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Equalize Digital, Inc. is a company dedicated to enhancing web accessibility through a combination of software and service offerings. Its primary product, the Accessibility Checker, is an automated scanning tool specifically designed for WordPress websites, enabling real-time monitoring and reporting on accessibility status as content, themes, and plugins are updated. In addition to this software, Equalize Digital provides comprehensive audits, remediation services, and custom website solutions to assist clients in ensuring their digital content is accessible to all users. The company's mission is to act as a catalyst for positive change on the web, helping to create a more inclusive online environment.

KerlyGirl is a B2C startup offering an e-commerce site selling hair masks, curl creams, and serums. Its products are specifically catered to people with Type 3 and 4 hair — the very tightest coils — and are all plant-based and COSMOS-certified organic.

Puntopartes is streamlining the spare partsprocurement through a time savvy marketplace where clients meet trusted dealers. Self-Serviced, with expert customer service on demand. 100% online / 7x Faster / up to 50% Cheaper.

Ocular is a developer of a video calling platform that enhances customer communication by providing real-time video access on company websites. Its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform facilitates video commerce, allowing companies to integrate video calling into their digital sales channels. This feature enables company representatives to connect directly with customers whenever they have questions, fostering deeper relationships and promoting customer satisfaction. By simplifying the communication process, Ocular helps businesses improve their customer engagement and support.

Jericoo Good Ethics is a sustainable online supermarket in Mexico, delivering fresh organic products to your door, in zero-waste packaging.

goBox is an online shopping platform that is in alliance with Amazon, eBay, Best Buy, SHEIN, and Wallgreens, users can know the final price of a product to the door of their house by paying it in Quetzales by simply copying and pasting the link in our Web. Users pay with a debit, credit, deposit card, and even VisaCuotas.

Discoverfy is a Product Discovery SaaS made for retailers & e-commerce. After an easy integration, they are able to show their full catalog in an innovative way, which allows collecting data from what's happening in their online stores. Users are guided into their best match while receiving recommendations, turning the shopping experience into something fun.

Taskility helps logistics companies to digitally manage their shipments' lifecycle without coding. We are the Shopify of digital logistics.

SlightPay is the most accessible payment method for your customers and the perfect tool to increase your sales, which offers to divide purchases into 4 installments, without a credit card or phantom installments.

Operator of an online marketplace intended to facilitate the sale and delivery of fish. The company's platform allows fish farmers to list produce and consumers browse and purchase it directly, enabling fisheries sector to foster a more sustainable and efficient supply chain.

Pakira is a trading platform for physical commodities markets throughout their entire B2B supply chain from source to retail.

Their online platforms connect buyer, sellers and agents making buying property as easy as breathing. Any place, any time.

Operator of electric delivery vehicles platform intended for last-mile delivery. The company's platform offers vehicles with a large cargo capacity, regenerative braking, and an IoT system for data generation and route planning, enabling e-commerce businesses to deliver more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Pricepally operates an e-commerce platform focused on food and grocery shopping, founded in 2019 and based in Lagos, Nigeria. The platform aims to provide access to affordable, nutritious, and secure food items in urban areas across Africa. Pricepally functions as a digital food cooperative, allowing consumers to connect directly with local farmers, wholesalers, and producers. It enables users to buy food in bulk or share bulk purchases with others, leveraging collective bargaining power to reduce costs. The online store offers a wide range of products, including groceries, baby products, packaged food, and various ingredients, ensuring that customers have access to fresh and high-quality food items.

Xena Intelligence is a data-driven management platform for e-commerce sellers focused on scaling early-stage brands to the next level. Xena Intelligence helps to boost Amazon, Walmart & other e-commerce sales through a proven proprietary algorithm powered by intelligent data analytics.

At EroeGo we create a global community of informed and conscious buyers that acknowledge the impact of their purchases and choose to make a difference with every shopping bag.

