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Tessolve helps semiconductor companies turn chip designs into validated, tested products and embedded systems.

Autobia is a Saudi B2B automotive-parts platform combining procurement, fulfilment and payment services.

Nat Habit develops and sells Ayurvedic personal care products across hair, skin, body and baby care.

Moxian Technology develops tactile sensors and data-collection gloves.

Klarent develops software testing agents that create and maintain automated tests for enterprise web and mobile applications.

Jinlimen operates fresh-snack stores in China.

Diffusion ONE is a US venture capital fund led by Kristian Fredrickson and Victor Lazarte.

Gramiyaa produces and sells wood-pressed cooking oils.

Vatar builds multiplayer social worlds based on real cities.

OllyGarden helps engineering teams improve the quality of logs, metrics and traces before they reach observability systems.

THE PHAGE develops personalized preventive-health services and AI models based on continuous glucose data.

illumion develops optical instruments that show how individual battery particles behave during charging and discharging, helping researchers and manufacturers understand battery materials.

MUKA develops botanical spirits and an integrated farming and distillation business in Amakusa, Japan.

Autentic AI runs consumer and expert research through AI interviews and human analysis.

Tax-refund software that helps Japanese retailers serve international shoppers and manage refund-based tax-free purchases.

Sava Technologies develops wearable microsensors for continuous monitoring of molecules beneath the skin, starting with glucose.

Designs and manufactures integrated on-prem cloud computing systems

Developer infrastructure that turns unstructured inputs into typed decisions and probability scores for automated software workflows.

Warehouse robots that pack orders, sort items and assemble kits at existing workstations.

RadioNano Therapeutics develops boron-containing nanoparticle medicines for boron neutron capture therapy.

egaranti helps brands and retailers digitise warranty records and manage aftersales services and extended protection products.

ASTRA FOOD PLAN turns unused food materials into ingredients using its JOSEN processing equipment.

SpectaCell develops cell analysis instruments that combine chip-based imaging and data analysis for drug development and manufacturing.

One Trading operates a European derivatives venue with integrated trading, risk management and settlement.

Yunige helps overseas consumer brands enter Japan through import compliance, logistics, ecommerce and retail support.

Consumer research software that turns interviews into a reusable knowledge base.

Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and operates a fully driverless ride-hailing service.

Better Nutrition sells biofortified staple foods through a seed-to-shelf business operated by GreenDay.

A European Pay by Bank network for accepting payments and making payouts.

Oratomic develops fault-tolerant quantum computers built from reconfigurable arrays of neutral atoms.