Pibox
Venture Round in 2024
Founded in 2014, Pibox develops a cloud-based messenger application for mobile and web platforms. Its primary features include secure messaging, file sharing and management, synchronization, and file-centered chats.
Hideez Group
Grant in 2024
Hideez Group is a cybersecurity company that designs authentication devices and software to secure physical and logical access. It develops hybrid hardware and software solutions, including the Hideez Key, a wireless authentication and password-management device that also handles RFID credentials and digital signatures. The solution relies on encrypted Bluetooth, RFID, and NFC technologies, with proprietary encryption protocols and platform-agnostic compatibility to complement existing vendors. It provides passwordless identity management software that consolidates authentication workflows, using proximity sensing, one-time passwords, smart cards, and full-day authentication to improve security, compliance, and operational efficiency for organizations.
SorbiForce
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
SorbiForce is an American startup developing sustainable battery technology. It aims to transition the world to clean energy by creating non-metallic, eco-friendly batteries made from renewable raw materials like carbon, salt, and water. These batteries are designed to be cost-effective, safe, and have zero environmental impact.
Just Add Honey
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Just Add Honey, established in 2006 and based in Atlanta, GA, is a specialty food and beverage company. It offers a curated selection of loose-leaf teas, artfully blended with global flavors, designed to be both delightful and refreshing. The company also provides tea accessories, aiming to deliver these thoughtful blends directly to customers' doorsteps.
Almexoft
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Almexoft is a software company specializing in electronic document management and business process automation. They offer solutions for automating business operations, upgrading IT landscapes, and deploying new business solutions.
TQIntelligence
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
TQIntelligence, Inc., established in 2016 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in voice-based artificial intelligence for mental health assessment. The company's platform integrates diverse data sources to provide cognitive insights, enabling risk stratification, tracking treatment outcomes, and personalized behavioral interventions. Key products include TQ-Intelligence, which offers insights from voice/speech analytics and other psychometrically validated instruments, and TQ Analytics, leveraging existing EMR data for actionable insights. The platform features machine learning analytics, knowledge graph, and real-time prediction capabilities to support healthcare professionals in diagnosing mental health issues more effectively, particularly for children who may struggle to communicate their distress.
Attention Insight
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Attention Insight is a technology company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, with an additional office in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2019. It specializes in developing an AI-based platform that leverages deep learning to enhance consumer visual engagement monitoring. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) solution that utilizes predictive eye-tracking algorithms to analyze design and content effectiveness. By generating heatmaps that indicate where users are likely to focus their attention, Attention Insight enables businesses to make data-driven decisions regarding their design strategies. This approach allows organizations to improve advertising campaign results and design performance without the need for labor-intensive data collection, thereby streamlining the process of visual engagement assessment.
Pravosud
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Pravosud is a legal research and analysis platform designed to facilitate navigation of the Ukrainian legal system. The system offers a comprehensive database of court judgments, legal documents, and legislation, enabling users to efficiently search for and analyze relevant legal information. It provides automatic notifications on pertinent court cases and legal changes, which helps lawyers, businesses, and individuals stay informed and make informed decisions. Additionally, Pravosud supplies essential tools within a single application, catering to the needs of legal professionals and software developers focused on legal innovations.
Mate Academy
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Mate Academy is an educational technology startup founded in 2015 and based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The institution focuses on teaching individuals to code from scratch, providing comprehensive online training in various programming languages. It offers its services entirely free of charge until students secure employment. This model allows aspiring programmers to access high-quality educational content and build their careers in technology without financial constraints. With a commitment to fostering talent globally, Mate Academy aims to equip learners with the skills needed to succeed in the tech industry through real-time instruction from experienced educators.
FundStory
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
FundStory is a financial technology company that reimagines how finance teams access and manage non-dilutive funds by providing online integration services that connect users with financing options from third-party lenders. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded in 2020, the company helps organizations obtain financing without issuing equity by streamlining access to multiple funding sources through its platform.
Podpal
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Podpal, established in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in podcast management. It provides a comprehensive SaaS platform to simplify and organize podcast workflows, catering to independent podcasters, management agencies, and enterprise teams. The platform aids in planning, publishing, and promoting podcasts, aiming to reduce stress and clutter, enabling users to create content efficiently, build audiences, and monetize their brands.
SynsorMed
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
SynsorMed, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional locations in Birmingham, Alabama, and a sales office in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2014, SynsorMed specializes in a cloud-based platform that offers reimbursable remote patient monitoring (RPM) and chronic care management (CCM) solutions. The platform enables patients to track key medical data from home and securely share this information with their healthcare providers. By integrating with FDA-approved wearable devices, SynsorMed enhances patient engagement and communication, particularly for those managing chronic conditions such as diabetes. The company's solutions are designed to improve patient outcomes while providing healthcare organizations with opportunities to increase revenue through effective telehealth services.
