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Integrated Reasoning specializes in developing computer hardware designed to address optimization challenges. The company focuses on creating solutions that can be rapidly deployed in cloud environments, allowing for scalability without requiring extensive knowledge of hardware or firmware. This capability enables various industries, such as shipping, to efficiently tackle complex problems, including the scheduling of airline pilots and the logistics of packing boxes into trucks. By offering a more cost-effective approach to optimization, Integrated Reasoning aims to enhance operational efficiency across multiple sectors.

Strong Compute is focused on transforming cloud computing by offering a platform that prioritizes performance over consumption. Their innovative software and hardware optimizations significantly accelerate neural network development, achieving speed increases of 10 to 1000 times, enhancing file transfer rates by 1000 times, and reducing instance start times by a factor of 10. By streamlining the neural network training process, Strong Compute enables users to maintain productivity without interruptions from idle research, maintenance, or parallel experiments while awaiting results. The company is initially targeting the artificial intelligence sector within the expansive $500 billion cloud market.

Developer of a collaborative, cloud-based platform designed to address major problems in the current hardware designing process. The company's platform allows the reuse and sharing of components and features a programmable simulator that allows one to quickly build interactive mockups of real-world parts and scenarios, enabling engineers to seamlessly build quality hardware together.

Developer of a data platform designed to create and develop projects locally, directly from the terminal. The company's platform deploys globally fast graph-ql application programming interfaces so that the team can go from idea to production without spending time on infrastructure, enabling developers with development experience and instant serverless backends.

Waterplan is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that assists companies in managing water availability within their facilities. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically gather operational data alongside local water satellite imagery, enabling real-time assessments of water-related financial risks. By providing tailored insights, Waterplan offers businesses opportunities for mitigation and adaptation, ultimately enhancing their resilience against water-related challenges. The company's focus on quantifying water risks in financial terms helps organizations better understand and address their water management needs.

PipeKit helps any team run Argo workflows for data teams and DevOps. The company provides tools such as data pipeline management, Kubernetes management, resource cost controlling, built-in loggings, multi-cluster workflows management, and built-in docker registry management solutions provider.

Instawork operates an online job marketplace designed to connect hospitality businesses with qualified workers. The platform automates the recruitment process, allowing businesses to fill job shifts on demand while enabling professionals to choose work that fits their schedules. By streamlining traditional recruiting methods, Instawork creates economic opportunities for both local businesses and workers. The company is rapidly expanding its reach across the United States, focusing on meeting the evolving needs of the hospitality sector.

Developer of a construction procurement platform designed to streamline interactions in the construction industries. The company's platform offers multiple bids on a project, stays ahead of deadlines, manages and keeps track of all bid versions and responses on one platform, and seamlessly communicates with suppliers, enabling the construction industries to streamline their procurement process from request for quotation issuance to proposal signing.

Gridware provides a grid monitoring system of sensors and software for the power distribution grid. The system centers around a low-cost hardware platform that is easily and permanently deployed to power poles. The platform detects and predicts faults that ignite wildfires, expedites repairs during a power outage, and helps utilities demonstrate risk reduction to regulators through comprehensive asset health profiles.

Gridware provides a grid monitoring system of sensors and software for the power distribution grid. The system centers around a low-cost hardware platform that is easily and permanently deployed to power poles. The platform detects and predicts faults that ignite wildfires, expedites repairs during a power outage, and helps utilities demonstrate risk reduction to regulators through comprehensive asset health profiles.

TraceAir Technologies, Inc. is a cloud-based platform designed to assist construction companies in managing quality and costs through a user-friendly interface and advanced analytics powered by autonomous drones. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools for construction management, including data collection, processing, analysis, and smart analytics tailored for civil and industrial projects. Its solutions cover various aspects of construction, such as design, earthworks, road construction, urban land improvement, and maintenance. By utilizing drone technology, TraceAir significantly enhances the speed, cost-effectiveness, and convenience of monitoring construction progress, providing stakeholders with valuable insights that extend beyond mere images or raw data. Founded in 2015, TraceAir is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Developer of a cloud workflow automation platform designed to build, run, manage and analyze workflows securely for any cloud with little to no code. The company's platform features workflow analysis, execution dashboards, built-in connectors for infrastructure-as-code tools and logs, and audit trails among others, enabling businesses to save time and money, comply with regulations and automate operations.

UpCodes, Inc. operates a platform designed to assist the construction industry in navigating compliance with building regulations. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates core building codes and related information, such as amendments and directives, into a single searchable database. Its platform features a robust search engine that utilizes machine learning and data analysis to streamline the process of finding relevant codes. UpCodes also provides collaboration tools that facilitate coordination among teams, helping architecture, engineering, and construction professionals manage projects more efficiently. By offering structured research and easy access to essential codes, UpCodes aims to enhance compliance and minimize project delays within the U.S. construction sector.

Developer of open-source data infrastructure platform designed to make data reliable, accessible, and actionable. The company's platform features the ability to create open-core applications to simplify and automate the data syncing process and offers pre-built connectors that provide control over data and infrastructure.

