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Gravity Climate provides a software platform designed for carbon management, specifically tailored for industrial businesses and their supply chain partners. The platform helps companies measure, manage, and reduce their carbon emissions, facilitating a clear and actionable climate strategy. Gravity Climate's tools support decarbonization efforts by streamlining carbon accounting processes and offering insights to advance industrial sustainability goals.

Sunairio is a developer of a weather intelligence platform for renewable energy prediction. Its platform offers simulations that account for correlations between multiple locations and weather features and leverages the complete NOAA sub-hourly historical archive.

Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company focused on enhancing the performance of solar assets through advanced data analytics. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company utilizes artificial intelligence to transform drone and asset data into actionable insights for solar companies. Its platform automates visual inspections and processes multi-spectral images, enabling frequent and detailed analysis of solar sites. Raptor Maps offers a range of services, including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, all aimed at optimizing the management of photovoltaic assets. The company serves a diverse clientele, including portfolio owners, asset managers, and engineering firms, providing them with tools to improve efficiency and reduce costs in solar energy operations.

Ocient Inc. is a Chicago-based company that specializes in analytical software solutions for database management. Founded in 2018, Ocient has developed a data analytics platform capable of rapidly analyzing massive datasets, ranging from tens of terabytes to exabytes, which can contain trillions or quadrillions of rows. The platform is designed to efficiently ingest billions of rows per second while filtering and computing aggregate results at speeds of up to trillions of rows per second. This capability allows organizations to effectively leverage large datasets, enabling them to gain insights at scale and with high velocity.

HData helps data companies deliver and scale RegTech solutions that serve government regulators, regulated enterprises, markets, and investors. These solutions bring new technologies to transform old-fashioned regulatory activities, such as compliance, reporting, and regulatory analysis. By creating a unique combination of RegTech companies and solutions, HData is building a foundation for comprehensive RegTech platforms, integrating regulator- and enterprise-facing solutions, and digitizing the interface between the public and private sectors. HData’s founder and CEO is Hudson Hollister, who previously founded the Data Coalition and helped to craft key government data reforms such as the DATA Act of 2014.

ElectroTempo is a software company focused on facilitating the adoption of electric vehicles by helping clients manage the associated risks and investments. Leveraging its expertise in transportation and utility infrastructure planning, the firm offers data-driven analytics that enable customers to accurately assess the costs, benefits, and risks of electric vehicle integration and infrastructure requirements. Through its subscription-based model, ElectroTempo provides access to dashboards, algorithms, and data bundles, allowing clients to make informed decisions regarding their e-mobility initiatives. The company's scalable software technology is designed to support clients in navigating the complexities of electric vehicle investments efficiently and effectively.

Shifted Energy, Inc. specializes in software solutions and controllers that enhance electric water heaters, transforming them into valuable demand response resources. Founded in 2014 and based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the company offers products like Grid Maestro, a virtual power plant for electric water heaters, and Tempo, a retrofit controller. These solutions allow utilities to stabilize the electricity grid while facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources. The technology enables electric water heaters to consume excess renewable energy, optimizing hot water availability through advanced algorithms. Additionally, Shifted Energy's offerings include features such as leak detection, maintenance alerts, and automatic powerdown for unoccupied units, thereby providing fast demand response and additional value for users. The company's platform also supports other devices like pool pumps and EV charging stations, promoting cost-effective deployment and improving the overall user experience.

ReelData provides a suite of artificial intelligence and automation products that allow land-based fish farms to increase production volumes while decreasing risk and wasted resources. It also provides reliable, accurate monitoring, analysis, and optimized automation working with each farm 1-on-1 to increase operational efficiency, save costs, grow fish faster, and reduce risks.

Beni is a Santa Barbara-based company founded in 2021 by Sarah Pinner and Celine Mol. It operates an AI-powered re-commerce enablement platform designed to facilitate the circular economy by making resale an accessible option for consumers. The company's primary offering is a free browser extension that displays the best resale listings in real-time while users shop on popular brand websites. In addition to the browser extension, Beni provides a mobile extension and app that allow shoppers to find deals, save searches, and set alerts for new listings. This approach empowers consumers to easily access secondhand shopping items, promoting sustainable purchasing habits.