At Gastrocampo we are revolutionizing the food system making it fairer, more transparent and more sustainable. By combining technology and logistics, we offer a real, scalable and multi-local solution. Gastrocampo is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that gives food producers the tools to digitalize their farm and business so they can connect and sell their produce directly to their hospitality clients (food shops and restaurants), eliminating the need for intermediaries. In turn, we are helping HORECA customers to become more sustainable while saving time and headaches when buying directly from producers! Thanks to AI, Machine Learning and blockchain we will be able to provide a platform mutually beneficent for food producers, restaurants and the environment.

The Etho is a Certified B Corp marketplace that operates an online shopping platform designed to connect conscious consumers with ethical brands and artisans. The platform offers a curated selection of sustainably sourced products, primarily created by women, catering to socially responsible shoppers. By facilitating direct access to these ethical brands, The Etho enables consumers to make informed purchasing decisions that align with their values, promoting a sustainable and ethical lifestyle.

eezyimport - the one and only DIY online Customs Clearance platform. Our vision is that every importer will independently control their own critical importing processes as easily as they handle email. The exact same regulatory requirements – you just pay (way!) less and do it yourself from any phone, tablet or computer! Handling your own customs clearance is now as easy as handling your own invoices, taxes, and deliveries. A super easy DIY app that glides you through customs from ISF to entry summary with regulatory approval and peace of mind.

Developer of a website builder and application development platform designed to provide custom web designs and publishing services for businesses. The company's platform leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning and specializes in iOS development, android development, and web development, enabling clients to establish a custom digital web presence.

Navigation Research is a B2B service company that offers TruScore Certified Pre-Owned Auto Auction (tscpo.com) and an online marketplace hosting interaction between private party vehicle sellers and dealers thereby benefiting both.

eezyimport - the one and only DIY online Customs Clearance platform. Our vision is that every importer will independently control their own critical importing processes as easily as they handle email. The exact same regulatory requirements – you just pay (way!) less and do it yourself from any phone, tablet or computer! Handling your own customs clearance is now as easy as handling your own invoices, taxes, and deliveries. A super easy DIY app that glides you through customs from ISF to entry summary with regulatory approval and peace of mind.

Developer of an online designer clothing retail platform designed to provide clothing to big and tall-built men. The company's online retail platform focuses on providing fashionable XXL clothes, enabling men to stop wasting time shopping and get custom clothing delivered right to their doorstep

ConsolHub is an online pricing and booking system for ocean consolidated shipments. Consolhub was created to simplify the search, access and booking of consolidated cargo. It simplifies and automates the logistics process Consolhub platform provide instantly to the shipper a range option in terms of the shipping companies (consolidators), departure dates, transit days, routes and price. The platform (consolhub.com) allows buyers to search for routes, pricing, itineraries and, then, securely book and upload all the documentation required. The advantages to the shippers (buyers) from using Consolhub include: • Time savings: less phone calls and emails to get the best options • 24/7 service: an online platform to book 24/7, where all the processes are automated and documents are managed online, saving more time and reducing errors • Access to better prices

Artisans List is uniquely focused on building and serving the affluent community united by old home lifestyles and sustainable, traditional living. Our foundation of lifestyle content attracts users to our commerce offerings and experiential tools to drive loyalty and fosters engagement.

Check-Eat is a free mobile app that streamlines the food ordering process at restaurants, bringing convenience and a great experience to the customers. Check-Eat features a native online ordering (take-away & dine-in), mobile payments, reservations, loyalty programs, tax invoicing, coupons and much more, all in a single app. Check-Eat is building a standardized customer service platform for the food sector, empowering local restaurants to engage customers through a seamless mobile experience.

ReFly S.A. de C.V., established in 2016 and headquartered in Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico, operates an online marketplace that enables users to buy and resell airline tickets. This platform allows individuals to sell unused flight tickets at discounted prices, providing an opportunity for buyers to purchase travel at lower costs. By facilitating peer-to-peer transactions, ReFly helps users recoup some of their expenses from tickets they no longer plan to use, making air travel more accessible and affordable.

Operator of the monetary contribution intended to solve a current world issue. The company offers a range of apparel, accessories, and home appliances through its online portal, enabling customers to choose from a wide range of products and thereby contribute to every purchase they make.

