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Buoyant Aero
Buoyant Aero builds zero-emissions, self-flying advertising blimps and rents them out as a turnkey service. Founded in 2020 by MIT hardware engineers Benjamin Claman and Joe Figura, the company (Y Combinator S21) started out designing unmanned cargo airships for middle-mile delivery, then turned the same self-flying blimp technology into 'Blimps-as-a-Service' - electric, camera-equipped ad blimps up to 35 feet long that fly pre-planned routes over events, retail launches and conferences for brands like Amazon Prime Video.
Upshift
Upshift is a San Francisco car subscription service for people who drive a few days a month but don't want the cost and hassle of owning a car. Members pick a flexible monthly plan, get a clean late-model hybrid (Toyota Prius or Corolla Hybrid) delivered with insurance, maintenance, and refueling included, and skip parking tickets, repairs, and long-term loans. Founded in 2012 by Ezra Goldman and Ayako Hiwasa, the company frames itself as 'the ownership alternative for low-mileage city drivers' and is positioning for an autonomous, connected, electrified future of car non-ownership.
Arc
Arc is a Los Angeles electric boat company building battery-powered watercraft from the ground up - software, motors, battery packs and hulls - rather than retrofitting gas boats. Founded in 2021 by veterans of SpaceX, Rivian and Tesla, Arc started with the high-end Arc One, found its commercial footing with the Arc Sport electric wake boat and the Arc Coast center console, and is now extending its propulsion stack into commercial and defense vessels including electric and hybrid tugboats. The pitch: quiet, fume-free, low-maintenance boats with the torque and software experience of an EV.
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an American luxury electric-vehicle maker based in Newark, California, building the longest-range production EVs in the world. Its in-house powertrain and battery engineering deliver class-leading efficiency in the Lucid Air sedan and the Gravity SUV, backed heavily by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.
ECL
ECL (EdgeCloudLink) builds the world's first modular, off-grid data centers powered by green hydrogen fuel cells. Founded by data-center veteran Yuval Bachar, ECL delivers Tier 4 uptime with zero emissions, zero grid power, and a PUE under 1.1 - selling capacity in 1-2 MW modular blocks designed for high-density AI compute.