Audette is a developer of an analytics platform focused on enhancing carbon reduction investment in commercial buildings. The platform collects and analyzes utility and equipment data to evaluate building operations, generating actionable recommendations and decarbonization roadmaps. By providing insights into energy management, Audette enables commercial property owners to identify cost-effective projects, improve performance, and access necessary capital. This approach helps address the challenges energy managers face in meeting regulatory commitments while uncovering significant potential reductions in operating costs and carbon emissions. With the growing demand for energy efficiency upgrades in commercial properties, Audette positions itself as a valuable resource for maximizing the benefits of clean investment in large building portfolios.

Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company focused on enhancing the performance of solar assets through advanced data analytics. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company utilizes artificial intelligence to transform drone and asset data into actionable insights for solar companies. Its platform automates visual inspections and processes multi-spectral images, enabling frequent and detailed analysis of solar sites. Raptor Maps offers a range of services, including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, all aimed at optimizing the management of photovoltaic assets. The company serves a diverse clientele, including portfolio owners, asset managers, and engineering firms, providing them with tools to improve efficiency and reduce costs in solar energy operations.

FloodFlash is an insurance technology company that addresses the significant gap in flood coverage, as 80% of the world's catastrophic flood losses remain uninsured. Founded by catastrophe risk experts Adam Rimmer and Dr. Ian Bartholomew, the company offers the first parametric flood insurance for the mass market, allowing customers to select a specific flood depth and corresponding payout amount. When a smart sensor installed at the property detects water at the chosen depth, the claim is automatically settled, ensuring instant payment without the usual complexities of traditional insurance. Since its launch in 2019, FloodFlash has gained recognition for its straightforward and transparent approach to flood insurance, winning over 30 industry awards and protecting thousands of customers who are often overlooked by conventional insurers. Headquartered in London, FloodFlash operates as a registered coverholder at Lloyd’s of London and is authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, having raised £2.1 million in investment to date.

SupplyShift Inc. is a provider of a SaaS-based platform designed for supply chain management, established in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. The platform facilitates the development and execution of strategic supply chain programs that enhance business resilience and transparency. By offering custom and industry-standard assessments, along with smart assessments, dashboards, and analytic tools, SupplyShift enables companies across various sectors, including technology, food and beverage, retail, and apparel, to engage suppliers at all tiers. The platform fosters collaboration between buyers and suppliers, allowing for efficient information sharing and insights generation. With a vast network that includes tens of thousands of companies in 133 countries, SupplyShift aims to transform supplier data into actionable intelligence, ultimately supporting businesses in achieving their sustainability and risk management objectives.

StormSensor, Inc. is a company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in stormwater management solutions aimed at tracking and preventing flooding, sewage overflows, and other stormwater issues. Founded in 2015, it develops Scute sensors that provide real-time monitoring of stormwater systems. Additionally, StormSensor offers Terrapin, a cloud-based software platform that allows users to visualize data on maps and time-series, correlate it with real-time weather information, and receive alerts for significant flow events. This system automates workflow for inspections, data monitoring, and regulatory reporting, thereby helping clients streamline compliance processes in a complex regulatory environment. By providing critical insights into urban flooding, illicit discharges, and the impacts of climate change, StormSensor enables its clients to respond effectively to climate-driven risks and make informed decisions regarding infrastructure maintenance and improvements.

Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company focused on enhancing the performance of solar assets through advanced data analytics. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company utilizes artificial intelligence to transform drone and asset data into actionable insights for solar companies. Its platform automates visual inspections and processes multi-spectral images, enabling frequent and detailed analysis of solar sites. Raptor Maps offers a range of services, including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, all aimed at optimizing the management of photovoltaic assets. The company serves a diverse clientele, including portfolio owners, asset managers, and engineering firms, providing them with tools to improve efficiency and reduce costs in solar energy operations.