AI data labeling and training platform. San Francisco CA. Accel + Tiger Global. Meta acquired 49% 2025 for $14B+. CEO: Alexandr Wang. Critical infrastructure for LLM training.

Geospatial AI and spatial computing company. Spun off from Niantic May 2025 after sale of games division (Pokémon GO) to Scopely. Initially capitalized $250M. Developing world foundation model for geospatial/AR/AI understanding. Rob Painter is Strategy/GTM.

Designs a compact, fully-electric pickup truck sized like a Mini Cooper with mid-size-truck cargo and towing capacity, aimed at urban buyers.

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.

Semiconductor/networking; Galloway comparable for SpaceX $2T target valuation

Internet infrastructure and security company. San Francisco CA. NEA + Fidelity. IPO Sept 2019. $40B+ market cap. CDN, DDoS protection, zero-trust security. NYSE: NET.

AI voice generation platform. San Francisco CA. Andreessen Horowitz + Sequoia. Raised $180M Series C 2025. Best-in-class voice cloning and synthesis.

Designs integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chips using proprietary FinFast technology to deliver on-demand power for AI processors, data centers, and HPC systems.

Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor company and one of the world's largest chip manufacturers by revenue. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Intel designs and manufactures processors, chipsets, and related technology, and is investing more than $100 billion in domestic US chip manufacturing capacity under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Computer-vision AI company providing data-centric visual inspection and document-extraction tools for manufacturers; founded by Andrew Ng.

AI inference supercloud — pay-per-token GPU access without long-term contracts. San Mateo CA. Founded 2023 by Mike Henry (fmr Mythic, raised $165M) and Tim Harris (fmr Swift Navigation CEO, raised $250M). Launched April 2025. $42M total ($10M seed + $32M Series A April 2026). Series A led by Touring Capital + Kindred Ventures. Also: Samsung NEXT, Flume Ventures, Banyan Ventures. 500B+ tokens/day. 30% MoM revenue growth. Customers: Elicit, mem0, Gravity, Kotoba, Venice. 40 data centers, 15 countries.

Planted Solar develops an integrated platform combining software, terrain-following solar arrays, and automated installation technology to help developers build solar projects faster and more efficiently. The company enables solar deployment on previously underutilized land with significantly reduced footprints and construction timelines.

Photonic quantum computing company; quantum grant recipient (May 2026)

San Francisco CA. Global intelligence platform. Co-founded by Sean Gourley (TED2009 Fellow, Rhodes Scholar).