Developer of a social marketing and e-commerce platform intended to connect consumers to small businesses in diverse communities. The company's platform addresses primary small business needs such as target marketing, promotions, reviews, analytics, and community building through incentives and hyperlocal deliveries and also allows customers to locate businesses within their communities to upscale sales opportunities through mobile orders and purchases, enabling minority business owners to amplify their brand and shoppers of all affinity groups to shop safely among small businesses in minority communities.

Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to automate sales and delivery for small and medium-scale businesses. The company's interconnected platform provides local shipping, payment solutions, inventory management, market insights and social commerce regardless of the business location or size at an affordable rate, enabling merchants to design, set up and manage their stores across multiple sales channels with local payment and delivery API options.

OtailO is a solutions provider focused on enhancing online product returns management through a sustainable and efficient platform. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, OtailO connects online retailers with authorized local resellers, allowing customers to return online purchases at physical retail locations. This model benefits online retailers by minimizing logistical costs and streamlining the returns process. Offline retailers gain a new revenue stream and increased foot traffic from customers returning products. Additionally, consumers enjoy a more convenient return experience, quicker refunds, and improved overall satisfaction. OtailO's approach promotes sustainability by reducing unnecessary transportation associated with product returns.

They are on first name basis with many of the world’s largest auto parts manufacturers and they will go to great lengths to make sure that you find exactly what you need on their site. Their range of services are designed to ensure optimum levels of convenience and customer satisfaction with the retail process; these services include their low price guarantee, free return policy, order delivery, dedicated customer service support and many other premium services.

Unsize helps shoppers confidently find clothing that fits online.

Operator of a digital platform intended to offer online courses for students. The company's web education platform offers courses in the formats of video lessons, interactive maps and exercises, enabling students to learn math, physics, chemistry history, geography, biology and more in an entertaining manner.

Operator of an online marketplace intended to simplify the purchase of printed items. The company's platform offers a comprehensive portfolio through an automated process that simplifies the purchase of printed and promotional items, advertising prints, custom textiles and large formats, enabling businesses and freelancers to purchase business cards, brochures, flyers, posters for business promotion from the comfort of their homes or office at competitive prices.

Charge or pay everything, anywhere and anyone with your phone. Our technology allows merchants to charge in a simple and safe way with a cellphone or computer. They don't need additional devices (POS, mPOS) like apple pay, samsung pay, google pay. Only download our app or integrate our API and thats it.

Operator of an online retail platform intended to offer handmade jewellery. The company is a jewellery designer that specializes in creating handmade gold-plated pieces made by local artisans, providing emerging designers, and artisans with new opportunities and customers with local and different jewellery designs.

Eiya is a shipping and logistics company focused on providing sustainable delivery solutions for online brands. The firm has developed an online shipping application designed to minimize traffic and pollution while facilitating immediate and same-day pickups and deliveries from local restaurants and stores. This service caters specifically to small and medium e-commerce businesses, enabling them to offer efficient and hassle-free delivery experiences to their customers in a cost-effective manner. Through its innovative approach, Eiya aims to enhance the logistics landscape while promoting ecological responsibility.

EchoMe takes advantage of social media and smartphones to make the relationship between small businesses and customers ubiquitous. Their app helps customers and users share rich reviews with their friends, discover new experiences and stay in touch with the local businesses they love.

Eceptacle specializes in innovative waste management solutions by manufacturing and distributing Wi-Fi-enabled compacting trash receptacles. These smart trash cans are equipped with digital displays that not only collect and compact solid waste but also send push notifications when they reach capacity. By enhancing operational efficiencies and reducing costs, Eceptacle's products support municipalities and organizations in improving public safety and minimizing their environmental impact. The company's approach aims to create additional revenue streams while addressing the challenges of waste management in urban settings.

Manufacturer of bicycle and cycling apparel intended to provide an eco-friendly way of traveling. The company manufactures a type of electric and cargo cycle and also provides other accessories required while cycling, enabling customers to buy bicycles that keep them healthy and fit.

