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6K, Inc

6K, Inc

6K is behind the world’s only production-scale microwave plasma system for advanced materials, which operates at 6000 degrees. Their proprietary advanced plasma processing and industrial systems are used to economically and sustainably create materials that are enabling the next generation of commercial and consumer products in industries that range from Additive Manufacturing to Batteries to Lighting & Displays.

Leaders

Aaron BentCEO

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

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Actnano

Actnano

actnano creates water and environmental resistant nanocoating technology primarily used to protect electronics in automotive and consumer electronics from water damage and harsh environmental conditions. The company’s advanced, sustainable nanoGuard coatings can be applied directly on connectors, antennas, LEDs, and high heat-generating components to comprehensively safeguard electronics with no changes to existing manufacturing lines.

Leaders

Taymur Ahmad, CEO

Focus Area

Transportation & Mobility

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AgZen

AgZen

AgZen is eliminating pesticide pollution, a cause of up to 200,000 deaths per year while helping farmers save $30B dollars in pesticide costs. AgZen’s patented sprayer retrofits and formulations, developed at MIT, allow farmers to spray 50% less pesticides while maintaining crop health and yield.

Leaders

Vishnu Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO

Kripa Varanasi,Founder & Chairman of the Board

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products

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Amperesand

Amperesand

Amperesand's power infrastructure solution enables the integration of all types of renewable power generation into both existing and future electrical grids. Thanks to its proprietary solid-state transformer (SST) technology, the system natively provides grid-level management solutions, such as energy and data management, bidirectional flow, mixed AC/DC loads, all in a more efficient and flexible solution. Amperesand's modular SST approach to grid electrification uses a fraction of the raw material used in traditional transformers and provides a significant reduction in GHG over their operational lifecycle.

Leaders

Anshuman TripathiCo-Founder

Gil Jr OpinaCo-Founder

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

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BloomerTech

BloomerTech

Bloomer Tech is focused on accelerating cardiovascular research and improving patient care through personalized diagnostics for women. Their novel technology includes a wearable electrocardiogram device that looks and feels like a bra and a patient-facing app that shows key metrics and has interactive tools to help women improve their heart health.

Leaders

Alicia ChongCo-Founder & CEO

Aceil HalabyCo-Founder & COO

Focus Area

Underrepresented Healthcare

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Bluetech.io

Bluetech.io

Bluetech.io provides an innovative underwater robotics platform that will transform offshore procedures like routine inspection and maintenance of ocean-dwelling products.

Leaders

Sidney McLaurinCEO

Michael BellPhD, CTO

Rob WoodPhD, Technical Founder

Focus Area

Robotics & AI

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Datacule

Datacule

Datacule has developed a data storage solution that encodes data in mixtures of small molecules, deposits it on a surface, and stores it for on-demand optical retrieval. Their solution is long-lasting, sustainable, and inexpensive, leveraging chemistry and additive printing to securely encode and store information.

Leaders

George WhitesidesTechnical Founder

Focus Area

Data Storage & Security

Origin

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DetraPel

DetraPel

DetraPel specializes in sustainable, non-toxic protective coatings that provide much-needed alternatives to PFAS-based “forever chemicals”. Their technology has applications in a diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets from packaging to textiles.

Leaders

David ZamarinFounder & CEO

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

Origin

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Debut Biotech

Debut Biotech

​​Debut produces high-value ingredients for the cosmetic, food, and health & wellness markets rapidly and more sustainably. Low-value and sustainable feedstocks can be used as inputs in place of petrochemicals, while reactions can be generated in a fraction of the time. These breakthroughs result in a more sustainable and cost-effective approach to manufacturing ingredients, including those inaccessible in nature.

Leaders

Joshua Britton, PhD,Co-Founder & CEO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods

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Folio Photonics

Folio Photonics

Folio Photonics is reinventing archival storage with modern optical storage technology. The company’s patented solution, the data film disc, is a multi-terabyte, multilayer fluorescent optical disc with a decades-long shelf-life, small environmental footprint, and low total cost of ownership.

Leaders

Steven Santamaria, CEO

Kenneth Singer, PhD, Founder

Irina Shiyanovskaya, PhD, COO/CTO

Focus Area

Data Storage & Security

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Foundation Alloy

Foundation Alloy

Foundation Alloy designs novel alloys that are optimized for additive manufacturing to support some of the world’s most important products and industries.

