"Finding a mine is hard. The average drilling success accuracy is 3%. What is more, a greener economy requires 4X more critical metals like copper, lithium, cobalt, etc., than those produced today. Hence, more discoveries are urgently needed. In Mineral Forecast we’re democratizing the use of Machine Learning in the mining exploration industry to achieve a greener economy sooner. For mid-market mining exploration managers interested in using data to improve their discovery rates, we bring a drill hole targeting solution that dramatically improves drilling success using machine learning. Our clients achieved a drilling success accuracy of 10%, 3X more than the industry average (3%), equivalent to unleashing a potential value-added of $17M per exploration project.

The use of Machine Learning in mining exploration is in the early stages. Only 2% of exploration teams claim to use it today. What is more, is cost-prohibitive for all but the largest mining companies. Our value proposition is to be the off-the-shelf solution for mid-market mining and exploration companies. Through a SaaS platform with a low cost of deployment and high usability, we'll enhance the discovery rates, making the exploration process more efficient for many, not just for a few. This value proposition will endure mainly through the leverage that data gathering gives us. A SaaS business model will enable us to gather data from different mines and exploration projects, and from different types of metals, which can then be aggregated to build stronger and more accurate algorithms."

Credit is essential to build resilient financial systems for underbanked people. Currently, microlending services block access through predatory lending rates and blackbox underwriting ML algorithms. Oban is connects lenders and borrowers through a transparent marketplace where users can shop for fair rates and guarantee they get the best deal. We allow borrowers to empower their data and get a one-stop quote for all lenders.

AllStreet is a digital wealth platform that constructs thematic portfolios of top-performing private funds (i.e. PE, VC, RE) for the qualified retail investor. I founded AllStreet with a mission to allow more people to participate in the outperformance frequently generated by alternative assets. By providing minimums as low as $1, the potential for early liquidity, and mobile-first onboarding and investment performance monitoring, AllStreet is the first alternatives platform built for the retail investor. AllStreet is backed and advised by senior professionals from Apollo and Blackstone.

"BlockCarbon is a remote sensing + AI technology-driven marketplace for voluntary carbon credits, with a mission to connect Asia's carbon-zero efforts with the rest of the world.

The platform uses deep learning algorithm to generate critical information and insights from a variety of data sources including satellite images, near-earth aerial data, and other asset-based sensors, helping Asia-based carbon credit project developers to identify and verify to-be-developed targets, predict the carbon storage volume, monitor the developed projects, and sell the credits in the international markets.

We are unique as we are using the most advanced technology to digitalize the development of carbon credits, and we are the first in Asia market to do this."

QUANTiSCOPE is uniquely commercializing universal machine learning models. These models are inspired by those first developed at the Broad Institute in connection with pioneering cell painting techniques. We are automating them as a cloud service that allows researchers to upload phenotypic images of cells and tissues for screening of drug activity based on phenological data analysis. Prior collaborations with the biopharma industry at the Broad have shown that automating these models increases cellular analysis accuracy and drastically reduces time and investment necessary for teams to implement imaging potential into their workflows.We are developing a SaaS platform for high-throughput, automated AI imaging analysis that can easily be implemented into applied and basic research workflows. AI imaging has the potential to vastly supplement if not completely replace more mechanical methods in hit selection and optimization. QUANTiSCOPE will further develop proprietary models for different cell types and structural morphologies, and ultimately will be positioned for clinical implementation as the regulatory landscape shifts in response to technological advances.

"Our technology will be disruptive; it will open up a new segment of customers for renewable energy usage in multi-tenant buildings (apartments & flats, offices, and small retail). Through our innovation and service, we will enable landlords to be able to sell renewable, cleaner, and cheaper power (e.g. solar or lithium-ion battery) directly from their buildings to their tenants. We are moving buildings from being unpaid power intermediaries for the utilities to being actors and participants in power provision. On P&L, we are moving renewable energy in buildings from just a cost-savings play (saving on power for common property managed by the landlord) to a cost-savings and revenue generation play (now sell excess power directly to tenants who are natural and available off-takers). This innovation will be a game-changer for how we think about 1) power provision in dense cities (democratizing power) and 2) turning roofs from being liabilities to assets.

Our company is unique; it will be the first to open up this opportunity. We anticipate quick go-to-market and development, as our innovation (IoT device) builds upon and increases the use case of existing in-market solutions (i.e. we are not introducing unheard of technology per se to the market, instead, we are bringing features that we’ve seen in the market in one offering). Existing solutions / alternatives (which inspired us) include energy meters, smart circuit breakers & devices, and solar system monitoring devices. These devices individually provide some of the functionality our solution proposes but not all."

"75% of employers today struggle to find the talent that they need, with millions of unfilled jobs hampering the growth of companies and economies at large. Demographic declines in developed regions of the world like North America and Europe will only exacerbate the problem in the coming decades. We urgently need to find a way to enable talent to “digitally migrate” across borders.

