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Sesh operates a fan-engagement platform for artists, offering AI tools, e-wallets, a community app, management portal, live events and a digital Member Card for phone wallet passes.
joinsesh.aiCephia develops metamaterial-based multimodal vision sensors that combine advanced AI computational imaging with silicon metasurface technology.
cephia.aiGammaTime operates a premium, mobile-first micro-drama streaming platform that delivers Hollywood-produced vertical video series to U.S. audiences.
gammatime.aiJetZero is developing the world’s first commercial all-wing (blended-wing) airplane to dramatically cut fuel burn and emissions.
jetzero.aeroQuilter develops physics-driven AI that fully automates printed circuit board (PCB) design.
quilter.aiL-Nutra is a Los Angeles-based nutri-technology company that designs clinically validated nutrition programs to extend healthspan and treat chronic disease.
l-nutra.comRwazi is an AI-powered market-intelligence SaaS that captures verified zero-party, unit-level consumer purchase data via web and mobile apps, compensating contributors to provide real-time, granular insights across emerging markets.
rwazi.comAmca is an El Segundo, California company that acquires and develops mid-tier aerospace and defense components—sensors, power units, and flight-control computers—positioned between standardized parts and full systems.
amca.comWolf Games is a Los-Angeles–based generative entertainment company that uses a proprietary AI engine to create personalized, cinematic narrative games.
wolfgames.netVarda operates in-orbit manufacturing capsules that use microgravity crystallization to produce pharmaceuticals and biologics, supports process engineering via a terrestrial lab and hyper-gravity screening, and manufactures spacecraft in-house.
varda.comSwan Bitcoin is a Bitcoin-only wealth management platform that provides concierge purchasing, custody, and advisory services to individuals, families, and businesses.
swanbitcoin.comThe h.wood Group is a Los Angeles–based luxury hospitality company that operates high-end nightlife and dining venues such as Delilah, The Nice Guy and The Bird Streets Club.
hwood.bePelage Pharmaceuticals is a Los Angeles–based clinical-stage biotech developing a topical small-molecule therapy that reactivates dormant hair-follicle stem cells to treat hair loss.
pelagepharma.comMyoGene Bio is a San Diego–based biotech developing a gene-editing therapy (MyoDys45-55) aimed at permanently restoring dystrophin production for Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.
myogenebio.comEstate Media is a social-media-driven real estate entertainment company that produces real-estate-focused content for an audience of more than 2.5 million followers.
thewrap.comMusical AI builds an attribution and rights-management platform that licenses training data and tracks royalty obligations for generative-AI music applications.
wearemusical.aiSalt AI provides a contextual AI operating system that helps life-science and healthcare teams integrate data, deploy AI models, and accelerate drug discovery and development.
salt.aiCastelion develops and aims to mass-produce affordable hypersonic weapons for the U.S. military, starting with its Blackbeard missile system.
castelion.comLaunchpad is an AI-first robotics company delivering assembly-line automation systems that integrate humans and robots for manufacturers.
launchpad.buildNevoya operates a zero-emissions trucking platform that fields Freightliner eCascadias and uses AI software to optimize routing, load matching, charging management, fleet dispatch, and regional operations.
nevoya.comAll In Food makes USDA Organic, non‑GMO, gluten‑free snack bars, with a kids line free of the top eight allergens and produced in a nut‑free facility, sold in retail.
allinfood.comFixated is a Los-Angeles–based digital talent powerhouse and content studio that builds end-to-end infrastructure to help creators scale, monetize, and own their intellectual property.
fixated.comCheehoo builds AI tooling that automates animation workflows—data annotation, file conversion, format consistency—integrates with Maya and Unreal, supports in-house, third-party models for character, asset creation, motion stylization, scene composition.
cheehoo.comHaven is an on-chain marketplace for real-world-asset fixed-income products that lets users access U.S. Treasury yields through stablecoins.
haven.financialSubzero Labs builds Rialo, a full-stack blockchain network offering native web connectivity, event-driven transactions, built-in privacy, RISC-V architecture with Solana VM compatibility, and scalable off-chain integration for decentralized apps.
rialo.ioTrue Classic is a digital-first apparel company offering better-fitting, value-focused everyday basics primarily in menswear, expanding into women's and kids' lines while scaling omnichannel retail and international fulfillment.
trueclassictees.comRainmaker Technology develops and operates drone-based cloud-seeding systems combined with numerical weather modeling and radar algorithms to increase precipitation for agriculture, water-supply replenishment, and hydroelectric stabilization.