Leaders

Jake GuglinCo-Founder & CEO

Jasper Lienhard, PhDCo-Founder & Head of R&D

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

Origin

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Fusion Coolant Systems

Fusion Coolant Systems

Fusion Coolant Systems develops and commercializes an advanced coolant and lubricant for the machining industry that leverages supercritical CO2. Their breakthrough coolant technology offers sustainability, safety, and cost-efficiency benefits for manufacturers.

Leaders

Steven Skerlos, PhDFounder & CTO

Brian AhlbornCEO

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

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GALY

GALY

GALY leverages plant stem cells to grow high-quality cotton in a lab instead of on big farms, at a rate that is ten times faster than traditional cotton farming. With a process that uses 77% less water, 80% less land and emits an 84% smaller CO2 footprint than traditional cotton manufacturing, Galy’s goal is to safeguard the environment and transition the world to cellular agriculture.

Leaders

Luciano Bueno,Founder & CEO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods

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Fund

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Gen Phoenix

Gen Phoenix

Gen Phoenix rescues leather offcuts destined for landfill and regenerates them into a premium, durable leather material coveted by the world’s most iconic brands for its beauty and durability.

Leaders

John KennedyCEO

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

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Huue

Huue

Huue is using UC Berkeley bioengineering research to develop sustainable biosynthetic dyes that offer a highly effective alternative to conventional dye manufacturing. Their environmentally friendly process requires no fossil fuels and creates significantly less pollution than traditional technologies.

Leaders

Michelle ZhuCo-Founder & CEO

Tammy Hsu, PhDCo-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products

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Infinite Cooling

Infinite Cooling

Infinite Cooling is changing the way industries around the world consume freshwater. Their product reduces the water consumption and water treatment costs of a variety of industrial processes by using a novel electric field technology to recover and recycle the water from cooling tower exhausts.

Leaders

Maher Damak, PhDCo-Founder & CEO

Karim Khalil, PhD Co-Founder & CTO

Focus Area

Food & Water

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Jump Aero

Jump Aero

Jump Aero is developing technology for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts to safely cut emergency response times in half for first responders. Designed specifically for first responder needs, the company’s vehicle leverages an electric motor that is wheels-up in less than 30 seconds and can carry all necessary equipment required for a first responder’s mission.

Leaders

Carl DietrichCo-Founder, President & Chief Designer

Jeff MyjakCo-Founder & Head of Fabrication

Katerina BarilovCo-Founder & Head of Business Development

Focus Area

Transportation & Mobility

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LynQ

LynQ

Lynq is building instant-on, scalable, and secure communication networks used by first responders, government agencies, and enterprises to connect people and equipment in complex environments with no or unreliable connectivity.

Leaders

Adam Gould,CEO

Dave Shor,Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer

Focus Area

Transportation & Mobility

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Maglev Aero

Maglev Aero

Maglev Aero is developing the quietest, highest-performing and safest all-electric zero-emission vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) passenger/cargo aircraft to meet the mass market requirements of the emerging $1.5 Trillion/year Urban Air Mobility Market.

Leaders

Ian Randall, Founder & CEO

Rod Randall,Founder & Chairman of the Board

Focus Area

Transportation & Mobility

Origin

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Mattiq

Mattiq

Matterra creates proprietary megalibraries of nanomaterials on a single chip that is then used to accelerate the discovery and development of sustainable products in a wide range of industrial sectors.

Leaders

Chad A. Mirkin, PhDCo-Founder

Andrey Ivankin, PhDCo-Founder & CTO

Jeff ErhardtCEO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products

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Nanograf

Nanograf

NanoGraf is an advanced battery material company whose patented silicon-anode technology enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power lithium-ion batteries for a range of applications, from consumer electronics to electric vehicles.

Leaders

Dr. Francis WangCEO & Cofounder

Focus Area

Sustainable Manufacturing

Origin

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Nauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics

Nauticus Robotics is developing an ultra-sustainable fleet of marine robotics powered by intelligent software, providing offshore industry customers with a tetherless autonomous robot that can perform subsea work with a significant reduction in cost and GHG emissions. The technology is streamlining operations and reducing the carbon cost of developing the ocean’s resources.