EqualWeb is a development company that specializes in accessibility and advanced internet applications. With more than two decades of experience, we have gained the confidence and support of many global customers. The company's talented team of IT, accessibility experts, designers, programmers, and marketing experts are committed to one common goal - effectively offering an accessibility solution for a websites via an extremely simple and cost-effective process.

Brands Of Holding Inc. is a holding company that operates an e-commerce marketplace, enabling brands to sell a variety of products, including apparel, accessories, lifestyle items, and personal care products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the company serves markets in Latin America, including Nicaragua, Argentina, and Mexico. Brands Of provides local entrepreneurs with essential digital tools for exporting their products and enhancing their brand visibility. Through its platform, the company offers digital marketing services, consulting, and business intelligence, effectively targeting consumers both locally and within the diaspora of their home countries, particularly US Hispanics.

Whimmly provides eCommerce stores with a plug-and-play conversational assistant. Through an intelligent natural language interface, Whimmly expertly converses about any product, assists visitors with discovering new items, and curates relevant and persuasive information - all while personalizing the shopping experience like never before.

Black Business University endeavors to empower, educate and ignite black entrepreneurs to live and lead bigger lives, and create massive business & financial legacies. By leveraging the power of digital marketing, they're creating a course marketplace for personal, professional and business development that has the power to change black economy forever.

GuestBox is a welcome box service providing hosts high-end, quality essentials needed for their guests' stay.

MirrAR.io specializes in an augmented reality platform tailored for innovative fashion brands, enabling a seamless integration with existing online websites, mobile applications, and social media channels. This platform enhances the customer experience by allowing consumers to visualize their preferred fit, color, and style, ultimately driving engagement and increasing sales. By providing an immersive shopping experience, MirrAR.io has demonstrated the potential to achieve up to a 25% conversion rate on website trials and a sales increase exceeding 37%. The company focuses on delivering responsive customer experiences that foster strong customer advocacy and loyalty.

LECO Comercio SAPI de CV is a Mexico City-based company that provides an on-demand platform for lens users. Founded in 2015, LECO enables customers to easily access their correct prescriptions and order visual solutions, such as contact lenses or glasses, at their convenience. The platform aims to simplify the process of obtaining visual health products, catering to the needs of users throughout Mexico.

TasteHit is a Software-as-a-Service user engagement platform for modernizing existing online shops using Artificial Intelligence. It provides online merchants with a suite of data-driven user experience tools for web, mobile and email, to increase the sales performance of their shops. TasteHit increases the shop’s conversion rate by up to 20% and is installed in minutes by any non-technical person. TasteHit's customers include niche retailers, specialized marketplaces and famous fashion brands.

Etiquette Inc is a rental tech company for renting designer wedding dresses with a unique digital experience. Etiquette Inc. innovates the way how the brides live the experience in the traditional channels by delivering a Home try-on with a unique experience.Etiquette is giving access to designer wedding dresses saving up to 80% off the retail price and taking care of dry-cleaning, and with a perfect fit guarantee.

Evocco is your eco-friendly shopping assistant that helps you find the most nutritious food for the lowest environmental impact. Snap your receipt, build a basket, and track your progress over time. Evocco gives you all the sustainability tips and tricks you need to educate your inner eco-warrior and align your beliefs with what you buy.

Preksh is a provider of visual commerce solutions that enhances the shopping experience by offering a virtual shopping platform. The company has developed innovative technology that allows consumers to engage with a 360-degree view of physical stores, facilitating a seamless online shopping experience reminiscent of being in a brick-and-mortar environment. With a focus on augmented reality, Preksh enables retailers to engage customers more effectively, allowing them to explore products and make purchases at their convenience, anytime and anywhere. The company has also filed for patents to protect its pioneering technology, reinforcing its commitment to advancing the visual commerce sector.

MoComics disrupts the rules of comics editing business in providing an internet based service plateform sustaining a unique - immersive, tactile and enriched reading experience on mobile. Mocomics connects new and confirmed Comics, manga, graphic novels and children books authors with their worldwide growing millennial audience, while offering direct revenue generation for authors through own production, direct readers funding and content sales via own on-line / mobile shop.

