Startups Directory

Databricks is a unified data intelligence platform built on lakehouse architecture that combines data warehousing and data lake capabilities. It enables organizations to store, process, and analyze structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data while connecting data with AI models to build custom agents. The platform provides data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML workflows in a single environment with built-in governance. Over 70% of Fortune 500 companies use Databricks to build and scale data and AI applications.

CoreWeave is an AI-native GPU cloud platform providing purpose-built infrastructure for AI workloads, including GPU compute, intelligent storage, high-performance networking, and managed services. The company serves AI developers and enterprises needing scalable compute resources, positioning itself as 35x faster and 80% cheaper than legacy cloud providers like AWS. Founded by former commodities traders, CoreWeave went public in March 2025 and has raised over $12.4B across equity and debt financing, making it one of the most heavily funded infrastructure startups.

AtlasEdge is a European edge data center operator that designs, builds, and operates secure, scalable colocation facilities across 14 strategic locations to deliver ultra-low latency infrastructure. The company, formed as a joint venture between DigitalBridge and Liberty Global in 2021, specializes in bringing computing power closer to end-users through customizable colocation solutions including single/multi-rack deployments, customer cages, and bespoke facilities. AtlasEdge differentiates itself by focusing on next-wave European markets including Lisbon, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, and German cities, serving enterprises deploying AI, cloud, and mission-critical workloads requiring 2N redundancy.

Berlin Brands Group is a vertical commerce roll-up company that acquires and scales consumer brands in home electronics, kitchen appliances, garden & living, and home fitness. Operating 34 brands selling 3,700+ products across 100+ online channels in 28 countries, BBG differentiates itself through product-first expertise—founded by a product entrepreneur, not a financial buyer—and ability to launch and scale brands from zero. The company was acquired by HPS Investment Partners in March 2024 after reaching unicorn status in 2021.

CoreWeave operates a GPU cloud infrastructure platform providing on-demand access to NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPUs for AI model training and inference at scale. The company manages its own data centers with Kubernetes-based orchestration and proprietary Mission Control software, enabling customers to provision thousands of GPUs in minutes rather than weeks. CoreWeave serves AI labs, enterprises, and cloud providers who need flexible, transparent GPU capacity without egress fees or hidden costs.

Kriya (formerly MarketFinance) is a British fintech company providing credit and payment products for small businesses, including invoice finance, business loans, and embedded PayLater solutions. The company enables SMEs to access working capital through instant credit decisions and seamless integrations. As of October 2025, Kriya was acquired by Allica Bank and now operates as part of the bank's credit offering to established SMEs. The platform has facilitated close to £3 billion in funding for UK businesses since its 2011 launch.

Balance is a B2B eCommerce payments platform that enables businesses to process payments via check, card, or bank transfer with flexible terms (net 30/60/90, payment plans). Founded by PayPal alums, it addresses the $2 trillion offline B2B payments market by offering an omni-channel checkout with real-time risk assessment and instant settlement. The platform combines B2B payments, trade credit, AR management, and marketplace capabilities in a modular stack tailored for digital commerce at scale.

DataBank operates a network of 90+ data centers across major U.S. metros, providing enterprise-class colocation, cloud, bare metal, and interconnection services with managed infrastructure options. The company serves enterprises, hyperscale cloud providers, and content platforms seeking secure, compliant, and available infrastructure. DataBank differentiates through multi-metro presence with edge facilities within 100 miles of over 60% of the U.S., contract portability to avoid vendor lock-in, and tailored managed services.

Wise is a fintech platform that enables individuals and businesses to send money internationally at real mid-market exchange rates with transparent, low fees (starting at 0.35%). Using a peer-to-peer matching system and local bank accounts across countries, Wise eliminates the need for physical currency conversion and traditional banking intermediaries. The platform solves the international payments problem that traditional banks created through hidden fees and unfavorable exchange rates, making cross-border money transfers faster, cheaper, and more transparent.