makerain.comStic is an adtech platform that turns everyday vehicles into measurable, data-rich mobile billboards while letting drivers earn passive income per mile.
drivestic.comCapitalize.io is an AI-first platform that compiles, enriches, and organizes CRE borrower and lender data with skip-tracing to provide brokers and lenders contacts, deal sourcing, and benchmarking nationwide.
capitalize.ioSynergetics.ai builds decentralized AI-agent infrastructure, including an Agent Wallet and commerce protocols, to enable autonomous agents to transact using its forthcoming SGTX token.
synergetics.aiMarqVision provides AI-driven software that helps brands detect and remove counterfeit goods and other IP infringements online.
marqvision.comYSE Beauty is a Los Angeles–based, clinically tested skincare brand founded by Molly Sims that delivers results-driven products for women 35+ seeking simple, effective routines.
ysebeauty.comKhloud is a snack brand selling protein popcorn made from whole-grain corn and milk-protein seasoning with 7g protein per serving, launching at Target and direct-to-consumer while expanding snack lines.
khloudfoods.comAllswell is an LGBTQ+-focused virtual mental-health provider that delivers evidence-based individual and group therapy for adults.
joinallswell.comNorthbeam offers an AI-powered marketing attribution platform that links cross-channel ad views and clicks to actual e-commerce revenue.
northbeam.ioWellth provides a mobile platform using behavioral economics, daily incentivized check‑ins, and AI verification to improve medication adherence and chronic disease management for payers and providers.
wellthapp.comParallel Systems builds battery-powered autonomous freight vehicles and attachable systems that integrate with existing train control software to autonomously couple/uncouple cars, enable faster braking, and serve short-distance deliveries.
moveparallel.comAuriga Space builds ground-based electromagnetic launchers using electricity-driven magnets to accelerate small rockets to hypersonic speeds with steep ramped exits, reusable systems, and test tracks including Prometheus and Thor.
aurigaspace.comQolab develops utility-scale superconducting quantum computers designed for high-performance, scalable real-world applications.
qolab.aiDialogue AI is an AI-native market-research platform that uses a live conversational AI interviewer to gather and synthesize customer insights for business teams in real time.
dialogueai.comBLNG provides generative-AI tools that convert jewelry sketches into photorealistic designs, enabling jewelry professionals and creative teams to visualize, iterate, and render designs faster via a subscription app.
blng.aiTMC is a Microsoft partner implementing and supporting Dynamics 365, Office 365, Azure, and Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, CRM) for 300+ multi-unit enterprise clients.
abouttmc.comTalus Network is an AI-focused Layer-1 blockchain that enables on-chain deployment, coordination, and monetization of decentralized autonomous AI agents.
Jeeva AI provides an AI-powered platform that automates end-to-end sales workflows for enterprise teams.
jeeva.aiNullspace develops enterprise electromagnetic simulation software, including Nullspace EM for full-fidelity RF system simulation and Nullspace ES for large ion-trap design, serving aerospace, defense, quantum computing and AI hardware.
nullspaceinc.comDroneBase operates an aerial data platform combining a pilot network, drones and manned aircraft, thermal sensors, and AI imagery analytics and reporting for renewables, utilities, telecom, and real estate.
zeitview.comLawPro.ai is a Los Angeles-based legal technology company that uses AI/ML to automate routine legal tasks, generate case insights, and provide workflow tools for law firms and corporate legal departments.
lawpro.aiTOGETHXR is a women's sports media and commerce company that sells branded merchandise, produces original content through an in-house studio, and distributes programming to streaming platforms.
togethxr.comSentigen builds an operating system for the autonomous economy, combining an AI advisory layer that converts ideas into startups with autonomous tools to build, manage, and automate company operations.
sentigen.aiDÔEN is a California-based women's apparel and lifestyle brand focused on sustainable products, operating e-commerce and expanding brick-and-mortar retail while upgrading operational infrastructure and global customer engagement.
shopdoen.comNoctal provides an AI-driven audio engine that automates and synchronizes sound-effect placement with video, offering a diverse sound library, intelligent visual recommendations, and customizable soundscapes adaptable to editors’ workflows.
noctal.xyzArcturus provides a volumetric video platform that captures and broadcasts live sports action in full 3D for broadcasters, leagues, and immersive-media experiences.
arcturus.studioSuperpower operates a digital-first health platform offering biannual at-home or partner lab testing (100+ biomarkers), AI-integrated dashboards with scores and action plans, add-ons, provider marketplace, and AI-human concierge.
