200 million (~USD 150 million) in convertible debt from CDPQ, to facilitate the Northvolt Six sustainable battery gigafactory project in Québec. Previously, in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21227">August 2023</a>, the company raised USD 1.2 billion in convertible notes to expand into Europe and North America. Prior to this, in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/19557">June 2023</a>, the company received a USD 400 million investment from the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) in the form of convertible loan notes. The funds were to be used for the company’s global expansion plans. In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11457">July 2022</a>, Northvolt raised USD 1.1 billion to expand production in Europe.&nbsp;

Harnessing the power of social influence to fuel online sales

Social Commerce

<div>
 
 Sprout Social is a leading social media management platform that provides comprehensive solutions for businesses and agencies to streamline their social media operations. Established in 2010, the company has grown from a startup to an industry leader, serving over 34,000 customers across more than 100 countries as of January 2023.
 
 
 
 
 Sprout Social's platform offers a suite of powerful tools to help organizations effectively manage their social media presence. Its core features include a centralized smart inbox for managing messages and comments across multiple social networks, a robust content calendar for scheduling and publishing posts, social listening capabilities to track trends and conversations, and advanced analytics and reporting tools to measure performance and optimize strategies. Additionally, Sprout Social provides tools for review management, customer care, employee advocacy, and influencer marketing.
 
 
 
 
 The platform seamlessly integrates with major social media networks such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, and YouTube, allowing users to streamline their operations and gain valuable insights from a single interface. Sprout Social's AI-powered features, such as sentiment analysis, chatbots, and content suggestions, further enhance efficiency and productivity.
 
 
 
 
 Key customers and partnerships
 
 
 
 
 
 Sprout Social has established partnerships with various industry-leading organizations, demonstrating its commitment to providing best-in-class solutions. In March 2022, the company acquired Tagger Media's influencer marketing platform, expanding its offerings in the rapidly growing influencer marketing space.
 
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Inhabit IQ is a computer service company that specializes in providing software as a service platform for the real estate industry. It offers its strategic partnerships to deliver best-in-class software solutions and services while fostering innovation and collaboration with like-minded entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Zaxby’s is a fast-casual chicken restaurant chain.

Capify provides business loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the United Kingdom using a proprietary online technology platform that is disrupting the traditional business loan model. The company offers loans of up to £50,000 through a fully online platform. Repayments are negotiated based on average turnover value and are designed to work alongside a business’ cash flow. Qualified applicants can receive funds directly into their business bank account within days.

Northvolt develops sustainable lithium-ion batteries in conjunction with R&D, industrialization, and recycling to support clean energy. It provides electrification and renewable energy storage designed for lithium-ion battery plants to produce batteries for electric vehicles. Northvolt's product is an environment-friendly battery manufactured with a minimal carbon footprint and with recycling technology without compromising important ecosystems, enabling the auto industry to replace fossil fuels with electricity in an efficient manner. The company aims to establish a supply of sustainable battery cells and systems.

Iugu offers an online platform for financial automation, signature management and marketplace. Marcelo Paez and Patrick Negri founded it on February 1, 2013, with its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

QMetry is designed for agile testing and DevOps teams to build, manage, and deploy quality software faster with confidence.

Infostretch provides solutions and services that help enterprises rapidly launch new mobility and IoT initiatives faster, with less risk & greater success. It leverages a proven combination of technology, processes, ​and expertise to help enterprises accelerate the execution of their digital strategy. They deliver faster and more effectively by unifying expert professional services and best practices with pre-built software frameworks and products.  They are built for technical execution at speed across development, testing and integration. It is a digital-first professional services firms built for technical execution at speed – across development, testing, and integration. They also make a measurable difference within days of engagement and equip customers better for the future with streamlined business processes, increased automation, and the right set of tools. Infostretch was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States.

