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Membership-based, non-insurance healthcare companies helping maintain a steady state of well being.

Preventive Healthcare

Lark Health is an AI-powered digital chronic care management platform specializing in pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and behavioral health. Lark claims that it is the only company with an AI-backed diabetes prevention program (DPP) to receive Full Recognition status from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In addition to the DPP, Lark Health offers programs for weight management, heart health, hypertension management, and stress and anxiety management. The company offers real-time coaching and health tracking services via a mobile app to help patients make behavioral changes and manage their conditions.It also provides personalized insights by using third-party wearables and connected devices such as the Apple and Fitbit trackers to gather information on weight, daily activity levels, sleep, mindfulness check-ins, and food intake. Lark's service can be integrated with its clients’ existing healthcare infrastructure, allowing them to offer chronic disease prevention and management programs.Key customers and partnershipsAs of May 2024, Lark had served over 2 million users and enrolled more than 50,000 employers. Additionally, its benefits are available to more than 30 million covered lives in the US through partnerships with health plans such as Medical Mutual, Anthem, and Health Partners.In <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16493">February 2023</a>, Lark Health partnered with Smart Meter to help health systems support patients with type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, in <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lark-health-builds-ai-driven-heart-health-program-301503272.html">March 2022</a>, the company partnered with Roche Diagnostics to develop the Heart Health program for the prevention and management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease.Funding and financialsIn October 2021, Lark concluded a Series D funding round of USD 100 million led by Deerfield Management Company, which was used to further research and develop its AI and data science technologies, scale its virtual care integrations to accommodate more payers, as well as to expand into new disease areas and markets.

Imbuing emotion into human-digital interactions

Digital Humans

D-ID is an Israeli AI company that specializes in creative media technologies, primarily focused on generating and animating realistic digital humans from still images. Founded in 2017, D-ID initially developed facial de-identification solutions to protect images from facial recognition software. The company has since evolved to offer a range of AI-powered video creation tools. D-ID's flagship product is the Creative Reality Studio, a self-service platform that allows users to create videos featuring AI-generated digital presenters from text and images. The platform combines D-ID's proprietary deep learning face animation technology with large language models and text-to-image capabilities.
D-ID's technology gained widespread attention with the viral success of Deep Nostalgia, a feature developed in partnership with MyHeritage that animates old family photos. Building on this success, D-ID has expanded its offerings to include Speaking Portrait, which transforms still photographs into customized, photo-realistic videos capable of delivering scripted messages. In December 2022, D-ID launched the first multimodal generative AI video platform that combines text, image, and video generation in a single interface.
The company's AI-powered solutions have found applications across various sectors, including corporate training, education, marketing, and customer service. D-ID's technology enables the creation of digital presenters, brand ambassadors, and AI chatbots with photorealistic faces, aiming to enhance engagement and reduce production costs. As of September 2023, over 110 million videos had been created using D-ID's AI platform.
D-ID places a strong emphasis on ethical use of its technology, implementing safeguards against potential misuse such as deepfakes and misinformation. The company has established partnerships with privacy experts and ethicists to develop guidelines for responsible AI development and use.
Key customers and partnerships
D-ID has collaborated with several notable companies and organizations to implement its AI video technology. The company partnered with MyHeritage to create the Deep Nostalgia feature, which went viral and drove significant user engagement. D-ID has also worked with Warner Bros. Pictures on personalized movie promotions and with Mondelez (formerly Kraft Foods) on marketing initiatives.
In the public sector, D-ID collaborated with Public Health France on an HIV awareness campaign called "Letter to Myself." The company has also partnered with The Glimpse Group to explore applications in the metaverse and virtual reality spaces. D-ID's technology has been used in impactful social campaigns, such as "Listen to my Voice," which addressed domestic violence issues in Israel.

Techman Robot is a collaborative robot and vision technologies company, dedicated to improving the world of work for businesses and their people through (robotic) technology applications.

D-ID is a software development company. They provide API, reality studio, training, development, live portrait, and speaking portrait products. Their AI technology elevates video content in the fields of marketing, learning, development, and content creation. They provide AI tools to produce videos featuring talking avatars.

