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At Normal, were rewriting AI foundations to advance the frontier of reasoning and reliability in the physical world. We are tackling problems across semiconductors and industrials with a mix of interdisciplinary approaches across the full stack: from probabilistic software infrastructure and algorithms to hardware and physics, enabling AI that can reason and understand its own limits. We understand that our technology is only as powerful as the people behind it. Every employee drives significant impact within our products, often working directly with customers and embedding across our tightly-knit team. Our team members are driven by curiosity and passion for solving some of the most challenging problems in the world of atoms. Normal was founded in 2022 by engineers and scientists that pioneered industry-leading Physics + ML tools for next-gen AI at Google Brain and Google X.

RapidCanvas is the trusted partner for transforming your business with AI, pioneering the only hybrid enterprise AI platform that combines autonomous agents with human experts. We make enterprise-grade AI accessible to all organizations, helping them unlock the hidden value in their data without requiring the technical expertise or massive investment it used to take. Our unique approach delivers measurable business outcomes 10X faster at 80% lower cost compared to traditional solutions, turning what was once impossible into practical, everyday reality. RapidCanvas works with industry leaders in manufacturing, retail and consumer goods, financial services, and infrastructure to drive real business transformation over agentic AI hype. Recognized as a top 5 Data Science and Machine Learning platform by independent research firm G2 for customer satisfaction. Visit rapidcanvas.ai to learn more or connect with us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.

Multiplier is a leading global employment platform that makes it easy for companies to employ teams internationally. Its proprietary technology simplifies the employment process by managing the complexities of local compliance, labour contracts, payroll, benefits and taxes. We enable companies to manage their distributed teams via a simple dashboard while taking responsibility for local labor law compliance on their behalf. We are passionate about creating a world where people can get a job they love, without having to leave the people they love.

Elevate your software development with Tabnine - the secure generative AI for coding. Tabnine acts as an AI code assistant, offering dependable code completion capabilities to increase your efficiency. Say goodbye to routine coding tasks and hello to faster and more efficient development. Tabnine integrates seamlessly with modern IDEs, making it the new standard in code development. Improve your teams practices with Tabnine today!

We are a technology-first transportation provider. Tailor-made for e-commerce, we deliver a high performing one-day and two-day delivery experience for all. If you are obsessed with customers, and excited to develop new technologies and high-performing operations, come build the future with us!

LambdaTest is a GenAI-powered Quality Engineering Platform that empowers teams to test intelligently, smarter, and ship faster. Built for scale, it offers a full-stack testing cloud with 10K+ real devices and 3,000+ browsers. With AI-native test management, MCP servers, and agent-based automation, LambdaTest supports Selenium, Appium, Playwright, and all major frameworks. AI Agents like HyperExecute and KaneAI bring the power of AI and cloud into your software testing workflow, enabling seamless automation testing with 120+ integrations. LambdaTest Agents accelerate your testing throughout the entire SDLC, from test planning and authoring to automation, infrastructure, execution, RCA, and reporting.

Upbound is a platform for building internal developer platforms using control planes. It offers a new methodology for building an internal developer platform, purpose-built for your organization. Customers can build, deploy, manage, secure, and use their platforms all from a single point of control. Upbound is democratizing the best-kept secret in cloud computing — the control plane. By leveraging custom APIs, cloud engineers are no longer hindered by configuration drift, multiplying workspaces and frustrated developers. With Upbound, platform engineers get centralized control, governance and stability and developers get the freedom of self-service. Upbound was founded in 2017 and is a remote-first company. It is the creator and maintainer of the popular CNCF open source project Crossplane, a framework for building cloud native control planes. The company is a Series B startup and has raised $69M in total funding. Upbound’s backers include GV (formerly Google Ventures), Altimeter Capital and Intel Capital.

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and enterprise-grade open source solutions. SUSE specializes in Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes management and edge solutions, and the company collaborates with partners, system integrators and communities around the globe, empowering them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. In 2020, SUSE acquired Rancher Labs, the team now known as ‘Rancher by SUSE’ remains behind successful portfolio of cloud native open source solutions. All of Rancher’s products and projects remain open source after the acquisition, with support from a vibrant, active community.

