Finalis is powering the next generation of private market deals. We’re a modern broker-dealer and a deal technology platform that delivers compliance and technology solutions for investment banks, placement agencies, and fintechs. Whether you’re an investment banker, placement agent, fund manager, C-Suite executive, corporate development or investor relations professional, we will dramatically help you improve the way you get deals done, saving you your most precious resources: time and money.

Novi is a technology platform that uses AI to ingest proprietary chemical information from chemical manufacturers or suppliers and create chemical profiles at the trade material level. It enables brands and formulators on the platform to access data for any trade material of interest to assess an ingredient currently in use, find safer alternatives, or discover new ingredients that meet their standards. Retailers verify that brands only use ingredients that meet their standards. The company is dedicated to solving the large hurdle of scalable data management by acting as the third-party to translate relevant proprietary information between suppliers and brands.

NewRetirement develops a retirement planning tool offering a combination of automated financial and retirement planning services. NewRetirement acts as a virtual financial advisor focused on retirement planning to help people generate retirement income, get healthcare, lower taxes, and manage fees. The system will help users optimize across Social Security, Medicare, Taxes, Home Equity, Income, Asset drawdown, Relocation, Work, and Estate Planning. Users can also access fee-only advice on-demand for collaborative planning to help them make and act on better decisions about their future.

‘Electrify Everything’ represents the transition to a decentralized and highly distributed electric grid, which is essential to fight climate change. Unfortunately, this also creates a massive networking and cybersecurity problem that traditional approaches are not able to solve at scale. After decades in both the solar and telecommunications industries, Operant was founded to address this growing problem and enable a smooth transition to renewables, while combating climate change and defending our national security.

Union Credit is the first of its kind to bring a true marketplace of credit unions to the front of the purchasing and financing lifecycle, while maintaining and promoting the credit unions brand and services.

Turning gift cards into experiential moments

Ascendant Studios is a brand new Triple-A video game studio, located in downtown San Rafael, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded by industry veterans of such games as Dead Space, Call of Duty: WW2, and Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Ascendant Studios is striving to create games that are original and groundbreaking. They combine deep industry knowledge with strong innovation and a fierce creative spirit.

AutoModality is dedicated to creating autonomous mobile systems that sense, explore, and analyze the world around us. They provide technology and services for automated close-up inspection using drones and are currently focused on the Agriculture and Infrastructure inspection markets. AutoModality is also the home of Team Autero, the winner of the 2016 DJI SDK Challenge.

Bachan is a food and beverage company that produces traditional Japanese barbecue sauce to serve customers. The company's sauce is cold-filled, non-pasteurized, so there are no preservatives or added flavorings that could be used as a marinade on meat, fish, veggies, and rice or also be consumed as dips for sausages and fries, enabling consumers to get a taste of tradition with this umami-filled sauce. Bachan was founded in 2019 by Justin Gill.

Operations software for Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contracts

Basis Theory puts great data security within reach of all developers so that privacy and compliance never inhibit creating value for customers. Basis Theory’s developer-first tokenization platform provides a simple API, native tools, and granular controls that secure sensitive data—like credit card data and PII—to unlock new products, insights, and partnerships. Customers use Basis Theory’s compliant infrastructure and expertise to meet or exceed compliance requirements, like PCI, GDPR, and HIPAA, without taking on the burdens of securing it themselves. Basis Theory is building from first-hand experience at Twilio, Klarna, and Dwolla and has raised over $17 million from top-tier investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners and Kindred Ventures. For more information, visit http://www.basistheory.com.

Boox is creating a platform to re-use shipping boxes so you never have to thrown them away again.The company offers reusable, tech-enabled shipping boxes and packaging, enabling companies to ship packages using reusable containers.