Navan (formerly TripActions) is an integrated platform combining corporate travel booking, expense management, and smart corporate cards into a single solution for global businesses. The platform uses real-time data to proactively monitor employee travel, alert users to disruptions, and provide 24/7 support—cutting average booking time from 60 minutes to 6 minutes. It integrates with major ERP systems like SAP, NetSuite, and Microsoft Dynamics to give finance teams real-time spend visibility. The company serves 5,000+ customers including Zoom, Lyft, Wayfair, and Adobe, with 90% adoption rates post-purchase.

Zinnia is the core infrastructure platform for the life and annuity insurance industry, enabling carriers to design, launch, and service insurance products across multiple distribution channels. The platform powers over 55% of digital annuity volume in the US and serves 70+ carriers and 225K+ advisors. Zinnia streamlines legacy insurance processes through cloud-based solutions like The Policy Processor, which handles 3M+ applications annually, while integrating with existing systems to deliver modern digital experiences for carriers, advisors, and policyholders.

FLYR is an AI-powered revenue management and digital retailing platform serving airlines and hospitality companies. For airlines, it provides offer & order management, dynamic pricing, and ancillary revenue optimization. For hospitality, it delivers AI-driven pricing optimization and revenue strategy tools. FLYR differentiates through hourly price updates (vs. competitors' 4x daily) and automated room-level optimization, helping customers achieve 5-12% RevPAR growth.

Kao Data operates UK-based hyperscale data centers optimized for high-performance computing, AI, and enterprise workloads. The company pioneered Europe's first OCP-Ready colocation facility with 100% free-cooling and PUE <1.2, enabling customers to deploy NVIDIA DGX systems and intensive AI/HPC applications. Their Built-to-Suit service supports cloud providers and enterprises in funding and operating custom ultra-sustainable data centers. Kao Data serves as critical infrastructure for advanced computing at UK scale.

OppZo provides AI-driven working capital loans for SMB government contractors, addressing the 120-day payment gap between contract execution and government reimbursement. The platform finances up to 20% of unbilled contract value ($100K-$1M+) at rates as low as 8% with no personal guarantees. OppZo digitizes traditionally manual lending processes through proprietary technology, serving an underserved market segment across 42 U.S. states.

Ampla is an all-in-one financing platform for omnichannel consumer brands, combining a flexible line of credit, modern banking services (checking account, debit card, corporate Visa card), and data analytics. The platform uniquely underwriters businesses by considering omnichannel revenue streams—including stores, wholesale, and e-commerce—rather than just online sales. Ampla originated over $2B in loans and processed $5T in transaction volume before its acquisition by FundThrough in April 2025.

Iwoca is a UK-based fintech lender that uses machine learning and real-time business data to provide fast, flexible loans to SMEs rejected by traditional banks. Since 2012, it has lent £4 billion to 100,000+ businesses with decisions in 24 hours and interest rates starting at 1.5% per 30 days. Unlike conventional loans, borrowers only pay interest on outstanding balances with flexible repayment terms from 1 day to 24 months and no early repayment penalties.

Wasabi Technologies provides hot cloud object storage at 80% lower cost than AWS S3 with 6x faster performance, zero egress fees, and no complex pricing tiers. Built for organizations storing unlimited data that need predictable, transparent billing and instant access without surprise charges. The company serves over 100 countries across industries including media, sports, backup, and archiving with 16 global storage regions.

Sunbit is a B2B2C point-of-sale financing platform that embeds fast, transparent installment payment options into merchant checkout workflows, primarily in auto repair and healthcare. Using proprietary AI/ML, the platform approves 90% of applicants in under 30 seconds with just a driver's license, phone, and email. Merchants receive guaranteed upfront payment while Sunbit assumes credit risk, enabling 20-30% higher average order values and improved customer retention.

Juni is a fintech platform built specifically for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs, combining business banking, credit products, and financial analytics optimized for the unique cash flow patterns of digital businesses. The platform automates accounting workflows through 2,400+ integrations while offering credit cards, capital advances, and cash-back tailored to e-commerce operations. Juni differentiates by deeply understanding the irregular payment cycles and high transaction volumes typical of online sellers, positioning itself as a vertical-specific alternative to horizontal fintech platforms.