Paige was founded in 2017 by Thomas Fuchs, Dr.Sc., and colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The Company builds computational pathology products designed so patients and their care teams can make effective, more informed treatment decisions. With this new class of diagnostic devices positioned to drive the future of pathology, Paige created a platform to deliver this novel technology to pathologists to transform their workflow and increase diagnostic confidence and productivity.  Paige’s lightweight platform was purpose-built with pathologists to offer an intuitive user experience, and minimize IT burden and costs while ensuring patient safety and data privacy. Paige’s products deliver insights to pathologists so they can arrive efficiently at more precise diagnoses for patients. Paige is the first company to receive FDA breakthrough designation for computational pathology products.

HUMAN is a cybersecurity company that safeguards 1,200+ brands from digital attacks including bots, fraud and account abuse. We leverage modern defense to disrupt the economics of cybercrime by increasing the cost to cybercriminals while simultaneously reducing the cost of collective defense. Today we verify the humanity of more than 20 trillion digital interactions per week across advertising, marketing, e-commerce, government, education and enterprise security, putting us in a position to win against cybercriminals. Protect your digital business with HUMAN.  To Know Who’s Real, visit www.humansecurity.com.

98point6 is a digital care service that delivers personalized consultation, diagnosis, and treatment to patients. The company combines deep technology with the expertise of board-certified physicians to provide text-based care anytime, anywhere. The company meets consumers where they are by offering private, text-based diagnosis and treatment via a mobile app.  The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

EcoOnline AS is a market leader in Chemical Documentation Management software in the Nordics.

Beezy, the Intelligent Workplace for Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365, is the premier enterprise collaboration solution, extending and improving the feature set for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. We are on a mission to transform the way people work and to help employees be more connected, innovative, and happy.  Beezy is used across various industries and at a global scale by some of the world’s largest organizations, such as multi-nationals Vodafone and Transocean. Beezy is a privately held software company headquartered in Silicon Valley.  Learn more at http://www.beezy.net or @FollowBeezy on Twitter

LeanTaaS is a software company whose offerings rely on advanced data science to significantly improve the operational performance of hospitals and clinics. Using the LeanTaaS iQueue platform, which is grounded in lean principles and predictive analytics, and in conjunction with existing EHRs, healthcare institutions are developing optimized schedules that are tailored to each clinical site. This transformation helps healthcare providers increase patient access and satisfaction, decrease wait times, improve care provider satisfaction, and reduce healthcare delivery costs. LeanTaaS was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

CitiXsys is a leader in retail management software that is recognized worldwide for its rich functionality, multi-national capabilities, and unparalleled flexibility. The flagship solution suite, iVend Retail helps retailers to optimize business operations to gain more time to focus on what really matters – cultivating customer engagement and capitalizing on retail trends. iVend Retail is the chosen retail management platform for thousands of retailers in over 46 countries. Their high quality and cost-effective solutions help these retailers increase revenue, build customer loyalty, reach new customers and lower their operating costs.

FinQuery is a comprehensive platform that offers complete transparency into financial contracts, leases, and software agreements. FinQuery, previously known as LeaseQuery, is dedicated to streamlining complexity through technology to enhance the overall ease of life. The company enables organizations by providing highly user-friendly and proven solutions to assist companies in cutting costs, mitigating risks, and boosting efficiency in their most significant spending areas.

VGS is the World's Leader in Payment Tokenization. We are trusted by Fortune 500 organizations, including merchants, fintechs, and banks, to store and enrich sensitive payment data across cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets. With over 4 billion tokens managed globally, VGS offers a solutions suite of a composable Card Management Platform, PCI-compliant Vault, and network value-added services like Network Tokens, Account Updater, and Card Attributes. Our solutions boost revenue with higher authorization rates, fraud reduction, and operational efficiencies while seamlessly integrating with existing tech stacks. We store 70% of all US cards and solve critical payment acceptance challenges, including multi-PSP management, orchestration enablement, PCI compliance, and PII protection. VGS empowers clients with ownership, control, and insights into payment data, elevating growth and user experiences across industries. Learn more at www.vgs.io.

Neovia is a privately held company that is a primarily a unique way of understanding the challenges of the future: co-innovation, sustainable development and rational use of resources.

