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Adaptilens
Developing the first and only intraocular lens that responds to the eye's natural signal to focus, thus eliminating the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
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Adolescent Health Champions
Using peer-to-peer education to train adolescents in India in critical health topics.
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Alba
Empowering visually-impaired individuals to detect the onset of their period with a tactile menstrual wipe.
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Aurie
Building a reusable, intermittent catheter system to improve quality of life and health outcomes for people living with urinary retention.
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Base Operations
Aggregating, visualizing, and interpreting threat data to help organizations anticipate disruptions around the world — keeping their people, assets, and operations safe.
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Beacon Bio
Improving hearing and healing by restoring eardrums with regenerative grafts.
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Beaver Health, Inc.
Engaging older loved ones in stimulating, culturally responsive activities to boost cognition and quality of life.
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Broadleaf HEA
Providing evidence-based health and education interventions for children in rural India that produce tangible improvements to participant’s wellbeing.
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Bullseye Biosciences
By leveraging competition and evolution, Bullseye aims to transform therapeutics discovery and expedite the development of life-saving medicines.
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Chirps Chips
Creating packaged foods made of edible insects as a healthier, more environmentally sustainable alternative to other sources of protein on the market.
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Coding it Forward
Empowering the next generation of mission-driven technologists by creating new pathways into public interest technology.
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Crop Diagnostix
Building the future of predictive agriculture with patented, AI-powered gene expression technology.
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Day Zero Diagnostics
Developing technologies to help control healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), where antibiotic resistant organisms can be especially dangerous.
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EndoShunt Medical Inc.
Controlling abdominal bleeding in trauma surgery with an innovative medical device.
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MabLab
Building five-in-one test strips to detect the five deadliest lacing agents in recreational drugs.
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Mark43
Empowering communities and their governments with new technologies that improve the safety and quality of life for all.
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MesaQuantum
Developing chip-scale quantum sensors for next-generation GPS capabilities in position, navigation, and timing.
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PerioSense
Making early diagnosis of gum disease more accessible and efficient while saving time and money for patients and providers.
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PIVOTtheWorld
A mobile app revealing what places looked like in the past — showing authenticated histories of locations (from everyday places to popular tourist attractions), through images, videos, and text-audio.
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RapidSOS
Securely linking life-saving data from connected devices, apps and sensors to safety agents, 911 and first responders globally.
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Rarefied
Developing a propulsion mechanism that can fly in near-space, a region that is inaccessible to aircraft and satellites, to deliver climate insights and offset satellite emissions.
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reer
Creating 3D-printed designer furniture that can be tailored to personalized needs and traded-in for renewal.
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Rumi Spice
Bringing flavorful, ethically-sourced, and socially-responsible spices from Afghanistan to customers.
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Saturday Art Class
Unleashing the creative potential of one of the world's largest marginalized child populations by developing social-emotional skills through visual arts education.
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Solara
Providing on-demand solar irrigation to Indian farmers, increasing their access to affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation.
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SoWork
Creating a smart virtual office that gives remote teams efficiency, presence, spontaneity, and connection.
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SPOUTS OF WATER
Providing clean drinking water, clean air and clean energy to African households.
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Sprxng
Developing holistic period care solutions through data-driven menstrual research and innovation.
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Stochastic
An enterprise platform for businesses to build, customize, and control their own AI.
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Stratagen Bio
Transforming MRI scans into a tool for objective clinical decision-making and quantitative biomarker assessment.
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TANGapp
An international, peer-to-peer transaction app with a social mission of financial inclusion for emerging markets.
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TecHustle, Inc.
Building Africa's largest small business network for global trade by providing financial services and market access.
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Tolemi
Integrating city data from multiple departments and systems into a single, easy-to-use platform.
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Tuverl
An app that makes public transport cheaper and more accessible to millions of commuters across Africa.
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Upsolve
Creating free tools to help people dispute debt, negotiate debt, or file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Virtudent
A telehealth solution for dentistry, expanding access to oral-health experts and improving the quality of dental care.
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