Lark is a developer of chronic disease prevention and management platform used to prevent chronic conditions. The company uses cutting-edge AI combined with human coaches and connected devices to provide real-time, personalized, 24/7 support, and counseling to help users make healthier choices and manage their conditions. Its CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program, Wellness Program, Diabetes Care Program, and Hypertension Program have 1.5 million users and have demonstrated clinically validated improved health outcomes published in 11 peer-reviewed journals and analyst reports. Lark was founded by Julia Hu and Jeff Zira in 2011 and is headquartered in 	Mountain View, California.

Graviton, Inc. was a high-tech, privately-held, development-stage company located in La Jolla, California. Graviton was a pioneer in the emerging “sensornetics” industry – producing small, aspirin-sized sensors to expand the capacity of the public and private sectors to manage buildings, infrastructure, and other elements of the engineered world. Graviton developed sensor technology to keep managers informed, used wireless communications to provide operations data and real-time connections, and provided managed information services to keep managers in control. Graviton’s integrated solutions were designed to expand the “common sense” of managers and decision-makers at every level by generating, transmitting, and managing new data to provide more accurate, timely, and actionable intelligence to better inform everyday decision-making. In 2003, Graviton merged with Xsilogy, a provider of wireless sensor network technologies and applications.

Omron was established by Kazuma Tateishi (立石一真) in 1933 (as the Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Company) and incorporated in 1948. The company originated in an area of Kyoto called ''Omuro (御室)'', from which the name ''OMRON'' was derived. Prior to 1990, the corporation was known as Omron Tateisi Electronics. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the company motto was: ''To the machine the work of machines, to man the thrill of further creation''. Omron's primary business is the manufacture and sale of automation components, equipment, and systems, but it is generally known for medical equipment such as digital thermometers, blood pressure monitors, and nebulizers. Omron developed the world's first electronic ticket gate, which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2007, and was one of the first manufacturers of automated teller machines (ATM) with magnetic stripe card readers. Omron Oilfield & Marine is a provider of AC and DC drive systems and custom control systems for oil and gas and related industries.

<div> OMRON Corporation (TYO: 6645) is a global leader in industrial automation and electronic components headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1933, Omron has grown to employ over 28,000 people worldwide and operates in over 130 countries. Omron's main products and services include: <ul> <li> Industrial Automation: Factory automation equipment, control systems, sensors, switches, safety devices, and robotics solutions. This segment comprises 57% of Omron's revenue. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> healthcare: Blood pressure monitors, thermometers, and other medical devices for monitoring vital signs. healthcare accounts for about 17% of revenue. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Social Systems: Automated gates and ticketing systems for public transportation. This segment makes up 14% of revenue. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Device &amp; Module Solutions: Electronic components and modules for various industries. </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Data Solutions: Data analytics and AI solutions to create new value from data. </li> </ul> Omron is focused on driving sustainability through its core business of industrial automation. The company aims to help customers achieve carbon neutrality and improve energy efficiency through its innovative-Automation! concept and i-BELT data utilization service. Omron has set a target to increase its &quot;sustainability-related sales&quot; by 45% by fiscal 2024 compared to 2021 levels. The company is also expanding into new growth areas like electric vehicles and the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. With 74% of sales coming from Asia as of fiscal 2022, Omron is well-positioned to benefit from automation trends in the region. <ul> </ul></div>

OMRON avanza hacia una automatización industrial capaz de abordar los desafíos de las empresas del futuro

Omron Ventures

Helping restaurants become more safe, more profitable, and more interesting.

Restaurant Industry Robotics

Robotic solutions for restaurant services such as waiting tables, bussing tables, dishwashing, kitchen preparation, food quality check, and staff training.

Robots that pick, place, slice, and butcher fruits, vegetables, meats and other food products. Also includes companies that develop robots for picking, placement, and dispensing of processed foods (ex: cake decorating).

Robotic solutions for pizza, burger and hotdog preparation.

Robotic solutions for salad and food bowl (pasta, ramen etc) preparation.

Robotic solutions for coffee, tea, soda, and smoothie preparation.

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