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Affirm, Inc. provides online payment services. It offers reimagining financial services, from credit cards to deposit banking. The firm helps to improve sales conversions and boost basket sizes. It allows online shoppers to pay for purchases in multiple monthly installments with financing costs lower than credit card interest rates. The company was founded by Max R. Levchin, Jeffrey Kaditz, Alastair Rampell, and Nathan Dale Gettings in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Part of Affirm Holdings, Inc., Butter Holdings Ltd. develops applications that provide payment solutions. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2019 by Nik Haukohl, Timothy Christian Davis, Stefan Hobl. Butter Holdings was acquired by Affirm, Inc. on February 01, 2023 for $20.19 million.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Workstream Technologies, Inc. develops and operates automated hiring platform. It allows to auto message candidates with questions and updates about their application. The company was founded by Desmond Lim and Lei Xu and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hungryroot, Inc. engages in distribution of food products through online. It offers individually portioned meals, each meal features vegetable noodles, roasted toppings (think walnuts, mushrooms, sweet peppers), protein (grilled chicken) and a homemade sauce. The company was founded by Benjamin McKean, Franklin Becker, and Gregory Struck in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ramp Business Corp. manufactures credit cards. The company was founded by Eric Glyman and Karim Atiyeh in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

AllyIQ, Inc. designs and develops modern reference assessment platform for talent management. The firm offers Searchlight platform. The company was founded by Anna X. Wang and Kerry Wang and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Miami Labs, Inc. is an e-commerce company founded in 2021 by Keith Rabois, Jack Abraham, Matt Lantner, Jeremy Wood, and other experts. Miami Labs is based in Miami, FL. Miami Labs has identified drones, footwear, jewelry, skincare devices, science toys, kids' clothing, and bedroom essentials as up-and-coming products to watch in 2023. The company aims to empower entrepreneurs and has made dozens of acquisitions, has over 100k SKUs, and employs over 100 people. The company specializes in acquiring Shopify stores from qualified owners and has a quick turnaround time of 2 weeks. The company was founded by Michael Rubenstein, Jack Abraham, Keith Rabois, and Keith Rabois has been the CEO since incorporation.

All Day Technologies, Inc. is a food tech and logistics company. It focuses on building delivery-optimized kitchens. The company was founded by Kenneth Chong, Matthew Sawchuck, and Andro Radonich 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Cheddar, Inc. produces and distributes video contents through web platforms. The company was founded by Jonathan Steinberg in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VarageSale, Inc. operates a platform where local and interest based groups form communities to buy, sell and hangout. Its mobile applications can be operated on ios, android and kindle devices. The firm helps members to list items for sale, comment and discuss whether to purchase or not. The company was founded by Tami Zuckerman and Carl Mercier in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Bonobos, Inc. operates men's clothing stores. Its products include pants, denim, shirts, suits and blazers, sweaters, tees, knits, belts, bags, shoes and accessories. The company was founded by Andrew Dunn and Brian Spaly in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Slice Technologies, Inc. provides e-commerce tracking applications. Its technology automatically identifies e-receipts within consumers’ inboxes and extracts data points about each purchase to create digital commerce products. It transforms online shopping and retail by unveiling innovative digital commerce data via its APIs, information products and consumer applications. The company was founded by Scott J. Brady, Eric J. Botto, Benjamin Suppe and Harpinder Singh Madan in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

WhisperText, Inc. operates social media that allows interactive and anonymous sharing of thoughts. It develops an online platform allows users to post secrets anonymously in real time and then receive feedback and comments from other users. The company was founded by Brad Brooks and Michael Heyward in 2012 and is headquartered in Venice, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Homevest, Inc. engages in the provision of a platform that enables fractional homeownership. It lets consumers earn home ownership while renting. By converting security deposits into investments into a renter’s home, it allows renters to immediately start benefiting from both home price appreciation and portions of rent payments adding to their ownership stake. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Even Responsible Finance, Inc. develops a mobile money management application. It was founded by Quinten Farmer, Ryan Gomba, Cem Kent and Jon Schlossberg in 2014 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Narrative US Holdings, Inc. develops imaging devices and solutions. It offers an automatic camera, together with a software application, that gives users a searchable and shareable photographic memory. The firm products the Narrative Clip, is a camera and global positioning system that users clip on and wear. It also offers the Narrative application a software solution that organizes the photos the Narrative Clip captures. The company was founded by Martin Kallstrom, Bjorn Wesen, Sebastian Björkelid, Simon Pantzare and Oskar Kalmaru in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Teespring, Inc. operates a custom commerce platform that enables people to make and sell merchandise online. Its platform powers all aspects of bringing merchandise to life from production and manufacturing to supply chain, logistics, and customer service. The firm’s clients include entrepreneurs, social media influencers, community organizers, sports fans and students who rally communities around particular causes or specific passions. The company was founded in 2011 by Walker Williams and Evan Stites-Clayton and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

OpenDoor Labs, Inc. engages in the provision of home valuation services. It allows consumers to buy and sell house through its digital platforms. The company was founded by JD Ross, Eric Wu, Ian Wong, and Keith Rabois in March 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ThoughtSpot, Inc. provides search and data analysis software. Its data search appliance enables on-the-fly access and analysis of data at enterprise scale. The firm has developed a relational search engine and in-memory database designed for mid-to-large enterprises with natural language query so that enterprises have a way to search across all numerical data. The company was founded by Ajeet Singh, Amit Prakash, Shashank Gupta, Vijay Ganesan, Sanjay Agrawal, Abhishek Rai and Priyendra Deshwal on May 21, 2012 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Chain, Inc. provides block-chain application program interface to developers. It enables secure transfer of digital assets directly between parties using open protocols. The firms platform offers transaction security, transaction privacy, block chain data and product development services. The company was founded by Adam Ludwin and Devon Gundry in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Piazza Technologies, Inc. provides an online collaboration platform for students and teachers to communicate about complex problems in real time. The company was founded by Pooja Nath Sankar in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Measur3d, Inc. engages in the development of software technology for online shoppers. Its technology enables brands to deliver accurate renderings of the apparel and accessories. The company was founded by Dave Jackson and James O'Brien on January 29, 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Stellar Development Foundation is a non profit organization that develops financial platform which allows users to send, save, and receive money. It also connects banks and payments system. The company was founded by Jed McCaleb and Joyce Kim in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Ghost Locomotion, Inc. develops core self-driving tech which can be used to retrofit existing cars or enhance new ones. The firm gives life back with autonomy, transforming white-knuckle commutes into extra time to work, relax, or even nap. The company was founded by John M. Hayes and Volkmar Uhlig in 2017 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Eight Sleep, Inc. manufactures non wearable sleep tracker. The firm also provides smart mattress, mattress and bed sheets. It offers purchasing and shipping services. The company was founded by Matteo Franceschetti, Massimo Andreasi Bassi, Alexandra Zatarain and Andrea Ballarini in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bungalow Living, Inc. provides home renting experience. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Jetty National, Inc. provides renters insurance services. Its products include renters insurance for fire and theft to shattered phones, and broken laptops. The company was founded by Luke Cohler and Michael Rudoy in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.