superpower.comHello Soju produces California-made, rice-based ready-to-drink sparkling soju in five flavors, relaunching nationwide with expanded production, marketing, management changes, and a summer launch of a 700ml rice spirit.
hellosoju.comFairPlay provides Fairness-as-a-Service APIs (Fairness Analysis and Second Look) that detect and mitigate bias in credit and lending models, re-underwrite declined applications, and monitor mortgage fairness.
fairplay.aiDosen is an HRtech platform that uses AI to align organisational data with employee inputs to generate personalised learning and development pathways for HR teams and leaders.
dosen.ioPINC Technologies develops scalable integrated nonlinear photonic devices and circuits for quantum, communications, and industrial applications.
pinctech.comPerelel is a doctor-founded, research-backed women’s health supplement company offering life-stage-specific vitamin routines for every phase of the hormonal lifecycle.
perelelhealth.comApex builds high-rate, configurable, productized satellite bus platforms and vertically integrates propulsion, avionics, and power, operating and expanding a Factory One production facility for commercial and government constellations.
apexspace.comProRata provides AI-as-a-service that embeds custom search, summarization, recommendation, and conversational ad conversion into publishers' sites, while attributing, scoring, and calculating proportional compensation for licensed content.
prorata.aiHiveWatch develops AI-driven physical security software that automates and centralizes enterprise security operations.
hivewatch.comAxle Health provides an EMR-integrated, AI-powered logistics and workforce management platform for home health providers—offering scheduling, real-time routing optimization, clinician mobile app, operations dashboard, API-accessible integrations, and patient engagement.
axlehealth.comSupergut develops evidence-based gut-health and GLP-1 nutrition products — a patented prebiotic fiber GLP-1 booster powder, prebiotic bars and shakes — sold DTC and through national retail chains.
muniqlife.comElectric Entertainment is a Los-Angeles–based independent film and television studio best known for producing series such as “Leverage,” “The Librarians,” and “The Ark.”
electricentertainment.comValar Atomics is an advanced nuclear-technology startup developing high-temperature, helium-cooled small modular reactors.
valaratomics.comRiskFront AI develops agentic AI systems that automate core compliance and fraud-detection tasks for banks, fintechs, and other regulated enterprises.
riskfront.aiK2 Space develops large, high-power satellite platforms designed to leverage new heavy-lift launch vehicles for multi-orbit missions.
k2space.comBNTO is an AI-powered fashion platform that lets consumers rent, buy new, or shop second-hand apparel through a monthly subscription enhanced by proprietary styling and supply-chain technology.
viavia.liveiSpace is a Japanese lunar exploration company developing commercial moon landers and related services for governments and private customers.
ispace.comDurin develops sensor-equipped automated drilling rigs and pipe-loading systems for minerals exploration, prototyping 300-meter, 2.5-inch bore rigs and data-driven automation models.
durin.comPlanyear offers an AI-native platform that automates administrative workflows for benefits consultants.
planyear.aiMidi Health delivers virtual perimenopause, menopause, and mid-life women’s health care and is expanding into longevity services and an AI-powered medical search engine.
joinmidi.comEstate Media is a social-media-first digital media company that produces real estate content and market insights for professionals and enthusiasts.
estatemedia.coBlueprint is a 2021-founded health and longevity company that sells scientifically formulated supplements and other consumables while pursuing broader longevity services and standards.
bryanjohnson.comEmber LifeSciences provides proprietary temperature-controlled cold-chain technology that safeguards and tracks temperature-sensitive medicines throughout global distribution.
emberlifesciences.comTopanga provides enterprise software to manage and optimize reusable packaging programs—fulfillment, track-and-trace (ReusePass), and customer experience—and offers StreamLine, an AI-powered smart scale for production optimization and food-waste mitigation.
topanga.ioBuildOps is a SaaS platform that provides scheduling, dispatching, inventory, contracts, workflow, purchasing and invoicing tools with AI automation for commercial service and project-oriented contractors.
buildops.comNeros Technologies designs and manufactures secure, domestically produced FPV drone systems and ground control units for U.S. and allied defense customers.
neros.techArbor Energy designs and builds oxy-combustion power plants that burn biomass and natural gas while capturing the resulting CO₂ for permanent sequestration.
arbor.coOrbital Operations develops high‑thrust orbital vehicles and engines with active cooling and cryogenic propellant management to station liquid hydrogen/oxygen in orbit for sustained-thrust, rapid-response satellite-defense operations.
orbitalops.techBonus Homes is a real estate technology startup that relocated its headquarters from California to Phoenix and develops technology solutions for residential housing.
