AEye is the creator of iDAR (Intelligent Detection and Ranging), the premier artificial perception platform for vehicle autonomy, ADAS, and robotic vision applications where safety is the priority. iDAR fuses solid-state agile LiDAR, an optional camera, and integrated AI to create a smart, software definable sensor that extracts only the data that matters - enabling fast, accurate perception. AEye has partnered with leading Tier 1s and system integrators to configure and manufacture the sensor at scale to meet the diverse performance and functional requirements of autonomous and partially automated applications.The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by world-renowned investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Taiwania Capital, Continental AG, Hella Ventures, LG Electronics, Subaru-SBI, Aisin, Intel Capital and Airbus Ventures.

BootstrapLabs is a leading early-stage Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco focused on Applied AI - that was founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. The firm understands firsthand the needs and challenges of building a startup, and invests early in potentially disruptive Applied AI technology startups with global potential. And is uncovering the future by investing in Applied AI. Key sectors of interest include Transportation, Logistic, Energy, FinTech, Future of Work (FoW), Security, Internet of Things (IoT), HealthTech, and others.

Cargo Chief, leveraging award-winning multi-patented technology, helps buyers of truckload capacity buy more effectively and efficiently, and has launched the industry’s first real time pricing engine. 60% Of demos turn in to trials, which 70% of the time turn into paying clients. Cargo Chief is growing over 100% Q/Q, as our solutions enhances client profitability and service level. Our experienced team is backed by seed VC BootstrapLabs and sophisticated industry investors. Cargo Chief helps shippers to get the best trucking service by uniquely connecting with a network of direct carriers, other brokers, load boards, trucking firms, and freight sites. Additionally, the company is deploying advanced technology that enables them to track the location of all shipments, even those handled by single truck owner/operators.

Redefining small business credit risk assessment globally

Founded and developed by salespeople, GetAccept helps sales reps accelerate the sales process from the first conversation to a sealed contract. It provides the best all-in-one sales platform where video, live chat, sales content, proposal design, document tracking, and e-signatures come together to simplify the life of every sales team. With GetAccept, sales reps forge relationships and build trust with the buyer in a remote and digital-first world.

Artificial intelligence is already impacting almost every aspect of our lives. But cities still rely on outdated technologies that are too expensive to scale and unable to deliver on their promise. As a result, streets are becoming unsafe, and cities are becoming unmanageable. Hayden AI was founded on the belief that by combining mobile sensors with artificial intelligence, we can help governments bridge the innovation gap while making traffic flow less dangerous and more efficient. Led by a team of experts in machine learning, data science, transportation, and government technology, we’ve developed the world’s first autonomous traffic management platform — simultaneously serving citizens and multi-agency missions to help cities become safer and more sustainable.

Founded in 2013, IUNU (“you knew”) is building the future of the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry. The company's AI-driven LUNA platform enables growers to develop a feedback loop between capturing data and managing processes to create precise, predictable production.

Kountable is a global trade and technology platform that delivers trust, transparency and auditability with data-driven insights and real-time information from transactions where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) work with enterprise level suppliers and buyers. Its secure, cloud-based technology facilitates business between qualified SMEs and multinational suppliers in order to efficiently complete large scale projects for governments, NGOs and corporates. SMEs play a vital role in procurement in developing countries and their efficient integration into value chains at scale is essential to building infrastructure and bringing innovation in healthcare, education, telecoms and energy to these markets. Every trade that happens on Kountable's platform contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as being good business. Launched in 2015, Kountable's global presence currently includes offices in San Francisco, Nairobi, Kigali and The Hague.

Mendel.ai transforms unstructured EMR data and clinical literature into comprehensive and compliant analytics-ready data. Mendel uses their novel AI aided by clinical experts to streamline global oncology research by organizing real-world data and automating clinical trials. They build software to solve problems at each stage of the clinical trial process, from feasibility to post-trial pharmacovigilance.

Myia is a seamless and invisible intelligent health platform that monitors and engages patients beyond the clinical setting. Myia brings clinically valuable meaning and action to our own data. Today, readily available biosensors provide a stream of personal and vital health data and yet very little value for patients and caregivers. Myia bridges this gap. By providing actionable and immediate insights on patient condition, Myia improves quality of life for patients and predicts and prevents costly medical events for care providers.

Next Gen Yard Management System (YMS) NavTrac leverages Computer Vision to reimagine yard operations through automation and proactive optimization. The platform features an Automated Gate System (AGS) to increase data quality, detect damage, improve inventory management and eliminate guard costs. NavTrac's mission is to make yard operations safer, greener and vastly more productive. NavTrac users include Fortune 500s and the company is funded by TenOneTen, Blumberg Captial, Silicon Valley Data Capital, Y Combinator and others.

Nodle is building a global low cost, low energy connectivity service for the IoT. Using bluetooth, Nodle is a perfect solution for devices such as tracking devices, air sensors, smartwatches, fitness trackers and home appliances. This is opening up new opportunities for hardware manufacturers and lowering the barriers to entry to build innovative IoT solutions and hardware. This “crowd-sourced” connectivity network provides also an alternative source of revenues for device makers, network operators and app developers while preserving users privacy.