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Simpplr is the modern intranet that transforms the work experience for all employees – wherever and however they work. Simpplr is the only platform that unifies employee engagement, enablement, and services, leveraging state-of-the-art AI models to deliver a seamless, cohesive, and personalized employee experience. Trusted by 700+ global brands, including Moderna, Snowflake, Splunk, Penske, Eurostar, and AAA, Simpplr customers achieve significant improvement in their employees’ productivity, retention, and overall satisfaction. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, Simpplr is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Tola Capital, and Still Venture Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.

Yellow.ai powers the future of service with Agentic AI. We help enterprises move beyond traditional chatbots to deploy autonomous AI agents that understand, decide, and act...across voice, chat, and multimodal channels. Trained on 16B+ conversations annually and built on a multi-LLM architecture, our platform enables real-time orchestration of workflows, decisions, and enterprise actions. The result? Faster resolutions, scalable efficiency, and radically improved customer and employee experiences. 1300+ global brands across 85+ countries trust Yellow.ai to transform service at scale. Key logos include Sony, Hyundai, Dominos, ITC Ltd, Ferrellgas, Waste Connections, Lulu Group, and Randstad, Headquartered in San Mateo with offices across 6 countries, Yellow.ai is backed by $102M+ in funding from leading investors.

NextWorld Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise technology startups and helps them grow into global leaders. We lead Seed, Series A and B rounds and then help entrepreneurs accelerate growth with our Global Enterprise Platform—designed to connect the best enterprise startups with 100+ of the largest global corporates. We deliver the enterprise expertise builders need to grow from 1 to 100 million in revenue, connect with the biggest customers and partners, and drive a winning go-to-market strategy. NextWorld’s investments include Zuora (ZUO), DataStax, Gong.io, Aircall, and Headspin. NextWorld is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Paris.

FirstMark is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City. Our mission is to partner with entrepreneurs who are focused on solving meaningful problems. We have built an engaged community among the teams in our network to spread ideas and opportunities. We are privileged to work alongside the founders of businesses like Pinterest, Shopify, Airbnb, Discord, Riot Games, and DraftKings. Visit us in New York City or online at www.firstmark.com and @FirstMarkCap on Twitter.

A-Level Capital is a top performing student-run venture firm investing in and supporting the best startups in the Hopkins talent and research ecosystem.

Simpplr is the modern intranet that transforms the work experience for all employees – wherever and however they work. Simpplr is the only platform that unifies employee engagement, enablement, and services, leveraging state-of-the-art AI models to deliver a seamless, cohesive, and personalized employee experience. Trusted by 700+ global brands, including Moderna, Snowflake, Splunk, Penske, Eurostar, and AAA, Simpplr customers achieve significant improvement in their employees’ productivity, retention, and overall satisfaction. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, Simpplr is backed by Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Tola Capital, and Still Venture Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.

Yellow.ai powers the future of service with Agentic AI. We help enterprises move beyond traditional chatbots to deploy autonomous AI agents that understand, decide, and act...across voice, chat, and multimodal channels. Trained on 16B+ conversations annually and built on a multi-LLM architecture, our platform enables real-time orchestration of workflows, decisions, and enterprise actions. The result? Faster resolutions, scalable efficiency, and radically improved customer and employee experiences. 1300+ global brands across 85+ countries trust Yellow.ai to transform service at scale. Key logos include Sony, Hyundai, Dominos, ITC Ltd, Ferrellgas, Waste Connections, Lulu Group, and Randstad, Headquartered in San Mateo with offices across 6 countries, Yellow.ai is backed by $102M+ in funding from leading investors.

Sapphire Ventures partners with Enterprise AI founders and the early-stage funds investing in them to build Companies of Consequence. With 15+ years of experience and $10B+ in AUM across its direct and fund investing strategies, the firm invests with high conviction in a select number of post–product-market fit companies and early stage venture funds. Sapphire helps founders scale go-to-market, operations, and leadership—contributing to 30+ public listings and 50+ acquisitions. Investments include Glean, Cyera, Temporal, LangChain, Clay, Huntress, EliseAI, Grafana, WorkOS, and OneBrief. To learn more about Sapphire, visit: https://sapphireventures.com.

NextWorld Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise technology startups and helps them grow into global leaders. We lead Seed, Series A and B rounds and then help entrepreneurs accelerate growth with our Global Enterprise Platform—designed to connect the best enterprise startups with 100+ of the largest global corporates. We deliver the enterprise expertise builders need to grow from 1 to 100 million in revenue, connect with the biggest customers and partners, and drive a winning go-to-market strategy. NextWorld’s investments include Zuora (ZUO), DataStax, Gong.io, Aircall, and Headspin. NextWorld is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Paris.

FirstMark is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City. Our mission is to partner with entrepreneurs who are focused on solving meaningful problems. We have built an engaged community among the teams in our network to spread ideas and opportunities. We are privileged to work alongside the founders of businesses like Pinterest, Shopify, Airbnb, Discord, Riot Games, and DraftKings. Visit us in New York City or online at www.firstmark.com and @FirstMarkCap on Twitter.