Shipit is a platform that simplifies the shipping process adapting the tech solutions of the courier companies with any ecommerce platform. Through its service, Shipit is able to: generate shipping labels automatically, provide tracking of the orders and give access to shipping rates with an up to 50% discount with the leading courier companies (DHL, FedEx, Estafeta, etc.). Shipit helps ecommerces grow their business by taking care of their shipping needs.

The GreenLine Market are an online marketplace that offers healthy, environmental and cause-based products. They curate and promote the safest, most effective products on the market—from established well-known brands, to the up-and-coming.

SalesBrief is a SaaS technology company focused on improving the way B2B companies sell products and services.

StoreLevel offers next-generation omni-channel solutions. Audit, panels and field surveys to ensure the effectiveness of your marketing strategies in a precise manner, on a large scale and at a national level.

Beauty Van is a mobile shop concept who empowers beauty salons by providing: Product and service training, an Intelligent stock system, exclusive products and a great customer experience. They own 5 mobile stores and 76 customers. They plan to increase 40 units in 5 years and 42 customers per van.

MayoreoTotal.com is the first E-commerce will disrupt a distribution channel in Mexico (20 Billion USD) the Groceries Wholesale market. They have the opportunity to switch from offline line purchasing activity to online with MayoreoTotal.com

eFarm.cm is an online marketplace designed for buying and selling agricultural products in Cameroon and beyond. The platform leverages information and communication technology to connect farmers and agricultural dealers with buyers, facilitating the marketing of agricultural goods. eFarm.cm offers various online payment methods and collaborates with logistics companies to ensure the safe transport and delivery of products. Additionally, the platform provides features such as email and SMS alerts, and online chat support to enhance customer engagement. As the agricultural sector in Cameroon and Africa continues to grow, eFarm.cm serves as a vital resource for enabling producers to reach broader markets effectively.

Cognilyze is a developer of a unique recommendation engine that focuses on understanding the motivations behind consumer purchases rather than merely tracking buying patterns. By integrating psychology with technology, Cognilyze creates personalized shopping experiences for users on eCommerce platforms. The engine builds psychological profiles for individual shoppers, allowing for tailored product suggestions that resonate with their specific motivations. This approach enables Cognilyze to provide relevant recommendations that enhance the overall shopping experience, regardless of past purchases or general popularity trends. Ultimately, Cognilyze aims to transform how consumers interact with online retail by prioritizing individual needs and motivations.

Envio offers a logistics platform that allows brands to deploy rental and a try-before-you-buy services.

MishiPay Limited is a technology company that specializes in mobile self-checkout solutions for retail environments. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Bangalore, India, MishiPay's application enables in-store shoppers to easily select products, scan barcodes, and make secure payments directly through their smartphones. This innovative solution eliminates the need for traditional checkout lines, allowing customers to shop efficiently and reducing wait times. The technology integrates RFID and cloud computing to enhance user experience while providing security measures against theft. MishiPay serves a diverse range of retail sectors, including fashion, consumer electronics, DIY, sports, and specialty retailers.

JUBEO allows hotels to efficiently sell extra services through a platform of web & mobile apps. By addressing the common needs of independent hotels, which dominate the European market, JUBEO's business model focuses on creating win-win partnerships. Hotels are missing out on additional revenue because ordering room service, massages or laundry services involves too many transaction barriers. Millennials are becoming the main holidaymakers and they spend more and more on services.

StyleBot37 is an online personal stylist powered by a learning algorithm.Revenues of online clothing retailers keep growing, but margins are contracting. On average, e-shoppers return 30-50% of what they purchase. The chief reason for an item being returned is that the customer is disappointed with the fit. To get the fit right and dramatically lower returns they need everyone to shop with a personal stylist! This motivated them to create StyleBot37, a plug-in for e-commerce which mimics the brains of human stylists and solves the major problem that retailers face today.

