Startups Directory

VAST Data provides an operating system for AI that unifies compute, storage, and data management into a single platform designed for high-performance AI and analytics workloads. Built on DASE (Disaggregated Shared Everything) architecture, it eliminates data movement bottlenecks through components like VAST DataStore, DataBase, DataEngine, and InsightEngine with NVIDIA. The platform serves enterprises and GPU cloud providers running intensive AI training and inference, with over 25% of Fortune 100 companies adopting it for strategic AI initiatives.

Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with a PostgreSQL database, authentication, instant APIs, real-time subscriptions, edge functions, and storage—all accessible through a web interface. It eliminates backend infrastructure setup, allowing developers to focus on frontend development while maintaining full control over their data through self-hosting capabilities. The platform has become the default backend for AI coding tools like Bolt and Lovable, and serves over 4 million developers including 36% of recent Y Combinator batches.