Neovia Logistics Services offers inbound logistics services, warehouse management, service parts distribution, finished product distribution, inventory optimization, supply chain technology consulting and support, inventory simulation capabilities, and supply chain consulting services, helping companies manage, grow, and transform their supply chain operations. Neovia Logistics Services collaborates with leading companies in the automotive, industrial, aerospace, and technology sectors to solve complex logistics challenges.

nanopay is a global payments technology company offering payment and liquidity management products for businesses and banks.  Our technology differentiates us. Our platform is built on hybrid blockchain technology that improves throughput, simplifies governance, and reduces cost. Our mission inspires us. Our long-term goal is to lead the world’s transition to digital cash.

The largest European producer and distributor of private label biscuits, bread replacements and toasts. Continental Bakeries (CB) is a bakery group that specialises in the production and sale of cookies, biscuits, bread replacement products and snack bases. The company focuses primarily on the production of private label products, but also has several of its own brands. Its main markets are in Western Europe: Germany, France, Sweden and the Benelux in particular. CB supplies products to leading retailers in Europe, with whom long-term relationships exist. CB differentiates itself through scale, a wide-ranging product portfolio, high-quality products and excellent service.

Qubit is the leader in highly persuasive personalization at scale. Leading ecommerce companies work with Qubit to transform the way they understand and influence their customers in order to increase revenue, build loyalty and improve marketing efficiency. By combining rich customer data, deep learning technology and advanced segmentation capabilities, the Qubit Customer Influence Engine can precisely match customers with the widest range of personal, online experiences to influence behavior at scale.  Qubit is trusted to deliver real impact to the bottom line for the biggest brands in ecommerce including Ubisoft, CafePress, Topshop, Shiseido, and Emirates. Across the global Qubit customer base, $600 million worth of online sales are influenced over a typical week.  To date, we have received over $76 million in funding from Goldman Sachs, Accel, Sapphire Ventures, Balderton Capital and Salesforce Ventures.

Sprout Social is built on the idea that the world is better when businesses and customers communicate freely. They exist to help streamline and enhance those conversations—with customers, prospects and enthusiasts. Their platform is packed with handy features but stays out of the way to let brands easily engage with people and build lasting relationships.

Sapphire Digital empowers everyone to shop for their health care like an expert. Their integrated high-tech, high-touch platform helps people select better, more affordable care. Sapphire Digital leads the market with incentive and engagement programs proven to drive new levels of activation. Their solutions achieve measurable and sustainable savings for consumers, employers and health plans. Over 280 million people each year rely on Vitals to help them decide on their care with confidence.

Founded in 2007, TalentSoft has climbed the rankings with record-breaking speed to take a leading position in SaaS-based Integrated Competencies and Talent Management; an unparalleled achievement in the French business software sector.  Since its earliest days, TalentSoft has been forming alliances with key players in the information technology industry to develop a unique offering. With its long-term partnerships , first-rate teams and attractive technology solution, TalentSoft has been able to convince many financial, technology and sales partners of the optential in its positioning, and thus drive its business growth. TalentSoft's numerous awards and financial backers demonstrate the company's credibility with its clients and has enabled it to pursue its international development at an accelerated pace. After only a few years of operation, TalentSoft now has a presence on every continent with its network of subsidiaries and affiliates in Africa, North America, Asia and Europe.

Financeit offers a comprehensive suite of tools and technologies designed to simplify complex sales transactions for businesses and their customers. Financeit's point-of-sale financing platform helps businesses of any size close more sales by offering customers affordable monthly payment options for their next big home improvement, vehicle or retail purchase. For larger enterprise businesses, Financeit delivers an integrated suite of home improvement solutions at scale, including leads and workflow management, live contact agents, financing and promotions, performance assurance and category development. Financeit has partnered with over 8,000 merchants to process more than $5 billion in loan applications and was named Canadian Lenders Association's 2019 Company of the Year in Lending.

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is a private equity and venture capital firm that provides equity and credit investment. It is a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group, Investment Banking and Securities Investments. It is focused on providing private equity, mezzanine debt, senior secured loans and distressed debt securities. It manages private capital globally and offers expertise to companies, investors, entrepreneurs, and financial intermediaries around the globe. It also invests in equity and credit across corporate, real estate and infrastructure strategies. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division began operation in 1869, with its headquarters in New York.

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