BCG reported that 70% of Gen Z discover products through content platforms, not directly on a retailer website. Social commerce is NOW. The global fashion E-commerce digital advertising allocation is $200 billion. Mai is making social visual discovery shopping a reality on every photo and video across any social platforms or devices. Viewers can click and shop the clothing they see while watching videos, such as TV shows, movies, and other digital media. Mai bridges the gap between social content and e-commerce, through a fully-automated AI computer vision technology, a sophisticated e-commerce bidding system, and a user personalization system. At Mai, we have spent three years working with top computer vision AI scientists, AI engineers, and fashion experts that created the world’s 1st fully automated video fashion shopping solution. We are connected with numerous top global e-commerce platforms, with total 200M SKUs available, daily updated with an out-of-stock rate <3%. Moreover, Mai is already live with two of the biggest social content platforms in Asia, with more to come. Mai has won the No.1 winner of MIT AI Idol contest in Jul 2020, and also won the title of “Most fundable company by investment value” at the biggest Asia Internet Conference in Nov 2020.

eRated (http://erated.co) creates a single identity for e-commerce sites, allowing online buyers and sellers to utilize their already existing reputation everywhere they go. By using a universal identity, sellers are able to operate in more marketplaces, reach more customers and increase their conversion rates and sales as they no longer need to re-build their reputation (ratings, reviews and comments) in each site. eRated uses a widget displayed in partner sites that aggregates and summarizes the sellers ratings and feedback earned across various marketplace, increasing user trust. The founders are all veterans of elite Israeli army tech units and alumni of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program (Israel's most prominent student accelerator program).

Add to Event Ltd. operates an online platform designed to connect event organizers with various event suppliers. Founded in 2014 and based in London, the platform allows users to compare suppliers and receive personalized quotes for a wide range of services, including food trucks, party tents, hot tubs, audiovisual equipment, DJs, caterers, and photographers. This service enables customers to efficiently find the necessary providers to facilitate successful events.

CornerDrop is a company focused on solving the common problem of missed parcel deliveries. It provides an alternative delivery address platform that is accessible to anyone, regardless of the delivery method used. By enabling online retailers, consumers, and couriers to utilize a shared network for package deliveries, CornerDrop eliminates the need for consumers to rely solely on courier-specific solutions. This platform is designed to integrate easily, offering a more convenient delivery option for customers across the entire UK. By facilitating broader access to delivery networks, CornerDrop aims to enhance the overall delivery experience and reduce the incidence of missed deliveries.

Compare and Share aims to open up the Sharing Economy via a one-stop shop for a growing global market who want to access goods on-demand rather than own them. With over £3.5 tn idle assets worldwide and 7,700 sharing sites there was no way to access or compare them. Users had to trawl each site, to find what they needed. 40% of the population say they would trade shared assets, if it were easy. Compare and Share helps these users access a world of Sharing Economy goods and services in one place. The Sharing Economy is valued at $15 bn globally, with 28% of adults participating. 40% say they would if it were easy. The market is driven by 25-34 year olds ‘Gen Share’ an addressable market of 2.68 billion. We have 32 paying car sharing and accommodation affiliates including 90% of the UK car sharing market and an inventory of over 1.4 million properties worldwide. Our Sharing Economy Directory lists 7,700 sharing sites. With minimal marketing spend, we already have 12,000 users per month.

BAACCO is the ultimate new way to search, discover and shop for top-quality and affordable wines; whilst connecting with specialist wine merchants around the UK. You can search for available wines across hundreds of merchants and transact in a matter of clicks. BAACCO disrupts the traditional e-commerce model by helping you discover quality wines from emerging sellers by connecting you directly with specialist wine merchants. Our mission is to offer unrivalled quality wine to everyone, everywhere. Our savvy community is ahead of the curve and is fast making BAACCO the go-to destination for wine.

Makeree LTD develops software that connects off-line products with an online environment. It provides an interactive environment that turns physical consumer products into digital engaging experiences. It brings traditional manufacturers to the digital age and enables users to get engage with the manufacturers brands. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Herzliya, Israel.