Mini City
Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Mini City Inc. is a social enterprise based in Atlanta, Georgia, that focuses on addressing homelessness through technology. Founded in 2016, the company develops, owns, and operates a platform designed to provide identification and employment opportunities for homeless individuals. Its software facilitates access to legal identification, vital records, and employment forms, supporting caseworkers, program directors, clinicians, and other professionals who assist homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness. By offering cost-effective solutions to government agencies and non-profits, Mini City aims to play a pivotal role in reducing homelessness and improving the lives of vulnerable populations.
Optimal Tech
Grant in 2020
Optimal Technology, founded in 2018 and based in Mableton, Georgia, is an innovative provider of advanced solar energy solutions. The company focuses on developing high-efficiency solar modules designed to generate low-cost energy through proprietary technology, including dual-axis tracking systems and specialized optics. Optimal Technology aims to significantly reduce electricity expenses for its customers, with claims of lowering bills by up to 70%. With a commitment to improving global quality of life, the company emphasizes the efficient use and increased accessibility of solar resources. Its leadership team boasts extensive experience, having developed numerous utility and commercial solar projects, launched multiple products, and managed substantial assets in the energy sector.
Portrait Coffee
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Portrait Coffee is an Atlanta-based specialty coffee shop and roastery, established in 2019. It offers a curated selection of single-origin coffees, blends, and merchandise, available both online and at its West End location.
Brown Toy Box
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Brown Toy Box is an educational toy company founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The company focuses on creating culturally representative toys that center Black children in play while fostering curiosity among all children. By offering a range of STE(A)M toys, media, and experiences, Brown Toy Box aims to make play both accessible and enjoyable. Their products are designed to be high-quality, data-driven, and child-centered, grounded in accredited urban education pedagogy. Through purposeful play, the company seeks to cultivate learning experiences that reflect diverse cultural backgrounds and encourage educational engagement.
TruDiary
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
TruDiary is a telehealth platform specializing in personalized health tracking for millennial women. It focuses on high-risk pregnancies, reproductive health, and early COVID-19 symptom assessment, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Film Connx
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Founded in 2018, Film Connx is a job marketplace based in Atlanta, Georgia, connecting film studios with verified local crew members.
Latched and Hooked Beauty
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Latched and Hooked manufactures textured synthetic hair extensions for Black women. The company provides pre-curled and looped hair for easy crochet braid installation, ombré braiding hair, crochet twists and braids, wigs and luxe styling tools.
Latched and Hooked was founded by Tiffini Gatlin and is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Aquagenuity
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Aquagenuity, Inc. is a company that specializes in water quality monitoring through its innovative business intelligence tool. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Aquagenuity leverages big data and machine learning to provide real-time, hyperlocal water quality data to consumers, corporations, and municipalities. Its application allows users to enter their zip code to access detailed information about their local water, including potential health impacts and sustainability concerns. Recognized as the "world's largest water database," Aquagenuity's platform also includes a web app, a robust API, and the proprietary AquaScore™, which rates water quality similar to a credit score. Additionally, the company conducts the Water Genome Project™, collaborating with various institutions to map global water quality. Through initiatives like the Guardians of H2O program, Aquagenuity engages local communities and schools in water quality monitoring, aligning with global sustainability goals.
Goodr
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Goodr Inc. is a technology-driven platform based in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on sustainable food surplus management. Established in 2016, the company offers a real-time food rescue application that enables businesses to effectively manage their edible food waste by donating it to local nonprofit organizations. Goodr's software provides comprehensive solutions, including logistics for food pickup, analytics on food waste patterns, and IRS-compliant tax deduction information. The platform aims to create a triple-win scenario by enhancing businesses' financial outcomes through tax savings, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions associated with food waste, and addressing hunger in communities. Additionally, Goodr's blockchain-enabled system ensures secure, audit-friendly donation records and delivers detailed community impact reports.
Founded in 2014, PromoRepublic develops a SaaS platform for digital promotion and social marketing. Its platform enables users to acquire and engage customers through contests, lotteries, sweepstakes, and publishing campaigns on various social media websites and mobile applications.
V-Art offers an automated IP licensing solution for brands, creators, and AI developers. Its platform enables streamlined licensing processes, content monetization, and minimized legal risks. Backed by Meta and L'Oréal Group, V-Art operates in the $280 billion IP licensing market.
OpenMinds is a defence tech company providing threat intelligence to 30+ governments, including Ukraine and NATO members.
CheckEye is a Ukrainian company developing a cloud-based solution for early detection of eye diseases. It uses machine learning algorithms to analyze fundus photos, diagnosing conditions such as diabetic retinopathy.
HIMERA is a developer of tactical communication systems tailored for defense forces and operational use in challenging electronic warfare environments. Drawing on extensive testing and continuous feedback from the Ukrainian Defense Forces, HIMERA has designed a protected handheld radio system that functions effectively in complex scenarios, similar to a walkie-talkie. The company's products prioritize scalability and affordability, with thousands of units already deployed. HIMERA’s commitment to innovation is reflected in its rapid design iterations, allowing for enhancements to meet evolving global defense needs.