Alexander J. Pires

Powering the next generation of AI applications with advanced and high-performant vector similarity search technology. Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine. It deploys as an API service providing a search for the nearest high-dimensional vectors. With Qdrant, embeddings or neural network encoders can be turned into full-fledged applications for matching, searching, recommending, and much more. Make the most of your Unstructured Data!

Established in 2022 in Copenhagen with a commitment to transparency, weve streamlined card payments to small and medium-sized businesses. Our innovative pricing model eliminates hidden costs and fees, offering a simple flat rate for all cards with no monthly subscription for our point-of-sale and payment solutions. Operating in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, we are more than just a service provider; we are your trusted business partner.

Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam—and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform. Over the past two years, our team has fueled exponential growth, securing $50 million in investments and propelling us into hyper-growth mode. We’re on track to become a unicorn startup by 2025, backed by global funds like General Catalyst (known for supporting Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe). Finom has expanded its reach across 10+ EU countries, with a strong presence in key markets like Germany and France. At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience—we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole.

Founded in 2016, Agicap is at the forefront of cash management innovation, with a Treasury Management Platform integrating Banking & ERP connectivity, Cash Management, Liquidity Planning, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable. With over 8,000 clients across Europe and the US, Agicap continues to empower businesses to achieve operational excellence and maintain a culture of cash performance.

6sense is on a mission to revolutionize the way B2B organizations create revenue by predicting customers most likely to buy and recommending the best course of action to engage anonymous buying teams. 6sense Revenue AI is the only sales and marketing platform to unlock the ability to create, manage and convert high-quality pipeline to revenue. Customers report 2X increases in average contract value, 4X increases in win rate and 20-40% reduction in time to close deals. Know everything, do anything, with 6sense.

SiMa.ai™ is all about scaling Physical AI! We are passionate about scaling Physical AI across robotics, automotive, industrial automation, aerospace & defense, smart vision, and healthcare. We are shipping the industrys best, purpose-built, software centric Physical AI HW/SW platform that is best in class in ease of use, performance, and power efficiency. SiMa.ai is led by technologists and business veterans and backed by a set of top investors committed to scaling Physical AI.

We’re building the operating system for the trades, a critical industry that’s been underserved by technology for far too long. Founded by the sons of hard working tradespeople and backed by top investors, our platform delivers a seamlessly integrated experience that enables thousands of business owners to accelerate growth, drive operational efficiencies and deliver a superior customer experience. We currently serve over ten trades industries, and we’re just getting started. Joining our team means that you’ll have the opportunity to make an outsized impact on the trades ecosystem and world at large. Are you built for the challenge?

Fairmarkit is an autonomous sourcing platform that helps organizations source more competitively at scale. Procurement teams use Fairmarkit’s AI and GenAI capabilities to manage 10x more events per FTE and uncover $40k in savings per buyer per week.

Stand out with the top‑rated solution for creating, managing, tracking, and esigning every important document you handle.

Clio is the worlds leading provider of legal technology, providing lawyers with low-barrier, affordable solutions to manage and grow their firms more effectively, more profitably, and with better client experiences. Our products redefine how lawyers manage their firms by equipping them with the tools they need to run their firms securely from any device, anywhere. For over 17 years, we have been at the forefront of creating innovative, cloud-based solutions tailored to the unique needs of the legal industry. Clio is the legal industry’s only end-to-end software solution for law firms, powering every aspect of the client journey from intake to invoice. Through our innovative platform design, Clio centralizes multiple products, legal payments, technology integrations, and legal workflows in one operating system, so legal professionals can focus on doing what they do best—lawyering. We have earned the endorsement from over 100+ law societies and bar associations around the world, including recognition from all 50 state bar associations in the United States. We take immense pride in the fact that Clio has the most 5-star reviews of any legal practice management software. With global headquarters in Vancouver, Canada, Clio boasts a diverse and talented workforce of 1,500 employees and has offices in Toronto, Calgary, Dublin, and Sydney. Our impact reaches far and wide, with more than 150,000 legal professionals that use our technology, spanning across 130 countries. Our robust ecosystem includes partnerships with over 280 app integration partners and 100 Clio Certified Consultants.

With a purpose of helping a billion people find the right work, Phenom is an applied AI company that helps organizations hire faster, develop better and retain longer. For more information, visit www.phenom.com.