A R T C U B E redefines how we see, experience and buy art. An exclusive online & offline experience for individuals in the art world to share and connect. Expand your network of like-minded people on a social and professional level. From artists to collectors, galleries and everyone who is enthusiastic about art - A R T C U B E will unite the art world. They match buyers directly with galleries, simplifying the purchasing process, while enhancing sales and publicity for the gallery. Combining both a social network with an online marketplace, A R T C U B E provides users with a unique way to fully immerse themselves in all aspects of the art world. Using new technology, including live streaming, AR & VR, we recreate the OFFLINE experience ONLINE. With an expertly curated selection of contemporary fine art in a range of prices, we provide customers with an unparalleled selection to discover, love and buy. Get ready for the launch in Spring 2016.

Moteefe is an e-commerce platform founded in 2014 that enables individuals and businesses to sell customized merchandise through social media channels. It offers a comprehensive solution for merchants of all sizes, allowing them to quickly transform their brand and creative designs into market-ready products. The platform caters to both individual entrepreneurs and larger retailers, facilitating the creation and global distribution of custom clothing and merchandise. By streamlining the process of selling personalized items online, Moteefe empowers users to reach a broader audience and enhance their brand presence.

Open Energy Market is a technology-driven company that provides an online trading platform focused on energy buying and management for medium to large enterprises in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Guildford, Surrey, the company aims to simplify the procurement process by automating the management of energy contracts. Its platform captures and stores data, displaying prices offered by various suppliers, which enables clients to enhance reporting, forecasting, and portfolio management. By offering greater control and insight into the energy market, Open Energy Market helps businesses develop effective and sustainable energy strategies in a rapidly evolving industry.

Shoplo sp z o.o. provides Shoplo Store, an e-commerce platform that allows retailers to open their store online. The company also offers Shoplo Multichannel that allows users to offer their products via online store, marketplaces, and other sales channels; Shoplo Chat, a real time chat that allows users to get to know their customers’ expectations and build relationships; and a mobile application. The company was founded in 2012 is based in Warsaw, Poland. As of February 12, 2019, Shoplo sp z o.o. operates as a subsidiary of SumUp Payments Limited.

Cahootsy is an innovative platform that facilitates a crowd-powered marketplace, focusing on personalized shopping experiences through peer-driven recommendations. By connecting shoppers, experts, and brands, it allows users to share opinions and discover must-have products and offers in a single location. This approach aims to transform traditional retail marketing by emphasizing "pull not push" strategies, enabling consumers to receive tailored recommendations at the right moment. Cahootsy partners with leading UK brands such as M&S, House of Fraser, and John Lewis, along with an influential community of bloggers, to enhance its offerings. The founding team boasts extensive experience in mobile technology and eCommerce, supported by a robust advisory group from notable companies in the industry. This strategic foundation underscores Cahootsy's commitment to redefining the shopping experience while driving sales for brands through relevant offers.

Vendedy is a mobile application that connects travelers to local street market foods and products. Its aim is to digitize the 10 trillion U.S. dollar street economy that contains a market size of 2 billion street vendors and 1 billion tourists annually. With vendors grossing up to 14X their annual income via a 10-day beta in Haiti, Vendedy attained partnerships with IBM, Mass Challenge Accelerator, and Manatt Ventures. Since its inception, Vendedy has attained several recognitions, including the 2014 Poverty Alleviation Clinton Global Initiative Commitment, Singularity Top 5 Exponential Breakthroughs, Citi Mobile Fin Tech Top 20, Forbes Million Dollar Prize Top 40, IBM Launch Top 5, Chivas Venture Million Dollar Prize USA Finalist, MasterCard $15k Pitch Winner, SOCAP Award Winner, and the winner of the DEW Startup competition. Throughout 2015, the company continued pilot testing in the Caribbean and the Middle East. Street vendors, locals, and travelers have the ability to upload photos of local products online via their mobile device using the application enabling a traveling consumer to search, purchase, and pay via a message. Vendedy was launched in 2014 by [Christine Souffrant](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/christine-souffrant#/entity), a 2016 Forbes30Under30 retail and e-commerce entrepreneur and is based in New York, United States.

eRated (http://erated.co) creates a single identity for e-commerce sites, allowing online buyers and sellers to utilize their already existing reputation everywhere they go. By using a universal identity, sellers are able to operate in more marketplaces, reach more customers and increase their conversion rates and sales as they no longer need to re-build their reputation (ratings, reviews and comments) in each site. eRated uses a widget displayed in partner sites that aggregates and summarizes the sellers ratings and feedback earned across various marketplace, increasing user trust. The founders are all veterans of elite Israeli army tech units and alumni of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program (Israel's most prominent student accelerator program).