Fly.io provides an Application Delivery Network (ADN) designed to facilitate seamless connections between website owners and their customers. Utilizing a global network of servers, the company enables the efficient acceptance of visitor traffic, processes middleware on incoming requests, and securely routes them to backend applications. This structure allows website owners to direct their visitors to their sites with minimal effort. Additionally, Fly.io offers a JavaScript platform that empowers users to build application servers, allowing them to write, test, and run code locally before deploying it globally. This capability supports clients in scaling their applications effectively and running servers close to their user base.

Release is a company that specializes in simplifying the development process by providing a staging management toolkit. This toolkit allows users to define environments, resources, workflows, and hostnames, enabling the creation of development, staging, demo, and production environments based on templates automatically derived from docker-compose files. By eliminating the need to manage underlying infrastructure, Release enables businesses to automate the deployment process, ensuring that environments are automatically generated and updated with each code change or pull request. Additionally, users can manually deploy environments through the Release user interface. Founded in 2019 by Tommy, David, and Erik, Release aims to enhance collaborative development cycles by streamlining integration with existing tools and facilitating permanent production environments.

Airbyte is an open-source data integration platform that facilitates the synchronization of data from various applications, APIs, and databases to data warehouses. The platform enables users to automate data pipelines using pre-built or custom connectors, allowing for efficient data consolidation and analytics. By providing a flexible and user-friendly solution, Airbyte helps businesses effectively gather and manage their data, even from users who employ ad-blocking tools. This functionality supports a wide range of data-driven decision-making processes across different industries.

Freedom Robotics, Inc. develops software infrastructure for modern robotics companies. It develops software infrastructure to enable the robotics companies to build, operate, support, and scale robots and robotic fleets. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Freedom Robotics, Inc. develops software infrastructure for modern robotics companies. It develops software infrastructure to enable the robotics companies to build, operate, support, and scale robots and robotic fleets. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

UpCodes, Inc. operates a platform designed to assist the construction industry in navigating compliance with building regulations. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates core building codes and related information, such as amendments and directives, into a single searchable database. Its platform features a robust search engine that utilizes machine learning and data analysis to streamline the process of finding relevant codes. UpCodes also provides collaboration tools that facilitate coordination among teams, helping architecture, engineering, and construction professionals manage projects more efficiently. By offering structured research and easy access to essential codes, UpCodes aims to enhance compliance and minimize project delays within the U.S. construction sector.

NanoVMs Inc. specializes in providing a managed platform based on unikernel technology, designed for both public and private cloud environments. The company’s offerings include a fully managed production-ready unikernel platform, a unikernel database that enhances security by preventing shell code exploits, and a unikernel firewall. In addition to these products, NanoVMs also delivers managed services, application development, and migration services for businesses adopting unikernel technology. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NanoVMs is recognized as the sole provider of a production-ready unikernel platform in the industry, enabling companies to operate applications more efficiently, securely, and cost-effectively on their existing infrastructure.

iUNU, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in agricultural artificial intelligence and computer vision technology. Founded in 2013, it has developed a comprehensive greenhouse management platform known as LUNA, which integrates computer vision to monitor and manage crop growth in commercial greenhouses. This platform enables growers to receive actionable insights and detailed production management capabilities, allowing them to identify potential issues early and promote accountability in their growing practices. By connecting plants, facilities, and personnel through a single interface, iUNU aims to transform greenhouses into precise and efficient production environments. The company also maintains offices in San Francisco and San Diego, further expanding its operational reach.

UpCodes, Inc. operates a platform designed to assist the construction industry in navigating compliance with building regulations. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates core building codes and related information, such as amendments and directives, into a single searchable database. Its platform features a robust search engine that utilizes machine learning and data analysis to streamline the process of finding relevant codes. UpCodes also provides collaboration tools that facilitate coordination among teams, helping architecture, engineering, and construction professionals manage projects more efficiently. By offering structured research and easy access to essential codes, UpCodes aims to enhance compliance and minimize project delays within the U.S. construction sector.

Armory, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in continuous delivery solutions. Founded in 2016, the company commercializes the open-source deployment platform, Spinnaker, which was originally developed by Netflix and Google. Armory offers several key products, including Hosted Spinnaker, a cloud-based management solution that enhances user management and deployment analytics; Armory Deploy, which allows users to set up a production-ready Spinnaker environment on-premises; and Armory Elevate, a tool designed to identify and prevent problematic deployments. The platform supports deployment to various cloud environments, including AWS, GCP, and Azure, enabling organizations to automate and manage software delivery at scale while ensuring reliability and security.

Fly.io provides an Application Delivery Network (ADN) designed to facilitate seamless connections between website owners and their customers. Utilizing a global network of servers, the company enables the efficient acceptance of visitor traffic, processes middleware on incoming requests, and securely routes them to backend applications. This structure allows website owners to direct their visitors to their sites with minimal effort. Additionally, Fly.io offers a JavaScript platform that empowers users to build application servers, allowing them to write, test, and run code locally before deploying it globally. This capability supports clients in scaling their applications effectively and running servers close to their user base.