Leaders

Nicolaus Radford, Founder, CEO/CTO

Focus Area

Robotics & Augmented Reality

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NextGen Jane

NextGen Jane

NextGen Jane uses a patented smart tampon technology to collect menstrual and cervicovaginal samples used to conduct diagnostic tests for reproductive healthcare conditions. By offering women a comfortable and easy-to-use testing option, Jane is moving the locus of power and health management from clinics to consumers.

Leaders

Ridhi Tariyal,Co-Founder & CEO

Stephen Gire,Co-Founder & CSO

Focus Area

Underrepresented Healthcare

Origin

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Nohbo

Nohbo

Nohbo specializes in cutting-edge plastic-free consumer goods products that dissolve without a trace. Their podded personal care brand, Sunrise Session, uses advanced water-soluble films and compatible bases to eliminate single-use, bottled waste for products like shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and shaving cream.

Leaders

Ben Stern,Founder & CEO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods

Origin

Fund

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Orbion Space Technology

Orbion Space Technology

Orbion Space Technology develops high-performing, fuel-efficient plasma electric thrusters for the growing small satellite market. By leveraging existing robotic tactical missile manufacturing techniques, Orbion is mass-manufacturing its Aurora Plasma Propulsion System to meet the rising demands of New Space customers.

Leaders

Brad King, PhD, Founder & CEO

Focus Area

Transportation & Mobility

Origin

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Soft Robotics

Soft Robotics

Soft Robotics designs and builds automated picking solutions using food-safe soft robotic grippers, 3D machine perception and AI. These transformational robotic solutions solve enduring problems in food automation, resulting in a more resilient food supply chain that produces safer products at higher volumes with reduced waste and lower operational costs.

Leaders

Mark ChiappettaCEO

Focus Area

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality

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Sonera Magnetics

Sonera Magnetics

Sonera Magnetics is developing novel sensing technology for high-performance, non-invasive brain-computer interfaces to democratize access to the brain. Their core technology detects signals from the brain at performance levels comparable to the best diagnostic tools without relying on superconducting sensors.

Leaders

Nishita Deka, PhD,Co-Founder & CEO

Dominic Labanowski, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO

Focus Area

Robotics & Augmented Reality

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Fund

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SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE is the maker of Hydropanels™, which creates clean drinking water using only sunlight and air in an effort to make drinking water an unlimited resource. Their material science innovation gives people in nearly every climate and corner of the world the ability to produce safe, high-quality water.

Leaders

Cody Friesen PhD, Founder & CEO

Focus Area

Food & Water

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Talus

Talus

Talus Renewables pioneered the first commercial, modular, zero-carbon green ammonia system that makes the production and distribution of a critical raw material cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable. Talus locally produces lower-cost, carbon-free ammonia at or near the point of use, creating value for multiple industries. The talusOne and talusTen operate on intermittent renewable power and are fully containerized and modular, enabling rapid deployments and scaling. TalusAg, a subsidiary of Talus Renewables, focuses on green ammonia production for the agriculture sector.

Leaders

Hiro IwanagaCEO and Co-Founder

Focus Area

Food & Water

Fund

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Tierra Biosciences

Tierra Biosciences

Tierra Biosciences is a synthetic biology company that accelerates the pace of discovery to enable the next generation of bio-based materials. Tierra’s Protein Platform couples high-throughput protein manufacturing with the simplicity of e-commerce to make ordering custom proteins easier than ever before. By lowering traditional protein synthesis barriers, Tierra serves researchers looking to change the world with novel proteins.

Leaders

Mike Nemzek,CEO

Zachary Sun,Co-Founder & CSO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Goods

Origin

Fund

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Werewool

Werewool

Werewool is a women-led biotech company using the principles of biomimicry to engineer high performance, protein-based textile fibers for the fashion industry. Werewool’s fibers offer a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic fibers with properties including vibrant structural color, strength, stretch, and moisture management.

Leaders

Chui-Lian LeeCo-founder and CEO

Valentina GomezCo-founder and CIO

Focus Area

Biomanufacturing & Sustainable Products

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