TrendiGuru is an online platform that specializes in providing an extensive database of images featuring clothing and accessories, allowing users to purchase items directly from various retailers. Founded in 2014 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company utilizes machine-learning technology to automatically recognize and tag items in images, creating affiliate links to top fashion websites. This functionality not only enhances the shopping experience for users but also enables fashion bloggers, publishers, brands, and advertisers to monetize their content effectively. In addition to clothing, TrendiGuru offers access to celebrity photography and red carpet images, further enriching its offerings for fashion enthusiasts.

Kuona is a technology company based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, specializing in the development of a mobile application and web platform designed to assist consumers and retailers in optimizing pricing and promotions. The platform utilizes machine learning to provide real-time pricing and promotional information from grocery retailers, enabling users to receive personalized in-store deals based on their profiles and preferences. Additionally, Kuona's technology helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers define optimal prices, sales objectives, and inventory levels for each item in their stores. By tracking competitor pricing and notifying users of frequent changes, Kuona aims to enhance profitability and market share for its clients.

flexEngage, Inc. develops a receipts management software and digital receipts worldwide. Its software enables retailers to monitor spending habits and shopping trends and help customers to manage their returns/exchanges, business expense reports, taxes, and personal finances in digital version; and eliminates paper receipts. The company’s software also allows retailers to add social media links, videos and customized offers to digital receipts. In addition, its products include digital receipts, printed offers, curbside, e-commerce notifications, order tracking, and packing slips. flexEngage, Inc. was formerly known as flexReceipts, Inc. and changed its name to flexEngage, Inc. in January 2019. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Orlando, Florida. flexReceipts, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Omniverse Group Inc.

Nyopoly is a members-only shopping experience where every price is personal. With Nyopoly, you negotiate your price on the most fabulous finds in fashion, getting coveted styles on your terms. Nyopoly is like walking in to a store, grabbing an item off the shelf, and determining your purchase price with the cashier. It's not an auction, and you're not competing against anyone. It's personal. The site is curated exclusively for its members by its merchandising team, bringing new, authentic and trendy must-have accessories, jewelry, watches, handbags and more.

Wizeo is an interactive video commerce platform that makes it easy to create, manage and host live, interactive video events with e-commerce fully integrated. wizeo.me

Dressformer is a B2B/B2C platform technology allowing the user to virtually try on clothing pre-purchase and receive personal or professional feedback. The virtual fitting rooms are based on photorealistic 3D avatar & 3D models created from 2 photos of the garment providing accuracy within 1 cm precision. Dressformer's goal is to overcome the online fitting problem and therefore boosting sales & alleviate returns and associated financial burden. The consumer side problem that Dressformer solves is the ability to make confident purchases knowing the clothes will fit almost perfectly. It also answers the following questions for the consumer: 1. What size to choose? 2. Is the cloth suitable? 3. Social and professional approval?

In a world of rapid retail convergence MCast Analytics provides the missing link that enables retailers to completely understand their customers’ behavior across online, offline and mobile. We provide a platform that enables multi-channel retailers to, for the first time, passively track anonymous offline customer activity, without the use of an app or loyalty cards, and link this to individual customer profiles.

Buyjacker is the Mobile Showrooming App that drives sellers to bid on buyers at their peak purchase intent.

PiplSay levels the e-commerce playing field by enriching small sites with product opinions and reviews. Their technology enables retailers, regardless of size, to provide their customers with relevant opinions of real people on their products, and provide customer experience that previously only big players could provide.

99C manufactures build-to-order apparel for the growing me-commerce market and serves as an economic mobility bridge for the local workforce in Lawrence and Lowell. It provides quick-turn performance activewear production, advanced concept incubation, and wearable technology integration for global and emerging brands.