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FounderNest
FounderNest is an AI-native market intelligence platform that helps innovation teams at large corporations, CVCs, R&D, M&A and strategy groups discover, evaluate and track emerging startups, technologies and trends. Its AI Market Intelligence Analyst (AMIA) scans 50M+ companies, 160M+ patents and billions of data points to surface opportunities faster than traditional research.
Nventric, Inc.
Nventric, Inc. is a medical device company and contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Arcadia, California, with operations in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2019 by engineers with backgrounds at Abbott Vascular and Johnson & Johnson, Nventric designs and builds minimally invasive vascular devices - covering neurovascular, coronary, and electrophysiology applications - from concept through scalable, ISO 13485-certified manufacturing. Its own-branded neurovascular line, including the ULTRIVA stent retriever and EVOGLIDE distal access catheter, targets acute ischemic stroke, while its OEM/CDMO services help device companies move products from prototype to commercialization.
Quantum Boost
Quantum Boost is a London-based deep-tech startup building an AI formulation assistant for the chemicals and materials industry. Its platform uses Bayesian optimization and machine learning to help R&D scientists design smarter experiments, cut the number of lab trials needed to hit a target, and surface insights from existing experimental data. The company claims its approach reaches formulation targets roughly 2-5x faster than traditional Design of Experiments (DoE), and serves teams working on inks, paints and coatings, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals.
Alchemy Cloud, Inc.
Alchemy Cloud is an enterprise SaaS company building an AI-powered Applied Sciences Platform - a unified Electronic Lab Notebook, LIMS, and PLM system that helps specialty chemicals, materials, and consumer-goods R&D teams formulate, test, and commercialize products faster.