Nasuni is a unified file data platform for enterprises facing an explosion of unstructured data, providing business resiliency, driving IT efficiency, and reducing infrastructure costs by up to 65%. Nasuni’s hybrid cloud solution delivers secure data access at the edge and supports enterprise expectations for delivering data analytics and insights.

Nasuni is a unified file data platform for enterprises facing an explosion of unstructured data, providing business resiliency, driving IT efficiency, and reducing infrastructure costs by up to 65%. Nasuni’s hybrid cloud solution delivers secure data access at the edge and supports enterprise expectations for delivering data analytics and insights.

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/

Cumulus, now NVIDIA, is leading the transformation of bringing web-scale networking software to enterprise cloud. Our networking switching software, NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux, allows you to affordably build and efficiently operate your network like the world’s largest data center operators — unlocking vertical network stacks. To stay up to date on all things networking, follow us here: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nvidianetworking/

Cumulus, now NVIDIA, is leading the transformation of bringing web-scale networking software to enterprise cloud. Our networking switching software, NVIDIA-Cumulus Linux, allows you to affordably build and efficiently operate your network like the world’s largest data center operators — unlocking vertical network stacks. To stay up to date on all things networking, follow us here: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/nvidianetworking/

Our artificial intelligence and machine learning products deliver automation and human augmentation, allowing individuals and organizations to realize their full potential. Today, the worlds largest organizations rely on ASAPP to provide amazingly efficient and effective customer experiences through their Contact Centers. Our Research & Development team is unparalleled, driving the advancement of AI, machine learning, speech recognition, robotic process automation, natural language processing and more. If you are interested in working with us, please send an email to info@asapp.com. If youre interested in learning about our job opportunities, please reach out at careers@asapp.com.

VMware SASE is the convergence of our industry-leading networking and security services into a cloud-delivered service model, so enterprises can securely connect users, applications and resources at anytime from anywhere.

At Normal, were rewriting AI foundations to advance the frontier of reasoning and reliability in the physical world. We are tackling problems across semiconductors and industrials with a mix of interdisciplinary approaches across the full stack: from probabilistic software infrastructure and algorithms to hardware and physics, enabling AI that can reason and understand its own limits. We understand that our technology is only as powerful as the people behind it. Every employee drives significant impact within our products, often working directly with customers and embedding across our tightly-knit team. Our team members are driven by curiosity and passion for solving some of the most challenging problems in the world of atoms. Normal was founded in 2022 by engineers and scientists that pioneered industry-leading Physics + ML tools for next-gen AI at Google Brain and Google X.

The Founder of 3000 Ventures has +14 years of investment experience. Prior investments by the Founder include iconic companies such as Box, DocuSign, Nginx, Rancher, GitLab, LambdaTest, RapidCanvas, Multiplier and many others including 4 IPOs and +$15B of outcomes. The entire focus is on strong Founder relationships and revenue connections.

RapidCanvas is the trusted partner for transforming your business with AI, pioneering the only hybrid enterprise AI platform that combines autonomous agents with human experts. We make enterprise-grade AI accessible to all organizations, helping them unlock the hidden value in their data without requiring the technical expertise or massive investment it used to take. Our unique approach delivers measurable business outcomes 10X faster at 80% lower cost compared to traditional solutions, turning what was once impossible into practical, everyday reality. RapidCanvas works with industry leaders in manufacturing, retail and consumer goods, financial services, and infrastructure to drive real business transformation over agentic AI hype. Recognized as a top 5 Data Science and Machine Learning platform by independent research firm G2 for customer satisfaction. Visit rapidcanvas.ai to learn more or connect with us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.

Multiplier is a leading global employment platform that makes it easy for companies to employ teams internationally. Its proprietary technology simplifies the employment process by managing the complexities of local compliance, labour contracts, payroll, benefits and taxes. We enable companies to manage their distributed teams via a simple dashboard while taking responsibility for local labor law compliance on their behalf. We are passionate about creating a world where people can get a job they love, without having to leave the people they love.

Elevate your software development with Tabnine - the secure generative AI for coding. Tabnine acts as an AI code assistant, offering dependable code completion capabilities to increase your efficiency. Say goodbye to routine coding tasks and hello to faster and more efficient development. Tabnine integrates seamlessly with modern IDEs, making it the new standard in code development. Improve your teams practices with Tabnine today!