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HF Foods Group Inc. is a wholesale foodservice distributor based in Greensboro, North Carolina, focused on providing a diverse range of products to Asian restaurants, particularly Chinese establishments, across the Southeastern, Pacific, and Mountain West regions of the United States. The company offers approximately 1,500 items, including fresh produce, frozen and dry food products, seafood, meat, poultry, and non-food items such as packaging materials. Operating through 14 distribution centers, HF Foods Group utilizes a fleet of around 340 refrigerated vehicles to serve approximately 10,000 customers. The company also supports its clients with design and printing services and trucking services, while renting warehouse facilities to enhance its distribution capabilities. HF Foods Group is committed to serving a customer base that primarily communicates in Mandarin or Chinese dialects.

Bay Harbor Re is a reinsurance company designed to provide stability and protection through its capital, while structured to be nimble to meet each partner’s unique requirements. Bay Harbor provides clients with personalized services, long-term partnerships, and stability.

G.L.A.M. Body Scrubs believes in the effectiveness of natural components.

Cognota is a cloud-based operations platform tailored for learning and development (L&D) teams, designed to manage all aspects of training operations in a single location. The platform simplifies training request management, enhances project planning, and facilitates collaboration with subject matter experts. By consolidating multiple tools into one, Cognota helps organizations optimize their L&D spending and improve overall productivity. Clients from various industries utilize the platform to streamline their processes, enabling their training teams to become more digital, agile, and efficient. Additionally, Cognota fosters a vibrant LearnOps Community, where L&D professionals can share insights, participate in discussions, and access curated resources to stay informed about industry trends.

NETSTREIT is a real estate company. The company buys, owns, and manages a variety of single-tenant, retail commercial properties that are leased for long periods of time under net leases. NETSTREIT Corp's portfolio is comprised of properties leased to tenants operating in the defensive retail industries.

Mirvie is a biotech company focused on developing non-invasive tests aimed at improving maternal-fetal health. Founded in 2018 and based in South San Francisco, California, Mirvie offers a medical diagnostic platform that provides actionable insights for mothers and families throughout their pregnancy journey. The company's innovative predictive tests help medical practitioners identify at-risk pregnancies, allowing for timely interventions and enhanced management of pregnancy-related concerns. By prioritizing safety and health, Mirvie seeks to empower families with the information necessary for better pregnancy outcomes.

Delix Therapeutics is a neuroscience company focused on harnessing the power of psychoplastogens—novel neuroplasticity-promoting therapeutics—to better treat mental health disorders at scale. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Archaea Energy, LLC is a developer and producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) based in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on capturing waste emissions and transforming them into low-carbon fuel, providing a sustainable solution for high-carbon emission processes that are difficult to electrify. Archaea Energy operates an RNG platform that encompasses the development, construction, and maintenance of RNG facilities across the United States. Through its efforts, the company aims to contribute to decarbonization and the transition to cleaner energy sources.

Vendasta Technologies is a developer of an end-to-end e-commerce platform designed to support local economies by making technology accessible to small businesses. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes a white-label marketplace for various products and services, as well as tools for lead generation, billing, fulfillment, and task management. This enables clients to efficiently deliver digital services to small and medium-sized enterprises, facilitating their growth and enhancing their operational capabilities. Through its innovative solutions, Vendasta aims to empower local businesses and contribute to their success in the digital landscape.

Prophet is a consultancy that helps clients unlock uncommon growth by developing new business models, reimagining brands and experiences, driving demand and customer engagement, and empowering people to transform their organizations. The largest privately-owned firm of its kind, Prophet brings a unique blend of creativity and strategy to identify paths to purposeful, transformative , and sustainable growth. Based in San Francisco, with 15 global offices and more than 600 strategists, data analysts, marketers, digital experts, and creatives, Prophet has worked with the world’s most successful companies, including AXA, CVS Health, The Home Depot, Samsung, T-Mobile, and UBS, partnering with them from ideation to in-market execution.

Influitive Corporation specializes in advocate marketing software solutions for business-to-business (B2B) software and technology firms globally. Its flagship product, AdvocateHub, facilitates the creation of advocate communities where customers, partners, and employees engage in activities such as referrals, reference calls, and product reviews. This platform enhances marketing and sales efforts by harnessing customer enthusiasm and integrating with Salesforce to track participants' activities. In addition to its software, Influitive offers consulting services that provide coaching and training for organizations looking to implement or enhance their advocate marketing strategies. The AdvocateHub software can be accessed via a web portal, integrated into client websites, or used on mobile through the Maven app. Founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, Influitive aims to help companies build trust and commitment across various communication channels.

Visto is a technology company focused on enhancing transparency, interoperability, and accountability in digital advertising. Its Visto Enterprise Advertising Hub serves as a vendor-agnostic platform that consolidates the entire ad tech stack into a single, user-friendly interface. This platform enables brands, media companies, and agencies to manage execution partners effectively, optimize advertising spend, measure performance, and leverage analytics to improve operational efficiencies and return on investment. Additionally, Visto's solutions facilitate the unification of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, allowing users to control audience reach and frequency while coordinating messaging across various media channels. Through its offerings, Visto aims to provide clarity and control in data-driven advertising.

MRC (Formerly Valance, Media Rights Capital), is comprised of Businesses in Film, Television, Media, and Data; Brands Include The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Vibe and dick clark productions.

Quantum Leap Packaging is an electronic packaging and polymer science company located in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It specializes in designing and manufacturing electronic component packaging using proprietary material systems. The company addresses critical design and manufacturing needs for a range of applications, including semiconductor, medical, and optical devices. Their products are available in both hermetic and non-hermetic configurations, catering to the diverse requirements of the electronics industry.

IntelCore Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets specialty optical fiber and fiber-based solutions for the photonics industry. They create world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet.

Working Solutions CDFI provides diverse entrepreneurs with affordable capital, customized business consulting, and community connections.

APP has been WBEA certified since 2013.

Impact Ventures is a startup business accelerator focused on empowering underrepresented women and communities of color to foster generational wealth through inclusive entrepreneurship. The organization aims to support minority-led enterprises by offering flexible debt and patient equity capital to early-stage ventures. With a commitment to creating equitable economic opportunities, Impact Ventures runs multi-track accelerator programs tailored for high-growth technology and consumer product-based businesses. By leveraging the talents and insights of diverse individuals, the organization strives to build a more inclusive economy where access, opportunity, and prosperity are available to all.

PACE specializes in developing economic solutions to address employment, education, housing, business development, and environmental issues.

TechTown is a technology and life sciences incubator that forms a community of entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, service providers and corporate partners creating an internationally recognized entrepreneurial village in the city of Detroit supported by Wayne State University. The term 'Tech Town' refers to a 12 city block neighborhood in Detroit. As an incubator, the organization provides the support and access to capital needed to build high tech companies. TechTown also serves as a developer, facilitating commercial and residential projects. Entrepreneurs can lease cubicles, offices, wet labs, and dry labs. TechTown tenants have access to conference rooms, a chemical storage room, a hazardous waste storage room and a kitchen and dining area. TechTown considers candidate companies in life sciences, homeland security, alternative energy or advanced automotive/ manufacturing/ materials technology, or, if not in one of the preferred industries, be located in Detroit and be women and/or minority owned. TechOne, the 100,000-square-foot business incubator facility, now hosts more than 250 growing companies.