bonushomes.comTurbine operates a lending and underwriting platform that enables general partners and limited partners to borrow against fund investments, using machine learning to accelerate underwriting and provide LP liquidity.
turbine.coFind Your Grind is a career-exploration platform that helps students discover and prepare for non-traditional career paths aligned with their lifestyles and values.
findyourgrind.comBoulevard is a SaaS business management platform for salons, spas, and MedSpas that consolidates appointment scheduling, ML-based booking optimization, client messaging, CRM, payments, inventory, payroll, and reporting.
joinblvd.comMevolaxy is a Los-Angeles-based DeFi platform that runs proprietary MEV bots and a “mevstake” mechanism to generate yield for users from on-chain activity rather than token price appreciation.
mevolaxy.comSteric develops an electromagnetic technology that enhances the flavor, aroma, and mouthfeel of wine and spirits for producers of all sizes.
steric.comTORL BioTherapeutics is a Los-Angeles–based clinical-stage biotech developing antibody-drug conjugates and other antibody therapies for CLDN6-positive cancers.
torlbio.comSureCo is a health-benefits technology company that administers Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) for employers with 200+ employees.
sureco.comVUZ operates a platform producing and distributing immersive 360° live video across mobile, web, VR headsets and smart TVs, supporting creators with proprietary cameras, studio editing and telecom integrations.
vuz.comFruitist is a Los Angeles–based superfruit brand best known for its premium Jumbo blueberries and on-the-go Snack Cups sold through major retailers worldwide.
fruitist.comSocial Agent is a location-based gig app connecting users with vetted photographers and videographers for last-minute bookings, 30-minute arrival, quick raw delivery, in-app editing, reservations, payments, verification, ratings.
socialagentapp.comBookitnGo is a B2B AI-powered travel technology platform providing predictive inventory management, intelligent recommendation engines, blockchain-based transaction security, and infrastructure/API services for travel partners and marketplaces.
bookitngo.comAnySignal develops vertically integrated, software-defined RF sensing and communications systems for mission-critical space and national security applications.
anysignal.comAmbros Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing neridronate to treat Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1 (CRPS-1).
ambrostherapeutics.comCofertility operates ""Split"" and ""Keep"" programs that match women who want egg freezing with intended parents seeking donor eggs, coordinating ASRM-guideline screening, personalized donor profiles, and retrieval logistics.
cofertility.comRarity PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation developing gene therapies for rare diseases, with an initial focus on ADA-SCID.
raritypbc.comSlips is a social-first, peer-to-peer betting platform that lets users wager directly against one another online and at real-world venues, with no house involvement.
slips.comStrada is a Los Angeles-based startup that offers a peer-to-peer platform allowing video production teams to access, share, and review large local media files without uploading to the cloud.
strada.techIO Health is an AI-powered compliance and quality platform that overlays existing EMRs to help home health and hospice agencies improve documentation and operational performance in real time.
iohealth.aiCambium develops and manufactures AI-designed advanced polymers and composite materials for defense, aerospace, energy, and other high-performance sectors.
cambium-usa.comOpenPlay is a rights-management platform that helps music labels manage and control their recorded-music catalogues.
openplay.coPopID operates a consumer-initiated biometric platform using face and palm scans to enable check-in, ordering, loyalty enrollment and payments at POS, integrating with terminals, card networks and digital wallets.
popid.comSimpleClosure provides an automated platform that orchestrates company shutdowns—onboarding, dissolution, paperwork, stakeholder consents, IP and financial settlements—using fintech, legal‑tech and AI for startups, corporations, and LLCs.
simpleclosure.comModern Animal operates technology-enabled veterinary clinics offering in-person and 24/7 virtual pet care across multiple U.S. states.
modernanimal.comOpenDrives provides a software-only platform that manages high-end video data workflows across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
opendrives.comRadiant is developing a transportable 1-MW helium-cooled micro-nuclear reactor designed to replace diesel generators for commercial, military and data-center customers.
radiantnuclear.comCoco Robotics builds zero-emissions, remotely-operated last-mile delivery robots carrying up to 90 liters for restaurants and merchants, operating across Los Angeles neighborhoods with a production-ready fleet and merchant integrations.
cocodelivery.comDataplor aggregates and licenses privacy-compliant global POI and foot-traffic data—combining AI/ML, LLMs and over 100,000 human validators to deliver monthly-refreshed, ground-truth location datasets.
dataplor.comDiald AI offers an AI-powered platform that automates real-estate due-diligence and underwriting.