Innovaccer is the AI infrastructure for autonomous healthcare operations, delivering better clinical and financial outcomes across health systems, payers, governments, and life sciences. Powered by the Healthcare Intelligence Platform, Innovaccer unifies enterprise data and applies AI to automate administrative work, strengthen operational performance, and drive measurable margin expansion. Organizations such as Orlando Health, Adventist HealthCare, and Banner Health trust Innovaccer to integrate intelligence into their existing infrastructure and elevate the quality of care. For more information, visit www.innovaccer.com.

Dialpad is the leading AI-powered communications intelligence platform creating human-first, AI-enhanced solutions that will drive the next wave of how businesses communicate with and serve their customers. Enterprise customers such as Randstad, RE/MAX, Nasdaq, Express Scripts, T-Mobile, Johns Hopkins, Motorola Solutions, Tractor Supply, and Netflix use Dialpad and its AI capabilities to deliver amazing customer experiences. Supported by notable investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capital, and OMERS, Dialpad is a dynamic force in AI technology with a rapidly expanding presence. Visit dialpad.com to learn more.

GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate and build software. From idea to production, GitLab helps teams improve cycle time from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs and time to market while increasing developer productivity. Were the worlds largest all-remote company with team members located in more than 65 countries. As part of the GitLab team, you can work from anywhere with good internet. Youll have the freedom to contribute when and where you do your best work. Interested in opportunities at GitLab? Join our talent community and share your information with our recruiting team: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/

Powering the next generation of AI applications with advanced and high-performant vector similarity search technology. Qdrant is an open-source vector search engine. It deploys as an API service providing a search for the nearest high-dimensional vectors. With Qdrant, embeddings or neural network encoders can be turned into full-fledged applications for matching, searching, recommending, and much more. Make the most of your Unstructured Data!

Established in 2022 in Copenhagen with a commitment to transparency, weve streamlined card payments to small and medium-sized businesses. Our innovative pricing model eliminates hidden costs and fees, offering a simple flat rate for all cards with no monthly subscription for our point-of-sale and payment solutions. Operating in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, we are more than just a service provider; we are your trusted business partner.

Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam—and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform. Over the past two years, our team has fueled exponential growth, securing $50 million in investments and propelling us into hyper-growth mode. We’re on track to become a unicorn startup by 2025, backed by global funds like General Catalyst (known for supporting Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe). Finom has expanded its reach across 10+ EU countries, with a strong presence in key markets like Germany and France. At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience—we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole.

Founded in 2016, Agicap is at the forefront of cash management innovation, with a Treasury Management Platform integrating Banking & ERP connectivity, Cash Management, Liquidity Planning, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable. With over 8,000 clients across Europe and the US, Agicap continues to empower businesses to achieve operational excellence and maintain a culture of cash performance.

Odoo is an open-source suite of integrated business applications actively programmed, supported, and organized by Odoo SA. Odoo is similar to many open-source projects where customized programming, support, and other services are provided by an active global community and partners network. The community is comprised of more than 1,500 active members and has contributed more than 4,500 modules to the ongoing enrichment of Odoo. The network of certified partners, established in more than 120 countries, deploys the solution locally. The software, with more than 1,500 downloads a day, is one of the most frequently installed business suites worldwide. All Odoo Apps such as Odoo CRM, Odoo Sales, Odoo Accounting, Odoo WMS (Warehouse Management), Odoo HR, Odoo Project, Odoo Events, Odoo Marketing, etc. are integrated with each other. Odoo is an open-source alternative to many software packages. It can be used by any retailer with its POS (Point Of Sales), and in any website with its CMS (website builder) synchronized with the e-Commerce app. In the enterprise resource planning software field, Odoo is an alternative to SAP ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics, Netsuite, and others. Odoo has offices in the US, Belgium, Luxembourg, India, Hong Kong, Dubai and Mexico. Awards: - 2011 - INSEAD Innovator Award - 2012 - Highest-ranked Belgian company in the Deloitte Technology Fast50 Benelux (growth of turnover of 1549% in the past 5 years). - 2012 & 2013 - Bossie Award for the Best Open Source Solution - 2013 - Trends Gazelles Award - 2013 - Linux New Media Award for The Best Open Source solution compatible with European Accounting Systems - 2013 - “L’Entreprise Prometteuse” by Ernst & Young - 2018 - Trends Gazelles Ambassador 2018 for Middle Enterprises in the Walloon Brabant region - 2020 - "Deal of the Year" by Trends-Tendances - 2021 - "Manager of the Year 2020" by Trends-Tendances - 2021 - Trends Gazelles Walloon 2021 in the Large Business Category