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DirectBooker is the first AI-native, supplier-aligned service that solves the aggregation problem for direct bookings, providing comprehensive hotel comparisons and enabling hotels to showcase their best rates and offers directly to travelers.

Dobby is an AI coworker designed to automate and organize logistics operations by managing emails, tracking shipments, and providing insights to improve efficiency.

Estes Energy Solutions develops and manufactures exceptional battery systems for rapidly expanding electrification markets, focusing on electric mobility and advanced manufacturing technologies.

Five Flute is a 2D & 3D design review platform for teams developing complex electromechanical products.

GOB offers earplugs made from 100% mycelium, designed for comfort and sound dampening while being compostable and environmentally friendly.

Orange Charger provides reliable and affordable electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, focusing on making EV charging accessible for multifamily properties and residential buildings.

PictureStudio is an AI-powered image generation studio that allows users to create, edit, manage, and share generated images. It provides tools for generating images based on descriptions and offers a library of commercial and open-source models.

Recess is building the category-defining and leading brand in the rapidly developing healthy relaxation product space – a multi-billion-dollar opportunity emerging at the intersection of mental wellness, stress relief, and alcohol moderation. The Recess brand platform spans three product lines: Recess Mood magnesium infused beverages – the #1 mood enhancing beverage; Recess Zero Proof craft mocktails - the #1 RTD Mocktail; and Recess Mood Powders, each formulated with functional ingredients that

Software Defined Automation is pioneering the concept of Industrial DevOps to bring IT best practices for development, operations, and security to industrial automation. The company provides an integrated solution for managing PLC projects across multiple vendors, automating backups, and enhancing security.

Sylvie curates collections of antique treasures from around the world, offering unique pieces that tell a story and enhance the character of homes.

Threaded Manufacturing provides an AI-powered platform designed to enhance productivity and operational efficiency in manufacturing by transforming traditional documentation into a collaborative system.

A platform for bookish tastemakers that empowers communities to elevate and celebrate stories through collaborative publishing and book clubs.

Necessary Ventures invests in companies addressing fundamental societal needs, systematizes mission-based narratives, and offers a Talent/Capital/Attention platform to recruit talent, access non-dilutive capital, and generate earned media via in-house content engine.

R7 Partners is a Chicago- and New York-based venture capital fund that specializes in hardware-heavy industrial technology like autonomous cargo flights, robotic farms, and solid-oxide fuel cells. Positioned as a Hardtech VC, R7 operates on the thesis that intelligence is coming into the physical world through AI and robotics applied to atoms rather than bits. The fund backs capex-heavy, long-horizon bets in hard-to-abate decarbonization sectors that many traditional early-stage funds avoid.

Alpaca VC is a seed-focused venture capital firm that originated from real estate operator Corigin and provides off-balance-sheet real estate capital to their tech companies. Their four general partners all come from founding companies themselves and focus on speaking a founders language rather than just sitting on boards. They run formal 90-day Field Study research sprints into specific themes to pre-identify opportunities and use their dual structure of VC fund plus real estate platform to match portfolio companies with institutional real estate capital.