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TIA innovations GmbH develops software solutions for customs, foreign trade, and compliance for over 40 years.

Mahmee provides wraparound pregnancy and postpartum care, uniting a team of doulas, nurses, lactation consultants, and mental health specialists to support families through every step of the maternal journey.

AOA Technology specializes in high-quality fiber optic products and industrial networking solutions, offering a range of products including fiber passive components, active devices, and customized solutions for various industries.

Venus Aerospace is revolutionizing rocket engine propulsion with its innovative technologies, including the Venus Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE) and the Venus Detonation Ramjet (VDR), designed for high efficiency and scalability in space and defense applications.

Curbside EV charging specifically built for cities, providing affordable and convenient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology company focused on creating plant-based chicken products using innovative manufacturing systems to make them price-competitive with traditional chicken.

Opna.com is a four-letter domain name that is ripe for the taking. Its brevity and simplicity make it a memorable brand name that stands out from the rest. The name itself is unique and easy to pronounce, evoking feelings of openness and accessibility. With its short and catchy sound, it is ideal for startups in the tech, fashion, and hospitality industries.

Simplifyber is transforming the world's soft goods through sustainable additive manufacturing and bio-based materials formulations, aiming to revolutionize the apparel industry by eliminating traditional manufacturing processes.

Oova is an at-home hormone testing solution that measures luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone (PdG), and estrogen (E3G) with lab-quality precision. The platform delivers personalized insights tailored to each user’s unique hormone profile.

Miss Grass is a cannabis brand focused on providing high-quality THC products while promoting conscious consumption and addressing the social implications of cannabis use.

Haute Hijab specializes in high-quality hijabs and accessories designed for comfort and confidence, catering to the needs of Muslim women.

Early-stage investor in female-founded tech startups, backing nontraditional founders and offering a visible founder-centric media and events platform (podcasts, CEO Summits, reports) and proven exits.

GingerBread Capital is a $50 million fund that operates as a women-investing-in-women platform. The fund backs female founders while building networks of high-net-worth women as check-writers and serving as an LP in 25+ emerging funds led by women and underrepresented managers. GingerBread positions investing in women as a contrarian alpha thesis, arguing that women-led companies are stronger due to being hardened by underfunding. The fund also systematically teaches women how to become investors themselves.

Amplifyher Ventures is led by Tricia Black, Facebook's first VP of Sales and 7th employee, and invests specifically in commerce, care, and connectivity themes that deliberately blur the lines between consumer brands, women's health infrastructure, and information platforms. The fund operates a formal Investor Fellows program across elite graduate schools to source deals and frames women not as underfunded but as an untapped asset class, explicitly targeting leadership teams that can create flywheel effects of growth in new markets.

Focuses on ambitious female founders who show the X Factor: the insight and drive to build the next billion-dollar company.

Led by consumer-brand operator Susan Lyne and born of #BUILTBYGIRLS, they use a proprietary Polyculture thesis and data from 100+ female-led companies to guide founders targeting polycultural markets.