Kueski is Mexico's largest online consumer lender, using machine learning and alternative data (device info, behavioral signals, sociodemographic data) to approve loans in minutes for users without traditional credit history. The platform has disbursed over 30 million loans and operates both a direct lending product (Kueski Cash: $200-$25,000 MXN loans) and a buy-now-pay-later service (Kueski Pay) integrated with major retailers like Walmart and Amazon Mexico. Unlike traditional banks relying on credit bureaus, Kueski evaluates hundreds of unconventional variables to serve the financially underserved, achieving 90% user recurrence and low single-digit delinquency.

Tipalti is a global accounts payable automation platform that enables mid-market and enterprise companies to pay contractors, employees, suppliers, and vendors across 190+ countries in 120+ currencies. The platform automates the entire payment workflow—from supplier onboarding and invoice processing via OCR to multi-step approvals, payment execution, and reconciliation—eliminating up to 80% of manual AP work. Unlike payment processors focused on collections (PayPal, Stripe), Tipalti specializes in mass disbursements, handling compliance, tax forms, and local regulatory requirements at scale.

Automation Anywhere provides an enterprise agentic process automation platform that combines RPA, AI, and cognitive technologies to enable organizations to automate mission-critical business processes at scale. The platform deploys software bots that handle repetitive, rule-based tasks 24/7 with higher accuracy than humans, incorporating natural language processing, computer vision, and machine learning. It serves large enterprises across industries seeking to automate end-to-end workflows while maintaining security and compliance. The company is recognized as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for RPA for the seventh consecutive year.

DailyPay is an earned wage access (EWA) platform that enables employers and payroll providers to offer employees access to wages they've already earned before their scheduled payday. The service integrates directly with employer payroll systems to track daily earnings and allows employees to transfer funds to any bank account or DailyPay's fee-free prepaid card. With 6M+ employees across nearly 1,000 employers including Fortune 500 companies like Target, Kroger, and McDonald's, DailyPay differentiates through tight payroll integration and a free employee experience, positioning itself as the category leader.

DigniFi is an embedded finance platform that enables auto repair shops, dealerships, and service centers to offer point-of-sale financing to customers for repairs, parts, accessories, and maintenance. The company has built a fintech marketplace connecting consumers across multiple credit tiers with lenders, processing applications in under 5 minutes with decisions typically within 2 minutes. With 6,800+ merchant partners and $445M in transaction volume facilitated, DigniFi differentiates through fast approvals, support for underserved credit profiles, and seamless integration into automotive service workflows.

Demandbase is an AI-powered account-based marketing (ABM) platform that helps B2B companies identify high-intent target accounts, engage them across multiple channels, and accelerate revenue growth. The platform combines advertising, marketing orchestration, and account intelligence to show which target accounts are visiting your website, consuming relevant content, and displaying buying signals. With over 2,800 customers including Salesforce, Adobe, and DocuSign, Demandbase unifies fragmented go-to-market data into actionable insights for sales and marketing alignment.

Parker is a corporate credit card platform purpose-built for e-commerce brands, offering credit limits up to $10 million with cash flow-optimized underwriting based on business performance. Unlike traditional business credit cards, Parker provides flexible statement cycles (daily, weekly, or monthly) and credit limits 10-20x higher than competitors like Brex and American Express. The platform bundles cards, banking, bill pay, and financial intelligence at no additional cost, generating revenue through interchange and transaction fees.

Camino Financial is an AI-powered community lending platform providing affordable business loans to credit-invisible, cash-heavy small businesses that don't qualify for traditional bank financing. Using proprietary CaminoScore technology and community partnerships, they offer loans with monthly payments 40% lower than alternative products. The platform serves primarily minority-owned and first-time borrowers, having funded over $350 million across 12,000+ businesses as of December 2023.

Selina Finance provides fast, flexible secured lending products to UK homeowners, including HELOCs and homeowner loans backed by property equity. The company differentiates through speed (funds in 24 hours), transparent pricing (starting at 4.95% APR), and flexibility (interest only on amounts drawn). Founded in 2019 and backed by $361M in total funding, Selina has processed over $100M in HELOC lending and won industry awards for service excellence.

Airbase is an all-in-one spend management platform that consolidates accounts payable automation, corporate cards, expense management, and accounting integrations into a single system. It serves mid-market companies (100-5,000 employees) looking to automate their entire spend workflow—from purchase requests and approvals to payments and reconciliation. Airbase differentiates itself by solving requests, payments, and accounting together rather than as separate point solutions, enabling companies to eliminate over 50% of spend-related manual work.