Enter Simply. Simply is a future-of-work start-up that connects companies to vetted and trained remote team members in emerging markets. We’re uniquely focused on overlooked markets that can provide excellent talent at a fraction of the cost. You can think of us as helping employers tap into the next India of global talent – before everyone else gets there. We’re starting in Kenya, one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa and an emerging tech hub, with pipelines out of top-tier universities.

Unlike bootcamps or talent marketplaces that frustrate employers with the hit-or-miss quality of talent, Simply provides a premium, end-to-end service that guarantees employees who are vetted and properly trained. Our proprietary assessment tool identifies the top 2% of applicants, who are then tailor-matched with employers based on their skill profile and cultural fit. Once selected, our training platform combines effective online learning with hands-on practice and targeted coaching to deliver talent that’s ready to go in a matter of weeks. Simply is the no-hassle, radically affordable new way to hire."

"Lockbox streamlines managing shared funds. DAO treasuries, investing syndicates, VC firms with token portfolios, etc. all involve multiple individuals managing a shared pool of funds. Too often, these groups resort to disorganized spreadsheets (obviously insecure) or multi sigs (that can get locked out) to keep track of spending requests, approvals, and wallet permissions. We wanted to build software that was intuitive, secure, and flexible enough as organizations change (their membership, hierarchy, etc.).

Setting up a Lockbox is simple: the address creating the contract (first to interact with Lockbox) is automatically made admin. From that point forward, those with admin roles can add/remove regular members from the organization. Any member or admin can deposit funds for a category or submit proposals that either 1) modify admin privileges (promote a member or demote an admin) or 2) propose spending decisions. Proposals require a simple majority from admins to be passed, with each admin provided 1 vote per proposal (can be withdrawn before approval). Regardless of how decentralized your organization is, we believe that this structure of admins and proposals is the most fundamental way of making decisions."

"400M people use informal saving groups as an alternative to banks since many don’t have access to them. These groups can have tens of thousands of transactions from a decade of saving but their financial lives are invisible outside of their group.

Saving groups are global: known as Chit Funds, Tandas and Susus. They save small amounts weekly, into a cash box, borrow from that pool, and earn interest when others borrow. Yet, their impact has been limited by paper ledgers, which are hard to manage and siloed. Their community powers their financial lives, but banks don’t see these communities.

MiKashBoks brings these groups online, harnessing the power of community and making transactions easier and safer. We enable them to build financial profiles and be connected to formal finance. We are the only end-to-end solution for savings groups. We not only remove the pain points involved with manual record-keeping, but also enable users to build a financial profile that was previously unobtainable. This allows for access to better financial products, like lower interest loans, bespoke insurance and lines of credit."

Zeph assesses lung health and creates highly personalized and precise training exercises that strengthen and improve lung fitness for people responding to a respiratory dysfunction or hoping to optimize their breathing behavior. Our Zeph system captures respiratory biomarkers and use that as a unique baseline. From there, our platform uses AI to design the most effective therapy plan and provides feedback along the way to ensure better training adherence and personalized attention. Unlike other RMT devices, Zeph’s combination of a smart Bluetooth enabled device, AI and mobile app promotes longer usage time and offers precise longitudinal data to help users understand their health and create sustainable habits for their long-term lung health and recovery.

"basys.ai is a SaaS platform for both hospitals and payers. We use proprietary AI technology (patent pending) to track, predict, and intervene to improve health outcomes for patients with cardio-metabolic conditions. We were recently covered in Forbes.

Within a year of inception, we have achieved unparalleled tractions. We already obtained a 5-year partnership with Joslin Diabetes Center (the largest diabetes institute in the world) with recuring revenue ($172K for year 1), along with a pilot with the cardiology department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. We are also establishing a partnership with a MI-based payor (Beaumont Health Spectrum Health System and Priority Health) in order to scale the business further.

We are uniquely positioned as the autoML for cardiometabolic health, providing predictions on diagnosis and treatment using AI 3-6 months before doctors normally do. We have access to the largest diabetes dataset in the world (300K patients), and have also filed a patent on our technology."

"Tetrix is a SaaS platform that small-medium enterprises can leverage to manage and improve their upstream/downstream supply chains. We provide a host of data integration capabilities, user actions and automations that enable supply chain practitioners to operate their supply chains with ease. By taking on much of the heavy lifting, Tetrix also frees up time for these practitioners to focus their efforts on business-critical and value-added tasks. We offer an intuitive UI dashboard, as well as API interfaces that allow for further extensibility.

Having interviewed over 100 supply chain officers, attended over 10 supply chain conferences and events as well as recruited 4 pilot customers with whom we are iterating the product with, we have a solid understanding of customer pain points, and are well-positioned to capture the market. We also have done in-depth competitor analysis and have found our solution to be more affordable, easy to implement, tailored and comprehensive given its plug-and-play and all-in-one nature. We are gaining traction and would like to keep building momentum."