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Near Space Labs
Near Space Labs is a Brooklyn-based earth-imaging company that flies small autonomous robots called Swift into the stratosphere on helium balloons to capture 7-centimeter-resolution imagery of the ground below. Founded in 2017, it delivers frequent, analysis-ready aerial data to property and casualty insurers, governments, utilities and environmental groups at a fraction of the cost of traditional planes or satellites, positioning balloon-borne imaging as a scalable, low-emission alternative for monitoring cities, infrastructure and disasters.
Navier
Navier is a San Francisco maritime technology company building all-electric hydrofoiling boats. Its flagship N30 lifts on three computer-controlled carbon foils, cruises 75 nautical miles on a charge, and points toward a future of quieter, cleaner waterborne transit.
Verne
Verne is a San Francisco climate-tech company building high-density cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) storage and power systems. Founded in 2020 by Stanford and UC-Berkeley alumni, Verne developed a method to store hydrogen at up to 73 g/L - roughly 33% denser than liquid hydrogen and 87% denser than 700-bar compressed gas - without the cost of full liquefaction. After proving the technology on the world's first CcH2-powered Class 8 truck in 2024, Verne has expanded into turnkey zero-emission on-site power, targeting data centers, ports, construction sites and EV charging with modular hydrogen-to-power systems.
GILLIG
GILLIG is a 135-year-old American bus maker based in Livermore, California, and the second-largest transit bus manufacturer in North America. Every GILLIG bus - clean diesel, CNG, hybrid, battery electric, and a coming hydrogen fuel cell model - is designed and assembled by U.S. workers for public transit agencies across the country.