diald.aiFeel Goods is a direct-to-consumer supplements brand selling drink-mix remedies for gut health, immunity, and hydration, driven by subscriptions, TikTok-led content, and expansion into new formats and retail.
feelgoods.coEmberos provides an AI brand orchestration platform that helps companies monitor, predict and influence how they appear in answers generated by leading large language models.
emberos.aiBumo is a tech-driven on-demand childcare marketplace offering instant, three-click booking for vetted licensed providers, camps and enrichment programs for ages 0–17, listing 17,000 programs across ~200 cities.
bumo.comCommons Clinic is a physician‑led, vertically integrated specialty care combining diagnostics, virtual clinics, surgical centers, and care pathways to deliver Wholebody across musculoskeletal, cardiac, metabolic, oncology and women's health.
commonsclinic.comKonnex is building an on-chain marketplace that lets autonomous robot labor be contracted, verified, and paid for in real time like app-based services.
konnex.worldNeuroSigma is a Los-Angeles bioelectronics company developing the Monarch external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) wearable to provide a drug-free treatment for pediatric ADHD.
neurosigma.comOdys Aviation develops hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft designed for long-range cargo, defense and passenger missions.
odysaviation.comBonsai Health provides an agentic AI platform that automates front-office workflows for healthcare practices to keep patients connected to care while reducing staff burden.
bonsaihealth.comWelcome Tech operates a bilingual digital platform for immigrants providing healthcare, jobs, education, a debit card/digital wallet, employer-facing workforce engagement and distribution partnerships using data and AI.
welcome.techLabs Companies is a Santa Monica–based superintelligence technology firm operating seven R&D labs and developing Yuhmmy App 2.0, a Social-Taste app combining YuhmmyAI, AR/VR, blockchain, and taste features.
lavlabs.comPacksmith.ai is an AI-driven third-party logistics provider that automates e-commerce fulfillment with real-time inventory and supply chain tracking, demand forecasting, intelligent order routing, and bespoke scaling support.
packsmith.ioTopicals is a culture-driven skincare brand addressing hyperpigmentation and other chronic skin concerns with products like its Faded Serum and under-eye masks.
mytopicals.comUthana is a generative AI platform for 3D character animation offering text- and video-to-motion, a searchable motion library, rig-agnostic finger-capable outputs for Unreal, Unity, Maya, Blender, and APIs.
uthana.comSwerve TV is an independent programmer of live-sports channels distributed on free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms.
swerve.tvArcana Labs is an AI content production platform and studio providing 21+ tools for image, video, and audio creation, custom-trained models and motion-model integrations, serving producers, brands, and marketers.
arcanalabs.aiInvolve Space develops stratospheric balloon platforms that provide high-altitude payload delivery, communications and data-gathering services.
involvespace.euVital Lyfe develops aerospace-grade, portable systems that generate clean water from virtually any natural source, including seawater, for off-grid and maritime use cases.
vital-lyfe.comThumzup Media is shifting into cryptocurrency mining, pursuing acquisition of Dogehash to rename its mining arm, deploying mining rigs and establishing diversified crypto treasury (XRP, DOGE, SOL, ETH, LTC, USDC)
thumzupmedia.comAutonomy is a Santa Monica–based electric-vehicle subscription platform that offers month-to-month access to EVs through a fully digital app experience.
autonomy.comTadHealth provides a K‑12-focused EHR and mental-health software platform that centralizes student behavioral-health records, streamlines counseling workflows, billing and Medicaid integrations, and delivers analytics for districts.
tadhealth.comChaos Industries is a Los Angeles–based manufacturer of radar systems designed to detect drones.
chaosinc.comBidbus is an AI-driven consumer-to-dealer vehicle marketplace that runs live competitive auctions, using dealer-preference and vehicle-level ML to automate sourcing, price reserves, inventory matching, and seller SMS concierge.
bidbus.comWauvea Media streams concerts, sports and comedy shows to smartphones in immersive video and spatial audio using patented technology.
wauvea.comGallatin AI builds Navigator, an AI-native platform that provides predictive logistics, real-time data integration, simulations, and automated decision-support to plan, predict, and execute resupply workflows in contested military environments.
gallatin.aiAntares is developing a TRISO-fueled microreactor that can deliver 100 kW–1 MW of electricity for commercial, defense, and space applications.
antaresindustries.comProduces jarred tomato sauces with unconventional flavors and bold packaging, offering seven varieties and distributed nationwide through retail and online channels, with ongoing product and retail expansion.
getsauz.com