ACTIVE PORTFOLIO
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ADVANCED SILICON GROUP
Advanced Silicon Group (ASG) is developing the next generation biosensor. ASG was formed in 2015 to commercialize silicon nanotechnology co-developed by ASG employees.
ASG’s core technology is the texturing of silicon using metal enhanced etching to produce silicon nanowire arrays. ASG owns the IP for practical solar cell device structures with this type of surface and also owns the IP for silicon nanowires used in Li-ion batteries, microfluidics, lab-on-chip, thermoelectrics, MEMS, and sensors. The unique capabilities of this technology are the controllability of the height, diameter, and density of the nanowires, uniformity over large surfaces, reproducibility, and production via large scale, low cost industrial processes (wet chemistry at atmospheric pressure).
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AMSEL MEDICAL
Amsel Medical developed a unique mechanical surgical clamping technology delivered directly through a fine, minimally invasively, 18 G needle for clamping of blood vessels, ducts, arteries, and veins. The minimally invasive needle delivery results in secure occlusion similar to that of a transfixion suture.
SCureClamp with iDOT’s anchoring feature secures the implant in place and eliminates slippage. Grasping allows physicians to occlude vessels of varying sizes, types, and wall thickness.
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RELLEVATE
Rellevate is a digital banking service that facilitates consumer access/use of their money, anytime, anywhere. The company offers a digital banking software app that includes checking, debit card, money transfers, bill pay, and advances against earned wages up to four times per month. Offered primarily via employers as an employee benefit. Target customers are large employers with hourly wage workforces. Subscription-based revenue model –users pay $9.95/month for digital banking set up and up to 4 pay advances per month. Add on fees based on usage for other services: international money transfer, expedited bill pay, out-of-network ATM, VISA interchange …
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LENOSS
Lenoss Medical is a medical device startup dedicated to the design, development and commercialization of a novel biological implant and associated delivery instrumentation for the treatment of painful vertebral compression fractures. The biological implant is produced by the largest tissue bank in the U.S. First human clinical use through a post market clinical study occurred June 10th, 2019 and the commercial launch is scheduled for Q2-2021.
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UNRULY STUDIOS
Unruly Studios creates products that engage kids with coding through active recess-style play. Unruly Splats are durable programmable stompable floor buttons that light up, make sound, and sense stepping. Students (1st - 7th grade) play active games on Splats like relay races, whack-a-mole, and dance routines and they make their own rules for Splats with our kid-friendly coding app. Our team is made up of experts in cognitive science, toy manufacturing, education, and technology with experience on teams at Scratch, the MIT Media Lab, Hasbro, Mattel, Nickelodeon, iRobot, and Disney.
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HILLTOP BIOSCIENCES
Hilltop BioSciences is a veterinary biotech company that has exclusively licensed and developed a shelf stable, room temperature regenerative allograft in an injectable or membrane form for a wide array of veterinary indications. This modernized therapeutic will help change the way veterinarians treat injuries with a more effective, faster, easier to use therapy.
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LAURENT PHARMACEUTICALS
Laurent Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing a new treatment paradigm in addressing chronic inflammatory diseases, by using body’s own ability to resolve the inflammation process. Laurent’s lead program (LAU-7b) is a first-in-class oral endogenous modulator of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), the pathway that triggers the resolution phase of inflammation.
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The Nursing Beat
The Nursing Beat is a start-up digital publisher creating content that educates and inspires frontline healthcare professionals, primarily RN’s, NP’s, physician assistants, and hospital administrators. From professional advice to breaking health studies and lifestyle tips, Nursing Beat empowers this under-tapped audience to make the most of their careers in healthcare.
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NODAR
NODAR (Native Optical Detection And Ranging) is the next generation and evolution of LiDAR technology – simple, low cost, and powerful. Real solid state LiDAR is here right now. NODAR is the secret sauce that enables level 5 autonomous vehicles and offers a cost-performance profile that separates us from the rest.
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KNIPBIO
KnipBio is developing a proprietary fermentation technology to formulate highly nutritious, sustainable and economical aquafeeds. Its KnipBio Meal (KBM) is a source of essential amino acids, protein and anti-oxidant carotenoids.
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WINDGAP MEDICAL
WindGap Medical’s patient and clinician surveys show that the EpiPen® is bulky and awkward to carry, especially for children. It has tight temperature storage requirements of 68-77°F and will rapidly degrade outside of that range. Through patent-pending microfluidics and miniaturization, its product is as small as a USB drive, intuitive to use, and extends the storage temperature range out to 32-105°F.
