Motorsport road course above Monterey (the Corkscrew turn) — IndyCar, IMSA, MotoAmerica; Monterey County-operated.

Clinical-stage therapeutics company. Canaan Partners portfolio company.

Superhuman builds productivity software that combines AI with email, documents, and calendar tools to help teams work faster and more efficiently across all their applications.

AI software / coding startup (Chamath Palihapitiya).

Abstract Security, a Palo Alto startup that helps security teams route data across tools and detect threats in motion, raised $25 million in a Series A extension co-led by Cheyenne Ventures and Atlantic Vantage Point, with prior investors Crosslink Capital and Rally Ventures also participating. Total raised ~$50 million.

Creative software, document services. NASDAQ: ADBE. Acquired Omniture $1.8B 2009 (becoming Adobe Analytics).

Online marketplace for short-term rentals and experiences. San Francisco CA. Y Combinator W09 + Sequoia + a16z. IPO Dec 2020 at $47B. Co-founders: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk.

US wealth-management advisory firm; PE investment by Integrum, Lightyear and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (announced 2026-05-18, PE Hub Canada). Domain not captured.

Alphabet is Google's parent holding company, encompassing Google's core businesses alongside Waymo, DeepMind, and other bets.

Althea Technologies was a San Diego, California-based fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing clinical and commercial manufacturing of biopharmaceutical and injectable products. The company was acquired by Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and its operations continue under the Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services brand.

AMD designs CPUs and GPUs, competing directly with Nvidia and Intel in both traditional computing and AI accelerator chips.

The multimedia computer that ran a decade ahead — custom chips (Agnus, Denise, Paula) for graphics, animation, and sound. Founded 1982 (as Hi-Toro) in Santa Clara by a team including Jay Miner, the "father of the Amiga," who had designed Atari's earlier chips; acquired by Commodore in 1984. Pioneered desktop video and prosumer multimedia — NewTek's Video Toaster turned it into a TV-production and early-CGI workstation (Babylon 5's effects ran on Amigas). A progenitor of democratized digital media — the prosumer branch, distinct from Pixar/Hollywood's high end.

Anduril raised at $61B valuation in round led by Thrive Capital and a16z.. Anduril. Google Alert - a16z investment

Costa Mesa CA. Defense tech platform company. Founded by Palmer Luckey (Oculus) + Trae Stephens + others. Lattice OS: AI-powered command-and-control platform integrating sensors, drones, autonomous systems. Products: Sentry Tower (border surveillance), Ghost (autonomous drone), Altius (loitering munition), Pulsar (electronic warfare), Roadrunner (reusable interceptor). IQT investment 2017. Series F $1.5B Aug 2023 at $8.5B valuation. Revenue $500M+. Palmer Luckey TIME 100 AI 2024. Now partnered with Palantir on DOD AI consortium.

Provider of safety-critical operating system software for autonomous vehicles. Has raised over $75 million from investors including AGCO and Airbus Ventures.

Applied Intuition, a $15 billion startup that supplies software infrastructure for self-driving cars and military drones, unveiled Dana, a new service that allows users with minimal technical expertise to use natural language to build and test autonomous machines. Dana is starting with large enterprise customers like Isuzu and Komatsu before expanding to hobbyists.

Healthcare AI — patient-journey automation.

Ayar Labs, which makes equipment for ultrafast connections between AI chips, is raising capital at a sharply higher valuation than previously.

Bidbus raised $15 million Series A led by Ibex Investors, with participation from Mucker Capital, FJ Labs, Motley Fool Ventures, Data Point Capital, Walter Ventures, and Yossi Levi. The company operates a digital marketplace where dealerships compete to buy consumers' used cars.