CYBER SECURITY
DEEP INSTINCT
ISRAEL
WHAT IT DOES: Applies the predictive capabilities of deep learning to cyber security to protect organizations against the most evasive malware in real time, with high accuracy. It counts California chipmaker Nvidia amongst its investors.
PRODUCTION
KONUX
GERMANY
WHAT IT DOES: Offers an end-to-end Industrial Internet of Things solution that combines smart sensors and AI-based analytics to enable predictive maintenance for industrial and rail companies. Clients include Deutsche Bahn, Europe’s largest rail operator.
MOBILITY
NUTONOMY
UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM
WHAT IT DOES: Now a part of Aptiv, nuTonomy is developing a complete solution for point-to-point mobility via large fleets of autonomous vehicles, inclu- ding software for autonomous vehicle navigation in urban environments, smartphone-based ride hailing and fleet routing and management.
ENERGY
ELECTRON
UNITED KINGDOM
WHAT IT DOES: Uses distributed ledger technology to help transform existing energy infrastructure from being a central intermediary and adapts it to renewable energy sources and the integration of new smart-grid technologies.
HEALTH
OMADA HEALTH
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses smart technology, a proprietary health-related curriculum, on-demand access to a personal health coach and an online peer network to influence the behavior of people at risk for heart disease, diabetes and other chronic conditions.
HEALTH
SECOND GENOME
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Built a novel microbiome technology platform, resulting in a pipeline of drug discovery, including a number of microbiome-derived proteins, peptides and metabolites, with applications across gastrointestinal disease, immuno-oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases.www.secondgenome.com
HEALTH
AUGMETIX
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses Google Glass to connect doctors with remote medical scribes who document patients’ visits in real-time, saving doctors three hours of paperwork per day, leaving more time for actual face-to-face interaction with their patients.
INTERNET
FISCALNOTE
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses artificial intelligence and big data to deliver predictive analysis of the governmen- tal policy landscape. Its information and analytics platform provides real-time information that helps attorneys, compliance professionals, and lobbyists to obtain an up-to-the-minute understanding.
www.fiscalnote.com
DIGITAL
CHAIN
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Chain’s software enables institutions to issue and transfer financial assets on blockchain networks. Nasdaq and Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions have used Chain’s technology to develop a new integrated payment solution to record and transmit payment instructions
https://chain.com
DIGITAL
MESOSPHERE
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Mesosphere’s Datacentre Operating System aggregates server hardware and cloud-based virtual machines so that they behave like a single, logical computer, allowing micro services, containers and big data services to be easily deployed and scaled.
https://mesosphere.com
DIGITAL IDENTITY
ONFIDO
UNITED KINGDOM
WHAT IT DOES: Digital identify verification and background checks.Its machine learning technology automates checks on over 600 documents across 192 countries. Investors include Salesforce Ventures and Microsoft Ventures.
PRODUCTION
UPSKILL
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Offers an industrial augmented reality software platform to enterprises that allows employees to access data, broadcast point- of-view video or photos and receive live assistance without having to move away from their work.
FOOD SECURITY
IMPOSSIBLE FOODS
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Transforms nutrients from plant crops directly into foods that have the same nutritional value and flavors and textures of meat and dairy products. It recently partnered with DOT, the largest food distributor in the U.S.
PRODUCTION
SYNTHACE
UNITED KINGDOM
WHAT IT DOES: Developed an operating system and language specifically to bring end-to-end digitization to biotechnology, enabling faster engineering of biology for health, food, energy and manufacturing. Pharmaceutical, agricultural tech and industrial biotechnology companies use its platform.
https://synthace.com
ENVIRONMENT
INDIGO AGRICULTURE
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses plant microbiomes to strengthen crops against disease and drought, to increase crop yield for farmers. It aims to obtain 30% to 50% yield improvements over the next 10 years for cotton, rice, wheat and soy crops.
ENVIRONMENT
ASTROSCALE
SINGAPORE
WHAT IT DOES: Develops technologies to monitor and safely remove the roughly 750,000 space debris objects greater than one centimeter in diameter that are currently orbiting the Earth, including dead satellites. Backers include Japan’s ANA Holdings.
astroscale.com
PRODUCTION
DESKTOP METAL
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Has developed an integrated system of software, parameters and materials that allows teams to go directly from computer aided design to rapid prototyping and volume production, accelerating product development and manufacturing.
PRODUCTION
CITRINE INFORMATICS
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Applies artificial intelligence to large-scale data to anticipate how materials and chemicals will behave, helping companies achieve their R&D, product development and manufacturing milestones in half to one-fifth the time of normal development processes.
https://citrine.io
PRODUCTION
UPTAKE TECHNOLOGIES
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: A predictive analytics software-as-a- service platform for global industries that aims to improve productivity, reliability and safety through sensor data. The platform powers operational insights with a suite of solutions, including predictive diagnostics and fleet management applications.
www.uptake.com
PRODUCTION
ZYMERGEN
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Invented an automated process to reprogram the DNA of microbes in order to rapidly test which ones have the ability to create the best new useful raw materials for industries like agriculture, chemical manufacturing and healthcare.
MOBILITY
AIRWARE
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Provides drone technologies including navigation software, operator software for autonomous aircraft monitoring and guidance, and cloud-based analytics and reporting for fleet management to help enterprises plan and manage drone flights and analyze resulting aerial data.
www.airware.com
MOBILITY
CHRONOCAM
FRANCE
WHAT IT DOES: Develops systems that allow machines to ”see” in much the same way that the human brain processes images from the retina. Applications include making interactions between humans and industrial robots safer and superior guidance for autonomous cars.
www.chronocam.com
ENERGY
PHYSEE
THE NETHERLANDS
WHAT IT DOES: Makes transparent double-paned ”power windows” that convert light into electricity and ”smart windows” that use Internet of Things sensors to measure climate conditions in order to calculate optimal settings for buildings.
HEALTH
HUMACYTE
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses proprietary technology to grow ”off-the-shelf” human tissue replacements such as vein grafts. Potential therapeutic applications include repair or replacement of damaged arteries, coronary artery bypass surgery, and vascular trauma, including battlefield injuries.
www.humacyte.com
INTERNET
SLACK
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: A messaging platform that brings together all team communications and organizes them in one place; uses real-time messaging to improve productivity and reduce internal email; and provides easy-to-use archiving and search.
INTERNET
ORBITAL INSIGHT
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Uses deep learning to discover social, economic and agricultural trends through satellite-image analysis. It can study any type of aerial imagery to deliver insights that can be used to make market decisions.
INTERNET
QUID
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Indexes millions of documents and creates an interactive visual map of the data on the fly, permitting users to navigate through the world’s collective intelligence, see relationships that were previously hidden and answer strategic questions.
DIGITAL
MAANA
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Encodes the world’s industrial expertise and data and translates it into digital knowledge. Maana’s knowledge graph — coupled with advanced AI algorithms, semantic search, and deep learning — helps industrial companies make faster and more relevant data-driven decisions.
www.maana.io
DIGITAL
META COMPANY
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Augmented reality headsets that serve as productivity tools, allowing wearers to move and manipulate 3D content intuitively, using natural hand interactions. Investors include Horizons Ventures Limited, Lenovo, Tencent and Comcast Ventures.
DIGITAL & ENTERTAINMENT
PENROSE STUDIOS
UNITED STATES
WHAT IT DOES: Founded by Eugene Chung, a former Pixar executive and the first head of Oculus Studios, the virtual reality giant’s cinematic content production arm, Penrose Studios creates short, episodic, narrative content in virtual reality.
