Justin Silver

Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used to benefit life on Earth that can only be manufactured in space. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.

Understand the Universe. We are a team of AI technologists and business leaders on a mission to build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better. https://x.ai/careers

The first US federally regulated exchange where you can trade on the outcome of any event. Kalshi’s historical regulatory approval from the CFTC enables it to offer a new asset class called “event contracts,” which allow traders to take positions on whether a future event will happen or not. Kalshi aims to enable investors to trade on almost anything with economic relevance from Covid numbers to whether a bill will pass in Congress, broadening the historical definition of what a commodity derivative is and paving the way for the futures market to catch up to the novel risks facing the economy today. Kalshi is backed by Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Charles Schwab, and Y Combinator.

Hi, were Cadence 👋🏾 We design products for all the life that can be lived when youre not stressing over maintaining your routines. Our mission is to encourage people to reset and elevate expectations of their products and the companies behind them, beginning with our Capsule Flex System. Launched after hundreds of prototypes and a patent, our first-of-its-kind modular, refillable, customizable, and leakproof Capsules are made with a blend of 50% recycled materials (20% recycled ocean-bound plastic, 30% scrap material from the manufacturing process), designed to help you carry your routines and stay in rhythm, home and away. The Capsules are TSA-compliant, and perfect for both the avid “carry-on only” traveler as well as the “bring it all” passenger. They are also FDA-approved for anything from supplements to spices, and are fortified with an industrial-strength seal, multi-rotational threads, and double-walled protection to keep your product and your bag safe.

Our mission is simple: to create something you actually want, with the ingredients you deserve.

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Tatcha is a skincare brand rooted in timeless Japanese wisdom, offering transformative yet kind-to-skin formulas that marry Japanese botanicals with clinical ingredients. Our formulation philosophy is informed by the Japanese concept hinou dokon, which means “skin-mind same root”—an acknowledgement of the powerful connection between the skin and the brain. Guided by the mission to care for people through their skin, Tatcha takes a holistic approach to skincare from concept to formulation to clinical evaluation, offering skincare rituals that benefit both skin and mind, while emphasizing the importance of mindfulness to skin health. Tatcha is grateful to support Room to Read’s mission of world change through education. Every purchase supports education equality through a partnership with the leading nonprofit for childrens literacy and girls education. As of October 2022, Tatcha has funded 7 million days of school for girls in Asia and Africa, and supported the printing and distribution of 155,000 inclusive books for underserved children in the US. In 2019, Tatcha was acquired by Unilever Prestige. A global company based in San Francisco and Tokyo, it is distributed in over 10 countries.

Banza makes comfort foods out of chickpeas, including pasta, pizza, mac & cheese and rice. Since 2014, Banza has been on a mission to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans because of their positive impact on human and environmental health. Today, Banza is the #5 pasta brand in the U.S. and its chickpea foods are available in 23,000 stores. For more information about Banza, please visit www.eatbanza.com or find us on Instagram and TikTok.

In 2015, Cassandra Curtis founded Once Upon a Farm along with co-founder Ari Raz to create more nutritious, convenient, and delicious baby food options for her daughter that weren’t available in her local supermarket. After creating her own recipes and selling the first cold-pressed organic baby food at retail—she joined forces with industry legend and former Annie’s CEO John Foraker and actress, philanthropist, and mom of 3, Jennifer Garner, to create the next generation childhood nutrition company. We are now sold in more than 25,000 stores nationwide and online with a growing product portfolio of organic, farm-fresh snacks and meals for babies and big kids!

Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used to benefit life on Earth that can only be manufactured in space. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.

Understand the Universe. We are a team of AI technologists and business leaders on a mission to build AI systems that can help humanity understand the world better. https://x.ai/careers

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

The first US federally regulated exchange where you can trade on the outcome of any event. Kalshi’s historical regulatory approval from the CFTC enables it to offer a new asset class called “event contracts,” which allow traders to take positions on whether a future event will happen or not. Kalshi aims to enable investors to trade on almost anything with economic relevance from Covid numbers to whether a bill will pass in Congress, broadening the historical definition of what a commodity derivative is and paving the way for the futures market to catch up to the novel risks facing the economy today. Kalshi is backed by Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Charles Schwab, and Y Combinator.

Hi, were Cadence 👋🏾 We design products for all the life that can be lived when youre not stressing over maintaining your routines. Our mission is to encourage people to reset and elevate expectations of their products and the companies behind them, beginning with our Capsule Flex System. Launched after hundreds of prototypes and a patent, our first-of-its-kind modular, refillable, customizable, and leakproof Capsules are made with a blend of 50% recycled materials (20% recycled ocean-bound plastic, 30% scrap material from the manufacturing process), designed to help you carry your routines and stay in rhythm, home and away. The Capsules are TSA-compliant, and perfect for both the avid “carry-on only” traveler as well as the “bring it all” passenger. They are also FDA-approved for anything from supplements to spices, and are fortified with an industrial-strength seal, multi-rotational threads, and double-walled protection to keep your product and your bag safe.