DTiQ is a cloud-based business intelligence and loss prevention platform that combines intelligent video analytics with POS data integration to help restaurants and retail locations detect theft, prevent fraud, and identify operational inefficiencies. The platform generates automated 'smart audit' scores that rate store operational effectiveness, working camera-agnostically with existing IP and analog camera infrastructure. DTiQ serves over 37,000 locations globally including major brands like McDonald's, Dunkin, Burger King, and Subway, demonstrating real ROI—one customer recovered $13/hour in prevented theft. The company differentiates by positioning itself as primarily a software/analytics platform rather than a hardware vendor, enabling quick deployment without requiring camera replacement.

AtoB is a fintech platform modernizing payments infrastructure for trucking and logistics companies. It provides zero-fee fuel cards, instant payroll, and real-time vendor payments built on Mastercard's network rather than legacy closed systems. The platform serves fleets of all sizes with transparent pricing, fuel discounts averaging 42¢ per gallon, and anti-fraud tools designed specifically for the transportation industry.

Blockstream provides interoperable blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin layer-2 solutions, including the Liquid Network sidechain, Core Lightning implementation, and Blockstream Satellite for global Bitcoin access. The company serves financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and developers building Bitcoin-native applications. Their integrated approach uniquely combines asset issuance, confidential transactions, and Lightning Network payments in a single platform, differentiating them from competitors focused on single-layer solutions.

Semperis is an enterprise identity protection platform that enables organizations to automatically recover from Active Directory disasters, cyberattacks, and accidental changes. The platform combines hybrid identity threat prevention, detection, response, and purpose-built disaster recovery using patented technology that decouples Active Directory from the underlying operating system to prevent malware reinfection. It serves Fortune 500 enterprises across financial services, healthcare, government, and other industries worldwide. The company achieved unicorn status in 2024 with $1B valuation after growing to $100M ARR.

Nuula was a financial services super-app for small businesses that bundled cash flow forecasting, business credit monitoring, customer sentiment tracking, and integrated banking services. The platform connected cloud accounting systems, business bank accounts, and commerce platforms to provide real-time financial insights and automated credit access. Founded by veteran fintech entrepreneur Mark Ruddock, Nuula positioned itself as 'the unbundled bank' by curating best-in-class financial components into a single mobile-first platform. The company was acquired by Nav in January 2023.

Viamericas is a money transfer and international payments platform serving migrant communities across 95 countries. The company operates a hybrid model combining thousands of U.S. agent locations with digital channels (Vianex API) to enable remittances, bill payments, check processing, and mobile top-ups. Viamericas differentiates through competitive pricing (up to 30% cheaper than competitors), access to 2,700+ banks and 107 mobile wallets globally, and focus on underserved Latin American and Caribbean corridors where it has grown from 5% to 10% market share in five years.

40Seas is an AI-powered platform automating customer-to-cash workflows for cross-border trade, combining intelligent KYB, onboarding, credit management, multi-currency payments, and accounts receivable in one workspace. It enables exporters to get paid immediately upon shipment while offering importers deferred payment options (B2B BNPL) to improve working capital. The platform uses data-driven technology to automate credit decisions and trade financing without traditional credit risk.

Speedchain is a commercial credit card and expense management platform purpose-built for construction companies. It combines a Mastercard World Elite card program with AI-powered receipt capture, project-level spend visibility, and accounts payable automation to help construction firms reduce manual processing costs, prevent fraud, and optimize financial workflows. The platform has processed over $2 billion in payments and delivers 5%+ realized benefits through improved controls, enhanced visibility, and industry-leading rewards.

TradeDepot is a B2B e-commerce and embedded finance platform connecting FMCG brands to over 100,000 small retailers across Nigeria. The platform offers digital commerce, buy-now-pay-later inventory financing, integrated logistics, and data analytics. It uniquely combines a hyper-local marketplace model with embedded credit to help micro-retailers expand purchasing power while reducing supplier delivery costs by up to 25%.

