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Kin Insurance, Inc. is a digital insurance agency specializing in homeowners insurance and related products, including mobile home, condo, flood, manufactured home, landlord, umbrella, hurricane, wildfire, and second home insurance. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kin Insurance operates payment processing offices in Palatine and Chicago. By eliminating external agents, Kin Insurance offers a direct-to-consumer model that enhances the convenience and affordability of homeowners insurance. The company's technology platform provides a seamless user experience, personalized coverage options, and efficient claims processing. Kin leverages extensive property data to deliver precise pricing and improve underwriting outcomes.

Squadio is a Team as a Service platform based in Riyadh that connects organizations and business owners with vetted tech squads for the development and enhancement of digital products. The platform specializes in assembling remote teams of engineers and offers a range of services, including talent vetting, hiring, payroll management, and the provision of a product manager for each squad. This approach allows companies to efficiently hire qualified professionals tailored to their specific needs, facilitating effective team management and project execution.

Earnest was built on the principle that getting a loan shouldn’t be difficult for financially responsible people. Earnest offers student loan refinancing and personal loan. It uses its unrivaled technology to consider more than just a credit score; it looks at thousands of data points such as education, saving patterns, investments, and career trajectory. Customers apply online and can manage their account payment preferences with the online dashboard and mobile app. Earnest was founded in 2013, by Louis Beryl and Ben Hutchinson, and had its official launch in early 2014. Earnest raised several rounds of funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Maveron, Battery Ventures, Atlas Ventures, and several others. In 2017, Earnest was acquired by Navient Corp. Navient maintains Earnest as a separate brand while allowing Earnest to be backed by a larger company. Earnest has grown from distributing $8M loans in its first year of business to distributing nearly $2B in student loans and having a roughly $500M loan portfolio in 2017. Earnest has been included in Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list. The company lends across the United States in 45 states and the District of Columbia. In August 2017, it was announced that Earnest would open a second office in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Alluster Storage is a personal storage service that offers self-storage, pick-up, storage, and re-delivery services for individuals who lack adequate storage space. The company specializes in managing personal goods by picking up items from clients' locations and storing them in secure warehouses. Customers can access their belongings at any time and can receive their packed items delivered to their doorsteps, typically within a day. This service aims to provide convenience and flexibility for those in need of additional storage solutions.

Ring is a home security company based in Santa Monica, California, established in 2012. It specializes in outdoor security solutions, offering a range of smart home products designed to enhance safety and reduce crime in neighborhoods. The company's product lineup includes the Ring Video Doorbell, Ring Video Doorbell Pro, Ring Stick Up Cam, and Ring Floodlight Cam, all of which feature advanced capabilities such as wide-angle lenses, built-in microphones, and speakers that allow users to see, hear, and communicate with visitors. By integrating these devices, Ring aims to empower homeowners and foster community vigilance, effectively creating a modern neighborhood watch system that helps prevent burglaries and enhance residential security worldwide.

Skillz is a mobile games platform focused on enhancing competition through engaging gameplay. It enables game developers to create successful franchises by facilitating social competition within their games. Utilizing patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual gaming tournaments, attracting millions of players globally. As a leader in skill-based mobile gaming, the company offers a variety of games, including Dominoes Gold, Blackout Bingo, 21 Blitz, and Solitaire Cube. Skillz operates primarily through its eSports gaming platform, which allows developers to monetize their content via multiplayer competitions. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States, with additional income from international markets such as Israel, China, and Malta. Skillz has received recognition for its workplace culture and innovation in the technology sector.

CloudSponge offers software-as-a-service that simplifies the process of importing address books from various sources, including major webmail providers like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Outlook. Its solution enables users to upload contacts directly to a website without navigating away from it, thereby enhancing social networking and content distribution for businesses. CloudSponge provides a straightforward integration process that can be accomplished in about five minutes through simple HTML copy/paste or a comprehensive API, which comes with wrappers in popular programming languages for ease of use. The service is available for a low monthly fee and includes a free trial, allowing potential customers to test its functionality through a Test Drive feature. Additionally, the website showcases examples of how other businesses have successfully utilized the software.

FeeFighters operates an online marketplace that simplifies the selection of credit card processing services for business owners. By allowing merchants to compare and choose from multiple bids in a reverse auction format, FeeFighters enables users to secure the best deals, often resulting in savings of approximately 40 percent on processing fees. Additionally, the company offers free tools, including a credit card processing calculator, to assist businesses in making informed financial decisions. This approach streamlines the process of finding a suitable merchant account provider, making it as straightforward as booking a flight online.

Quirky is a crowdsourced invention platform based in New York City that facilitates collaboration among its global community of inventors and an in-house team of designers and engineers. Founded by Ben Kaufman, Quirky aims to make invention accessible by allowing individuals to submit product ideas, which are then vetted and voted on by the community. The platform encourages participation by enabling inventors to influence product development and share in royalties from sales of successful creations. By soliciting ideas through its website and mobile app, Quirky brings innovative consumer products to market on a weekly basis. The company considers various factors, including uniqueness and manufacturing complexity, when deciding which ideas to develop, while remaining committed to pursuing concepts that enhance everyday life. Quirky relaunched its platform in 2016 under new ownership, continuing its mission of democratizing the invention process.