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KALION
Kalion is an early-stage biotechnology company that will transform the traditional production of chemical intermediates by providing low-cost access to glucaric acid and 3-HBL using traditional fermentation technology.
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NARRAGANSETT BREWERY
Narragansett is a classic American lager made, beginning to end, by union guys, in the country's 5th largest brewery. One that's been producing award-winning beers for more than 125 years, on a foundation of time-honored traditions and a spirit of ingenuity.
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SMöLTAP
SMöLTAP, Inc. is a medical device company co-founded by Dr. Brian Alverson and Dr.Ravi D'cruz. The company addresses the problem of infant positioning during a spinal tap procedure. The patented SMöLTAP product improves infant stability and comfort and significantly increases interspinous space for tap. SMöLTAP offers a device that holds the infant in an upright position for maximum access to the spinal fluid column, which is the superior method based on ultrasound data.
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Jaia Robotics
Jaia Robotics is a US owned, RI based business established in December 2020 focused on disrupting the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market. The company specializes in producing low-cost, micro-sized AUVs called Jaia Bots that work in multi vehicle pods. The low cost and ability to launch and recover these micro-sized vehicles from almost any location to collect aquatic data over wide areas, uniquely positions the Jaia Robotics to capitalize on this market opportunity.
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Embue
Embue is a whole building intelligence, automation and control solution for multi-family apartment building portfolios that gives owners and managers visibility and control of every apartment, common space and piece of equipment in the building. Embue provides end-to-end insight and control of the entire property, monitoring for resident discomfort and harmful conditions. Embue is installed or under contract in nearly 6,000 units at major national portfolios, with a rapidly growing footprint in 10 states.
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iQ3
Empowering work, collaboration, and training in the Enterprise Metaverse
iQ3Connect is leveraging XR and web-based technologies to help Enterprises thrive in an era of hybrid work environments. Our immersive workspaces and no-code tools enable distributed teams to cost-effectively work, collaborate, and train from anywhere, on any AR, VR, or 2D device.
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Adept Materials
Adept Materials was founded to make buildings more sustainable and comfortable by improving building envelopes.
Their award-winning technology revolutionizes vapor, humidity, and temperature management to make buildings more viable and pleasant. Buildings represent a very big piece of the energy pie – about 40% of U.S. primary energy use. Adept Materials’ goal is to reduce that number without compromising durability, comfort, or affordability. Their technology is versatile and can solve other problems related to managing moisture and heat.
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Egal Pads On A Roll
Egal means Equal. No one carries around toilet paper, so why should women have to carry around period products? Egal manufacture pads on a roll. A product that can be dispensed in every public stall as easily as toilet paper.
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myBiometry
myBiometry is a medical tech company focused on improving the lives of the 339 million people around the world diagnosed with asthma. Their digital app and patented sensor device provides users with an efficient way to control their asthma and prevent potential attacks.
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Architect Health
Architect Health is a digital health aggregator and navigator that makes digital health more accessible to health insurance companies and their members. By proactively recommending low-cost, high-efficiency telehealth apps to members, Architect helps health plans expand their benefits offerings and realize a meaningful digital health cost savings opportunity with the potential for 10x ROI. Co-founders Sohum and Sidd have deep expertise working with health plans, have built care management programs, and have aligned technology for Humana and BlueCross BlueShield.
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Flourish Care
Flourish Care is revolutionizing how maternity care is delivered. Our innovative hybrid care model seamlessly integrates technology and community care to shape a brighter, healthier future for the 4M expecting families in the US. We partner with leading health systems and insurance companies to provide fully reimbursed, wraparound care and doula services to improve outcomes and equity for their members while saving significant cost. Additionally, new policy changes are mandating insurance coverage for our services in 30 states across the country.
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Clearlaw
Clearlaw combines their proprietary Nature Language Processing (NLP) engine with the latest in Generative AI solutions to provide a unique level of accuracy and data from 3rd party paper contracts. Built by Stanford PhDs and JDs who had grown frustrated with the repetitive processes and lack of data while reviewing in-house corporate contracts, they created a robust AI platform that empowers attorneys, paralegals, and legal operations teams within their existing technology and processes.
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Voltea
Voltea has developed novel water purification devices for the treatment of brackish and municipal water utilizing membrane enhanced capacitive deionization (CapDI). This method is more energy efficient, less costly, more effective, and requires less maintenance than its alternatives. The CapDI system also allows users to monitor and control produced water quality. The company manufactures CapDI modules and sells them to licensees, who incorporate the modules into full CapDI systems.