InMobi is a full-stack mobile advertising platform that combines a demand-side platform (DSP) for advertisers, a supply-side platform (SSP) and exchange for publishers, AI-powered audience targeting, and privacy-compliance tools. The company serves brands, app marketers, and publishers across in-app, mobile web, and emerging channels with programmatic, data-driven media buying. Beyond advertising, InMobi operates Glance, an AI-powered content discovery platform for smartphone lock screens that has achieved unicorn status separately.

⚠️ COMPANY STATUS: Near Intelligence filed for bankruptcy in December 2023 and is permanently closed. The following profile is provided for historical reference only. Near was a location intelligence SaaS platform that processed data from 1.6 billion unique user IDs and 70 million points of interest across 44+ countries. Its flagship product, Allspark, enabled marketing and operations teams to understand consumer online and offline behaviors through natural language queries. The platform served enterprises in retail, real estate, QSR, travel, telecom, and financial services.

AppDirect is a cloud service commerce platform that enables businesses to build, sell, and distribute software subscriptions globally. It provides end-to-end solutions for marketplace creation, billing, payment processing, and reseller management, serving as both a B2B SaaS marketplace and a white-label commerce platform. The platform supports complex pricing models (usage-based, tiered, recurring) and integrates with major cloud providers like Microsoft, Google, and Box. AppDirect is particularly strong with telecom providers and enterprises seeking to monetize their software offerings at scale.

SumUp provides mobile payment infrastructure that enables small and medium-sized businesses to accept card payments via wireless card readers connected to smartphones or tablets. The company processes transactions within 1-2 business days and transfers funds directly to merchant bank accounts. SumUp operates in 36 markets across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Australia, serving over 4 million merchants from single-person operators to major event spaces. The platform differentiates through simplicity, accessibility for non-technical users, and the lowest transaction fees in its category.

Pindrop uses acoustic fingerprinting and AI to authenticate phone callers by analyzing voice signatures, device characteristics, and behavioral patterns. The company serves banks, insurers, and large enterprises to prevent fraud across contact centers and voice communications. By extracting 147+ audio features and analyzing call metadata in milliseconds, Pindrop detects spoofed numbers, deepfakes, voice morphing, and synthesized voices that traditional authentication methods miss.

Forum Brands is a technology-driven e-commerce acquisition platform that identifies, purchases, and scales high-potential digital-native brands—primarily Amazon FBA sellers and DTC companies. Using proprietary algorithms analyzing 60+ million data points, the company can evaluate acquisition targets and make offers within 48 hours, providing founders with payment in 30 days or less. Forum then applies operational expertise and omnichannel infrastructure to transform acquired brands into category leaders. The team is 75% ex-Amazon and led by McKinsey/PE veterans, giving them deep consumer operations and M&A expertise.

Josys is an Autonomous Identity Governance Platform that unifies SaaS management, device management, and identity security for IT teams. It automates manual IT operations like access reviews, license optimization, and shadow IT detection while providing 360° visibility into an organization's SaaS and device portfolio. Built by proven founders (Raksul's Yasukane Matsumoto and experienced product leader Sanjay Rajasekhar), Josys replaces spreadsheet-driven processes with AI-powered workflows that reduce operational risk and optimize technology spend.

Embrace Software is a software roll-up/consolidator that acquires niche vertical-SaaS companies with $2–$30M in revenue and scales them through strategic capital investment and operational expertise. Founded by Mohan Plakkot in 2021, the company has raised $130M to build an extensive portfolio across industries, including a Finance Group serving 450+ financial institutions. Unlike traditional PE firms, Embrace focuses on revitalizing organic product growth in acquisitions rather than applying generic PE playbooks, positioning itself as a technology and product-centric acquirer.

Emergence builds mission-critical agentic infrastructure for enterprises, enabling verified and governed AI agents that plan, reason, and act across complex systems. Their flagship Emergence Orchestrator is an autonomous meta-agent that intelligently routes tasks to optimal AI models, with a core innovation called 'Agents Creating Agents™' that allows systems to autonomously build, train, and deploy new agents recursively. The company positions itself as research-heavy with cross-vendor compatibility as a key differentiator, serving use cases from semiconductor design to enterprise operations automation.